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[geekchick]

ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc4041.txt
Requirements for Morality Sections in Routing Area Drafts

2.2. Mandatory Subsections

If the Morality Considerations section is present, it MUST contain at
least the following subsections. The content of these subsections is
surely self-evident to any right-thinking person. Further guidance
can be obtained from your moral guardian, your household gods, or
from any member of the IMM (Internet Moral Majority).
[...]
- Care and concern for avian carriers. A duck may be somebody's
mother.

(As if it weren't funny enough already. For those who don't know what the avian carrier reference is, see IP over Avian Carriers with Quality of Service.)

Comments

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

Hmm... actually, with banded-on memory, one could transfer 1 GB or so over modest otherwise-jammed distances, but lossage would be heavy and frequent resends necessary. I'm surprised that the military hasn't investigated avian IP for battlefield transfers as a backup when RF and satellites are jammed or unavailable...