RFC 800

RFC 800: Requests For Comments Summary, Notes: 700-799 ✨

Okay bestie, so this is RFC 800 and it's a status report! It was written by J. Postel and J. Vernon at ISI, for the Network Working Group, and it's dated November 1982 🎀. The title block doesn't list a category, and it doesn't obsolete or update anything. 💅

This is a lightly annotated list of the 100 RFCs from RFC 700 through RFC 799. Basically it's a little catch-up on what's been going on with them. 🦋

RFC     Author       Date        Title
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RFC 799: Internet Name Domains

Mills · Sep 81

Okay, this one's a whole mood 🌸 Mills suggests that as the internet keeps growing, host names can't stay in one flat space of globally unique names. Instead, a hierarchy of name domains should be introduced. Also see RFC 822 💜

RFC 798: Decoding Facsimile Data From the Rapicom 450

Katz · Sep 81

This one describes the encoding and decoding procedure for the Rapicom450 facsimile machine 📠✨

RFC 797: Format for Bitmap Files

Katz · Sep 81

A simple file format for bitmap data, and honestly so clean 🧚

RFC 796: Address Mappings

Postel · Sep 81

This explains how the addresses of a few actual networks get mapped into internet addresses. The way these connect is giving organised 🗂️💖

RFC 795: Service Mappings

Postel · Sep 81

How the internet type of service maps onto the actual service parameters of a few particular networks, and also the other way around. Two-way street, iconic 🔁

RFC 794: Pre-Emption

Cerf · Sep 81

This one talks about how pre-emption of a TCP connection can be implemented. It replaces IEN 125 🫶

RFC 793: Transmission Control Protocol

Postel · Sep 81

THIS IS THE SPEC OF TCP 👑🌈 It replaces RFCs 761 and 675. Literally the main character of the whole list 💅

RFC 792: Internet Control Message Protocol

Postel · Sep 81

The spec of ICMP. It replaces RFCs 777 and 760. Ngl, ICMP is the group-chat notification system of the internet 🔔

RFC 791: Internet Protocol

Postel · Sep 81

The spec of IP, which replaces RFC 760. Queen of addressing and delivery, obsessed 👑💜

RFC 790: Assigned Numbers

Postel · Sep 81

This is the list of numbers assigned for networks, protocols, and so on. It replaces RFCs 776, 770, 762, 758, 755, 750, 739, and 604. That's a lot of replacing, bestie 😭🍓

RFC 789: Vulnerabilities of Network Control Protocols: An Example

Rosen · Jul 81

This one is a story about an outage in ARPANET service and how they figured out what caused it. It also covers the subtleties of designing network protocols. Plot twist energy 💀

RFC 788: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

Postel · Nov 81

This is an old version. See RFC 821 🫠

RFC 787: Connectionless Data Transmission Survey/Tutorial

Chapin · July 81

A discussion of datagram service. It was intended for submission to international standards bodies 🌍🦋

RFC 786: Mail Transfer Protocol: ISI TOPS20 MTP-NIMAIL Interface

Sluizer · July 81

This describes the way mail is passed between the MTP and the NIMAIL programs in ISI TOPS20. It's outdated 🕰️

RFC 785: Mail Transfer Protocol: ISI TOPS20 File Definitions

Sluizer · July 81

This is the file format for passing mail to the MTP program from user mail programs in ISI TOPS20. Also outdated 🕰️

RFC 784: Mail Transfer Protocol: ISI TOPS20 Implementation

Sluizer · July 81

This describes the program structure for the MTP implementation in ISI TOPS20. Outdated too 🙈

RFC 783: The TFTP Protocol Revision 2

Sollins · June 81

The spec of TFTP. It replaces RFCs 768, 764, and IEN 133 📦

RFC 782: A Virtual Terminal Management Model

Nabielsky · undated

This covers the elements of a virtual terminal and how communications between them are managed. The date on this one is undated, which is so mysterious 🔮

RFC 781: A Specification of the Internet Protocol IP Timestamp Option

Su · May 81

This is the description of the IP Timestamp option. It's now included in the IP specification (RFC 791) ⏰✨

RFC 780: Mail Transfer Protocol

Sluizer · May 81

An outdated mail protocol. See RFC 821 📮

RFC 779: TELNET SEND-LOCATION Option

Killian · Apr 81

This is the definition of this Telnet option 📍

RFC 778: DCNet Internet Clock Service

Mills · 18 Apr 81

This specifies a format and procedure for exchanging messages to keep clocks synchronized. Everyone's clocks being in sync is just peak friendship 🕒💕

RFC 777: Internet Control Message Protocol

Postel · Apr 81

An old version. See RFC 792 🫠

RFC 776: Assigned Numbers

Postel · Jan 81

An old version. See RFC 790 🫠

RFC 775: Directory Oriented FTP Commands

Mankins · Dec 80

This defines additional FTP commands related to directory management. Organisation era 📁✨

RFC 774: Internet Protocol Handbook Table of Contents

Postel · Oct 80

This is an out-of-date table of contents for an Internet Protocol Handbook 📚

RFC 773: Comments on NCP/TCP Mail Service Transition Strategy

Cerf · Oct 80

A discussion of issues in the transition from NCP to TCP, particularly the parts related to MAIL Service. The transition arc is so real 🛤️💭

RFC 772: Mail Transfer Protocol

Sluizer · Sep 80

An old version of a Mail Protocol. See RFC 821 📫

RFC 771: Mail Transition Plan

Cerf · Sep 80

A plan for supporting mail service during the transition from NCP to TCP. See also RFC 801 🗺️

RFC 770: Assigned Numbers

Postel · Sep 80

An old version. See RFC 790 🫠

RFC 769: Rapicom 450 Facsimile File Format

Postel · 26 Sep 80

This defines the exchange format of the encoded facsimile data of the Rapicom 450. See also RFC 798 📠💜

RFC 768: User Datagram Protocol

Postel · 28 Aug 80

The spec of UDP. Fast, light, no drama. Iconic 🚀💖

RFC 767: A Structured Format for Transmission of Multi-Media Documents

Postel · Aug 80

This defines the format for the document of a multimedia message 🎞️

RFC 766: Internet Protocol Handbook

Postel · Jul 80

An out-of-date table of contents for the Internet Protocol Handbook. Again with the outdated TOCs 😭

RFC 765: File Transfer Protocol

Postel · Jun 80

The spec of FTP 📂🌸

RFC 764: Telnet Protocol Specification

Postel · Jun 80

The spec of Telnet 🖥️🎀

RFC 763: Role Mailboxes

Abrams · 7 May 80

A call for mailboxes with role names, such as "Management". So cute, like a mailbox with a job title 💼🥰

RFC 762: Assigned Numbers

Postel · Jan 80

An old version. See RFC 790 🫠

RFC 761: DOD Standard Transmission Protocol

Postel · Jan 80

An old version. See RFC 793 🫠

RFC 760: DOD Standard Internet Protocol

Postel · Jan 80

An old version. See RFC 791 🫠

RFC 759: Internet Message Protocol

Postel · Aug 80

This defines the protocol and format for exchanging multimedia mail. It replaces RFC 753 💌✨

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Part 1 ends at RFC 760. Part 2 picks up with RFC 759 and runs down to RFC 727, so stay tuned, bestie 💖

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

okay so RFC 726 is a Telnet option for controlling transmission and echoing of data 🎀 It's meant to smooth out responses in environments with high transmission delay ✨ See also RFCs 719 and 718 💅

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

RFC 725 describes a possible Remote Job Entry protocol 🧚

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

this one is an old version, so go check RFC 822 instead 🙈

722     Haverty   16 Sep 76      Thoughts on Interactions in Distributed
                                 Services

bestie this is a whole discussion on how to design interactive distributed services and what kinds of primitive operations you'd need for that 🧠💜

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

RFC 721 talks about control signals in transport protocols, like NCP's Interrupt or TCP's Urgent 🚨 out of band signals are lowkey iconic 🦋

720     Crocker    5 Aug 76      Address Specification Syntax for
                                 Network Mail

RFC 720 is a discussion of computer mail addresses 💌 it has comments on real names versus mailboxes, plus 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

this is a short note on the Tenex implementation of RCTE 🌸 see also RFCs 726 and 719 ✨

717     Postel     1 Jul 76      Assigned Network Numbers

old version alert 🚨 go to RFC 790 for the current one 💅

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

a short note that updates the spec for the very Distant Host 1822 interface 🌈

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

this is a spec for an NCP-like protocol on an ARPA-like network 🍓 it's honestly so fun to compare it with the NCP spec and see what the author would do differently 👀

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

RFC 713 is a set of Data Primitives for building interactive services 🎀 the same Haverty energy as RFC 722, obsessed 😭

712     Donnelley  5 Feb 76      A Distributed Capability Computing
                                 System DCCS

a description of a Distributed Capability based computing system 👑 very main character energy 💫

708     White      5 Jan 76      Elements of a Distributed  Programming
                                 System

RFC 708 describes a distributed programming system 🧚‍♀️ see also RFC 707 🦋

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

this one describes a programming environment for network-based programs 💜 see also RFC 708 🌸

706     Postel     8 Nov 75      On the Junk Mail Problem

short but spicy 🌶️ it points out that the ARPANET maybe subject to a "denial of service" attack by a misbehaving host 💀 not me reading that in 1975 🙈

705     Bryan      5 Nov 75      Front-End Protocol

RFC 705 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

this one describes changes to the 1822 interface so the restriction of 63 IMPs is gone 🔥 that's a glow-up 💖

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

a poll of Telnet servers checking implementation status and Telnet options 📋 it 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 RFCs 703, 701, 679, and 669 🌈

701     Dodds        Aug 74      Survey of New-Protocol Telnet Servers

an even earlier poll of Telnet server implementation status 🧸 see also RFCs 703, 702, 679 and 669 💅

700     Mader        Aug 74       A Protocol Experiment

okay the grand finale 🎉 RFC 700 describes a protocol based loosely on a very early version of TCP, used to send data to a printer server 🖨️💜 it's the OG experiment, periodt 👑