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I aspire to be able to be as seriously silly as an RFC author on April First. Seldom does a joke have such well-researched due diligence.
by jachee 9y ago
I aspire to be able to be as seriously silly as an RFC author on April First. Seldom does a joke have such well-researched due diligence.
- bassman9000 9y agoOne of the best IMHO: IP over Avian Carrier https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_over_Avian_Carriers https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_over_Avian_Carriers and the QoS update with ASCII diagram included https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2549 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2549 Category: Experimental
- basicplus2 9y agoReal-life implementation On 28 April 2001, IPoAC was actually implemented by the Bergen Linux user group, under the name CPIP (for "Carrier Pigeon Internet Protocol"). [4] They sent nine packets over a distance of approximately five kilometers (three miles), each carried by an individual pigeon and containing one ping (ICMP Echo Request), and received four responses.
- bassman9000 9y ago55% packet loss!!
- tdeck 9y agoMy favorite novelty RFC is still the first. RFC 527, ARPAWOCKY: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc527 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc527 The archaic jargon and playful imagery harken back to the culture and experience of a time before the Internet even had it's name. Or maybe I romanticize too much :).