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RFC 542: File Transfer Protocol

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 765.

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

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

RFC 542, "File Transfer Protocol", was published in August 1973 by N. Neigus. 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
RFC542
Published
August 1973
Authors
N. Neigus
Status
UNKNOWN
Stream
Legacy
Area
—
Pages
40
Also known as
—
Obsoletes:
RFC 354
Obsoleted by:
RFC 765
Updated by:
RFC 614, RFC 640

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Standards lineage

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

  1. RFC 171 (1971)
  2. RFC 172 (1971)
  3. RFC 264 (1972)
  4. RFC 265 (1971)
  5. RFC 354 (1972)
  6. RFC 542 (1973)
  7. RFC 765 (1980)
  8. RFC 959 (1985) ✓

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3 later RFCs formally update or obsolete part of this document.

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