Raja, You are correct. The Merriam Webster dict also agrees, defining "intranet" as
A privately maintained computer network that can be accessed only by authorized persons, especially members or employees of the organization that owns it. However, I would love to define the intranet as a restricted network which explicitly supports HTTP. Going back to those days when the network was not called "intranet", the stuff that was missing was primaryly HTTP; mail (POP/SMTP) and FTP was there in those days. Off course, people will have there own characterising definition of the term. Regards, Shourya > -----Original Message----- > From: Raja Guha [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 9:17 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [ilug-cal] intranet > > > pksharma wrote: > > well said amit .. there is no vagueness > > about intRAnet .. as different from intERnet.. > > both are absolutely different and distinct and > > are firm realities today .. > > When people say "Internet" the meaning is obvious as there is > only one, > like God. > > When people say 'intranet' - it could mean a LAN as amit > says; it could > also mean a leased line WAN, a VPN(virtual private network), or even a > network hosting dialups. > > what business people mean when they say 'intranet' is - a 'network', > like the Internet, but restricted to members of a single organization. > > Since the word was coined by sales people the actual 'network' used > remained unspecified. The definition hinges on who is > allowed access to > the network, not on the underlying technology (though usage of TCP/IP > may be assumed). > > This becomes clear when we consider another marketing term coined > subsequent to 'intranet' - 'extranet' - means a network > restricted to a > single organization as well as to those outside > partners(like suppliers > and distributors) invited into the network. One can easily see that > technically there is NO difference between 'intranet' and 'extranet' - > just in who is allowed access. > > when JOY says 'intranet' it is clear that he wants members of a single > org. to be allowed access - what is unclear is where the > servers will be > located, whether the servers shared or dedicated, whether the servers > will be on the Internet or a private WAN or LAN network, how dispersed > the members are and how they will be accessing the servers. > > > ..pk > > > > (raja .. what's the update on fair events ?) > > (or do we have volunteers in limbo now ?) > > I am still waiting to hear firm dates for the COMPASS fair. I had > promised to create a schedule of deadlines and responsibilities upon > getting confirmation of dates and venue. > > That still holds. But, testing the wind tells me that enthusiasm for > the fair has abated. > > I doubt the original volunteers are any longer willing as none but you > has expressed any interest or even mentioned the topic. > > I think it safe to declare the effort as officially dead > (saves me a lot > of futile effort) > - unless I am surprised by overwhelming denials to this mail! ;) > > -- > Raja Guha > --------- > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/help/faq_list.html > -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/help/faq_list.html
