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Happy 40th Birthday, Internet RFCs

Posted by timothy on from the more-pigeons-what-say-ye dept.

WayHomer was one of several readers to point out the 40th birthday of an important tool in the formation of the Internet, and a look back at it by the author of the first of many. "Stephen Crocker in the New York Times writes, 'Today is an important date in the history of the Internet: the 40th anniversary of what is known as the Request for Comments (RFC).' 'RFC1 — Host Software' was published 40 years ago today, establishing a framework for documenting how networking technologies and the Internet itself work. Distribution of this memo is unlimited."

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  1. YAY by s0l1dsnak3123 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It's also MY BIRTHDAY on the 7th of April


    :D