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<reference anchor='RFC0172'>

<front>
<title>The File Transfer Protocol</title>
<author initials='A.' surname='Bhushan' fullname='Abhay Bhushan'>
<organization>Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)</organization></author>
<author initials='B.' surname='Braden' fullname='Bob Braden'>
<organization>University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)</organization></author>
<author initials='W.' surname='Crowther' fullname='Will Crowther'>
<organization>Bolt Beranek and Newman (BBN)</organization></author>
<author initials='E.' surname='Harslem' fullname='Eric Harslem'>
<organization>The Rand Corporation</organization></author>
<author initials='J.' surname='Heafner' fullname='John Heafner'>
<organization>The Rand Corporation</organization></author>
<author initials='A.' surname='McKenzie' fullname='Alex McKenzie'>
<organization>Bolt Beranek and Newman (BBN)</organization></author>
<author initials='J.' surname='Melvin' fullname='John Melvin'>
<organization>Stanford Research Institute (SRI)</organization></author>
<author initials='B.' surname='Sundberg' fullname='Bob Sundberg'>
<organization>Harvard University</organization></author>
<author initials='D.' surname='Watson' fullname='Dick Watson'>
<organization>Stanford Research Institute (SRI)</organization></author>
<author initials='J.' surname='White' fullname='Jim White'>
<organization>University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)</organization></author>
<date month='June' day='23' year='1971' /></front>

<seriesInfo name='RFC' value='172' />
</reference>
