On 03/13/13 11:10, Stephen Casner allegedly wrote: > On Wed, 13 Mar 2013, Noel Chiappa wrote: > >> > Subject: Re: Martians >> >> > "Martian" is nice expression. >> >> Weren't 'unusual' packets called 'Martians' at some early stage of Internet >> work? It certainly has history in the IETF as a term of art, I think that's >> it. > > Yes, attributed to Dave Mills, I believe, along with a number of other > colorful expressions. > > -- Steve > iirc bogons came from Mike Petry and Vogons.