P2P2PSIP

The IETF SIP crowd's idea of All Fool's Day fun was really really really cute.

   SIP version 2.0, originally defined in RFC 2543 and updated by RFC 
   3261 [RFC3261], has become quite popular among the "in" crowd.  It 
   has, however, not been used in a way that people think it should 
   be used, and has several problems caused by the growth in 
   complexity of the protocol, ambiguity in usage, lack of security, 
   and need for backwards compatibility.  This draft makes no serious 
   attempt to fix any of that.  Instead, this draft is aimed at 
   creating a new version of SIP, so that manufacturers can sell new 
   equipment and software, to help the global economy.  This in turn 
   will increase tax revenue for governments, which eventually may 
   lead to increased funds for feeding children.  Therefore the 
   ultimate goal of this draft is to feed starving children.

The draft is exactly 42 pages, for obvious reasons. It is laden with all sorts of insider jokes. Quite a riot nevertheless.

Also see:

• Firewall Enhancement Protocol (FEP)
• UDP and TCP as the New Waist of the Internet Hourglass
• Hyper Text Coffee Pot Control Protocol (HTCPCP/1.0)
• Electricity over IP
• etc.