RFC 591 · UNKNOWN · 1973
MON · 15 JUN 2026
Addition to the Very Distant Host specifications
Overview
RFC 591, “Addition to the Very Distant Host specifications”, is an Unknown document published in November 1973 by D.C. Walden. 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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