RFC 765 · UNKNOWN · 1980 MON · 14 SEP 2026

File Transfer Protocol specification

By J. Postel · Published June 1980 · DOI 10.17487/RFC0765

Overview

RFC 765, “File Transfer Protocol specification”, is an Unknown document published in June 1980 by J. Postel. It obsoletes RFC 542. It has been obsoleted by RFC 959 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

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The standards-track status of this early RFC was never formally classified.

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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 542
Obsoleted by
RFC 959
Other RFCs from 1980