RFC 7805 · INFORMATIONAL · 2016

Moving Outdated TCP Extensions and TCP-Related Documents to Historic or Informational Status

Overview

RFC 7805, “Moving Outdated TCP Extensions and TCP-Related Documents to Historic or Informational Status”, is an Informational document published in April 2016 by A. Zimmermann, W. Eddy, L. Eggert. It updates RFC 7414. It obsoletes RFC 675, RFC 721, RFC 761, RFC 813, RFC 816, RFC 879, RFC 896, RFC 1078, RFC 6013. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document reclassifies several TCP extensions and TCP-related documents that either have been superseded, have never seen widespread use, or are no longer recommended for use to "Historic" status. The affected documents are RFCs 675, 721, 761, 813, 816, 879, 896, 1078, and 6013. Additionally, this document reclassifies RFCs 700, 794, 814, 817, 872, 889, 964, and 1071 to "Informational" status.

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What “Informational” means

Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.

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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC updates
RFC 7414
Other RFCs from 2016

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