RFC 1402 · INFORMATIONAL · 1993

There's Gold in them thar Networks! or Searching for Treasure in all the Wrong Places

Overview

RFC 1402, “There's Gold in them thar Networks! or Searching for Treasure in all the Wrong Places”, is an Informational document published in January 1993 by J. Martin. It obsoletes RFC 1290. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

The ultimate goal is to make the route to these sources of information invisible to you. At present, this is not easy to do. I will explain some of the techniques that can be used to make these nuggets easier to pick up so that we all can be richer. This RFC provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.

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What “Informational” means

Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.

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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 1290
Other RFCs from 1993

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