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Jon Postel

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#215

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#223

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#128

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#85

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#49

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According to Wikipedia, Jonathan Bruce Postel was an American computer scientist who made many significant contributions to the development of the Internet, particularly with respect to standards. He is known principally for being the Editor of the Request for Comment document series, for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol , and for administering the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority until his death. During his lifetime he was referred to as the "god of the Internet" for his comprehensive influence; Postel himself noted that this "compliment" came with a barb, the suggestion that he should be replaced by a "professional," and responded with typical self-effacing matter-of-factness: "Of course, there isn’t any 'God of the Internet.' The Internet works because a lot of people cooperate to do things together."

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Jon Postel's Published Works

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Published Works

User Datagram Protocol (1980) (2418)
Internet Protocol (1981) (1690)
A brief history of the internet (1999) (1110)
Internet Control Message Protocol (1981) (1076)
Transmission Control Protocol (1981) (996)
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (1981) (492)
Assigned Numbers (1979) (375)
File Transfer Protocol (1985) (328)
File transfer protocol (FTP) (1985) (283)
The past and future history of the Internet (1997) (277)
Telnet Protocol Specification (1980) (215)
DOD standard transmission control protocol (1980) (171)
Rfc821: simple mail transfer protocol (1982) (151)
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part Four: Registration Procedures (1996) (146)
Domain Name System Structure and Delegation (1994) (132)
DOD standard internet protocol (1980) (130)
The DARPA internet protocol suite (1985) (129)
Internet Standard Subnetting Procedure (1985) (113)
The ARPA Internet Protocol (1981) (101)
Standard for the transmission of IP datagrams over IEEE 802 networks (1988) (91)
Transmission Control Protocol Specification. (1976) (87)
The TCP Maximum Segment Size and Related Topics (1983) (86)
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) Version 4 (1979) (83)
Requirements for Internet gateways (1987) (78)
Internet Registry IP Allocation Guidelines (1996) (73)
Internetwork Protocol Approaches (1980) (72)
Multi-LAN address resolution (1984) (62)
Instructions to RFC Authors (1997) (62)
Time Protocol (1983) (61)
RFC 959: File transfer protocol (1985) (60)
The Domain Naming Convention for Internet User Applications (1982) (46)
Something a Host Could Do with Source Quench: The Source Quench Introduced Delay (SQuID) (1987) (45)
An experimental multimedia mail system (1988) (42)
The arpanet telnet protocol: Its purpose, principles, implementation, and impact on host operating system design (1977) (42)
Common DNS Implementation Errors and Suggested Fixes (1993) (41)
A graph-model analysis of computer communications protocols. (1974) (41)
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol-SMTP (1992) (40)
The DARPA Experimental Multimedia Mail System (1985) (38)
Domain requirements (1984) (33)
IANA Charset Registration Procedures (2000) (32)
Internet Official Protocol Standards (1998) (32)
The Case for Pushing DNS (2005) (31)
Media Type Registration Procedure (1994) (29)
Internet control message protocol (icmp) (1981) (29)
On the junk mail problem (1975) (27)
Daytime Protocol (1983) (26)
NCP/TCP transition plan (1981) (26)
IP addressing and routing in a local wireless network (1992) (25)
Echo Protocol (1983) (22)
Internet Message Protocol (1979) (21)
Problems with the maintenance of large mailing lists (1991) (20)
Reliable host-to-host protocols: Problems and techniques (1977) (20)
Graph Modeling of computer communications protocols (1976) (18)
ARPANET protocol handbook (1976) (18)
Book Review: The Cuckoo's Egg:Tracking a Spy through the Maze of Computer Espionage by Clifford Stoll (Doubleday 1989) (1989) (18)
IPv6 Testing Address Allocation (1996) (17)
Character Generator Protocol (1983) (17)
Request For Comments reference guide (1987) (16)
IAB Official Protocol Standards (1992) (16)
Introduction to the STD Notes (1992) (16)
Post Office Protocol: Version 2 (1985) (16)
Mail Transfer Protocol (1980) (15)
Queuing algorithm to provide type-of-service for IP links (1988) (15)
Active users (1983) (14)
Service mappings (1981) (14)
An internetwork message structure (1979) (13)
Domain name system implementation schedule - revised (1984) (13)
An IPv6 Provider-Based Unicast Address Format (1997) (13)
Internet Architecture Extensions for Shared Media (1994) (12)
New Registries and the Delegation of International Top Level Domains (1996) (12)
Telnet Option Specifications (1983) (12)
White Pages Meeting Report (1994) (12)
DARPA Internet Program. Internet and Transmission Control Specifications (1981) (11)
Domain names plan and schedule (1983) (11)
IRTF Research Group Guidelines and Procedures (1996) (11)
Not All RFCs are Standards (1995) (10)
Best Current Practices (1995) (10)
File Transfer Protocol specification (1980) (10)
Quote of the Day Protocol (1983) (10)
Official Internet protocols (1987) (10)
Domain name system implementation schedule (1984) (10)
TCP and IP bake off (1987) (9)
Address mappings (1981) (9)
Revised FTP reply codes (1974) (9)
Structured format for transmission of multi-media documents (1980) (9)
Transport Multiplexing Protocol (TMux) (1994) (9)
Standard for the transmission of IP datagrams over experimental Ethernet networks (1984) (9)
Protocol information (1974) (8)
On protocol multiplexing (1979) (8)
Discard Protocol (1983) (8)
Computer mail meeting notes (1982) (7)
The US Domain (1992) (7)
Request for comments on Requests For Comments (1982) (7)
Extensible field addressing (1977) (7)
Name Server Design for Distributed Systems. (1984) (6)
Request for comments on Request for Comments: Instructions to RFC authors (1989) (6)
Issues in Reliable Host-to-Host Protocols (1977) (6)
Act one - the poems (1989) (5)
Protocol document order information (1986) (5)
Internet Protocol Handbook: Table of contents (1980) (5)
DoD statement on the NRC report (1985) (4)
Remote Controlled Transmission and Echoing Telnet option (1977) (4)
Official ARPA-Internet protocols (1984) (4)
Summary of Smallberg surveys (1983) (4)
Telnet Protocols (1972) (4)
The Iso Reference Model and Other Protocol Architectures (1983) (4)
Telnet Binary Transmission (1983) (3)
Telnet Echo Option (1983) (3)
Official Protocol Proffering (1970) (3)
Telnet end of record option (1983) (3)
Suggested Telnet Protocol Changes (1972) (3)
Telnet Suppress Go Ahead Option (1983) (3)
Telnet Timing Mark Option (1983) (3)
Summary of computer mail services meeting held at BBN on 10 January 1979 (1982) (3)
Rapicom 450 facsimile file format (1980) (3)
Prototypical implementation of the NCP (1970) (3)
Remote User Telnet service (1982) (3)
Network Working Group a Preferred Official Initial Connection Protocol* (2)
Message Switching (1973) (2)
Possible protocol plateau (1970) (2)
Regarding proffered official ICP (1971) (2)
Corrections to RFC 560: Remote Controlled Transmission and Echoing Telnet Option (1973) (2)
Well known socket numbers (1972) (2)
Note to Protocol Designers and Implementers (1973) (2)
ARPA Network Current Network Protocols. (1974) (2)
Telnet and FTP implementation schedule change (1973) (2)
ARPA Internet Protocol policy (1984) (2)
Thoughts on the mail protocol proposed in RFC 524 (1973) (2)
Proffered Official Initial Connection Protocol (1971) (2)
Terminal-to-Host Protocol Specification. (1976) (1)
Exterior Gateway Protocol implementation schedule (1984) (1)
Procedure call documents: Version 2 (1974) (1)
Echo process (1972) (1)
Intermail and Commercial Mail Relay services (1990) (1)
Mail transition plan (1980) (1)
Mail Transfer Protocol: ISI TOPS20 MTP-NIMAIL interface (1981) (1)
Mail Transfer Protocol: ISI TOPS20 implementation (1981) (1)
Network meeting report (1970) (1)
Consistent Access to Programs (1976) (1)
An Informal Comparison of Three Protocols (1979) (1)
Comments on the proposed Host/IMP Protocol changes (1975) (1)
Announcing additional Telnet options (1974) (1)
Satellite Considerations (1972) (1)
New Protocol is Coming (1970) (1)
Comments on "Byte size for connections" (1971) (1)
Addendum to RFC 1602 - Variance Procedure (1995) (1)
The ISI (Information Sciences Institute) Experimental Multimedia Mail System. (1986) (1)
Telnet Status Option (1983) (1)
Internet Datagram Protocol Specification. Version 4 (1979) (1)
Discard Process (1972) (1)
Character Generator Process (1972) (1)
Out-of-net host addresses for mail (1979) (1)
Proposed Standard Socket Numbers (1972) (1)
Assigned Network Numbers (1976) (1)
Lost message detection (1973) (1)
Socket number list (1972) (1)
Voice File Interchange Protocol (VFIP) (1986) (0)
Official ARPA-Internet protocols for connecting personal computers to the Internet (1984) (0)
Incremental Transfer and Fast Convergence in DNS (2003) (0)
Request For Comments summary notes: 800-899 (1984) (0)
Request For Comments summary notes: 600-699 (1982) (0)
ARPANET Transition Opportunities and Gateway Considerations (1977) (0)
Standard host names (1971) (0)
Mail Transfer Protocol: ISI TOPS20 file definitions (1981) (0)
Updated distribution list (1970) (0)
Report of the Protocol Workshop, 12 October 1971 (1972) (0)
Telnet Extended Options: List Option (1983) (0)
Internet numbers (1987) (0)
BBN's Comments on NWG/RFC #33 (1970) (0)
Official Host-Host Protocol Modification: Assigned Link Numbers (1972) (0)
Link usage violation (1972) (0)
Comments on RFC 123 (1971) (0)
Link 191 (1971) (0)
Discussion on RCTE (1976) (0)
Gateway special interest group meeting notes (1984) (0)
Announcing New Telnet Options (1973) (0)
Bibliography of Request For Comments 1 through 999 (1987) (0)
Graphics facilities information (1971) (0)
Request For Comments summary notes: 700-799 (1982) (0)
Assigned link numbers (1973) (0)
Frontend-Backend Split Programs (1976) (0)
RJE Protocol meeting (1972) (0)
Panel on multimedia computer mail - technical issues and future standards (1983) (0)
Comment on resynchronization of connection status proposal (1973) (0)
Computer Network Interconnection (1989) (0)
Initial Connection Protocol Control Commands (1971) (0)
Comments on RCTE from the Tenex Implementation Experience (1976) (0)
Panel on multimedia computer mail—technical issues and future standards (1983) (0)
Network Communications Research (1990) (0)
Intermail & commercial mail relay services (1990) (0)
Requests For Comments summary notes: 900-999 (1987) (0)
Sockets in use (1971) (0)
Standard file formats (1974) (0)
UCLA - Computer Science Graphics Overview (1971) (0)
Tera-node Network Technology (TASK 4) Network Infrastructure Activities (NIA) final report (1999) (0)
Multimedia mail meeting notes (1982) (0)
Delegation of International Top Level Domains (iTLDs) (1996) (0)
Official protocols (1983) (0)
Possible Deadlock in ICP (1971) (0)

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