RFC 818 · HISTORIC · 1982 TUE · 15 SEP 2026

Remote User Telnet service

By J. Postel · Published November 1982 · DOI 10.17487/RFC0818

Overview

RFC 818, “Remote User Telnet service”, is a Historic document published in November 1982 by J. Postel. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This RFC is the specification of an application protocol. Any host that implements this application level service must follow this protocol.

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A specification that has been superseded or is otherwise no longer recommended for use.

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