RFC 606 · UNKNOWN · 1973
MON · 15 JUN 2026
Host names on-line
Overview
RFC 606, “Host names on-line”, is an Unknown document published in December 1973 by L.P. Deutsch. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
Resolving differences in hostname-address mappings; see also RFCs 627, 625, 623 and 608.
What “Unknown” means
The standards-track status of this early RFC was never formally classified.
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- RFC 600 Interfacing an Illinois plasma terminal to the ARPANET
- RFC 599 Update on NETRJS
- RFC 598 RFC index - December 5, 1973