RFC 866
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RFC 866 is an early Internet standard that specifies the "Daytime Protocol," a simple service for returning the current date and time over a network connection.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RFC 866 canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Internet standard
ⓘ
Request for Comments ⓘ |
| accessMethod | Publicly available via RFC repositories ⓘ |
| category | Network protocol specification ⓘ |
| connectionDirection | Client initiates connection to server ⓘ |
| connectionModel | Client-server ⓘ |
| dataFormat | ASCII text ⓘ |
| definesService | Daytime service ⓘ |
| describes | Daytime Protocol ⓘ |
| documentSeries |
RFCs
ⓘ
surface form:
RFC series
|
| intendedClients | Any host capable of opening TCP or UDP connections ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | Text document ⓘ |
| networkLayer | Application layer ⓘ |
| obsoletedBy | More modern time synchronization protocols ⓘ |
| operatesOver |
IP networks
ⓘ
the internet ⓘ
surface form:
Internet
|
| organizationContext |
IETF community
ⓘ
surface form:
Internet Engineering community
|
| originalPurpose | Provide a simple daytime service for testing and demonstration ⓘ |
| outputCharacteristic | Implementation-dependent date and time format ⓘ |
| portAssignmentAuthority | IANA ⓘ |
| portType | Well-known port ⓘ |
| protocolName | Daytime Protocol ⓘ |
| publicationMonth | May ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
RFC 867
ⓘ
Time Protocol ⓘ |
| responseContent |
Current date
ⓘ
Current time ⓘ |
| responseTermination | Server closes connection after sending time ⓘ |
| responseTrigger | Server sends time upon connection ⓘ |
| scope | Simple time reporting, not time synchronization ⓘ |
| securityConsideration | No authentication or encryption defined ⓘ |
| serviceFunction | Return current date and time as human-readable text ⓘ |
| standardType | Informational protocol specification ⓘ |
| status | Historic ⓘ |
| tcpPort | 13 ⓘ |
| terminology |
Daytime client
ⓘ
Daytime server ⓘ |
| title | Daytime Protocol ⓘ |
| transportProtocol |
Transmission Control Protocol
ⓘ
surface form:
TCP
UDP ⓘ |
| udpPort | 13 ⓘ |
| useCase |
Providing simple time-of-day information
ⓘ
Testing and debugging network connectivity ⓘ |
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