ObsoletedLegacy stream

RFC 724: Proposed official standard for the format of ARPA Network messages

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 733.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 5322 — Internet Message Format

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

RFC 724, "Proposed official standard for the format of ARPA Network messages", was published in May 1977 by D. Crocker; K.T. Pogran; J. Vittal; D.A. Henderson. 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
RFC724
Published
May 1977
Authors
D. Crocker; K.T. Pogran; J. Vittal; D.A. Henderson
Status
UNKNOWN
Stream
Legacy
Area
—
Pages
36
Also known as
—
Obsoleted by:
RFC 733

Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 5 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 724 (1977)
  2. RFC 733 (1977)
  3. RFC 822 (1982)
  4. RFC 2822 (2001)
  5. RFC 5322 (2008) ✓

Read the full history of Internet Message Format →

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One later RFC formally updates or obsoletes part of this document.

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