Yep. Also, the connection to Holland only happened in December 1988, while INRIA in France was connected in July 1988... -----Original Message----- From: ietf [mailto:ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ole Jacobsen Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 8:00 AM To: Huub van Helvoort Cc: ietf@xxxxxxxx; ietf-announce@xxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Web Anniversary Nonsense. If the NSFnet was "a precursor to the Internet," then surely so was the ARPANET. I used the ARPANET from Norway in 1976, Norway was indeed the second country (after the UK) to join the ARPANET. The "first international connection" was most certainly made long before 1988! Ole Ole J. Jacobsen Editor and Publisher Home: +1 415-550-9427 Cell: +1 415-370-4628 Japan Docomo: +81 90 3337-9311 UK Orange: +44 7805 977889 E-mail: olejacobsen@xxxxxx URL: http://organdemo.info Skype: organdemo On Wed, 12 Mar 2014, Huub van Helvoort wrote: > The IETF Chair wrote: > > > I would like to wish the World Wide Web a happy 25th birthday! The > > last 25 years have truly demonstrated the power of open standards > > and the global Internet! > > It was actually a Dutchman who made the first international connection > on November 17, 1988 that enabled the start of the world wide web... > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet_Beertema > > Met vriendelijke groet, Huub. > > > -- > ***************************************************************** > 请记住，你是独一无二的，就像其他每一个人一样 > >