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RFC 264: The Data Transfer Protocol

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 354.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 959 — File Transfer Protocol

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

RFC 264, "The Data Transfer Protocol", was published in January 1972 by A. Bhushan; B. Braden; W. Crowther; E. Harslem; J. Heafner; A. McKenize; B. Sundberg; D. Watson; J. White. 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: RFC264
Published: January 1972
Authors: A. Bhushan; B. Braden; W. Crowther; E. Harslem; J. Heafner; A. McKenize; B. Sundberg; D. Watson; J. White
Status: UNKNOWN
Stream: Legacy
Area: —
Pages: 9
Also known as: —

Obsoletes:: RFC 171
Obsoleted by:: RFC 354
Updated by:: RFC 310

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

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