Standard for the Format of ARPA Internet Text Messages
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Standard for the Format of ARPA Internet Text Messages is the seminal specification that defined the syntax and structure of electronic mail messages on the early ARPANET, forming the basis for modern Internet email formats.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ARPA Internet text message format | 1 |
| Standard for the Format of ARPA Internet Text Messages canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8035935 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Standard for the Format of ARPA Internet Text Messages Context triple: [RFC 822, title, Standard for the Format of ARPA Internet Text Messages]
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A.
ARPANET protocol suite
The ARPANET protocol suite was the early set of network communication protocols used on the ARPANET, serving as a precursor to and foundation for the modern Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP).
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B.
ARPANET Interface Message Processor platform
The ARPANET Interface Message Processor platform was the specialized packet-switching computer system that formed the backbone of the early ARPANET, handling data routing between host machines in the first large-scale packet-switched network.
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C.
RFC 882
RFC 882 was an early Internet standard that originally specified the Domain Name System (DNS) protocol before being superseded by later RFCs such as RFC 1035.
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D.
RFC 821
RFC 821 is the original Internet standard that formally defined the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) for electronic mail transmission.
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E.
RFC 1022
RFC 1022 is an early Internet standards document that was later superseded by RFC 1122, which more comprehensively defines host requirements for Internet protocols.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Standard for the Format of ARPA Internet Text Messages Target entity description: Standard for the Format of ARPA Internet Text Messages is the seminal specification that defined the syntax and structure of electronic mail messages on the early ARPANET, forming the basis for modern Internet email formats.
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A.
ARPANET protocol suite
The ARPANET protocol suite was the early set of network communication protocols used on the ARPANET, serving as a precursor to and foundation for the modern Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP).
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B.
ARPANET Interface Message Processor platform
The ARPANET Interface Message Processor platform was the specialized packet-switching computer system that formed the backbone of the early ARPANET, handling data routing between host machines in the first large-scale packet-switched network.
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C.
RFC 882
RFC 882 was an early Internet standard that originally specified the Domain Name System (DNS) protocol before being superseded by later RFCs such as RFC 1035.
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D.
RFC 821
RFC 821 is the original Internet standard that formally defined the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) for electronic mail transmission.
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E.
RFC 1022
RFC 1022 is an early Internet standards document that was later superseded by RFC 1122, which more comprehensively defines host requirements for Internet protocols.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
email message format specification
ⓘ
technical standard ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
ARPA Internet text message format standard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RFC 822 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
store-and-forward messaging on ARPANET
ⓘ
text-based email messages ⓘ |
| basedOn | earlier ARPANET mail conventions ⓘ |
| contributedTo | standardization of email communication ⓘ |
| defines |
format of message bodies
ⓘ
header fields for email messages ⓘ line-based text message format ⓘ rules for message headers and body separation ⓘ structure of ARPANET email messages ⓘ syntax for address fields in email ⓘ syntax for date and time fields in email ⓘ syntax for message identifiers ⓘ syntax for subject fields in email ⓘ syntax of ARPANET email messages ⓘ use of ASCII characters in email messages ⓘ |
| field |
Internet protocols
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computer networking ⓘ electronic mail ⓘ |
| goal |
consistent parsing of email messages by programs
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interoperable email message format on ARPANET ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
body section
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header section ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundation for modern email header and body structure
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seminal specification for Internet email format ⓘ |
| influenced |
MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)
NERFINISHED
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modern Internet email format ⓘ subsequent email-related RFCs ⓘ |
| partOf | ARPANET protocol suite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | modern email header standards ⓘ |
| specifies |
allowed characters in message headers
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line length limitations for messages ⓘ ordering of header fields ⓘ |
| successor |
Internet Message Format standard
NERFINISHED
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RFC 2822 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
early ARPANET email systems
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early Internet mail transfer agents ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Standard for the Format of ARPA Internet Text Messages Description of subject: Standard for the Format of ARPA Internet Text Messages is the seminal specification that defined the syntax and structure of electronic mail messages on the early ARPANET, forming the basis for modern Internet email formats.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.