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RFC 67 - Proposed Change to Host/IMP Spec to Eliminate Marking

  • Status: Unknown
  • Published: January 1970
  • Stream: Legacy
  • Errata: No Errata

Document Information​

  • RFC Number: 67
  • Title: Proposed Change to Host/IMP Spec to Eliminate Marking
  • Authors: W. Crowther (BBN)
  • Date: January 1970
  • Category: Unknown

Abstract​

RFC 67 proposes a change to the Host/IMP specifications to eliminate all "marking" problems. Instead of packing the leader and the text of a regular message into a single message, the two are sent as consecutive messages, so that the text always begins on a word boundary no matter what the word lengths of the machines involved. The change applies in both directions, on IMP-to-Host and Host-to-IMP messages. The note reports that no disadvantages were found and that sampled Host reactions ranged from neutral to enthusiastic, and it asks anyone who sees a flaw in the scheme to contact BBN quickly.

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