[ih] re joyce reynolds

David L. Mills mills at udel.edu
Wed Oct 8 13:10:47 PDT 2003


Gretchen,

Geeze, my memory has rust, but I remember JK as Jon's girl Friday and I
often interacted with here on RFC submissions, etc. Did I get this
wrong, or was she going to school at the time? I don't remember her as a
technical person, but as a delightful personality.

Dave

gfscho at wm.edu wrote:
> 
> Dear IH list:
> 
> Joyce Reynolds is a co-author in many of the RFCs that Postel
> authored.
> 
> Could anyone shed more light for me on what her role was,
> exactly? Was she an engineer working with Postel, a general
> assistant to Postel, or other?
> 
> I have read many internet histories but have not seen a good
> explanation of her role in the creation of the Internet or
> herGretchen, work relationship with Postel.
> 
> I recently submitted another question to this mailing list
> regarding Postel's RFC 819. I appreciated the several
> responses. I found them very, very useful, too. To explain
> the reason for my questions: I am writing a doctoral
> dissertation and have found a need to know and write more
> than expected about Jon Postel. To my delight, I must say. I
> do look forward to sharing my work with the Postel Center
> when it is done.
> 
> Best,
> 
> gretchen schoel
> american studies program
> college of william and mary
> 
> P.S. ((Of course, if I use any of the material that I get
> from this mailing list, I will ask permission of the
> individuals who responded to me, and I will credit the mail
> list itself.))




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