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- 1Origins of the RFC, the internet's founding documentsโtoday's TIL from Where Wizards Stay Up Late was about the origins of the RFC or "Request for Comment". i've seen these k
Readers are revisiting the history of the RFC, or Request for Comments, the technical documents that shaped internet standards. Drawing on the book Where Wizards Stay Up Late, one account highlights Steve Crocker's deliberately modest wording when he labeled early documents 'requests for comments' to avoid sounding declarative, explaining their famously collaborative format.
- 2First RFC1149 avian carrier packet up for auction at Christie'sโThe first packet sent via RFC1149 avian carrier is up for auction at Christie's Article URL: https:// onlineonly.christi
Christie's is auctioning the original message from the first packet ever sent using RFC 1149, the joke 1990 standard that defines how to transmit Internet Protocol packets via carrier pigeon. The item appears in Christie's fine printed books and manuscripts sale. Tech communities are enjoying the moment, celebrating a piece of internet history that began as an April Fools' Day gag and later was actually demonstrated in practice.
- 3First RFC1149 avian carrier packet up for auction at Christie'sโผThe first packet sent via RFC1149 avian carrier is up for auction at Christie's
The first data packet ever sent using RFC 1149, the humorous 1990 protocol for transmitting internet traffic via carrier pigeon, is being auctioned at Christie's as part of a sale of fine printed books, manuscripts and science. The protocol, written by David Waitzman as a joke, became a beloved piece of internet folklore. Collectors and technologists are following the sale of this unusual piece of computing history.
- 4RFC 1122, the Internet's TCP/IP rulebook, turns back the clockโRFC 1122 defining the TCP/IP requirements for Internet hosts was published in October 1989 https:// cromwell-intl.com/ne
RFC 1122, the document that defines the TCP/IP requirements every host on the Internet must meet, was published in October 1989. Networking enthusiasts are revisiting its history, noting how the standard laid the groundwork for protocols used in Linux and open-source networking stacks that still run the modern Internet.
- 5Packet Sent via 'Avian Carrier' Joke Protocol Heads to AuctionโผA Piece of Internet History Goes Up for Auction: A Packet Transmitted by RFC 1149 "Avian Carrier"
A packet transmitted using RFC 1149, the famous April Fools' specification defining IP over avian carriers โ delivering internet data by carrier pigeon โ is being put up for auction. The humorous protocol, published in 1990, has become a beloved piece of internet folklore, and memorabilia linked to its real-world implementation is now drawing attention from collectors of computing and internet history.
- 6FrankenPHP 1.13 released with security fixesโFrankenPHP 1.13 is out! - Caddy 2.11.7: Slowloris protection, url_pattern matcher, RFC 10036 Incremental header - Mercur
FrankenPHP 1.13 has been released, bundling Caddy 2.11.7 with Slowloris protection, a url_pattern matcher and RFC 10036 incremental header support. The update includes Mercure 1.0 built in and validates config reloads before replacing the running configuration. Five security fixes, two rated high severity, are included, and developers are urged to upgrade and read the upgrade notes.
- 7RFC 1149 packet from famous April Fool's implementation heads to Christie's auctionโA unique piece of Internet history: A packet from the RFC1149 implementation is up for auction at Christie's! https:// b
A physical packet from an implementation of RFC 1149 โ the humorous Internet standard titled 'A Standard for the Transmission of IP Datagrams on Avian Carriers' โ is being auctioned at Christie's. The April Fool's RFC, published in 1990, is a beloved joke of networking culture, and a real-world implementation counts as a rare artifact of Internet folklore. Tech communities online are treating the sale as a piece of Internet history coming to market.
- 8RFC 5709 on OSPF HMAC-SHA authentication revisitedโRFC 5709 defining HMAC-SHA cryptographic authentication for the OSPF protocol was published in October 2009 https:// cro
RFC 5709, published in October 2009, defines how OSPF routing protocol messages are authenticated using the HMAC-SHA cryptographic scheme. Networking commentary is revisiting the standard and explaining how cryptographic authentication works for OSPFv2, highlighting its role in securing routing infrastructure against spoofed route advertisements.
- 9RFC 1267, the 1991 spec behind BGP version 3, recalledโRFC 1267 defining the Border Gateway Protocol or BGP version 3 was published in October 1991 https:// cromwell-intl.com/
A networking enthusiast has highlighted that RFC 1267, the document defining Border Gateway Protocol version 3, was published in October 1991. BGP remains the routing protocol that ties the internet together, so reminders of its early specifications draw interest from engineers interested in networking history, open-source networking, and how the internet's core infrastructure evolved over more than three decades.
- 10RFC 8654 extends BGP message support, explainedโRFC 8654 defining extended message support for the Border Gateway Protocol or BGP was published in October 2019 https://
RFC 8654, the standard defining extended message support for the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), was published in October 2019. BGP is the routing protocol that holds the global internet together, and the update allows larger BGP messages than the original specification permitted. A networking guide covering IP routing and BGP internals is being shared and discussed among open source and Linux networking enthusiasts.
- 11Carrier pigeon internet packet goes up for auction at Christie'sโActual RFC1149 packet being auctioned https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/fine-printed-books-manuscripts-science/carrier-
Christie's is auctioning what is described as an actual RFC 1149 packet in its Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts: Science sale. RFC 1149, 'A Standard for the Transmission of IP Datagrams on Avian Carriers', is a famous 1990 April Fools' networking joke that defines how to send internet data by carrier pigeon. Tech and networking enthusiasts online are sharing the listing, treating the engineering in-joke made physical as a collectible piece of internet history.