[10.7] Original Internet Services

• FTP (file transfer protocol) -- Software that allows a user to log onto a remote computer and retrieve a file.

• Telnet -- Software that permits users to log onto distant computer sites and use their facilities remotely.

• E-mail -- One of the first Internet applications, permitting users to correspond with each other through their Internet addresses. Accepted keyboard conventions for expressing feelings in e-mail are called smileys.

• USENET discussion groups -- On-line forums on thousands of topics, either open to all Internet users or requiring registration to become a participant.

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