RFC 278 · UNKNOWN · 1971 MON · 14 SEP 2026

Revision of the Mail Box Protocol

By A.K. Bhushan, R.T. Braden, E. Harslem, J.F. Heafner, A.M. McKenzie, J.T. Melvin, R.L. Sundberg, R.W. Watson, J.E. White · Published November 1971 · DOI 10.17487/RFC0278

Overview

RFC 278, “Revision of the Mail Box Protocol”, is an Unknown document published in November 1971 by A.K. Bhushan, R.T. Braden, E. Harslem, J.F. Heafner, A.M. McKenzie, J.T. Melvin, R.L. Sundberg, R.W. Watson, J.E. White. It obsoletes RFC 221. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

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RFC 221
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