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Original RFC1149 Packet Up For Auction At Christies

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Posted by EditorDavid on Sunday October 11, 2026 @11:34AM from the doin'-the-pigeon dept.

Long-time Slashdot reader badger.foo writes: As some of you may remember, in 2001 RFC1149 (TCP/IP over carrier pigeon) was implemented.

Now one of the packets preserved from that event is up for auction at Christies. Direct link to the auction (current bid: USD 2600) is here.

This is a unique chance to own a piece of Internet history!

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NFT? (Score:1)

by SlashbotAgent ( 6477336 )

Can I get it with an NFT?
- Re: (Score:3)
  
  by dj.delorie ( 3368 )
  
  Only if that NFT, itself, is delivered by carrier pigeon.
I bid (Score:2)

by fredrated ( 639554 )

25 cents. Did I win?
- Re: (Score:2)
  
  by phantomfive ( 622387 )
  
  The current bid is $2600 USD.
  I know reading the summary is hard, but it's not even a long one!
Must be network congestion... (Score:2)

by guygo ( 894298 )

I've been sending DHCPDISCOVER packets for 25 years and have yet to get an offer...