:voice-net: n. Hackish way of referring to the telephone system,
analogizing it to a digital network. USENET {sig block}s not
uncommonly include the sender's phone next to a "Voice:" or
"Voice-Net:" header; common variants of this are "Voicenet" and
"V-Net". Compare {paper-net}, {snail-mail}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
analogizing it to a digital network. USENET {sig block}s not
uncommonly include the sender's phone next to a "Voice:" or
"Voice-Net:" header; common variants of this are "Voicenet" and
"V-Net". Compare {paper-net}, {snail-mail}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- voice-net n.
Hackish way of referring to the telephone
system,
analogizing it to a digital network. Usenet sig blocks... - paper-net: n. Hackish way of referring to the postal service,
analogizing it to a very slow, low-reliability network... - paper-net n.
Hackish way of referring to the postal
service,
analogizing it to a very slow, low-reliability network... - 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.
n. Electronic mail automatically passed through computer... - pain in the net: n. A {flamer}.
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The AI Hackers... - return from the dead: v. To regain access to the net after a long
absence.
Compare {person of no account}. -- The AI Hackers... - sig block: /sig blok/ [UNIX; often written `.sig' there] n.
Short for `signature', used specifically to refer to... - net.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...
