[78127] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: UN Panel Aims to End Internet Tug of War by July
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dave Crocker)
Mon Feb 21 21:06:46 2005
From: Dave Crocker <dhc2@dcrocker.net>
To: Scott W Brim <swb@employees.org>, <nanog@merit.edu>
Reply-To: Dave Crocker <dcrocker@bbiw.net>
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 11:06:11 +0900
In-Reply-To: <20050222004511.GD1312@sbrim-w2k02>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 19:45:12 -0500, Scott W Brim wrote:
> > I'm intrigued at the failure to distinguish between the web and
> >
> > email, given that spam is a messaging phenomenon, not a publishing
> > phenomenon.
> >
> It's actually a failure to distinguish the web from the Internet
i was probably too cryptic. yes, they are using the term 'web' to mean 'the internet'.
the problem is that professional writing needs to be careful, and a failure at such a basic level as using web to apply to email does not bode well for the utility of the article...
d/
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