When I got to university I knew NET SEND only from ad-hoc networks with my buddies. On one of my first days in the CIP I wondered if it worked the same way in a

When I got to university I knew NET SEND only from ad-hoc networks with my buddies. On one of my first days in the CIP I wondered if it worked the same way in a real professional network. Never expected it to, so I tried it - just to proof my expectations. The shock came when the whole hall beeped in unison. Other than you, I sat there and desperately tried to act normal in the best Mister Bean fashion. Luckily no one cared, so all was good. I had a similar experience a little later when I tried if I could reach the webserver I had started on the uni workstation from my home. To my big surprise it worked and I figured if I could reach it from my home, everyone could from everywhere. This was a big wonder for me. Of course, back then nothing was NATed and not much was firewalled. Those were the times and fun times indeed.