RFC 542 · UNKNOWN · 1973
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
File Transfer Protocol
Overview
RFC 542, “File Transfer Protocol”, is an Unknown document published in August 1973 by N. Neigus. It obsoletes RFC 354. It has since been updated by RFC 614, RFC 640. It has been obsoleted by RFC 765 — 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 1973
- RFC 543 Network journal submission and delivery
- RFC 544 Locating on-line documentation at SRI-ARC
- RFC 539 Thoughts on the mail protocol proposed in RFC 524
- RFC 545 Of what quality be the UCSB resources evaluators?
- RFC 538 Traffic statistics
- RFC 546 Tenex load averages for July 1973
- RFC 537 Announcement of NGG meeting July 16-17
- RFC 547 Change to the Very Distant Host specification