RFC 293 · UNKNOWN · 1972
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Network Host Status
Overview
RFC 293, “Network Host Status”, is an Unknown document published in January 1972 by E. Westheimer. It updates RFC 288. It has been obsoleted by RFC 298 — 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 1972
- RFC 292 Graphics Protocol: Level 0 only
- RFC 294 The Use of "Set Data Type" Transaction in File Transfer Protocol
- RFC 291 Data Management Meeting Announcement
- RFC 295 Report of the Protocol Workshop, 12 October 1971
- RFC 290 Computer networks and data sharing: A bibliography
- RFC 296 DS-1 Display System
- RFC 297 TIP Message Buffers
- RFC 288 Network host status