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Subject:Re: The World Wide Web vs. webs. From:David Blyth <dblyth -at- QUALCOMM -dot- COM> Date:Sat, 21 Sep 1996 17:33:41 -0700
Hi All;
>Here's another term that's frequently used to refer to networks not
>connected to the Internet:
> intranet
Just to be a purist, Kris.... ;)
An Intranet may be connected to the Internet though a firewall.
The term merely refers to an internally self-sustaining group of
computers, whether or not that net is connected to the Internet.
The public CIA Intranet was defaced recently. The private CIA
Intranet is off-line altogether.
David (The Man) Blyth
Technical Writer & Web Site Designer
Qualcomm
The usual disclaimers apply - QUALCOMM isn't that crazy.
