Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,912,975,427 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Jon Postel
(redirected from Jonathan B. Postel)

    Also found in: Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
(person)Jon Postel - (Jonathan Bruce Postel, 1943 - 1998-10-16) /p*-stel'/ One of the Internet's founding fathers. Jon's name is prominent on many of the fundamental standards on which the Internet is built, such as UDP. He ran IANA for as long as anybody could remember, in fact for most of the time he *was* IANA.

He wrote STD 1, STD 2 and several dozen other RFCs. His friend Vinton Cerf noted his passing in RFC 2468.
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
Internet Society recognizes leaders of effort that pointed the way towards today's Internet STOCKHOLM -- The Internet Society (ISOC) today awarded the Jonathan B.
Trailblazing CSNET Network Receives 2009 Jonathan B. Postel Service ... by Business Wire
amp; GENEVA -- The Internet Society has awarded pioneering Internet engineer Nii Quaynor the prestigious Jonathan B.
Nii Quaynor Receives the Internet Society's Jonathan B. Postel ... by Business Wire
Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 24, 2002 Wolff Honored for His Extraordinary Commitment to the Growth and Success of the Internet The Internet Society today announced that Internet pioneer Stephen Wolff is this year's recipient of the prestigious Jonathan B.
Noted Internet Pioneer and Developer Stephen Wolff Receives the ... by Business Wire
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.