My favorite spoof RFC is for an ultra-slow network of tanks trundling across the landscape. By Vint Cerf, 1 April 1991. http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1217.html "This system uses a highly redundant optical communication technique to achieve ultra-low, ultra-robust transmission. The basic unit is the M1A1 tank. Each tank is labelled with the number 0 or 1 painted four feet high on the tank turret in yellow, day-glo luminescent paint."
As regards to the topic of psychic research, please visit these sites for your paranormal fix - including past research efforts of government and academia: http://www.skeptic.com http://www.csicop.org Thanks, Mike -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ericblack Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 8:34 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [SOCALWUG] Why I have little respect for the IEEE. Dave, your points are excellent. My respect for the IEEE just went up by 10 dB. That said, I assure you that I have dug up and read each of these papers and none appeared to be spoofs. To me at least, the CPIP of IETF: RFC1149 (Carrier Pigeon Internet Protocol: A Standard for the Transmission of IP Datagrams on Avian Carriers) is one thing, but [An Engineering Perspective on Physic Phenomena] is something else altogther. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Close Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 7:48 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SOCALWUG] Why I have little respect for the IEEE. "ericblack" wrote: >FIVE REASONS: Note that all of your references are more than 15 years old, and most are nearly 30 years old. Also note that publication of a research paper does not constitute an official endorsement of the findings in that paper. (And note that even the IETF RFC series includes some spoofs.) The entire wireless industry depends on the volunteer efforts of IEEE standardization committees. We are better off with IEEE standards than with any government sponsored standardization effort. -- Dave Close, Compata, Costa Mesa CA "Politics is the business of getting [EMAIL PROTECTED], +1 714 434 7359 power and privilege without [EMAIL PROTECTED] possessing merit." - P. J. O'Rourke
