RFC 806 · UNKNOWN · 1981
MON · 15 JUN 2026
Proposed Federal Information Processing Standard: Specification for message format for computer based message systems
Overview
RFC 806, “Proposed Federal Information Processing Standard: Specification for message format for computer based message systems”, is an Unknown document published in September 1981 by National Bureau of Standards. It has been obsoleted by RFC 841 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This RFC deals with Computer Based Message systems which provides a basis for interaction between different CBMS by defining the format of messages passed between them. This RFC is replaced by RFC 841.
What “Unknown” means
The standards-track status of this early RFC was never formally classified.
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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 1981
- RFC 804 CCITT draft recommendation T.4
- RFC 803 Dacom 450/500 facsimile data transcoding
- RFC 802 ARPANET 1822L Host Access Protocol
- RFC 801 NCP/TCP transition plan
- RFC 799 Internet name domains
- RFC 798 Decoding facsimile data from the Rapicom 450
- RFC 797 Format for Bitmap files
- RFC 796 Address mappings