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