RFC 8 · UNKNOWN · 1969 WED · 17 JUN 2026

ARPA Network Functional Specifications

By G. Deloche · Published May 1969 · DOI 10.17487/RFC0008

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RFC 8, “ARPA Network Functional Specifications”, is an Unknown document published in May 1969 by G. Deloche. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

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