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| ▲ | marcusb 4 days ago | parent | next [-] |
| It isn't an article, but a mailing list post, and the post starts out with: This is a fuzzy recollection of something I believe I read, which might well be inaccurate, and for which I can find no corroboration. I mention it solely because it might spark memories from someone who actually knows:
Spoiler: it sparks one memory from one person, who winds up being mistaken.Offering an alternative hypothesis seems reasonable given the content of the post. |
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| ▲ | bmacho 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Which article? The posted emails? Superuser audience disagree https://superuser.com/questions/784978/why-did-the-ietf-spec... |
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| ▲ | Sharlin 4 days ago | parent [-] | | That’s such an awesome answer by Michael Hampton. I had never heard of Jon Postel before now. |
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| ▲ | rzzzt 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Narrator: noone came up with an answer. Someone purported the origin to be Sun but it turned out they used a different address in examples. |
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| ▲ | 3np 4 days ago | parent | prev [-] |
| And what did you learn from what article, actually? |
