From sparkyfs!hercules!apple!decwrl!purdue!spaf Fri Oct 5 08:39:15 PDT 1990
Original-from: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
[Most recent change: 4 Oct 1990 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)]
Introduction
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The Usenet software allows the support and transport of hierarchies of
newsgroups not part of the "traditional" Usenet through use of the
distribution mechanism. These hierarchies of groups are available to
sites wishing to support them and finding a feed. In general, these
groups are not carried by the entire network due to their volume, a
restricted sphere of interest, or a different set of administrative
rules and concerns.
In general it is a bad idea to forward these newsgroups to your
neighbors without asking them first; they should only be received at a
site by choice. Not only is this generally-accepted net etiquette, it
helps to preserve the freedom to do and say as the posters please in
these newsgroups, since the only people who get them are those who
asked to get them. This freedom is more restricted in the Usenet as a
whole, since every mainstream posting and every mainstream newsgroup
name must be acceptable to a much wider audience than is present in
these hierarchies. Due to the sheer size of the mainstream Usenet,
extra-long or controversial postings are more likely to cause problems
when posted to the Usenet; however, these alternative hierarchies exist
precisely to support those kinds of postings (if germane to the
hierarchy).
Usually, there is is no restriction on getting these groups as long
as you have the capacity to receive, store, and forward the groups;
2.10.3 or 2.11 news is required to make the distribution mechanism
work properly for these groups. How to join each distribution is
described below.
Note that the "uunet" service carries all of these hierarchies.
Contact uunet!uunet-request for subscription details.
Also note -- the lists in this article are totally unofficial and
possibly incomplete or inaccurate. I try to keep the lists up-to-date,
but make no guarantee that any of the information contained corresponds
with the named groups in any significant way. Corrections and comments
should be mailed directly to me.
Alt
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"alt" is a collection of newsgroups which are being distributed
by a collection of sites that choose to carry them. Many Usenet sites
are not interested in these groups. Here is a recent list
of the 'alt" newsgroups:
alt.activism Activities for activists.
alt.angst Anxiety in the modern world.
alt.aquaria The aquarium & related as a hobby.
alt.artcom Artistic Community
alt.atheism Discussions of atheism.
alt.bbs Computer BBS systems & software.
alt.bbs.ads Ads for various computer BBS's.
alt.bbs.waffle The Waffle UUCP BBS.
alt.callahans Callahan's bar for puns and fellowship.
alt.censorship Discussion about restricting speech/press.
alt.cobol Use of the programming language COBOL.
alt.co-ops Discussion about co-operatives.
alt.config Alternative subnet discussions and connectivity.
alt.conspiracy Be paranoid -- they're out to get you.
alt.cosuard Council of Sysops & Users Against Rate Discrimination.
alt.cult-movies Movies with a cult following (e.g., Rocky Horror PS).
alt.cyb-sys Cybernetics and Systems.
alt.cyberpunk High-tech low-life.
alt.cyberpunk.movement Cybernizing the Universe
alt.cyberpunk.tech Cyberspace and Cyberpunk technology.
alt.cyberspace Cyberspace and how it should work
alt.dev.null The ultimate in moderated newsgroups. (Moderated)
alt.dreams What do they mean?
alt.drugs Recreational pharmaceuticals and related flames.
alt.emusic Ethnic, exotic, electronic, elaborate, etc. music *
alt.exotic-music Exotic music discussions. *
alt.fan.dave_barry Electronic fan club for humorist Dave Barry.
alt.fan.mike-jittlov Electronic fan club for animator Mike Jittlov.
alt.fan.monty-python Electronic fan club for those wacky Brits.
alt.fandom.cons Announcements of conventions (SciFi and others).
alt.fandom.misc Other topics for fans of various kinds.
alt.fax Faxing documents -- protocols, equipment, etc.
alt.fishing Fishing as a hobby and sport.
alt.flame Alternative, literate, pithy, succinct screaming.
alt.flame.spelling Spelling flames only
alt.folklore.computers Stories & anecdotes about computers (some true!).
alt.folklore.urban Urban legends, ala Jan Harold Brunvand.
alt.forgery One place for all forgeries--crossposting encouraged.
alt.fractals Fractals in math, graphics, and art.
alt.games.gb The Galactic Bloodshed conquest game.
alt.gourmand Recipes & cooking info. (Moderated)
alt.graphics.pixutils Discussion of pixmap utilities.
alt.great-lakes Discussions of the Great Lakes and adjacent places.
alt.hackers Descriptions of projects currently under development. (Moderated)
alt.horror The horror genre.
alt.hypertext Discussion of hypertext -- uses, transport, etc.
alt.individualism Philosophies where individual rights are paramount.
alt.kids-talk A place for the pre-college set on the net.
alt.lang.cfutures Discussion of the future of the C programming language
alt.lang.intercal A joke language with a real compiler.
alt.models Model building, design, etc.
alt.msdos.programmer For the serious MS/DOS programmer (no for sale ads).
alt.mud Discussion of Multi-user dimension/dungeon programs.
alt.pagan Discussions about paganism & religion.
alt.peeves Discussion of peeves & related.
alt.personals Geek seeks Dweeb. Object: low-level interfacing.
alt.politics.homosexuality As the name implies
alt.postmodern Postmodernism, semiotics, deconstruction, and the like.
alt.prose Postings of original writings, fictional & otherwise.
alt.prose.d Discussions about postings in alt.prose.
alt.recovery For people in recovery programs (e.g., AA, ACA, GA).
alt.rap-gdead Fans of The Grateful Dead and Rap. Really.
alt.religion.computers People who believe computing is "real life."
alt.rhode_island Discussion of the great little state.
alt.rissa Fans (and otherwise) of Patricia O'Tuama.
alt.rmgroup For the people who like to rmgroup/newgroup things.
alt.rock-n-roll Counterpart to alt.sex and alt.drugs.
alt.rock-n-roll.metal For the headbangers on the net.
alt.romance Discussion about the romantic side of love.
alt.security Security issues on computer systems.
alt.security.index Pointers to good stuff in alt.security. (Moderated)
alt.sewing Working with needle and thread.
alt.sex Postings of a prurient nature.
alt.sex.bestiality Happiness is a warm puppy.
alt.sex.bondage Postings about dominance/submission.
alt.sex.pictures Lewd pictures consuming net bandwidth.
alt.sex.pictures.d Discussion group for alt.sex.pictures.
alt.skate Rollerskating and skateboarding.
alt.skinheads The skinhead culture/anti-culture.
alt.slack Posting relating to the Church of the Subgenius.
alt.society.cu-digest Postings about the Computer Underground. (Moderated)
alt.sources Alternative source code, unmoderated. Caveat Emptor.
alt.sources.amiga Technically-oriented Amiga PC sources.
alt.sources.d Discussion of posted sources.
alt.sources.index Pointers to source code in alt.sources.*. (Moderated)
alt.sources.patches Reposted patches from non-.bugs groups.
alt.sources.wanted Requests for source code.
alt.startrek.creative ??
alt.stupidity Discussion about stupid newsgroups.
alt.suicide.holiday Talk of why suicides increase at holidays.
alt.surfing Where to, how to, when to, dude!
alt.sys.sun Technical discussion of Sun Microsystems products.
alt.tasteless Canibalism
alt.tennis The game & sport of tennis.
alt.test Alternative subnetwork testing.
alt.thrash Skateboards and thrashlife
alt.toolkits.xview The X windows XView toolkit.
alt.tv.muppets Fans of the Muppets, TV shows & movies.
alt.tv.prisoner The Prisoner television series from years ago.
alt.tv.simpsons Don't have a cow, man!
alt.tv.twin-peaks Discussion about the popular (and unusual) TV show.
Submissions to the moderated alt.gourmand group should be mailed to
recipes@decwrl.dec.com (Brian Reid). Submissions to
alt.society.cu-digest should be mailed to tk0jut2@niu.bitnet or
cud@chinacat.unicom.com (Jim Thomas and Gordon Meyer).
* alt.emusic and alt.exotic-music are aliased together at many sites.
You can join the "alt subnet" by finding a site in your area that
carries the groups. Either send mail to the administrators of the
sites you connect to, or post something to a local "general" or
"wanted" newsgroup for your area . If no sites nearby are getting
them, you can get them from uunet.
Bionet
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There is a newsgroup hierarchy for topics interesting to biologists
called "bionet" originating from genbank.bio.net and carried on a growing
number of machines including rutgers, phri, mit-eddie, ukma, and all
of the machines at UCSD. Contact Eliot Lear <usenet@genbank.bio.net> for
more details. The current newsgroup list looks like this:
bionet.agroforestry Discussion of Agroforestry.
bionet.general General BIONET announcements.
bionet.jobs Scientific Job opportunities.
bionet.journals.contents Contents of biology journal publications.
bionet.molbio.ageing Discussions of cellular and organismal ageing.
bionet.molbio.bio-matrix Computer applications to biological databases.
bionet.molbio.embldatabank Info about the EMBL Nucleic acid database.
bionet.molbio.evolution How genes and proteins have evolved.
bionet.molbio.genbank Info about the GenBank Nucleic acid database.
bionet.molbio.genbank.updates Hot off the presses. (Moderated)
bionet.molbio.gene-org How genes are organized on chromosomes.
bionet.molbio.genome-program Discussion of Human Genome Project issues.
bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts Requests for information and lab reagents.
bionet.molbio.news Research news of interest to the community.
bionet.molbio.pir Info about the PIR protein sequence database.
bionet.molbio.proteins Research on proteins and protein databases.
bionet.molbio.swiss-prot Discussion on the SWISS-PROT Database.
bionet.population-bio Technical discussions about population biology.
bionet.sci-resources Information about funding agencies, etc.
bionet.software Information about software for biology.
bionet.technology.conversion Use of technology to convert waste and biomass.
bionet.users.addresses Who's who in Biology
Biz
---
"Biz" is a distribution of newsgroups that are carried and propagated
by sites interested in the world of business products around them -- in
particular, computer products and services. This includes product
announcements, announcements of fixes and enhancements, product
reviews, and postings of demo software. Current biz groups include:
biz.clarinet Announcements about ClariNet.
biz.clarinet.sample Samples of ClariNet newsgroups for the outside world.
biz.comp.hardware Generic commercial hardware postings.
biz.comp.services Generic commercial service postings.
biz.comp.software Generic commercial software postings.
biz.comp.telebit Support of the Telebit modem.
biz.config Biz Usenet configuration and administration.
biz.control Control information and messages.
biz.dec DEC equipment & software.
biz.dec.ip IP networking on DEC machines.
biz.dec.workstations DEC workstation discussions & info.
biz.jobs.offered Position announcements.
biz.misc Miscellaneous postings of a commercial nature.
biz.test Biz newsgroup test messages.
biz.stolen Postings about stolen merchandise.
Feeds may possibly be obtained from ddsw1.mcs.com, husc6.harvard.edu,
rpi.edu, rutgers.edu, spl1, and telly.on.ca among others.
ClariNet
--------
The ClariNet hierarchy consists of newsgroups gatewayed from
commercial news services and other ``official'' sources. A feed of
the ClariNet groups requires payment of a fee and execution of a
license. More information may be obtained by sending mail to
"info@clarinet.com".
clari.news ClariNet UPI general news wiregroups.
clari.news.hot Temporary groups for hot news stories.
clari.biz ClariNet UPI business news wiregroups.
clari.sports ClariNet UPI sports wiregroups.
clari.tw ClariNet UPI technology related news wiregroups.
clari.nb ClariNet Newsbytes Information service Newsgroups.
clari.net ClariNet non-news newsgroups.
clari.canada ClariNet broadcast style news about Canada.
clari.feature Feature columns and products.
clari.feature.dave_barry Columns of humorist Dave Barry. (Moderated)
clari.feature.mike_royko Chicago Opinion Columnist Mike Royko. (Moderated)
clari.feature.miss_manners Judith Martin's Humorous Etiquette Advice. (Moderated)
clari.feature.lederer Richard Lederer's "Looking at Language". (Moderated)
clari.feature.kinsey Sex Q&A and Advice from Kinsey Institute. (Moderated)
clari.canada.newscast Regular newscast for Canadians. (Moderated)
clari.canada.briefs Regular updates of Canadian News in Brief. (Moderated)
clari.canada.briefs.ont News briefs for Ontario and Toronto. (Moderated)
clari.canada.briefs.west News briefs for Alberta, the Prairies & B.C. (Moderated)
clari.canada.general Short items on Canadian News stories. (Moderated)
clari.canada.biz Canadian Business Summaries. (Moderated)
clari.tw.aerospace Aerospace industry and companies. (Moderated)
clari.tw.computers Computer industry, applications and developments. (Moderated)
clari.tw.defense Defense industry issues. (Moderated)
clari.tw.education Stories involving Universities & colleges. (Moderated)
clari.tw.electronics Electronics makers and sellers. (Moderated)
clari.tw.environment Environmental news, hazardous waste, forests. (Moderated)
clari.tw.health Disease, medicine, health care, sick celebs. (Moderated)
clari.tw.health.aids AIDS stories, research, political issues. (Moderated)
clari.tw.misc General technical industry stories. (Moderated)
clari.tw.nuclear Nuclear power & waste. (Moderated)
clari.tw.science General science stories. (Moderated)
clari.tw.space NASA, Astronomy & spaceflight. (Moderated)
clari.tw.stocks Regular reports on computer & technology stock prices. (Moderated)
clari.tw.telecom Phones, Satellites, Media & general Telecom. (Moderated)
clari.biz.commodity Commodity news and price reports. (Moderated)
clari.biz.courts Lawsuits and business related legal matters. (Moderated)
clari.biz.economy Economic news and indicators. (Moderated)
clari.biz.economy.world Economy stories for non-US countries. (Moderated)
clari.biz.features Business feature stories. (Moderated)
clari.biz.finance Finance, currency, Corporate finance. (Moderated)
clari.biz.finance.earnings Earnings & dividend reports. (Moderated)
clari.biz.finance.personal Personal investing & finance. (Moderated)
clari.biz.finance.services Banks and financial industries. (Moderated)
clari.biz.invest News for investors. (Moderated)
clari.biz.labor Strikes, unions and labor relations. (Moderated)
clari.biz.market General stock market news. (Moderated)
clari.biz.market.amex American Stock Exchange reports & news. (Moderated)
clari.biz.market.dow Dow Jones NYSE reports. (Moderated)
clari.biz.market.ny NYSE reports. (Moderated)
clari.biz.market.otc NASDAQ reports. (Moderated)
clari.biz.market.report General market reports, S&P, etc. (Moderated)
clari.biz.mergers Mergers and acquisitions. (Moderated)
clari.biz.misc Other business news. (Moderated)
clari.biz.products Important new products & services. (Moderated)
clari.biz.top Top business news. (Moderated)
clari.biz.urgent Breaking business news. (Moderated)
clari.nb.index Weekly summary of Newsbytes computer news. (Moderated)
clari.nb.apple Newsbytes Apple/Macintosh news. (Moderated)
clari.nb.business Newsbytes business & industry news. (Moderated)
clari.nb.general Newsbytes general computer news. (Moderated)
clari.nb.govt Newsbytes legal and government computer news. (Moderated)
clari.nb.ibm Newsbytes IBM PC World coverage. (Moderated)
clari.nb.review Newsbytes new product reviews. (Moderated)
clari.nb.telecom Newsbytes telecom & online industry news. (Moderated)
clari.nb.trends Newsbytes new developments & trends. (Moderated)
clari.nb.unix Newsbytes Unix news. (Moderated)
clari.net.admin Announcements for news admins at ClariNet sites. (Moderated)
clari.net.announce Announcements for all ClariNet readers. (Moderated)
clari.net.products New ClariNet products. (Moderated)
clari.net.talk Discussion of ClariNet -- only unmoderated group.
clari.news.almanac Daily almanac - quotes, 'this date in history' etc. (Moderated)
clari.news.arts Stage, drama & other fine arts. (Moderated)
clari.news.aviation Aviation industry and mishaps. (Moderated)
clari.news.books Books & publishing. (Moderated)
clari.news.briefs Regular news summaries. (Moderated)
clari.news.bulletin Major breaking stories of the week. (Moderated)
clari.news.canada News related to Canada. (Moderated)
clari.news.children Stories related to children and parenting. (Moderated)
clari.news.consumer Consumer news, car reviews etc. (Moderated)
clari.news.demonstration Demonstrations around the world. (Moderated)
clari.news.disaster Major problems, accidents & natural disasters. (Moderated)
clari.news.economy General economic news. (Moderated)
clari.news.election News regarding both US and international elections. (Moderated)
clari.news.entertain Entertainment industry news & features. (Moderated)
clari.news.europe News related to Europe. (Moderated)
clari.news.features Unclassified feature stories. (Moderated)
clari.news.fighting Clashes around the world. (Moderated)
clari.news.flash Ultra-important once-a-year news flashes. (Moderated)
clari.news.goodnews Stories of success and survival. (Moderated)
clari.news.gov General Government related stories. (Moderated)
clari.news.gov.agency Government agencies, FBI etc. (Moderated)
clari.news.gov.budget Budgets at all levels. (Moderated)
clari.news.gov.corrupt Government corruption, kickbacks etc. (Moderated)
clari.news.gov.international International government-related stories. (Moderated)
clari.news.gov.officials Government officials & their problems. (Moderated)
clari.news.gov.state State government stories of national importance. (Moderated)
clari.news.gov.taxes Tax laws, trials etc. (Moderated)
clari.news.gov.usa US Federal government news. (High volume). (Moderated)
clari.news.group Special interest groups not covered in their own group. (Moderated)
clari.news.group.blacks News of interest to black people. (Moderated)
clari.news.group.gays Homosexuality & Gay Rights. (Moderated)
clari.news.group.jews Jews & Jewish interests. (Moderated)
clari.news.group.women Women's issues and abortion. (Moderated)
clari.news.hot.east_europe News from Eastern Europe. (Moderated)
clari.news.hot.iraq The Gulf Crisis
clari.news.hot.panama Panama and General Noriega. (Moderated)
clari.news.interest Human interest stories. (Moderated)
clari.news.interest.animals Animals in the news. (Moderated)
clari.news.interest.history Human interest stories & history in the making. (Moderated)
clari.news.interest.people Famous people in the news. (Moderated)
clari.news.interest.people.column Daily "People" column -- tidbits on celebs. (Moderated)
clari.news.interest.quirks Unusual or funny news stories. (Moderated)
clari.news.issues Stories on major issues not covered in their own group. (Moderated)
clari.news.issues.civil_rights Freedom, Racism, Civil Rights Issues. (Moderated)
clari.news.issues.conflict Conflict between groups around the world. (Moderated)
clari.news.issues.family Family, Child abuse, etc. (Moderated)
clari.news.labor Unions, strikes. (Moderated)
clari.news.labor.strike Strikes. (Moderated)
clari.news.law General group for law related issues. (Moderated)
clari.news.law.civil Civil trials & litigation. (Moderated)
clari.news.law.crime Major crimes. (Moderated)
clari.news.law.crime.sex Sex crimes and trials. (Moderated)
clari.news.law.crime.trial Trials for criminal actions. (Moderated)
clari.news.law.crime.violent Violent crime & criminals. (Moderated)
clari.news.law.drugs Drug related crimes & drug stories. (Moderated)
clari.news.law.investigation Investigation of crimes. (Moderated)
clari.news.law.police Police & law enforcement. (Moderated)
clari.news.law.prison Prisons, prisoners & escapes. (Moderated)
clari.news.law.profession Lawyers, Judges etc. (Moderated)
clari.news.law.supreme U.S. Supreme court rulings & news. (Moderated)
clari.news.lifestyle Fashion, leisure etc. (Moderated)
clari.news.military Military equipment, people & issues. (Moderated)
clari.news.movies Reviews, news and stories on movie stars. (Moderated)
clari.news.music Reviews and issues concerning music & musicians. (Moderated)
clari.news.politics Politicians & politics. (Moderated)
clari.news.politics.people Politicians & Political Personalities. (Moderated)
clari.news.religion Religion, religious leaders, televangelists. (Moderated)
clari.news.sex Sexual issues, sex-related political stories. (Moderated)
clari.news.terrorism Terrorist actions & related news around the world. (Moderated)
clari.news.top Top US news stories. (Moderated)
clari.news.top.world Top international news stories. (Moderated)
clari.news.trends Surveys and trends. (Moderated)
clari.news.trouble Less major accidents, problems & mishaps. (Moderated)
clari.news.tv TV schedules, news, reviews & stars. (Moderated)
clari.news.urgent Major breaking stories of the day. (Moderated)
clari.news.weather Weather and temperature reports. (Moderated)
clari.sports.baseball Baseball scores, stories, games, stats. (Moderated)
clari.sports.basketball Basketball coverage. (Moderated)
clari.sports.features Sports feature stories. (Moderated)
clari.sports.football Pro football coverage. (Moderated)
clari.sports.hockey NHL coverage. (Moderated)
clari.sports.misc Other sports, plus general sports news. (Moderated)
clari.sports.motor Racing, Motor Sports. (Moderated)
clari.sports.tennis Tennis news & scores. (Moderated)
clari.sports.top Top sports news. (Moderated)
GNU
---
gnUSENET (gnUSENET is Not USENET) is a set of newsgroups that are
gated bi-directionally with the Internet mailing lists about 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. The GNU Project is led by Richard
Stallman. 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 intellectual
property laws).
Current groups include:
Newsgroup Description
--------- -----------
gnu.announce Status and announcements from the Project. (Moderated)
gnu.bash.bug Bourne Again SHell bug reports and suggested fixes.
gnu.chess Announcements about the GNU Chess program.
gnu.config GNU's Not Usenet administration and configuration.
gnu.emacs Editor/development environment and occasional sources.
gnu.emacs.bug GNU Emacs bug reports and suggested fixes.
gnu.emacs.gnews News reading under GNU Emacs using Weemba's Gnews.
gnu.emacs.gnus News reading under GNU Emacs using GNUS (in English).
gnu.emacs.vms VMS port of GNU Emacs.
gnu.g++ Announcements about the GNU C++ Compiler.
gnu.g++.bug G++ and GDB+ bug reports and suggested fixes.
gnu.g++.lib.bug G++ library bug reports and suggested fixes.
gnu.gcc Announcements about the GNU C Compiler.
gnu.gcc.bug GNU C Compiler bug reports and suggested fixes.
gnu.gdb.bug GNU C/C++ DeBugger bug reports and suggested fixes.
gnu.ghostscript.bug GNU Ghostscript interpreter bugs.
gnu.misc.discuss Serious discussion about GNU and freed software.
gnu.test GNU's Not Usenet alternative sub-network testing.
gnu.utils.bug Bugs in GNU utility programs (e.g., gnumake, gawk).
Sites carrying the gnu.all newsgroups include bloom-beacon.mit.edu,
cs.bu.edu, decwrl.dec.com, cs.utexas.edu, mailrus.cc.umich.edu,
mandrill.ces.cwru.edu, osu-cis, cs.purdue.edu, rpi.edu, rutgers.edu,
c3pe.c3.com, telly.on.ca, tut.cis.ohio-state.edu, uccba.uc.edu, and
uunet.uu.net, and many more. Ask usenet@any of these sites for a
feed, or send mail to gnu.config@cis.ohio-state.edu to find someone
who can offer them to you.
Questions about GNU can be directed to gnu@prep.ai.mit.edu or:
Free Software Foundation, Inc.
675 Mass Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139
USA
+1 (617) 876-3296
Inet/DDN
--------
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
Internet in an attempt to reduce the number of copies of these groups
flowing through the mail (some sites get these groups via UUCP and
other tranpost mechanisms, but the volume can be substantial and load
may be significant without a high-speed link). Further details may be
obtained by writing to Erik Fair (fair@ucbarpa.berkeley.edu).
Current inet groups are:
comp.ai.edu Applications of Artificial Intelligence to Education.
comp.ai.vision Artificial Intelligence Vision Research. (Moderated)
comp.dcom.lans.hyperchannel Hyperchannel networks within an IP network.
comp.dcom.lans.v2lni Proteon Pronet/V2LNI Ring networks.
comp.editors Topics related to computerized text editing.
comp.edu.composition Writing instruction in computer-based classrooms.
comp.org.eff.news News from the Electronic Frontiers Foundation. (Moderated)
comp.org.eff.talk Discussion of EFF goals, strategies, etc.
comp.lang.asm370 Programming in IBM System/370 Assembly Language.
comp.lang.clu The CLU language & related topics. (Moderated)
comp.lang.forth.mac The CSI MacForth programming environment.
comp.lang.icon Topics related to the ICON programming language.
comp.lang.idl IDL (Interface Description Language) related topics.
comp.lang.lisp.franz The Franz Lisp programming language.
comp.lang.lisp.x The XLISP language system.
comp.lang.rexx The REXX command language.
comp.lang.scheme.c The Scheme language environment.
comp.lang.visual Visual programming languages.
comp.lsi.cad Electrical Computer Aided Design.
comp.mail.multi-media Multimedia Mail.
comp.music Applications of computers in music research.
comp.os.aos Topics related to Data General's AOS/VS.
comp.os.cpm.amethyst Discussion of Amethyst, CP/M-80 software package.
comp.os.rsts Topics related to the PDP-11 RSTS/E operating system.
comp.os.v The V distributed operating system from Stanford.
comp.periphs.printers Information on printers.
comp.protocols.iso.dev-environ The ISO Development Environment.
comp.protocols.iso.x400 X400 mail protocol discussions. (Moderated)
comp.protocols.iso.x400.gateway X400 mail gateway discussions. (Moderated)
comp.protocols.pcnet Topics related to PCNET (a personal computer network).
comp.protocols.pup The Xerox PUP network protocols.
comp.protocols.tcp-ip.domains Topics related to Domain Style names.
comp.protocols.time.ntp The network time protocol.
comp.security.announce Announcements from the CERT about security. (Moderated)
comp.soft-sys.andrew The Andrew system from CMU.
comp.sys.cdc Control Data Corporation Computers (e.g., Cybers).
comp.sys.handhelds Handheld computers and programmable calculators.
comp.sys.intel.ipsc310 Anything related to Xenix on an Intel 310.
comp.sys.northstar Northstar microcomputer users.
comp.sys.super Supercomputers.
comp.sys.ti.explorer The Texas Instruments Explorer.
comp.sys.zenith Heath terminals and related Zenith products.
comp.terminals.bitgraph The BB&N BitGraph Terminal.
comp.terminals.tty5620 AT&T Dot Mapped Display Terminals (5620 and BLIT).
comp.theory Theoretical Computer Science.
comp.theory.cell-automata Discussion of all aspects of cellular automata.
comp.theory.dynamic-sys Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems.
comp.theory.self-org-sys Topics related to self-organization.
comp.unix.cray Cray computers and their operating systems.
comp.windows.x.announce X Consortium announcements.
comp.windows.x.motif The Motif GUI for the X Window System.
news.software.nntp The Network News Transfer Protocol.
rec.games.vectrex The Vectrex game system.
rec.mag.fsfnet A Science Fiction "fanzine." (Moderated)
sci.bio.technology Any topic relating to biotechnology.
sci.math.num-analysis Numerical Analysis.
sci.philosophy.meta Discussions within the scope of "MetaPhilosophy."
soc.culture.esperanto The neutral international language Esperanto.
ddn.mgt-bulletin The DDN Management Bulletin from NIC.DDN.MIL (Moderated)
ddn.newsletter The DDN Newsletter from NIC.DDN.MIL (Moderated)
Pubnet
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The "pubnet" distribution is for public-access systems and was originated
by Bill Wisner. Current groups include:
pubnet.config Pubnet connectivity discussions.
pubnet.nixpub The "nixpub" list of public access UNIXes.
pubnet.sources Software of interest to BBS users and sysops.
pubnet.talk Miscellaneous BBS talk.
pubnet.test Pubnet subnet testing.
pubnet.wanted "Wanted" messages with a limited audience.
pubnet.sysops Discussions between sysops of BBS systems.
Currently, the following sites receive the group, and the system admins
there can be contacted for more info or to establish a feed: chinet,
dasys1, ddsw1, icus, igloo, ncoast, qetzal, rpi.edu,
telly, mit-eddie and tapa.
Unix-PC
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Another such hierarchy is the "unix-pc" distribution. This consists of
groups devoted to users of the AT&T Unix-PC. These groups were
originated as a mailing list started by three owners of AT&T Unix PCs:
Gary Smith, David Dalton and Kathy Vincent. As the list expanded, it
turned into a newsgroup hierarchy, and more and more sites began to
carry the groups; hundreds of sites now carry these groups. To receive
them, you need to contact a site already getting them; att, gatech,
mit-eddie, psuvax1, ucsd and ukma are well-known sites getting these
groups and the admins there may be willing to help find a feed should
you desire (and ask nicely); uunet also carries these groups. The
unix-pc groups circulated include:
unix-pc.bugs Bug reports, fixes & workarounds.
unix-pc.general General information and discussion.
unix-pc.sources Source code to various programs.
unix-pc.uucp Configuration and management of uucp on Unix-PCs.
unix-pc.test Test group.
U3B
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Groups dealing with AT&T 3B{2,5,15,20,4000} computers -- everything
except for the UNIX PC/3B1. Both uunet and ames carry these groups.
u3b.config 3B Distribution configuration.
u3b.misc 3B Miscellaneous Discussions.
u3b.sources Sources for AT&T 3B systems.
u3b.tech 3B Technical Discussions.
u3b.test 3B Distribution Testing.
Len Rose (len@netsys.netsys.com) oversees these groups.
VMSnet
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This hierarchy is for topics of interest to VAX/VMS sites. This hierarchy
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.
vmsnet.admin Administration of the VMSnet newsgroups.
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.
--
Gene Spafford
NSF/Purdue/U of Florida Software Engineering Research Center,
Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-2004
Internet: spaf@cs.purdue.edu uucp: ...!{decwrl,gatech,ucbvax}!purdue!spaf