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Archive-name: active-newsgroups/part1
Original-author: Gene Spafford ([e-mail])
Comment: enhanced & edited until 5/93 by [e-mail] (Gene Spafford)
Last-change: 2 Jun 1994 by [e-mail] (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
[e-mail]
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Newsgroup        Description
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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.


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Subject: List of Active Newsgroups, Part II
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Newsgroup        Description
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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.


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From: [e-mail] (David C Lawrence)
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Subject: Alternative Newsgroup Hierarchies, Part I
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Summary: First of two postings.     This part describes the following
    alternate hierarchies: alt, bionet, bit, biz
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Archive-name: alt-hierarchies/part1
Original-author: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and [e-mail] (Gene Spafford)
Comment: enhanced & edited until 5/93 by [e-mail] (Gene Spafford)
Last-change: 2 Jun 1994 by [e-mail] (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 [e-mail] 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, <blush>, 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 <[e-mail]> 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 <[e-mail]> 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
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From: [e-mail] (David C Lawrence)
Newsgroups: news.lists,news.groups,news.announce.newgroups,news.answers
Subject: Alternative Newsgroup Hierarchies, Part II
Supersedes: <[e-mail]>
Followup-To: news.groups
Date: 2 Jun 1994 21:12:08 -0400
Organization: UUNET Technologies Inc, Falls Church, VA, USA
Lines: 818
Approved: [e-mail]
Expires: 2 Aug 94 13:12:06 GMT
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
References: <[e-mail]>
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
"[e-mail]".

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. (Moderated)
clari.local.wyoming    News of Wyoming. (Moderated)
clari.matrix_news    Monthly journal of the Internet world. (Moderated)
clari.nb.apple    Newsbytes Apple/Macintosh news. (Moderated)
clari.nb.business    Newsbytes business and 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 coverage of the PC and DOS worlds. (Moderated)
clari.nb.review    Newsbytes new product reviews. (Moderated)
clari.nb.summary    Daily summary of Newsbytes news. (Moderated)
clari.nb.telecom    Newsbytes telecom and online industry news. (Moderated)
clari.nb.top    Top Newsbytes stories. (Moderated)
clari.nb.trends    Newsbytes new developments and trends. (Moderated)
clari.nb.unix    Newsbytes Unix world news. (Moderated)
clari.net.admin    Announcements for all system administrators. (Moderated)
clari.net.announce    Announcements for all ClariNews readers. (Moderated)
clari.net.answers    Monthly postings for ClariNews readers. (Moderated)
clari.net.info    Occasional announcements for readers. (Moderated)
clari.net.newusers    Information for new ClariNews readers. (Moderated)
clari.net.talk    Discussion of ClariNews services -- NOT moderated
clari.net.talk.admin    Discussion of adminstrative topics -- NOT moderated
clari.net.talk.news    Discussion of events in the news -- NOT moderated
clari.news.aging    News of senior citizens and aging. (Moderated)
clari.news.alcohol    Drunk driving, alcoholism. (Moderated)
clari.news.blacks    Black news. (Moderated)
clari.news.briefs    Hourly U.S. newsbrief. (Moderated)
clari.news.censorship    Censorship, government control of media. (Moderated)
clari.news.civil_rights    Freedom, civil rights, human rights. (Moderated)
clari.news.conflict    War, conflict, peace talks. (Moderated)
clari.news.corruption    Corruption in government. (Moderated)
clari.news.crime.abductions    Kidnappings, hostage-taking. (Moderated)
clari.news.crime.abuse    Spouse and child abuse. (Moderated)
clari.news.crime.issue    The social issue of crime. (Moderated)
clari.news.crime.juvenile    Crimes by children and teenagers. (Moderated)
clari.news.crime.misc    Other crimes. (Moderated)
clari.news.crime.murders    Murders and shootings. (Moderated)
clari.news.crime.organized    Organized crime. (Moderated)
clari.news.crime.sex    Sex crimes, child pornography. (Moderated)
clari.news.crime.top    Well-known crimes. (Moderated)
clari.news.crime.white_collar    Insider trading, fraud, embezzlement. (Moderated)
clari.news.disaster    Major disasters and mishaps. (Moderated)
clari.news.drugs    Drug abuse and social policy. (Moderated)
clari.news.education    Primary and secondary education. (Moderated)
clari.news.education.higher    Colleges and universities. (Moderated)
clari.news.ethnicity    Ethnicity issues. (Moderated)
clari.news.family    Families, adoption, marriage. (Moderated)
clari.news.features    Feature stories. (Moderated)
clari.news.flash    Ultra-important once-a-year news flashes. (Moderated)
clari.news.gays    Homosexuality and gay rights. (Moderated)
clari.news.guns    Gun control and other gun news. (Moderated)
clari.news.immigration    Refugees, immigration, migration. (Moderated)
clari.news.jews    Jewish news. (Moderated)
clari.news.labor    Labor and union news. (Moderated)
clari.news.labor.layoff    Layoffs in the news. (Moderated)
clari.news.labor.strike    Strikes and labor actions. (Moderated)
clari.news.poverty    Poverty, homelessness, hunger. (Moderated)
clari.news.punishment    Prison conditions, torture, death penalty. (Moderated)
clari.news.religion    Religious politics, issues, religious news. (Moderated)
clari.news.reproduction    Abortion, contraception, fertility. (Moderated)
clari.news.review    Daily news review. (Moderated)
clari.news.sex    Sexual issues and news of sexuality. (Moderated)
clari.news.smoking    Smoking and tobacco issues. (Moderated)
clari.news.terrorism    Terrorist actions and related news. (Moderated)
clari.news.top    Top U.S. news. (Moderated)
clari.news.trouble    Accidents and mishaps. (Moderated)
clari.news.urgent    Breaking stories of the day. (Moderated)
clari.news.usa.gov.financial    U.S. fiscal and financial policy. (Moderated)
clari.news.usa.gov.foreign_policy    U.S. foreign policy . (Moderated)
clari.news.usa.gov.misc    Miscellaneous U.S. domestic policy. (Moderated)
clari.news.usa.gov.personalities    Personalities and private lives. (Moderated)
clari.news.usa.gov.politics    Party politics and electioneering. (Moderated)
clari.news.usa.gov.state+local    State and local governments. (Moderated)
clari.news.usa.gov.white_house    Presidential news. (Moderated)
clari.news.usa.law    Legal news and U.S. lawsuits. (Moderated)
clari.news.usa.law.supreme    The U.S. Supreme Court. (Moderated)
clari.news.usa.military    News of the U.S. military. (Moderated)
clari.news.weather    Weather news and reports. (Moderated)
clari.news.women    Women's issues: sexism, harassment. (Moderated)
clari.sfbay.briefs    San Francisco Bay Area daily brief. (Moderated)
clari.sfbay.entertain    San Francisco Bay Area entertainment news. (Moderated)
clari.sfbay.fire    News of S.F. Bay Area fires. (Moderated)
clari.sfbay.general    Major S.F. Bay Area news. (Moderated)
clari.sfbay.misc    Miscellaneous S.F. Bay Area news. (Moderated)
clari.sfbay.police    Police and crime in the S.F. Bay Area. (Moderated)
clari.sfbay.roads    Road conditions in the S.F. Bay Area. (Moderated)
clari.sfbay.short    Short articles from the S.F. Bay Area. (Moderated)
clari.sfbay.weather    S.F. Bay Area weather conditions. (Moderated)
clari.sports.baseball    Pro baseball: general scores, stories, stats. (Moderated)
clari.sports.baseball.games    MLB: individual games, box scores. (Moderated)
clari.sports.basketball    NBA basketball coverage. (Moderated)
clari.sports.basketball.college    NCAA basketball coverage. (Moderated)
clari.sports.briefs    General sports scoreboard. (Moderated)
clari.sports.features    Sports feature stories. (Moderated)
clari.sports.football    NFL football coverage. (Moderated)
clari.sports.football.college    NCAA football coverage. (Moderated)
clari.sports.football.games    Scores for NFL games. (Moderated)
clari.sports.golf    Golf coverage. (Moderated)
clari.sports.hockey    NHL hockey coverage. (Moderated)
clari.sports.misc    Coverage of other sports. (Moderated)
clari.sports.motor    Racing and motor sports. (Moderated)
clari.sports.olympic    Olympic sports coverage. (Moderated)
clari.sports.review    Daily review of sports. (Moderated)
clari.sports.tennis    Tennis news and scores. (Moderated)
clari.sports.top    Top sports news. (Moderated)
clari.tw.aerospace    Aerospace industry and companies. (Moderated)
clari.tw.biotechnology    Biotechnology news. (Moderated)
clari.tw.computers    Computer industry news. (Moderated)
clari.tw.defense    Defense industry news. (Moderated)
clari.tw.electronics    Electronics makers and sellers. (Moderated)
clari.tw.environment    Environment, pollution, waste. (Moderated)
clari.tw.health        Disease, medicine, health care research. (Moderated)
clari.tw.health.aids    HIV and AIDS research, politics. (Moderated)
clari.tw.misc        General technical industry stories. (Moderated)
clari.tw.new_media    Online services, multimedia, the Internet. (Moderated)
clari.tw.nuclear    Nuclear power and waste. (Moderated)
clari.tw.science    General science stories. (Moderated)
clari.tw.space    NASA, astronomy, spaceflight. (Moderated)
clari.tw.stocks    Computer and technology stock prices. (Moderated)
clari.tw.telecom    Telephones, satellites, telecommunications. (Moderated)
clari.tw.top    Top technical stories. (Moderated)
clari.world.africa    News from Africa. (Moderated)
clari.world.africa.south_africa    News from South Africa. (Moderated)
clari.world.americas.canada    General Canadian news. (Moderated)
clari.world.americas.canada.business    Canadian business news. (Moderated)
clari.world.americas.canada.review    Daily review of Canadian news. (Moderated)
clari.world.americas.caribbean    News of the Caribbean island nations. (Moderated)
clari.world.americas.central    News of Central America. (Moderated)
clari.world.americas.mexico    News of Mexico. (Moderated)
clari.world.americas.south    News of South America. (Moderated)
clari.world.asia.central    Ex-Soviet republics in Central Asia. (Moderated)
clari.world.asia.china    News of China. (Moderated)
clari.world.asia.hong_kong    News of Hong Kong. (Moderated)
clari.world.asia.india    News of India. (Moderated)
clari.world.asia.japan    News of Japan. (Moderated)
clari.world.asia.koreas    News of North and South Korea. (Moderated)
clari.world.asia.south    News of South Asia. (Pakistan, Bangladesh, etc.). (Moderated)
clari.world.asia.southeast    News of Southeast Asia. (Moderated)
clari.world.asia.taiwan    News of the Republic of China. (Taiwan). (Moderated)
clari.world.briefs    Brief of world events. (Moderated)
clari.world.europe.alpine    Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein. (Moderated)
clari.world.europe.balkans    Former Yugoslavia, Romania, Bulgaria. (Moderated)
clari.world.europe.benelux    Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg. (Moderated)
clari.world.europe.central    Poland, Czech Rep., Slovakia, Hungary. (Moderated)
clari.world.europe.eastern    Ukraine, Belarus, Baltics, Moldova. (Moderated)
clari.world.europe.france    News of France and Monaco. (Moderated)
clari.world.europe.germany    News of Germany. (Moderated)
clari.world.europe.greece    News of Greece. (Moderated)
clari.world.europe.iberia    Spain, Portugal, and Andorra. (Moderated)
clari.world.europe.ireland    News of the Republic of Ireland. (Moderated)
clari.world.europe.italy    News of Italy and San Marino. (Moderated)
clari.world.europe.northern    Scandinavia, Finland, Iceland. (Moderated)
clari.world.europe.russia    News of Russia. (Moderated)
clari.world.europe.uk    News of the United Kingdom. (Moderated)
clari.world.europe.union    News about the European Union. (Moderated)
clari.world.mideast    News of the Mideast. (Moderated)
clari.world.mideast.arabia    News of the Arabian Peninsula. (Moderated)
clari.world.mideast.iran    News of Iran. (Moderated)
clari.world.mideast.iraq    News of Iraq. (Moderated)
clari.world.mideast.israel    News of Israel and occupied lands. (Moderated)
clari.world.mideast.turkey    News of Turkey. (Moderated)
clari.world.oceania    News of Oceania. (Moderated)
clari.world.oceania.australia    News of Australia. (Moderated)
clari.world.oceania.new_zealand    News of New Zealand. (Moderated)
clari.world.organizations    The UN and other organizations. (Moderated)
clari.world.top            Top news from around the world. (Moderated)

GNU
---
gnUSENET (gnUSENET is Not USENET) is a set of newsgroups that are
gated bi-directionally with the Internet mailing lists of the GNU
Project of the Free Software Foundation.  GNU (GNU's Not Unix) will be
a complete operating system, including application programs, with
freely redistributable source code.  Please use ONLY gnu.misc.discuss
for discussion of topics considered contrary to GNU aims and political
philosophy (e.g., porting of GNU code to Apple machines, usefulness of
intellectual property laws, etc.).

The GNU mailing lists and newsgroups, like the GNU project itself,
exist to promote the freedom to share software.     So please don't use
these newsgroups (or the other GNU lists) to promote or recommend
non-free software.  (Using them to post ordering information is the
ultimate faux pas.)  If there is no free program to do a certain task,
then somebody should write one!

Current groups include:

gnu.announce        Status and announcements from the Project. (Moderated)
gnu.bash.bug        Bourne Again SHell bug reports and suggested fixes. (Moderated)
gnu.chess        Announcements about the GNU Chess program.
gnu.emacs.announce    Announcements about GNU Emacs. (Moderated)
gnu.emacs.bug        GNU Emacs bug reports and suggested fixes. (Moderated)
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.help        User queries and answers.
gnu.emacs.sources    ONLY (please!) C and Lisp source code for GNU Emacs.
gnu.emacs.vm.bug    Bug reports on the Emacs VM mail package.
gnu.emacs.vm.info    Information about the Emacs VM mail package.
gnu.emacs.vms        VMS port of GNU Emacs.
gnu.epoch.misc        The Epoch X11 extensions to Emacs.
gnu.g++.announce    Announcements about the GNU C++ Compiler. (Moderated)
gnu.g++.bug        g++ bug reports and suggested fixes. (Moderated)
gnu.g++.help        GNU C++ compiler (G++) user queries and answers.
gnu.g++.lib.bug        g++ library bug reports/suggested fixes. (Moderated)
gnu.gcc.announce    Announcements about the GNU C Compiler. (Moderated)
gnu.gcc.bug        GNU C Compiler bug reports/suggested fixes. (Moderated)
gnu.gcc.help        GNU C Compiler (gcc) user queries and answers.
gnu.gdb.bug        gcc/g++ DeBugger bugs and suggested fixes. (Moderated)
gnu.ghostscript.bug    GNU Ghostscript interpreter bugs. (Moderated)
gnu.gnusenet.config    GNU's Not Usenet administration and configuration.
gnu.gnusenet.test    GNU's Not Usenet alternative hierarchy testing.
gnu.groff.bug        Bugs in the GNU roff programs. (Moderated)
gnu.misc.discuss    Serious discussion about GNU and freed software.
gnu.smalltalk.bug    Bugs in GNU Smalltalk. (Moderated)
gnu.utils.bug        GNU utilities bugs (e.g., make, gawk. ls). (Moderated)

Use gnu.emacs.help to discuss software on gnu.emacs.sources and to ask
for sources.  gnu.emacs.sources is archived by many sites and they
want sources ONLY!

The gnu.*.bug groups are pseudo-moderated (that is, the group is
marked moderated so that postings are mailed to prep.ai.mit.edu and
then redistributed to the both the mailing list and newsgroup from
there).  The gnu.*announce groups are all fully moderated.

If one of your USENET feeds cannot provide you with a feed of the
gnUSENET newsgroups, send mail to [e-mail]
to ask for a feed.

Questions about GNU can be directed to [e-mail] or:
    Free Software Foundation
    675 Massachusetts Avenue
    Cambridge, MA  02139
    USA
    [phone]

HEPnet
------
HEPnet is a collections of networks interconnecting high-energy and
nuclear physics research sites.     The HEPnet netnews hierarchy was
created to facilitate discussions in the HEP and NP communitites.  The
hierarchy is is maintained by National HEPnet Management.  All groups
are bi-directionally gatewayed to mailing lists and automatically
archived.  Questions, requests for feeds, and group deletions/additions
should be sent to [e-mail] (Internet), netnews@hepnet (BITNET),
or hepnet::netnews (HEP-ES DECnet).

hepnet.admin        Discussions among hepnet.* netnews administrators
hepnet.announce        Announcement of general interest
hepnet.conferences    Discussions of conference and  workshops
hepnet.freehep        Discussions about the freehep archives
hepnet.general        Discussions of general interest
hepnet.hepix        Discussions on the use of Unix
hepnet.heplib        Discussions about HEPLIB
hepnet.jobs        Job announcements and discussions
hepnet.lang.c++        Discussions of the use of C++
hepnet.test        Test postings
hepnet.videoconf    Discussions on the use of videoconferencing

IEEE
----
The IEEE newsgroups concern the IEEE -- the Institute of Electrical
and Electronics Engineers.

ieee.announce        General Announcements for IEEE community.
ieee.config        Postings about managing the ieee.* groups.
ieee.general        IEEE - General discussion.
ieee.pcnfs        Discussion & tips on PC-NFS.
ieee.rab.announce    Regional Activities Board - Announcements.
ieee.rab.general    Regional Activities Board - General discussion.
ieee.region1        Region 1 Announcements.
ieee.tab.announce    Technical Activities Board - Announcements.
ieee.tab.general    Technical Activities Board - General discussion.
ieee.tcos        The Technical Committee on Operating Systems. (Moderated)
ieee.usab.announce    USAB - Announcements.
ieee.usab.general    USAB - General discussion.

The IEEE is willing to distribute these newsgroups via NNTP to any site
that desires to carry them.  If you would like a feed of these
newsgroups, have the news admin for your site contact '[e-mail]'
for a feed.

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 transport 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 <[e-mail]>.

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.editors        Topics related to computerized text editing.
comp.edu.composition    Writing instruction in computer-based classrooms.
comp.lang.asm370    Programming in IBM System/370 Assembly Language.
comp.lang.clu        The CLU language & related topics.
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.networks.noctools.announce    Info and announcements about NOC tools. (Moderated)
comp.networks.noctools.bugs    Bug reports and fixes for NOC tools.
comp.networks.noctools.d    Discussion about NOC tools.
comp.networks.noctools.submissions    New NOC tools submissions.
comp.networks.noctools.tools    Descriptions of available NOC tools. (Moderated)
comp.networks.noctools.wanted    Requests for NOC software.
comp.org.isoc.interest    Discussion about the Internet Society.
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.msdos.4dos    The 4DOS command processor for MS-DOS.
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.
comp.protocols.iso.x400.gateway    X400 mail gateway discussions. (Moderated)
comp.protocols.pcnet    Topics related to PCNET (a personal computer network).
comp.protocols.snmp    The Simple Network Management Protocol.
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.soft-sys.nextstep    The NeXTstep computing environment.
comp.std.announce    Announcements about standards activities. (Moderated)
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 the 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.unix.solaris    Discussions about the Solaris operating system.
comp.windows.x.announce    X Consortium announcements. (Moderated)
comp.windows.x.motif    The Motif GUI for the X Window System.
ddn.mgt-bulletin    The DDN Management Bulletin from NIC.DDN.MIL (Moderated)
ddn.newsletter        The DDN Newsletter from NIC.DDN.MIL (Moderated)
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.

Info
---
The "info" hierarchy is a collection of mailing lists gatewayed into
news at the University of Illinois.  The lists are selected based on
local interests but have proven popular at a number of sites.  Groups
are removed when they become available via more mainstream
hierarchies.  Sites are encouraged to mark *'ed groups as 'n' in their
active file.  These groups are generally concerned with getting real
work done and readers dislike extraneous postings.  Postings can still
be made by emailing to the listed contact address.

info.admin    Administrative messages regarding info.* groups ([e-mail]). (Moderated)
info.big-internet    *Issues facing a huge Internet ([e-mail]). (Moderated)
info.bind    *The Berkeley BIND server ([e-mail]). (Moderated)
info.brl-cad    BRL's Solid Modeling CAD system ([e-mail]). (Moderated)
info.bsdi.users        BSDI user forum ([e-mail]). (Moderated)
info.bytecounters    *NSstat network analysis program. ([e-mail]). (Moderated)
info.convex    Convex Corp machines ([e-mail]). (Moderated)
info.firearms    Non-political firearms discussions ([e-mail]). (Moderated)
info.firearms.politics    Political firearms discussions ([e-mail]). (Moderated)
info.gated    *Cornell's GATED program ([e-mail]). (Moderated)
info.grass.programmer    GRASS geographic information system programmer issues (grassp-list @moon.cecer.army.mil). (Moderated)
info.grass.user        GRASS geographic information system user issues ([e-mail]). (Moderated)
info.ietf    *Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) discussions ([e-mail]). (Moderated)
info.ietf.hosts        *IETF host requirements discussions ([e-mail]). (Moderated)
info.ietf.isoc    *Internet Society discussions ([e-mail]). (Moderated)
info.ietf.njm    *Jo-MAAN - the Joint Monitoring Access between Adjacent Networks IETF working group ([e-mail]). (Moderated)
info.ietf.smtp    *IETF SMTP extension discussions ([e-mail]). (Moderated)
info.isode    *The ISO Development Environment package ([e-mail]). (Moderated)
info.jethro-tull    Discussions about Jethro Tull's music ([e-mail]). (Moderated)
info.labmgr    Computer lab managers list ([e-mail]). (Moderated)
info.mach    The Mach operating system ([e-mail]). (Moderated)
info.mh.workers        *MH development discussions ([e-mail]). (Moderated)
info.nets    Inter-network connectivity ([e-mail]).
info.nsf.grants        *NSF grant notes ([e-mail]). (Moderated)
info.nsfnet.cert    *Computer Emergency Response Team announcements ([e-mail]). (Moderated)
info.nsfnet.status    NSFnet status reports. (Moderated)
info.nupop    Northwestern University's POP for PCs ([e-mail]). (Moderated)
info.nysersnmp    *The SNMP software distributed by PSI ([e-mail]). (Moderated)
info.osf    *OSF Electronic Bulletin mailings ([e-mail]). (Moderated)
info.pem-dev    *IETF privacy enhanced mail discussions ([e-mail]). (Moderated)
info.ph        Qi, ph, sendmail/phquery discussions ([e-mail]). (Moderated)
info.rfc    *Announcements of newly released RFCs ([e-mail]). (Moderated)
info.slug    Care and feeding of Symbolics Lisp machines ([e-mail]). (Moderated)
info.snmp    *SNMP (Simple Gateway/Network Monitoring Protocol) ([e-mail]). (Moderated)
info.solbourne        Discussions & info about Solbourne computers ([e-mail]). (Moderated)
info.sun-managers    *Sun-managers digest ([e-mail]). (Moderated)
info.sun-nets    *Sun-nets (nee Sun Spots) digest ([e-mail]). (Moderated)
info.theorynt    Theory list ([e-mail]). (Moderated)
info.unix-sw    Software available for anonymous FTP ([e-mail]). (Moderated)
info.wisenet    Women In Science and Engineering NETwork ([e-mail]). (Moderated)

K12
---
K12Net is a collection of conferences devoted to K-12 educational
curriculum, language exchanges with native speakers, and
classroom-to-classroom projects designed by teachers.  The
conferences are privately distributed among FidoNet-compatible
electronic bulletin board systems in Africa, Asia, Australia,
Europe, and North America, as well as available from uunet.uu.net
as Usenet newsgroups in the hierarchy k12.*

Classroom-to-classroom projects are featured in the K12 "Channels"
which are periodically reassigned based on usage and appropriate
project length.     They comprise the k12.sys hierarchy.

Forums for casual conversation among students are divided by grade
level in the k12.chat hierarchy; there is also an area for teachers to
exchange general ideas about using telecommunications in education.

k12.chat.elementary    Casual conversation for elementary students, grades K-5.
k12.chat.junior        Casual conversation for students in grades 6-8.
k12.chat.senior        Casual conversation for high school students.
k12.chat.teacher    Casual conversation for teachers of grades K-12.
k12.ed.art        Arts & crafts curricula in K-12 education.
k12.ed.business        Business education curricula in grades K-12.
k12.ed.comp.literacy    Teaching computer literacy in grades K-12.
k12.ed.health-pe    Health and Physical Education curricula in grades K-12.
k12.ed.life-skills    Home Economics, career education, and school counseling.
k12.ed.math        Mathematics curriculum in K-12 education.
k12.ed.music        Music and Performing Arts curriculum in K-12 education.
k12.ed.science        Science curriculum in K-12 education.
k12.ed.soc-studies    Social Studies and History curriculum in K-12 education.
k12.ed.special        Educating students with handicaps and/or special needs.
k12.ed.tag        K-12 education for gifted and talented students.
k12.ed.tech        Industrial arts & vocational education in grades K-12.
k12.lang.art        The art of teaching language skills in grades K-12.
k12.lang.deutsch-eng    Bilingual German/English practice with native speakers.
k12.lang.esp-eng    Bilingual Spanish/English practice with native speakers.
k12.lang.francais    French practice with native speakers.
k12.lang.russian    Bilingual Russian/English practice with native speakers.
k12.library        Implementing info technologies in school libraries.
k12.sys.channel0    Current projects.
k12.sys.channel1    Current projects.
k12.sys.channel10    Current projects.
k12.sys.channel11    Current projects.
k12.sys.channel12    Current projects.
k12.sys.channel2    Current projects.
k12.sys.channel3    Current projects.
k12.sys.channel4    Current projects.
k12.sys.channel5    Current projects.
k12.sys.channel6    Current projects.
k12.sys.channel7    Current projects.
k12.sys.channel8    Current projects.
k12.sys.channel9    Current projects.
k12.sys.projects    Discussion of potential projects.

For more information, contact one of the members of
the K12Net Council of Coordinators:

Jack Crawford <[e-mail]>
Janet Murray <[e-mail]>
Rob Reilly <[e-mail]>
Mort Sternheim <[e-mail]>
Louis Van Geel <[e-mail]>

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 <[e-mail]> 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 <[e-mail]>, who will attempt
to assist you in finding a feed for the groups. Alternatively, you can send
mail to the VMSnet mailing list <[e-mail]>, 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 [e-mail].
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.