Internet & networking · 1990
RFC 1149: A Standard for the Transmission of IP Datagrams on Avian Carriers
Request for Comments 1149 · 1 April 1990
An April Fools’ RFC on sending IP datagrams printed on a paper scroll wrapped around the leg of a bird.
Read the text The whole poster as a web page
Part of the series The April Fools’ RFCs.
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- A3
- License
- Distribution unlimited
- Source
- rfc-editor.org
- Retrieved
- 27 September 2026
- Language
- English
- Rights holder
- David Waitzman, 1990
Theme
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- 60 × 80 cm
US formats
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- Letter8.5 × 11 in
- Tabloid11 × 17 in
- 18 × 24 in
- 24 × 36 in
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Edition
RFC Editor plain-text edition. The heading block and the status of the memo are set as the header of the poster; page headers and footers are left out.
Rights
Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
The RFC Editor also states: “All RFCs may be freely reproduced and translated (unmodified).” (https://www.rfc-editor.org/faq/)
