RFC 1039 · UNKNOWN · 1988
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
DoD statement on Open Systems Interconnection protocols
Overview
RFC 1039, “DoD statement on Open Systems Interconnection protocols”, is an Unknown document published in January 1988 by D. Latham. It obsoletes RFC 945. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This RFC reproduces a memorandum issued on 2-JUL-87 from the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (ASDC31) to the Director of the Defense Communications Agency (DCA). This memo is distributed for information only.
What “Unknown” means
The standards-track status of this early RFC was never formally classified.
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Relationships to other RFCs
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- RFC 1038 Draft revised IP security option
- RFC 1040 Privacy enhancement for Internet electronic mail: Part I: Message encipherment and authentication procedures
- RFC 1041 Telnet 3270 regime option
- RFC 1042 Standard for the transmission of IP datagrams over IEEE 802 networks
- RFC 1043 Telnet Data Entry Terminal option: DODIIS implementation
- RFC 1044 Internet Protocol on Network System's HYPERchannel: Protocol Specification
- RFC 1045 VMTP: Versatile Message Transaction Protocol: Protocol specification
- RFC 1046 Queuing algorithm to provide type-of-service for IP links