RFC 265 · UNKNOWN · 1971
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
The File Transfer Protocol
Overview
RFC 265, “The File Transfer Protocol”, is an Unknown document published in November 1971 by A. Bhushan, B. Braden, W. Crowther, E. Harslem, J. Heafner, A. McKenzie, J. Melvin, B. Sundberg, D. Watson, J. White. It obsoletes RFC 172. It has since been updated by RFC 281, RFC 294, RFC 310. It has been obsoleted by RFC 354 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. 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 266 Network host status
- RFC 263 "Very Distant" Host interface
- RFC 267 Network Host Status
- RFC 268 Graphics facilities information
- RFC 269 Some Experience with File Transfer
- RFC 273 More on standard host names
- RFC 256 IMPSYS change notification
- RFC 274 Establishing a local guide for network usage