ObsoletedLegacy stream

RFC 255: Status of network hosts

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 266.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 288Network host status

In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC

RFC 255, "Status of network hosts", was published in October 1971 by E. Westheimer. 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
RFC255
Published
October 1971
Authors
E. Westheimer
Status
UNKNOWN
Stream
Legacy
Area
Pages
2
Also known as
Obsoletes:
RFC 252
Obsoleted by:
RFC 266

Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 8 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 235 (1971)
  2. RFC 240 (1971)
  3. RFC 252 (1971)
  4. RFC 255 (1971)
  5. RFC 266 (1971)
  6. RFC 267 (1971)
  7. RFC 287 (1971)
  8. RFC 288 (1972)

Read the full history of Network host status

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