RFC 542 · UNKNOWN · 1973 MON · 14 SEP 2026

File Transfer Protocol

By N. Neigus · Published August 1973 · DOI 10.17487/RFC0542

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.

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The standards-track status of this early RFC was never formally classified.

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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 354
Obsoleted by
RFC 765
Updated by
RFC 614 RFC 640
Other RFCs from 1973