RFC 3659 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2007
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Extensions to FTP
Overview
RFC 3659, “Extensions to FTP”, is a Proposed Standard document published in March 2007 by P. Hethmon. It updates RFC 959. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document specifies new FTP commands to obtain listings of remote directories in a defined format, and to permit restarts of interrupted data transfers in STREAM mode. It allows character sets other than US-ASCII, and also defines an optional virtual file storage structure. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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