From jjllambias@xxxxxxx.xxxx Fri Aug 13 07:06:39 1999 X-Digest-Num: 210 Message-ID: <44114.210.1113.959273824@eGroups.com> Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 07:06:39 PDT From: "Jorge Llambias" > Is it really necessary to distinguish between > > WWW and Internet? > >Yes, most definitely, it is necessary. The WWW is at best a subset >of the Internet. The Internet is the network/system that the WWW >runs on. You have the Internet without the web, as was the case only 4 >years ago, for FTP, BBN, irc, email, telnet, usesnet news, >uucp, etc. The current lay-misconception that the two are the same >is fostered by the high visibility of the Web. I understand there is a technical difference. What IŽm questioning is how much this distinction is worth making. We certainly need one word for the commonly used concept. Do we need two separate words outside of technical discussions? Why is this necessary? coŽo miŽe xorxes