RFC 801 · UNKNOWN · 1981
MON · 15 JUN 2026
NCP/TCP transition plan
Overview
RFC 801, “NCP/TCP transition plan”, is an Unknown document published in November 1981 by J. Postel. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This RFC discusses the conversion of hosts from NCP to TCP. And making available the principle services: Telnet, File Transfer, and Mail. These protocols allow all hosts in the ARPA community to share a common interprocess communication environment.
What “Unknown” means
The standards-track status of this early RFC was never formally classified.
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