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========================================================================= Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 21:07:08 -0400
Reply-To: "CYHIST Community Memory: Discussion list on the History of
Cyberspace" <CYHIST@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU> Sender: "CYHIST Community Memory: Discussion list on the History of
Cyberspace" <CYHIST@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU> From: Ronda Hauben <ronda@UMCC.UMCC.UMICH.EDU>
Subject: Re: history of acceptable use policies
X-To: smithx@sfu.ca
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Community Memory: Discussion List on the History of Cyberspace ______________________________________________________________________
You may find it helpful to see chapter 12 of Netizens: On the History and Impact of Usenet and the Internet - the chapter 12 "Imminent death of the Net Predicted" as it describes some of the situation regarding the commecialization and the Inspector General of the NSF's proposal that the Acceptable Use Policy of the NSFNET backbone be strengthened, not that it be abandoned.
The book is available in print and online. The ISBN # is ISBN 0-8186-7706-6
and the URL of the draft version is http://www.columbia.edu/~rh120
>I'm trying to get a picture of the evolution of Internet acceptable use policies, particularly with respect to commercial use. As I understand up until about 1993 formally commercial use of the NSFNET was prohibited. I
Ronda
:wq
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Reply-To: "CYHIST Community Memory: Discussion list on the History of
Cyberspace" <CYHIST@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU> Sender: "CYHIST Community Memory: Discussion list on the History of
Cyberspace" <CYHIST@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU> From: Ronda Hauben <ronda@UMCC.UMCC.UMICH.EDU>
Subject: Re: history of acceptable use policies
X-To: smithx@sfu.ca
______________________________________________________________________
Community Memory: Discussion List on the History of Cyberspace ______________________________________________________________________
You may find it helpful to see chapter 12 of Netizens: On the History and Impact of Usenet and the Internet - the chapter 12 "Imminent death of the Net Predicted" as it describes some of the situation regarding the commecialization and the Inspector General of the NSF's proposal that the Acceptable Use Policy of the NSFNET backbone be strengthened, not that it be abandoned.
The book is available in print and online. The ISBN # is ISBN 0-8186-7706-6
and the URL of the draft version is http://www.columbia.edu/~rh120
>I'm trying to get a picture of the evolution of Internet acceptable use policies, particularly with respect to commercial use. As I understand up until about 1993 formally commercial use of the NSFNET was prohibited. I
Ronda
:wq
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