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RFC 79 - Logger Protocol Error

  • Status: Unknown
  • Published: November 16, 1970
  • Stream: Legacy
  • Errata: No Errata

Document Information​

  • RFC Number: 79
  • Title: Logger Protocol Error
  • Authors: Edwin W. Meyer, Jr. (MIT Project MAC)
  • Date: November 16, 1970
  • Category: Unknown

Abstract​

RFC 79 reports a conflict discovered between the official NCP protocol as described in Protocol Document 1 and the logger protocol as described in RFC 66 by Steve Crocker. RFC 66 proposes that an ALL allocate command be sent immediately following an RTS or STR request for connection, whereas Protocol Document 1 restricts an ALL command to an "open" connection. The note observes that not being required to handle an ALL command before a connection is established is a simplifying restriction that an NCP implementation may take advantage of, noting that the Multics NCP is currently designed this way, and argues that the NCP protocol should not be changed now except for critical reasons. It therefore concludes that the proposed logger protocol should be modified to agree with the existing NCP protocol.

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