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<reference anchor='RFC0410'>

<front>
<title>Removal of the 30-Second Delay When Hosts Come Up</title>
<author initials='J.' surname='McQuillan' fullname='John M. McQuillan'>
<organization>Bolt Beranek and Newman (BBN)</organization></author>
<date month='November' day='10' year='1972' />
<abstract>
<t>The IMP currently delays accepting input from a Host for 30 seconds after the Host has come up.  This delay serves to allow the fact that the Host is up to propagate through the network.</t></abstract></front>

<seriesInfo name='RFC' value='410' />
</reference>
