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Path: blister!jtsv16!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!news.cs.indiana.edu!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,
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bit, biz, clarinet, gnu, ieee, inet/ddn, K12, u3b, vmsnet
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Message-ID: <15403@ector.cs.purdue.edu>
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Date: 25 Jul 91 23:16:01 GMT
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Expires: 23 Oct 91 23:16:01 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: 886
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Approved: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU
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Supersedes: <14699@ector.cs.purdue.edu>
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Original-from: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
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[Most recent change: 23 Jul 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 because of their volume,
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restricted spheres 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, as the only people who get them are those who asked
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to get them. This freedom is more restricted in the Usenet as a
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whole, because 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. Because of the sheer size of the mainstream
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Usenet, extra-long or controversial postings are more likely to cause
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problems when posted to the Usenet; however, these alternative
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hierarchies exist precisely to support those kinds of postings (if
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germane to the 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.activism.d A place to discuss issues in alt.activism.
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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.backrubs Lower...to the right...aaaah!
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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.lists Postings of regional BBS listings.
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alt.bbs.lists.d Discussion about regional BBS listings.
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alt.bbs.waffle The Waffle UUCP BBS.
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alt.binaries.multimedia Sound, text and graphics data rolled in one.
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alt.binaries.pictures Additional volume in the form of huge image files.
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alt.binaries.pictures.d Discussion of postings to alt.binaries.pictures.
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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.brother-jed The born-again minister touring US campuses.
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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.comp.acad-freedom.news Academic freedom issues related to computers. (Moderated)
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alt.comp.acad-freedom.talk Academic freedom issues related to computers.
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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.dcom.telecom Discussion of telecommunications technology.
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alt.desert-shield Events in the Middle East, esp. Kuwait.
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alt.desert-storm The war against Iraq in Kuwait.
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alt.desert-storm.facts For factual information on The Gulf War.
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alt.desert-thekurds What's happening to the Kurds in Iraq.
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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.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.furry Fans of funny animals, ala Steve Gallacci's book.
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alt.fan.howard-stern Fans of the abrasive radio & TV personality.
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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.fan.rush-limbaugh Fans of the Rush Limbaugh radio talk show.
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alt.fan.warlord Mocking net.gods and net.weenies.
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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.fishing Fishing as a hobby and sport.
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alt.flame Alternative, literate, pithy, succinct screaming.
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alt.flame.spelling Fore piple whoe kant spel.
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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.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.industrial The Industrial Computing Society.
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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.asm Assembly languages of various flavours.
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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.lang.ml The ML and SML symbolic languages.
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alt.lang.teco The TECO editor language.
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alt.magic For discussion about stage magic.
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alt.magick For discussion about supernatural arts.
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alt.models Model building, design, etc.
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alt.msdos.programmer For the serious MS/DOS programmer (no forsale 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.paranormal Phenomena which are not scientifically explicable.
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alt.party Parties, celebration and general debauchery.
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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.privacy Privacy issues in cyberspace.
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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.rap For fans of rap music.
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alt.rap-gdead Fans of The Grateful Dead and Rap. Really.
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alt.recovery For people in recovery programs (e.g., AA, ACA, GA).
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alt.religion.computers People who believe computing is "real life."
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alt.restaurants Discussion of nifty places to eat.
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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.rock-n-roll.metal.heavy Non-sissyboy metal bands.
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alt.romance Discussion about the romantic side of love.
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alt.rush-limbaugh Fans of the conservative activist radio announcer.
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alt.save.the.earth Environmentalist causes.
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alt.sci.astro.fits Technical matters of Flexible Image Transport Systems.
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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 Tie me, whip me, make me read the net!
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alt.sex.motss Jesse Helms would not subscribe to this group.
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alt.sex.pictures Gigabytes of copyright violations.
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alt.sex.pictures.d Discussing alt.sex.pictures copyright violations.
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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.snowmobiles High-horsepower sleds in the powder.
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alt.society.ati The Activist Times Digest. (Moderated)
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alt.society.cu-digest Postings about the Computer Underground. (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.surfing Riding the ocean waves.
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alt.sys.amiga.demos Code and talk to show off the Amiga.
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alt.sys.amiga.uucp AmigaUUCP.
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alt.sys.amiga.uucp.patches Patches for AmigaUUCP.
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alt.sys.intergraph Support for Intergraph machines.
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alt.sys.sun Technical discussion of Sun Microsystems products.
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alt.sys.unisys Burroughs, Sperry, CT, etc. discussions.
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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 AT&T 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.antagonists Fans of the new "The Antagonists" TV show.
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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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alt.usage.english English grammar, word usages, and related topics.
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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). alt.society.cu-digest
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submissions 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.biology.computational Computer and mathematical applications (Moderated)
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bionet.general General BIOSCI discussion.
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bionet.genome.chrom22 Discussion of Chromosome 22.
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bionet.genome.arabidopsis Information about the Arabidopsis project.
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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-linkage Discussions about genetic linkage analysis.
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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.neuroscience Research issues in the neurosciences.
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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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Bit
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"bit" is a collection of newsgroups which are being distributed by a
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collection of sites that choose to carry them. The "bit" newsgroups are
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redistributions of the more popular BitNet LISTSERV mailing lists. Here
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is a list of the "bit" newsgroups:
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bit.admin bit. Newgroups Discussions.
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bit.general Discussions Relating to BitNet/Usenet.
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bit.listserv.advise-l User Services List.
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bit.listserv.aidsnews AIDS/HIV News.
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bit.listserv.aix-l IBM AIX Discussion List.
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bit.listserv.allmusic Discussions on all forms of Music.
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bit.listserv.apple2-l Apple II List.
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bit.listserv.applicat Applications under BITNET.
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bit.listserv.asm370 IBM 370 Assembly Programming Discuss.
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bit.listserv.big-lan Campus-Size LAN Discussion Group. (Moderated)
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bit.listserv.billing Chargeback of (computer) resources.
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bit.listserv.biosph-l Biosphere, ecology, Discussion List.
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bit.listserv.bitnews BITNET News.
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bit.listserv.candle-l Candle Products Discussion List.
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bit.listserv.christia Practical Christian Life.
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bit.listserv.cics-l CICS Discussion List.
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bit.listserv.cinema-l Discussions on all forms of Cinema.
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bit.listserv.cmspip-l VM/SP CMS Pipelines Discussion List.
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bit.listserv.commed Communication education.
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bit.listserv.cumrec-l CUMREC-L Administrative computer use.
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bit.listserv.cyber-l CDC Computer Discussion.
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bit.listserv.c18-l 18th Century Interdisciplinary Discussion.
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bit.listserv.c370-l C/370 Discussion List.
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bit.listserv.dbase-l Discussion on the use of the dBase IV.
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bit.listserv.db2-l DB2 Data Base Discussion List.
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bit.listserv.disarm-l Disarmament Discussion List.
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bit.listserv.domain-l Domains Discussion Group.
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bit.listserv.earntech EARN Technical Group.
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bit.listserv.edi-l Electronic Data Interchange Issues.
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bit.listserv.edpolyan Professionals and Students Discussing Education.
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bit.listserv.edtech EDTECH - Educational Technology. (Moderated)
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bit.listserv.emusic-l Electronic Music Discussion List.
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bit.listserv.envbeh-l Forum on Environment and Human Beh.avior.
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bit.listserv.erl-l Educational Research List (TCSVM)
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bit.listserv.esl-l DECUS Education Software Library Discussion L.
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bit.listserv.ethics-l Discussion of Ethics in Computing.
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bit.listserv.film-l Film making and reviews List.
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bit.listserv.frac-l FRACTAL Discussion List.
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bit.listserv.games-l Computer Games List.
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bit.listserv.gaynet GayNet Discussion List. (Moderated)
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bit.listserv.gddm-l The GDDM Discussion List.
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bit.listserv.geodesic List for the Discussion of Buckminster Fuller.
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bit.listserv.gguide BITNIC GGUIDE List.
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bit.listserv.gis-l Geographic Information Systems Discussion List.
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bit.listserv.gmast-l Gamemasters Interest Group.
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bit.listserv.govdoc-l Discussion of Government Document Is.
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bit.listserv.gutnberg GUTNBERG Discussion List.
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bit.listserv.hellas The Hellenic Discussion List. (Moderated)
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bit.listserv.history History.
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bit.listserv.i-amiga Info-Amiga List.
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bit.listserv.ibm-hesc IBM Higher Education Consortium.
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bit.listserv.ibm-main IBM Mainframe Discussion List.
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bit.listserv.ibm-nets BITNIC IBM-NETS List.
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bit.listserv.ibmtcp-l IBM TCP/IP List.
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bit.listserv.ibm7171 Protocol Converter List.
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bit.listserv.icu-l Instruction Computing Update Newsletter List.
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bit.listserv.info-gcg INFO-GCG: GCG Genetics Software Discussion.
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bit.listserv.infonets Infonets Redistribution. (Moderated)
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bit.listserv.ingrafx Information Graphics.
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bit.listserv.ioob-l Industrial Psychology.
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bit.listserv.isn ISN Data Switch Technical Discussion Group.
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bit.listserv.jes2-l JES2 Discussion group.
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bit.listserv.jnet-l BITNIC JNET-L List.
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bit.listserv.l-hcap Handicap List. (Moderated)
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bit.listserv.l-vmctr VMCENTER Components Discussion List.
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bit.listserv.lawsch-l Law School Discussion List.
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bit.listserv.liaison BITNIC LIAISON.
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bit.listserv.license Software Licensing List.
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bit.listserv.linkfail Link failure announcements.
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bit.listserv.literary Discussions about Literature.
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bit.listserv.lstsrv-l Forum on LISTSERV release 1.6.
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bit.listserv.mail-l BITNIC MAIL-L List.
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bit.listserv.mailbook MAIL/MAILBOOK subscription List.
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bit.listserv.mba-l MBA Student curriculum Discussion.
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bit.listserv.mbu-l Megabyte University (Computers & Writing).
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bit.listserv.medlib-l Medical Libraries Discussion List.
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bit.listserv.mednews MEDNEWS - Health Info-Com Network Newsletter.
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bit.listserv.netnws-l NETNWS-L Netnews List.
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bit.listserv.new-list NEW-LIST - New List Announcements. (Moderated)
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bit.listserv.next-l NeXT Computer List.
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bit.listserv.nodmgt-l Node Management.
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bit.listserv.notis-l NOTIS/DOBIS Discussion group List.
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bit.listserv.novell Novell LAN Interest Group.
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bit.listserv.omrscan OMR Scanner Discussion.
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bit.listserv.ozone OZONE Discussion List.
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bit.listserv.pacs-l Public-Access Computer Systems Forum.
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bit.listserv.page-l IBM 3812/3820 Tips and Problems Discussion List.
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bit.listserv.pagemakr PageMaker for Desktop Publishers.
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bit.listserv.pmdf-l PMDF Distribution List.
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bit.listserv.policy-l Discussion about BITNET policies.
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bit.listserv.politics Forum for the Discussion of Politics.
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bit.listserv.power-l POWER-L IBM RS/6000 POWER Family.
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bit.listserv.relusr-l Relay Users Forum.
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bit.listserv.rexxlist REXX Programming Discussion List.
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bit.listserv.rhetoric Rhetoric, social movements, persuasion.
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bit.listserv.rscsmods The RSCS modifications List.
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bit.listserv.rscsv2-l BITNIC RSCSV2-L List.
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bit.listserv.s-comput SuperComputers List (USCVM).
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bit.listserv.sas-l SAS(r) Discussion.
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bit.listserv.script-l IBM vs Waterloo SCRIPT Discussion Group.
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bit.listserv.scuba-l Scuba diving Discussion List.
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bit.listserv.sganet Student Government Global Mail Network.
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bit.listserv.simula The SIMULA Language List.
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bit.listserv.snamgt-l SNA Network Management Discussion.
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bit.listserv.sos-data Social Science Data List.
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bit.listserv.spires-l SPIRES Conference List.
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bit.listserv.sportpsy Exercise and Sports Psychology.
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bit.listserv.spssx-l SPSSX(r) Discussion.
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bit.listserv.sqlinfo Forum for SQL/DS and Related Topics.
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bit.listserv.stat-l STATISTICAL CONSULTING.
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bit.listserv.tech-l BITNIC TECH-L List.
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bit.listserv.test Test Newsgroup.
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bit.listserv.tex-l The TeXnical topics List.
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bit.listserv.tn3270-l tn3270 protocol Discussion List.
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bit.listserv.trans-l BITNIC TRANS-L List.
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bit.listserv.travel-l Tourism Discussions.
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bit.listserv.ucp-l University Computing Project Mailing List.
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bit.listserv.ug-l Usage Guidelines.
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bit.listserv.uigis-l User Interface for Geographical Info Systems.
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bit.listserv.urep-l UREP-L Mailing List.
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bit.listserv.usrdir-l User Directory List.
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bit.listserv.valert-l Virus Alert List. (Moderated)
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bit.listserv.vfort-l VS-Fortran Discussion List.
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bit.listserv.vm-util VM Utilities Discussion List.
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bit.listserv.vmslsv-l VAX/VMS LISTSERV Discussion List.
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bit.listserv.vmxa-l VM/XA Discussion List.
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bit.listserv.vnews-l VNEWS Discussion List.
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bit.listserv.win3-l Microsoft Windows Version 3 Forum.
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bit.listserv.wp50-l WordPerfect Corporation Products Discussions.
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bit.listserv.xcult-l International Intercultural Newsletter.
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bit.listserv.xedit-l VM System Editor List.
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bit.listserv.xerox-l The Xerox Discussion List.
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bit.listserv.xmailer Crosswell Mailer.
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bit.listserv.x400-l x.400 Protocol List.
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bit.listserv.9370-l IBM 9370 and VM/IS specific topics List.
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bit.mailserv.word-mac Word Processing on the Macintosh.
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bit.mailserv.word-pc Word Processing on the IBM PC.
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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.comp.telebit.netblazer The Telebit Netblazer 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.sco.announce SCO and related product announcements. (Moderated)
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biz.sco.general Q&A, discussions and comments on SCO products.
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biz.sco.opendesktop ODT environment and applications tech info, q&a.
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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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--------
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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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|
---
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gnUSENET (gnUSENET is Not USENET) is a set of newsgroups that are
|
|
gated bi-directionally with the Internet mailing lists of the GNU
|
|
Project of the Free Software Foundation. GNU (GNU's Not Unix) will be
|
|
a complete operating system, including application programs, with
|
|
freely redistributable source code. Please use ONLY gnu.misc.discuss
|
|
for discussion of topics considered contrary to GNU aims and political
|
|
philosophy (e.g., porting of GNU code to Apple machines, usefulness of
|
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intellectual property laws, etc.).
|
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|
|
The GNU mailing lists and newsgroups, like the GNU project itself,
|
|
exist to promote the freedom to share software. So please don't use
|
|
these newsgroups (or the other GNU lists) to promote or recommend
|
|
non-free software. (Using them to post ordering information is the
|
|
ultimate faux pas.) If there is no free program to do a certain task,
|
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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.vm.bug Bug reports on the Emacs VM mail package.
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gnu.emacs.vm.info Information about the Emacs VM mail package.
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gnu.emacs.vms VMS port of GNU Emacs.
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gnu.epoch.misc The Epoch X11 extensions to 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.test Test messages for news propagation.
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gnu.utils.bug GNU utilities bugs (e.g., make, gawk. ls). (Moderated)
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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
|
|
want sources ONLY!
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|
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The gnu.*.bug groups are pseudo-moderated (that is, the group is
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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:
|
|
Free Software Foundation
|
|
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
|
|
----
|
|
The IEEE newsgroups concern the IEEE -- the Institute of Electrical
|
|
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. (Moderated)
|
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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. (Moderated)
|
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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. (Moderated)
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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. (Moderated)
|
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ieee.tab.general Technical Activities Board - General discussion.
|
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ieee.usab.announce USAB - Announcements. (Moderated)
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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
|
|
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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Inet/DDN
|
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--------
|
|
Another alternative hierarchy is the "inet/ddn" distribution. This
|
|
consists of many newsgroups bearing names similar to traditional Usenet
|
|
groups and corresponding to Internet discussion lists. These groups are
|
|
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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Current inet groups are:
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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.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.
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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.snmp The Simple Network Management Protocol.
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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.std.announce Announcements about standards activities. (Moderated)
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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.text.sgml ISO 8879 SGML, structured documents, markup languages.
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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 X Consortium announcements.
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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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K12
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K12Net is a loosely-organized, totally decentralized network of school
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based/oriented "electronic bulletin board systems" (BBS's) throughout
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North America, Australia, and Europe that share curriculum-related
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message bases or "echo forums," classroom-to-classroom projects, and
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educational files -- making them available to students and educators
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at no cost and usually on a local phone call.
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K12Net was born in the summer of 1990 as a collection of FidoNet
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echomail conferences. It was created by teachers so that they and
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their students can use networking technology to advance education in
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the 'K12' arena. On FidoNet, it spans North America, goes through
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Europe to the Soviet Union, wanders around Australia, etc.
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As an experiment, m2xenix.psg.com is gating the echos (from
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puddle.fidonet.org aka 1:105/42) into Usenet newsgroups and feeding
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them to uunet.uu.net where they are available to all and sundry. The
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initial name mapping is as follows:
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k12.chat.elementary Informal discussion among elementary students, grades K-5.
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k12.chat.junior Informal discussion among students in grades 6-8.
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k12.chat.senior Informal discussion among high school students.
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k12.chat.teacher Informal discussion among teachers in grades K-12.
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k12.ed.art Art curriculum in K-12 education.
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k12.ed.business Business education curriculum in grades K-12.
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k12.ed.comp.literacy Teaching computer literacy in grades K-12.
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k12.ed.health-pe Health and Physical Education curriculum in grades K-12.
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k12.ed.life-skills Home Economics and Career education in grades K-12.
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k12.ed.math Mathematics curriculum in K-12 education.
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k12.ed.music Music and Performing Arts curriculum in K-12 education.
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k12.ed.science Science curriculum in K-12 education.
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k12.ed.soc-studies Social Studies and History curriculum in K-12 education.
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k12.ed.special K-12 education for students w/ handicaps or special needs.
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k12.ed.tag K-12 education for talented and gifted students.
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k12.ed.tech Industrial Arts and vocational education in grades K-12.
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k12.lang.art Language Arts curriculum in K-12 education.
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k12.lang.deutsch-eng Bilingual German/English practice with native speakers.
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k12.lang.esp-eng Bilingual Spanish/English practice with native speakers.
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k12.lang.francais Bilingual French/English practice with native speakers.
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k12.lang.russian Bilingual Russian/English practice with native speakers.
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The k12.chat.* groups contain inter-student chat, and tend to be,
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shall we say, uninteresting to many adults, and a bit voluminous.
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For further information, contact Janet Murray,
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janet.murray@f23.n105.z1.fidonet.org.
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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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VMSnet
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------
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This hierarchy is for topics of interest to VAX/VMS users. They are carried
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by most major usenet news sites, including uunet. The vmsnet groups are
|
|
carried by roughly one third of the sites on usenet. To find a feed,
|
|
contact the system managers of news sites near you, and/or post to a local
|
|
or regional newsgroup and ask if anyone in the area is carrying the VMSnet
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newsgroups.
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If you have tried these alternatives and still can not find a site in your
|
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local area that carries the VMSnet groups, you can send mail to Terry Poot
|
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<tp@mccall.com>, who will attempt to assist you in finding a feed for the
|
|
groups. Alternatively, you can send mail to the VMSnet mailing list
|
|
<vmsnet@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu>, which is also gatewayed to the vmsnet.uucp
|
|
newsgroup and ask for help. In either case, be sure to state where you are
|
|
geographically, and what your constraints are. For instance, if you can
|
|
only place local phone calls, be sure to say just what areas are a local
|
|
call for you. Also describe your network connectivity (what networks you
|
|
are on, your uucp neighbors, etc.).
|
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Here is a current list of VMSnet newsgroups:
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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)
|
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vmsnet.mail.misc Other electronic mail software.
|
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vmsnet.mail.pmdf PMDF email system, gatewayed to ipmdf mailing list.
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vmsnet.mail.mx MX email system from RPI, gatewayed to MX mailing list.
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vmsnet.misc General VMS topics not covered elsewhere.
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vmsnet.networks.desktop.misc Other desktop integration software.
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vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks DEC Pathworks desktop integration software.
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vmsnet.networks.tcp-ip.cmu-tek CMU-TEK TCP/IP package, gatewayed to cmu-tek-tcp+@andrew.cmu.edu.
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vmsnet.networks.tcp-ip.misc Other TCP/IP solutions for VMS.
|
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vmsnet.networks.tcp-ip.multinet TGV's Multinet TCP/IP, gatewayed to info-multinet.
|
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vmsnet.sources Source code postings ONLY. (Moderated)
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vmsnet.sources.d Discussion about or requests for sources.
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vmsnet.sources.games Recreational software postings.
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vmsnet.sysmgt VMS system management.
|
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vmsnet.test Test messages.
|
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vmsnet.tpu TPU language and applications, gatewayed to info-tpu.
|
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vmsnet.uucp DECUS uucp software, gatewayed to vmsnet mailing list.
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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 47907-1398
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Internet: spaf@cs.purdue.edu phone: (317) 494-7825
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