Read the article rather than making something up.

▲ 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.

▲ 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...

	▲	Sharlin 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		That’s such an awesome answer by Michael Hampton. I had never heard of Jon Postel before now.

▲ 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.

▲ 3np 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

And what did you learn from what article, actually?