Netiquette

The Internet grew out of a collection of computers, largely run by government entities and educational institutions, which offered communication options to those in the outside community. Thus a user logged onto a computer in Portland, Oregon could telephone out of that computer to a computer in Omaha, Nebraska if the connections were correct. Initially, this enabled government agencies to communicate with each other and educational institutions to exchange information. Over time, other users gained access to these networks until the Internet as we know it today developed.

On-line services offer the most direct route for individuals to connect to the Internet. The other ways to connect to the Internet are to log on to a local area network (LAN) whose server is an Internet host, or to log directly into an Internet host. The second two methods are direct connections; the first option (on-line services) is an indirect connection.

Newsgroups evolved as a way for researchers to exchange ideas and information with a large audience; estimates today put the number of newsgroups at more than 15,000 with new newsgroups being added every day. Newsgroups are essentially public bulletin boards where authors can "post" their messages which can be read by anyone who accesses the newsgroup. Typically, newsgr

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l, and there are some practices which have come to be well-defined and accepted (or condemned) with some degree of consistency regardless of where they appear on the Internet. The most important rule of netiquette is to understand the community and the standards before posting any messages. For example, the community which participates in the alt.music.stones newsgroup is likely to have different standards than that in the rec.autos.makers.mustang newsgroup. Since it is possible to read messages anonymously and "undercover" (without other members of the newsgroup knowing there is a new participant), reading a number of messages and developing an idea of what the community itself considers acceptable is an important first step before messages are posted. Many newsgroup also post their Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on a regular basis; this makes it possible for newcomers to the group to determine the "ground rules" of a particular newsgroup and avoid asking questions which have already been answered (which contributes to wasting members' time and which is a serious breach of netiquette). Respecting the time and space of the Internet community is also important Netiquette. This means that "me too" messages, in which the wr
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