CurrentINTERNET STANDARDLegacy streamSTD80
RFC 20: ASCII format for network interchange
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
RFC 20, "ASCII format for network interchange", was published in October 1969 by V.G. Cerf. This is one of the earlier, shorter RFCs and the RFC Editor index carries no abstract for it — the full text below is the authoritative source.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC20
- Published
- October 1969
- Authors
- V.G. Cerf
- Status
- INTERNET STANDARD
- Stream
- Legacy
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 9
- Also known as
- STD80
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