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A Concise Guide to the Major Internet Bodies

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the whole-lotta-acronyms dept.

alex simonelis submitted a good summary of the major internet bodies. If you hunger to know the difference between ICANN, IETF, ISOC and the rest of the alphabet soup of the governing bodies that make our beloved internet possible, this is a great place to look. It covers 10 major organizations.

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  1. I don't see Paris Hilton by A+nonymous+Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Or goatse.cx for that matter.

    Who is this guy kidding? The major Internet bodies my eye!

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    1. Re:I don't see Paris Hilton by bird603568 · · Score: 2, Funny

      forgot tubgirl

  2. ahh by nomadic · · Score: 4, Funny

    Favorite internet bodies? Oh, so many jokes coming...

  3. Major Internet Bodies? by American+AC+in+Paris · · Score: 4, Funny
    I guess it's a start, but there are some pretty major omissions to this list. For example, they managed to overlook both Paris Hilton and Jenna Jameson.

    I don't think they can call this guide "concise" until they address these gaping holes...

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    1. Re:Major Internet Bodies? by Inkieminstrel · · Score: 5, Funny

      I don't think they can call this guide "concise" until they address these gaping holes...

      Speaking of gaping holes, I think you're missing another major internet body yourself

  4. Cowboy Neil Option? by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 2, Funny

    He's a major body if ever I saw one ;)

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  5. Lawyers for the IANA by Macrobat · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wonder if the lawyers for the IANA ever abbreviate their titles to IANAL. And I wonder if that ever confuses the heck out of people.

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  6. What about the other internets? by thedogcow · · Score: 5, Funny

    The article only discussed the major bodies for just the one internet. What about the other internets? Is there an ICANN2, IETF2, and ISOC2?

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    1. Re:What about the other internets? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      George Bush, is that you? Have you been hearing rumors again?

  7. Finally... by funny-jack · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ah, finally a story where a post about Natalie Portman will actually be on topic...

    Wait, they don't mean that kind of internet body?

    Drat.

    <shameless plug>

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  8. I'm a regular contributor to by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm a regular contributor to WTF, the most ubiquitous internet body.

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  9. Re:What vs How by Metapsyborg · · Score: 2, Funny
    "At the very top are the 13 root servers, run by people like VeriSign"

    The 13 Root Servers Buwahahahahaha

    I welcome our 13 Demonic Server Overlords

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  10. My favorite guides to internet bodies are by melted · · Score: 3, Funny

    My favorite guides to internet bodies are www.worldsex.com and www.thehun.net

  11. I eventually wisened up by Scrameustache · · Score: 2, Funny

    I wonder if the lawyers for the IANA ever abbreviate their titles to IANAL.

    The first few times I saw that abbreviation, I thought it was like the "I [heart] Hucklebees" thing and my browser was dropping the heart character.

    Didn't know why people were so proud of it... figured it was something to do with goats ;-)

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