Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 04:41:33 GMT From: "Robert Hoffman" <kidzdcnopsams.net> Subject: Re: sex sites
Bob, Thanks for the help. I did know the difference but was typing what I could muster at that late of a time! Thanks again though. Robb Bob Gough <rgoughnopsamapital.net> wrote in message news:900uam$gug$1nopsamfeed.logical.net... > Robert Hoffman <kidzdcnopsams.net> produced the following character sequence: > > > I hear you too, but I hope it doesnt mean th eend of the site/group. > > Group. This is a newsgroup, not a web site. > > > Theres got to be a way for the list server to recognize them and filter > > them out! > > Actually, there's not. This, like most newsgroups in the alt hierarchy, > and indeed most newsgroups in general, is an unmoderated newsgroup. > That means that there is no central authority screening articles and > rejecting those that are off-topic or offensive and anyone can post > anything they want to the group. > > You've actually referred to three different types of Internet content > in your article, site, group and list, so I will attempt to explain the > differences between them. Please skip the next three paragraphs if > you already know this or are not interested. > > Group usually refers to a usenet newsgroup such as alt.auto.saab. > Newsgroup articles (or posts) are SUPPOSED to be in plain text format > and are posted by the author to a news server located at their ISP. > The posted articles are then automaticallly propogated immediately > (more or less) to any other news server that accepts articles for > that group. You access the articles by pointing your news reader > software at your ISP's news server and subscribing to a newsgroup. > > List refers to an e-mail list. Instead of sending an e-mail message > to a single recipient or group of recipients that you choose, a list > server allows you to send a message to a group of people who are all > interested in a particular topic without you needing to know their > e-mail addresses. A list server contains a list of the e-mail addresses > of all people who have subscribed to the list. When a person > sends an e-mail message to the list the list server distributes > that message to all subscribers and you receive the message with your > e-mail client. Again the messages are SUPPOSED to be plain text only. > > Site usually refers to a web site; pages published on the World Wide > Web in html format that typically contain text, images, sound clips, > video, etc. The pages are located on a specific web server and are > only downloaded to your computer if you request them. They are accessed > by a web browser such as Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer. Now, > I realize that both Netscape and IE include news readers and e-mail > clients but the underlying operation of the three technologies is > distinctly different. The fact that they have included these modules > and made them html capable (mistakenly IMNSHO) has led to people > including graphics and other web-type content in both newsgroups > and e-mail lists. It has also resulted a blurring of the boudaries > between the three types and confuses novice users. > > > > Johannes H Andersen <johannes.andersennopsamel.ac.uk> wrote in message > > news:3A1C3769.62D6B940nopsamel.ac.uk... > >> Spot on there, Robert. This may eventually destroy this newsgroup. > >> Imagine having this newsgroup open on a 21" monitor at work with > >> those embarrassing headlines, yuk! For sure, we don't need this > >> crap, I'm sick of tired of this and hope that someone closes down > >> their ISP accounts. > > Actually Dr. Andersen, the only one with the power to do that is you. > As I mentioned most usenet newsgroups have no central authority that > monitors what is posted and it is up to the readers of the group to > police this, something commonly referred to as "net-copping". ISPs > are happy to collect money from anyone who wants pay and it's not > until someone complains about the activities of their users that they > will take action and most ISPs take net abuse fairly seriously. For > more information consult the following resources: > > There are good lists of anti-spam web sites at: > http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/1791/nospam.htm > http://www.dgl.com/docs/antispam.html > > See the net abuse FAQ at: > http://www.cybernothing.org/faqs/net-abuse-faq.html > > Also the coallition against unsolicited commercial e-mail is at: > http://www.cauce.org/faq.asp > > And there is the newsgroup news.admin.net-abuse > > Hope this helps, > > > Bob Gough > rgoughnopsamapital.net > remove the Z's from my address to reply
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