Since 2001, I've been trying to keep an up-to-date list of April Fool's
RFC's. If you know of any that aren't on this list, please
tell me.
Thanks,
Andrew
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RFC6593
- Service Undiscovery Using Hide-and-Go-Seek for the Domain Pseudonym System (DPS)
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RFC6592
- The Null Packet
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RFC6217
- Regional Broadcast Using an Atmospheric Link Layer
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RFC6214
- Adaptation of RFC 1149 for IPv6
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RFC5984
- Increasing Throughput in IP Networks with ESP-Based Forwarding: ESPBasedForwarding
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RFC5841
- TCP Option to Denote Packet Mood
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RFC5514
- IPv6 over Social Networks
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RFC5513
- IANA Considerations for Three Letter Acronyms
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RFC5242
- A Generalized Unified Character Code: Western Europea
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RFC5241
- Naming Rights in IETF Protocols
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RFC4824
- The Transmission of IP Datagrams over the Semaphore Flag Signaling System (SFSS)
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2006: Announcement of IAB member selection (see also: bert.secret-wg.com)
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RFC4042
- Efficient Transformation Formats of Unicode
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RFC4041
- Requirements for Morality Sections in Routing Area Drafts
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RFC3751
- Omniscience Protocol Requirements
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RFC3514
- The Security Flag in the IPv4 Header
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RFC3252
- Binary Lexical Octet Ad-hoc Transport
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RFC3251
- Electricity over IP
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RFC3093
- Firewall Enhancement Protocol (FEP).
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RFC3092
- Etymology of "Foo".
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RFC3091
- Pi Digit Generation Protocol.
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RFC2795
- The Infinite Monkey Protocol Suite (IMPS).
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RFC2551
- The Roman Standards Process -- Revision III.
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RFC2550
- Y10K and Beyond.
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RFC2549
- IP over Avian Carriers with Quality of Service.
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RFC2325
- Definitions of Managed Objects for Drip-Type Heated Beverage
Hardware Devices using SMIv2.
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RFC2324
- Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol (HTCPCP/1.0).
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RFC2323
- IETF Identification and Security Guidelines.
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RFC2322
- Management of IP numbers by peg-dhcp.
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RFC2321
- RITA -- The Reliable Internetwork Troubleshooting Agent.
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RFC2100
- The Naming of Hosts.
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RFC1927
- Suggested Additional MIME Types for Associating Documents.
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RFC1926
- An Experimental Encapsulation of IP Datagrams on Top of ATM.
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RFC1925
- The Twelve Networking Truths.
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RFC1924
- A Compact Representation of IPv6 Addresses.
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RFC1776
- The Address is the Message.
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RFC1607
- A VIEW FROM THE 21ST CENTURY.
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RFC1606
- A Historical Perspective On The Usage Of IP Version 9.
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RFC1605
- SONET to Sonnet Translation.
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RFC1438
- Internet Engineering Task Force Statements Of Boredom (SOBs).
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RFC1437
- The Extension of MIME Content-Types to a New Medium.
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RFC1313
- Today's Programming for KRFC AM 1313 Internet Talk Radio.
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RFC1217
- Memo from the Consortium for Slow Commotion Research (CSCR).
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RFC1216
- Gigabit Network Economics and Paradigm Shifts.
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RFC1149
- A Standard for the Transmission of IP Datagrams on Avian Carriers.
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RFC1097
- TELNET SUBLIMINAL-MESSAGE Option.
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RFC748
- TELNET RANDOMLY-LOSE Option.
Other humorous RFC's
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RFC1882
- The 12-Days of Technology Before Christmas
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RFC968
- 'Twas the Night Before Start-up'
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RFC527
- ARPAWOCKY
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RFC439
- PARRY Encounters the DOCTOR