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Read the article rather than making something up.

• 3np 1y ago
  And what did you learn from what article, actually?
• rzzzt 1y ago
  Narrator: noone came up with an answer. Someone purported the origin to be Sun but it turned out they used a different address in examples.
• bmacho 1y ago
  Which article? The posted emails? Superuser audience disagree https://superuser.com/questions/784978/why-did-the-ietf-specifically-choose-192-168-16-to-be-a-private-ip-address-class https://superuser.com/questions/784978/why-did-the-ietf-spec...
  • Sharlin 1y ago
    That’s such an awesome answer by Michael Hampton. I had never heard of Jon Postel before now.
• marcusb 1y ago
  It isn't an article, but a mailing list post, and the post starts out with: This is a fuzzy recollection of something I believe I read, which might well be inaccurate, and for which I can find no corroboration. I mention it solely because it might spark memories from someone who actually knows: Spoiler: it sparks one memory from one person, who winds up being mistaken. Offering an alternative hypothesis seems reasonable given the content of the post.