RFC 298 · UNKNOWN · 1972
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Network host status
Overview
RFC 298, “Network host status”, is an Unknown document published in February 1972 by E. Westheimer. It obsoletes RFC 293. It has been obsoleted by RFC 306 — 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 297 TIP Message Buffers
- RFC 299 Information Management System
- RFC 296 DS-1 Display System
- RFC 300 ARPA Network mailing lists
- RFC 295 Report of the Protocol Workshop, 12 October 1971
- RFC 301 BBN IMP and NCC Schedule March 4, 1971
- RFC 294 The Use of "Set Data Type" Transaction in File Transfer Protocol
- RFC 302 Exercising The ARPANET