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The level of control he had over the burgeoning Internet was underscored months before he past away; he redirected half the Internet's 12 directory-information computers to his own system. Jon later told authorities that he was only testing how such a transition would play out.<ref>[http://www.isoc.org/postel/lat.shtml ISOC.org]</ref> He undertook the transfer at a time when the Internet community was debating the number of domain names and how they should be distributed, and his actions challenged the registrar monopoly of [[Network Solutions]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/196487.stm News.BBC.co.uk]</ref> Despite this level of power and authority, Jon was a soft-spoken man who undertook his work in an open and transparent manner.

The level of control he had over the burgeoning Internet was underscored months before he past away; he redirected half the Internet's 12 directory-information computers to his own system. Jon later told authorities that he was only testing how such a transition would play out.<ref>[http://www.isoc.org/postel/lat.shtml ISOC.org]</ref> He undertook the transfer at a time when the Internet community was debating the number of domain names and how they should be distributed, and his actions challenged the registrar monopoly of [[Network Solutions]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/196487.stm News.BBC.co.uk]</ref> Despite this level of power and authority, Jon was a soft-spoken man who undertook his work in an open and transparent manner.

===RFC Editor===

===RFC Editor===

Mr. Postel acted as the RFC Editor from its inception in April, 1969, until his death in 1998;<ref>[http://www.postel.org/postel.html Postel.org]</ref> thus, he was in charge of documenting and facilitating the technical, engineering-based discussions that the Internet's pioneers were having. The term [[RFC]] was coined by Jon's friend and [[ARPANET]] colleauge, [[Steve Crocker]]; Steve did not know what to call his first technical proposal regarding the network's development, and this he referred to it as a "Request For Comments". Postel led a small group of people who were expected to create consensus on hundreds of technical proposals that keep the Internet unified and functioning; the work he accomplished in this role continues to allow the Internet to flourish to this day.<ref>[http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/trojan_family/spring99/Postel/postel.html USC.edu]</ref>

Mr. Postel acted as the RFC Editor from its inception in April, 1969, until his death in 1998;<ref>[http://www.postel.org/postel.html Postel.org]</ref> thus, he was in charge of documenting and facilitating the technical, engineering-based discussions that the Internet's pioneers were having. The term [[RFC]] was coined by Jon's friend and [[ARPAnet]] colleauge, [[Steve Crocker]]; Steve did not know what to call his first technical proposal regarding the network's development, and this he referred to it as a "Request For Comments". Postel led a small group of people who were expected to create consensus on hundreds of technical proposals that keep the Internet unified and functioning; the work he accomplished in this role continues to allow the Internet to flourish to this day.<ref>[http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/trojan_family/spring99/Postel/postel.html USC.edu]</ref>

===IANA===

===IANA===