[PLUG] An IETF RFC you might have missed.

Rich Shepard rshepard at appl-ecosys.com
Wed Jul 24 19:38:40 UTC 2002


On 24 Jul 2002, Ed Sawicki wrote:

> Hey, that's my idea. For years now, in my networking classes, I've used
> the example of LMTP - the Lightweight Matter Transportation Protocol. It's
> helpful when trying to illustrate why protocols need to have
> error-detection, error-correction, delivery of packets in order, and most
> important, a reliable plaform.

  Well, Ed, now you can tell your students that you're following a real RFC.
And they'll believe you when you hand that out ("Yes, it will be on the
exam".).
 
> "Please step into the Microsoft ePortal and enjoy your ten minute trip to
> Los Angeles, the City of... oh crap.. Blue screen... no, no, don't
> reboot..."

  XP? Me? Very good!

Rich





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