Xref: utzoo comp.mail.misc:5585 comp.mail.uucp:6681 news.admin:14594 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!crdgw1!uunet!pdn!tscs!tct!chip From: chip@tct.com (Chip Salzenberg) Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc,comp.mail.uucp,news.admin Subject: Re: BITFTP grief! Message-ID: <283BB0E3.130E@tct.com> Date: 23 May 91 12:09:07 GMT References: <1991May20.180914.26084@chinacat.unicom.com> <1991May21.025032.25282@chinet.chi.il.us> <1991May21.142121.8168@lsuc.on.ca> Distribution: na Organization: Teltronics/TCT, Sarasota, FL Lines: 32 According to jim@lsuc.on.ca (Jim Mercer): >USENET (uucpNET) is made up of a group of uucp hosts. Sorry, but that's incorrect. To quote from "What Is Usenet?"... 7. Usenet is not the Internet. The Internet is a wide-ranging network, parts of which are subsidized by various governments. The Internet carries many kinds of traffic; Usenet is only one of them. And the Internet is only one of the various networks carrying Usenet traffic. 8. Usenet is not a UUCP network. UUCP is a protocol (some might say "protocol suite," but that's a technical point) for sending data over point-to-point connections, typically using dialup modems. Usenet is only one of the various kinds of traffic carried via UUCP, and UUCP is only one of the various transports carrying Usenet traffic. 9. Usenet is not a UNIX network, nor even an ASCII network. Don't assume that everyone is using "rn" on a UNIX machine. There are Vaxen running VMS, IBM mainframes, Amigas, and MS-DOS PCs reading and posting to Usenet. And, yes, some of them use (shudder) EBCDIC. Ignore them if you like, but they're out there. If you want to be understood, get your terminology straight. -- Brand X Industries Custodial, Refurbishing and Containment Service: When You Never, Ever Want To See It Again [tm] Chip Salzenberg ,