There are several areas of Internet usage that stand out right now. The perception is that they simply have a richer service, able to access far more people than simply those within the company. A lot of people have discovered email lists. These subject area specific discussion forums have been set up with local exploders, often administered through the majordomo list management system. USEnet news USEnet news usage is steadily increasing.
Great use is made of it in terms of supporting information technologies, both hardware and software.
Increasingly it is also being used in other areas of technology pertinent to BHP's businesses. In the spirit of the internet, this archive is accessible by Internet users at large. This project has been one of the most visible and successful projects resulting from our Internet connection. This is now supported using an application gateway from the TIS firewall toolkit. Telnet Telnet to the Internet is supported using an application gateway again from the TIS firewall toolkit.