All this stuff was done via FTP but the web has put a really nice user interface on it. Jon Postel ftpinterfacenice Change image and share on social
The overriding rule, if you want to run a domain, is to be fair. Jon Postel domainfairoverride Change image and share on social
One of the things that is not so good is that a decision was made long ago about the size of an IP address - 32 bits. At the time it was a number much larger than anyone could imagine ever having that many computers but it turned out to be to small. Jon Postel addressagobit share on social
That was clearly surprising, interesting - a very interesting milestone was when you can pick up a magazine and read an article about some sort of computer related thing and they mention the word internet without explaining it. Jon Postel articlecomputerexplain share on social
I think they called me the closest thing to a God of the Internet. Jon Postel callclosegod Change image and share on social
The routers get involved in this and they know that on the path between this router and that router a certain percentage of the bandwidth is reserved to these things and a certain percentage of it is allowed on a first come first served basis. Jon Postel allowbandwidthbasis share on social
I think that audio and video over the internet in the sense of teleconferencing and telephone calls. Maybe we'll actually have picture phone through your work station. Jon Postel audiocallinternet Change image and share on social
In a chemistry class there was a guy sitting in front of me doing what looked like a jigsaw puzzle or some really weird kind of thing. He told me he was writing a computer program. Jon Postel chemistryclasscomputer Change image and share on social
Corporate documents, like football game plans, are not easily drafted in a stadium, with thousands of very interested fans participating, each with their own red pencil, trying to reach a consensus on every word. Jon Postel consensuscorporatedocument share on social
