tcp-ip@ucbvax.ARPA (07/03/85)
From: POSTEL@USC-ISIF.ARPA Folks: The protocol specifications for the IP/TCP family of protocols are in the Internet Protocol Transition Workbook, the Internet Protocol Implementation Guide, the Internet Protocol Telnet Protocol and Options, and the Internet Mail Protocols volumes. These volumes contain most of the protocols used in the ARPA-Internet community. The Assigned Numbers (RFC-943) and Official Protocols (RFC-944) notes provide a index and annotated index to the protocols. All these above are available from the Network Information Center (send a note to NIC@SRI-NIC.ARPA). Several of the Internet Protocol documents have now been issued as military standards (MIL-STDs). The MIL-STDs listed below are the official DoD versions of these commmunication protocols and should be consulted for any DoD implementations. Internet Protocol (IP) MIL-STD-1777 Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) MIL-STD-1778 File Transfer Protocol (FTP) MIL-STD-1780 Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) MIL-STD-1781 Telnet Protocol and Options (TELNET) MIL-STD-1782 These documents may be ordered from: Naval Publications and Forms Center, Code 3015 5801 Tabor Ave Philadelphia, PA 19120 1-215-697-3321 Requests can be initiated by telephone, telegraph, or mail; however, it is preferred that private industry use form DD1425, if possible. The ARPA specifications for IP (RFC-791) and TCP (RFC-793) and the DoD specifications above are intended to describe exactly the same protocols. Any difference in the protocols specified by these sets of documents should be reported to DCA and to ARPA. The RFCs and the MIL-STDs for IP and TCP differ in style and level of detail. It is strongly advised that the two sets of documents be used together. The ARPA and the DoD specifications for the FTP, SMTP, and Telnet protocols are essentially the same documents (RFCs 765, 821, 854). The MIL-STD versions have been edited slightly. Implementers should also check the "Official Protocols" memo for comments on protocol status or pending changes (RFC 944). --jon. -------