A report on Usenet
Worldwide distributed discussion system available on computers.
- Usenet57 related topics with Alpha
Internet
7 linksGlobal system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices.
Global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices.
By Christmas 1990, Berners-Lee had built all the tools necessary for a working Web: the HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) 0.9, the HyperText Markup Language (HTML), the first Web browser (which was also a HTML editor and could access Usenet newsgroups and FTP files), the first HTTP server software (later known as CERN httpd), the first web server, and the first Web pages that described the project itself.
Internet forum
6 linksOnline discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages.
Online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages.
Early Internet forums could be described as a web version of an electronic mailing list or newsgroup (such as exist on Usenet); allowing people to post messages and comment on other messages.
UUCP
7 linksAcronym of Unix-to-Unix Copy.
Acronym of Unix-to-Unix Copy.
The term generally refers to a suite of computer programs and protocols allowing remote execution of commands and transfer of files, email and netnews between computers.
Usenet newsgroup
5 linksA Usenet newsgroup is a repository usually within the Usenet system, for messages posted from users in different locations using the Internet.
Network News Transfer Protocol
5 linksThe Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) is an application protocol used for transporting Usenet news articles (netnews) between news servers, and for reading/posting articles by the end user client applications.
World Wide Web
4 linksInformation system enabling documents and other web resources to be accessed over the Internet.
Information system enabling documents and other web resources to be accessed over the Internet.
The hostname of a web server is often www, in the same way that it may be ftp for an FTP server, and news or nntp for a Usenet news server.
Google Groups
3 linksService from Google that provides discussion groups for people sharing common interests.
Service from Google that provides discussion groups for people sharing common interests.
The Groups service also provides a gateway to Usenet newsgroups via a shared user interface.
Bulletin board system
5 linksComputer server running software that allows users to connect to the system using a terminal program.
Computer server running software that allows users to connect to the system using a terminal program.
Some even provided gateways, such as UFGATE, by which members could send and receive e-mail to and from the Internet via UUCP, and many FidoNet discussion groups were shared via gateway to Usenet.
Internet service provider
5 linksOrganization that provides services for accessing, using, or participating in the Internet.
Organization that provides services for accessing, using, or participating in the Internet.
Internet services typically provided by ISPs can include Internet access, Internet transit, domain name registration, web hosting, Usenet service, and colocation.
Social media
3 linksSocial media are interactive technologies that facilitate the creation and sharing of information, ideas, interests, and other forms of expression through virtual communities and networks.
Social media are interactive technologies that facilitate the creation and sharing of information, ideas, interests, and other forms of expression through virtual communities and networks.
This became the foundation of Usenet, conceived by Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis in 1979 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University, and established in 1980.