RFC 624 · UNKNOWN · 1974
WED · 17 JUN 2026
Comments on the File Transfer Protocol
Overview
RFC 624, “Comments on the File Transfer Protocol”, is an Unknown document published in February 1974 by M. Krilanovich, G. Gregg, W. Hathaway, J.E. White. It obsoletes RFC 607. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
Design changes and slight modifications. Replaces RFC 607; 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 623 Comments on on-line host name service
- RFC 625 On-line hostnames service
- RFC 622 Scheduling IMP/TIP down time
- RFC 626 On a possible lockup condition in IMP subnet due to message sequencing
- RFC 621 NIC user directories at SRI ARC
- RFC 627 ASCII text file of hostnames
- RFC 620 Request for monitor host table updates
- RFC 628 Status of RFC numbers and a note on pre-assigned journal numbers