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* Steven M. Bellovin, [https://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb/papers/netnews-hist.pdf ''Netnews: The Origin Story''], [[Annals of the History of Computing]] | * Steven M. Bellovin, [https://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb/papers/netnews-hist.pdf ''Netnews: The Origin Story''], [[Annals of the History of Computing]] | ||
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Revision as of 19:58, 6 April 2025
Netnews was a hierarchical bulletin board system, which ran on the UUCP protocol, over Usenet (an early wide area data network, roughly contemporaneous with the early Internet). It also later ran over the Internet, using the Network News Transfer Protocol.
See also
External links
- Steven M. Bellovin, Netnews: The Origin Story, Annals of the History of Computing
- Usenet Historical Collection - "This historical collection of Usenet [sic - jnc] spans more than 30 years and was given to us by a generous donor."
