this is an upgrade from the earlier Avian Internet Protocol; mastodons have higher latency but much higher throughput than pigeons
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kidding, not kidding:
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc1149
https://web.archive.org/web/20140214132432/http://www.blug.linux.no/rfc1149/writeup.html
@alexch You're one of those still stuck on IPv4, aren't you. RFC 6214 or GTFOH.