RFC 168 · UNKNOWN · 1971
MON · 15 JUN 2026
ARPA Network mailing lists
Overview
RFC 168, “ARPA Network mailing lists”, is an Unknown document published in May 1971 by J.B. North. It obsoletes RFC 155. It has been obsoleted by RFC 211 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. 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 1971
- RFC 167 Socket conventions reconsidered
- RFC 169 COMPUTER NETWORKS
- RFC 166 Data Reconfiguration Service: An implementation specification
- RFC 170 RFC List by Number
- RFC 165 Proffered Official Initial Connection Protocol
- RFC 171 The Data Transfer Protocol
- RFC 164 Minutes of Network Working Group meeting, 5/16 through 5/19/71
- RFC 172 The File Transfer Protocol