Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!uunet!osh3!chip From: chip@osh3.OSHA.GOV (Chip Yamasaki) Newsgroups: comp.admin.policy Subject: Re: Question about Internet access Message-ID: <1991May22.032313.866@osh3.OSHA.GOV> Date: 22 May 91 03:23:13 GMT References: <1991May20.150134.11699@panix.uucp> <1991May20.170041.12885@bellcore.bellcore.com> <7581@spdcc.SPDCC.COM> Organization: U.S. D.O.L - Occupational Safety & Health Admin. Lines: 18 In birchall@pilot.njin.net (Official Random) writes: >Regarding setting things up between branches of a company, wouldn't the >(hopefully-soon-to-be-in-use) ISDN be more effective for that anyway? I >know McDonald's (the fastfood people) have been experimenting with ISDN >around chicago.... > > But then again, that's more or less just taking Internet technology and >applying it to the public service telephone network.... And how about non-research government applications. Could we use a UUNET connection, usenet links and possibly the Internet (and its companions) to act as a gateway between users in a government agency and the outside (like MCI-Mail, etc.) without meeting with public (or Internet) scrutiny? -- -- Charles "Chip" Yamasaki chip@oshcomm.osha.gov