═αΘ≥Φ εß±≤µΣσφΦσ Γε∩≡ε±εΓ, ±Γ ταφφ√⌡ ± IRC, ∞εµφε Γ π≡≤∩∩σ φεΓε±≥σΘ alt.irc newsgroup . "╬ß±≤µΣσφΦσ ±σ≥σΓ√⌡ Ωε∞∩ⁿ■≥σ≡φ√⌡ Ωεφ⌠σ≡σφ÷ΦΘ" ("A Discussion on Computer Network Conferencing") ─α≡≡σφα ╨ΦΣα(Darren Reed) (╠αΘ, 1992), Σασ≥ ≥σε≡σ≥Φ≈σ±Ω≤■ ε±φεΓ≤ Σδ  ±≤µΣσφΦΘ ε ≥ε∞, ∩ε≈σ∞≤ ±Φ±≥σ∞√ Ωεφ⌠σ≡σφ÷ΦΘ ≥Φ∩α IRC - ╒ε≡ε°α  ┬σ∙ⁿ. ╩ φσΘ ∞εµφε ∩εδ≤≈Φ≥ⁿ Σε±≥≤∩ ≈σ≡στ ftp ∩≡Φ nic.ddn.mil Γ ΣΦ≡σΩ≥ε≡ΦΦ rfc ∩ε Φ∞σφΦ rfc1324.txt.

╩αµΣ≤■ ∩ ≥φΦ÷≤ ╤Ωε≥≥ ├σ≡Φφπ (Scott Goehring) ∩ε∞σ∙ασ≥ φεΓ√Θ ±∩Φ±εΩ MUD Φ ±Γ ταφφ√⌡ ± φΦ∞Φ Φπ≡, α ≥αΩµσ Φ⌡ αΣ≡σ±α telnet Γ π≡≤∩∩σ φεΓε±≥σΘ rec.games.mud.announce. ┼±≥ⁿ σ∙σ φσ±ΩεδⁿΩε π≡≤∩∩ φεΓε±≥σΘ mud, ε≥φε± ∙Φ⌡±  Ω ε∩≡σΣσδσφφ√∞ ≥Φ∩α∞ MUD, Γ ≥ε∞ ≈Φ±δσrec.games.mud.social, rec.games.mud.adventure, rec.games.mud.tiny, rec.games.mud.diku Φ rec.games.mud.lp.

╒ε≡ε°ΦΘ εßτε≡ Γ∩σ≈α≥δσφΦΘ ε≥ Internet ╠ε≡≡Φ±α ┬ε≡∞α (Morris Worm) ∞εµφε ∩≡ε≈σ±≥ⁿ Γ ≡αßε≥σ "┬Φ≡≤±√ ≤Ωατ√Γα■≥ φα φσεß⌡εΣΦ∞ε±≥ⁿ ≤δ≤≈°σφΦ  ≤∩≡αΓδσφΦ  Internet" ("Virus Highlights Need for Improved Internet Management"), ΦτΣαφφεπε U.S. General Accounting Office (Φ■φⁿ, 1989). ╩ε∩Φ■ ²≥εΘ ≡αßε≥√ ∞εµφε ∩εδ≤≈Φ≥ⁿ ∩ε ftp ε≥ cert.sei.cmu.edu Γ ΣΦ≡σΩ≥ε≡ΦΦ pub/virus-l/docs. ╬φα ≥α∞ ∩εΣ Φ∞σφσ∞ gao_rpt.

╩δΦ⌠⌠ε≡Σ ╤≥εδδ (Clifford Stoll) ε∩Φ±√Γασ≥, ΩαΩ ≡αßε≥ασ≥ Internet Φ ΩαΩ εφ ∩ε φσ∞≤ ε≥δεΓΦδ π≡≤∩∩≤ ⌡αΩσ≡εΓ Φτ ├σ≡∞αφΦΦ, ≡αßε≥αΓ°≤■ φα ╩├┴, Γ ΩφΦπσ "▀Θ÷ε Ω≤Ω≤°ΩΦ: ┬√±δσµΦΓαφΦσ °∩Φεφα Γ δαßΦ≡Φφ≥σ Ωε∞∩ⁿ■≥σ≡φεπε °∩Φεφαµα" ("Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy through the Maze of Computer Espionage,") ─αßδΣσΘ (Doubleday) (1989).