ISP Internet service provider - An institution that provides access to the Internet in some form, usually financed by users. Listserv Discussion groups in which a message is sent to a central computer and is then sent out to a list of e-mail addresses. Listserv is both a generic term for mail discussion groups and a specific e-mail discussion list programme. This allows people to participate in discussions together. After subscribing, members automatically receive all the mail posted within the group.
Users have to 'unsubscribe' from a mailing list to stop receiving messages.
Subscribing to a mailing list typically entails sending an e-mail to the contact address that contains the word 'subscribe', the name of the list and your name. MPEG A software system that dramatically compresses audio and video files, making their transfer across the Internet much faster. Netscape A popular Internet browser and the name of the company which produces it. When two or more computers are connected together so that they share resources, a computer network is formed. Newsgroups Those with a full internet connection can reach newsgroups using news reader software.