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Feature negotiation mechanism for the File Transfer Protocol

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Network Working Group                                         P. Hethmon
Request for Comments: 2389                              Hethmon Brothers
See Also: 959                                                     R. Elz
Category: Standards Track                        University of Melbourne
                                                             August 1998


      Feature negotiation mechanism for the File Transfer Protocol

Status of this Memo

   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.

Abstract

   The File Transfer Protocol is, from time to time, extended with new
   commands, or facilities.  Implementations of the FTP protocol cannot
   be assumed to all immediately implement all newly defined mechanisms.
   This document provides a mechanism by which clients of the FTP
   protocol can discover which new features are supported by a
   particular FTP server.


























Hethmon & Elz               Standards Track

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