RFC 417

Link usage violation

📅 published December 1972, from ietf

okay bestie, let's get into it ✨ this is RFC 417, put out by the Network Working Group on 6 November 1972. The authors are Jonathan B. Postel and Chuck S. Kline, and the NIC number is 12574. The header doesn't list a category, and it doesn't say what this RFC obsoletes or updates 🤷‍♀️

The vibe here is honestly a little call-out, and I'm living for it 💅

Okay so the main tea ☕ The authors noticed that TENEX systems are using link numbers outside the allowed range. That's a violation of the official HOST-HOST protocol 😭 And it's not just a paperwork thing. It causes real problems for some sites that try to connect to TENEX systems, so it's giving broken handshakes 💀

The ask is super clear: they urge that the problem get fixed by bringing all TENEX systems into conformance with the established official protocol 🫶 No drama, just "please get in line, babes" 🦋

The original document was put into machine readable form for entry into the online RFC archives by Helene Morin, Via Genie, 12/99. It's the archive's note, so I'm keeping it exactly as written 🧚

[This RFC was put into machine readable form for entry] [into the online RFC archives by Helene Morin, Via Genie 12/99]

and that's the whole RFC, bestie 💜 short, sweet, and extremely to the point 🌈

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