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IP Replaces Avian Carriers

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the one-flew-over-the-pigeon's-nest dept.

m0rningstar writes: "In the spirit of the IP over Avian Carriers RFC, India is considering replacing a carrier pigeon network with e-mail according to this story at the BBC."

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  1. The RFC's by little_fluffy_clouds · · Score: 4, Informative

    If you haven't already read them (where HAVE you been?):

    A Standard for the Transmission of IP Datagrams on Avian Carriers

    IP over Avian Carriers with Quality of Service

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    What were the skies like when you were young?
  2. Not a joke! by nick255 · · Score: 5, Informative

    The amazing thing is this *isn't* an April's fool joke!

    Here's an older story about the same thing.

  3. Re:Most places are not well developed. by Futurepower(tm) · · Score: 3, Informative


    Living in the U.S., Spain, England, or Australia, it is easy for us to forget:

    20% of the people in the world go hungry every day.

    Only a small percentage of people in the world have access to a telephone.

    A large percentage do not have access to safe water.

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    Bush's education improvements were