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<reference anchor='RFC2640'>

<front>
<title abbrev='FTP Internalization'>Internationalization of the File Transfer Protocol</title>
<author initials='B.' surname='Curtin' fullname='Bill Curtin'>
<organization>JIEO</organization>
<address>
<postal>
<street />
<city>Fort Monmouth</city>
<region>NJ</region>
<code>07703-5613</code>
<country>US</country></postal>
<email>curtinw@ftm.disa.mil</email></address></author>
<date month='July' year='1999' />
<abstract>
<t>The File Transfer Protocol, as defined inand's Section 4, 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.</t>
<t>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.</t></abstract></front>

<seriesInfo name='RFC' value='2640' />
</reference>
