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From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Subject: Re: Linux needs new leadership.
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Followup to:  <20020402230203.B2722@alcove.wittsend.com>
By author:    "Michael H. Warfield" <mhw@wittsend.com>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
> 
> > "Electricity over IP" is right up there with the Google(tm) Pigeon
> > Clusters a fine addition to the tradition IMHO.
> 
> 	Agreed, but one of my favorites was RFC 1097, "TELNET
> SUBLIMINAL-MESSAGE Option".  That one had people FURIOUS and SCREAMING
> when it came out.  It was declared unethical and illegal.  Then someone
> pointed out that the option code BYTE value was 257.  :->  That and
> the date of April 1, 1989 (Ok, I'm an old fart) delivered a rather
> major clue by four to the side of some stiff necks.  :-)
> 
> 	But, yes...  Electricity over IP joins the hallowed halls of
> honored April 1 RFCs...
> 

Nothing beats RFC 1437, though...

	-hpa
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