RFC 2016 · EXPERIMENTAL · 1996
MON · 15 JUN 2026
Uniform Resource Agents
Overview
RFC 2016, “Uniform Resource Agents”, is an Experimental document published in October 1996 by L. Daigle, P. Deutsch, B. Heelan, C. Alpaugh, M. Maclachlan. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This paper presents an experimental architecture for an agent system that provides sophisticated Internet information access and management. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
What “Experimental” means
Describes a specification that is part of a research or development effort, published so the community can gain experience with it.
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