On Fri, 07 Jan 2005 06:38:53 -0500, The Cook
> wrote:

> You seem to forget that the military was heavily involved in ARPA and
> ARPANET.
> --
> Susan N.

Hmmm. That's a possibility... but I'm unclear how usenet
(rec.food.cooking in particular) could have been an integral
part of the internet (ARPA or ARPANET) before 1981. In
those days, REC meant "Request For Comments", so
Rec.Food.Cooking might have been on a bulletin board or
maybe two.

sf