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Re: explain internet & protocols

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From: Linda Richards
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 00:00
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Jo-Ann Benedetti wrote:

>      I have a hard time with clarifying the Internet and the different
>      protocols.

*snip*

>      1.  The Internet is a worldwide computer network and the way these
>      computers "communicate" is through different protocols (telnet, ftp,
>      mail, http...)

This is the closest. In fact, the Internet is the largest computer
network in the world. The Web, ftp, gopher, e-mail, et al are services
carried by this network. The could (and in some cases *are) carried in
other ways, but none with the far reach that the Internet now has.

Regards,

Linda


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