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==MILNET Splits from ARPANET== | ==MILNET Splits from ARPANET== | ||
The Military Network ([[MILNET]]) was part of the ARPANET which serves as the backbone for the U.S. Department of Defense's unclassified e-mail and internet traffic with a total of 65 sites connected to the ARPANET.<ref>[http://www.tech-faq.com/milnet.html What is Milnet]</ref> In 1983, MILNET decide to split from the ARPANET because of security reasons. There are only small remaining gateways connected to the ARPANET for e-mail exchange purposes only.<ref>[http://www.livinginternet.com/i/ii_arpanet.htm ARPANET Milestones]</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||