RFC 597 · UNKNOWN · 1973
MON · 15 JUN 2026
Host status
Overview
RFC 597, “Host status”, is an Unknown document published in December 1973 by N. Neigus, E.J. Feinler. It has since been updated by RFC 603. 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 596 Second thoughts on Telnet Go-Ahead
- RFC 598 RFC index - December 5, 1973
- RFC 595 Second thoughts in defense of the Telnet Go-Ahead
- RFC 599 Update on NETRJS
- RFC 594 Speedup of Host-IMP interface
- RFC 600 Interfacing an Illinois plasma terminal to the ARPANET
- RFC 593 Telnet and FTP implementation schedule change
- RFC 601 Traffic statistics