There is even a subsequent RFC whose title is, exactly, "RFC 1888 Is Obsolete":
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4048
Moreover, RFC1888 never moved beyond "experimental" status. Look at its heading, where it says "Obsoleted by: 4048 Category: Experimental", and its preface which explicitly states that "This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind."