RFC 1920 · HISTORIC · 1996
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Internet Official Protocol Standards
Overview
RFC 1920, “Internet Official Protocol Standards”, is a Historic document published in March 1996 by J. Postel. It obsoletes RFC 1880. It has been obsoleted by RFC 2000 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This memo describes the state of standardization of protocols used in the Internet as determined by the Internet Architecture Board (IAB). [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Historic” means
A specification that has been superseded or is otherwise no longer recommended for use.
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Relationships to other RFCs
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- RFC 1919 Classical versus Transparent IP Proxies
- RFC 1921 TNVIP Protocol
- RFC 1918 Address Allocation for Private Internets
- RFC 1922 Chinese Character Encoding for Internet Messages
- RFC 1917 An Appeal to the Internet Community to Return Unused IP Networks to the IANA
- RFC 1923 RIPv1 Applicability Statement for Historic Status
- RFC 1916 Enterprise Renumbering: Experience and Information Solicitation
- RFC 1924 A Compact Representation of IPv6 Addresses