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Internet services The Internet can be used in in different ways: for distributing and retrieving information, for one-to-one, one-to-many and many-to-many communication, and for the access services. Accordingly, there are different services on offer. The most important of these are listed below. Telnet FTP (File Transfer Protocol) Electronic Messaging (E-Mail) World Wide Web (WWW) Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Internet Relay Chat (IRC) Multiple User Dimensions (MUDs) Gopher browse Report: What is the Internet -3   What is the Internet? -2   How the Internet works -1   Acessing the Internet 0   Internet services +1   Operating the net: overview +2   Who owns the Internet and who is in charge? +3   Internet, Intranets, Extranets, and Virtual Private Networks      ... Global Data Flows  INDEX CARD     RESEARCH MATRIX  Bulletin Board Systems A BBS (bulletin board system) is a computer that can be reached by computer modem dialing (you need to know the phone number) or, in some cases, by Telnet for the purpose of sharing or exchanging messages or other files. Some BBSs are devoted to specific interests; others offer a more general service. The definitive BBS List says that there are 40,000 BBSs worldwide. Bulletin board systems originated and generally operate independently of the Internet. Source: Whatis.com