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Posted by Richard on 10/05/66 11:44
Hi Jonathan,
> Usenet predates the Web
I accept that.
> but is a different service than the WWW aka Web.
But I think the service you're talking about uses UUCP protocol, or
something like that. But I use Google Groups via HTTP, the Web
protocol. As I'm typing this, I see in the Address bar:
"http://groups.google.com/group/comp.infosystems.www.authoring.stylesheets/...".
There may be some lower-level protocol that drives Usenet, but *I*
wouldn't have known about if the higher-level HTTP didn't allow my
Google search to turn up a Usenet group in my browser.
That's why I celebrate the Web. It is the techology at that allowed me
to discover and ultimately access this NG (among many other things).
You and others may access it in a different manner, but I remain
blissfully ignorant about that except for the few details you and the
other guys imparted.
So has my perception gotten an enhanced standing in your eyes, or
should we just agree to disagree and go on trying to make computers do
neat tricks?
Best wishes,
Ricard
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