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• - "Because Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) transmits data in frames of bytes, it is fairly easy to envision ways to compress SONET frames to yield higher bandwidth over a given fiber optic link. This memo describes a particular method, SONET Over N
  
• - "This memo amends RFC 1149, 'A Standard for the Transmission of IP Datagrams on Avian Carriers', with Quality of Service information. This is an experimental, not recommended standard."
  
• - This RFC "defines objects for the management of coffee-brewing and maintenance devices."
  
• - "As we approach the end of the millennium, much attention has been paid to the so-called "Y2K" problem. Nearly everyone now regrets the short-sightedness of the programmers of yore who wrote programs designed to fail in the yea
  
• - "This memo documents the fundamental truths of networking for the Internet community. This memo does not specify a standard, except in the sense that all standards must implicitly follow the fundamental truths."
  
• - "This RFC is meant to represent a guideline by which the IETF conferences may run more efficiently with regards to identification and security protocols, with specific attention paid to a particular sub-group within the IETF: "facial hairius ext
  
• - "This memo describes an experimental method for the encapsulation of IP datagrams in avian carriers. This specification is primarily useful in Metropolitan Area Networks. This is an experimental, not recommended standard. Distribution
  
• - "This document describes HTCPCP, a protocol for controlling, monitoring, and diagnosing coffee pots."
  
• - "A Description of the usage of Nondeterministic Troubleshooting and Diagnostic Methodologies as applied to today's complex nondeterministic networks and environments."
  
• - A description of an architecture for carrying electricity over IP.
  
• - A song about the ARPANET.
  
• - "This memo documents the process used by the Roman community for the standardization of protocols and procedures. It defines the stages in the standardization process, the requirements for moving a document between stages and the types o
  
• - Parody of "The 12 Days of Christmas."
  
• - A reformulation of IP and two transport layer protocols (TCP and UDP) as XML applications
  
• - Index of RFCs created for humorous purposes.
  
• - "IPv6 addresses, being 128 bits long, need 32 characters to write in the general case, if standard hex representation, is used, plus more for any punctuation inserted (typically about another 7 characters, or 39 characters total). This d
  
• - A protocol suite which supports an infinite number of monkeys that sit at an infinite number of typewriters in order to determine when they have either produced the entire works of William Shakespeare or a good television show.