TE Connectivity completed the sale of its broadband-networks business to CommScope Holding Co. for about US$3 billion. TE Connectivity’s product portfolio is focused on connectors and sensors that are made to withstand harsh environments. The company operates three primary segments: TE Connectivity’s Communications Solutions segment supplies electronic components for home appliances, including products for washers, dryers, refrigerators, air conditioners, dishwashers, cooking appliances, water heaters, and microwaves. TE delivers connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things, virtual reality applications, smart phones, tablets and anywhere customers need solutions for data and devices, including networking equipment and wireless infrastructure. The Transportation segment includes four business
History of the Internet via mailing lists, discussing both technical issues and more culturally focused topics (such as science fiction, discussed on the sflovers mailing list). During the early years of the Internet, email and similar mechanisms were also fundamental to allow people to access resources that were not available due to the absence of online connectivity. UUCP was often used to distribute files using the 'alt.binary' groups. Also, FTP e-mail gateways allowed people that lived outside the US and Europe to download files using ftp commands written inside email messages. The file was encoded, broken in pieces and sent by email; the receiver