ObsoletedHISTORICLegacy stream

RFC 1700: Assigned Numbers

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 3232.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 3232 — Assigned Numbers: RFC 1700 is Replaced by an On-line Database

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This RFC is a snapshot of the ongoing process of the assignment of protocol parameters for the Internet protocol suite. To make the current information readily available the assignments are kept up-to- date in a set of online text files. This memo is a status report on the parameters (i.e., numbers and keywords) used in protocols in the Internet community.

Document record

Document ID: RFC1700
Published: October 1994
Authors: J. Reynolds; J. Postel
Status: HISTORIC
Stream: Legacy
Area: —
Pages: 230
Also known as: —

Obsoletes:: RFC 1340
Obsoleted by:: RFC 3232

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This document is one revision in a chain of 25 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

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RFC 3232Assigned Numbers: RFC 1700 is Replaced by an On-line DatabaseCurrent
January 2002

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