Oh my god, so ronda as the denizen of usenet can't see the
telecommunications world except through USEnet glasses.... too funny
why can't you get it through you head ronda that Tony is talking
international telecommunications *LAW* as defined by the ITU and by
governments which are obliged to obey ITU decrees!?
>"A.M. Rutkowski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >Dear Rhonda,
>
> >>And the Internet isn't "private computer networks".
> >>...
> >>The Internet is an internetworking of networks -- that is
>
> >I have juxtaposed two of your sentences. One of the
> >constituent networks - 206.5.17.0 - is mine. I assure,
> >it is private. Most others are.
>
>It can be yours, but it still isn't private if it is part of
>the Internet.
>
>If you want a private network, have your private network.
>
>If you want to be part of the Internet, then you have become
>something different from your private network, you have
>become part of an internetworking of networks.
>
>You are *no* longer private.
>
>This issue came up on early Usenet and got clarified.
>
>Those sites that wanted to be private, couldn't be on Usenet.
>
>Once one was on Usenet, one announced one's site, agreed
>to be part of the communication with others etc.
>
>Usenet was a public entity.
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