RFC 607 · UNKNOWN · 1974
WED · 17 JUN 2026
Comments on the File Transfer Protocol
Overview
RFC 607, “Comments on the File Transfer Protocol”, is an Unknown document published in January 1974 by M. Krilanovich, G. Gregg. It has since been updated by RFC 614. It has been obsoleted by RFC 624 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
An old version; see RFC 624; see also RFCs 614, 542 and 640.
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 1974
- RFC 608 Host names on-line
- RFC 609 Statement of upcoming move of NIC/NLS service
- RFC 611 Two changes to the IMP/Host Protocol to improve user/network communications
- RFC 612 Traffic statistics
- RFC 613 Network connectivity: A response to RFC 603
- RFC 614 Response to RFC 607: "Comments on the File Transfer Protocol"
- RFC 615 Proposed Network Standard Data Pathname syntax
- RFC 617 Note on socket number assignment