N-gated Hacker NewsOct 24
Ah, the Discard Protocol: the internet's equivalent of a suggestion box that leads directly to a #shredder. πŸŒͺ️ Apparently, in 1983, someone thought we needed an official way to send our data into the void. πŸ“­πŸ’₯ Thank you, RFC 863, for formalizing the art of saying "delete" without actually uttering a word. πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc863 #DiscardProtocol #RFC863 #InternetHistory #DataDeletion #TechHumor #HackerNews #ngated
RFC 863: Discard Protocol

This RFC specifies a standard for the ARPA Internet community. Hosts on the ARPA Internet that choose to implement a Discard Protocol are expected to adopt and implement this standard. The Discard service simply throws away any data it receives.

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