Network Working Group                                          J. Postel
Request for Comments: 800                                      J. Vernon
                                                                    ISI
                                                          November 1982



                    Requests For Comments Summary
                            Notes: 700-799



This RFC is a slightly annotated list of the 100 RFCs from RFC 700
through RFC 799.  This is a kind of status report on these RFCs.

RFC     Author       Date        Title
---     ------       ----        -----

799     Mills        Sep 81      Internet Name Domains

 A suggestion that, as the internet grows, the space of host names
 cannot remain a flat space of globally unique names, and that a
 hierarchy of name domains be introduced; see also RFC 822.

798     Katz         Sep 81      Decoding Facsimile Data From the
                                Rapicom 450

 A description of the encoding/decoding procedure for Rapicom450
 facsimile machine.

797     Katz         Sep 81      Format for Bitmap Files

 The description of a simple file format for bitmap data.

796     Postel       Sep 81      Address Mappings

 A description of the way the addresses of a few actual networks are
 mapped into internet addresses.

795     Postel       Sep 81      Service Mappings

 A description of how the internet type of service is mapped into the
 actual service parameters of a few particular networks, and vice
 versa.

794     Cerf         Sep 81      Pre-Emption

 Discusses how pre-emption of TCP connection can be implemented.
 Replaces IEN 125.

793     Postel       Sep 81      Transmission Control Protocol

 The specification of TCP.  Replaces RFCs 761 and 675.


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RFC 800                                                    November 1982



792     Postel       Sep 81      Internet Control Message Protocol

 The specification of ICMP.  Replaces RFCs 777 and 760.

791     Postel       Sep 81      Internet Protocol

 The specification of IP.  Replaces RFC 760.

790     Postel       Sep 81      Assigned Numbers

 The list of numbers assigned for networks, protocols, etc.  Replaces
 RFCs 776, 770, 762, 758, 755, 750, 739, 604.

789     Rosen        Jul 81      Vulnerabilities of Network Control
                                Protocols:  An Example

 A description of an outage in ARPANET service and the process of
 determining the cause; also, subtleties of designing network
 protocols.

788     Postel       Nov 81      Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

 An old version; see RFC 821.

787     Chapin      July 81      Connectionless Data Transmission
                                Survey/Tutorial

 A discussion of datagram service.  Intended for submission to
 international standards bodies.

786     Sluizer     July 81      Mail Transfer Protocol:  ISI TOPS20
                                MTP-NIMAIL Interface

 The description of the way mail is passed between the MTP and the
 NIMAIL programs in ISI TOPS20.  Outdated.

785     Sluizer     July 81      Mail Transfer Protocol:  ISI TOPS20
                                File Definitions

 The description of the file format for passing mail to the MTP program
 from user mail programs in ISI TOPS20.  Outdated.

784     Sluizer     July 81      Mail Transfer Protocol:  ISI TOPS20
                                Implementation

 The description of the program structure for the MTP implementation in
 the ISI TOPS20.  Outdated.





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RFC 800                                                    November 1982



783     Sollins     June 81      The TFTP Protocol Revision 2

 The specification of TFTP.  Replaces RFCs 768, 764 and IEN 133.

782     Nabielsky   undated      A Virtual Terminal Management Model

 A description of the elements of a virtual terminal and the management
 of communications between them.

781     Su           May 81      A Specification of the Internet
                                Protocol IP Timestamp Option

 The description of IP Timestamp option, now included in the IP
 specification (RFC 791).

780     Sluizer      May 81      Mail Transfer Protocol

 An outdated Mail protocol; see RFC 821.

779     Killian      Apr 81      TELNET SEND-LOCATION Option

 Definition of this Telnet option.

778     Mills     18 Apr 81      DCNet Internet Clock Service

 Specifies a format and procedure for the exchange of messages to
 maintain synchronized  clocks.

777     Postel       Apr 81      Internet Control Message Protocol

 An old version; see RFC 792.

776     Postel       Jan 81      Assigned Numbers

 An old version; see RFC 790.

775     Mankins      Dec 80      Directory Oriented FTP Commands

 The definition of additional FTP Commands related to directory
 management.

774     Postel       Oct 80      Internet Protocol Handbook Table of
                                Contents

 An out-of-date table of contents for an Internet Protocol Handbook.







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RFC 800                                                    November 1982



773     Cerf         Oct 80      Comments on NCP/TCP Mail Service
                                Transition Strategy

 A discussion of issues in the transition from NCP to TCP, particularly
 as related to MAIL Service.

772     Sluizer      Sep 80      Mail Transfer Protocol

 An old version of a Mail Protocol; see RFC 821.

771     Cerf         Sep 80      Mail Transition Plan

 A plan for supporting mail service in the transition from NCP to TCP;
 see also RFC 801.

770     Postel       Sep 80      Assigned Numbers

 An old version; see RFC 790.

769     Postel    26 Sep 80      Rapicom 450 Facsimile File Format

 The definition of the exchange format of the encoded facsimile data of
 the Rapicom 450; see also RFC 798.

768     Postel    28 Aug 80      User Datagram Protocol

 The specification of the UDP.

767     Postel       Aug 80      A Structured Format for  Transmission
                                of Multi-Media Documents

 The definition of the format for the document of a multimedia message.

766     Postel       Jul 80      Internet Protocol Handbook

 An out-of-date table of contents for the Internet Protocol Handbook.

765     Postel       Jun 80      File Transfer Protocol

 The specification of FTP.

764     Postel       Jun 80      Telnet Protocol Specification

 The specification of Telnet.

763     Abrams     7 May 80      Role Mailboxes

 A call for mailboxes with role names, such as "Management".




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RFC 800                                                    November 1982



762     Postel       Jan 80      Assigned Numbers

 An old version; see RFC 790.

761     Postel       Jan 80      DOD Standard Transmission Protocol

 An old version; see RFC 793.

760     Postel       Jan 80      DOD Standard Internet Protocol

 An old version; see RFC 791.

759     Postel       Aug 80      Internet Message Protocol

 The definition of the protocol and format for the exchange of
 multimedia mail.  Replaces RFC 753.

758     Postel       Aug 79      Assigned Numbers

 An old version; see RFC 790.

757     Deutsch   10 Sep 79      A Suggested Solution to the Naming,
                                Addressing, and Delivery Problem for
                                ARPANET Message Systems

 Discusses several proposals for handing the name to address to route
 processing for computer mail.  Favors a solution based on unique-ids
 and a data base, see also RFCs 759, 821 and 822.

756     Pickens      Jul 79      The NIC Name server--A  Datagram-Based
                                Information Utility

 Describes a Host Name to Address look up service.

755     Postel     3 May 79      Assigned Numbers

 An old version; see RFC 790.

754     Postel     6 Apr 79      Out-of-Net Host Addresses for Mail

 A discussion of options for addressing computer mail beyond the
 ARPANET.

753     Postel       Mar 79      Internet Message Protocol

 An old version; see RFC 759.






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RFC 800                                                    November 1982



752     Crispin    3 Jan 79      A Universal Host Table

 Describes the host table used at MIT and Stanford.  This has several
 extensions and generalizations from the NIC standard and the table
 used by most Tenex and TOPS20 hosts.

751     Lebling   10 Dec 78      Survey of FTP Mail and MLFL

 A survey of hosts' responses to probes of their FTP servers to see if
 servers (a) accept mail for unknown users and (b) support the MAIL and
 MLFL commands.

750     Postel    26 Sep 78      Assigned Numbers

 An old version; see RFC 790.

749     Greenberg 18 Sep 78      Telnet SUPDUP-OUTPUT Option

 Updates RFC 736; see also RFCs734, 746 and 747.

748     Crispin    1 Apr 78      TELNET RANDOMLY-LOSE Option

 Defines this Telnet option (note the date of this memo).

747     Crispin   21 Mar 78      Recent Extensions to the SUPDUP
                                Protocol

 An update to the SUPDUP protocol (RFC 734); see also RFCs 749, 746 and
 736.

746     Stallman  17 Mar 78      The SUPDUP Graphics Extension

 An extension of SUPDUP for Graphics; see also RFCs 734, 736, 747 and
 749.

745     Beeler    30 Mar 78      JANUS Interface Specifications

 The specification of a symmetrical 1822 style interface.

744     Sattley    8 Jan 78      MARS - A Message Archiving and
                                Retrieval Service

 The description of a database service for computer mail messages,
 which operates via computer mail.

743   Harrenstien 30 Dec 77      FTP extension:  XRSQ/XRCP

 An extension to FTP mail to allow more efficient transmission of
 computer mail.  Now incorporated into SMTP; see RFC788.



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RFC 800                                                    November 1982



742   Harrenstien 30 Dec 77      NAME/FINGER Protocol

 Defines the Name or Finger Protocol which allows one to get "who is
 on" or "where is user x" information from another host.

741     Cohen     22 Nov 77      Specifications for the Network Voice
                                Protocol NVP

 Defines the protocol used in the ARPANET packet speech experiments.

740     Braden    22 Nov 77      NETRJS Protocol

 Defines the protocol used for Remote Job Entry on the UCLA CCN IBM
 system; replaces RFCs 599 and 189.

739     Postel    11 Nov 77      Assigned Numbers

 An old version; see RFC 790.

738   Harrenstien 31 Oct 77      Time Server

 Defines the Time Server Protocol; see IEN 142 for the TCP and VDP
 versions.

737   Harrenstien 31 Oct 77      FTP Extension: XSEN

 An extenion to the Mail procedures.  This function is incorporated in
 the SMTP; see also RFC 821.

736     Crispin   31 Oct 77      TELNET SUPDUP Option

 Defines the procedure for negotiating to use the SUPDUP, protocol as a
 TELNET option; see also RFCs 734, 746, 747 and 749.

735     Crocker    3 Nov 77      Revised TELNET Byte Macro Option
                                Obsoletes 40306

 Defines a Telnet option for assigning codes to stand for strings in
 Telnet connections.  Replaces RFC 729.

734     Crispin    7 Oct 77      SUPDUP Protocol

 Description of a terminal control protocol used at STANFORD and MIT;
 see also RFCs 736, 746-749.

733     Crocker   21 Nov 77      Standard for the Format of ARPA Network
                                Text Messages

 Specification of the format for the headers of computer mail.  An old
 version; see RFC 822.


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RFC 800                                                    November 1982



732     Day       12 Sep 77      TELNET Data Entry Terminal Option

 The specification of a Telnet Option for the control of a data entry
 display terminal.  Replaces RFC 731.

731     Day       27 Jun 77      TELNET Data Entry Terminal Option

 An old version; see RFC 732.

730     Postel    20 May 77      Extensible Field Addresing

 Discusses some ideas on addressing that come up in the context of
 changing from 8-bit to 24-bit network addresses.

729     Crocker   13 May 77      TELNET Byte Macro Option

 An old version; see RFC 735.

728     Day       27 Apr 77      A Minor Pitfall in the Telnet Protocol

 Warns of the possibility of an unexpected occurence in Telnet
 resulting from the interaction between option subnegotiations and the
 telnet SYNCH operation.

727     Crispin   27 Apr 77      TELNET Logout Option

 Defines a telnet option for causing a logout.

726     Postel     8 Mar 77      Remote Controlled Transmission and
                                Echoing Telnet Option

 Defines a Telnet option for controlling the transmission and echoing
 of data to smooth the response to use in high transmission delay
 environments; see also RFCs 719 and 718.

725     Day        1 Mar 77      An RJE Protocol for a Resource Sharing
                                Network

 Describes a possible Remote Job Entry protocol.

724     Crocker   12 May 77      Proposed Official Standard for the
                                Format of ARPA Network Messages

 An old version; see RFC 822.

722     Haverty   16 Sep 76      Thoughts on Interactions in Distributed
                                Services

 A discussion on the design of interactive distributed services and the
 kinds of primitive operations that are needed.


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RFC 800                                                    November 1982



721     Garlick    1 Sep 76      Out of Band Control Signals in a Host
                                to Host Protocol

 A discussion of the control signals in transport protocols (e.g.,
 NCP's Interrupt or TCP's Urgent).

720     Crocker    5 Aug 76      Address Specification Syntax for
                                Network Mail

 A discussion of computer mail addresses, with comments on real names
 vs. mailboxes, and mailing lists; see also RFC 819.

719     Postel    22 Jul 76      Discussion on RCTE

 A short discussion of RCTE implementation issues; see also RFCs 726
 and 718.

718     Postel    30 Jun 76      Comments on RCTE from the TENEX
                                Implementation Experience

 A short note on the Tenex implementation of RCTE; see also RFCs 726
 and 719.

717     Postel     1 Jul 76      Assigned Network Numbers

 An old version; see RFC 790.

716     Levin     24 May 76      Interim Revision to Appendix F of BBN
                                1822

 A short note updating the specification of the very Distant Host 1822
 interface.

714     McKenzie  21 Apr 76      A Host/Host Protocol for an
                                ARPANET-type Network

 A specification of a NCP-like protocol for an ARPA-like network.
 Interesting to compare to the NCP specification to see what the author
 would do differently.

713     Haverty    6 Apr 76      MSDTP -- Message Services Data
                                Transmission Protocol

 The specification of a set of Data Primitives for building interactive
 services.

712     Donnelley  5 Feb 76      A Distributed Capability Computing
                                System DCCS

 A description of a Distributed Capability based computing system.


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RFC 800                                                    November 1982



708     White      5 Jan 76      Elements of a Distributed  Programming
                                System

 A description of a Distributed programming system; see also RFC 707.

707     White     23 Dec 75      A High-Level Framework for
                                Network-Based Resource Sharing

 A description of a programming environment for network-based programs;
 see also RFC 708.

706     Postel     8 Nov 75      On the Junk Mail Problem

 A short note pointing out that the ARPANET maybe subject to a "denial
 of service" attack by a misbehaving host.

705     Bryan      5 Nov 75      Front-End Protocol

 Describes a protocol used between a PDP-11 (the ARPANET front end) and
 a B6700 to support network communication.

704     Santos    15 Sep 75      IMP/Host and Host/IMP Protocol Change

 Describes the changes to the 1822 interface to eliminate the
 restriction of 63 IMPs.

703     Dodds     11 Jul 75      Survey of New-Protocol Telnet Servers

 A poll of Telnet servers to check implementation status and Telnet
 options.  Updates RFCs 702, 701, 679 and 669.

702     Dodds     25 Sep 74      Survey of New-Protocol Telnet Servers

 An earlier poll of Telnet server implementation status; see also
 RFC's703, 701, 679, and 669.

701     Dodds        Aug 74      Survey of New-Protocol Telnet Servers

 An earlier poll of Telnet server implementation status; see also RFCs
 703, 702, 679 and 669.

700     Mader        Aug 74       A Protocol Experiment

 Describes a protocol based loosely on a very early version of TCP,
 used to send data to a printer server.







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