RFC 16 · UNKNOWN · 1969
WED · 17 JUN 2026
M.I.T
Overview
RFC 16, “M.I.T”, is an Unknown document published in August 1969 by S. Crocker. It obsoletes RFC 10. It has since been updated by RFC 24, RFC 27, RFC 30. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
What “Unknown” means
The standards-track status of this early RFC was never formally classified.
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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 1969
- RFC 15 Network subsystem for time sharing hosts
- RFC 17 Some questions re: Host-IMP Protocol
- RFC 18 IMP-IMP and HOST-HOST Control Links
- RFC 13 Zero Text Length EOF Message
- RFC 19 Two protocol suggestions to reduce congestion at swap bound nodes
- RFC 12 IMP-Host interface flow diagrams
- RFC 20 ASCII format for network interchange
- RFC 11 Implementation of the Host - Host Software Procedures in GORDO