[comp.protocols.tcp-ip] RFCs and MIL-STDs

OLE@CSLI.Stanford.EDU (Ole J. Jacobsen) (12/10/88)

Hi,

	In the July 1988 issue of ConneXions, we printed a list of
sources for information on TCP/IP, and I felt it was necessary to
say something about the relationship of RFCs to MIL-STDs. After
consulting with the Internet Czar, we came up with the following
paragraph:

	"There are five (5) Military Standard (MIL-STD) documents.
The IP and TCP MIL-STDs are completely different from the corresponding
RFCs yet intending to define the same protocols. The FTP, MAIL and
Telnet RFCs are copies of the corresponding RFCs. Implementors should
always use all the available information. There are some known errors
in the MIL-STDs (specifically, see RFC 963 and RFC 964). In cases of
confusion, the RFCs should take precedence over MIL-STDs."


Ole
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jbvb@VAX.FTP.COM (James Van Bokkelen) (12/12/88)

You should be sure to note that the FTP MIL-STD is a copy of the obsolete
FTP RFC 765; It does not include a number of things added in RFC 959.

James VanBokkelen
FTP Software Inc.