RFC 996 · HISTORIC · 1987
WED · 29 JUL 2026
Statistics server
Overview
RFC 996, “Statistics server”, is a Historic document published in February 1987 by D.L. Mills. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This RFC specifies a standard for the ARPA Internet community. Hosts and gateways on the DARPA Internet that choose to implement a remote statistics monitoring facility may use this protocol to send statistics data upon request to a monitoring center or debugging host.
What “Historic” means
A specification that has been superseded or is otherwise no longer recommended for use.
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