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Re: UN Panel Aims to End Internet Tug of War by July


From: Dave Crocker <dhc2 () dcrocker net>
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 11:06:11 +0900


On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 19:45:12 -0500, Scott W Brim wrote:
 >  I'm intrigued at the failure to distinguish between the web and
 >
 >  email, given that spam is a messaging phenomenon, not a publishing
 >  phenomenon.
 >
  It's actually a failure to distinguish the web from the Internet

i was probably too cryptic.  yes, they are using the term 'web' to mean 'the internet'.

the problem is that professional writing needs to be careful, and a failure at such a basic level as using web to apply 
to email does not bode well for the utility of the article...


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