:backbone cabal: n. A group of large-site administrators who pushed
through the {Great Renaming} and reined in the chaos of {USENET}
during most of the 1980s. The cabal {mailing list} disbanded in
late 1988 after a bitter internal catfight.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
through the {Great Renaming} and reined in the chaos of {USENET}
during most of the 1980s. The cabal {mailing list} disbanded in
late 1988 after a bitter internal catfight.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- backbone cabal n.
A group of large-site administrators who
pushed through the Great Renaming and reined in the chaos of
Usenet during most of the 1980s.
During most of its lifetime, the Cabal (as it was... - TINC //
[Usenet] Abbreviation: "There Is No Cabal".
See backbone cabal and NANA, but note that this... - Great Renaming: n. The {flag day} in 1985 on which all of the
non-local groups on the {USENET} had their names changed from
the net.
format to the current multiple-hierarchies scheme.... - rib site: [by analogy with {backbone site}] n. A machine that
has an on-demand high-speed link to a {backbone site} and serves
as a regional distribution point for lots of third-party traffic in
email and USENET news.
Compare {leaf site}, {backbone site}. -- The AI Hackers... - backbone site: n. A key USENET and email site; one that processes
a large amount of third-party traffic,
especially if it is the home site of any of the... - newsgroup: [USENET] n. One of {USENET}'s huge collection of
topic groups or {fora}.
Usenet groups can be `unmoderated' (anyone can post)... - forum: n. [USENET, GEnie, CI$; pl. `fora' or `forums'] Any
discussion group accessible through a dial-in {BBS},
a {mailing list}, or a {newsgroup} (see {network... - FAQ list: /F-A-Q list/ or /fak list/ [USENET] n. Syn {FAQ},
sense 2. -- The AI Hackers... - leaf site: n. A machine that merely originates and reads USENET
news or mail,
and does not relay any third-party traffic. Often...
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- I'm in a bad mood.
--
WinError... - A faithful and good servant is a real godsend; but truly 't is a rare
bird in the land.
Martin Luther (1483-1546) -- Table-Talk,... - If you want divine justice, die.
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Nick... - i'm living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be
living apart.
e. e.... - CONDUCTORS wave it
up and...
