RFC 868:Time Protocol
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RFC - 868

Time Protocol

Original: ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc868.txt
Authors: J. Postel [ISI], K. Harrenstien - SRI [SRI]
Date: May 1983
Category: Standard: STD-26 ]



Referred by: 73 RFC
Refers to: 0 RFC

Abstract

This RFC specifies a standard for the ARPA Internet community. Hosts on the ARPA Internet that choose to implement a Time Protocol are expected to adopt and implement this standard.

This protocol provides a site-independent, machine readable date and time. The Time service sends back to the originating source the time in seconds since midnight on January first 1900.


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