... Clients communicate with the repository via the Distributed Mail System Protocol (DMSP); the specification for this protocol appears in appendix A. The repository is therefore a DMSP server in addition to a mail end-site and storage facility. DMSP provides a complete set of mail manipulation operations ("send a message", "delete a message", "print a message", etc.) ... 501 (failure) [why:str] DMSP also provides clients with the ability to send an arbitrary text message to the repository. ...
... TS-user | ... TCP interface TCP interface | ... The Primitives The protocol assumes that the TCP [RFC-793] offers the following service primitives: Events connected - open succeeded (either ACTIVE or PASSIVE) connect fails - ACTIVE open failed data ready - data can be read from the connection errored - the connection has errored and is now closed closed - an orderly disconnection has started Actions listen on port - PASSIVE open on the given port open port - ACTIVE open to the...
Network Working Group ANSI Request for Comments: 982 April 1986 Guidelines for the Specification of the Structure of the Domain Specific Part (DSP) of the ISO Standard NSAP Address ANSI Working Document X3S3.3/85-258 Status of This Memo The following is a RFC edition of the ANSI "Guidelines for the Specification of the Structure of the Domain Specific Part (DSP) of the ISO Standard NSAP Address". ... If DSP is present, a DSP of 8 or less decimal digits is an NSAP selector. ... ANSI [Page 11] ...
... Most of these protocols have also been issued as RFCs. ... 501 Church Street, NE Suite 206 Vienna, VA 22180 Phone: 1-703-281-1135 Jacobsen Postel [Page 6] RFC 980 March 1986 Protocol Document Order Information APPENDIX A DDN PROTOCOL HANDBOOK 1985 -- TABLE OF CONTENTS VOLUME ONE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION TO VOLUME ONE SECTION 2: OVERVIEW 2.1 Purpose of the DDN Protocol Handbook 2.2 What the Handbook Contains 2.3 Role of DCA in Protocol Standardization 2.4 ...
... The changes described in this memo will affect AHIP (1822 LH/DH/HDH) and X.25 hosts directly connected to BBNCC PSNs. ... The new EE provides a set of network transport services which are appropriate for both the AHIP and X.25 host interfaces, unlike the old EE, which is highly optimized for and tightly tied to the AHIP host interface. ... The new EE does not support VDH hosts. ... The new EE has AHIP and X.25 Level 3 modules that translate between the specific host protocols and the EE mechanisms. ...
Network Working Group J. K. Reynolds (ISI) Request for Comments: 978 R. Gillmann (Inner Loop) W. A. Brackenridge (Alembic) A. Witkowski (Inner Loop) J. Postel (ISI) February 1986 VOICE FILE INTERCHANGE PROTOCOL (VFIP) STATUS OF THIS MEMO This memo describes a proposed voice file interchange format for use in the ARPA-Internet community. ... INTRODUCTION The purpose of the Voice File Interchange Protocol (VFIP) is to permit the interchange of various types of speech files between different systems. ...
... R. Horton Request for Comments: 976 Bell Laboratories February 1986 UUCP Mail Interchange Format Standard Status of This Memo In response to the need for maintenance of current information about the status and progress of various projects in the ARPA-Internet community, this RFC is issued for the benefit of community members. ... This document defines the standard format for the transmission of mail messages between machines in the UUCP Project. ... in domain) rmail domain!user (at least 1 . ...
Network Working Group Brian Kantor (U.C. San Diego) Request for Comments: 977 Phil Lapsley (U.C. Berkeley) February 1986 Network News Transfer Protocol A Proposed Standard for the Stream-Based Transmission of News Status of This Memo NNTP specifies a protocol for the distribution, inquiry, retrieval, and posting of news articles using a reliable stream-based transmission of news among the ARPA-Internet community. ... The STAT command is similar to the ARTICLE command except that no text is returned. ...
Network Working Group D. L. Mills Request for Comments: 975 M/A-COM Linkabit February 1986 Autonomous Confederations Status of This Memo This RFC proposes certain enhancements of the Exterior Gateway Protocol (EGP) to support a simple, multiple-level routing capability while preserving the robustness features of the current EGP model. ... Every gateway in that confederation is entitled to list all reachable nets in EGP messages sent to any other system. ...
Network Working Group Craig Partridge Request for Comments: 974 CSNET CIC BBN Laboratories Inc January 1986 MAIL ROUTING AND THE DOMAIN SYSTEM Status of this Memo This RFC presents a description of how mail systems on the Internet are expected to route messages based on information from the domain system described in RFCs 882, 883 and 973. ... Introduction The purpose of this memo is to explain how mailers are to decide how to route a message addressed to a given Internet domain name. ...
Network Working Group Paul Mockapetris Request for Comments: 973 ISI January 1986 Domain System Changes and Observations STATUS OF THIS MEMO This RFC documents updates to Domain Name System specifications RFC-882 [1] and RFC-883 [2], suggests some operational guidelines, and discusses some experiences and problem areas in the present system. ... Mockapetris [Page 1] RFC 973 January 1986 Domain System Changes and Observations CLASS changes Class 2, originally reserved for CSNET, is obsolete. ...
... Some sites have implemented dictionary lookup techniques in their password programs to prevent ordinary words from being used. ... A version of the PWDGEN algorithm briefly described below has been in use for several years at a small number of sites in the Internet. ... The PWDGEN Service described herein provides a means for sites to offer a list of possible passwords for the user to choose one from the first set, or optionally select from another set. ...
... The standards, or system type definitions, that will be discussed are the CCITT X.409 recommendation, the NBS Computer Based Message System (CBMS) standard, DARPA Multimedia Mail system, the Courier remote procedure call protocol, and the SUN Remote Procedure Call package. ... Courier The Courier standard data types are used to define the data objects which are transported bi-directionally between system elements that are running the Courier remote procedure call protocol. ... Message | ...