RFC 835 · UNKNOWN · 1982
WED · 17 JUN 2026
Who talks TCP?
Overview
RFC 835, “Who talks TCP?”, is an Unknown document published in December 1982 by D. Smallberg. It obsoletes RFC 834. It has been obsoleted by RFC 836 — 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 28-Dec-82 through 5-Jan-83.
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 834 Who talks TCP?
- RFC 833 Who talks TCP?
- RFC 832 Who talks TCP?
- RFC 831 Backup access to the European side of SATNET
- RFC 830 Distributed system for Internet name service
- RFC 829 Packet satellite technology reference sources
- RFC 828 Data communications: IFIP's international "network" of experts
- RFC 827 Exterior Gateway Protocol