RFC 278: Revision of the Mail Box Protocol
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
RFC 278, "Revision of the Mail Box Protocol", was published in November 1971 by A.K. Bhushan; R.T. Braden; E. Harslem; J.F. Heafner; A.M. McKenzie; J.T. Melvin; R.L. Sundberg; R.W. Watson; J.E. 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
- RFC278
- Published
- November 1971
- Authors
- A.K. Bhushan; R.T. Braden; E. Harslem; J.F. Heafner; A.M. McKenzie; J.T. Melvin; R.L. Sundberg; R.W. Watson; J.E. White
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Stream
- Legacy
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 4
- Also known as
- —
- Obsoletes:
- RFC 221
Standards lineage
This document is one revision in a chain of 3 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.
- RFC 196 (1971)
- RFC 221 (1971)
- RFC 278 (1971)
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