RFC 53 · UNKNOWN · 1970
WED · 17 JUN 2026
Official protocol mechanism
Overview
RFC 53, “Official protocol mechanism”, is an Unknown document published in June 1970 by S.D. Crocker. 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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Other RFCs from 1970
- RFC 52 Updated distribution list
- RFC 54 Official Protocol Proffering
- RFC 51 Proposal for a Network Interchange Language
- RFC 55 Prototypical implementation of the NCP
- RFC 50 Comments on the Meyer Proposal
- RFC 56 Third Level Protocol: Logger Protocol
- RFC 49 Conversations with S
- RFC 57 Thoughts and Reflections on NWG/RFC 54