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Article #459Re: Unix BBS Software FAQ with answers (partial) v0.1
From: Robert VanCleef--RCS
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1992 14:56
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1992 14:56
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In article <1992Oct5.154101.3097@mksol.dseg.ti.com>, mccall@mksol.dseg.ti.com (fred j mccall 575-3539) writes:
|> In <1992Oct01.020738.5452@r-node.gts.org> marc@r-node.gts.org (Marc Fournier - Sys Admin) writes:
|>
|> >In article <1992Sep30.045453.8563@wolves.uucp> news@wolves.durham.nc.us writes:
|> >
|> >>From: news@wolves.durham.nc.us
|> >>Date: Mon Sep 28 23:00:00 EDT 1992
|> >>Subject: 3. What is Usenet?
|> >>
|> >>Usenet is a network message sharing system that exchanges messages in a
|> >>standard format....
This, IMHO, is about as clean a definition as you can get.
|> I think your history may be just a bit off. I believe that ARPAnet
|> was the predecessor for Internet. Usenet is just one of several nets
|> which are included when one uses the phrase 'Internet'.
Usenet evolved from news exchanges over UUCP prior to migrating to the
TCP/IP realm of the InterNet. Even today there are many non-InterNet
sites that are part of the Usenet realm.
Bob
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Newsgroups: comp.bbs.misc,alt.bbs.unixbbs,alt.bbs.unixbbs.uniboard Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!think.com!ames!pioneer.arc.nasa.gov!vancleef From: vancleef@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (Robert VanCleef--RCS) Subject: Re: Unix BBS Software FAQ with answers (partial) v0.1 Message-ID: <1992Oct6.145623.3819@news.arc.nasa.gov> Sender: usenet@news.arc.nasa.gov Organization: NASA/Ames Research Center References: <1992Sep30.045453.8563@wolves.uucp> <1992Oct01.020738.5452@r-node.gts.org> <1992Oct5.154101.3097@mksol.dseg.ti.com> Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 14:56:23 GMT Lines: 30