RFC 938 · EXPERIMENTAL · 1985

Internet Reliable Transaction Protocol functional and interface specification

Overview

RFC 938, “Internet Reliable Transaction Protocol functional and interface specification”, is an Experimental document published in February 1985 by T. Miller. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This RFC is being distributed to members of the DARPA research community in order to solicit their reactions to the proposals contained in it. While the issues discussed may not be directly relevant to the research problems of the DARPA community, they may be interesting to a number of researchers and implementors. This RFC suggests a proposed protocol for the ARPA-Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.

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What “Experimental” means

Describes a specification that is part of a research or development effort, published so the community can gain experience with it.

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