Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!rutgers!ucla-cs!zen!ucbvax!TOPAZ.RUTGERS.EDU!ron From: ron@TOPAZ.RUTGERS.EDU (Ron Natalie) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip Subject: Re: Vendors on MILNET Message-ID: <8707270125.AA16263@topaz.rutgers.edu> Date: Sun, 26-Jul-87 21:25:46 EDT Article-I.D.: topaz.8707270125.AA16263 Posted: Sun Jul 26 21:25:46 1987 Date-Received: Mon, 27-Jul-87 03:42:31 EDT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Distribution: world Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 6 The MIL in MILNET means the Military's operational network. Hence, if they want to reliably talk to someone for whatever reason, they put the on the MILNET rather than risk having to deal with the potentially broken experimental ARPANET. -Ron