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RFC 959: File Transfer Protocol

Summary

RFC 959: File Transfer Protocol is a Request for Comments[1].

Key Facts

  • RFC 959: File Transfer Protocol authored File Transfer Protocol — author (P50): Jon Postel[2].
  • RFC 959: File Transfer Protocol authored File Transfer Protocol — author (P50): Joyce K. Reynolds[3].
  • RFC 959: File Transfer Protocol's instance of is recorded as File Transfer Protocol — instance of (P31): Request for Comments[4].
  • RFC 959: File Transfer Protocol was published by File Transfer Protocol — publisher (P123): Internet Engineering Task Force[5].
  • RFC 959: File Transfer Protocol's language of work or name is recorded as File Transfer Protocol — language of work or name (P407): English[6].
  • RFC 959: File Transfer Protocol was released on October 1, 1985[7].
  • RFC 959: File Transfer Protocol's main subject is File Transfer Protocol — main subject (P921): File Transfer Protocol[8].
  • RFC 959: File Transfer Protocol's work available at URL is recorded as https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc959[9].
  • RFC 959: File Transfer Protocol's work available at URL is recorded as https://tools.ietf.org/rfc/rfc959.txt[10].
  • RFC 959: File Transfer Protocol's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc959.txt[11].
  • RFC 959: File Transfer Protocol's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.rfc-editor.org/pdfrfc/rfc959.txt.pdf[12].
  • RFC 959: File Transfer Protocol's number of pages is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+69'}[13].
  • RFC 959: File Transfer Protocol's replaces is recorded as File Transfer Protocol — replaces (P1365): RFC 765: File Transfer Protocol specification[14].
  • RFC 959: File Transfer Protocol's title is recorded as File Transfer Protocol[15].
  • RFC 959: File Transfer Protocol's amended by is recorded as File Transfer Protocol — amended by (P2567): RFC 2228: FTP Security Extensions[16].
  • RFC 959: File Transfer Protocol's amended by is recorded as File Transfer Protocol — amended by (P2567): RFC 2640: Internationalization of the File Transfer Protocol[17].
  • RFC 959: File Transfer Protocol's amended by is recorded as File Transfer Protocol — amended by (P2567): RFC 2773: Encryption using KEA and SKIPJACK[18].
  • RFC 959: File Transfer Protocol's amended by is recorded as File Transfer Protocol — amended by (P2567): RFC 3659: Extensions to FTP[19].
  • RFC 959: File Transfer Protocol's amended by is recorded as File Transfer Protocol — amended by (P2567): RFC 5797: FTP Command and Extension Registry[20].
  • RFC 959: File Transfer Protocol's amended by is recorded as File Transfer Protocol — amended by (P2567): RFC 7151: File Transfer Protocol HOST Command for Virtual Hosts[21].

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Designation and Status

RFC 959: File Transfer Protocol's instance of is recorded as File Transfer Protocol — instance of (P31): Request for Comments[4].

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  1. [4] ↑ . RFC Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [15] ↑ . RFC Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] ↑ . RFC Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . RFC Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . RFC Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . RFC Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Author → Jon Postel, Joyce K. Reynolds
    Rfc id → 959
    Dblp publication id → journals/rfc/rfc959
    Work available at url → https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc959, https://tools.ietf.org/rfc/rfc959.txt, https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc959.txt +1
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12946]]: RFC+959, import FOLDOC ID ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/wikibase-cli/ed002fb114c48/|details]])"
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