In a recent search for an RFC, I came across a rather odd RFC outlining a MIME type to facilitate the wider interoperation of electronic mail messages that include entire sentient life forms, such as human beings.
After commenting on this intriguing find on a mailing list, others alerted me to the existence of the Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol (HTCPCP/1.0) and
Standard for the Transmission of IP Datagrams on Avian Carriers RFCs. I find this to be sufficient proof that geeks do have a sense of humor, thankyouverymuch.
Posts from October 28, 2001
Intriguing RFCs
Inadvertent puns are sometimes the
Inadvertent puns are sometimes the best kind:
I was going to sing, but I refrained.
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