RFC 309 (rfc309) - Page 4 of 6

Data and File Transfer Workshop Announcement

NWG/RFC # 309                                              Abhay Bhushan


                 Tentative List of Items for Discussion
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   Data Transfer Protocol (DTP)
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        - DTP vs TELNET.  Concept of extended TELNET, or
             allowing use of ASCII in DTP.

        - Error Control and recovery in DTP (use of
             error checks, restart, etc.)

        - Modes available -- handshake, only one mode, or use
             of default.

        - Information separator, Aborts, and the Use
             of Close (NCP-CLS) to Separate Information.

        - Use of DTP with TIPs

        - Use of DTP with DATACOMPUTER


   File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
   ----------------------------

        - Use of ICP, inter-mixing data and control,
             transferring files to third connections
             (possibly to different sites)

        - The command language ASCII or codes

        - Handling of data types and physical storage.

        - Handling of descriptors and logical structure

        - Error control and error recovery

        - Use of FTP with TIPs

        - Use of FTP with DATACOMPUTER

        - Uniform Pathnames and the ARPANET virtual file system.