RFC 760 · UNKNOWN · 1980
MON · 27 JUL 2026
DoD standard Internet Protocol
Overview
RFC 760, “DoD standard Internet Protocol”, is an Unknown document published in January 1980 by J. Postel. It has since been updated by RFC 777. It has been obsoleted by RFC 791 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. 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 1980
- RFC 759 Internet Message Protocol
- RFC 761 DoD standard Transmission Control Protocol
- RFC 762 Assigned numbers
- RFC 763 Role mailboxes
- RFC 764 Telnet Protocol specification
- RFC 765 File Transfer Protocol specification
- RFC 766 Internet Protocol Handbook: Table of contents
- RFC 767 Structured format for transmission of multi-media documents