RFC 263 · UNKNOWN · 1971 SUN · 14 JUN 2026

"Very Distant" Host interface

By A.M. McKenzie · Published December 1971 · DOI 10.17487/RFC0263

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RFC 263, “"Very Distant" Host interface”, is an Unknown document published in December 1971 by A.M. McKenzie. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

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