On Sun, 29 Sep 1996, Michael Dillon wrote:
On Sun, 29 Sep 1996, Alan Hannan wrote:
* _Stealing_ is when B uses A's resources without permission or agreement.
Unfortunately, on the Internet or any other packet-switching network, there is no clear cut obvious definition for "use" or for "resources". Those things are defined by convention, i.e. by agreement, and those definitions *ARE* subject to change.
It would be helpful if these things were more clearly defined in writing so that newcomers can zip up the learning curve faster.
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