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'''David Howard Crocker''' is an American network engineer, renowned for his work on email since the early 1970s, when he worked for four years at [[UCLA]] with [[ARPANET]].<ref>{{Cite IETF |title=Arpanet Users Interest Working Group Meeting |rfc=585 |last1=Crocker| first1=D. |last2=Neigus | first2=N. |last3=Feinler| first3=J. |last4=Iseli | first4=J. |date=6 November 1973 |publisher=[[Internet Engineering Task Force|IETF]]}}</ref> Crocker earned a Bachelor's degree in Psychology at UCLA in 1975. After obtaining a bachelor's degree, he became a researcher at [[RAND Corporation]] in [[Los Angeles]] while pursuing a master's degree. In 1977 he obtained a Master in Communication Theory and Research at the [[University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism]]. When he graduated in Computer Science at the [[University of Delaware]], in 1982, he had completed his doctoral work on the [[MMDF]], a computer program designed to transmit email.<ref>{{Cite conference | title= An Internetwork Memo Distribution Facility--MMDF |author= Dave Crocker |publisher=Proceedings, Sixth Data Communications Symposium|date= November 1979}}</ref>
'''David Howard Crocker''' is an American network engineer, renowned for his work on email since the early 1970s, when he worked with [[ARPANET]] (the precursor of the [[Internet]]) while he was an undergraduate student at [[UCLA]].<ref>{{Cite IETF |title=Arpanet Users Interest Working Group Meeting |rfc=585 |last1=Crocker| first1=D. |last2=Neigus | first2=N. |last3=Feinler| first3=J. |last4=Iseli | first4=J. |date=6 November 1973 |publisher=[[Internet Engineering Task Force|IETF]]}}</ref> He was introduced to the ARPANET work by his brother, [[Steve Crocker]], another [[List of Internet pioneers|pioneer of the Internet]].
Crocker earned a Bachelor's degree in Psychology at UCLA in 1975. After obtaining a bachelor's degree, he became a researcher at [[RAND Corporation]] in [[Los Angeles]] while pursuing a master's degree. In 1977 he obtained a Master in Communication Theory and Research at the [[University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism]]. When he graduated in Computer Science at the [[University of Delaware]], in 1982, he had completed his doctoral work on the [[MMDF]], a computer program designed to transmit email.<ref>{{Cite conference | title= An Internetwork Memo Distribution Facility--MMDF |author= Dave Crocker |publisher=Proceedings, Sixth Data Communications Symposium|date= November 1979}}</ref>


Crocker was the author of [[RFC 822]], which was published in 1982 to define the format of Internet mail messages,<ref>{{Cite IETF |title=Standard For The Format Of ARPA Internet Text Messages |rfc=822 |author=David H. Crocker |date=13 August 1982 |publisher=[[Internet Engineering Task Force|IETF]]}}</ref> and was the first listed author of the earlier RFC 733 on which it was based in 1977.<ref>{{Cite IETF |title=Standard For The Format Of ARPA Internet Text Messages |rfc=733 |author1=David H. Crocker |author2=John J. Vittal |author3=Kenneth T. Pogran |author4=D. Austin Henderson, Jr |date=21 November 1977 |publisher=[[Internet Engineering Task Force|IETF]]}}</ref> By 1974, the year before he obtained his bachelor's degree, he had been listed as an author or credited by name in 15 RFCs (498, 539, 577, 581, 585, 615, 645, and 651 through 658), most of which were focused on email or the [[Telnet]] protocol for [[Client–server model|client/server]] computer terminal communication.<ref>https://bbiw.net/musings.html</ref>
Crocker was the author of [[RFC 822]], which was published in 1982 to define the format of Internet mail messages,<ref>{{Cite IETF |title=Standard For The Format Of ARPA Internet Text Messages |rfc=822 |author=David H. Crocker |date=13 August 1982 |publisher=[[Internet Engineering Task Force|IETF]]}}</ref> and was the first listed author of the earlier RFC 733 on which it was based in 1977.<ref>{{Cite IETF |title=Standard For The Format Of ARPA Internet Text Messages |rfc=733 |author1=David H. Crocker |author2=John J. Vittal |author3=Kenneth T. Pogran |author4=D. Austin Henderson, Jr |date=21 November 1977 |publisher=[[Internet Engineering Task Force|IETF]]}}</ref> By 1974, the year before he obtained his bachelor's degree, he had been listed as an author or credited by name in 15 RFCs (498, 539, 577, 581, 585, 615, 645, and 651 through 658), most of which were focused on email or the [[Telnet]] protocol for [[Client–server model|client/server]] computer terminal communication.<ref>https://bbiw.net/musings.html</ref>

Revision as of 22:05, 23 October 2024

David Howard Crocker is an American network engineer, renowned for his work on email since the early 1970s, when he worked with ARPANET (the precursor of the Internet) while he was an undergraduate student at UCLA.[1] He was introduced to the ARPANET work by his brother, Steve Crocker, another pioneer of the Internet.

Crocker earned a Bachelor's degree in Psychology at UCLA in 1975. After obtaining a bachelor's degree, he became a researcher at RAND Corporation in Los Angeles while pursuing a master's degree. In 1977 he obtained a Master in Communication Theory and Research at the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. When he graduated in Computer Science at the University of Delaware, in 1982, he had completed his doctoral work on the MMDF, a computer program designed to transmit email.[2]

Crocker was the author of RFC 822, which was published in 1982 to define the format of Internet mail messages,[3] and was the first listed author of the earlier RFC 733 on which it was based in 1977.[4] By 1974, the year before he obtained his bachelor's degree, he had been listed as an author or credited by name in 15 RFCs (498, 539, 577, 581, 585, 615, 645, and 651 through 658), most of which were focused on email or the Telnet protocol for client/server computer terminal communication.[5]

He was co-architect and Director of System Development at MCI Mail, where he worked with Vint Cerf to build a national email service.[6][7][unreliable source?] He was one of the original IETF Area Directors, serving from 1989–1996.[citation needed]

Awards and Honors

Crocker received the 2004 IEEE Internet Award along with Raymond Tomlinson for their work on the "conceptualization, first implementation, and standardization of networked email".[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Crocker, D.; Neigus, N.; Feinler, J.; Iseli, J. (6 November 1973). Arpanet Users Interest Working Group Meeting. IETF. doi:10.17487/RFC0585. RFC 585.
  2. ^ Dave Crocker (November 1979). An Internetwork Memo Distribution Facility--MMDF. Proceedings, Sixth Data Communications Symposium.
  3. ^ David H. Crocker (13 August 1982). Standard For The Format Of ARPA Internet Text Messages. IETF. doi:10.17487/RFC0822. RFC 822.
  4. ^ David H. Crocker; John J. Vittal; Kenneth T. Pogran; D. Austin Henderson, Jr (21 November 1977). Standard For The Format Of ARPA Internet Text Messages. IETF. doi:10.17487/RFC0733. RFC 733.
  5. ^ https://bbiw.net/musings.html
  6. ^ Wade-Hahn Chan (26 February 2007). "Remembering MCI Mail". netgov.com.
  7. ^ "Who Invented Email, Email History, How Email Was Invented".
  8. ^ "IEEE Internet Award; Recipient List" (PDF). IEEE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.


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