RFC 373 · UNKNOWN · 1972
MON · 15 JUN 2026
Arbitrary Character Sets
Overview
RFC 373, “Arbitrary Character Sets”, is an Unknown document published in July 1972 by J. McCarthy. 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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