RFC 1036: Standard for interchange of USENET messages
This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 5536, RFC 5537.
Current document in this lineage: RFC 5536 — Netnews Article Format; RFC 5537 — Netnews Architecture and Protocols
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This RFC defines the standard format for the interchange of network News messages among USENET hosts. It updates and replaces RFC-850, reflecting version B2.11 of the News program. This memo is distributed as an RFC to make this information easily accessible to the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC1036
- Published
- December 1987
- Authors
- M.R. Horton; R. Adams
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Stream
- Legacy
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 19
- Also known as
- —
- Obsoletes:
- RFC 850
Standards lineage
This document is one revision in a chain of 5 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.
Read the full history of Netnews Architecture and Protocols →
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2 later RFCs formally update or obsolete part of this document.
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