Archive-name: active-newsgroups/part1 Original-author: Gene Spafford (spaf@cs.purdue.edu) Comment: enhanced & edited until 5/93 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford) Last-change: 2 Jun 1994 by tale@uunet.uu.net (David C Lawrence) The following is a list of currently active USENET newsgroups as of 2 Jun 1994. This list does not include the gatewayed Internet newsgroups (see below). The groups distributed worldwide are divided into seven broad classifications: "news", "soc", "talk", "misc", "sci", "comp" and "rec". Each of these classifications is organized into groups and subgroups according to topic. "comp" Topics of interest to both computer professionals and hobbyists, including topics in computer science, software source, and information on hardware and software systems. "sci" Discussions marked by special and usually practical knowledge, relating to research in or application of the established sciences. "misc" Groups addressing themes not easily classified under any of the other headings or which incorporate themes from multiple categories. "soc" Groups primarily addressing social issues and socializing. "talk" Groups largely debate-oriented and tending to feature long discussions without resolution and without appreciable amounts of generally useful information. "news" Groups concerned with the news network and software themselves. "rec" Groups oriented towards the arts, hobbies and recreational activities. These "world" newsgroups are (usually) circulated around the entire USENET -- this implies world-wide distribution. Not all groups actually enjoy such wide distribution, however. Some sites take only a selected subset of the more "technical" groups, and controversial "noise" groups are often not carried by many sites (these groups are often under the "talk" and "soc" classifications). Many sites do not carry some or all of the comp.binaries groups. There are groups in other subcategories, but they are local: to institutions, to geographic regions, etc. and they are not listed here. Note that these distribution categories can be used to restrict the propagation of news articles. Currently, distributions include: world worldwide distribution (default) can limited (mostly) to Canada eunet limited (mostly) to European sites in EUNet na limited (mostly) to North America usa limited (mostly) to the United States There may be other regional and local distribution categories available at your site. Most US states have distribution categories named after the two letter abbreviation for that state or category (e.g., "ga" for Georgia, "nj" for New Jersey). Please use an appropriate distribution category if your article is not likely to be of interest to USENET readers worldwide. Please notify me of any errors or changes to the information in this article. David Lawrence tale@uunet.uu.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Newsgroup Description ---------------------------------------------------------------------- comp.admin.policy Discussions of site administration policies. comp.ai Artificial intelligence discussions. comp.ai.fuzzy Fuzzy set theory, aka fuzzy logic. comp.ai.genetic Genetic algorithms in computing. comp.ai.jair.announce Announcements & abstracts of the Journal of AI Research. (Moderated) comp.ai.jair.papers Papers published by the Journal of AI Research. (Moderated) comp.ai.nat-lang Natural language processing by computers. comp.ai.neural-nets All aspects of neural networks. comp.ai.nlang-know-rep Natural Language and Knowledge Representation. (Moderated) comp.ai.philosophy Philosophical aspects of Artificial Intelligence. comp.ai.shells Artificial intelligence applied to shells. comp.answers Repository for periodic USENET articles. (Moderated) comp.apps.spreadsheets Spreadsheets on various platforms. comp.arch Computer architecture. comp.arch.arithmetic Implementing arithmetic on computers/digital systems. comp.arch.bus.vmebus Hardware and software for VMEbus Systems. comp.arch.storage Storage system issues, both hardware and software. comp.archives Descriptions of public access archives. (Moderated) comp.archives.admin Issues relating to computer archive administration. comp.archives.msdos.announce Announcements about MSDOS archives. (Moderated) comp.archives.msdos.d Discussion of materials available in MSDOS archives. comp.bbs.misc All aspects of computer bulletin board systems. comp.bbs.tbbs The Bread Board System bulletin board software. comp.bbs.waffle The Waffle BBS and USENET system on all platforms. comp.benchmarks Discussion of benchmarking techniques and results. comp.binaries.acorn Binary-only postings for Acorn machines. (Moderated) comp.binaries.amiga Encoded public domain programs in binary. (Moderated) comp.binaries.apple2 Binary-only postings for the Apple II computer. comp.binaries.atari.st Binary-only postings for the Atari ST. (Moderated) comp.binaries.cbm For the transfer of 8bit Commodore binaries. (Moderated) comp.binaries.geos Binaries for the GEOS operating system. (Moderated) comp.binaries.ibm.pc Binary-only postings for IBM PC/MS-DOS. (Moderated) comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d Discussions about IBM/PC binary postings. comp.binaries.ibm.pc.wanted Requests for IBM PC and compatible programs. comp.binaries.mac Encoded Macintosh programs in binary. (Moderated) comp.binaries.ms-windows Binary programs for Microsoft Windows. (Moderated) comp.binaries.newton Apple Newton binaries, sources, books, etc. (Moderated) comp.binaries.os2 Binaries for use under the OS/2 ABI. (Moderated) comp.bugs.2bsd Reports of UNIX* version 2BSD related bugs. comp.bugs.4bsd Reports of UNIX version 4BSD related bugs. comp.bugs.4bsd.ucb-fixes Bug reports/fixes for BSD Unix. (Moderated) comp.bugs.misc General UNIX bug reports and fixes (incl V7, uucp) comp.bugs.sys5 Reports of USG (System III, V, etc.) bugs. comp.cad.cadence Users of Cadence Design Systems products. comp.cad.compass Compass Design Automation EDA tools. comp.cad.pro-engineer Parametric Technology's Pro/Engineer design package. comp.cad.synthesis Research and production in the field of logic synthesis. comp.client-server Topics relating to client/server technology. comp.cog-eng Cognitive engineering. comp.compilers Compiler construction, theory, etc. (Moderated) comp.compression Data compression algorithms and theory. comp.compression.research Discussions about data compression research. (Moderated) comp.constraints Constraint processing and related topics. comp.databases Database and data management issues and theory. comp.databases.informix Informix database management software discussions. comp.databases.ingres Issues relating to INGRES products. comp.databases.ms-access MS Windows' relational database system, Access. comp.databases.object Object-oriented paradigms in database systems. comp.databases.oracle The SQL database products of the Oracle Corporation. comp.databases.paradox Borland's database for DOS & MS Windows. comp.databases.pick Pick-like, post-relational, database systems. comp.databases.rdb The relational database engine RDB from DEC. comp.databases.sybase Implementations of the SQL Server. comp.databases.theory Discussing advances in database technology. comp.databases.xbase.fox Fox Software's xBase system and compatibles. comp.databases.xbase.misc Discussion of xBase (dBASE-like) products. comp.dcom.cell-relay Forum for discussion of Cell Relay-based products. comp.dcom.fax Fax hardware, software, and protocols. comp.dcom.isdn The Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN). comp.dcom.lans.ethernet Discussions of the Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 protocols. comp.dcom.lans.fddi Discussions of the FDDI protocol suite. comp.dcom.lans.misc Local area network hardware and software. comp.dcom.lans.token-ring Installing and using token ring networks. comp.dcom.modems Data communications hardware and software. comp.dcom.servers Selecting and operating data communications servers. comp.dcom.sys.cisco Info on Cisco routers and bridges. comp.dcom.sys.wellfleet Wellfleet bridge & router systems hardware & software. comp.dcom.telecom Telecommunications digest. (Moderated) comp.dcom.telecom.tech Discussion of technical aspects of telephony. comp.doc Archived public-domain documentation. (Moderated) comp.doc.techreports Lists of technical reports. (Moderated) comp.dsp Digital Signal Processing using computers. comp.edu Computer science education. comp.emacs EMACS editors of different flavors. comp.emulators.announce Emulator news, FAQs, announcements. (Moderated) comp.emulators.apple2 Emulators of Apple // systems. comp.emulators.cbm Emulators of C-64, C-128, PET, and VIC-20 systems. comp.emulators.misc Emulators of miscellaneous computer systems. comp.fonts Typefonts -- design, conversion, use, etc. comp.graphics Computer graphics, art, animation, image processing. comp.graphics.algorithms Algorithms used in producing computer graphics. comp.graphics.animation Technical aspects of computer animation. comp.graphics.avs The Application Visualization System. comp.graphics.data-explorer IBM's Visualization Data Explorer, aka DX. comp.graphics.explorer The Explorer Modular Visualisation Environment (MVE). comp.graphics.gnuplot The GNUPLOT interactive function plotter. comp.graphics.opengl The OpenGL 3D application programming interface. comp.graphics.raytracing Ray tracing software, tools and methods. comp.graphics.research Highly technical computer graphics discussion. (Moderated) comp.graphics.visualization Info on scientific visualization. comp.groupware Software and hardware for shared interactive environments. comp.groupware.lotus-notes.misc Lotus Notes related discussions. comp.home.automation Home automation devices, setup, sources, etc. comp.home.misc Media, technology and information in domestic spaces. (Moderated) comp.human-factors Issues related to human-computer interaction (HCI). comp.infosystems Any discussion about information systems. comp.infosystems.announce Announcements of internet information services. (Moderated) comp.infosystems.gis All aspects of Geographic Information Systems. comp.infosystems.gopher Discussion of the Gopher information service. comp.infosystems.interpedia The Internet Encyclopedia. comp.infosystems.wais The Z39.50-based WAIS full-text search system. comp.infosystems.www The World Wide Web information system. comp.internet.library Discussing electronic libraries. (Moderated) comp.ivideodisc Interactive videodiscs -- uses, potential, etc. comp.lang.ada Discussion about Ada*. comp.lang.apl Discussion about APL. comp.lang.basic.misc Other dialects and aspects of BASIC. comp.lang.basic.visual Microsoft Visual Basic & App Basic; Windows & DOS. comp.lang.c Discussion about C. comp.lang.c++ The object-oriented C++ language. comp.lang.clos Common Lisp Object System discussions. comp.lang.dylan For discussion of the Dylan language. comp.lang.eiffel The object-oriented Eiffel language. comp.lang.forth Discussion about Forth. comp.lang.fortran Discussion about FORTRAN. comp.lang.functional Discussion about functional languages. comp.lang.hermes The Hermes language for distributed applications. comp.lang.idl-pvwave IDL and PV-Wave language discussions. comp.lang.lisp Discussion about LISP. comp.lang.lisp.mcl Discussing Apple's Macintosh Common Lisp. comp.lang.logo The Logo teaching and learning language. comp.lang.misc Different computer languages not specifically listed. comp.lang.ml ML languages including Standard ML, CAML, Lazy ML, etc. (Moderated) comp.lang.modula2 Discussion about Modula-2. comp.lang.modula3 Discussion about the Modula-3 language. comp.lang.oberon The Oberon language and system. comp.lang.objective-c The Objective-C language and environment. comp.lang.pascal Discussion about Pascal. comp.lang.perl Discussion of Larry Wall's Perl system. comp.lang.pop Pop11 and the Plug user group. comp.lang.postscript The PostScript Page Description Language. comp.lang.prograph Prograph, a visual object-oriented dataflow language. comp.lang.prolog Discussion about PROLOG. comp.lang.python The Python computer language. comp.lang.sather The object-oriented computer language Sather. comp.lang.scheme The Scheme Programming language. comp.lang.sigplan Info & announcements from ACM SIGPLAN. (Moderated) comp.lang.smalltalk Discussion about Smalltalk 80. comp.lang.tcl The Tcl programming language and related tools. comp.lang.verilog Discussing Verilog and PLI. comp.lang.vhdl VHSIC Hardware Description Language, IEEE 1076/87. comp.laser-printers Laser printers, hardware & software. (Moderated) comp.lsi Large scale integrated circuits. comp.lsi.testing Testing of electronic circuits. comp.mail.elm Discussion and fixes for the ELM mail system. comp.mail.headers Gatewayed from the Internet header-people list. comp.mail.maps Various maps, including UUCP maps. (Moderated) comp.mail.mh The UCI version of the Rand Message Handling system. comp.mail.mime Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions of RFC 1341. comp.mail.misc General discussions about computer mail. comp.mail.mush The Mail User's Shell (MUSH). comp.mail.pine The PINE mail user agent. comp.mail.sendmail Configuring and using the BSD sendmail agent. comp.mail.smail Administering & using the smail email transport system. comp.mail.uucp Mail in the uucp network environment. comp.misc General topics about computers not covered elsewhere. comp.multimedia Interactive multimedia technologies of all kinds. comp.newprod Announcements of new products of interest. (Moderated) comp.object Object-oriented programming and languages. comp.object.logic Integrating object-oriented and logic programming. comp.org.acm Topics about the Association for Computing Machinery. comp.org.cpsr.announce Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility. (Moderated) comp.org.cpsr.talk Issues of computing and social responsibility. comp.org.decus Digital Equipment Computer Users' Society newsgroup. comp.org.eff.news News from the Electronic Frontier Foundation. (Moderated) comp.org.eff.talk Discussion of EFF goals, strategies, etc. comp.org.fidonet FidoNews digest, official news of FidoNet Assoc. (Moderated) comp.org.ieee Issues and announcements about the IEEE & its members. comp.org.issnnet The International Student Society for Neural Networks. comp.org.lisp-users Association of Lisp Users related discussions. comp.org.sug Talk about/for the The Sun User's Group. comp.org.usenix USENIX Association events and announcements. comp.org.usenix.roomshare Finding lodging during Usenix conferences. comp.os.386bsd.announce Announcements relating to the 386bsd operating system. (Moderated) comp.os.386bsd.apps Applications which run under 386bsd. comp.os.386bsd.bugs Bugs and fixes for the 386bsd OS and its clients. comp.os.386bsd.development Working on 386bsd internals. comp.os.386bsd.misc General aspects of 386bsd not covered by other groups. comp.os.386bsd.questions General questions about 386bsd. comp.os.coherent Discussion and support of the Coherent operating system. comp.os.cpm Discussion about the CP/M operating system. comp.os.geos The GEOS operating system by GeoWorks for PC clones. comp.os.linux.admin Installing and administering Linux systems. comp.os.linux.announce Announcements important to the Linux community. (Moderated) comp.os.linux.development Ongoing work on the Linux operating system. comp.os.linux.help Questions and advice about Linux. comp.os.linux.misc Linux-specific topics not covered by other groups. comp.os.lynx Discussion of LynxOS and Lynx Real-Time Systems. comp.os.mach The MACH OS from CMU & other places. comp.os.minix Discussion of Tanenbaum's MINIX system. comp.os.misc General OS-oriented discussion not carried elsewhere. comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy Speculation and debate about Microsoft Windows. comp.os.ms-windows.announce Announcements relating to Windows. (Moderated) comp.os.ms-windows.apps Applications in the Windows environment. comp.os.ms-windows.apps.comm MS-Windows communication applications. comp.os.ms-windows.apps.financial MS-Windows financial & tax software. comp.os.ms-windows.apps.misc MS-Windows applications. comp.os.ms-windows.apps.utilities MS-Windows utilities. comp.os.ms-windows.apps.word-proc MS-Windows word-processing applications. comp.os.ms-windows.misc General discussions about Windows issues. comp.os.ms-windows.networking.misc Windows and other networks. comp.os.ms-windows.networking.tcp-ip Windows and TCP/IP networking. comp.os.ms-windows.networking.windows Windows' built-in networking. comp.os.ms-windows.nt.misc General discussion about Windows NT. comp.os.ms-windows.nt.setup Configuring Windows NT systems. comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.controls Controls, dialogs and VBXs. comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.drivers Win16/Win32 drivers and VxDs. comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.graphics GDI, graphics and printing. comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.memory Memory management issues. comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc Programming Microsoft Windows. comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.multimedia Multimedia programming. comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.networks Network programming. comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.ole OLE2, COM and DDE programming. comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools Development tools in Windows. comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32 32-bit Windows programming interfaces. comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.winhelp WinHelp/Multimedia Viewer development. comp.os.ms-windows.setup Installing and configuring Microsoft Windows. comp.os.ms-windows.video Video adapters and drivers for Windows. comp.os.msdos.apps Discussion of applications that run under MS-DOS. comp.os.msdos.desqview QuarterDeck's Desqview and related products. comp.os.msdos.mail-news Administering mail & network news systems under MS-DOS. comp.os.msdos.misc Miscellaneous topics about MS-DOS machines. comp.os.msdos.pcgeos GeoWorks PC/GEOS and PC/GEOS-based packages. comp.os.msdos.programmer Programming MS-DOS machines. comp.os.msdos.programmer.turbovision Borland's text application libraries. comp.os.os2.advocacy Supporting and flaming OS/2. comp.os.os2.announce Notable news and announcements related to OS/2. (Moderated) comp.os.os2.apps Discussions of applications under OS/2. comp.os.os2.beta All aspects of beta releases of OS/2 systems software. comp.os.os2.bugs OS/2 system bug reports, fixes and work-arounds. comp.os.os2.games Running games under OS/2. comp.os.os2.misc Miscellaneous topics about the OS/2 system. comp.os.os2.multimedia Multi-media on OS/2 systems. comp.os.os2.networking Networking in OS/2 environments. comp.os.os2.networking.misc Miscellaneous networking issues of OS/2. comp.os.os2.networking.tcp-ip TCP/IP under OS/2. comp.os.os2.programmer.misc Programming OS/2 machines. comp.os.os2.programmer.oop Programming system objects (SOM, WPS, etc). comp.os.os2.programmer.porting Porting software to OS/2 machines. comp.os.os2.programmer.tools Compilers, assemblers, interpreters under OS/2. comp.os.os2.setup Installing and configuring OS/2 systems. comp.os.os2.ver1x All aspects of OS/2 versions 1.0 through 1.3. comp.os.os9 Discussions about the os9 operating system. comp.os.qnx Using and developing under the QNX operating system. comp.os.research Operating systems and related areas. (Moderated) comp.os.vms DEC's VAX* line of computers & VMS. comp.os.vxworks The VxWorks real-time operating system. comp.os.xinu The XINU operating system from Purdue (D. Comer). comp.parallel Massively parallel hardware/software. (Moderated) comp.parallel.pvm The PVM system of multi-computer parallelization. comp.patents Discussing patents of computer technology. (Moderated) comp.periphs Peripheral devices. comp.periphs.scsi Discussion of SCSI-based peripheral devices. comp.programming Programming issues that transcend languages and OSs. comp.programming.literate Literate programs and programming tools. comp.protocols.appletalk Applebus hardware & software. comp.protocols.dicom Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine. comp.protocols.ibm Networking with IBM mainframes. comp.protocols.iso The ISO protocol stack. comp.protocols.kerberos The Kerberos authentication server. comp.protocols.kermit Info about the Kermit package. (Moderated) comp.protocols.misc Various forms and types of protocol. comp.protocols.nfs Discussion about the Network File System protocol. comp.protocols.ppp Discussion of the Internet Point to Point Protocol. comp.protocols.tcp-ip TCP and IP network protocols. comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc TCP/IP for IBM(-like) personal computers. comp.publish.cdrom.hardware Hardware used in publishing with CD-ROM. comp.publish.cdrom.multimedia Software for multimedia authoring & publishing. comp.publish.cdrom.software Software used in publishing with CD-ROM. comp.publish.prepress Electronic prepress. comp.realtime Issues related to real-time computing. comp.research.japan The nature of research in Japan. (Moderated) comp.risks Risks to the public from computers & users. (Moderated) comp.robotics All aspects of robots and their applications. comp.security.misc Security issues of computers and networks. comp.security.unix Discussion of Unix security. comp.simulation Simulation methods, problems, uses. (Moderated) comp.society The impact of technology on society. (Moderated) comp.society.cu-digest The Computer Underground Digest. (Moderated) comp.society.development Computer technology in developing countries. comp.society.folklore Computer folklore & culture, past & present. (Moderated) comp.society.futures Events in technology affecting future computing. comp.society.privacy Effects of technology on privacy. (Moderated) comp.soft-sys.khoros The Khoros X11 visualization system. comp.soft-sys.matlab The MathWorks calculation and visualization package. comp.soft-sys.powerbuilder Application development tools from PowerSoft. comp.soft-sys.ptolemy The Ptolemy simulation/code generation environment. comp.soft-sys.sas The SAS statistics package. comp.soft-sys.shazam The SHAZAM econometrics computer program. comp.soft-sys.spss The SPSS statistics package. comp.soft-sys.wavefront Wavefront software products, problems, etc. comp.software-eng Software Engineering and related topics. comp.software.config-mgmt Configuration management, tools and procedures. comp.software.international Finding, using, & writing non-English software. comp.software.licensing Software licensing technology. comp.software.testing All aspects of testing computer systems. comp.sources.3b1 Source code-only postings for the AT&T 3b1. (Moderated) comp.sources.acorn Source code-only postings for the Acorn. (Moderated) comp.sources.amiga Source code-only postings for the Amiga. (Moderated) comp.sources.apple2 Source code and discussion for the Apple2. (Moderated) comp.sources.atari.st Source code-only postings for the Atari ST. (Moderated) comp.sources.bugs Bug reports, fixes, discussion for posted sources. comp.sources.d For any discussion of source postings. comp.sources.games Postings of recreational software. (Moderated) comp.sources.games.bugs Bug reports and fixes for posted game software. comp.sources.hp48 Programs for the HP48 and HP28 calculators. (Moderated) comp.sources.mac Software for the Apple Macintosh. (Moderated) comp.sources.misc Posting of software. (Moderated) comp.sources.postscript Source code for programs written in PostScript. (Moderated) comp.sources.reviewed Source code evaluated by peer review. (Moderated) comp.sources.sun Software for Sun workstations. (Moderated) comp.sources.testers Finding people to test software. comp.sources.unix Postings of complete, UNIX-oriented sources. (Moderated) comp.sources.wanted Requests for software and fixes. comp.sources.x Software for the X windows system. (Moderated) comp.specification Languages and methodologies for formal specification. comp.specification.z Discussion about the formal specification notation Z. comp.speech Research & applications in speech science & technology. comp.std.c Discussion about C language standards. comp.std.c++ Discussion about C++ language, library, standards. comp.std.internat Discussion about international standards. comp.std.lisp User group (ALU) supported standards. (Moderated) comp.std.misc Discussion about various standards. comp.std.mumps Discussion for the X11.1 committee on Mumps. (Moderated) comp.std.unix Discussion for the P1003 committee on UNIX. (Moderated) comp.std.wireless Examining standards for wireless network technology. (Moderated) comp.sw.components Software components and related technology. comp.sys.3b1 Discussion and support of AT&T 7300/3B1/UnixPC. comp.sys.acorn Discussion on Acorn and ARM-based computers. comp.sys.acorn.advocacy Why Acorn computers and programs are better. comp.sys.acorn.announce Announcements for Acorn and ARM users. (Moderated) comp.sys.acorn.games Discussion of games for Acorn machines. comp.sys.acorn.tech Software and hardware aspects of Acorn and ARM products. comp.sys.alliant Info and discussion about Alliant computers. comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Why an Amiga is better than XYZ. comp.sys.amiga.announce Announcements about the Amiga. (Moderated) comp.sys.amiga.applications Miscellaneous applications. comp.sys.amiga.audio Music, MIDI, speech synthesis, other sounds. comp.sys.amiga.cd32 Technical and computing talk for Commodore Amiga CD32. comp.sys.amiga.datacomm Methods of getting bytes in and out. comp.sys.amiga.emulations Various hardware & software emulators. comp.sys.amiga.games Discussion of games for the Commodore Amiga. comp.sys.amiga.graphics Charts, graphs, pictures, etc. comp.sys.amiga.hardware Amiga computer hardware, Q&A, reviews, etc. comp.sys.amiga.introduction Group for newcomers to Amigas. comp.sys.amiga.marketplace Where to find it, prices, etc. comp.sys.amiga.misc Discussions not falling in another Amiga group. comp.sys.amiga.multimedia Animations, video, & multimedia. comp.sys.amiga.programmer Developers & hobbyists discuss code. comp.sys.amiga.reviews Reviews of Amiga software, hardware. (Moderated) comp.sys.apollo Apollo computer systems. comp.sys.apple2 Discussion about Apple II micros. comp.sys.apple2.comm Apple II data communications. comp.sys.apple2.gno The AppleIIgs GNO multitasking environment. comp.sys.apple2.marketplace Buying, selling and trading Apple II equipment. comp.sys.apple2.programmer Programming on the Apple II. comp.sys.apple2.usergroups All about Apple II user groups. comp.sys.atari.8bit Discussion about 8 bit Atari micros. comp.sys.atari.advocacy Attacking and defending Atari computers. comp.sys.atari.st Discussion about 16 bit Atari micros. comp.sys.atari.st.tech Technical discussions of Atari ST hard/software. comp.sys.att Discussions about AT&T microcomputers. comp.sys.cbm Discussion about Commodore micros. comp.sys.concurrent The Concurrent/Masscomp line of computers. (Moderated) comp.sys.convex Convex computer systems hardware and software. comp.sys.dec Discussions about DEC computer systems. comp.sys.dec.micro DEC Micros (Rainbow, Professional 350/380) comp.sys.encore Encore's MultiMax computers. comp.sys.harris Harris computer systems, especially real-time systems. comp.sys.hp.apps Discussion of software and apps on all HP platforms. comp.sys.hp.hardware Discussion of Hewlett Packard system hardware. comp.sys.hp.hpux Issues pertaining to HP-UX & 9000 series computers. comp.sys.hp.misc Issues not covered in any other comp.sys.hp.* group. comp.sys.hp.mpe Issues pertaining to MPE & 3000 series computers. comp.sys.hp48 Hewlett-Packard's HP48 and HP28 calculators. comp.sys.ibm.pc.demos Demonstration programs which showcase programmer skill. comp.sys.ibm.pc.digest The IBM PC, PC-XT, and PC-AT. (Moderated) comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action Arcade-style games on PCs. comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure Adventure (non-rpg) games on PCs. comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.announce Announcements for all PC gamers. (Moderated) comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.flight-sim Flight simulators on PCs. comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.misc Games not covered by other PC groups. comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg Role-playing games on the PC. comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic Strategy/planning games on PCs. comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.cd-rom CD-ROM drives and interfaces for the PC. comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips Processor, cache, memory chips, etc. comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.comm Modems & communication cards for the PC. comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc Miscellaneous PC hardware topics. comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking Network hardware & equipment for the PC. comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Hard drives & other PC storage devices. comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems Whole IBM PC computer & clone systems. comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video Video cards & monitors for the PC. comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Discussion about IBM personal computers. comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt Topics related to IBM's RT computer. comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard Hardware and software aspects of PC sound cards. comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware Microchannel hardware, any vendor. comp.sys.intel Discussions about Intel systems and parts. comp.sys.isis The ISIS distributed system from Cornell. comp.sys.laptops Laptop (portable) computers. comp.sys.m6809 Discussion about 6809's. comp.sys.m68k Discussion about 68k's. comp.sys.m68k.pc Discussion about 68k-based PCs. (Moderated) comp.sys.m88k Discussion about 88k-based computers. comp.sys.mac.advocacy The Macintosh computer family compared to others. comp.sys.mac.announce Important notices for Macintosh users. (Moderated) comp.sys.mac.apps Discussions of Macintosh applications. comp.sys.mac.comm Discussion of Macintosh communications. comp.sys.mac.databases Database systems for the Apple Macintosh. comp.sys.mac.digest Apple Macintosh: info&uses, but no programs. (Moderated) comp.sys.mac.games Discussions of games on the Macintosh. comp.sys.mac.graphics Macintosh graphics: paint, draw, 3D, CAD, animation. comp.sys.mac.hardware Macintosh hardware issues & discussions. comp.sys.mac.hypercard The Macintosh Hypercard: info & uses. comp.sys.mac.misc General discussions about the Apple Macintosh. comp.sys.mac.oop.macapp3 Version 3 of the MacApp object oriented system. comp.sys.mac.oop.misc Object oriented programming issues on the Mac. comp.sys.mac.oop.tcl Symantec's THINK Class Library for object programming. comp.sys.mac.portables Discussion particular to laptop Macintoshes. comp.sys.mac.programmer Discussion by people programming the Apple Macintosh. comp.sys.mac.scitech Using the Macintosh in scientific & technological work. comp.sys.mac.system Discussions of Macintosh system software. comp.sys.mac.wanted Postings of "I want XYZ for my Mac." comp.sys.mentor Mentor Graphics products & the Silicon Compiler System. comp.sys.mips Systems based on MIPS chips. comp.sys.misc Discussion about computers of all kinds. comp.sys.ncr Discussion about NCR computers. comp.sys.newton.announce Newton information posts. (Moderated) comp.sys.newton.misc Miscellaneous discussion about Newton systems. comp.sys.newton.programmer Discussion of Newton software development. comp.sys.next.advocacy The NeXT religion. comp.sys.next.announce Announcements related to the NeXT computer system. (Moderated) comp.sys.next.bugs Discussion and solutions for known NeXT bugs. comp.sys.next.hardware Discussing the physical aspects of NeXT computers. comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT hardware, software and jobs. comp.sys.next.misc General discussion about the NeXT computer system. comp.sys.next.programmer NeXT related programming issues. comp.sys.next.software Function, use and availability of NeXT programs. comp.sys.next.sysadmin Discussions related to NeXT system administration. comp.sys.novell Discussion of Novell Netware products. comp.sys.nsc.32k National Semiconductor 32000 series chips. comp.sys.palmtops Super-powered calculators in the palm of your hand. comp.sys.pen Interacting with computers through pen gestures. comp.sys.powerpc General PowerPC Discussion. comp.sys.prime Prime Computer products. comp.sys.proteon Proteon gateway products. comp.sys.psion Discussion about PSION Personal Computers & Organizers. comp.sys.pyramid Pyramid 90x computers. comp.sys.ridge Ridge 32 computers and ROS. comp.sys.sequent Sequent systems, (Balance and Symmetry). comp.sys.sgi.admin System administration on Silicon Graphics's Irises. comp.sys.sgi.announce Announcements for the SGI community. (Moderated) comp.sys.sgi.apps Applications which run on the Iris. comp.sys.sgi.bugs Bugs found in the IRIX operating system. comp.sys.sgi.graphics Graphics packages and issues on SGI machines. comp.sys.sgi.hardware Base systems and peripherals for Iris computers. comp.sys.sgi.misc General discussion about Silicon Graphics's machines. comp.sys.sinclair Sinclair computers, eg. the ZX81, Spectrum and QL. comp.sys.stratus Stratus products, incl. System/88, CPS-32, VOS and FTX. comp.sys.sun.admin Sun system administration issues and questions. comp.sys.sun.announce Sun announcements and Sunergy mailings. (Moderated) comp.sys.sun.apps Software applications for Sun computer systems. comp.sys.sun.hardware Sun Microsystems hardware. comp.sys.sun.misc Miscellaneous discussions about Sun products. comp.sys.sun.wanted People looking for Sun products and support. comp.sys.tahoe CCI 6/32, Harris HCX/7, & Sperry 7000 computers. comp.sys.tandy Discussion about Tandy computers: new & old. comp.sys.ti Discussion about Texas Instruments. comp.sys.transputer The Transputer computer and OCCAM language. comp.sys.unisys Sperry, Burroughs, Convergent and Unisys* systems. comp.sys.xerox Xerox 1100 workstations and protocols. comp.sys.zenith.z100 The Zenith Z-100 (Heath H-100) family of computers. comp.terminals All sorts of terminals. comp.text Text processing issues and methods. comp.text.desktop Technology & techniques of desktop publishing. comp.text.frame Desktop publishing with FrameMaker. comp.text.interleaf Applications and use of Interleaf software. comp.text.sgml ISO 8879 SGML, structured documents, markup languages. comp.text.tex Discussion about the TeX and LaTeX systems & macros. comp.theory.info-retrieval Information Retrieval topics. (Moderated) comp.unix.admin Administering a Unix-based system. comp.unix.advocacy Arguments for and against Unix and Unix versions. comp.unix.aix IBM's version of UNIX. comp.unix.amiga Minix, SYSV4 and other *nix on an Amiga. comp.unix.aux The version of UNIX for Apple Macintosh II computers. comp.unix.bsd Discussion of Berkeley Software Distribution UNIX. comp.unix.dos-under-unix MS-DOS running under UNIX by whatever means. comp.unix.internals Discussions on hacking UNIX internals. comp.unix.large UNIX on mainframes and in large networks. comp.unix.misc Various topics that don't fit other groups. comp.unix.osf.misc Various aspects of Open Software Foundation products. comp.unix.osf.osf1 The Open Software Foundation's OSF/1. comp.unix.pc-clone.16bit UNIX on 286 architectures. comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit UNIX on 386 and 486 architectures. comp.unix.programmer Q&A for people programming under Unix. comp.unix.questions UNIX neophytes group. comp.unix.shell Using and programming the Unix shell. comp.unix.sys3 System III UNIX discussions. comp.unix.sys5.misc Versions of System V which predate Release 3. comp.unix.sys5.r3 Discussing System V Release 3. comp.unix.sys5.r4 Discussing System V Release 4. comp.unix.ultrix Discussions about DEC's Ultrix. comp.unix.unixware Discussion about Novell's UnixWare products. comp.unix.user-friendly Discussion of UNIX user-friendliness. comp.unix.wizards For only true Unix wizards. (Moderated) comp.unix.xenix.misc General discussions regarding XENIX (except SCO). comp.unix.xenix.sco XENIX versions from the Santa Cruz Operation. comp.virus Computer viruses & security. (Moderated) comp.windows.garnet The Garnet user interface development environment. comp.windows.interviews The InterViews object-oriented windowing system. comp.windows.misc Various issues about windowing systems. comp.windows.news Sun Microsystems' NeWS window system. comp.windows.open-look Discussion about the Open Look GUI. comp.windows.suit The SUIT user-interface toolkit. comp.windows.x Discussion about the X Window System. comp.windows.x.apps Getting and using, not programming, applications for X. comp.windows.x.i386unix The XFree86 window system and others. comp.windows.x.intrinsics Discussion of the X toolkit. comp.windows.x.pex The PHIGS extension of the X Window System. misc.activism.progressive Information for Progressive activists. (Moderated) misc.answers Repository for periodic USENET articles. (Moderated) misc.books.technical Discussion of books about technical topics. misc.consumers Consumer interests, product reviews, etc. misc.consumers.house Discussion about owning and maintaining a house. misc.creativity Promoting the use of creativity in all human endeavors. misc.education Discussion of the educational system. misc.education.adult Adult education and adult literacy practice/research. misc.education.language.english Teaching English to speakers of other languages. misc.education.multimedia Multimedia for education. (Moderated) misc.education.science Issues related to science education. misc.emerg-services Forum for paramedics & other first responders. misc.entrepreneurs Discussion on operating a business. misc.fitness Physical fitness, exercise, bodybuilding, etc. misc.forsale Short, tasteful postings about items for sale. misc.forsale.computers.d Discussion of misc.forsale.computers.*. misc.forsale.computers.mac Apple Macintosh related computer items. misc.forsale.computers.other Selling miscellaneous computer stuff. misc.forsale.computers.pc-clone IBM PC related computer items. misc.forsale.computers.workstation Workstation related computer items. misc.handicap Items of interest for/about the handicapped. (Moderated) misc.headlines Current interest: drug testing, terrorism, etc. misc.health.alternative Alternative, complementary and holistic health care. misc.health.diabetes Discussion of diabetes management in day to day life. misc.int-property Discussion of intellectual property rights. misc.invest Investments and the handling of money. misc.invest.canada Investing in Canadian financial markets. misc.invest.funds Sharing info about bond, stock, real estate funds. misc.invest.real-estate Property investments. misc.invest.stocks Forum for sharing info about stocks and options. misc.invest.technical Analyzing market trends with technical methods. misc.jobs.contract Discussions about contract labor. misc.jobs.misc Discussion about employment, workplaces, careers. misc.jobs.offered Announcements of positions available. misc.jobs.offered.entry Job listings only for entry-level positions. misc.jobs.resumes Postings of resumes and "situation wanted" articles. misc.kids Children, their behavior and activities. misc.kids.computer The use of computers by children. misc.kids.vacation Discussion on all forms of family-oriented vacationing. misc.legal Legalities and the ethics of law. misc.legal.computing Discussing the legal climate of the computing world. misc.legal.moderated All aspects of law. (Moderated) misc.misc Various discussions not fitting in any other group. misc.news.east-europe.rferl Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Daily Report. (Moderated) misc.news.southasia News from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, etc. (Moderated) misc.rural Devoted to issues concerning rural living. misc.taxes Tax laws and advice. misc.test For testing of network software. Very boring. misc.test.moderated Testing of posting to moderated groups. (Moderated) misc.wanted Requests for things that are needed (NOT software). misc.writing Discussion of writing in all of its forms. news.admin.misc General topics of network news administration. news.admin.policy Policy issues of USENET. news.admin.technical Technical aspects of maintaining network news. (Moderated) news.announce.conferences Calls for papers and conference announcements. (Moderated) news.announce.important General announcements of interest to all. (Moderated) news.announce.newgroups Calls for newgroups & announcements of same. (Moderated) news.announce.newusers Explanatory postings for new users. (Moderated) news.answers Repository for periodic USENET articles. (Moderated) news.config Postings of system down times and interruptions. news.future The future technology of network news systems. news.groups Discussions and lists of newsgroups. news.groups.questions Where can I find talk about topic X? news.groups.reviews What is going on in group or mailing list named X? (Moderated) news.lists News-related statistics and lists. (Moderated) news.lists.ps-maps Maps relating to USENET traffic flows. (Moderated) news.misc Discussions of USENET itself. news.newsites Postings of new site announcements. news.newusers.questions Q & A for users new to the Usenet. news.software.anu-news VMS B-news software from Australian National Univ. news.software.b Discussion about B-news-compatible software. news.software.nn Discussion about the "nn" news reader package. news.software.notes Notesfile software from the Univ. of Illinois. news.software.readers Discussion of software used to read network news. From hrz-ws11.hrz.uni-kassel.de!newsserver.rrzn.uni-hannover.de!urmel.informatik.rwth-aachen.de!nntp.gmd.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!uunet!not-for-mail Tue Jun 7 08:25:13 1994 Article: 596 of news.lists Path: hrz-ws11.hrz.uni-kassel.de!newsserver.rrzn.uni-hannover.de!urmel.informatik.rwth-aachen.de!nntp.gmd.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!uunet!not-for-mail From: tale@uunet.uu.net (David C Lawrence) Newsgroups: news.lists,news.groups,news.announce.newgroups,news.answers Subject: List of Active Newsgroups, Part II Supersedes: Followup-To: news.groups Date: 2 Jun 1994 21:11:54 -0400 Organization: UUNET Technologies Inc, Falls Church, VA, USA Lines: 606 Approved: tale@uunet.uu.net Expires: 2 Aug 94 13:11:52 GMT Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: rodan.uu.net Summary: This is the second of two postings. This contains rec, sci, soc and talk newsgroups. Xref: hrz-ws11.hrz.uni-kassel.de news.lists:596 news.groups:29689 news.announce.newgroups:1402 news.answers:13219 Archive-name: active-newsgroups/part2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Newsgroup Description ---------------------------------------------------------------------- rec.answers Repository for periodic USENET articles. (Moderated) rec.antiques Discussing antiques and vintage items. rec.aquaria Keeping fish and aquaria as a hobby. rec.arts.animation Discussion of various kinds of animation. rec.arts.anime Japanese animation fen discussion. rec.arts.anime.info Announcements about Japanese animation. (Moderated) rec.arts.anime.marketplace Things for sale in the Japanese animation world. rec.arts.anime.stories All about Japanese comic fanzines. (Moderated) rec.arts.bodyart Tattoos and body decoration discussions. rec.arts.bonsai Dwarfish trees and shrubbery. rec.arts.books Books of all genres, and the publishing industry. rec.arts.books.marketplace Buying and selling of books. rec.arts.books.tolkien The works of J.R.R. Tolkien. rec.arts.cinema Discussion of the art of cinema. (Moderated) rec.arts.comics.info Reviews, convention information and other comics news. (Moderated) rec.arts.comics.marketplace The exchange of comics and comic related items. rec.arts.comics.misc Comic books, graphic novels, sequential art. rec.arts.comics.strips Discussion of short-form comics. rec.arts.comics.xbooks The Mutant Universe of Marvel Comics. rec.arts.dance Any aspects of dance not covered in another newsgroup. rec.arts.disney Discussion of any Disney-related subjects. rec.arts.drwho Discussion about Dr. Who. rec.arts.erotica Erotic fiction and verse. (Moderated) rec.arts.fine Fine arts & artists. rec.arts.int-fiction Discussions about interactive fiction. rec.arts.manga All aspects of the Japanese storytelling art form. rec.arts.marching.drumcorps Drum and bugle corps. rec.arts.marching.misc Marching-related performance activities. rec.arts.misc Discussions about the arts not in other groups. rec.arts.movies Discussions of movies and movie making. rec.arts.movies.reviews Reviews of movies. (Moderated) rec.arts.poems For the posting of poems. rec.arts.prose Short works of prose fiction and followup discussion. rec.arts.sf.announce Major announcements of the SF world. (Moderated) rec.arts.sf.fandom Discussions of SF fan activities. rec.arts.sf.marketplace Personal forsale notices of SF materials. rec.arts.sf.misc Science fiction lovers' newsgroup. rec.arts.sf.movies Discussing SF motion pictures. rec.arts.sf.reviews Reviews of science fiction/fantasy/horror works. (Moderated) rec.arts.sf.science Real and speculative aspects of SF science. rec.arts.sf.starwars Discussion of the Star Wars universe. rec.arts.sf.tv Discussing general television SF. rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5 Babylon 5 creators meet Babylon 5 fans. rec.arts.sf.tv.quantum-leap Quantum Leap TV, comics, cons, etc. rec.arts.sf.written Discussion of written science fiction and fantasy. rec.arts.startrek.current New Star Trek shows, movies and books. rec.arts.startrek.fandom Star Trek conventions and memorabilia. rec.arts.startrek.info Information about the universe of Star Trek. (Moderated) rec.arts.startrek.misc General discussions of Star Trek. rec.arts.startrek.reviews Reviews of Star Trek books, episodes, films, &c. (Moderated) rec.arts.startrek.tech Star Trek's depiction of future technologies. rec.arts.theatre Discussion of all aspects of stage work & theatre. rec.arts.theatre.misc Miscellaneous topics and issues in theatre. rec.arts.theatre.musicals Musical theatre around the world. rec.arts.theatre.plays Dramaturgy and discussion of plays. rec.arts.theatre.stagecraft Issues in stagecraft and production. rec.arts.tv The boob tube, its history, and past and current shows. rec.arts.tv.mst3k For fans of Mystery Science Theater 3000. rec.arts.tv.soaps Postings about soap operas. rec.arts.tv.uk Discussions of telly shows from the UK. rec.arts.wobegon "A Prairie Home Companion" radio show discussion. rec.audio High fidelity audio. rec.audio.car Discussions of automobile audio systems. rec.audio.high-end High-end audio systems. (Moderated) rec.audio.marketplace Buying and selling of home audio equipment. rec.audio.misc Post about audio here if you can't post anywhere else. rec.audio.opinion Everybody's two bits on audio in your home. rec.audio.pro Professional audio recording and studio engineering. rec.audio.tech Theoretical, factual, and DIY topics in home audio. rec.autos.antique Discussing all aspects of automobiles over 25 years old. rec.autos.driving Driving automobiles. rec.autos.marketplace Buy/Sell/Trade automobiles, parts, tools, accessories. rec.autos.misc Miscellaneous discussion about automobiles. rec.autos.rod-n-custom High performance automobiles. rec.autos.simulators Discussion of automotive simulators. rec.autos.sport Discussion of organized, legal auto competitions. rec.autos.sport.info Auto racing news, results, announcements. (Moderated) rec.autos.sport.nascar NASCAR and other professional stock car racing. rec.autos.sport.tech Technical aspects & technology of auto racing. rec.autos.tech Technical aspects of automobiles, et. al. rec.autos.vw Issues pertaining to Volkswagen products. rec.aviation.announce Events of interest to the aviation community. (Moderated) rec.aviation.answers Frequently asked questions about aviation. (Moderated) rec.aviation.homebuilt Selecting, designing, building, and restoring aircraft. rec.aviation.ifr Flying under Instrument Flight Rules. rec.aviation.military Military aircraft of the past, present and future. rec.aviation.misc Miscellaneous topics in aviation. rec.aviation.owning Information on owning airplanes. rec.aviation.piloting General discussion for aviators. rec.aviation.products Reviews and discussion of products useful to pilots. rec.aviation.questions Aviation questions and answers. (Moderated) rec.aviation.simulators Flight simulation on all levels. rec.aviation.soaring All aspects of sailplanes and hang-gliders. rec.aviation.stories Anecdotes of flight experiences. (Moderated) rec.aviation.student Learning to fly. rec.backcountry Activities in the Great Outdoors. rec.bicycles.marketplace Buying, selling & reviewing items for cycling. rec.bicycles.misc General discussion of bicycling. rec.bicycles.racing Bicycle racing techniques, rules and results. rec.bicycles.rides Discussions of tours and training or commuting routes. rec.bicycles.soc Societal issues of bicycling. rec.bicycles.tech Cycling product design, construction, maintenance, etc. rec.birds Hobbyists interested in bird watching. rec.boats Hobbyists interested in boating. rec.boats.paddle Talk about any boats with oars, paddles, etc. rec.climbing Climbing techniques, competition announcements, etc. rec.collecting Discussion among collectors of many things. rec.collecting.cards Collecting all sorts of sport and non-sport cards. rec.collecting.stamps Discussion of all things related to philately. rec.crafts.brewing The art of making beers and meads. rec.crafts.jewelry All aspects of jewelry making and lapidary work. rec.crafts.metalworking All aspects of working with metal. rec.crafts.misc Handiwork arts not covered elsewhere. rec.crafts.quilting All about quilts and other quilted items. rec.crafts.textiles Sewing, weaving, knitting and other fiber arts. rec.crafts.winemaking The tasteful art of making wine. rec.equestrian Discussion of things equestrian. rec.folk-dancing Folk dances, dancers, and dancing. rec.food.cooking Food, cooking, cookbooks, and recipes. rec.food.drink Wines and spirits. rec.food.drink.beer All things beer. rec.food.drink.coffee The making and drinking of coffee. rec.food.historic The history of food making arts. rec.food.recipes Recipes for interesting food and drink. (Moderated) rec.food.restaurants Discussion of dining out. rec.food.sourdough Making and baking with sourdough. rec.food.veg Vegetarians. rec.food.veg.cooking Vegetarian recipes, cooking, nutrition. (Moderated) rec.gambling Articles on games of chance & betting. rec.games.abstract Perfect information, pure strategy games. rec.games.backgammon Discussion of the game of backgammon. rec.games.board Discussion and hints on board games. rec.games.board.ce The Cosmic Encounter board game. rec.games.board.marketplace Trading and selling of board games. rec.games.bolo The networked strategy war game Bolo. rec.games.bridge Hobbyists interested in bridge. rec.games.chess Chess & computer chess. rec.games.chinese-chess Discussion of the game of Chinese chess, Xiangqi. rec.games.corewar The Core War computer challenge. rec.games.deckmaster The Deckmaster line of games. rec.games.design Discussion of game design related issues. rec.games.diplomacy The conquest game Diplomacy. rec.games.empire Discussion and hints about Empire. rec.games.frp.advocacy Flames and rebuttals about various role-playing systems. rec.games.frp.announce Announcements of happenings in the role-playing world. (Moderated) rec.games.frp.archives Archivable fantasy stories and other projects. (Moderated) rec.games.frp.cyber Discussions of cyberpunk related roleplaying games. rec.games.frp.dnd Fantasy role-playing with TSR's Dungeons and Dragons. rec.games.frp.live-action Live-action roleplaying games. rec.games.frp.marketplace Role-playing game materials wanted and for sale. rec.games.frp.misc General discussions of role-playing games. rec.games.go Discussion about Go. rec.games.hack Discussion, hints, etc. about the Hack game. rec.games.int-fiction All aspects of interactive fiction games. rec.games.mecha Giant robot games. rec.games.miniatures Tabletop wargaming. rec.games.misc Games and computer games. rec.games.moria Comments, hints, and info about the Moria game. rec.games.mud.admin Administrative issues of multiuser dungeons. rec.games.mud.announce Informational articles about multiuser dungeons. (Moderated) rec.games.mud.diku All about DikuMuds. rec.games.mud.lp Discussions of the LPMUD computer role playing game. rec.games.mud.misc Various aspects of multiuser computer games. rec.games.mud.tiny Discussion about Tiny muds, like MUSH, MUSE and MOO. rec.games.netrek Discussion of the X window system game Netrek (XtrekII). rec.games.pbm Discussion about Play by Mail games. rec.games.pinball Discussing pinball-related issues. rec.games.programmer Discussion of adventure game programming. rec.games.rogue Discussion and hints about Rogue. rec.games.roguelike.angband The computer game Angband. rec.games.roguelike.announce Major info about rogue-styled games. (Moderated) rec.games.roguelike.misc Rogue-style dungeon games without other groups. rec.games.trivia Discussion about trivia. rec.games.video.3do Discussion of 3DO video game systems. rec.games.video.advocacy Debate on merits of various video game systems. rec.games.video.arcade Discussions about coin-operated video games. rec.games.video.arcade.collecting Collecting, converting, repairing etc. rec.games.video.atari Discussion of Atari's video game systems. rec.games.video.cd32 Gaming talk, info and help for the Amiga CD32. rec.games.video.classic Older home video entertainment systems. rec.games.video.marketplace Home video game stuff for sale or trade. rec.games.video.misc General discussion about home video games. rec.games.video.nintendo All Nintendo video game systems and software. rec.games.video.sega All Sega video game systems and software. rec.games.xtank.play Strategy and tactics for the distributed game Xtank. rec.games.xtank.programmer Coding the Xtank game and its robots. rec.gardens Gardening, methods and results. rec.guns Discussions about firearms. (Moderated) rec.heraldry Discussion of coats of arms. rec.humor Jokes and the like. May be somewhat offensive. rec.humor.d Discussions on the content of rec.humor articles. rec.humor.funny Jokes that are funny (in the moderator's opinion). (Moderated) rec.humor.oracle Sagacious advice from the USENET Oracle. (Moderated) rec.humor.oracle.d Comments about the USENET Oracle's comments. rec.hunting Discussions about hunting. (Moderated) rec.juggling Juggling techniques, equipment and events. rec.kites Talk about kites and kiting. rec.mag Magazine summaries, tables of contents, etc. rec.martial-arts Discussion of the various martial art forms. rec.misc General topics about recreational/participant sports. rec.models.railroad Model railroads of all scales. rec.models.rc Radio-controlled models for hobbyists. rec.models.rockets Model rockets for hobbyists. rec.models.scale Construction of models. rec.motorcycles Motorcycles and related products and laws. rec.motorcycles.dirt Riding motorcycles and ATVs off-road. rec.motorcycles.harley All aspects of Harley-Davidson motorcycles. rec.motorcycles.racing Discussion of all aspects of racing motorcycles. rec.music.a-cappella Vocal music without instrumental accompaniment. rec.music.afro-latin Music with Afro-Latin, African and Latin influences. rec.music.beatles Postings about the Fab Four & their music. rec.music.bluenote Discussion of jazz, blues, and related types of music. rec.music.cd CDs -- availability and other discussions. rec.music.celtic Traditional and modern music with a Celtic flavor. rec.music.christian Christian music, both contemporary and traditional. rec.music.classical Discussion about classical music. rec.music.classical.guitar Classical music performed on guitar. rec.music.classical.performing Performing classical (including early) music. rec.music.compose Creating musical and lyrical works. rec.music.country.western C&W music, performers, performances, etc. rec.music.dementia Discussion of comedy and novelty music. rec.music.dylan Discussion of Bob's works & music. rec.music.early Discussion of pre-classical European music. rec.music.folk Folks discussing folk music of various sorts. rec.music.funky Funk, rap, hip-hop, house, soul, r&b and related. rec.music.gaffa Discussion of Kate Bush & other alternative music. (Moderated) rec.music.gdead A group for (Grateful) Dead-heads. rec.music.indian.classical Hindustani and Carnatic Indian classical music. rec.music.indian.misc Discussing Indian music in general. rec.music.industrial Discussion of all industrial-related music styles. rec.music.info News and announcements on musical topics. (Moderated) rec.music.makers For performers and their discussions. rec.music.makers.bass Upright bass and bass guitar techniques and equipment. rec.music.makers.builders Design, building, repair of musical instruments. rec.music.makers.guitar Electric and acoustic guitar techniques and equipment. rec.music.makers.guitar.acoustic Discussion of acoustic guitar playing. rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature Guitar tablature/chords. rec.music.makers.marketplace Buying & selling used music-making equipment. rec.music.makers.percussion Drum & other percussion techniques & equipment. rec.music.makers.piano Piano music, performing, composing, learning, styles. rec.music.makers.synth Synthesizers and computer music. rec.music.marketplace Records, tapes, and CDs: wanted, for sale, etc. rec.music.misc Music lovers' group. rec.music.movies Music for movies and television. rec.music.newage "New Age" music discussions. rec.music.phish Discussing the musical group Phish. rec.music.reggae Roots, Rockers, Dancehall Reggae. rec.music.rem The musical group R.E.M. rec.music.reviews Reviews of music of all genres and mediums. (Moderated) rec.music.video Discussion of music videos and music video software. rec.nude Hobbyists interested in naturist/nudist activities. rec.org.mensa Talking with members of the high IQ society Mensa. rec.org.sca Society for Creative Anachronism. rec.outdoors.fishing All aspects of sport and commercial fishing. rec.outdoors.fishing.fly Fly fishing in general. rec.parks.theme Entertainment theme parks. rec.pets Pets, pet care, and household animals in general. rec.pets.birds The culture and care of indoor birds. rec.pets.cats Discussion about domestic cats. rec.pets.dogs Any and all subjects relating to dogs as pets. rec.pets.herp Reptiles, amphibians and other exotic vivarium pets. rec.photo Hobbyists interested in photography. rec.puzzles Puzzles, problems, and quizzes. rec.puzzles.crosswords Making and playing gridded word puzzles. rec.pyrotechnics Fireworks, rocketry, safety, & other topics. rec.radio.amateur.antenna Antennas: theory, techniques and construction. rec.radio.amateur.digital.misc Packet radio and other digital radio modes. rec.radio.amateur.equipment All about production amateur radio hardware. rec.radio.amateur.homebrew Amateur radio construction and experimentation. rec.radio.amateur.misc Amateur radio practices, contests, events, rules, etc. rec.radio.amateur.policy Radio use & regulation policy. rec.radio.amateur.space Amateur radio transmissions through space. rec.radio.broadcasting Discussion of global domestic broadcast radio. (Moderated) rec.radio.cb Citizen-band radio. rec.radio.info Informational postings related to radio. (Moderated) rec.radio.noncomm Topics relating to noncommercial radio. rec.radio.scanner "Utility" broadcasting traffic above 30 MHz. rec.radio.shortwave Shortwave radio enthusiasts. rec.radio.swap Offers to trade and swap radio equipment. rec.railroad For fans of real trains, ferroequinologists. rec.roller-coaster Roller coasters and other amusement park rides. rec.running Running for enjoyment, sport, exercise, etc. rec.scouting Scouting youth organizations worldwide. rec.scuba Hobbyists interested in SCUBA diving. rec.skate Ice skating and roller skating. rec.skiing Hobbyists interested in snow skiing. rec.skiing.alpine Downhill skiing technique, equipment, etc. rec.skiing.announce FAQ, competition results, automated snow reports. (Moderated) rec.skiing.nordic Cross-country skiing technique, equipment, etc. rec.skiing.snowboard Snowboarding technique, equipment, etc. rec.skydiving Hobbyists interested in skydiving. rec.sport.baseball Discussion about baseball. rec.sport.baseball.college Baseball on the collegiate level. rec.sport.baseball.fantasy Rotisserie (fantasy) baseball play. rec.sport.basketball.college Hoops on the collegiate level. rec.sport.basketball.misc Discussion about basketball. rec.sport.basketball.pro Talk of professional basketball. rec.sport.basketball.women Women's basketball at all levels. rec.sport.boxing Boxing in all its pugilistic facets and forms. rec.sport.cricket Discussion about the sport of cricket. rec.sport.cricket.scores Scores from cricket matches around the globe. (Moderated) rec.sport.disc Discussion of flying disc based sports. rec.sport.fencing All aspects of swordplay. rec.sport.football.australian Discussion of Australian (Rules) Football. rec.sport.football.canadian All about Canadian rules football. rec.sport.football.college US-style college football. rec.sport.football.fantasy Rotisserie (fantasy) football play. rec.sport.football.misc Discussion about American-style football. rec.sport.football.pro US-style professional football. rec.sport.golf Discussion about all aspects of golfing. rec.sport.hockey Discussion about ice hockey. rec.sport.hockey.field Discussion of the sport of field hockey. rec.sport.misc Spectator sports. rec.sport.olympics All aspects of the Olympic Games. rec.sport.paintball Discussing all aspects of the survival game paintball. rec.sport.pro-wrestling Discussion about professional wrestling. rec.sport.rowing Crew for competition or fitness. rec.sport.rugby Discussion about the game of rugby. rec.sport.soccer Discussion about soccer (Association Football). rec.sport.swimming Training for and competing in swimming events. rec.sport.table-tennis Things related to table tennis (aka Ping Pong). rec.sport.tennis Things related to the sport of tennis. rec.sport.triathlon Discussing all aspects of multi-event sports. rec.sport.volleyball Discussion about volleyball. rec.sport.water-polo Discussion of water polo. rec.sport.waterski Waterskiing and other boat-towed activities. rec.toys.lego Discussion of Lego, Duplo (and compatible) toys. rec.toys.misc Discussion of toys that lack a specific newsgroup. rec.travel Traveling all over the world. rec.travel.air Airline travel around the world. rec.travel.cruises Travel by cruise ship. rec.travel.marketplace Tickets and accomodations wanted and for sale. rec.video Video and video components. rec.video.cable-tv Technical and regulatory issues of cable television. rec.video.desktop Amateur, computer-based video editing and production. rec.video.production Making professional quality video productions. rec.video.releases Pre-recorded video releases on laserdisc and videotape. rec.video.satellite Getting shows via satellite. rec.windsurfing Riding the waves as a hobby. rec.woodworking Hobbyists interested in woodworking. sci.aeronautics The science of aeronautics & related technology. (Moderated) sci.aeronautics.airliners Airliner technology. (Moderated) sci.agriculture Farming, agriculture and related topics. sci.agriculture.beekeeping Beekeeping, bee-culture and hive products. sci.answers Repository for periodic USENET articles. (Moderated) sci.anthropology All aspects of studying humankind. sci.anthropology.paleo Evolution of man and other primates. sci.aquaria Only scientifically-oriented postings about aquaria. sci.archaeology Studying antiquities of the world. sci.archaeology.mesoamerican The field of mesoamerican archaeology. sci.astro Astronomy discussions and information. sci.astro.fits Issues related to the Flexible Image Transport System. sci.astro.hubble Processing Hubble Space Telescope data. (Moderated) sci.astro.planetarium Discussion of planetariums. sci.astro.research Forum in astronomy/astrophysics research. (Moderated) sci.bio Biology and related sciences. sci.bio.ecology Ecological research. sci.bio.ethology Animal behavior and behavioral ecology. sci.bio.evolution Discussions of evolutionary biology. (Moderated) sci.bio.herp Biology of amphibians and reptiles. sci.chem Chemistry and related sciences. sci.chem.electrochem The field of electrochemistry. sci.chem.organomet Organometallic chemistry. sci.classics Studying classical history, languages, art and more. sci.cognitive Perception, memory, judgement and reasoning. sci.comp-aided The use of computers as tools in scientific research. sci.cryonics Theory and practice of biostasis, suspended animation. sci.crypt Different methods of data en/decryption. sci.data.formats Modelling, storage and retrieval of scientific data. sci.econ The science of economics. sci.econ.research Research in all fields of economics. (Moderated) sci.edu The science of education. sci.electronics Circuits, theory, electrons and discussions. sci.energy Discussions about energy, science & technology. sci.energy.hydrogen All about hydrogen as an alternative fuel. sci.engr Technical discussions about engineering tasks. sci.engr.advanced-tv HDTV/DATV standards, formats, equipment, practices. sci.engr.biomed Discussing the field of biomedical engineering. sci.engr.chem All aspects of chemical engineering. sci.engr.civil Topics related to civil engineering. sci.engr.control The engineering of control systems. sci.engr.lighting Light, vision & color in architecture, media, etc. sci.engr.manufacturing Manufacturing technology. sci.engr.mech The field of mechanical engineering. sci.engr.semiconductors Semiconductor devices, processes, materials, physics. sci.environment Discussions about the environment and ecology. sci.fractals Objects of non-integral dimension and other chaos. sci.geo.eos NASA's Earth Observation System (EOS). sci.geo.fluids Discussion of geophysical fluid dynamics. sci.geo.geology Discussion of solid earth sciences. sci.geo.hydrology Surface and groundwater hydrology. sci.geo.meteorology Discussion of meteorology and related topics. sci.geo.satellite-nav Satellite navigation systems, especially GPS. sci.image.processing Scientific image processing and analysis. sci.lang Natural languages, communication, etc. sci.lang.japan The Japanese language, both spoken and written. sci.life-extension Slowing, stopping or reversing the ageing process. sci.logic Logic -- math, philosophy & computational aspects. sci.materials All aspects of materials engineering. sci.math Mathematical discussions and pursuits. sci.math.research Discussion of current mathematical research. (Moder (Moderated) sci.math.symbolic Symbolic algebra discussion. sci.mech.fluids All aspects of fluid mechanics. sci.med Medicine and its related products and regulations. sci.med.aids AIDS: treatment, pathology/biology of HIV, prevention. (Moderated) sci.med.dentistry Dentally related topics; all about teeth. sci.med.nursing Nursing questions and discussion. sci.med.nutrition Physiological impacts of diet. sci.med.occupational Preventing, detecting & treating occupational injuries. sci.med.pharmacy The teaching and practice of pharmacy. sci.med.physics Issues of physics in medical testing/care. sci.med.psychobiology Dialog and news in psychiatry and psychobiology. sci.med.radiology All aspects of radiology. sci.med.telemedicine Clinical consulting through computer networks. sci.military Discussion about science & the military. (Moderated) sci.misc Short-lived discussions on subjects in the sciences. sci.nanotech Self-reproducing molecular-scale machines. (Moderated) sci.nonlinear Chaotic systems and other nonlinear scientific study. sci.op-research Research, teaching & application of operations research. sci.optics Discussion relating to the science of optics. sci.philosophy.tech Technical philosophy: math, science, logic, etc. sci.physics Physical laws, properties, etc. sci.physics.accelerators Particle accelerators and the physics of beams. sci.physics.computational.fluid-dynamics Computaional fluid dynamics. sci.physics.electromag Electromagnetic theory and applications. sci.physics.fusion Info on fusion, esp. "cold" fusion. sci.physics.particle Particle physics discussions. sci.physics.plasma Plasma Science & Technology community exchange. (Moderated) sci.physics.research Current physics research. (Moderated) sci.polymers All aspects of polymer science. sci.psychology Topics related to psychology. sci.psychology.digest PSYCOLOQUY: Refereed Psychology Journal and Newsletter. (Moderated) sci.psychology.research Research issues in psychology. (Moderated) sci.research Research methods, funding, ethics, and whatever. sci.research.careers Issues relevant to careers in scientific research. sci.research.postdoc Anything about postdoctoral studies, including offers. sci.skeptic Skeptics discussing pseudo-science. sci.space.news Announcements of space-related news items. (Moderated) sci.space.policy Discussions about space policy. sci.space.science Space and planetary science and related technical work. (Moderated) sci.space.shuttle The space shuttle and the STS program. sci.space.tech Technical and general issues related to space flight. (Moderated) sci.stat.consult Statistical consulting. sci.stat.edu Statistics education. sci.stat.math Statistics from a strictly mathematical viewpoint. sci.systems The theory and application of systems science. sci.techniques.mag-resonance Magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy. sci.techniques.microscopy The field of microscopy. sci.techniques.spectroscopy Spectrum analysis. sci.techniques.xtallography The field of crystallography. sci.virtual-worlds Virtual Reality - technology and culture. (Moderated) sci.virtual-worlds.apps Current and future uses of virtual-worlds technology. (Moderated) soc.answers Repository for periodic USENET articles. (Moderated) soc.bi Discussions of bisexuality. soc.college College, college activities, campus life, etc. soc.college.grad General issues related to graduate schools. soc.college.gradinfo Information about graduate schools. soc.college.org.aiesec The Int'l Assoc. of Business and Commerce Students. soc.college.teaching-asst Issues affecting collegiate teaching assistants. soc.couples Discussions for couples (cf. soc.singles). soc.couples.intercultural Inter-cultural and inter-racial relationships. soc.culture.afghanistan Discussion of the Afghan society. soc.culture.african Discussions about Africa & things African. soc.culture.african.american Discussions about Afro-American issues. soc.culture.arabic Technological & cultural issues, *not* politics. soc.culture.argentina All about life in Argentina. soc.culture.asean Countries of the Assoc. of SE Asian Nations. soc.culture.asian.american Issues & discussion about Asian-Americans. soc.culture.australian Australian culture and society. soc.culture.austria Austria and its people. soc.culture.baltics People of the Baltic states. soc.culture.bangladesh Issues & discussion about Bangladesh. soc.culture.belgium Belgian society, culture(s) and people. soc.culture.bosna-herzgvna The independent state of Bosnia and Herzegovina. soc.culture.brazil Talking about the people and country of Brazil. soc.culture.british Issues about Britain & those of British descent. soc.culture.bulgaria Discussing Bulgarian society. soc.culture.burma Politics, culture, news, discussion about Burma. soc.culture.canada Discussions of Canada and its people. soc.culture.caribbean Life in the Caribbean. soc.culture.celtic Irish, Scottish, Breton, Cornish, Manx & Welsh. soc.culture.chile All about Chile and its people. soc.culture.china About China and Chinese culture. soc.culture.colombia Colombian talk, social, politics, science. soc.culture.croatia The lives of people of Croatia. soc.culture.czecho-slovak Bohemian, Slovak, Moravian and Silesian life. soc.culture.europe Discussing all aspects of all-European society. soc.culture.filipino Group about the Filipino culture. soc.culture.french French culture, history, and related discussions. soc.culture.german Discussions about German culture and history. soc.culture.greek Group about Greeks. soc.culture.hongkong Discussions pertaining to Hong Kong. soc.culture.hongkong.entertainment Entertainment in Hong Kong. soc.culture.indian Group for discussion about India & things Indian. soc.culture.indian.info Info group for soc.culture.indian, etc. (Moderated) soc.culture.indian.telugu The culture of the Telugu people of India. soc.culture.indonesia All about the Indonesian nation. soc.culture.iranian Discussions about Iran and things Iranian/Persian. soc.culture.israel Israel and Israelis. soc.culture.italian The Italian people and their culture. soc.culture.japan Everything Japanese, except the Japanese language. soc.culture.jewish Jewish culture & religion. (cf. talk.politics.mideast) soc.culture.jewish.holocaust The Shoah. (Moderated) soc.culture.korean Discussions about Korea & things Korean. soc.culture.laos Cultural and Social Aspects of Laos. soc.culture.latin-america Topics about Latin-America. soc.culture.lebanon Discussion about things Lebanese. soc.culture.maghreb North African society and culture. soc.culture.magyar The Hungarian people & their culture. soc.culture.malaysia All about Malaysian society. soc.culture.mexican Discussion of Mexico's society. soc.culture.mexican.american Mexican-American/Chicano culture and issues. soc.culture.misc Group for discussion about other cultures. soc.culture.mongolian Everything related to Mongols and Mongolia. soc.culture.native Aboriginal people around the world. soc.culture.nepal Discussion of people and things in & from Nepal. soc.culture.netherlands People from the Netherlands and Belgium. soc.culture.new-zealand Discussion of topics related to New Zealand. soc.culture.nordic Discussion about culture up north. soc.culture.pakistan Topics of discussion about Pakistan. soc.culture.palestine Palestinian people, culture and politics. soc.culture.peru All about the people of Peru. soc.culture.polish Polish culture, Polish past, and Polish politics. soc.culture.portuguese Discussion of the people of Portugal. soc.culture.puerto-rico Puerto Rican culture, society and politics. soc.culture.romanian Discussion of Romanian and Moldavian people. soc.culture.scientists Cultural issues about scientists & scientific projects. soc.culture.singapore The past, present and future of Singapore. soc.culture.slovenia Slovenia and Slovenian people. soc.culture.somalia Somalian affairs, society, and culture. soc.culture.soviet Topics relating to Russian or Soviet culture. soc.culture.spain Spain and the Spanish. soc.culture.sri-lanka Things & people from Sri Lanka. soc.culture.swiss Swiss culture. soc.culture.taiwan Discussion about things Taiwanese. soc.culture.tamil Tamil language, history and culture. soc.culture.thai Thai people and their culture. soc.culture.turkish Discussion about things Turkish. soc.culture.ukrainian The lives and times of the Ukrainian people. soc.culture.uruguay Discussions of Uruguay for those at home and abroad. soc.culture.usa The culture of the United States of America. soc.culture.venezuela Discussion of topics related to Venezuela. soc.culture.vietnamese Issues and discussions of Vietnamese culture. soc.culture.yugoslavia Discussions of Yugoslavia and its people. soc.feminism Discussion of feminism & feminist issues. (Moderated) soc.history Discussions of things historical. soc.history.moderated All aspects of history. (Moderated) soc.history.war.misc History & events of wars in general. soc.history.war.world-war-ii History & events of World War Two. (Moderated) soc.libraries.talk Discussing all aspects of libraries. soc.men Issues related to men, their problems & relationships. soc.misc Socially-oriented topics not in other groups. soc.motss Issues pertaining to homosexuality. soc.net-people Announcements, requests, etc. about people on the net. soc.penpals In search of net.friendships. soc.politics Political problems, systems, solutions. (Moderated) soc.politics.arms-d Arms discussion digest. (Moderated) soc.religion.bahai Discussion of the Baha'i Faith. (Moderated) soc.religion.christian Christianity and related topics. (Moderated) soc.religion.christian.bible-study Examining the Holy Bible. (Moderated) soc.religion.eastern Discussions of Eastern religions. (Moderated) soc.religion.islam Discussions of the Islamic faith. (Moderated) soc.religion.quaker The Religious Society of Friends. soc.religion.shamanism Discussion of the full range of shamanic experience. (Moderated) soc.rights.human Human rights & activism (e.g., Amnesty International). soc.roots Discussing genealogy and genealogical matters. soc.singles Newsgroup for single people, their activities, etc. soc.veterans Social issues relating to military veterans. soc.women Issues related to women, their problems & relationships. talk.abortion All sorts of discussions and arguments on abortion. talk.answers Repository for periodic USENET articles. (Moderated) talk.bizarre The unusual, bizarre, curious, and often stupid. talk.environment Discussion the state of the environment & what to do. talk.origins Evolution versus creationism (sometimes hot!). talk.philosophy.misc Philosophical musings on all topics. talk.politics.animals The use and/or abuse of animals. talk.politics.china Discussion of political issues related to China. talk.politics.crypto The relation between cryptography and government. talk.politics.drugs The politics of drug issues. talk.politics.guns The politics of firearm ownership and (mis)use. talk.politics.medicine The politics and ethics involved with health care. talk.politics.mideast Discussion & debate over Middle Eastern events. talk.politics.misc Political discussions and ravings of all kinds. talk.politics.soviet Discussion of Soviet politics, domestic and foreign. talk.politics.theory Theory of politics and political systems. talk.politics.tibet The politics of Tibet and the Tibetan people. talk.rape Discussions on stopping rape; not to be crossposted. talk.religion.misc Religious, ethical, & moral implications. talk.religion.newage Esoteric and minority religions & philosophies. talk.rumors For the posting of rumors. -------------------- * UNIX might be a Trademark of Novell. Or Beatrice. * DEC and Ultrix are Trademarks of the Digital Equipment Corporation. * VAX is a Trademark of the Digital Equipment Corporation. * Ada is a registered Trademark of the Ada Joint Program Office of the United States Department of Defense. * Unisys is a registered trademark of Unisys Corporation. From hrz-ws11.hrz.uni-kassel.de!newsserver.rrzn.uni-hannover.de!urmel.informatik.rwth-aachen.de!nntp.gmd.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!uunet!not-for-mail Tue Jun 7 08:25:23 1994 Article: 597 of news.lists Path: hrz-ws11.hrz.uni-kassel.de!newsserver.rrzn.uni-hannover.de!urmel.informatik.rwth-aachen.de!nntp.gmd.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!uunet!not-for-mail From: tale@uunet.uu.net (David C Lawrence) Newsgroups: news.lists,news.groups,news.announce.newgroups,news.answers Subject: Alternative Newsgroup Hierarchies, Part I Supersedes: Followup-To: news.groups Date: 2 Jun 1994 21:12:00 -0400 Organization: UUNET Technologies Inc, Falls Church, VA, USA Lines: 1356 Approved: tale@uunet.uu.net Expires: 2 Aug 94 13:11:59 GMT Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: rodan.uu.net Summary: First of two postings. This part describes the following alternate hierarchies: alt, bionet, bit, biz Xref: hrz-ws11.hrz.uni-kassel.de news.lists:597 news.groups:29690 news.announce.newgroups:1403 news.answers:13220 Archive-name: alt-hierarchies/part1 Original-author: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford) Comment: enhanced & edited until 5/93 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford) Last-change: 2 Jun 1994 by tale@uunet.uu.net (David C Lawrence) Introduction ------------ 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 able to find a feed. In general, these groups are not carried by the entire network because of their volume, restricted spheres 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, as the only people who get them are those who asked to get them. This freedom is more restricted in the Usenet as a whole, because every mainstream posting and every mainstream newsgroup name must be acceptable to a much wider audience than is present in these hierarchies. Because of 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; software after B 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-request@uunet.uu.net 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 to the reply address in the header of this article. Alt --- "alt" is a collection of newsgroups that is being distributed by a collection of sites that choose to carry the groups. Many Usenet sites do not receive these groups. Here is a recent list of many active "alt" newsgroups: alt.1d One-dimensional imaging, & the thinking behind it. alt.2600 The magazine or the game system. You decide. alt.2600.hope.tech technology concerns for Hackers on Planet Earth 1994. alt.3d Three-dimensional imaging. alt.abortion.inequity Paternal obligations of failing to abort unwanted child. alt.abuse.recovery Helping victims of abuse to recover. alt.activism Activities for activists. alt.activism.d A place to discuss issues in alt.activism. alt.activism.death-penalty For people opposed to capital punishment. alt.adjective.noun.verb.verb.verb The penultimate alt group. alt.adoption For those involved with or contemplating adoption. alt.aeffle.und.pferdle German cartoon characters das Aeffle und das Pferdle. alt.agriculture.misc Like sci.agriculture, only different. alt.aldus.pagemaker Don't use expensive user support, come here instead. alt.alien.visitors Space Aliens on Earth! Abduction! Gov't Coverup! alt.alt ASCII stereograms. alt.alt.alt.alt.alt When the ants go marching five by five. alt.amateur-comp Discussion and input for Amateur Computerist Newsletter. alt.amazon-women.admirers Worshiping women you have to look up to. alt.america.online The America Online network services provider. alt.anagrams Playing with words. alt.angst Anxiety in the modern world. alt.animals.badgers Badgers (meles meles and others). alt.animals.dolphins Flipper, Darwin, and all their friends. alt.animals.foxes Everything you ever wanted to know about vulpines. alt.animation.warner-bros Discussions about Warner Brothers cartoons. alt.answers As if anyone on alt has the answers. (Moderated) alt.appalachian Appalachian region awareness, events, and culture. alt.aquaria The aquarium & related as a hobby. alt.archery Robin Hood had the right idea. alt.architecture Building design/construction and related topics. alt.architecture.alternative Non-traditional building designs. alt.artcom Artistic Community, arts & communication. alt.arts.ballet All aspects of ballet & modern dance as performing art. alt.ascii-art Pictures composed of ASCII characters. alt.ascii-art.animation Movies composed of ASCII characters. alt.asian-movies Movies from Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Chinese mainland. alt.astrology Twinkle, twinkle, little planet. alt.atari-jaguar.discussion As opposed to simply alt.atari.jaguar. alt.atari.2600 The Atari 2600 game system, not 2600 Magazine. alt.atheism Godless heathens. alt.atheism.moderated Focused Godless heathens. (Moderated) alt.atheism.satire Atheism-related humour and satire. alt.autos.antique Discussion of all facets of older automobiles. alt.autos.camaro.firebird A couple of American sports cars. alt.autos.rod-n-custom Vehicles with modified engines and/or appearance. alt.backrubs Lower...to the right...aaaah! alt.banjo Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah. alt.barney.dinosaur.die.die.die "There's enough hatred of Barney for everyone!" alt.basement.graveyard Another side of the do-it-yourself movement. alt.bbs Computer BBS systems & software. alt.bbs.ads Ads for various computer BBS's. alt.bbs.allsysop SysOp concerns of ALL networks and technologies. alt.bbs.first-class The First Class Mac GUI BBS. alt.bbs.gigo-gateway Garbage in, garbage out --- alt.* in a nutshell. alt.bbs.internet BBSs that are hooked up to the Internet. alt.bbs.lists Postings of regional BBS listings. alt.bbs.majorbbs The MajorBBS by Galacticomm, Inc. alt.bbs.metal The METAL Telecommunications Enviornment. alt.bbs.pcboard Technical support for the PCBoard BBS. alt.bbs.pcbuucp The commerical PCBoard gateway, PCB-UUCP. alt.bbs.unixbbs UnixBBS, from Nervous XTC. alt.bbs.wildcat WILDCAT! BBS from Mustang Software, Inc. alt.beer Good for what ales ya. alt.best.of.internet It was a time of sorrow, it was a time of joy. alt.bigfoot Dr. Scholl's gone native. alt.binaries.clip-art Distribution of DOS, Mac and Unix clipart. alt.binaries.doom Binaries for or of the DOOM PC game. alt.binaries.misc Random large files without a more appropriate group. alt.binaries.multimedia Sound, text and graphics data rolled in one. alt.binaries.pictures Additional volume in the form of huge image files. alt.binaries.pictures.anime Images from Japanese animation. alt.binaries.pictures.ascii Pictures composed of ASCII characters. alt.binaries.pictures.cartoons Images from animated cartoons. alt.binaries.pictures.d Discussions about picture postings. alt.binaries.pictures.erotica Gigabytes of copyright violations. alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.bestiality Pictures of sex with animals. alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.blondes Copyright violations featuring blondes. alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.cartoons Copyright violations featuring toons. alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.d Discussing erotic copyright violations. alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.female Copyright violations featuring females. alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.male Copyright violations featuring males. alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.orientals Copyright violations featuring Asians. alt.binaries.pictures.fine-art.d Discussion of the fine-art binaries. (Moderated) alt.binaries.pictures.fine-art.digitized Art from conventional media. (Moderated) alt.binaries.pictures.fine-art.graphics Art created on computers. (Moderated) alt.binaries.pictures.fractals Cheaper just to send the program parameters. alt.binaries.pictures.furry Originaly funny animal art. alt.binaries.pictures.misc Have we saturated the network yet? alt.binaries.pictures.supermodels Yet more copyright violations. alt.binaries.pictures.tasteless Eccchh, that last one was *sick*. alt.binaries.pictures.utilities Posting of pictures-related utilities. alt.binaries.sounds.d Sounding off. alt.binaries.sounds.midi MIDI binaries. alt.binaries.sounds.misc Digitized audio adventures. alt.binaries.sounds.mods MODs and related sound formats. alt.binaries.sounds.movies Sounds from copyrighted movies. alt.binaries.sounds.music Music samples in MOD/669 format. alt.binaries.sounds.tv Sounds from copyrighted television shows. alt.binaries.sounds.utilities Sound utilities. alt.bio.hackers More designer genes. alt.bio.minority Minority scientists and students in biomedical research. alt.birthright Birthright Party propaganda. alt.bitch.pork Flames in a particular vein. alt.bitterness No matter what it's for, you know how it'll turn out. alt.bogus.group A paradox for its readers. alt.bonsai Little trees and battle screams. alt.books.anne-rice The Vampire Thermostat. alt.books.deryni Katherine Kurtz's books, especially the Deryni series. alt.books.isaac-asimov Fans of the late SF/science author Isaac Asimov. alt.books.reviews "If you want to know how it turns out, read it!". alt.books.stephen-king The works of horror writer Stephen King. alt.books.technical Discussion of technical books. alt.boomerang The angular throwing club, not the Eddie Murphy flick. alt.brian.saunders.pot.kettle.black Accusations of hypocrisy. Bang. alt.brother-jed The born-again minister touring US campuses. alt.buddha.short.fat.guy Religion. And not religion. Both. Neither. alt.business.misc All aspects of commerce. alt.business.multi-level Multi-level (network) marketing businesses. alt.cad Computer Aided Design. alt.cad.autocad CAD as practiced by customers of Autodesk. alt.california The state and the state of mind. alt.callahans Callahan's bar for puns and fellowship. alt.captain.sarcastic For the captain's minions. alt.cars.Ford-Probe "PROBE ME" --- actual Viriginia woman's license plate. alt.cascade Art or litter you decide. alt.caving Spelunk. alt.cd-rom Discussions of optical storage media. alt.cd-rom.reviews Reviews of various published things available on CD-ROM. alt.censorship Discussion about restricting speech/press. alt.cereal Breakfast cereals and their (m)ilk. alt.cesium College Educated Students in Universal Mainland. alt.child-support Raising children in a split family. alt.chinchilla The nature of chinchilla farming in America Today. alt.chinese.computing Discussion group for Chinese computing. alt.chinese.text Postings in Chinese; Chinese language software. alt.chinese.text.big5 Posting in Chinese[BIG 5]. alt.christnet Gathering place for Christian ministers and users. alt.christnet.bible Bible discussion and research. alt.christnet.hypocrisy "Vengeance is mine!" sayeth jfurr. alt.christnet.philosophy Philosophical implications of Christianity. alt.christnet.second-coming.real-soon-now It could happen. alt.christnet.theology The distinctives of God of Christian theology. alt.clearing.technology Traumatic Incident Reduction and Clearing. alt.co-ops Discussion about co-operatives. alt.cobol Relationship between programming and stone axes. alt.coffee Another group worshipping caffeine. alt.collecting.autographs WOW! You got Pete Rose's? What about Kibo's? alt.college.college-bowl Discussions of the College Bowl competition. alt.college.fraternities College and university fraternities. alt.college.fraternities.sigma-pi Sigma Pi: A fellowship of kindrid minds. alt.college.sororities College and university sororities. alt.college.tunnels Tunnelling beneath the campuses. alt.college.us Is that "us" as in "U. S.", or do you just mean y'all? alt.colorguard Protecting the crayons from nefarious forces. alt.comedy.british Discussion of British comedy in a variety of media. alt.comedy.british.blackadder The Black Adder programme. alt.comedy.firesgn-thtre Firesign Theatre in all its flaming glory. alt.comedy.standup Discussion of stand-up comedy and comedians. alt.comics.alternative You could try a book without pictures, for example. alt.comics.batman Marketing mania. alt.comics.elfquest W & R Pini's ElfQuest series. alt.comics.lnh Interactive net.madness in the superhero genre. alt.comics.superman No one knows it is also alt.clark.kent. alt.comp.acad-freedom.news Academic freedom issues related to computers. (Moderated) alt.comp.acad-freedom.talk Academic freedom issues related to computers. alt.comp.databases.xbase.clipper The Clipper database language. alt.comp.fsp A file transport protocol. alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt Designing devious devices in the den. alt.computer.consultants Geeks on Patrol. alt.config Alternative subnet discussions and connectivity. alt.consciousness Discussions on the study of the human consciousness. alt.conspiracy Be paranoid -- they're out to get you. alt.conspiracy.jfk The Kennedy assassination. alt.consumers.free-stuff Free offers and how to take advantage of them. alt.cosuard Sysops against rate discrimination. alt.cows.moo.moo.moo Like cows would cluck or something. alt.crackers Snack food in little bits or big bytes. alt.creative-cook Like rec.food.cooking, only different. alt.creative-cooking Like rec.food.cooking, only different. alt.cuddle What cows do with their food; should be alt.cows.cuddle. alt.cult-movies Movies with a cult following. alt.cult-movies.evil-deads The Evil Dead movie series. alt.cult-movies.rocky-horror Virgin! Virgin! Virgin! Virgin! alt.culture.alaska Is this where the ice weasels come from? alt.culture.austrian You'll find more Austrians in soc.culture.austria. alt.culture.electric-midget They make great salad shooters. alt.culture.hawaii Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka 'Aina I Ka Pono. alt.culture.indonesia Indonesian culture, news, etc. alt.culture.internet The culture(s) of the Internet. alt.culture.karnataka Culture and language of the Indian state of Karnataka. alt.culture.kerala People of Keralite origin and the Malayalam language. alt.culture.kuwait Kuwaiti culture, society and history. alt.culture.ny-upstate New York State, above Westchester. alt.culture.oregon Discussion about the state of Oregon. alt.culture.riot-grrrls Young women's culture: zines, music, media, crosstalk. (Moderated) alt.culture.tuva Topics related to the Republic of Tuva, South Siberia. alt.culture.us.asian-indian Asian Indians in the US and Canada. alt.culture.us.southwest Basking in the sun of the US's lower left. alt.culture.usenet A self-referential oxymoron. alt.current-events.bosnia The strife of Bosnia-Herzegovina. alt.current-events.clinton.whitewater The Clinton Whitewater Scandle. alt.current-events.la-quake When I'm with you, I feel the earth move, baby. alt.current-events.net-abuse Usenet spamming, Green Card and the like. alt.current-events.russia Current happenings in Russia. alt.current-events.ukraine Current and fast paced Ukrainian events. alt.current-events.usa What's new in the United States. alt.cyberpunk High-tech low-life. alt.cyberpunk.chatsubo Literary virtual reality in a cyberpunk hangout. alt.cyberpunk.movement A little laxative might help. alt.cyberpunk.tech Cyberspace and Cyberpunk technology. alt.cyberspace Cyberspace and how it should work. alt.dads-rights Rights of fathers. (Moderated) alt.dads-rights.unmoderated Rights of fathers, moderator-less. alt.dcom.telecom Discussion of telecommunications technology. alt.dear.whitehouse When Hints from Heloise aren't enough. alt.decathena Digital's DECathena product. (Moderated) alt.desert-storm Continuing proof that alt groups never die. alt.destroy.the.earth Please leave the light on when you leave. alt.dev.null The ultimate in moderated newsgroups. (Moderated) alt.devilbunnies Probably better left undescribed. alt.discordia All hail Eris, etc. alt.discrimination Quotas, affirmative action, bigotry, persecution. alt.divination Divination techniques (e.g., I Ching, Tarot, runes). alt.dragons-inn Breathing fire tends to make one very thirsty. alt.dreams What do they mean? alt.dreams.lucid What do they _really_ mean? alt.drinks.kool-aid Beverage break on the Information Superhighway. alt.drugs Recreational pharmaceuticals and related flames. alt.drugs.caffeine All about the world's most-used stimulant drug. alt.drunken.bastards Peeing in the potted plants. alt.drwho.creative Original fiction based on the Doctor Who series. alt.duke.basketball.sucks.sucks.sucks So's yo' mamma. alt.education.disabled Education for people with physical/mental disabilities. alt.education.distance Learning from teachers who are far away. alt.education.research Studying about studying. alt.elvis.king Fat and dead, too. Pretty useless king. alt.emulators.ibmpc.apple2 Making your paperweight behave like another. alt.emusic Ethnic, exotic, electronic, elaborate, etc, music. alt.engr.explosives BOOM. alt.ensign.wesley.die.die.die We just can't get enough of him. alt.evil Tales from the dark side. alt.exotic-music Exotic music discussions. alt.fan.asprin I'm fond of buffered analgesics. Robert Lynn Asprin too. alt.fan.bgcrisis The Bubblegum Crisis mecha anime series. alt.fan.bill-gates Fans of the original micro-softie. alt.fan.blues-brothers Jake & Elwood ride again! alt.fan.brie Such a cheesy name. alt.fan.british-accent "Oooh, he just sounds soooo cool! *Giggle*" alt.fan.cecil-adams The brother Douglas Adams never talks about. alt.fan.chris-elliott Get a Life, you Letterman flunky. alt.fan.conan-obrien Late Night with a big red pompadour. alt.fan.dan-quayle For discussion of the US Vice President. alt.fan.dave_barry Electronic fan club for humorist Dave Barry. alt.fan.david-bowie The man who fell to earth. alt.fan.debbie.gibson Thwarter of the supervillain Tiffany. alt.fan.devo Funny hats do not a band make. alt.fan.disney.afternoon Disney Afternoon characters & shows. alt.fan.don-n-mike Two radio guys. alt.fan.douglas-adams Author of "The Meaning of Liff", & other fine works. alt.fan.dragonlance Please ignore if group exists on your site. alt.fan.dragons People love automobiles at Pennsic. alt.fan.dune Herbert's drinking buddies. alt.fan.eddings The works of writer David Eddings. alt.fan.frank-zappa Is that a Sears poncho? alt.fan.furry Fans of funny animals, ala Steve Gallacci's book. alt.fan.g-gordon-liddy Crime does pay, or we wouldn't have so much of it. alt.fan.gene-scott Some TV preacher and horsebreeder. alt.fan.goons Careful Neddy, it's that dastardly Moriarty again. alt.fan.greaseman Fans of Doug Tracht, the DJ. alt.fan.greg-kinnear The host of "TalkSoup" on the E! Entertainment Channel. alt.fan.gwydion A legendary figure on USENET. alt.fan.hofstadter Douglas Hofstadter, Godel, Escher, Bach and others. alt.fan.holmes Elementary, my dear Watson. Like he ever said that. alt.fan.howard-stern Fans of the abrasive radio & TV personality. alt.fan.james-bond On his Majesty's Secret Service (& secret linen too). alt.fan.jello-biafra The Dead Kennedys' lead singer. alt.fan.jen-coolest Gosh, isn't she just wonderful? alt.fan.jeremy-reimer The wit and wisdom of the OS/2ibo. alt.fan.jimmy-buffett A white sports coat and a pink crustacean. alt.fan.joel-furr Joel Furr. alt.fan.john-palmer With an army of lawyers from a Michigan warren. alt.fan.john-winston The future people speak. alt.fan.karla-homolka Why are there so few hot, exhibitionist, S&M women? alt.fan.keegan He's keegan. Everywhere. alt.fan.kroq LA radio station KROQ, FM 106.7. Great monster name. alt.fan.laurie.anderson Will it be a music concert or a lecture this time? alt.fan.lemurs Little critters with BIG eyes. alt.fan.letterman One of the top 10 reasons to get the alt groups. alt.fan.madonna Nice tits, eh... And how about that puppy? alt.fan.mike-dahmus UNIX Sucks! OS/2 is the best!!! alt.fan.mike-jittlov Electronic fan club for animator Mike Jittlov. alt.fan.monty-python Electronic fan club for those wacky Brits. alt.fan.mst3k I thought people hated jerks who talked in theatres. alt.fan.noam-chomsky Noam Chomsky's writings and opinions. alt.fan.oingo-boingo Have you ever played ping pong in Pago Pago? alt.fan.oksana.bayul Another figure skater fan group. alt.fan.penn-n-teller The magicians Penn Jillette & Teller. alt.fan.pern Anne McCaffery's s-f oeuvre. alt.fan.piers-anthony For fans of the s-f author Piers Anthony. alt.fan.pratchett For fans of Terry Pratchett, s-f humor writer. alt.fan.q Omnipotent being from either Star Trek or James Bond. alt.fan.ren-and-stimpy For folks who couldn't find alt.tv.ren-n-stimpy. alt.fan.robert-jordan Baseball's most popular minor leaguer. alt.fan.ronald-reagan Jellybeans and all. alt.fan.rush-limbaugh Derogation of others for fun and profit. alt.fan.serdar-argic Notorious activist from zuma.uucp. alt.fan.shedevil Cheering up Shani of the Desert. alt.fan.shostakovich Fans of the music of Shostakovich. alt.fan.spinal-tap Down on the sex farm. alt.fan.sting See alt.sex.bestiality.with-bees. alt.fan.surak That wild and crazy Vulcan. alt.fan.tolkien Mortal Men doomed to die. alt.fan.tom-robbins 31 flavours for readers. alt.fan.tonya-harding.whack.whack.whack Someone get this chick a colorist! alt.fan.u2 The Irish rock band U2. alt.fan.vic-reeves Britain's top light entertainer and formation mollusc. alt.fan.warlord The War Lord of the West Preservation Fan Club. alt.fan.wedge Standing by, red 2. alt.fan.wodehouse Discussion of the works of humour author P.G. Wodehouse. alt.fan.woody-allen The diminutive neurotic. alt.fandom.cons Announcements of conventions (SciFi and others). alt.fantasy.conan Robert E. Howard's barbarian warrior/king. alt.fashion All facets of the fasion industry discussed. alt.fax Like comp.dcom.fax, only different. alt.feminazis Like soc.feminism, only more radical. alt.feminism Like soc.feminism, only different. alt.feminism.individualism Discussions about feminism and individualism. alt.fishing Like rec.outdoors.fishing, only different. alt.flame Alternative, literate, pithy, succinct screaming. alt.flame.canter-and-siegel Blanket advertising. alt.flame.cycle-sluts Women on bikes. Don't pickup litter, pickup men instead! alt.flame.professor Professor Bunsen's high enthalpy chem classes. alt.flame.roommate Putting the pig on a spit. alt.flame.spelling USENET's favourite fallacious argoomint. alt.folklore.college Collegiate humor. alt.folklore.computers Stories & anecdotes about computers (some true!). alt.folklore.ghost-stories Boo! alt.folklore.herbs Discussion of all aspects of herbs and their uses. alt.folklore.info Current urban legends and other folklore. (Moderated) alt.folklore.military Military-oriented 'urban legends' and folklore. alt.folklore.science The folklore of science, not the science of folklore. alt.folklore.suburban Serious discussion of urban legends. (Moderated) alt.folklore.urban Urban legends, ala Jan Harold Brunvand. alt.food.cocacola An American Classic. Buy our nostalgic art. alt.food.coffee Black gold of another sort. Colombian tea. alt.food.fat-free Quest for thinness. alt.food.mcdonalds Carl Sagan's favourite burger place. alt.food.pancakes Waffles without the interesting topography. alt.food.waffle-house Not just for breakfast anymore. alt.fraternity.sorority Discussions of fraternity/sorority life and issues. alt.freaks Rick James, we love you! alt.fun.with.luc Luc has fun and likes cheese. alt.galactic-guide Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Known Galaxy Project. alt.games.doom A really popular PC game. alt.games.doom.newplayers Helping people new to a really popular PC game. alt.games.frp.dnd-util Computer utilities for Dungeons and Dragons. alt.games.frp.tekumel Empire of the Petal Throne FRPG by M. A. R. Barker. alt.games.gb The Galactic Bloodshed conquest game. alt.games.lynx The Atari Lynx. alt.games.mk Struggling in Mortal Kombat! alt.games.mornington.cresent You can't get there from here. alt.games.mtrek Multi-Trek, a multi-user Star Trek-like game. alt.games.netrek.paradise Discussion of the paradise version of netrek. alt.games.omega A rogue-like computer game Omega. alt.games.sf2 The video game Street Fighter 2. alt.games.torg Gateway for TORG mailing list. alt.games.vga-planets Discussion of Tim Wisseman's VGA Planets. alt.games.video.classic Video games from before the mid-1980s. alt.games.whitewolf Discussion of WhiteWolf's line of gothic/horror RPGs. alt.games.xpilot Discussion on all aspects of the X11 game Xpilot. alt.gathering.rainbow For discussing the annual Rainbow Gathering. alt.geek To fulfill an observed need. alt.genealogy Like soc.roots, only different. alt.good.morning Would you like coffee with that? alt.good.news A place for some news that's good news. alt.gopher Discussion of the gopher information service. alt.gothic The gothic movement: things mournful and dark. 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.great.ass.paulina Ditch Rick for these drooling fanboys. Yah, right. alt.guitar You axed for it, you got it. alt.guitar.bass Bass guitars. alt.guitar.tab Discussions about guitar tablature music. alt.hackers Descriptions of projects currently under development. (Moderated) alt.health.cfids-action Chronic Fatigue Snydrome Action Group. (Moderated) alt.hemp It's about knot-tying with rope. Knot! alt.hi.are.you.cute Are there a lot of pathetic people on the net or what? alt.hindu The Hindu religion. (Moderated) alt.history.living A forum for discussing the hobby of living history. alt.history.what-if What would the net have been like without this group? alt.homosexual Same as alt.sex.homosexual. alt.horror The horror genre. alt.horror.cthulhu Campus Crusade for Cthulhu, Ctulhu, Ctulu, and the rest. alt.horror.shub-internet The process with a thousand young. alt.horror.werewolves They were wolves, now they're something to be wary of. alt.hotrod High speed automobiles. (Moderated) alt.humor.best-of-usenet What the moderator thinks is funniest. (Moderated) alt.humor.best-of-usenet.d Discussion of alt.humor.best-of-usenet posts. alt.humor.puns Not here. alt.hypertext Discussion of hypertext -- uses, transport, etc. alt.hypnosis When you awaken, you will forget about this newsgroup. alt.illuminati See alt.cabal. Fnord. alt.image.medical Medical image exchange discussions. alt.impeach.clinton Some think he performs as though he is impeared. alt.india.progressive Progressive politics in the Indian sub-continent. (Moderated) alt.individualism Philosophies where individual rights are paramount. alt.industrial The Industrial Computing Society claimed this name. alt.infertility Discussion of infertility causes and treatments. alt.internet.access.wanted "Oh. OK, how about just an MX record for now?" alt.internet.services Not available in the uucp world, even via email. alt.internet.talk-radio Carl Malamud's Internet Talk Radio program. alt.irc Internet Relay Chat material. alt.irc.announce Announcements about Internet Relay Chat (IRC). (Moderated) alt.irc.hottub Discussion of the IRC channel #hottub. alt.irc.ircii The IRC II client programme. alt.irc.questions How-to questions for IRC (International Relay Chat). alt.is.doomed If it's a sewer, let's treat it like one! (Moderated) alt.japanese.text Postings in Japanese; Japanese language software. alt.journalism Shop talk by journalists and journalism students. alt.journalism.criticism I write, therefore I'm biased. alt.kalbo Bald guys of the world, unite! alt.ketchup Whak* Whak* ...shake... Whak* Damn, all over my tie. alt.kids-talk A place for the pre-college set on the net. alt.kill.the.whales And fulfill the prophecy of Star Trek IV! alt.krunk A curse word so new, no one minds if you use it. alt.lang.asm Assembly languages of various flavors. alt.lang.basic The Language That Would Not Die. alt.language.urdu.poetry Poetry in the Indic Urdu language. alt.law-enforcement No, ossifer, there's nothing illegal going on in alt. alt.lefthanders How gauche. alt.lemmings Rodents with a death wish. alt.lies This is not a newsgroup. alt.life.sucks For the optimists among us. alt.locksmithing You locked your keys in *where*? alt.lucid-emacs.bug Bug reports about Lucid Emacs. alt.lucid-emacs.help Q&A and general discussion of Lucid Emacs. alt.lycra The WunderFabrik. alt.mag.playboy Four decades of appreciation or degradation. Your pick. alt.magic For discussion about stage magic. alt.magick For discussion about supernatural arts. alt.magick.chaos Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards. alt.make.money.fast And piss off thousands of people even faster. alt.manga Like rec.arts.manga, only different. alt.math.iams Internet Amateur Mathematics Society. (Moderated) alt.mcdonalds Can I get fries with that? alt.med.allergy Helping people with allergies. alt.med.cfs Chronic fatigue syndrome information. alt.meditation General discussion of meditation. alt.meditation.transcendental Contemplation of states beyond the teeth. alt.messianic Messianic traditions. alt.military.cadet Preparing for the coming apocalypse. alt.mindcontrol Are you sure those thoughts are really your own? alt.missing-kids Locating missing children. alt.motd The messages of the day. alt.motherjones Mother Jones magazine. alt.movies.monster Godzilla! The Wolfman! The Thing! Aiiieee!! alt.msdos.programmer For the serious MS/DOS programmer (no forsale ads). alt.mud Like rec.games.mud, only different. alt.music.a-cappella Like rec.music.a-cappella, only different. alt.music.alternative For groups having 2 or less Platinum-selling albums. alt.music.alternative.female Discussing alternative music by female artists. alt.music.amy-grant Discussion about Amy Grant and her music. alt.music.bela-fleck Bela and the Flecktones. alt.music.billy-joel Discussion of Billy Brinkley, err Joel. alt.music.blues-traveler For "All fellow travelers." alt.music.brian-eno Apparently too popular to warrant further description. alt.music.canada Oh, Canada, eh? alt.music.chapel-hill You might think hymnals and chants, but you'd be wrong. alt.music.complex-arrang To complex for _your_ simple mind. alt.music.danzig Discussion of the works of Glenn Danzig. MOTHER! alt.music.deep-purple Discussions about Deep Purple and related artists. alt.music.dream-theater Is "progressive metal" an accepted label? alt.music.ecto Happy Rhodes and other music by plasms. alt.music.elo The Electric Light Orchestra. alt.music.enya Gaelic set to spacey music. alt.music.fates-warning Fates Warning. alt.music.filk SF/fantasy related folk music. alt.music.hardcore Could be porno set to music. alt.music.independent Soloists without contracts with the major labels. alt.music.james-taylor JT! alt.music.jethro-tull Ironman sitting on a park bench. alt.music.jimi.hendrix 'Scuse me, while I kiss the sky. alt.music.kylie-minogue Music of Kylie Minogue. alt.music.led-zeppelin Discussion about Led Zeppelin and their music. alt.music.marillion A progressive band. The Silmarillion is a book. alt.music.misc Like rec.music.misc, only different. alt.music.monkees Hey, hey, they were the Monkees. alt.music.moody-blues Still In Search of the Lost Chord. alt.music.nin Nine Inch Nails. alt.music.nirvana Generation X's Seattle leaders, leaderless. alt.music.paul-simon Discussion of Paul Simon's music. alt.music.pearl-jam The music of the alternative rock band Pearl Jam. alt.music.peter-gabriel So, it's the music of Peter Gabriel, sans frontier. alt.music.pink-floyd Sold out shows everywhere. alt.music.prince So my Prince came. Make him go away. alt.music.progressive Yes, Marillion, Asia, King Crimson, etc. alt.music.queen He's dead, Jim. alt.music.roger-waters To Pink or Not to Pink. alt.music.rush For Rushheads. alt.music.ska Discussions of ska ( skank ) music, bands, and suchlike. alt.music.smash-pumpkins The Smashing Pumpkins. alt.music.sonic-youth Loud enough to make you deaf. alt.music.swedish-pop ABBA and beyond. alt.music.synthpop Depeche Mode, Erasure, Pet Shop Boys, and much more! alt.music.techno Bring on the bass! alt.music.the-doors A rider on the storm no more. alt.music.the.police If you play it too loud, they bust your party. alt.music.tmbg They Might Be Giants. alt.music.todd-rundgren Todd Rundgren music fandom. alt.music.u2 Another group for the band U2. See also alt.fan.u2. alt.music.ween Marble Tulip Juicy Tree!!! alt.music.world Discussion of music from around the world. alt.my.head.hurts So don't do that. alt.mythology Zeus rules. alt.mythology.mythic-animals Creatures of myth, fantasy, and imagination. alt.native People indigenous to an area before modern colonisation. alt.necromicon Big time death wish. alt.newbie The altnet housewarming committee. alt.news-media Don't believe the hype. alt.news.macedonia News concerning Macedonia in the Balkan Region. alt.nick.sucks Like alt.life.sucks, only Nick's sucks worse. alt.non.sequitur Richard Nixon. alt.nuke.the.USA Last one out is a radioactive egg. alt.obituaries A place to note the passage of the noteworthy. alt.online-service Large commercial online services, and the Internet. alt.online-service.america-online Or should that be "America Offline?" alt.online-service.compuserve Discussions and questions about Compuserve. alt.online-service.delphi Run! It's the Delphoids! alt.online-service.freenet Public FreeNet systems. alt.online-service.genie Discussions and questions about GEnie. alt.online-service.prodigy The Sears Prodigy system. alt.org.toastmasters Public speaking and Toastmasters International. alt.os.multics 30 years old and going strong. alt.out-of-body Out of Body Experiences. alt.pagan Discussions about paganism & religion. alt.pantyhose Stockings are sexier. alt.paranet.abduct "They replaced Jim-Bob with a look-alike!" alt.paranet.metaphysics Philosphical ontology, cosmology and cosmetology. alt.paranet.paranormal "If it exists, how can supernatural be beyond natural?" alt.paranet.psi "How much pressure can you generate with your brain?" alt.paranet.science "Maybe if we dissect the psychic ..." alt.paranet.skeptic "I don't believe they turned you into a newt." alt.paranet.ufo "Heck, I guess naming it ``UFO'' identifies it." alt.paranormal Phenomena which are not scientifically explicable. alt.paranormal.channeling Spiritual mediumship, channeling and channelers. alt.paranormal.spells.hexes.magic And rolaids.spells.relief. alt.parents-teens Parent-teenager relationships. alt.party Parties, celebration and general debauchery. alt.pave.the.earth Damn the environmentalists, full speed ahead! alt.peeves Discussion of peeves & related. alt.periphs.pcmcia Credit card sized plug in peripherals (PCMCIA, JEDIA). alt.personals Do you really want to meet someone this way? alt.personals.ads Geek seeks Dweeb. Object: low-level interfacing. alt.personals.bi Personals by or seeking bisexuals. alt.personals.bondage Are you tied up this evening? alt.personals.misc Dweeb seeks Geek. Object: low-level interfacing. alt.personals.poly Hi there, do you multiprocess? alt.personals.spanking Oedipus gives this group a thumbs up. alt.pets.rabbits Coneys abound. See also alt.fan.john-palmer. alt.philosophy.jarf The Jarf philosphy/metaphysics/religion/culture. alt.philosophy.objectivism A product of the Ayn Rand corporation. alt.planning.urban Urban development. alt.politics.british Politics and a real Queen, too. alt.politics.clinton Discussing Slick Willie & Co. alt.politics.correct A Neil Bush fan club. alt.politics.datahighway Electronic interstate infrastructure. alt.politics.ec The European economic community. alt.politics.economics War == Poverty, & other discussions. alt.politics.elections All about the process of electing leaders. alt.politics.greens Green party politics & activities worldwide. alt.politics.homosexuality As the name implies. alt.politics.libertarian The libertarian ideology. alt.politics.org.batf Politics of the U.S. firearms (etc.) regulation agency. alt.politics.org.cia The United States Centrial Intelligence Agency. alt.politics.org.misc Political organizations. alt.politics.perot Discussion of the non-candidate. alt.politics.radical-left Who remains after the radicals left? alt.politics.reform Political reform. alt.politics.sex Not a good idea to mix them, sez Marilyn & Profumo. alt.politics.socialism.trotsky Trotskyite socialism discussions. alt.politics.usa.constitution U.S. Constitutional politics. alt.politics.usa.misc Miscellaneous USA politics. alt.politics.usa.republican Discussions of the USA Republican Party. alt.polyamory For those who maintain multiple love relationships. alt.postmodern Postmodernism, semiotics, deconstruction, and the like. alt.president.clinton Will the CIA undermine his efforts? alt.prisons Can I get an alt.* feed in the slammer?. alt.privacy Privacy issues in cyberspace. alt.privacy.clipper The USA administration's Clipper encryption plan. alt.prophecies.nostradamus Mystic verse. alt.prose Postings of original writings, fictional & otherwise. alt.psychoactives Better living through chemistry. alt.psychology.help An alt.support group away from home. alt.psychology.personality Personality taxonomy, such as Myers-Briggs. alt.psychotic.roommates Single white female seeks roommate. alt.pub-ban.homolka About the publication ban on the Karla Homolka trial. alt.pub.coffeehouse.amethyst Realistic place to meet and chat with friends. alt.pub.dragons-inn Fantasy virtual reality pub similar to alt.callahans. alt.pub.havens-rest Fantasy virtual reality pub similar to alt.callahans. alt.pud "Discussion of the TFiLE PuD!@#@#!@$!" Whatever. alt.pulp Paperback fiction, newsprint production, orange juice. alt.punk Burning them keeps insects away. alt.punk.straight-edge Shaving eyebrows for fun and profit. alt.ql.creative The "Quantum Leap" tv show. alt.quotations Quotations, quips, .sig lines, witticisms, et al. alt.radio.digital News & Talk about Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB). alt.radio.networks.npr U.S. National Public Radio: shows, stories, hosts, etc. alt.radio.pirate Hide the gear, here comes the magic station-wagons. alt.radio.scanner Like rec.radio.scanner, only different. alt.rap For fans of rap music. alt.rap-gdead Fans of The Grateful Dead and Rap. Really. alt.rave Techno-culture: music, dancing, drugs, dancing, etc. alt.rec.camping Like rec.backcountry, only different. alt.recovery For people in recovery programs (e.g., AA, ACA, GA). alt.recovery.catholicism Getting over a Roman Catholic upbringing. alt.recovery.codependency Mutually destructive relationships. alt.recovery.religion The twelve steps from the Ten Commandments. alt.religion.all-worlds Grokking the Church of All Worlds from Heinlein's book. alt.religion.amiga Rumours of Commodore's death are greatly exaggerated. alt.religion.christian Unmoderated forum for discussing Christianity. alt.religion.computers Tiresome technical tirades. alt.religion.eckankar Eckankar, the religion of the Light and Sound of God. alt.religion.emacs Emacs. Umacs. We all macs. alt.religion.gnostic History and philosophies of the Gnostic sects. alt.religion.islam Discussion of Islamic Faith & Soc.Religion.Islam. alt.religion.kibology He's Fred, Jim. alt.religion.monica Discussion about net-venus Monica and her works. alt.religion.scientology L. Ron Hubbard's Church of Scientology. alt.religion.sexuality The politics of sexuality and religion. alt.religion.shamanism All about shamanism. alt.religion.wombat Nonsequitorianism from the Children of the Wombat. alt.retromod Dick Depew's crusade. alt.revenge Two wrongs trying to make a right. alt.revisionism "It CAN'T be that way 'cause here's the FACTS". alt.revolution.counter Discussions of counter-revolutionary issues. alt.rhode_island A little state with apparently world wide interest. alt.rock-n-roll Counterpart to alt.sex and alt.drugs. alt.rock-n-roll.acdc Dirty deeds done dirt cheap. alt.rock-n-roll.aerosmith Lead singer looks like an ugly lady. alt.rock-n-roll.classic Classic rock, both the music and its marketing. alt.rock-n-roll.hard Music where stance is everything. alt.rock-n-roll.metal For the headbangers on the net. alt.rock-n-roll.metal.death "Death metal" and newgroup overkill. alt.rock-n-roll.metal.gnr "Axl Rose" is an anagram for "Oral Sex". alt.rock-n-roll.metal.heavy Non-sissyboy metal bands. alt.rock-n-roll.metal.ironmaiden Sonic torture methods. alt.rock-n-roll.metal.metallica Sort of like Formica with more hair. alt.rock-n-roll.metal.progressive Slayer teams up with Tom Cora. alt.rock-n-roll.oldies Discussion of rock and roll music from 1950-1970. alt.rock-n-roll.stones Gathering plenty of moss by now. alt.romance Discussion about the romantic side of love. alt.romance.chat Talk about no sex. alt.romance.unhappy alt.angst on the run. alt.rush-limbaugh Fans of the conservative activist radio announcer. alt.rv Rotten varmints or recreational vehicles, you decide. alt.satanism Not such a bad dude once you get to know him. alt.satellite.tv.europe All about European satellite tv. alt.save.the.earth Environmentalist causes. alt.sb.programmer Programming the Sound Blaster PC sound card. alt.sci.physics.acoustics The science of sounds. alt.sci.physics.new-theories Scientific theories you won't find in journals. alt.sci.planetary Studies in planetary science. alt.sci.sociology People are really interesting when you watch them. alt.sci.tech.indonesian Science and technology in Indonesia. alt.scooter Motor scooters, like Vespas, Lambrettas, etc. alt.security Security issues on computer systems. alt.security.index Pointers to good stuff in alt.security. (Moderated) alt.security.pgp The Pretty Good Privacy package. alt.sega.genesis Another addiction. alt.self-improve Self-improvement in less than 14 characters. alt.sewing A group that is not as it seams. alt.sex Postings of a prurient nature. alt.sex.NOT Abstinence, by choice or by circumstance. alt.sex.bestiality Happiness is a warm puppy. alt.sex.bondage Tie me, whip me, make me read the net! alt.sex.cthulhu It's amazing what tentacles can do. alt.sex.exhibitionism So you want to be a star. alt.sex.fat Rollin' with the rolly polly. alt.sex.femdom Discussions about female dominant relationships. alt.sex.fetish.diapers They're dry and secure all day, too. alt.sex.fetish.fa Rollin' with the rolly polly. alt.sex.fetish.fashion Rubber, leather, chains, and other fetish clothing. alt.sex.fetish.feet Kiss them. Now. alt.sex.fetish.hair Hair, hair, everywhere. Palms even. alt.sex.fetish.orientals The mysteries of Asia are a potent lure. alt.sex.fetish.startrek Illogical yet fascinating Star Trek lust. alt.sex.fetish.watersports They don't mean hottub polo. alt.sex.intergen Robbing the cradle and the grave. alt.sex.magazines Discussions of magazines with sticky pages. alt.sex.masturbation Where one's SO is oneself. alt.sex.motss Jesse Helms would not subscribe to this group. alt.sex.movies Discussing the ins and outs of certain movies. alt.sex.pictures Gigabytes of copyright violations. alt.sex.pictures.female Copyright violations featuring mostly females. alt.sex.services The oldest profession. alt.sex.sm.fig Sadism and masochism with mulberries. alt.sex.spanking Bondage for beginners. alt.sex.stories For those who need it *NOW*. alt.sex.stories.d For those who talk about needing it *NOW*. alt.sex.strip-clubs Discussion of strip clubs, exotic dancers, etc. alt.sex.voyeurism A lot of lurkers in this group. alt.sex.wanted Requests for erotica, either literary or in the flesh. alt.sex.wizards Questions for only true sex wizards. alt.sex.zoophilia Having sex with animals and respecting them too. (Moderated) alt.sexual.abuse.recovery Helping others deal with traumatic experiences. alt.sexy.bald.captains More Stardrek. alt.shenanigans Practical jokes, pranks, randomness, etc. alt.showbiz.gossip A misguided attempt to centralise gossip. alt.shut.the.hell.up.geek Group for Usenet motto. alt.silly-group.beable Beable beable beable beable beable. alt.silly.group.names.d Eponymy. alt.skate Like rec.skate, only different. alt.skate-board Discussion of all apsects of skate-boarding. alt.skinheads The skinhead culture/anti-culture. alt.skunks Enthusiasts of skunks and other mustelidae. alt.slack Posting relating to the Church of the Subgenius. alt.smokers Puffing on tobacco. alt.smokers.cigars From stogies to cubans. alt.smokers.pipes Briars, meerschaums, and calabashes. alt.snail-mail Mail sent on paper. Some people still do that. alt.snowmobiles For bikers who don't like two wheels in snow and ice. alt.society.anarchy Societies without rulers. alt.society.ati The Activist Times Digest. (Moderated) alt.society.civil-liberties Same as alt.society.civil-liberty. alt.society.civil-liberty Same as alt.society.civil-liberties. alt.society.conservatism Social, cultural, and political conservatism. alt.society.generation-x Lifestyles of those born 1960-early-1970s. alt.soft-sys.corel.draw The Corel Draw graphics package. alt.soft-sys.tooltalk The ToolTalk software system. alt.soulmates Richard Bach and his herculean odds. alt.sources Alternative source code, unmoderated. Caveat Emptor. alt.sources.amiga Source code for the Amiga. alt.sources.d Discussion of posted sources. alt.sources.index Pointers to source code in alt.sources.*. (Moderated) alt.sources.mac Source code for Apple Macintosh computers. alt.sources.wanted Requests for source code. alt.spam What is that stuff that doth jiggle in the breeze? alt.spank.jennifer.capriati Was she bad enough to earn a spanking? alt.sport.bowling In the gutter again. alt.sport.darts Look what you've done to the wall! alt.sport.foosball Table soccer and dizzy little men. alt.sport.jet-ski Discussion of personal watercraft. alt.sport.lasertag Indoor splatball with infrared lasers. alt.sport.officiating Problems related to officiating athletic contests. alt.sport.paintball Splat, you're it. alt.sport.pool Knock your balls into your pockets for fun. alt.sport.racquetball All aspects of indoor racquetball and related sports. alt.sport.squash With the proper technique, vegetables can go very fast. alt.sports.baseball.atlanta-braves Atlanta Braves major league baseball. alt.sports.baseball.balt-orioles Baltimore Orioles major league baseball. alt.sports.baseball.bos-redsox Boston Red Sox major league baseball. alt.sports.baseball.calif-angels California Angles major league baseball. alt.sports.baseball.chi-whitesox Chicago White Sox major league baseball. alt.sports.baseball.chicago-cubs Chicago Cubs major league baseball. alt.sports.baseball.cinci-reds Cincinnati Reds major league baseball. alt.sports.baseball.cleve-indians Cleveland Indians major league baseball. alt.sports.baseball.col-rockies Colorado Rockies major league baseball. alt.sports.baseball.detroit-tigers Detroit Tigers major league baseball. alt.sports.baseball.fla-marlins Florida Marlins major league baseball. alt.sports.baseball.houston-astros Houston Astros major league baseball. alt.sports.baseball.kc-royals Kansas City Royals major league baseball. alt.sports.baseball.la-dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers major league baseball. alt.sports.baseball.minor-leagues Minor league baseball talk. alt.sports.baseball.mke-brewers Milwaukee Brewers major league baseball. alt.sports.baseball.mn-twins Minnesota Twins major league baseball. alt.sports.baseball.montreal-expos Montreal Expos major league baseball. alt.sports.baseball.ny-mets New York Mets baseball talk. alt.sports.baseball.ny-yankees New York Yankees baeball talk. alt.sports.baseball.oakland-as Oakland As major league baseball. alt.sports.baseball.phila-phillies Philadelphia Phillies baseball talk. alt.sports.baseball.pitt-pirates Pittsburg Pirates major league baseball. alt.sports.baseball.sd-padres San Diego Padres major league baseball talk. alt.sports.baseball.sea-mariners Seattle Mariners major league baseball. alt.sports.baseball.sf-giants San Francisco Giants baseball talk. alt.sports.baseball.stl-cardinals St Louis Cardinals baseball talk. alt.sports.baseball.texas-rangers Texas Rangers major league baseball. alt.sports.baseball.tor-bluejays Toronto Blue Jays baseball talk. alt.sports.basketball.nba.atlanta-hawks Atlanta Hawks NBA basketball. alt.sports.basketball.nba.chicago-bulls Chicago Bulls NBA basketball. alt.sports.basketball.nba.hou-rockets Houston Rockets NBA basketball. alt.sports.basketball.nba.la-lakers Los Angeles Lakers NBA basketball. alt.sports.basketball.nba.miami-heat Miami Heat NBA basketball talk. alt.sports.basketball.nba.mn-wolves Minnesota Timberwolves NBA basketball. alt.sports.basketball.nba.orlando-magic Orlando Magic NBA basketball talk. alt.sports.basketball.nba.phx-suns Phoenix Suns NBA basketball talk. alt.sports.basketball.nba.seattle-sonics Seattle Sonics NBA basketball. alt.sports.basketball.nba.utah-jazz Utah Jazz NBA basketball. alt.sports.basketball.nba.wash-bullets Discussion of the Washington Bullets. alt.sports.basketball.pro.ny-knicks New York Knicks NBA basketball talk. alt.sports.college.ivy-league Ivy League athletics. alt.sports.football.mn-vikings Minnesota Vikings football talk. alt.sports.football.pro.buffalo-bills Buffalo Bills NFL football talk. alt.sports.football.pro.cleve-browns Cleveland Browns NFL football talk. alt.sports.football.pro.dallas-cowboys Dallas Cowboys NFL football talk. alt.sports.football.pro.denver-broncos Denver Broncos NFL football talk. alt.sports.football.pro.gb-packers Green Bay Packers NFL football talk. alt.sports.football.pro.la-raiders Los Angeles Raiders NFL football talk. alt.sports.football.pro.miami-dolphins Miami Dolphins NFL football talk. alt.sports.football.pro.ne-patriots New England Patriots NFL football talk. alt.sports.football.pro.no-saints New Orleans Saints NFL football talk. alt.sports.football.pro.ny-giants New York Giants NFL football talk. alt.sports.football.pro.phila-eagles Philadelphia Eagles NFL football talk. alt.sports.football.pro.pitt-steelers Pittsburgh Steelers NFL football talk. alt.sports.football.pro.sd-chargers San Diego Chargers NFL football talk. alt.sports.football.pro.sea-seahawks Seattle Seahawks NFL football talk. alt.sports.football.pro.sf-49ers San Francisco 49ers NFL football talk. alt.sports.football.pro.wash-redskins Washington Redskins football talk. alt.sports.hockey.nhl.la-kings For discussion of the Los Angeles Kings. alt.sports.hockey.nhl.mtl-canadiens Montreal Canadiens NHL hockey talk. alt.sports.hockey.nhl.nj-devils New Jersey Devils NHL hockey talk. alt.sports.hockey.nhl.ny-islanders New York Islanders NHL hockey talk. alt.sports.hockey.nhl.ny-rangers New York Rangers NHL hockey talk. alt.sports.hockey.nhl.pit-penguins Pittsburgh Penguins NHL hockey talk. alt.sports.hockey.nhl.que-nordiques Quebec Nordiques NHL hockey talk. alt.sports.hockey.nhl.sj-sharks San Jose Sharks NHL hockey talk. alt.sports.hockey.nhl.tor-mapleleafs Toronto Maple Leafs NHL hockey talk. alt.sports.hockey.nhl.vanc-canucks Vancouver Canucks NHL hockey talk. alt.sports.hockey.nhl.wash-capitals Washington Capitals NHL hockey talk. alt.sports.hockey.nhl.winnipeg-jets Winnipeg Jets NHL Hockey talk. alt.stagecraft Technical theatre issues. alt.starfleet.rpg Starfleet role playing stories. alt.startrek.creative Stories and parodies related to Star Trek. alt.startrek.klingon AcK! What is that thing on your head?! alt.stop.spamming Trying to prevent net abuse. alt.stupidity Discussion about stupid newsgroups. alt.suicide.holiday Talk of why suicides increase at holidays. alt.super.nes Like rec.games.video.nintendo, only different. alt.supermodels Discussing famous & beautiful models. alt.support Dealing with emotional situations & experiences. alt.support.arthritis Helping people with stiff joints. alt.support.asthma Dealing with labored breathing. alt.support.attn-deficit Attention Deficit Disorder. alt.support.big-folks Sizeism can be as awful as sexism or racism. alt.support.cancer Emotional aid for people with cancer. alt.support.crohns-colitis Support for sufferers of ulcerative colitis. alt.support.depression Depression and mood disorders. alt.support.diet Seeking enlightenment through weight loss. alt.support.divorce Discussion of marital breakups. alt.support.eating-disord People over the edge about weight loss. alt.support.mult-sclerosis Living with multiple sclerosis. alt.support.obesity Support/resources to treat obesity. (Moderated) alt.support.shyness Um, er, , well, maybe I will post, after all. alt.support.step-parents Helping people with their step parents. alt.support.stop-smoking Getting over the nicotine addiction. alt.support.stuttering Support for people who stutter. alt.support.tall Issues of interest to tall people. alt.support.tinnitus Coping with ringing ears and other head noises. alt.surfing Riding the ocean waves. alt.surrealism Surrealist ideologies and their influences. alt.sustainable.agriculture Such as the Mekong delta before Agent Orange. alt.swedish.chef.bork.bork.bork The beginning of the end. alt.sys.amiga.demos Code and talk to show off the Amiga. alt.sys.amiga.uucp AmigaUUCP. alt.sys.intergraph Support for Intergraph machines. alt.sys.pc-clone.gateway2000 A PC clone vendor. alt.sys.pc-clone.zeos Zeos computer systems. alt.sys.pdp8 A great old machine. alt.sys.perq PERQ graphics workstations. alt.sys.sun Technical discussion of Sun Microsystems products. alt.taiwan.republic Like soc.culture.taiwan, only different. alt.tasteless Truly disgusting. alt.tasteless.jokes Sometimes insulting rather than disgusting or humorous. alt.test Alternative subnetwork testing. alt.test.my.new.group Thank you for sharing. alt.this.group.has.the.longest.name.of.any.alt.group.there.is.just.to.mess.up.your.newsreader It works with some readers well enough for folks to post. alt.thrash Thrashlife. alt.timewasters A pretty good summary of making the list of alt groups. alt.tla Three letter acronyms make the net go 'round. alt.toolkits.xview The X windows XView toolkit. alt.toys.hi-tech Optimus Prime is my hero. alt.toys.transformers From robots to vehicles and back again. alt.transgendered Boys will be girls, and vice-versa. alt.travel.road-trip Ever go to Montreal for pizza --- from Albany? alt.true-crime Criminal acts around the world. alt.tv.animaniacs Steven Spielberg's Animaniacs! alt.tv.babylon-5 Casablanca in space. alt.tv.barney He's everywhere. Now appearing in several alt groups. alt.tv.beakmans-world Some sort of science and comedy show. alt.tv.beavis-n-butthead Uh huh huh huh uh uh huh uh huh. alt.tv.bh90210 Fans of "Beverly Hills 90210" TV show. alt.tv.brady-bunch Here's the story of a lovely lady. alt.tv.brisco-county A western comedy adventure. alt.tv.commercials Keep them on the boob tube and off the net. alt.tv.dinosaurs.barney.die.die.die Squish the saccharine newt. alt.tv.duckman Discussion of the TV show, Duckman. alt.tv.game-shows Just look at these wonderful prizes. alt.tv.highlander There was only one, then a bad sequel, now a tv show. alt.tv.infomercials 30 minutes to sell you a vacuum hair cutting system. alt.tv.kids-in-hall The Kids in the Hall comedy skits. alt.tv.la-law For the folks out in la-law land. alt.tv.liquid-tv Animated variety. alt.tv.lois-n-clark The new adventures of the man from Krypton, Superman. alt.tv.mad-about-you Some people really love their televisions. alt.tv.mash Nothing like a good comedy about war and dying. alt.tv.max-headroom Blipverts will kill ya. alt.tv.melrose-place Cat fights and sleaziness, Wednesdays on FOX. alt.tv.mst3k Hey, you robots! Down in front! alt.tv.muppets Miss Piggy on the tube. alt.tv.mwc "Married... With Children". alt.tv.nickelodeon The first network for kids. alt.tv.northern-exp For the TV show with moss growing on it. alt.tv.nypd-blue For fans of the NYPD Blue TV show. alt.tv.prisoner The Prisoner television series from years ago. alt.tv.red-dwarf The British sci-fi/comedy show. alt.tv.ren-n-stimpy Some change from Lassie, eh? alt.tv.robotech The Robotech animated SF TV series. alt.tv.rockford-files But he won't do windows. alt.tv.roseanne In all her glory. alt.tv.saved-bell Saved by the Bell, a sitcom for teens. alt.tv.seinfeld A funny guy. alt.tv.simpsons Don't have a cow, man! alt.tv.snl Saturday Night Live, older but not better. alt.tv.talkshows.late Late night wars on the major networks. alt.tv.time-traxx Back from the future in Time Traxx. alt.tv.tiny-toon Discussion about the "Tiny Toon Adventures" show. alt.tv.tiny-toon.fandom Apparently one fan group could not bind them all. alt.tv.twin-peaks Discussion about the popular (and unusual) TV show. alt.tv.x-files Extra-terrestrial coverup conspiracies. alt.tv.x-files.creative Creative Writings for the The X-Files. alt.tv.xuxa That wacky Connie Dobbs clone, her tv show, and her double Xs. alt.usage.english English grammar, word usages, and related topics. alt.usage.german Questions and answers about the German language. alt.usenet.kooks I have a theory about why we have such crazy theories. alt.usenet.offline-reader Getting your fix offline. alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions Usenet University helps with LINUX. alt.uu.future Does Usenet University have a viable future? alt.vampyres Discussion of vampires and related writings, films, etc. alt.video.laserdisc LD players and selections available for them. alt.virtual-adepts Cybermagick and net.wizardry. alt.visa.us Discussion/information on visas pertaining to US. alt.war Not just collateral damage. alt.war.civil.usa Discussion of the U.S. Civil War (1861-1865). alt.war.vietnam Discussion of all aspects of the Vietnam War. alt.wedding Til death or our lawyers do us part. alt.whine Why me? alt.winsock Windows Sockets. alt.wired Wired Magazine. alt.wolves Discussing wolves & wolf-mix dogs. alt.zen It is. alt.zima A clear malt beverage, better with lime. alt.zines Small magazines, mostly noncommercial. Submissions to the moderated alt groups should be made to the addresses listed in the companion posting of moderator addresses. 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 or psi. Bionet ------ There is a newsgroup hierarchy for topics interesting to biologists called "bionet" originating from net.bio.net and currently carried at over a third of the sites participating in the Arbitron readership survey. Contact for more details. The current newsgroup list looks like this: bionet.agroforestry Discussion of Agroforestry. bionet.announce Announcements of widespread interest to biologists. (Moderated) bionet.biology.computational Computer and mathematical applications. (Moderated) bionet.biology.grasses Discussion of the biology of grasses: cereal, forage, turf, etc. bionet.biology.n2-fixation Research issues on biological nitrogen fixation. bionet.biology.tropical Discussions about tropical biology. bionet.biophysics The science and profession of biophysics. bionet.cellbiol Disucssions about cell biology. bionet.cellbiol.cytonet The cytoskeleton, plasma membrane and cell wall. bionet.chlamydomonas Discussions about the green alga Chlamydomonas. bionet.drosophila Discussions about the biology of fruit flies. bionet.general General BIOSCI discussion. bionet.genome.arabidopsis Information about the Arabidopsis project. bionet.genome.chromosomes Mapping and sequencing of eucaryote chromosomes. bionet.immunology Discussions about research in immunology. bionet.info-theory Discussions about biological information theory. bionet.jobs Scientific Job opportunities. bionet.journals.contents Contents of biology journal publications. (Moderated) bionet.journals.note Advice on dealing with journals in biology. bionet.metabolic-reg Kinetics and thermodynamics at the celluar level. 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.gdb Messages to and from the GDB database staff. bionet.molbio.genbank Info about the GenBank Nucleic acid database. bionet.molbio.genbank.updates Hot off the presses! (Moderated) bionet.molbio.gene-linkage Discussions about genetic linkage analysis. bionet.molbio.genome-program Discussion of Human Genome Project issues. bionet.molbio.hiv Discussions about the molecular biology of HIV. bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts Requests for information and lab reagents. bionet.molbio.proteins Research on proteins and protein databases. bionet.molbio.rapd Research on Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA. bionet.molbio.yeast The molecular biology and genetics of yeast. bionet.mycology Discussions about filamentous fungi. bionet.neuroscience Research issues in the neurosciences. bionet.parasitology Research discussions in parasitology. bionet.photosynthesis Discussions about research on photosynthesis. bionet.plants Discussion about all aspects of plant biology. bionet.population-bio Technical discussions about population biology. bionet.prof-society.biophysics Biophysical Society official announcements. (Moderated) bionet.protista Discussion on ciliates and other protists. bionet.sci-resources Information about funding agencies, etc. (Moderated) bionet.software Information about software for biology. bionet.software.acedb Discussions by users of genome DBs using ACEDB. bionet.software.gcg Discussions about using the ACEDB software. bionet.software.sources Software Source relating to biology. (Moderated) bionet.structural-nmr Exploring the structure of macromolecules using NMR. bionet.users.addresses Who's who in Biology. bionet.virology Discussions about research in virology. bionet.women-in-bio Discussions about women in biology. bionet.xtallography Discussions about protein crystallography. Bit --- "bit" is a collection of newsgroups which are being distributed by a collection of sites that choose to carry them. The "bit" newsgroups are redistributions of the more popular BitNet LISTSERV mailing lists. Contact Jim McIntosh for more information. Here is a list of the "bit" newsgroups: bit.admin bit.* newgroups discussions. bit.general Discussions relating to BitNet/Usenet. bit.lang.neder-l Dutch Language and Literature List. (Moderated) bit.listserv.3com-l 3Com Products Discussion List. bit.listserv.9370-l IBM 9370 and VM/IS specific topics List. bit.listserv.ada-law ADA Law Discussions. bit.listserv.advanc-l Geac Advanced Integrated Library System Users. bit.listserv.advise-l User Services List. bit.listserv.aect-l Educational Communication and Technology. bit.listserv.aera American Educational Research Association. (Moderated) bit.listserv.aix-l IBM AIX Discussion List. bit.listserv.allmusic Discussions on all forms of Music. bit.listserv.appc-l APPC Discussion List. bit.listserv.apple2-l Apple II List. bit.listserv.applicat Applications under BITNET. bit.listserv.arie-l RLG Ariel Document Transmission Group. bit.listserv.ashe-l Higher Ed Policy and Research. bit.listserv.asis-l American Society of Information Science. bit.listserv.asm370 IBM 370 Assembly Programming Discussions. bit.listserv.authorware Authorware Professional Authoring Program. bit.listserv.autism Autism and Developmental Disabilities List. bit.listserv.autocat Library Cataloging and Authorities List. bit.listserv.axslib-l Library Access for People with Disabilities. bit.listserv.banyan-l Banyan Vines Network Software Discussions. bit.listserv.basque-l Basque Culture List. (Moderated) bit.listserv.big-lan Campus-Size LAN Discussion Group. (Moderated) bit.listserv.billing Chargeback of computer resources. bit.listserv.biosph-l Biosphere, ecology, Discussion List. bit.listserv.bitnews BITNET News. bit.listserv.blindnws Blindness Issues and Discussions. (Moderated) bit.listserv.bosnet Bosnia News. (Moderated) bit.listserv.buslib-l Business Libraries List. bit.listserv.c+health Computers and Health Discussion List. bit.listserv.c18-l 18th Century Interdisciplinary Discussion. bit.listserv.c370-l C/370 Discussion List. bit.listserv.calc-ti Texas Instruments Graphics Calulators. bit.listserv.candle-l Candle Products Discussion List. bit.listserv.catala Catalan Discussion List. bit.listserv.catholic Free Catholics Mailing List. bit.listserv.cdromlan CD-ROM on Local Area Networks. bit.listserv.cfs.newsletter Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Newsletter. (Moderated) bit.listserv.christia Practical Christian Life. (Moderated) bit.listserv.cics-l CICS Discussion List. bit.listserv.cinema-l Discussions on all forms of Cinema. bit.listserv.circplus Circulation Reserve and Related Library Issues. bit.listserv.cmspip-l VM/SP CMS Pipelines Discussion List. bit.listserv.coco Tandy Color Computer List. bit.listserv.csg-l Control System Group Network. bit.listserv.cumrec-l CUMREC-L Administrative computer use. (Moderated) bit.listserv.cw-email Campus-Wide E-mail Discussion List. bit.listserv.cwis-l Campus-Wide Information Systems. bit.listserv.cyber-l CDC Computer Discussion. bit.listserv.dasig Database Administration. bit.listserv.db2-l DB2 Data Base Discussion List. bit.listserv.dbase-l Discussion on the use of the dBase IV. bit.listserv.deaf-l Deaf List. bit.listserv.decnews Digital Equipment Corporation News List. bit.listserv.dectei-l DECUS Education Software Library Discussions. bit.listserv.devel-l Technology Transfer in International Development. bit.listserv.devmedia Media for Development and Democracy. (Moderated) bit.listserv.disarm-l Disarmament Discussion List. bit.listserv.domain-l Domains Discussion Group. bit.listserv.down-syn Downs Syndrome Discussion Group. bit.listserv.dsshe-l Disabled Student Services in Higher Education. bit.listserv.e-europe Eastern Europe Business Network. (Moderated) bit.listserv.earntech EARN Technical Group. bit.listserv.easi Computer Access for People with Disabilities. bit.listserv.edi-l Electronic Data Interchange Issues. bit.listserv.edpolyan Education Policy Analysis Forum. (Moderated) bit.listserv.edtech EDTECH - Educational Technology. (Moderated) bit.listserv.edusig-l EDUSIG Discussions. bit.listserv.emusic-l Electronic Music Discussion List. bit.listserv.endnote Bibsoft Endnote Discussions. bit.listserv.envbeh-l Forum on Environment and Human Behavior. bit.listserv.ethics-l Discussion of Ethics in Computing. bit.listserv.euearn-l Eastern Europe List. bit.listserv.film-l Film making and reviews List. bit.listserv.fnord-l New Ways of Thinking List. bit.listserv.frac-l FRACTAL Discussion List. bit.listserv.free-l Fathers Rights and Equality Discussion List. bit.listserv.freemasonry Free Masonry Discussion List. (Moderated) bit.listserv.games-l Computer Games List. bit.listserv.gaynet GayNet Discussion List. (Moderated) bit.listserv.gddm-l The GDDM Discussion List. bit.listserv.geodesic List for the Discussion of Buckminster Fuller. bit.listserv.geograph Geography List. bit.listserv.gguide BITNIC GGUIDE List. bit.listserv.gophern Lets go Gopherin. bit.listserv.govdoc-l Discussion of Government Document Issues. bit.listserv.graph-ti Discussion of the TI-8x Series Calculators. bit.listserv.gutnberg GUTNBERG Discussion List. (Moderated) bit.listserv.hdesk-l Help Desk Operations. bit.listserv.hellas The Hellenic Discussion List. (Moderated) bit.listserv.help-net Help on BitNet and the Internet. bit.listserv.hindu-d Hindu Digest. (Moderated) bit.listserv.history History List. bit.listserv.hytel-l HYTELNET Discussions. (Moderated) bit.listserv.i-amiga Info-Amiga List. bit.listserv.ibm-hesc IBM Higher Education Consortium. bit.listserv.ibm-main IBM Mainframe Discussion List. bit.listserv.ibm-nets BITNIC IBM-NETS List. bit.listserv.ibm7171 Protocol Converter List. bit.listserv.ibmtcp-l IBM TCP/IP List. bit.listserv.idms-l CA-IDMS Discussions. bit.listserv.ingrafx Information Graphics. bit.listserv.innopac Innovative Interfaces Online Public Access. bit.listserv.ioob-l Industrial Psychology. bit.listserv.ipct-l Interpersonal Computing and Technology List. (Moderated) bit.listserv.isn ISN Data Switch Technical Discussion Group. bit.listserv.japan Japanese Business and Economics Network. (Moderated) bit.listserv.jes2-l JES2 Discussion group. bit.listserv.jnet-l BITNIC JNET-L List. bit.listserv.l-hcap Handicap List. (Moderated) bit.listserv.l-vmctr VMCENTER Components Discussion List. bit.listserv.lawsch-l Law School Discussion List. bit.listserv.liaison BITNIC LIAISON. bit.listserv.libref-l Library Reference Issues. (Moderated) bit.listserv.libres Library and Information Science Research. (Moderated) bit.listserv.license Software Licensing List. bit.listserv.linkfail Link failure announcements. bit.listserv.lis-l Library and Information Science Students. bit.listserv.literary Discussions about Literature. bit.listserv.lsoft-announce ListServ Announcements. (Moderated) bit.listserv.lstsrv-l Forum on LISTSERV. bit.listserv.mail-l BITNIC MAIL-L List. bit.listserv.mailbook MAIL/MAILBOOK subscription List. bit.listserv.mba-l MBA Student curriculum Discussion. bit.listserv.mbu-l Megabyte University - Computers and Writing. bit.listserv.mdphd-l Dual Degree List. (Moderated) bit.listserv.medforum Medical Students Discussions. (Moderated) bit.listserv.medlib-l Medical Libraries Discussion List. bit.listserv.mednews Health Info-Com Network Newsletter. (Moderated) bit.listserv.mideur-l Middle Europe Discussion List. bit.listserv.mla-l Music Library Association. bit.listserv.muslims Islamic Information and News Network. (Moderated) bit.listserv.netnws-l NETNWS-L Netnews List. bit.listserv.nettrain Network Trainers List. (Moderated) bit.listserv.new-list NEW-LIST - New List Announcements. (Moderated) bit.listserv.next-l NeXT Computer List. bit.listserv.nodmgt-l Node Management. bit.listserv.notabene Nota Bene List. bit.listserv.notis-l NOTIS/DOBIS Discussion group List. bit.listserv.novell Novell LAN Interest Group. bit.listserv.omrscan OMR Scanner Discussion. bit.listserv.opers-l Mainframe Operations Discussion List. bit.listserv.os2-l OS/2 Discussion. bit.listserv.ozone OZONE Discussion List. bit.listserv.pacs-l Public-Access Computer System Forum. (Moderated) bit.listserv.page-l IBM 3812/3820 Tips and Problems Discussion List. bit.listserv.pagemakr PageMaker for Desktop Publishers. bit.listserv.pakistan Pakistan News Service. (Moderated) bit.listserv.physhare K-12 Physics List. bit.listserv.pmail Pegasus Mail Discussions. bit.listserv.pmdf-l PMDF Distribution List. bit.listserv.pns-l Pakistan News Service Discussions. (Moderated) bit.listserv.politics Forum for the Discussion of Politics. bit.listserv.por Public Opinion Research Discussions. bit.listserv.postcard Postcard Collectors Discussion Group. bit.listserv.power-l POWER-L IBM RS/6000 POWER Family. bit.listserv.powerh-l PowerHouse Discussion List. bit.listserv.psycgrad Psychology Grad Student Discussions. bit.listserv.quaker-p ??? (Moderated) bit.listserv.quality TQM in Manufacturing and Service Industries. (Moderated) bit.listserv.qualrs-l Qualitative Research of the Human Sciences. bit.listserv.relusr-l Relay Users Forum. bit.listserv.rra-l Romance Readers Anonymous. (Moderated) bit.listserv.rscs-l VM/RSCS Mailing List. bit.listserv.rscsmods The RSCS modifications List. bit.listserv.screen-l Film and Television Discussion List. (Moderated) bit.listserv.script-l IBM vs Waterloo SCRIPT Discussion Group. bit.listserv.scuba-l Scuba diving Discussion List. bit.listserv.seasia-l Southeast Asia Discussion List. bit.listserv.seds-l Interchapter SEDS Communications. bit.listserv.sfs-l VM Shared File System Discussion List. bit.listserv.sganet Student Government Global Mail Network. bit.listserv.simula The SIMULA Language List. bit.listserv.skeptic Discussion of Extraordinary Things. (Moderated) bit.listserv.slart-l SLA Research and Teaching. bit.listserv.slovak-l Slovak Discussion List. bit.listserv.snamgt-l SNA Network Management Discussion. bit.listserv.snurse-l International Nursing Student Group. bit.listserv.sos-data Social Science Data List. bit.listserv.spires-l SPIRES Conference List. bit.listserv.sportpsy Exercise and Sports Psychology. bit.listserv.sqlinfo Forum for SQL/DS and Related Topics. bit.listserv.sthcult Southern Cultures Discussions. bit.listserv.tbi-support Traumatic Brain Injury Support List. (Moderated) bit.listserv.tech-l BITNIC TECH-L List. bit.listserv.techwr-l Technical Writing List. bit.listserv.tecmat-l Technology in Secondary Math. bit.listserv.test Test Newsgroup. bit.listserv.tex-l The TeXnical topics List. bit.listserv.tn3270-l tn3270 protocol Discussion List. bit.listserv.toolb-l Asymetrix Toolbook List. bit.listserv.trans-l BITNIC TRANS-L List. bit.listserv.transplant Transplant Recipients List. bit.listserv.travel-l Tourism Discussions. bit.listserv.tsorexx REXX for TSO List. bit.listserv.ucp-l University Computing Project Mailing List. bit.listserv.ug-l Usage Guidelines. bit.listserv.uigis-l User Interface for Geographical Info Systems. bit.listserv.urep-l UREP-L Mailing List. bit.listserv.usrdir-l User Directory List. bit.listserv.uus-l Unitarian-Universalist List. bit.listserv.valert-l Virus Alert List. (Moderated) bit.listserv.vfort-l VS-Fortran Discussion List. bit.listserv.vm-util VM Utilities Discussion List. bit.listserv.vmesa-l VM/ESA Mailing List. bit.listserv.vmslsv-l VAX/VMS LISTSERV Discussion List. bit.listserv.vmxa-l VM/XA Discussion List. bit.listserv.vnews-l VNEWS Discussion List. bit.listserv.vocnet Vocational Education Discussion Group. bit.listserv.vpiej-l Electronic Publishing Discussion List. bit.listserv.vse-l IBM VSE/ESA Discussion List. bit.listserv.wac-l Writing Across the Curriculum. bit.listserv.win3-l Microsoft Windows Version 3 Forum. bit.listserv.words-l English Language Discussion Group. bit.listserv.wpcorp-l WordPerfect Corporation Products Discussions. bit.listserv.wpwin-l WordPerfect for Windows. bit.listserv.www-vm World-wide Wed on VM Platform List. bit.listserv.wx-talk Weather Issues Discussions. bit.listserv.x400-l x.400 Protocol List. bit.listserv.xedit-l VM System Editor List. bit.listserv.xerox-l The Xerox Discussion List. bit.listserv.xmailer Crosswell Mailer. bit.listserv.xtropy-l Extopian List. bit.mailserv.word-mac Word Processing on the Macintosh. bit.mailserv.word-pc Word Processing on the IBM PC. bit.org.peace-corps International Volunteers Discussion Group. bit.software.international International Software List. (Moderated) bit.tech.africana Information Technology and Africa. 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.americast AmeriCast announcements. biz.americast.samples Samples of AmeriCast. (Moderated) biz.books.technical Technical bookstore & publisher advertising & info. 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.mcs MCSNet. (Moderated) biz.comp.services Generic commercial service postings. biz.comp.software Generic commercial software postings. biz.comp.telebit Support of the Telebit modem. biz.comp.telebit.netblazer The Telebit Netblazer. biz.config Biz Usenet configuration and administration. biz.dec DEC equipment & software. biz.dec.decathena DECathena discussions. biz.dec.decnews The DECNews newsletter. (Moderated) biz.dec.ip IP networking on DEC machines. biz.digex.announce Announcements from Digex. (Moderated) biz.digital.announce Digital Equipment Corp news & announcements. (Moderated) biz.digital.articles Digital Equipment Corp newsletter, catalog & journal. (Moderated) biz.jobs.offered Position announcements. biz.misc Miscellaneous postings of a commercial nature. biz.next.newprod New product announcements for the NeXT. biz.oreilly.announce New product announcements from O'Reilly and Associates (Moderated) biz.pagesat For discussion of the Pagesat Satellite Usenet Newsfeed. biz.sco.announce SCO and related product announcements. (Moderated) biz.sco.binaries Binary packages for SCO Xenix, UNIX, or ODT. (Moderated) biz.sco.general Q&A, discussions and comments on SCO products. biz.sco.magazine To discuss SCO Magazine and its contents. biz.sco.opendesktop ODT environment and applications tech info, q&a. biz.sco.sources Source code ported to an SCO operating environment. (Moderated) biz.sco.wserver SCO widget server questions, answers and discussion. biz.stolen Postings about stolen merchandise. biz.stortek.forum Storage Technology Corporation. biz.tadpole.sparcbook Discussions on the Sparcbook portable computer. biz.test Biz newsgroup test messages. biz.univel.misc Discussions and comments on Univel products. biz.zeos.announce Zeos Product Announcements. (Moderated) biz.zeos.general Zeos technical support and general information. Feeds may possibly be obtained from husc6.harvard.edu, news.mcs.com, rpi.edu, rutgers.edu, spl1, and telly.on.ca among others. From hrz-ws11.hrz.uni-kassel.de!newsserver.rrzn.uni-hannover.de!urmel.informatik.rwth-aachen.de!nntp.gmd.de!newsserver.jvnc.net!news.cac.psu.edu!news.pop.psu.edu!psuvax1!news.ecn.bgu.edu!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!gatech!swrinde!news.dell.com!tadpole.com!uunet Tue Jun 7 08:25:27 1994 Article: 598 of news.lists Path: hrz-ws11.hrz.uni-kassel.de!newsserver.rrzn.uni-hannover.de!urmel.informatik.rwth-aachen.de!nntp.gmd.de!newsserver.jvnc.net!news.cac.psu.edu!news.pop.psu.edu!psuvax1!news.ecn.bgu.edu!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!gatech!swrinde!news.dell.com!tadpole.com!uunet!not-for-mail From: tale@uunet.uu.net (David C Lawrence) Newsgroups: news.lists,news.groups,news.announce.newgroups,news.answers Subject: Alternative Newsgroup Hierarchies, Part II Supersedes: Followup-To: news.groups Date: 2 Jun 1994 21:12:08 -0400 Organization: UUNET Technologies Inc, Falls Church, VA, USA Lines: 818 Approved: tale@uunet.uu.net Expires: 2 Aug 94 13:12:06 GMT Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: rodan.uu.net Summary: Second of two postings. This part describes the following alternate hierarchies: clarinet, gnu, hepnet, ieee, inet, info, k12, relcom, u3b, vmsnet Xref: hrz-ws11.hrz.uni-kassel.de news.lists:598 news.groups:29691 news.announce.newgroups:1404 news.answers:13221 Archive-name: alt-hierarchies/part2 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.apbl.biz.briefs Hourly business newsbrief from the AP. (Moderated) clari.apbl.biz.headlines Headlines of top business stories. (Moderated) clari.apbl.briefs Hourly newsbrief from the Associated Press. (Moderated) clari.apbl.entertainment Entertainment news. (Moderated) clari.apbl.movies News on movies and filmmaking. (Moderated) clari.apbl.music News on music and the music industry . (Moderated) clari.apbl.reports.commodity Chicago Board of Trade report. (Moderated) clari.apbl.reports.dollar_gold Daily gold and dollar prices. (Moderated) clari.apbl.reports.economy General economic reports. (Moderated) clari.apbl.reports.finance Reports on the money supply. (Moderated) clari.apbl.review Daily review of the news. (Moderated) clari.apbl.stocks General stock market reports. (Moderated) clari.apbl.stocks.analysis Market analysis from the insiders. (Moderated) clari.apbl.stocks.dow Dow Jones averages. (Moderated) clari.apbl.stocks.tech ClariNews TechWire stock reports. (Moderated) clari.apbl.today_history Today in History feature. (Moderated) clari.apbl.tv News on television and broadcasting. (Moderated) clari.apbl.weather World weather reports. (Moderated) clari.apbl.weather.misc Miscellaneous weather-related articles. (Moderated) clari.apbl.weather.storms Major storms. (Moderated) clari.apbl.weather.usa U.S. weather reports. (Moderated) clari.biz.briefs Business newsbriefs. (Moderated) clari.biz.earnings Businesses' earnings, profits, losses. (Moderated) clari.biz.economy U.S. economic news. (Moderated) clari.biz.economy.world News of the world's economies. (Moderated) clari.biz.features Business feature stories . (Moderated) clari.biz.finance Interest rates, currencies, government debt. (Moderated) clari.biz.industry.agriculture Agriculture, fishing, forestry. (Moderated) clari.biz.industry.automotive The car and truck industry. (Moderated) clari.biz.industry.aviation Airlines and airports. (Moderated) clari.biz.industry.banking Banks and S&Ls. (Moderated) clari.biz.industry.broadcasting The television and radio industry. (Moderated) clari.biz.industry.construction The construction industry. (Moderated) clari.biz.industry.dry_goods Consumer goods, clothing, furniture. (Moderated) clari.biz.industry.energy Oil, gas, coal, alternatives. (Moderated) clari.biz.industry.food Food processing, markets, restaurants. (Moderated) clari.biz.industry.health The health care business. (Moderated) clari.biz.industry.insurance The insurance industry. (Moderated) clari.biz.industry.manufacturing Heavy industry. (Moderated) clari.biz.industry.mining Mining for metals, minerals. (Moderated) clari.biz.industry.print_media Newspapers, publishers, magazines. (Moderated) clari.biz.industry.real_estate Housing and real estate. (Moderated) clari.biz.industry.retail Retail stores and shops. (Moderated) clari.biz.industry.services Consulting, brokerages, services. (Moderated) clari.biz.industry.tourism The tourism and hotel industry. (Moderated) clari.biz.industry.transportation Trains, buses, transit, shipping. (Moderated) clari.biz.market.commodities Commodity reports. (Moderated) clari.biz.market.misc Bonds, money market funds, other instruments. (Moderated) clari.biz.market.news News affecting the financial markets. (Moderated) clari.biz.market.report International market reports. (Moderated) clari.biz.market.report.asia Asian market reports. (Moderated) clari.biz.market.report.europe European market reports. (Moderated) clari.biz.market.report.top Overview of the markets. (Moderated) clari.biz.market.report.usa U.S. market reports. (Moderated) clari.biz.market.report.usa.nyse New York Stock Exchange reports. (Moderated) clari.biz.mergers Mergers, acquisitions, spinoffs. (Moderated) clari.biz.misc Other business news. (Moderated) clari.biz.review Daily review of business news. (Moderated) clari.biz.top High-priority business news. (Moderated) clari.biz.urgent Breaking business news. (Moderated) clari.biz.world_trade GATT, free trade, trade disputes. (Moderated) clari.feature.dave_barry Dave Barry's humor column. (Moderated) clari.feature.dilbert Scott Adams' Dilbert cartoon,. (Mime and GIF). (Moderated) clari.feature.mike_royko Chicago opinion columnist Mike Royko. (Moderated) clari.feature.miss_manners Etiquette advice by Miss Manners. (Moderated) clari.living Fashion, leisure, lifestyle. (Moderated) clari.living.animals Human interest stories about animals. (Moderated) clari.living.arts News of the arts. (Moderated) clari.living.bizarre Unusual or funny news stories. (Moderated) clari.living.books News about books and authors. (Moderated) clari.living.celebrities Famous people in the news. (Moderated) clari.living.consumer Consumer issues and products. (Moderated) clari.living.entertainment Entertainment news. (Moderated) clari.living.goodnews Stories of success and survival. (Moderated) clari.living.history News and human interest about history. (Moderated) clari.living.history.today Today in History feature. (Moderated) clari.living.human_interest General human interest stories. (Moderated) clari.living.movies News of film and movies. (Moderated) clari.living.music News of the music scene. (Moderated) clari.living.tv News of television programs and events. (Moderated) clari.local.alabama News of Alabama. (Moderated) clari.local.alaska News of Alaska. (Moderated) clari.local.arizona News of Arizona. (Moderated) clari.local.arkansas News of Arkansas. (Moderated) clari.local.california News of California. (Moderated) clari.local.chicago News of the Chicago area. (Moderated) clari.local.colorado News of Colorado. (Moderated) clari.local.connecticut News of Connecticut. (Moderated) clari.local.delaware News of Delaware. (Moderated) clari.local.florida News of Florida. (Moderated) clari.local.georgia News of Georgia. (Moderated) clari.local.hawaii News of Hawaii. (Moderated) clari.local.idaho News of Idaho. (Moderated) clari.local.illinois News of Illinois. (Moderated) clari.local.indiana News of Indiana. (Moderated) clari.local.iowa News of Iowa. (Moderated) clari.local.kansas News of Kansas. (Moderated) clari.local.kentucky News of Kentucky. (Moderated) clari.local.los_angeles News of the Los Angeles area. (Moderated) clari.local.louisiana News of Louisiana. (Moderated) clari.local.maine News of Maine. (Moderated) clari.local.maryland News of Maryland. (Moderated) clari.local.massachusetts News of Massachusetts. (Moderated) clari.local.michigan News of Michigan. (Moderated) clari.local.minnesota News of Minnesota. (Moderated) clari.local.mississippi News of Mississippi. (Moderated) clari.local.missouri News of Missouri. (Moderated) clari.local.montana News of Montana. (Moderated) clari.local.nebraska News of Nebraska. (Moderated) clari.local.nevada News of Nevada. (Moderated) clari.local.new_hampshire News of New Hampshire. (Moderated) clari.local.new_jersey News of New Jersey. (Moderated) clari.local.new_mexico News of New Mexico. (Moderated) clari.local.new_york News of New York state. (Moderated) clari.local.north_carolina News of North Carolina. (Moderated) clari.local.north_dakota News of North Dakota. (Moderated) clari.local.nyc News of the New York City area. (Moderated) clari.local.ohio News of Ohio. (Moderated) clari.local.oklahoma News of Oklahoma. (Moderated) clari.local.oregon News of Oregon. (Moderated) clari.local.pennsylvania News of Pennsylvania. (Moderated) clari.local.rhode_island News of Rhode Island. (Moderated) clari.local.sfbay News of the San Francisco Bay Area. (Moderated) clari.local.south_carolina News of South Carolina. (Moderated) clari.local.south_dakota News of South Dakota. (Moderated) clari.local.tennessee News of Tennessee. (Moderated) clari.local.texas News of Texas. (Moderated) clari.local.utah News of Utah. (Moderated) clari.local.vermont News of Vermont. (Moderated) clari.local.virginia+dc News of Virginia and the District of Columbia. (Moderated) clari.local.washington News of Washington state. (Moderated) clari.local.west_virginia News of West Virginia. (Moderated) clari.local.wisconsin News of Wisconsin. 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For more information, contact one of the members of the K12Net Council of Coordinators: Jack Crawford Janet Murray Rob Reilly Mort Sternheim Louis Van Geel RELCOM ------ Relcom.* is the hierarchy of Russian-language newsgroups distributed mostly on the territory of the former Soviet Union (non-CIS countries included). These groups are available in Europe and Northern America; due to the 8-bit encoding (KOI-8) of Cyrillic letters, minor software modifications may be required. Newsgroups under the hierarchy relcom.commerce contain classified advertisements and are relatively high-volume; the nature of the information distributed in those groups may contradict policy of some networks. However, they may be valuable for researchers and businessmen interested in the first-hand information on the economics of FSU countries. Eugene Peskin is the Relcom staff member responsible for netnews -- contact him for more information. relcom.ads Non-commercial ads. (Moderated) relcom.archives Messages about new items on archive sites. relcom.archives.d Discussions on file servers, archives. relcom.arts.epic Literary arts of epical kind (more then 10 Kbytes). relcom.arts.qwerty Literary arts of small forms (less then 10 Kbytes). relcom.banktech Discussions on banking technologies. relcom.bbs BBS news. relcom.bbs.list Lists of Russian-language BBSes. (Moderated) relcom.commerce.audio-video Audio & video equipment. relcom.commerce.chemical Chemical production. relcom.commerce.computers Computer hardware. relcom.commerce.construction Construction materials and equipment. relcom.commerce.consume Cosmetics, parfumes, dresses, shoes. relcom.commerce.energy Gas, coal, oil, fuel, generators, etc. relcom.commerce.estate Real estate. relcom.commerce.food Food & drinks (including alcoholic). relcom.commerce.food.drinks Spirits and soft drinks. relcom.commerce.food.sweet Sweets and sugar. relcom.commerce.household All for house - furniture, freezers, ovens, etc. relcom.commerce.infoserv Information services. relcom.commerce.jobs Jobs offered/wanted. relcom.commerce.machinery Machinery, plant equipment. relcom.commerce.medicine Medical services, equipment, drugs. relcom.commerce.metals Metals and metal products. relcom.commerce.money Credits, deposits, currency. relcom.commerce.orgtech Office equipment. relcom.commerce.other Miscelannia. relcom.commerce.publishing Books, publishing services. relcom.commerce.software Software. relcom.commerce.software.demo Demo versions of commercial software. relcom.commerce.stocks Stocks and bonds. relcom.commerce.talk Discussions about commercial groups. relcom.commerce.tobacco Cigarettes and tobacco. relcom.commerce.tour Tourism, leisure and entertainment opportunities. relcom.commerce.transport Vehicles and spare parts. relcom.comp.animation Discussions on computer animation programs. (Moderated) relcom.comp.binaries Binary codes of computer programs. (Moderated) relcom.comp.crosstools Crosstools for embedded systems,single-chip computers. relcom.comp.dbms.clipper CLARION database management system. relcom.comp.dbms.foxpro FoxPro database development system. relcom.comp.demo Demo versions of various software. (Moderated) relcom.comp.demo.d Discussions on demonstration programs. relcom.comp.gis Geographical information systems. relcom.comp.lang.forth Forth programming language and systems. relcom.comp.lang.pascal Using of Pascal programming language. relcom.comp.os.os2 FIDOnet area, OS/2 operational system. relcom.comp.os.vms VMS operational system. relcom.comp.os.windows FIDOnet area, MS-Windows operational system. relcom.comp.os.windows.prog FIDOnet area, programming under MS-Windows. relcom.comp.security Computer security discussions. relcom.comp.sources.d Discussions on sources. relcom.comp.sources.misc Software sources. (Moderated) relcom.consumers Consumer info on products and services. No ads. relcom.currency Money matters in the ex-USSR. relcom.education Education discussions. relcom.exnet Discussions on ExNet electronic exchange. relcom.exnet.quote ExNet quotes. relcom.expo Exhibitions and fairs announcements and reviews. (Moderated) relcom.fido.flirt FIDOnet, just talking of love. relcom.fido.ru.hacker FIDOnet, hackers and crackers (legal!). relcom.fido.ru.modem Inter-network discussion on modems. relcom.fido.ru.networks Inter-network discussion of global nets. relcom.fido.ru.strack FIDOnet, digitized sound. relcom.fido.ru.unix Inter-network challenge to OS Unix. relcom.fido.su.books FIDOnet, for book readers and lovers. relcom.fido.su.c-c++ FIDOnet, C & C++ language. relcom.fido.su.dbms FIDOnet, database management systems. relcom.fido.su.general FIDOnet, about everything and nothing. relcom.fido.su.hardw FIDOnet, computer hardware. relcom.fido.su.magic FIDOnet, magic and occult sciences. relcom.fido.su.softw FIDOnet, software in general. relcom.fido.su.tolkien FIDOnet, creations of J.R.R Tolkien. relcom.fido.su.virus FIDOnet, viruses and vaccines. relcom.games Games. relcom.humor Ha-ha-ha. Jokes, you know them, funny. relcom.infomarket.quote Ex-USSR exchanges's quotes /ASMP/. (Moderated) relcom.infomarket.talk Discussion on market development /ASMP/. (Moderated) relcom.internic.net-happenings InterNIC net-happenings mail-list relcom.jusinf Information on laws by "Justicinform". (Moderated) relcom.kids About kids. relcom.lan Inter-network discussion on local area networks. relcom.maps Relcom maps. relcom.msdos MS-DOS software. relcom.music Music lovers. relcom.netnews Announcements and articles important for all netters. relcom.netnews.big General BIG articles. relcom.newusers Q&A of new Relcom users. relcom.penpals To find friends, colleagues, etc. relcom.politics Political discussions. relcom.postmasters For RELCOM postmasters, official. (Moderated) relcom.postmasters.d Discussion of postmaster's troubles and bright ideas. relcom.relarn.general Scientific academical subnet RELARN: general issues. (Moderated) relcom.renews Net magazine RENEWS. (Moderated) relcom.sci.libraries Discussion of libraries and related info. (Moderated) relcom.spbnews Political & economic news digest by SPB-News Agency. (Moderated) relcom.talk Unfettered talk. relcom.tcpip TCP/IP protocols and their implementation. relcom.terms Discussion of various terms and terminology. relcom.test "Wow, does it really work?". relcom.wtc Commercial proposals of World Trade Centers. relcom.x X Windows discussion. U3B --- 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. VMSnet ------ This hierarchy is for topics of interest to VAX/VMS users (but not necessarily VMS-specific). These groups are a project of the VMSnet working group of the VAX SIG of the US Chapter of DECUS (the Digital Equipment Computer User's Society). They are carried by most major usenet news sites, and almost half of all netnews sites. 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 newsgroups. If you have tried these alternatives and still can not find a site in your local area that carries the VMSnet groups, you can send mail to the VMSnet Network Coordinator, currently Terry Poot , who will attempt to assist you in finding a feed for the groups. Alternatively, you can send mail to the VMSnet mailing list , 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.). Here is a recent list of VMSnet newsgroups. NOTE: this is NOT the definitive list of VMSnet newsgroups. The current definitive list is always the most recent checkgroups posting in vmsnet.admin. It is posted monthly or whenever the set of newsgroups is changed. vmsnet.alpha Discussion about Alpha AXP architecture, systems, porting, etc. vmsnet.announce General announcements of interest to all. (Moderated) vmsnet.announce.newusers Orientation info for new users. (Moderated) vmsnet.databases.rdb DEC's Rdb relational DBMS and related topics. vmsnet.decus.journal The DECUServe Journal. (Moderated) vmsnet.decus.lugs Discussion of DECUS Local User Groups and related issues. vmsnet.employment Jobs sought/offered, workplace and employment related issues. (Moderated) vmsnet.epsilon-cd DEC's free, unsupported OpenVMS AXP CD. vmsnet.groups Administration of the VMSnet newsgroups. vmsnet.infosystems.gopher Gopher software for VMS, gatewayed to VMSGopher-L. vmsnet.infosystems.misc Misc. infosystem software for VMS (e.g. WAIS, WWW, etc.). vmsnet.internals VMS internals, MACRO-32, Bliss, etc., gatewayed to MACRO32 list. vmsnet.mail.misc Other electronic mail software. vmsnet.mail.mx MX email system, gatewayed to MX mailing list. vmsnet.mail.pmdf PMDF email system, gatewayed to ipmdf mailing list. vmsnet.misc General VMS topics not covered elsewhere. vmsnet.networks.desktop.misc Other desktop integration software. vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks DEC Pathworks desktop integration software. vmsnet.networks.management.decmcc DECmcc and related software. vmsnet.networks.management.misc Other network management solutions. vmsnet.networks.misc General networking topics not covered elsewhere. vmsnet.networks.tcp-ip.cmu-tek CMU-TEK TCP/IP package, gatewayed to cmu-openvms-ip@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu. vmsnet.networks.tcp-ip.misc Other TCP/IP solutions for VMS. vmsnet.networks.tcp-ip.multinet TGV's Multinet TCP/IP, gatewayed to info-multinet. vmsnet.networks.tcp-ip.tcpware Discussion of Process Software's TCPWARE TCP/IP software. vmsnet.networks.tcp-ip.ucx DEC's VMS/Ultrix Connection (or TCP/IP services for VMS) product. vmsnet.networks.tcp-ip.wintcp The Wollongong Group's WIN-TCP TCP/IP software. vmsnet.pdp-11 PDP-11 hardware and software, gatewayed to info-pdp11. vmsnet.sources Source code postings ONLY. (Moderated) 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.tpu TPU language and applications, gatewayed to info-tpu. vmsnet.uucp DECUS uucp software, gatewayed to vmsnet mailing list. vmsnet.vms-posix Discussion about VMS POSIX.