RFC 863: The Discard Protocol Standard for Network Debugging
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Summary
RFC 863, published in May 1983 by Jon Postel, specifies the Discard Protocol standard for the ARPA Internet community. This protocol defines a simple network service that accepts TCP or UDP connections and discards any data received without sending any response, serving as a useful debugging and measurement tool for network testing and development.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledThis RFC specifies a standard for the ARPA Internet community.
A useful debugging and measurement tool is a discard service.
The Discard service simply throws away any data it receives.
Hosts on the ARPA Internet that choose to implement a Discard Protocol are expected to adopt and implement this standard.
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