RFC - 2640
Internationalization of the File Transfer Protocol
| Original: | ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2640.txt |
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| Authors: | B. Curtin [Defense Information Systems Agency] |
| Date: | July 1999 |
| Category: | Proposed Standard |
| Updates: | |
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| RFC-959std9 [STD 9] |
File Transfer Protocol (Updated by RFC-2228prop, RFC-3659prop, RFC-2640prop, RFC-2773exp) |
| Referred by: | 13 RFC |
| Refers to: | 11 RFC |
Status
This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (1999). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
The File Transfer Protocol, as defined in RFC 959std9 [RFC959] and RFC 1123std3 Section 4 [RFC1123], is one of the oldest and widely used protocols on the Internet. The protocol's primary character set, 7 bit ASCII, has served the protocol well through the early growth years of the Internet. However, as the Internet becomes more global, there is a need to support character sets beyond 7 bit ASCII.
This document addresses the internationalization (I18n) of FTP, which includes supporting the multiple character sets and languages found throughout the Internet community. This is achieved by extending the FTP specification and giving recommendations for proper internationalization support.
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- the founder of Zvon.org and Law-Ref.org
- the head of B.Sc. program Informatics and chemistry [in Czech]
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- the chief consultant of the publishing house ICT Press
- and Pavel Srb, a student of B.Sc. program Informatics and chemistry