The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):
read-only user
n.
Describes a luser who uses computers almost exclusively for reading
Usenet, bulletin boards, and/or email, rather than writing code or
purveying useful information. See twink, terminal junkie, lurker.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
read-only user
Describes a luser who uses computers almost
exclusively for reading Usenet, bulletin boards, and/or
electronic mail, rather than writing code or purveying
useful information.
See twink, terminal junkie, lurker.
[Jargon File]
(1995-02-28)