RFC Abstracts
RFC1432 - Recent Internet Books
Here is a list of books related to using the Internet. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
RFC1431 - DUA Metrics (OSI-DS 33 (v2))
This document defines a set of criteria by which a DUA implementation, or more precisely a Directory user interface, may be judged. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
RFC1430 - A Strategic Plan for Deploying an Internet X.500 Directory Service
This document describes an overall strategy for deploying a Directory Service on the Internet, based on the OSI X.500 Directory Service. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
RFC1429 - Listserv Distribute Protocol
This memo specifies a subset of the distribution protocol used by the BITNET LISTSERV to deliver mail messages to large amounts of recipients. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
RFC1428 - Transition of Internet Mail from Just-Send-8 to 8bit-SMTP/MIME
This document outlines the problems in this environment and an approach to minimizing the cost of transition from current usage of non-MIME 8bit messages to MIME. This RFC provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
RFC1427 - SMTP Service Extension for Message Size Declaration
This memo defines an extension to the SMTP service whereby an SMTP client and server may interact to give the server an opportunity to decline to accept a message (perhaps temporarily) based on the client's estimate of the message size. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1426 - SMTP Service Extension for 8bit-MIMEtransport
This memo defines an extension to the SMTP service whereby an SMTP content body containing octets outside of the US ASCII octet range (hex 00-7F) may be relayed using SMTP.
RFC1425 - SMTP Service Extensions
This memo defines a framework for extending the SMTP service by defining a means whereby a server SMTP can inform a client SMTP as to the service extensions it supports. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1424 - Privacy Enhancement for Internet Electronic Mail: Part IV: Key Certification and Related Services
This document describes three types of service in support of Internet Privacy-Enhanced Mail (PEM) [1-3]: key certification, certificate- revocation list (CRL) storage, and CRL retrieval. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1423 - Privacy Enhancement for Internet Electronic Mail: Part III: Algorithms, Modes, and Identifiers
This document provides definitions, formats, references, and citations for cryptographic algorithms, usage modes, and associated identifiers and parameters used in support of Privacy Enhanced Mail (PEM) in the Internet community. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1422 - Privacy Enhancement for Internet Electronic Mail: Part II: Certificate-Based Key Management
This is one of a series of documents defining privacy enhancement mechanisms for electronic mail transferred using Internet mail protocols. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1421 - Privacy Enhancement for Internet Electronic Mail: Part I: Message Encryption and Authentication Procedures
This document defines message encryption and authentication procedures, in order to provide privacy-enhanced mail (PEM) services for electronic mail transfer in the Internet. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1420 - SNMP over IPX
This document defines a convention for encapsulating Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) [1] packets over the transport mechanism provided via the Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) protocol [2]. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1419 - SNMP over AppleTalk
This memo describes the method by which the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) as specified in [1] can be used over AppleTalk protocols [2] instead of the Internet UDP/IP protocol stack. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1418 - SNMP over OSI
This memo addresses some concerns by defining a framework for running the SNMP in an environment which supports the OSI connectionless-mode transport service. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1417 - NADF Standing Documents: A Brief Overview
The purpose of this document is to provide a brief overview of the NADF's Standing Document series. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
RFC1416 - Telnet Authentication Option
This RFC 1416 replaces RFC 1409, which has an important typographical error in the example on page 6 (one occurance of "REPLY" should be "IS"). This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
RFC1415 - FTP-FTAM Gateway Specification
This memo describes a dual protocol stack application layer gateway that performs protocol translation, in an interactive environment, between the FTP and FTAM file transfer protocols. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1414 - Identification MIB
This memo defines a MIB for use with identifying the users associated with TCP connections. It provides functionality approximately equivalent to that provided by the protocol defined in RFC 1413 [1]. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1413 - Identification Protocol
The Identification Protocol was formerly called the Authentication Server Protocol. It has been renamed to better reflect its function. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1412 - Telnet Authentication: SPX
This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
RFC1411 - Telnet Authentication: Kerberos Version 4
This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
RFC1410 - IAB Official Protocol Standards
This memo describes the state of standardization of protocols used in the Internet as determined by the Internet Architecture Board (IAB).
RFC1409 - Telnet Authentication Option
This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
RFC1408 - Telnet Environment Option
This document specifies a mechanism for passing environment information between a telnet client and server. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1407 - Definitions of Managed Objects for the DS3/E3 Interface Type
This memo defines an extension to the Management Information Base (MIB) for use with network management protocols in TCP/IP-based internets. In particular, it defines objects for managing DS3 and E3 Interfaces. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1406 - Definitions of Managed Objects for the DS1 and E1 Interface Types
This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB) for use with network management protocols in TCP/IP-based internets. In particular, it defines objects for managing DS1 Interfaces -- including both T1 and E1 (a.k.a., CEPT 2 Mbit/s) links. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1405 - Mapping between X.400(1984/1988) and Mail-11 (DECnet mail)
This document describes a set of mappings which will enable inter working between systems operating the CCITT X.400 ( 1984 / 1988 ) Recommendations on Message Handling Systems, and systems running the Mail-11 (also known as DECnet mail) protocol. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
RFC1404 - A Model for Common Operational Statistics
This memo describes a model for operational statistics in the Internet. It gives recommendations for metrics, measurements, polling periods, storage formats and presentation formats. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
RFC1403 - BGP OSPF Interaction
This memo defines the various criteria to be used when designing an Autonomous System Border Routers (ASBR) that will run BGP with other ASBRs external to the AS and OSPF as its IGP. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1402 - There's Gold in them thar Networks! or Searching for Treasure in all the Wrong Places
The ultimate goal is to make the route to these sources of information invisible to you. At present, this is not easy to do. I will explain some of the techniques that can be used to make these nuggets easier to pick up so that we all can be richer. This RFC provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
RFC1401 - Correspondence between the IAB and DISA on the use of DNS
This memo reproduces three letters exchanged between the Internet Activities Board (IAB) and the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) regarding the importance of using the Domain Name System (DNS) throughout the Internet, and phasing out the use of older host name to address tables, such as "hosts.txt". This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
RFC1400 - Transition and Modernization of the Internet Registration Service
As a result of the NREN NIS award by National Science Foundation, non- DDN registration services will soon be transferred from the DDN NIC to the new Internet Registration Service, which is a part of an entity referred to as the InterNIC. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
RFC1398 - Definitions of Managed Objects for the Ethernet-Like Interface Types
This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB) for use with network management protocols in TCP/IP-based internets. In particular, it defines objects for managing ehternet-like objects. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1397 - Default Route Advertisement In BGP2 and BGP3 Version of The Border Gateway Protocol
This document speficies the recommendation of the BGP Working Group on default route advertisement support in BGP2 [1] and BGP3 [2] versions of the Border Gateway Protocol. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1396 - The Process for Organization of Internet Standards Working Group (POISED)
This report provides a summary of the POISED Working Group (WG), starting from the events leading to the formation of the WG to the end of 1992. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
RFC1395 - BOOTP Vendor Information Extensions
This RFC is a slight revision and extension of RFC-1048 by Philip Prindeville, who should be credited with the original work in this memo. This memo will be updated as additional tags are defined. This edition introduces Tag 14 for Merit Dump File, Tag 15 for Domain Name, Tag 16 for Swap Server and Tag 17 for Root Path. This memo is a status report on the vendor information extensions used int the Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP).
RFC1394 - Relationship of Telex Answerback Codes to Internet Domains
This RFC gives the list, as best known, of all common Internet domains and the conversion between specific country telex answerback codes and Internet country domain identifiers. It also lists the telex code and international dialing code, wherever it is available. It will also list major Internet "Public" E-Mail addresses. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
RFC1393 - Traceroute Using an IP Option
This document specifies a new IP option and ICMP message type which duplicates the functionality of the existing traceroute method while generating fewer packets and completing in a shorter time. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
RFC1392 - Internet Users' Glossary
There are many networking glossaries in existence. This glossary concentrates on terms which are specific to the Internet. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
RFC1391 - The Tao of the IETF: A Guide for New Attendees of the Internet Engineering Task Force
The purpose of this For Your Information (FYI) RFC is to explain to the newcomers how the IETF works. This will give them a warm, fuzzy feeling and enable them to make the meeting more productive for everyone. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
RFC1390 - Transmission of IP and ARP over FDDI Networks
This memo defines a method of encapsulating the Internet Protocol (IP) datagrams and Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) requests and replies on Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) Networks. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1389 - RIP Version 2 MIB Extensions
This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB) for use with network management protocols in TCP/IP-based internets. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1388 - RIP Version 2 Carrying Additional Information
This document specifies an extension of the Routing Information Protocol (RIP), as defined in [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1387 - RIP Version 2 Protocol Analysis
As required by Routing Protocol Criteria (RFC 1264), this report documents the key features of the RIP-2 protocol and the current implementation experience. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
RFC1386 - The US Domain
This is a description of the US Top Level Domains on the Internet. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
RFC1385 - EIP: The Extended Internet Protocol
EIP can substantially reduce the amount of modifications needed to the current Internet systems and greatly ease the difficulties of transition. This is an "idea" paper and discussion is strongly encouraged on Big-Internet@munnari.oz.au. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
RFC1384 - Naming Guidelines for Directory Pilots
This document defines a number of naming guidelines. Alignment to these guidelines is recommended for directory pilots. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
RFC1383 - An Experiment in DNS Based IP Routing
Potential solutions to the routing explosion. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
RFC1382 - SNMP MIB Extension for the X.25 Packet Layer
This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB) for use with network management protocols in TCP/IP-based internets. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
Here is a list of books related to using the Internet. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
RFC1431 - DUA Metrics (OSI-DS 33 (v2))
This document defines a set of criteria by which a DUA implementation, or more precisely a Directory user interface, may be judged. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
RFC1430 - A Strategic Plan for Deploying an Internet X.500 Directory Service
This document describes an overall strategy for deploying a Directory Service on the Internet, based on the OSI X.500 Directory Service. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
RFC1429 - Listserv Distribute Protocol
This memo specifies a subset of the distribution protocol used by the BITNET LISTSERV to deliver mail messages to large amounts of recipients. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
RFC1428 - Transition of Internet Mail from Just-Send-8 to 8bit-SMTP/MIME
This document outlines the problems in this environment and an approach to minimizing the cost of transition from current usage of non-MIME 8bit messages to MIME. This RFC provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
RFC1427 - SMTP Service Extension for Message Size Declaration
This memo defines an extension to the SMTP service whereby an SMTP client and server may interact to give the server an opportunity to decline to accept a message (perhaps temporarily) based on the client's estimate of the message size. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1426 - SMTP Service Extension for 8bit-MIMEtransport
This memo defines an extension to the SMTP service whereby an SMTP content body containing octets outside of the US ASCII octet range (hex 00-7F) may be relayed using SMTP.
RFC1425 - SMTP Service Extensions
This memo defines a framework for extending the SMTP service by defining a means whereby a server SMTP can inform a client SMTP as to the service extensions it supports. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1424 - Privacy Enhancement for Internet Electronic Mail: Part IV: Key Certification and Related Services
This document describes three types of service in support of Internet Privacy-Enhanced Mail (PEM) [1-3]: key certification, certificate- revocation list (CRL) storage, and CRL retrieval. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1423 - Privacy Enhancement for Internet Electronic Mail: Part III: Algorithms, Modes, and Identifiers
This document provides definitions, formats, references, and citations for cryptographic algorithms, usage modes, and associated identifiers and parameters used in support of Privacy Enhanced Mail (PEM) in the Internet community. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1422 - Privacy Enhancement for Internet Electronic Mail: Part II: Certificate-Based Key Management
This is one of a series of documents defining privacy enhancement mechanisms for electronic mail transferred using Internet mail protocols. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1421 - Privacy Enhancement for Internet Electronic Mail: Part I: Message Encryption and Authentication Procedures
This document defines message encryption and authentication procedures, in order to provide privacy-enhanced mail (PEM) services for electronic mail transfer in the Internet. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1420 - SNMP over IPX
This document defines a convention for encapsulating Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) [1] packets over the transport mechanism provided via the Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) protocol [2]. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1419 - SNMP over AppleTalk
This memo describes the method by which the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) as specified in [1] can be used over AppleTalk protocols [2] instead of the Internet UDP/IP protocol stack. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1418 - SNMP over OSI
This memo addresses some concerns by defining a framework for running the SNMP in an environment which supports the OSI connectionless-mode transport service. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1417 - NADF Standing Documents: A Brief Overview
The purpose of this document is to provide a brief overview of the NADF's Standing Document series. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
RFC1416 - Telnet Authentication Option
This RFC 1416 replaces RFC 1409, which has an important typographical error in the example on page 6 (one occurance of "REPLY" should be "IS"). This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
RFC1415 - FTP-FTAM Gateway Specification
This memo describes a dual protocol stack application layer gateway that performs protocol translation, in an interactive environment, between the FTP and FTAM file transfer protocols. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1414 - Identification MIB
This memo defines a MIB for use with identifying the users associated with TCP connections. It provides functionality approximately equivalent to that provided by the protocol defined in RFC 1413 [1]. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1413 - Identification Protocol
The Identification Protocol was formerly called the Authentication Server Protocol. It has been renamed to better reflect its function. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1412 - Telnet Authentication: SPX
This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
RFC1411 - Telnet Authentication: Kerberos Version 4
This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
RFC1410 - IAB Official Protocol Standards
This memo describes the state of standardization of protocols used in the Internet as determined by the Internet Architecture Board (IAB).
RFC1409 - Telnet Authentication Option
This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
RFC1408 - Telnet Environment Option
This document specifies a mechanism for passing environment information between a telnet client and server. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1407 - Definitions of Managed Objects for the DS3/E3 Interface Type
This memo defines an extension to the Management Information Base (MIB) for use with network management protocols in TCP/IP-based internets. In particular, it defines objects for managing DS3 and E3 Interfaces. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1406 - Definitions of Managed Objects for the DS1 and E1 Interface Types
This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB) for use with network management protocols in TCP/IP-based internets. In particular, it defines objects for managing DS1 Interfaces -- including both T1 and E1 (a.k.a., CEPT 2 Mbit/s) links. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1405 - Mapping between X.400(1984/1988) and Mail-11 (DECnet mail)
This document describes a set of mappings which will enable inter working between systems operating the CCITT X.400 ( 1984 / 1988 ) Recommendations on Message Handling Systems, and systems running the Mail-11 (also known as DECnet mail) protocol. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
RFC1404 - A Model for Common Operational Statistics
This memo describes a model for operational statistics in the Internet. It gives recommendations for metrics, measurements, polling periods, storage formats and presentation formats. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
RFC1403 - BGP OSPF Interaction
This memo defines the various criteria to be used when designing an Autonomous System Border Routers (ASBR) that will run BGP with other ASBRs external to the AS and OSPF as its IGP. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1402 - There's Gold in them thar Networks! or Searching for Treasure in all the Wrong Places
The ultimate goal is to make the route to these sources of information invisible to you. At present, this is not easy to do. I will explain some of the techniques that can be used to make these nuggets easier to pick up so that we all can be richer. This RFC provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
RFC1401 - Correspondence between the IAB and DISA on the use of DNS
This memo reproduces three letters exchanged between the Internet Activities Board (IAB) and the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) regarding the importance of using the Domain Name System (DNS) throughout the Internet, and phasing out the use of older host name to address tables, such as "hosts.txt". This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
RFC1400 - Transition and Modernization of the Internet Registration Service
As a result of the NREN NIS award by National Science Foundation, non- DDN registration services will soon be transferred from the DDN NIC to the new Internet Registration Service, which is a part of an entity referred to as the InterNIC. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
RFC1398 - Definitions of Managed Objects for the Ethernet-Like Interface Types
This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB) for use with network management protocols in TCP/IP-based internets. In particular, it defines objects for managing ehternet-like objects. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1397 - Default Route Advertisement In BGP2 and BGP3 Version of The Border Gateway Protocol
This document speficies the recommendation of the BGP Working Group on default route advertisement support in BGP2 [1] and BGP3 [2] versions of the Border Gateway Protocol. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1396 - The Process for Organization of Internet Standards Working Group (POISED)
This report provides a summary of the POISED Working Group (WG), starting from the events leading to the formation of the WG to the end of 1992. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
RFC1395 - BOOTP Vendor Information Extensions
This RFC is a slight revision and extension of RFC-1048 by Philip Prindeville, who should be credited with the original work in this memo. This memo will be updated as additional tags are defined. This edition introduces Tag 14 for Merit Dump File, Tag 15 for Domain Name, Tag 16 for Swap Server and Tag 17 for Root Path. This memo is a status report on the vendor information extensions used int the Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP).
RFC1394 - Relationship of Telex Answerback Codes to Internet Domains
This RFC gives the list, as best known, of all common Internet domains and the conversion between specific country telex answerback codes and Internet country domain identifiers. It also lists the telex code and international dialing code, wherever it is available. It will also list major Internet "Public" E-Mail addresses. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
RFC1393 - Traceroute Using an IP Option
This document specifies a new IP option and ICMP message type which duplicates the functionality of the existing traceroute method while generating fewer packets and completing in a shorter time. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
RFC1392 - Internet Users' Glossary
There are many networking glossaries in existence. This glossary concentrates on terms which are specific to the Internet. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
RFC1391 - The Tao of the IETF: A Guide for New Attendees of the Internet Engineering Task Force
The purpose of this For Your Information (FYI) RFC is to explain to the newcomers how the IETF works. This will give them a warm, fuzzy feeling and enable them to make the meeting more productive for everyone. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
RFC1390 - Transmission of IP and ARP over FDDI Networks
This memo defines a method of encapsulating the Internet Protocol (IP) datagrams and Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) requests and replies on Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) Networks. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1389 - RIP Version 2 MIB Extensions
This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB) for use with network management protocols in TCP/IP-based internets. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1388 - RIP Version 2 Carrying Additional Information
This document specifies an extension of the Routing Information Protocol (RIP), as defined in [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1387 - RIP Version 2 Protocol Analysis
As required by Routing Protocol Criteria (RFC 1264), this report documents the key features of the RIP-2 protocol and the current implementation experience. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
RFC1386 - The US Domain
This is a description of the US Top Level Domains on the Internet. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
RFC1385 - EIP: The Extended Internet Protocol
EIP can substantially reduce the amount of modifications needed to the current Internet systems and greatly ease the difficulties of transition. This is an "idea" paper and discussion is strongly encouraged on Big-Internet@munnari.oz.au. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
RFC1384 - Naming Guidelines for Directory Pilots
This document defines a number of naming guidelines. Alignment to these guidelines is recommended for directory pilots. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
RFC1383 - An Experiment in DNS Based IP Routing
Potential solutions to the routing explosion. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
RFC1382 - SNMP MIB Extension for the X.25 Packet Layer
This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB) for use with network management protocols in TCP/IP-based internets. [STANDARDS-TRACK]