CurrentINTERNET STANDARDLegacy streamSTD25

RFC 867: Daytime Protocol

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

This RFC specifies a standard for the ARPA Internet community. Hosts on the ARPA Internet that choose to implement a Daytime Protocol are expected to adopt and implement this standard. The Daytime service simply sends the current date and time as a character string without regard to the input.

Document record

Document ID
RFC867
Published
May 1983
Authors
J. Postel
Status
INTERNET STANDARD
Stream
Legacy
Area
Pages
2
Also known as
STD25

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