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Path: fe2o3!mimsy!haven!udel!wuarchive!julius.cs.uiuc.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!think.com!hsdndev!husc6!purdue!spaf
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From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)
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Newsgroups: news.lists,news.groups,news.announce.newusers
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Subject: Alternative Newsgroup Hierarchies
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Summary: describes the following alternate hierarchies: alt, bionet, biz,
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clarinet, gnu, ieee, inet/ddn, pubnet, unix-pc, u3b, vmsnet
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Message-ID: <13125@medusa.cs.purdue.edu>
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Date: 22 Jan 91 02:15:19 GMT
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Expires: 22 Apr 91 02:15:19 GMT
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Followup-To: news.lists
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Organization: Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue Univ.
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Lines: 663
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Approved: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU
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Supersedes: <12403@medusa.cs.purdue.edu>
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Xref: fe2o3 news.lists:520 news.groups:15830 news.announce.newusers:190
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Original-from: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
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[Most recent change: 21 Jan 1991 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)]
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Introduction
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The Usenet software allows the support and transport of hierarchies of
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newsgroups not part of the "traditional" Usenet through use of the
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distribution mechanism. These hierarchies of groups are available to
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sites wishing to support them and finding a feed. In general, these
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groups are not carried by the entire network due to their volume, a
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restricted sphere of interest, or a different set of administrative
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rules and concerns.
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In general it is a bad idea to forward these newsgroups to your
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neighbors without asking them first; they should only be received at a
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site by choice. Not only is this generally-accepted net etiquette, it
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helps to preserve the freedom to do and say as the posters please in
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these newsgroups, since the only people who get them are those who
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asked to get them. This freedom is more restricted in the Usenet as a
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whole, since every mainstream posting and every mainstream newsgroup
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name must be acceptable to a much wider audience than is present in
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these hierarchies. Due to the sheer size of the mainstream Usenet,
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extra-long or controversial postings are more likely to cause problems
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when posted to the Usenet; however, these alternative hierarchies exist
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precisely to support those kinds of postings (if germane to the
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hierarchy).
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Usually, there is is no restriction on getting these groups as long
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as you have the capacity to receive, store, and forward the groups;
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2.10.3 or 2.11 news is required to make the distribution mechanism
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work properly for these groups. How to join each distribution is
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described below.
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Note that the "uunet" service carries all of these hierarchies.
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Contact uunet!uunet-request for subscription details.
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Also note -- the lists in this article are totally unofficial and
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possibly incomplete or inaccurate. I try to keep the lists up-to-date,
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but make no guarantee that any of the information contained corresponds
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with the named groups in any significant way. Corrections and comments
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should be mailed directly to me.
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Alt
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"alt" is a collection of newsgroups which are being distributed
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by a collection of sites that choose to carry them. Many Usenet sites
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are not interested in these groups. Here is a recent list
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of the 'alt" newsgroups:
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alt.activism Activities for activists.
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alt.alien.visitors ??
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alt.angst Anxiety in the modern world.
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alt.aquaria The aquarium & related as a hobby.
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alt.artcom Artistic Community, arts & communication.
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alt.atheism Discussions of atheism.
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alt.bbs Computer BBS systems & software.
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alt.bbs.ads Ads for various computer BBS's.
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alt.bbs.internet BBS systems accessible via the Internet.
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alt.bbs.waffle The Waffle UUCP BBS.
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alt.birthright Postings about the Birthright Party.
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alt.books.technical Discussion of technical books.
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alt.boomerang Technology and use of the boomerang.
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alt.california The state and the state of mind.
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alt.callahans Callahan's bar for puns and fellowship.
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alt.cd-rom Discussions of optical storage media.
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alt.censorship Discussion about restricting speech/press.
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alt.child-support Raising children in a split family.
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alt.co-ops Discussion about co-operatives.
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alt.cobol Use of the programming language COBOL.
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alt.config Alternative subnet discussions and connectivity.
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alt.conspiracy Be paranoid -- they're out to get you.
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alt.cosuard Council of Sysops & Users Against Rate Discrimination.
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alt.cult-movies Movies with a cult following (e.g., Rocky Horror PS).
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alt.cyb-sys Cybernetics and Systems.
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alt.cyberpunk High-tech low-life.
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alt.cyberpunk.chatsubo Literary virtual reality in a cyberpunk hangout.
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alt.cyberpunk.movement Cybernizing the Universe.
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alt.cyberpunk.tech Cyberspace and Cyberpunk technology.
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alt.cyberspace Cyberspace and how it should work.
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alt.desert-shield Events in the Middle East, esp. Kuwait.
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alt.dev.null The ultimate in moderated newsgroups. (Moderated)
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alt.dreams What do they mean?
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alt.drugs Recreational pharmaceuticals and related flames.
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alt.emusic Ethnic, exotic, electronic, elaborate, etc. music *
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alt.exotic-music Exotic music discussions. *
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alt.fan.albedo Fans of funny animals, ala Steve Gallacci's book.
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alt.fan.dave_barry Electronic fan club for humorist Dave Barry.
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alt.fan.dice-man Fans of Andrew Dice Clay
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alt.fan.mike-jittlov Electronic fan club for animator Mike Jittlov.
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alt.fan.monty-python Electronic fan club for those wacky Brits.
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alt.fandom.cons Announcements of conventions (SciFi and others).
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alt.fandom.misc Other topics for fans of various kinds.
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alt.fax Faxing documents -- protocols, equipment, etc.
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alt.fishing Fishing as a hobby and sport.
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alt.flame Alternative, literate, pithy, succinct screaming.
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alt.folklore.computers Stories & anecdotes about computers (some true!).
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alt.folklore.urban Urban legends, ala Jan Harold Brunvand.
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alt.forgery One place for all forgeries--crossposting encouraged.
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alt.fractals Fractals in math, graphics, and art.
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alt.fractals.pictures More large postings.
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alt.games.gb The Galactic Bloodshed conquest game.
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alt.gourmand Recipes & cooking info. (Moderated)
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alt.graphics.pixutils Discussion of pixmap utilities.
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alt.great-lakes Discussions of the Great Lakes and adjacent places.
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alt.hackers Descriptions of projects currently under development. (Moderated)
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alt.horror The horror genre.
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alt.humor.oracle The semi-legendary Usenet Oracle speaks...
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alt.hypertext Discussion of hypertext -- uses, transport, etc.
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alt.individualism Philosophies where individual rights are paramount.
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alt.irc Internet Relay Chat material.
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alt.kids-talk A place for the pre-college set on the net.
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alt.lang.cfutures Discussion of the future of the C programming language
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alt.lang.intercal A joke language with a real compiler.
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alt.models Model building, design, etc.
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alt.msdos.programmer For the serious MS/DOS programmer (no for sale ads).
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alt.native Issues for and about native Americans.
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alt.pagan Discussions about paganism & religion.
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alt.peeves Discussion of peeves & related.
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alt.personals Geek seeks Dweeb. Object: low-level interfacing.
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alt.politics.homosexuality As the name implies
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alt.postmodern Postmodernism, semiotics, deconstruction, and the like.
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alt.prose Postings of original writings, fictional & otherwise.
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alt.prose.d Discussions about postings in alt.prose.
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alt.recovery For people in recovery programs (e.g., AA, ACA, GA).
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alt.rap-gdead Fans of The Grateful Dead and Rap. Really.
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alt.religion.computers People who believe computing is "real life."
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alt.rhode_island Discussion of the great little state.
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alt.rissa Fans (and otherwise) of Patricia O'Tuama.
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alt.rmgroup For the people who like to rmgroup/newgroup things.
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alt.rock-n-roll Counterpart to alt.sex and alt.drugs.
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alt.rock-n-roll.metal For the headbangers on the net.
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alt.romance Discussion about the romantic side of love.
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alt.security Security issues on computer systems.
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alt.security.index Pointers to good stuff in alt.security. (Moderated)
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alt.sewing Working with needle and thread.
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alt.sex Postings of a prurient nature.
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alt.sex.bestiality Happiness is a warm puppy.
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alt.sex.bondage Postings about dominance/submission.
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alt.sex.pictures Gigabytes of copyright violations.
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alt.sex.pictures.d Discussion group for alt.sex.pictures.
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alt.skate Rollerskating and skateboarding.
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alt.skinheads The skinhead culture/anti-culture.
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alt.slack Posting relating to the Church of the Subgenius.
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alt.society.cu-digest Postings about the Computer Underground. (Moderated)
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alt.society.ati The Activist Times Digest. (Moderated)
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alt.sources Alternative source code, unmoderated. Caveat Emptor.
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alt.sources.amiga Technically-oriented Amiga PC sources.
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alt.sources.d Discussion of posted sources.
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alt.sources.index Pointers to source code in alt.sources.*. (Moderated)
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alt.sources.patches Reposted patches from non-.bugs groups.
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alt.sources.wanted Requests for source code.
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alt.sport.bungee Like alt.suicide with rubber bands.
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alt.sport.paintball The game/art/sport of splatball.
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alt.startrek.creative Stories and parodies related to Star Trek.
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alt.stupidity Discussion about stupid newsgroups.
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alt.suicide.holiday Talk of why suicides increase at holidays.
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alt.support Dealing with emotional situations & experiences.
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alt.sys.sun Technical discussion of Sun Microsystems products.
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alt.tasteless Truly disgusting.
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alt.tennis The game & sport of tennis.
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alt.test Alternative subnetwork testing.
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alt.text.dwb Discussion of the Documenter's WorkBench.
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alt.thrash Skateboards and thrashlife.
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alt.toolkits.xview The X windows XView toolkit.
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alt.tv.muppets Fans of the Muppets, TV shows & movies.
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alt.tv.prisoner The Prisoner television series from years ago.
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alt.tv.simpsons Don't have a cow, man!
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alt.tv.tiny-toon Dicussion about the "Tiny Toon Adventures" show.
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alt.tv.twin-peaks Discussion about the popular (and unusual) TV show.
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Submissions to the moderated alt.gourmand group should be mailed to
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recipes@decwrl.dec.com (Brian Reid). Submissions to
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alt.society.cu-digest should be mailed to tk0jut2@niu.bitnet or
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cud@chinacat.unicom.com (Jim Thomas and Gordon Meyer).
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* alt.emusic and alt.exotic-music are aliased together at many sites.
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You can join the "alt subnet" by finding a site in your area that
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carries the groups. Either send mail to the administrators of the
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sites you connect to, or post something to a local "general" or
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"wanted" newsgroup for your area . If no sites nearby are getting
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them, you can get them from uunet.
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Bionet
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There is a newsgroup hierarchy for topics interesting to biologists
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called "bionet" originating from genbank.bio.net and carried on a growing
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number of machines including rutgers, phri, mit-eddie, ukma, and all
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of the machines at UCSD. Contact Eliot Lear <usenet@genbank.bio.net> for
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more details. The current newsgroup list looks like this:
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bionet.agroforestry Discussion of Agroforestry.
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bionet.general General BIONET announcements.
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bionet.genome.chrom22 Discussions about human chromosome 22.
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bionet.jobs Scientific Job opportunities.
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bionet.journals.contents Contents of biology journal publications.
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bionet.molbio.ageing Discussions of cellular and organismal ageing.
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bionet.molbio.bio-matrix Computer applications to biological databases.
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bionet.molbio.embldatabank Info about the EMBL Nucleic acid database.
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bionet.molbio.evolution How genes and proteins have evolved.
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bionet.molbio.genbank Info about the GenBank Nucleic acid database.
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bionet.molbio.genbank.updates Hot off the presses! (Moderated)
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bionet.molbio.gene-org How genes are organized on chromosomes.
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bionet.molbio.genome-program Discussion of Human Genome Project issues.
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bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts Requests for information and lab reagents.
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bionet.molbio.proteins Research on proteins and protein databases.
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bionet.population-bio Technical discussions about population biology.
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bionet.sci-resources Information about funding agencies, etc.
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bionet.software Information about software for biology.
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bionet.users.addresses Who's who in Biology.
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Biz
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"Biz" is a distribution of newsgroups that are carried and propagated
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by sites interested in the world of business products around them -- in
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particular, computer products and services. This includes product
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announcements, announcements of fixes and enhancements, product
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reviews, and postings of demo software. Current biz groups include:
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biz.clarinet Announcements about ClariNet.
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biz.clarinet.sample Samples of ClariNet newsgroups for the outside world.
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biz.comp.hardware Generic commercial hardware postings.
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biz.comp.services Generic commercial service postings.
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biz.comp.software Generic commercial software postings.
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biz.comp.telebit Support of the Telebit modem.
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biz.config Biz Usenet configuration and administration.
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biz.control Control information and messages.
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biz.dec DEC equipment & software.
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biz.dec.ip IP networking on DEC machines.
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biz.dec.workstations DEC workstation discussions & info.
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biz.jobs.offered Position announcements.
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biz.misc Miscellaneous postings of a commercial nature.
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biz.test Biz newsgroup test messages.
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biz.stolen Postings about stolen merchandise.
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Feeds may possibly be obtained from ddsw1.mcs.com, husc6.harvard.edu,
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rpi.edu, rutgers.edu, spl1, and telly.on.ca among others.
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ClariNet
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The ClariNet hierarchy consists of newsgroups gatewayed from
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commercial news services and other ``official'' sources. A feed of
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the ClariNet groups requires payment of a fee and execution of a
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license. More information may be obtained by sending mail to
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"info@clarinet.com".
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clari.news ClariNet UPI general news wiregroups.
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clari.news.hot Temporary groups for hot news stories.
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clari.biz ClariNet UPI business news wiregroups.
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clari.sports ClariNet UPI sports wiregroups.
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clari.tw ClariNet UPI technology related news wiregroups.
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clari.nb ClariNet Newsbytes Information service Newsgroups.
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clari.net ClariNet non-news newsgroups.
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clari.canada ClariNet broadcast style news about Canada.
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clari.feature Feature columns and products.
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clari.feature.dave_barry Columns of humorist Dave Barry. (Moderated)
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clari.feature.mike_royko Chicago Opinion Columnist Mike Royko. (Moderated)
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clari.feature.miss_manners Judith Martin's Humorous Etiquette Advice. (Moderated)
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clari.feature.lederer Richard Lederer's "Looking at Language". (Moderated)
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clari.feature.kinsey Sex Q&A and Advice from Kinsey Institute. (Moderated)
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clari.canada.newscast Regular newscast for Canadians. (Moderated)
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clari.canada.briefs Regular updates of Canadian News in Brief. (Moderated)
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clari.canada.briefs.ont News briefs for Ontario and Toronto. (Moderated)
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clari.canada.briefs.west News briefs for Alberta, the Prairies & B.C. (Moderated)
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clari.canada.general Short items on Canadian News stories. (Moderated)
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clari.canada.biz Canadian Business Summaries. (Moderated)
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clari.tw.aerospace Aerospace industry and companies. (Moderated)
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clari.tw.computers Computer industry, applications and developments. (Moderated)
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clari.tw.defense Defense industry issues. (Moderated)
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clari.tw.education Stories involving Universities & colleges. (Moderated)
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clari.tw.electronics Electronics makers and sellers. (Moderated)
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clari.tw.environment Environmental news, hazardous waste, forests. (Moderated)
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clari.tw.health Disease, medicine, health care, sick celebs. (Moderated)
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clari.tw.health.aids AIDS stories, research, political issues. (Moderated)
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clari.tw.misc General technical industry stories. (Moderated)
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clari.tw.nuclear Nuclear power & waste. (Moderated)
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clari.tw.science General science stories. (Moderated)
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clari.tw.space NASA, Astronomy & spaceflight. (Moderated)
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clari.tw.stocks Regular reports on computer & technology stock prices. (Moderated)
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clari.tw.telecom Phones, Satellites, Media & general Telecom. (Moderated)
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clari.biz.commodity Commodity news and price reports. (Moderated)
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clari.biz.courts Lawsuits and business related legal matters. (Moderated)
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clari.biz.economy Economic news and indicators. (Moderated)
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clari.biz.economy.world Economy stories for non-US countries. (Moderated)
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clari.biz.features Business feature stories. (Moderated)
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clari.biz.finance Finance, currency, Corporate finance. (Moderated)
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clari.biz.finance.earnings Earnings & dividend reports. (Moderated)
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clari.biz.finance.personal Personal investing & finance. (Moderated)
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clari.biz.finance.services Banks and financial industries. (Moderated)
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clari.biz.invest News for investors. (Moderated)
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clari.biz.labor Strikes, unions and labor relations. (Moderated)
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clari.biz.market General stock market news. (Moderated)
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clari.biz.market.amex American Stock Exchange reports & news. (Moderated)
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clari.biz.market.dow Dow Jones NYSE reports. (Moderated)
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clari.biz.market.ny NYSE reports. (Moderated)
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clari.biz.market.otc NASDAQ reports. (Moderated)
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clari.biz.market.report General market reports, S&P, etc. (Moderated)
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clari.biz.mergers Mergers and acquisitions. (Moderated)
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clari.biz.misc Other business news. (Moderated)
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clari.biz.products Important new products & services. (Moderated)
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clari.biz.top Top business news. (Moderated)
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clari.biz.urgent Breaking business news. (Moderated)
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clari.nb.index Weekly summary of Newsbytes computer news. (Moderated)
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clari.nb.apple Newsbytes Apple/Macintosh news. (Moderated)
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clari.nb.business Newsbytes business & industry news. (Moderated)
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clari.nb.general Newsbytes general computer news. (Moderated)
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clari.nb.govt Newsbytes legal and government computer news. (Moderated)
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clari.nb.ibm Newsbytes IBM PC World coverage. (Moderated)
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clari.nb.review Newsbytes new product reviews. (Moderated)
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clari.nb.telecom Newsbytes telecom & online industry news. (Moderated)
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clari.nb.trends Newsbytes new developments & trends. (Moderated)
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clari.nb.unix Newsbytes Unix news. (Moderated)
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clari.net.admin Announcements for news admins at ClariNet sites. (Moderated)
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clari.net.announce Announcements for all ClariNet readers. (Moderated)
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clari.net.products New ClariNet products. (Moderated)
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clari.net.talk Discussion of ClariNet -- only unmoderated group.
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clari.news.almanac Daily almanac - quotes, 'this date in history' etc. (Moderated)
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clari.news.arts Stage, drama & other fine arts. (Moderated)
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clari.news.aviation Aviation industry and mishaps. (Moderated)
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clari.news.books Books & publishing. (Moderated)
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clari.news.briefs Regular news summaries. (Moderated)
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clari.news.bulletin Major breaking stories of the week. (Moderated)
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clari.news.canada News related to Canada. (Moderated)
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clari.news.children Stories related to children and parenting. (Moderated)
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clari.news.consumer Consumer news, car reviews etc. (Moderated)
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clari.news.demonstration Demonstrations around the world. (Moderated)
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clari.news.disaster Major problems, accidents & natural disasters. (Moderated)
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clari.news.economy General economic news. (Moderated)
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clari.news.election News regarding both US and international elections. (Moderated)
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clari.news.entertain Entertainment industry news & features. (Moderated)
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clari.news.europe News related to Europe. (Moderated)
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clari.news.features Unclassified feature stories. (Moderated)
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clari.news.fighting Clashes around the world. (Moderated)
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clari.news.flash Ultra-important once-a-year news flashes. (Moderated)
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clari.news.goodnews Stories of success and survival. (Moderated)
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clari.news.gov General Government related stories. (Moderated)
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clari.news.gov.agency Government agencies, FBI etc. (Moderated)
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clari.news.gov.budget Budgets at all levels. (Moderated)
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clari.news.gov.corrupt Government corruption, kickbacks etc. (Moderated)
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clari.news.gov.international International government-related stories. (Moderated)
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clari.news.gov.officials Government officials & their problems. (Moderated)
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clari.news.gov.state State government stories of national importance. (Moderated)
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clari.news.gov.taxes Tax laws, trials etc. (Moderated)
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clari.news.gov.usa US Federal government news. (High volume). (Moderated)
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clari.news.group Special interest groups not covered in their own group. (Moderated)
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clari.news.group.blacks News of interest to black people. (Moderated)
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clari.news.group.gays Homosexuality & Gay Rights. (Moderated)
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clari.news.group.jews Jews & Jewish interests. (Moderated)
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clari.news.group.women Women's issues and abortion. (Moderated)
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clari.news.hot.east_europe News from Eastern Europe. (Moderated)
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clari.news.hot.iraq The Gulf Crisis
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clari.news.hot.panama Panama and General Noriega. (Moderated)
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clari.news.interest Human interest stories. (Moderated)
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clari.news.interest.animals Animals in the news. (Moderated)
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clari.news.interest.history Human interest stories & history in the making. (Moderated)
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clari.news.interest.people Famous people in the news. (Moderated)
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clari.news.interest.people.column Daily "People" column -- tidbits on celebs. (Moderated)
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clari.news.interest.quirks Unusual or funny news stories. (Moderated)
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clari.news.issues Stories on major issues not covered in their own group. (Moderated)
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clari.news.issues.civil_rights Freedom, Racism, Civil Rights Issues. (Moderated)
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clari.news.issues.conflict Conflict between groups around the world. (Moderated)
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clari.news.issues.family Family, Child abuse, etc. (Moderated)
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clari.news.labor Unions, strikes. (Moderated)
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clari.news.labor.strike Strikes. (Moderated)
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clari.news.law General group for law related issues. (Moderated)
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clari.news.law.civil Civil trials & litigation. (Moderated)
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clari.news.law.crime Major crimes. (Moderated)
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clari.news.law.crime.sex Sex crimes and trials. (Moderated)
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clari.news.law.crime.trial Trials for criminal actions. (Moderated)
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clari.news.law.crime.violent Violent crime & criminals. (Moderated)
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clari.news.law.drugs Drug related crimes & drug stories. (Moderated)
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clari.news.law.investigation Investigation of crimes. (Moderated)
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clari.news.law.police Police & law enforcement. (Moderated)
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clari.news.law.prison Prisons, prisoners & escapes. (Moderated)
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clari.news.law.profession Lawyers, Judges etc. (Moderated)
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clari.news.law.supreme U.S. Supreme court rulings & news. (Moderated)
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clari.news.lifestyle Fashion, leisure etc. (Moderated)
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clari.news.military Military equipment, people & issues. (Moderated)
|
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clari.news.movies Reviews, news and stories on movie stars. (Moderated)
|
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clari.news.music Reviews and issues concerning music & musicians. (Moderated)
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clari.news.politics Politicians & politics. (Moderated)
|
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clari.news.politics.people Politicians & Political Personalities. (Moderated)
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clari.news.religion Religion, religious leaders, televangelists. (Moderated)
|
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clari.news.sex Sexual issues, sex-related political stories. (Moderated)
|
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clari.news.terrorism Terrorist actions & related news around the world. (Moderated)
|
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clari.news.top Top US news stories. (Moderated)
|
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clari.news.top.world Top international news stories. (Moderated)
|
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clari.news.trends Surveys and trends. (Moderated)
|
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clari.news.trouble Less major accidents, problems & mishaps. (Moderated)
|
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clari.news.tv TV schedules, news, reviews & stars. (Moderated)
|
||
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clari.news.urgent Major breaking stories of the day. (Moderated)
|
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clari.news.weather Weather and temperature reports. (Moderated)
|
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clari.sports.baseball Baseball scores, stories, games, stats. (Moderated)
|
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clari.sports.basketball Basketball coverage. (Moderated)
|
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clari.sports.features Sports feature stories. (Moderated)
|
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clari.sports.football Pro football coverage. (Moderated)
|
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clari.sports.hockey NHL coverage. (Moderated)
|
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clari.sports.misc Other sports, plus general sports news. (Moderated)
|
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clari.sports.motor Racing, Motor Sports. (Moderated)
|
||
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clari.sports.tennis Tennis news & scores. (Moderated)
|
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clari.sports.top Top sports news. (Moderated)
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GNU
|
||
|
|
---
|
||
|
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gnUSENET (gnUSENET is Not USENET) is a set of newsgroups that are
|
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gated bi-directionally with the Internet mailing lists of the GNU
|
||
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Project of the Free Software Foundation. GNU (GNU's Not Unix) will be
|
||
|
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a complete operating system, including application programs, with
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freely redistributable source code. Please use ONLY gnu.misc.discuss
|
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|
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for discussion of topics considered contrary to GNU aims and political
|
||
|
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philosophy (e.g., porting of GNU code to Apple machines, usefulness of
|
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intellectual property laws, etc.).
|
||
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|
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The GNU mailing lists and newsgroups, like the GNU project itself,
|
||
|
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exist to promote the freedom to share software. So please don't use
|
||
|
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these newsgroups (or the other GNU lists) to promote or recommend
|
||
|
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non-free software. (Using them to post ordering information is the
|
||
|
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ultimate faux pas.) If there is no free program to do a certain task,
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|
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then somebody should write one!
|
||
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Current groups include:
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Newsgroup Description
|
||
|
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--------- -----------
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gnu.announce Status and announcements from the Project. (Moderated)
|
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gnu.bash.bug Bourne Again SHell bug reports and suggested fixes. (Moderated)
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gnu.chess Announcements about the GNU Chess program.
|
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gnu.emacs.announce Announcements about GNU Emacs. (Moderated)
|
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gnu.emacs.bug GNU Emacs bug reports and suggested fixes. (Moderated)
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gnu.emacs.gnews News reading under GNU Emacs using Weemba's Gnews.
|
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gnu.emacs.gnus News reading under GNU Emacs using GNUS (in English).
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gnu.emacs.help User queries and answers.
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gnu.emacs.sources ONLY (please!) C and Lisp source code for GNU Emacs.
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gnu.emacs.vms VMS port of GNU Emacs.
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gnu.g++.announce Announcements about the GNU C++ Compiler. (Moderated)
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gnu.g++.bug g++ bug reports and suggested fixes. (Moderated)
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gnu.g++.help GNU C++ compiler (G++) user queries and answers.
|
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gnu.g++.lib.bug g++ library bug reports/suggested fixes. (Moderated)
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gnu.gcc.announce Announcements about the GNU C Compiler. (Moderated)
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gnu.gcc.bug GNU C Compiler bug reports/suggested fixes. (Moderated)
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gnu.gcc.help GNU C Compiler (gcc) user queries and answers.
|
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gnu.gdb.bug gcc/g++ DeBugger bugs and suggested fixes. (Moderated)
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gnu.ghostscript.bug GNU Ghostscript interpreter bugs. (Moderated)
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gnu.gnusenet.config GNU's Not Usenet administration and configuration.
|
||
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gnu.gnusenet.test GNU's Not Usenet alternative hierarchy testing.
|
||
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gnu.groff.bug Bugs in the GNU roff programs. (Moderated)
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gnu.misc.discuss Serious discussion about GNU and freed software.
|
||
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gnu.smalltalk.bug Bugs in GNU Smalltalk. (Moderated)
|
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gnu.utils.bug GNU utilities bugs (e.g., make, gawk. ls). (Moderated)
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|
||
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Use gnu.emacs.help to discuss software on gnu.emacs.sources and to ask
|
||
|
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for sources. gnu.emacs.sources is archived by many sites and they
|
||
|
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want sources ONLY!
|
||
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The gnu.*.bug groups are pseudo-moderated (that is, the group is
|
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marked moderated so that postings are mailed to prep.ai.mit.edu and
|
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then redistributed to the both the mailing list and newsgroup from
|
||
|
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there). The gnu.*announce groups all fully moderated.
|
||
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|
||
|
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If one of your USENET feeds, can't provide you with a feed of the
|
||
|
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gnUSENET newsgroups, send mail to gnu.gnusenet.config@prep.ai.mit.edu
|
||
|
|
to ask a feed.
|
||
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|
||
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Questions about GNU can be directed to gnu@prep.ai.mit.edu or:
|
||
|
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Free Software Foundation
|
||
|
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675 Massachusetts Avenue
|
||
|
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Cambridge, MA 02139
|
||
|
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USA
|
||
|
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+1-617-876-3296
|
||
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|
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IEEE
|
||
|
|
----
|
||
|
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The IEEE newsgroups concern the IEEE -- the Institute of Electrical
|
||
|
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and Electronics Engineers.
|
||
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ieee.announce Announcements of general nature to IEEE community. (Moderated)
|
||
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ieee.compmail.announce Announcements pertaining to COMPMAIL.
|
||
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ieee.compmail.bugs COMPMAIL Bug reports - public discussion.
|
||
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ieee.compmail.pc Items of interest to PC-SprintMail users.
|
||
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ieee.fidonet.admin FidoNet IEEE SysOps conference.
|
||
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ieee.fidonet.bbs-help FidoNet IEEE BBS-Help conference.
|
||
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ieee.fidonet.ieee FidoNet General IEEE conference.
|
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ieee.general IEEE - General discussion.
|
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ieee.mail.help Help with using Mail.
|
||
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ieee.net.tech Network Technical Discussion.
|
||
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ieee.news.admin Newsgroup Administration.
|
||
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ieee.news.announce Announcements pertaining to newsgroup hierarchy.
|
||
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ieee.news.newgroup Newgroup messages.
|
||
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ieee.pcnfs Discussion & tips on PC-NFS.
|
||
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ieee.pcnfs.lifeline Discussion & tips on using PC-NFS LifeLine Mail.
|
||
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ieee.rab.announce Regional Activities Board - Announcements.
|
||
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ieee.rab.general Regional Activities Board - General discussion.
|
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ieee.region1 Region 1 Announcements.
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ieee.tab.announce Technical Activities Board - Announcements.
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ieee.tab.general Technical Activities Board - General discussion.
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ieee.usab.announce USAB - Announcements.
|
||
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ieee.usab.general USAB - General discussion.
|
||
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We are willing to distribute these newsgroups via NNTP to any site
|
||
|
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that desires to carry them. If you would like a feed of these
|
||
|
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newsgroups, have the newsadmin for your site contact 'usenet@ieee.org'
|
||
|
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for a feed.
|
||
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|
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|
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These newsgroups are not available for UUCP feeds at this time.
|
||
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However, an intermediate site getting this feed from us is free to
|
||
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distribute them via UUCP to other sites.
|
||
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Inet/DDN
|
||
|
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--------
|
||
|
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Another alternative hierarchy is the "inet/ddn" distribution. This
|
||
|
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consists of many newsgroups bearing names similar to traditional Usenet
|
||
|
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groups and corresponding to Internet discussion lists. These groups are
|
||
|
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circulated using the NNTP transport mechanism amongst sites on the
|
||
|
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Internet in an attempt to reduce the number of copies of these groups
|
||
|
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flowing through the mail (some sites get these groups via UUCP and
|
||
|
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other tranpost mechanisms, but the volume can be substantial and load
|
||
|
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may be significant without a high-speed link). Further details may be
|
||
|
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obtained by writing to Erik Fair (fair@ucbarpa.berkeley.edu).
|
||
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|
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|
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Current inet groups are:
|
||
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|
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|
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comp.ai.edu Applications of Artificial Intelligence to Education.
|
||
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comp.ai.vision Artificial Intelligence Vision Research. (Moderated)
|
||
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comp.dcom.lans.hyperchannel Hyperchannel networks within an IP network.
|
||
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comp.dcom.lans.v2lni Proteon Pronet/V2LNI Ring networks.
|
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comp.editors Topics related to computerized text editing.
|
||
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comp.edu.composition Writing instruction in computer-based classrooms.
|
||
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comp.org.eff.news News from the Electronic Frontiers Foundation. (Moderated)
|
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comp.org.eff.talk Discussion of EFF goals, strategies, etc.
|
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comp.lang.asm370 Programming in IBM System/370 Assembly Language.
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comp.lang.clu The CLU language & related topics. (Moderated)
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comp.lang.forth.mac The CSI MacForth programming environment.
|
||
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comp.lang.icon Topics related to the ICON programming language.
|
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comp.lang.idl IDL (Interface Description Language) related topics.
|
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comp.lang.lisp.franz The Franz Lisp programming language.
|
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comp.lang.lisp.x The XLISP language system.
|
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comp.lang.rexx The REXX command language.
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comp.lang.scheme.c The Scheme language environment.
|
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comp.lang.visual Visual programming languages.
|
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comp.lsi.cad Electrical Computer Aided Design.
|
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comp.mail.multi-media Multimedia Mail.
|
||
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comp.music Applications of computers in music research.
|
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comp.os.aos Topics related to Data General's AOS/VS.
|
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comp.os.cpm.amethyst Discussion of Amethyst, CP/M-80 software package.
|
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comp.os.rsts Topics related to the PDP-11 RSTS/E operating system.
|
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comp.os.v The V distributed operating system from Stanford.
|
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comp.periphs.printers Information on printers.
|
||
|
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comp.protocols.iso.dev-environ The ISO Development Environment.
|
||
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comp.protocols.iso.x400 X400 mail protocol discussions. (Moderated)
|
||
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comp.protocols.iso.x400.gateway X400 mail gateway discussions. (Moderated)
|
||
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comp.protocols.pcnet Topics related to PCNET (a personal computer network).
|
||
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comp.protocols.pup The Xerox PUP network protocols.
|
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comp.protocols.tcp-ip.domains Topics related to Domain Style names.
|
||
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comp.protocols.time.ntp The network time protocol.
|
||
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comp.security.announce Announcements from the CERT about security. (Moderated)
|
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comp.soft-sys.andrew The Andrew system from CMU.
|
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comp.sys.cdc Control Data Corporation Computers (e.g., Cybers).
|
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comp.sys.handhelds Handheld computers and programmable calculators.
|
||
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comp.sys.intel.ipsc310 Anything related to Xenix on an Intel 310.
|
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comp.sys.northstar Northstar microcomputer users.
|
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comp.sys.super Supercomputers.
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comp.sys.ti.explorer The Texas Instruments Explorer.
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comp.sys.zenith Heath terminals and related Zenith products.
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comp.terminals.bitgraph The BB&N BitGraph Terminal.
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comp.terminals.tty5620 AT&T Dot Mapped Display Terminals (5620 and BLIT).
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comp.theory Theoretical Computer Science.
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comp.theory.cell-automata Discussion of all aspects of cellular automata.
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comp.theory.dynamic-sys Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems.
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comp.theory.self-org-sys Topics related to self-organization.
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comp.unix.cray Cray computers and their operating systems.
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comp.windows.x.announce Announcements about X windows stuff.
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comp.windows.x.motif The Motif GUI for the X Window System.
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news.software.nntp The Network News Transfer Protocol.
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rec.games.vectrex The Vectrex game system.
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rec.mag.fsfnet A Science Fiction "fanzine." (Moderated)
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sci.bio.technology Any topic relating to biotechnology.
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sci.math.num-analysis Numerical Analysis.
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sci.philosophy.meta Discussions within the scope of "MetaPhilosophy."
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soc.culture.esperanto The neutral international language Esperanto.
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ddn.mgt-bulletin The DDN Management Bulletin from NIC.DDN.MIL (Moderated)
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ddn.newsletter The DDN Newsletter from NIC.DDN.MIL (Moderated)
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Pubnet
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The "pubnet" distribution is for public-access systems and was originated
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by Bill Wisner. Current groups include:
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pubnet.config Pubnet connectivity discussions.
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pubnet.nixpub The "nixpub" list of public access UNIXes.
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pubnet.sources Software of interest to BBS users and sysops.
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pubnet.talk Miscellaneous BBS talk.
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pubnet.test Pubnet subnet testing.
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pubnet.wanted "Wanted" messages with a limited audience.
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pubnet.sysops Discussions between sysops of BBS systems.
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Currently, the following sites receive the group, and the system admins
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there can be contacted for more info or to establish a feed: chinet,
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dasys1, ddsw1, icus, igloo, ncoast, qetzal, rpi.edu,
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telly, mit-eddie and tapa.
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Unix-PC
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Another such hierarchy is the "unix-pc" distribution. This consists of
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groups devoted to users of the AT&T Unix-PC. These groups were
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originated as a mailing list started by three owners of AT&T Unix PCs:
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Gary Smith, David Dalton and Kathy Vincent. As the list expanded, it
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turned into a newsgroup hierarchy, and more and more sites began to
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carry the groups; hundreds of sites now carry these groups. To receive
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them, you need to contact a site already getting them; att, gatech,
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mit-eddie, psuvax1, ucsd and ukma are well-known sites getting these
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groups and the admins there may be willing to help find a feed should
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you desire (and ask nicely); uunet also carries these groups. The
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unix-pc groups circulated include:
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unix-pc.bugs Bug reports, fixes & workarounds.
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unix-pc.general General information and discussion.
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unix-pc.sources Source code to various programs.
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unix-pc.uucp Configuration and management of uucp on Unix-PCs.
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unix-pc.test Test group.
|
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U3B
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---
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Groups dealing with AT&T 3B{2,5,15,20,4000} computers -- everything
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except for the UNIX PC/3B1. Both uunet and ames carry these groups.
|
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u3b.config 3B Distribution configuration.
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u3b.misc 3B Miscellaneous Discussions.
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u3b.sources Sources for AT&T 3B systems.
|
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u3b.tech 3B Technical Discussions.
|
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u3b.test 3B Distribution Testing.
|
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Len Rose (len@netsys.netsys.com) oversees these groups.
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VMSnet
|
||
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|
||
|
|
|
||
|
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This hierarchy is for topics of interest to VAX/VMS sites. This hierarchy
|
||
|
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is still relatively new. uunet.uu.net and many (if not most) major usenet
|
||
|
|
sites carry these groups. If you have trouble finding a feed, contact
|
||
|
|
tp@mccall.com, or send mail to vmsnet@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu, which is a
|
||
|
|
mailing list gatewayed to vmsnet.uucp.
|
||
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vmsnet.admin Administration of the VMSnet newsgroups.
|
||
|
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vmsnet.announce General announcements of interest to all. (Moderated)
|
||
|
|
vmsnet.announce.newusers Orientation info for new users. (Moderated)
|
||
|
|
vmsnet.mail Electronic mail on VMS systems.
|
||
|
|
vmsnet.mail.pmdf PMDF email system, gatewayed to ipmdf mailing list.
|
||
|
|
vmsnet.misc General VMS topics not covered elsewhere.
|
||
|
|
vmsnet.sources Source code postings ONLY.
|
||
|
|
vmsnet.sources.d Discussion about or requests for sources.
|
||
|
|
vmsnet.sources.games Recreational software postings.
|
||
|
|
vmsnet.sysmgt VMS system management.
|
||
|
|
vmsnet.test Test messages.
|
||
|
|
vmsnet.uucp DECUS uucp software, gatewayed to vmsnet mailing list.
|
||
|
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|
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|
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--
|
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|
|
Gene Spafford
|
||
|
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NSF/Purdue/U of Florida Software Engineering Research Center,
|
||
|
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Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-2004
|
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Internet: spaf@cs.purdue.edu uucp: ...!{decwrl,gatech,ucbvax}!purdue!spaf
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