From: Oldus Fartus on
MEB wrote:

>
> The Internet is an internet.
>

No, the Internet is a globally INTERconnection of computer NETworks.

> The Web is a web.

No, the Web (WWW) is a system of interlinked hypertext documents
accessed via the Internet.
>
> The NTTP servers are on the Internet.

Yep

>
> The Web is on the Internet.

Yep

>
> An intranet may contain an NNTP server and not connect to the Internet.


Huh?

>
> A web may contain messages from a news group.

A website may, just like Googlegroups.

>
> The Web may contain messages from Usenets, Forums, private internets or
> intranets, News, newsgroups, and news postings.
>
> The Internet contains webs, the Web, newsgroups, News servers, http
> servers, etc...
>
> Now split them from each other... its a ludicrous argument... the world
> changes and so does how its perceived.
> Just one more attempt to make Usenet something special... it was
> originally, now is another matter.
>

I suggest you do a bit of reading. Wikipedia is as good as any to
describe the differences to avoid the confusion in your mind.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Www
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet

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Oldus Fartus