"Son of 1036": News Article Format and Transmission
RFC 1849, “"Son of 1036": News Article Format and Transmission”, is a Historic document published in March 2010 by H. Spencer. It has been obsoleted by RFC 5536, RFC 5537 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
By the early 1990s, it had become clear that RFC 1036, then the specification for the Interchange of USENET Messages, was badly in need of repair. This "Internet-Draft-to-be", though never formally published at that time, was widely circulated and became the de facto standard for implementors of News Servers and User Agents, rapidly acquiring the nickname "Son of 1036". Indeed, under that name, it could fairly be described as the best-known Internet Draft (n)ever published, and it formed the starting point for the recently adopted Proposed Standards for Netnews.
It is being published now in order to provide the historical background out of which those standards have grown. Present-day implementors should be aware that it is NOT NOW APPROPRIATE for use in current implementations. This document defines a Historic Document for the Internet community.
What “Historic” means
A specification that has been superseded or is otherwise no longer recommended for use.
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