Re: Defining "on the Internet"

Dave Crocker <dcrocker@mordor.stanford.edu> Sun, 14 August 1994 03:43 UTC

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Date: Sat, 13 Aug 1994 19:57:17 -0700
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From: Dave Crocker <dcrocker@mordor.stanford.edu>
Subject: Re: Defining "on the Internet"
Cc: Tony Rutkowski <amr@isoc.org>, Mike Bauer <bauer@tig.com>, Mike Schwartz <schwartz@latour.cs.colorado.edu>, com-priv@psi.com, inet-marketing@einet.net, gwh@crl.com

At 7:20 PM 8/13/94, George Herbert wrote:
>>1.  Supplier-capable:  Machines which can provide services to the Internet.
...
>Name could use tuning but otherwise strong...
>Perhaps "Direct Internet" ?

Interesting idea.  What do other folks think of this term?

>>2.  Interactive consumer:  Can access services on the Internet
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>Also, this includes dialup IP customers (home/personal SLIP/PPP, ISDN, etc

Excellent point!!  Thanks.

>>3.  Global email:  All of the email systems which can exchange mail with,
...
>Mention of Usenet might be helpful here and might not.  Depends on the
>reading level of the writers ;-)

The formal text definitely should mention the major highlights:  Usenet,
most commercial email systems, and any connected LAN email systems.

Thanks!

d/

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Defining "on the Internet" Dave Crocker
Re: Defining "on the Internet" Tony Rutkowski
Re: Defining "on the Internet" Dave Crocker
Re: Defining "on the Internet" George Herbert
Re: Defining "on the Internet" Dave Crocker
Re: Defining "on the Internet" Tony Rutkowski
Re: Defining "on the Internet" Robert A. Rosenberg
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Re: Defining "on the Internet" Stan Barber
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