RFC 1957 · INFORMATIONAL · 1996
MON · 27 JUL 2026
Some Observations on Implementations of the Post Office Protocol
Overview
RFC 1957, “Some Observations on Implementations of the Post Office Protocol”, is an Informational document published in June 1996 by R. Nelson. It updates RFC 1939. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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- RFC 1953 Ipsilon Flow Management Protocol Specification for IPv4 Version 1.0
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