RFC 832 · UNKNOWN · 1982
WED · 17 JUN 2026
Who talks TCP?
Overview
RFC 832, “Who talks TCP?”, is an Unknown document published in December 1982 by D. Smallberg. It has been obsoleted by RFC 833 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This RFC is a survey of hosts to identify the implementation status of Telnet, FTP, and Mail on TCP. The list of hosts was taken from the NIC hostname table of 2-Dec-82. The tests were run on 7-Dec-82.
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 1982
- RFC 831 Backup access to the European side of SATNET
- RFC 833 Who talks TCP?
- RFC 830 Distributed system for Internet name service
- RFC 834 Who talks TCP?
- RFC 829 Packet satellite technology reference sources
- RFC 835 Who talks TCP?
- RFC 828 Data communications: IFIP's international "network" of experts
- RFC 827 Exterior Gateway Protocol