RFC 2348 · DRAFT STANDARD · 1998
TUE · 15 SEP 2026
TFTP Blocksize Option
Overview
RFC 2348, “TFTP Blocksize Option”, is a Draft Standard document published in May 1998 by G. Malkin, A. Harkin. It updates RFC 1350. It obsoletes RFC 1783. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
The Trivial File Transfer Protocol is a simple, lock-step, file transfer protocol which allows a client to get or put a file onto a remote host. This document describes a TFTP option which allows the client and server to negotiate a blocksize more applicable to the network medium. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Draft Standard” means
A historical maturity level (retired in 2011) that sat between Proposed Standard and Internet Standard and required multiple interoperable implementations.
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Relationships to other RFCs
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