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• voice-net n. Hackish way of referring to the telephone system, analogizing it to a digital network.
  Usenet sig blocks not uncommonly include the "Voice...
• paper-net: n. Hackish way of referring to the postal service, analogizing it to a very slow, low-reliability network.
  USENET {sig block}s sometimes include a "Paper-Ne...
• paper-net n. Hackish way of referring to the postal service, analogizing it to a very slow, low-reliability network.
  Usenet sig blocks sometimes include a "Paper-Ne...
• email: /ee'mayl/ (also written `e-mail') 1. n. Electronic mail automatically passed through computer networks and/or via modems over common-carrier lines.
  Contrast {snail-mail}, {paper-net}, {voice-net}....
• email /ee'mayl/ (also written `e-mail' and `E-mail') 1.
  . Electronic mail automatically passed through computer networks and/or via modems over common-carrier lines....
• pain in the net: n. A {flamer}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary
• eturn from the dead: v. To regain access to the net after a long absence.
  Compare {person of no account}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
• ig block: /sig blok/ [UNIX; often written `.sig' there] n.
  Short for `signature', used specifically to refer to the electronic signature block that most UNIX mail- and news-posting software will {automagically} append to outgoing mail and news....
• et.police: /net-p*-lees'/ n. (var. `net.cops') Those USENET readers who feel it is their responsibility to pounce on and {flame} any posting which they regard as offensive or in violation of their understanding of {netiquette}.
  Generally used sarcastically or pejoratively. Also spelled `net police'....