RFC 991: Official ARPA-Internet protocols
This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 1011.
Current document in this lineage: RFC 1011 — Official Internet protocols
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This RFC identifies the documents specifying the official protocols used in the Internet. Comments indicate any revisions or changes planned. This memo is an official status report on the numbers used in protocols in the ARPA-Internet community. Obsoletes RFC-961, 944 and 924.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC991
- Published
- November 1986
- Authors
- J.K. Reynolds; J. Postel
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Stream
- Legacy
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 46
- Also known as
- —
Standards lineage
This document is one revision in a chain of 8 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.
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