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From: rlb@rtpark.rtp.semi.harris.com (Boyd,Bob)
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Subject: Re: Network Temperature Protocol
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Date: 24 Jul 90 15:22:37 GMT
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In article <9007240048.AA00668@bel.isi.edu>, postel@VENERA.ISI.EDU writes...
> 
> 
>Network Working Group                                          J. Postel
>Request for Comments: XXXX                                           ISI
>                                                               July 1990
> 
>                     Temperature Quote Protocol
> 
>Status of this Memo
> 
>This RFC suggests an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
>Hosts on the Internet that choose to implement a Temperature Quote
>Protocol are encouraged to experiment with this protocol.
> 
>Introduction
> 
>A useful debugging and measurement tool is a temperature quote
>service.  A temperature quote service simply sends a short message
>(the temperature) without regard to the input.
> 
>TCP Based Temperature Quote Service
..
> 
>Temperature Syntax and Semantics
> 
>The temperature quote is the current temperature at the location of
>the server reported in degrees Celsius (or centigrade).
> 
>It is transmitted as decimal digits represented as ASCII printing
>characters, preceded with a plus or a minus sign.
> 
>Examples:
> 
>	+22		; a pleasant temperature for people
>	-3		; a bit on the cool side

It seems to me that it would be more useful to establish this as a more general
environmental protocol rather than just temperature.  I would suggest
that the quote consist of a string of information separated by delimiters
such as "," or ";".  This way humidity and other more esoteric environmental
parameters could be checked -- such as "on emergency power", "particle count",
etc....

This would make it feasible for monitor manufacturers to make their
equipment more accessible by having a standard protocol for reporting
environmental conditions.  Is there already such a beast in the RFC's?

          Bob
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