RFC 54 · UNKNOWN · 1970
WED · 17 JUN 2026
Official Protocol Proffering
Overview
RFC 54, “Official Protocol Proffering”, is an Unknown document published in June 1970 by S.D. Crocker, J. Postel, J. Newkirk, M. Kraley. It has since been updated by RFC 57. 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 1970
- RFC 53 Official protocol mechanism
- RFC 55 Prototypical implementation of the NCP
- RFC 52 Updated distribution list
- RFC 56 Third Level Protocol: Logger Protocol
- RFC 51 Proposal for a Network Interchange Language
- RFC 57 Thoughts and Reflections on NWG/RFC 54
- RFC 50 Comments on the Meyer Proposal
- RFC 58 Logical Message Synchronization