RFC 197 · UNKNOWN · 1971

Initial Connection Protocol - Reviewed

Overview

RFC 197, “Initial Connection Protocol - Reviewed”, is an Unknown document published in July 1971 by A. Shoshani, E. Harslem. 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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