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A physical packet from the 2001 implementation of RFC1149, the humorous internet standard for transmitting IP datagrams via carrier pigeon, is being auctioned at Christie's. The current bid stands at USD 2,600, according to a Slashdot reader who shared the auction link.
Christie's is auctioning a physical scroll that was transmitted by carrier pigeon in 2001 as part of a real-world implementation of RFC 1149, the 1990 joke internet standard written by David Waitzman. Members of Norway's Bergen Linux User Group printed IP packets as hex strings, attached them to pigeons, and flew them roughly three miles between lofts, sending nine packets and receiving four replies. This particular packet was later framed and given to Waitzman himself.