[Though he wielded immense power in helping to set technical standards,
particularly in the area of domain names, he worked behind the scenes,
shunning publicity, and never made a fortune from his pioneering position.
"Jon Postel could have been a millionaire. It just wasn't his bag," said
Professor Farber, who had been Postel's thesis adviser. The "New York
Times" wrote, "Jon felt that starting a company to profit from his
activities would have amounted to what he called a violation of public
trust".
Mark Kuharich
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