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diff --git a/doc/rfc/rfc867.txt b/doc/rfc/rfc867.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fe64d0a --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/rfc/rfc867.txt @@ -0,0 +1,116 @@ + + +Network Working Group J. Postel +Request for Comments: 867 ISI + May 1983 + + + + Daytime Protocol + + + + +This RFC specifies a standard for the ARPA Internet community. Hosts on +the ARPA Internet that choose to implement a Daytime Protocol are +expected to adopt and implement this standard. + +A useful debugging and measurement tool is a daytime service. A daytime +service simply sends a the current date and time as a character string +without regard to the input. + +TCP Based Daytime Service + + One daytime service is defined as a connection based application on + TCP. A server listens for TCP connections on TCP port 13. Once a + connection is established the current date and time is sent out the + connection as a ascii character string (and any data received is + thrown away). The service closes the connection after sending the + quote. + +UDP Based Daytime Service + + Another daytime service service is defined as a datagram based + application on UDP. A server listens for UDP datagrams on UDP port + 13. When a datagram is received, an answering datagram is sent + containing the current date and time as a ASCII character string (the + data in the received datagram is ignored). + +Daytime Syntax + + There is no specific syntax for the daytime. It is recommended that + it be limited to the ASCII printing characters, space, carriage + return, and line feed. The daytime should be just one line. + + One popular syntax is: + + Weekday, Month Day, Year Time-Zone + + Example: + + Tuesday, February 22, 1982 17:37:43-PST + + + + + +Postel [Page 1] + + + +RFC 867 May 1983 +Daytime Protocol + + + Another popular syntax is that used in SMTP: + + dd mmm yy hh:mm:ss zzz + + Example: + + 02 FEB 82 07:59:01 PST + +NOTE: For machine useful time use the Time Protocol (RFC-868). + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Postel [Page 2] + |