One result of this experience is that my perception of USENET has changed. The first thing I have learned is that people on USENET are very selective, and indeed, hypocritical, as to who they choose to abuse. If you look at the Canadian general discussion group (can.general) for the two weeks that followed my posting, [...]
A lot of people, new to the Internet, venture into the area known as USENET, eager to participate in the promise that it brings. A lot of people _ including me _ are sold on the idea that the ability to commu-nicate with people around the world on particular topics, is a new, powerful, and [...]
As the Internet becomes a more important part of working life, have you considered who may be watching you? There’s lots of hype about the Internet’s security risks, and people continue to have a number of concerns — mostly about the safety of using credit cards on-line. Yet there are more fundamental issues that you [...]