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Request For Comments, Internet technical term, [[RFC]]s are used to define protocols and stuff.

Often funny ones are released on AprilFirst.

ToothyWiki can link to individual RFC's by number (e.g. RFC:1149).

:''I've just seen the 2003 [RFC:3514 proposal for the TCP/IP "evil" bit], which seems so obvious in retrospect.  Maybe a list of previous funny RFCs could be provided here?''

::... and MoonShadow kills the link...  Syntax doesn't seem to function at the moment.  Original link was to http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3514.txt...

I've read one on changing the new IP scheme to something like 15 characters from a huge character set to make them more 'rememberable' and another one on a protocol for dealing with an infinite number of monkeys on an infinite number of keyboards...  Unfotunately I don't know the code for either :( - [[Kazuhiko]]
:''Yes, I've come across that second one.  I particularly liked the IAMB/PENT protocol where each communication had to have ten syllables, alternating stressed / unstressed :) --AC''

[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc748.txt Telnet randomly-lose option]
[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc779.txt Telnet send-location option] (may be serious?)
[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1097.txt Telnet subliminal-message option]
[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1149.txt Standard for the transmission of IP datagrams on avian carriers] - SeeAlso [http://www.blug.linux.no/rfc1149/ diary of an implementation], with photos
[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1217.txt Memo from the Consortium for Slow Commotion Research]
[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1313.txt Today's programming for KRFC AM 13XX]
[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1437.txt The extension of MIME Content-Types to a new medium]
[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1438.txt Internet Engineering Task Force Statements of Boredom (SOBs)]
[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1605.txt SONET to sonnet translation]
[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1606.txt A historical perspective on the usage of IPv9]
[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1607.txt A view from the 21st century]
[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1776.txt The address is the message]
[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1925.txt The twelve networking truths]
[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1927.txt Suggested additional MIME types for associating documents]
[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2100.txt The naming of hosts]
[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2321.txt The reliable internetwork troubleshooting agent]
[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2322.txt Management of IP numbers by peg-dhcp]
[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2323.txt IETF identification and security guidelines]
[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2324.txt Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol (HTCPCP/1.0)]
[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2325.txt Definitions of managed objects for drip-type heated beverage hardware devices using SMIv2]
[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2549.txt IP over avian carriers with quality of service]
[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2550.txt Y10K and beyond]
[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2551.txt The Roman Standards Process -- Revision III]
[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2795.txt The Infinite Monkey Protocol Suite (IMPS)]
[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3091.txt Pi digit generation protocol]
[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3092.txt Etymology of "foo"]
[http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3093.txt Firewall Enhancement Protocol (FEP)]

And those are just the obvious ones. Hmm, took longer than I expected. Back to work... PeterTaylor

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Also applied to certain sporting associations, to indicate their tendencies towards a game which England just beat 5 other nations at.

Prior to the foundation of the RAF in 1918, also the RoyalFlyingCorps; the branch of the Army responsible for aircraft.
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