RFC 827 · UNKNOWN · 1982
WED · 17 JUN 2026
Exterior Gateway Protocol
Overview
RFC 827, “Exterior Gateway Protocol”, is an Unknown document published in October 1982 by E.C. Rosen. It has since been updated by RFC 904. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This RFC is proposed to establish a standard for Gateway to Gateway procedures that allow the Gateways to be mutually suspicious. This document is a DRAFT for that standard. Your comments are strongly encouraged.
What “Unknown” means
The standards-track status of this early RFC was never formally classified.
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