Specifying Spring ‘83
Robin Sloan,
Jul 14, 2022
This is a fun idea, based on a Quote of the Day Protocol, RFC 865, published by Jon Postel in May 1983."A server listens for TCP connections on TCP port 17. Once a connection is established a short message is sent out the connection (and any data received is thrown away). The service closes the connection after sending the quote." It' like super-light RSS, and Robin Sloan expands on the idea, specifying a display format like a notice board or comic book advertisements page. There's commentary from Tracy Durnell, Louis Potok and Kate Maya (three more voices I may need to follow). See also Why isn't the internet more fun and weird? by Jared Sumner. All this via Doug Belshaw.
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