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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=ES link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>After a nice interview with Jake Feinler, few years ago a name got in the air…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>And today I realized that maybe someone here might know the answer of who protagonized this anecdotal situation,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> &reu<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListBullet><span lang=EN-US style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListBullet><span lang=EN-US>Jon Postel at ISI was responsible for coordinating the testing of the TCP/IP protocols. Periodically all implementers checked in to report their progress or lack thereof and to discuss problems encountered. Jon called these "bake-offs" after the Pillsbury baking contests that give awards for the best recipes. It was getting close to the TCP/IP cutover time and the implementations were running behind schedule, so Jon was putting pressure on everyone to get their work done - no excuses. During one bake-off very close to the cutover Jon polled everyone and got responses from everybody but one person. He sent out a couple of terse messages on the delivery date, but received no answer. The next day the delinquent fellow wrote in to say that he hadn't sent in his input because his house burned down. Needless to say that gave new meaning to the term "bake-off" and there were lots of hilarious emails going back and forth about that. Unfortunately, I have forgotten who was the hapless implementer. <span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Someone at ISI probably can fill in the name. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>Andreu Veā</span></b><span lang=EN-US>, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>WiWiW.org Founder & Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Who is Who in the Internet World<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>“A perpetual archive devoted to internet pioneers worldwide”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><a href="mailto:andreu@vea.cat">andreu@vea.cat</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>+34 656 99 00 58 (now in Spain @ UTC+2)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>