What Does Postel’s Prescription Mean?
Postel’s prescription is a commonly cited idea in IT, particularly in the design of the internet, that discusses how to design protocols and specifications for systems. It is named for American computer scientist Jon Postel.
Techopedia Explains Postel’s Prescription
Postel’s prescription has also been called the “IETF maxim” (describing the workings of the Internet Engineering Task Force) and the “internet engineering principle,” as well as the “liberal/conservative rule” of network implementations. The idea is that systems should be able to handle a diversity of input, also supplying hard and fast rules for processes.
