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Date: 30 Sep 1982 2201-PDT
From: FEINLER at SRI-NIC
Subject: Network Newsletter No. 16
To: list-l at SRI-NIC
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ANEWS-16 NETWORK INFO CENTER for
30 Sept 1982 DCA DDN Program Mgmt Office
(NIC@SRI-NIC)
(415) 859-3695
DoD NETWORK NEWSLETTER
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TOPIC: - Reminder of TCP/IP test, 1 Oct 1982
- SMTP implementations needed by Jan. 1983
- Documents available from NIC
- Implementation survey being taken
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REMINDER - TCP/IP TEST FRIDAY, 1 OCT 1982
You are all reminded again that a netwide test of TCP/IP will be
conducted Friday, 1 Oct 1982 from 12:00 to 16:00 EDT, during which
time NCP will be disabled in the IMPS. Those hosts which have not
implemented TCP/IP will not be able to communicate via the ARPANET
during the test period.
Will those of you participating in this bakeoff please report
problems or useful observations to POSTEL@ISIF with cc: to the NOC
(JGORDON@BBN-UNIX) and the NIC (NIC@SRI-NIC)
If you have NOT implemented TCP/IP, the end of the world is near!
***** 1 Jan 1983 is the cutover date, folks! *****
SMTP MUST BE IMPLEMENTED BY 1 JAN 1983
SMTP will become the official network mail protocol. All hosts with
mail service should plan on implementing SMTP by 1 Jan. 1983 for
sending and receiving network mail. SMTP is completely separate from
FTP, and is handled by a distinct server. This is quite different in
detail from the current mail-handling procedures. Questions about
implementation of the mail protocol should be addressed to Jon Postel
(POSTEL@ISIF).
In addition, all hosts must be able to understand the 4-octet host
addressing scheme outlined in RFC-796 and RFC-810.
DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE ONLINE FROM NIC
The documents you will need, if you do not already have them, are the
following:
1. The Internet Protocol Transition Workbook (IPTW).
Most of you have this volume which contains many of the needed
protocols. However, new versions of SMTP and other mail-related
protocols have been issued since this book was published.
References to the updated mail protocols are listed below and are
available online at the NIC. If you do not have the IPTW, copies
may be obtained from the NIC (NIC@SRI-NIC).
The IPTW contains TCP/IP/UDP/ICMP, the application level
protocols, discussion of the address mappings and host table
specification, and related information.
2. RFC-821 - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (68 pp)
(Note: This is a new version that obsoletes RFC-788 contained
in the IPTW. Pathname = [SRI-NIC]<Netinfo>RFC821.txt)
3. RFC-822 - Standard for the Format of ARPA Internet Text Messages
(47 pages) (Note: This is a new version that obsoletes RFC-733
contained in the IPTW. Pathname = [SRI-NIC]<Netinfo>RFC822.txt)
4. RFC-819 - The Domain Naming Convention for Internet User
Applications (18 pp). Pathname = [SRI-NIC]<Netinfo>RFC819.txt)
5. Internet Protocol Implementor's Guide - This document gives an
overview of the protocols and some general implementation
guidelines. Copies have been sent to everyone who has a copy
of the IPTW and should be arriving soon. This document is not
necessary to the implementation of the protocols, but is very
useful. Additional copies are available from NIC@SRI-NIC.
Changes are taking place rapidly. We will try to keep you informed
of events and necessary documentation (new or updated) via this
newsletter. Please see that implementors at your site are added to
the Network Newsletter distribution list (ANEWS) by sending a request
to NIC@SRI-NIC, or otherwise see that they are notified of
newsletters as they are published.
Documents online at the NIC can be obtained via FTP from your local
host using username 'anonymous' and pw=guest.
TCP IMPLEMENTATION SURVEY BEING CONDUCTED
The NIC is conducting a survey on behalf of DCA, of who has TCP/IP
and related software implementations and products. Questionnaires
have been included in the current mailing of the Internet Protocol
Implementation Guide. A copy of the questionnaire is also online at
SRI-NIC (10.0.0.73) as file <NETINFO>TCP-QUESTIONNAIRE.TXT if you
prefer to submit the information online. Return completed
questionnaires to NIC@SRI-NIC or to E. Feinler, SRI International,
Room EJ221, 333 Ravenswood Ave., Menlo Park, CA, 94025.
If you have promotional or descriptive literature for any of the
implementations or products, please send copies to the NIC for
reference, and keep us on your mailing list for future announcements,
advertising, or descriptive brochures.
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