RFC 236 · UNKNOWN · 1971
MON · 15 JUN 2026
Standard host names
Overview
RFC 236, “Standard host names”, is an Unknown document published in September 1971 by J. Postel. It obsoletes RFC 229. 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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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 1971
- RFC 235 Site status
- RFC 237 NIC view of standard host names
- RFC 234 Network Working Group meeting schedule
- RFC 238 Comments on DTP and FTP proposals
- RFC 233 Standardization of host call letters
- RFC 239 Host mnemonics proposed in RFC 226
- RFC 232 Postponement of network graphics meeting
- RFC 240 Site Status