RFC 172 (rfc172) - Page 1 of 12


The File Transfer Protocol



Alternative Format: Original Text Document



Network Working Group                           23 June 1971
Request for Comments #172                       Abhay Bhushan, MIT
NIC 6794                                        Bob Braden, UCLA
Categories: D.4, D.5, and D.7                   Will Crowther, BBN
Updates: 114                                    Eric Harslem, Rand
Obsolete: None                                  John Heafner, Rand
                                                Alex McKenzie, BBN
                                                John Melvin, SRI
                                                Bob Sundberg, Harvard
                                                Dick Watson, SRI
                                                Jim White, UCSB












                    THE FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL