RFC 278 · UNKNOWN · 1971
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Revision of the Mail Box Protocol
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.
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 276 NIC course
- RFC 280 A Draft of Host Names
- RFC 281 Suggested addition to File Transfer Protocol
- RFC 274 Establishing a local guide for network usage
- RFC 282 Graphics meeting report
- RFC 273 More on standard host names
- RFC 283 NETRJT: Remote Job Service Protocol for TIPS
- RFC 285 Network graphics