RFC 167 · UNKNOWN · 1971
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Socket conventions reconsidered
Overview
RFC 167, “Socket conventions reconsidered”, is an Unknown document published in May 1971 by A.K. Bhushan, R.M. Metcalfe, J.M. Winett. 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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Other RFCs from 1971
- RFC 166 Data Reconfiguration Service: An implementation specification
- RFC 168 ARPA Network mailing lists
- RFC 165 Proffered Official Initial Connection Protocol
- RFC 169 COMPUTER NETWORKS
- RFC 164 Minutes of Network Working Group meeting, 5/16 through 5/19/71
- RFC 170 RFC List by Number
- RFC 163 Data transfer protocols
- RFC 171 The Data Transfer Protocol