RFC 761 · HISTORIC · 1980
MON · 27 JUL 2026
DoD standard Transmission Control Protocol
Overview
RFC 761, “DoD standard Transmission Control Protocol”, is a Historic document published in January 1980 by J. Postel. It has been obsoleted by RFC 793, RFC 7805 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
What “Historic” means
A specification that has been superseded or is otherwise no longer recommended for use.
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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 1980
- RFC 760 DoD standard Internet Protocol
- RFC 762 Assigned numbers
- RFC 759 Internet Message Protocol
- 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