RFC 306 · UNKNOWN · 1972
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Network host status
Overview
RFC 306, “Network host status”, is an Unknown document published in February 1972 by E. Westheimer. It obsoletes RFC 298. It has been obsoleted by RFC 315 — 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 305 Unknown Host Numbers
- RFC 307 Using network Remote Job Entry
- RFC 304 Data Management System Proposal for the ARPA Network
- RFC 308 ARPANET host availability data
- RFC 303 ARPA Network mailing lists
- RFC 309 Data and File Transfer Workshop Announcement
- RFC 302 Exercising The ARPANET
- RFC 310 Another Look at Data and File Transfer Protocols