Jon Postel

Jon Postel

(1943–1998) engineer United States

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Jon Postel (1943–1998) was a United States engineer.

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Jonathan Bruce Postel was an American computer scientist who made many significant contributions to the development of the Internet, particularly with respect to standards. He is known principally for being the editor of the Request for Comment (RFC) document series, for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), and for administering the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) until his death.

Awards:

EFF Award|SIGCOMM Award|Jonathan B. Postel Service Award|Internet Hall of Fame

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