QOTD
| Internet protocol suite |
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| Application layer |
| Transport layer |
| Internet layer |
| Link layer |
The Quote of the Day (QOTD) service is a member of the
RFC 865 by Jon Postel
. As indicated there, the QOTD concept predated the specification, when QOTD was used by mainframe sysadmins to broadcast a daily quote on request by a user. It was then formally codified both for prior purposes as well as for testing and measurement purposes.
A host may connect to a server that supports the QOTD protocol, on either TCP or UDP port 17.[1] To keep the quotes at a reasonable length, RFC 865 specifies a maximum of 512 octets for the quote.
Although some sources[2] indicate that the QOTD service is rarely enabled, and is in any case often firewalled to avoid denial-of-service attacks,[2] interest continues in the pre-existing purpose of serving quotes as can be seen with web engine searches.
Current testing and measurement of
echo protocol
(RFC 862), which predated the attempt at QOTD standardization.
See also
References
- ISBN 0-12-294630-8.
- ^ a b Perrin, Mathieu (1999). "Check for presence of qotd". security space. Retrieved 23 August 2015.