RFC 873 · UNKNOWN · 1982
TUE · 28 JUL 2026
Illusion of vendor support
Overview
RFC 873, “Illusion of vendor support”, is an Unknown document published in September 1982 by M.A. Padlipsky. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This memo takes issue with the claim that international standards in computer protocols presently provide a basis for low cost vendor supported protocol implementations. Originally published as M82-49 by the MITRE Corporation, Bedford, Massachusetts.
What “Unknown” means
The standards-track status of this early RFC was never formally classified.
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