RFC 976 · UNKNOWN · 1986
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
UUCP mail interchange format standard
Overview
RFC 976, “UUCP mail interchange format standard”, is an Unknown document published in February 1986 by M.R. Horton. It has since been updated by RFC 1137. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document defines the standard format for the transmission of mail messages between computers in the UUCP Project. It does not however, address the format for storage of messages on one machine, nor the lower level transport mechanisms used to get the date from one machine to the next. It represents a standard for conformance by hosts in the UUCP zone.
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 1986
- RFC 975 Autonomous confederations
- RFC 977 Network News Transfer Protocol
- RFC 974 Mail routing and the domain system
- RFC 978 Voice File Interchange Protocol
- RFC 973 Domain system changes and observations
- RFC 979 PSN End-to-End functional specification
- RFC 972 Password Generator Protocol
- RFC 980 Protocol document order information