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<reference anchor='RFC0278'>

<front>
<title>Revision of the Mail Box Protocol</title>
<author initials='A.' surname='Bhushan' fullname='Abhay Bhushan'>
<organization>Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), DMCG</organization></author>
<author initials='B.' surname='Braden' fullname='Bob Braden'>
<organization>University California Los Angeles (UCLA), CCN</organization></author>
<author initials='E.' surname='Harslem' fullname='Eric Harslem'>
<organization>RAND Corporation</organization></author>
<author initials='J.' surname='Heafner' fullname='John Heafner'>
<organization>RAND Corporation</organization></author>
<author initials='A.' surname='McKenzie' fullname='Alex McKenzie'>
<organization>Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc. (BBN), NET</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) International,  Augmentation Research Center (ARC)</organization></author>
<author initials='J.' surname='White' fullname='Jim White'>
<organization>University California Santa Barbara (UCSB)</organization></author>
<date month='November' day='17' year='1971' />
<abstract>
<t>The file transfer committee met and discussed the Mail Box Protocol RFC 221, NIC 7612.  The potential utility for the mechanism was confirmed and a couple of changes suggested.  We first give the changes and then restate the Protocol.</t></abstract></front>

<seriesInfo name='RFC' value='278' />
</reference>
