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Archive-name: active-newsgroups/part1
Original-author: Gene Spafford (spaf@cs.purdue.edu)
Comment: enhanced & edited until 5/93 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
Last-change: 22 Jul 1993 by tale@uunet.uu.net (David C Lawrence)


The following is a list of currently active USENET newsgroups as of
23 Jul 1993.  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.

Some groups are moderated or are monitored mailing lists.  They can
only be posted to by mailing submissions to the coordinator (provided
in a companion posting).  Some selected sites provide automatic
remailing to the moderator in support of B2.11, C news and INN -- posting
to one of these groups automatically mails the article for the poster.
Some of the moderated groups are gatewayed to USENET from the Internet
and appear as newsgroups to facilitate distribution and posting from
the Usenet.  Some of these gatewayed Internet newsgroups are listed
below, and the rest appear in a companion posting that lists
alternative newsgroup hierarchies.  Other of the "world" groups are
bidirectionally gatewayed with Internet mailing lists; items submitted
from the Internet side to the digest are split up and submitted to the
USENET group, while articles submitted on the USENET side are bundled
up and submitted to the mailing list.  A complete list of moderated
newsgroups, submission addresses and moderators is given in a
companion posting.

The following "world" groups have been gatewayed with the listed
Internet lists.  Some of them may not still be gatewayed due to
broken software and/or gateways; such groups are marked with an
asterisk ("*") in the list below.  Please contact me if you should know
of their current status.  Also note that the group "comp.lang.forth" is
gatewayed with the Bitnet discussion list "umforth@weizmann.bitnet",
comp.lang.apl is gatewayed with APL-L at the unb.ca node, and
rec.railroad is run from "railroad@queens.bitnet".
Some of these lists are gated one-way into Usenet groups; those groups
have been marked with a ">" symbol in the list below.

If you are reading this article from a site not on the Usenet, you may
subscribe to Internet lists by writing to the request address.  You
form such an address by putting "-request" before the "@" symbol, as
in "unix-emacs-request@vm.tcs.tulane.edu".  This gets your message
directly to the list maintainer instead of broadcasting it to all the
readers of the list.

Also note that moderators of Usenet groups may not be in charge of the
corresponding mailing list or gateway.  For example, the moderator of
comp.sources.unix does not have anything to do with the unix-sources
mailing list; matters concerning the mailing list should be addressed
to unix-sources-request@brl.mil

Usenet Group            Internet list
------------            -------------
comp.databases.ingres   info-ingres@math.ams.com
comp.dcom.modems        info-modems@wsmr-simtel20.army.mil
comp.dcom.telecom       telecom@eecs.nwu.edu
comp.emacs              unix-emacs@bbn.com
comp.graphics.gnuplot   info-gnuplot@dartmouth.edu
*comp.lang.ada          info-ada@ajpo.sei.cmu.edu
comp.lang.c             info-c@brl.mil
>comp.lang.c++          info-g++@prep.ai.mit.edu
>comp.lang.c++          help-g++@prep.ai.mit.edu
comp.lang.modula2       info-m2@ucf1vm.bitnet
*comp.lang.pascal       info-pascal@brl.mil
*comp.lang.prolog       prolog@score.stanford.edu
comp.mail.mh            mh-users@ics.uci.edu
comp.os.cpm             info-cpm@wsmr-simtel20.army.mil
comp.os.minix           info-minix@udel.edu
comp.os.vms             info-vax@sri.com
comp.protocols.kerberos kerberos@athena.mit.edu
comp.protocols.tcp-ip   tcp-ip@nic.ddn.mil
comp.society.privacy    comp-privacy@pica.army.mil
comp.sources.misc       unix-sources@brl.mil
comp.sources.unix       unix-sources@brl.mil
comp.specification.z    zforum@comlab.ox.ac.uk
comp.sys.apollo         apollo@umix.cc.umich.edu
comp.sys.apple2         info-apple@apple.com
comp.sys.atari.8bit     info-atari8-request@naucse.cse.nau.edu
comp.sys.atari.st       info-atari16-request@naucse.cse.nau.edu
comp.sys.misc           info-micro@wsmr-simtel20.army.mil
comp.sys.prime          info-prime@blx-a.prime.com
comp.sys.tahoe          info-tahoe@csd1.milw.wisc.edu
comp.sys.xerox          info-1100@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu
*comp.terminals         info-terms@mc.lcs.mit.edu
>comp.text.tex          texhax@cs.washington.edu
>comp.text.tex          info-tex@shsu.edu
comp.unix.questions     info-unix@brl.mil
comp.unix.internals     unix-wizards@brl.mil
comp.windows.interviews interviews@interviews.stanford.edu
comp.windows.x          xpert@expo.lcs.mit.edu
*rec.arts.sf.misc       sf-lovers@rutgers.edu
rec.food.recipes        recipes@rigel.dfrt.nasa.gov
rec.games.diplomacy     dipl-l@mitvma.mit.edu
rec.radio.amateur.misc  info-hams@ucsd.edu
rec.radio.amateur.packet packet-radio@ucsd.edu
rec.radio.amateur.policy ham-policy@ucsd.edu
rec.radio.broacasting   journal@airwaves.chi.il.us
rec.radio.info          radio-info@ucsd.edu
rec.radio.shortwave     swl-l@cuvma.columbia.edu
rec.music.funky         funky-music@hyper.lap.upenn.edu
rec.music.gdead         dead-flames@virginia.edu
rec.music.phish         phish@virginia.edu
rec.music.makers.synth  synth-l@auvm.auvm.edu
rec.sport.disc          ultimate-list@doe.carleton.ca
rec.video               videotech@wsmr-simtel20.army.mil
*sci.astro              sky-fans@xx.lcs.mit.edu
sci.astro.fits          fitsbits@nrao.edu
sci.physics             physics@unix.sri.com
sci.physics.fusion      fusion@zorch.sf-bay.org
sci.space               space@isu.isunet.edu
soc.roots               roots-l@vm1.nodak.edu

Please notify me of any errors or changes to the information in this article.

Gene Spafford
spaf@purdue.EDU
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Newsgroup               Description
----------------------------------------------------------------------
comp.admin.policy       Discussions of site administration policies.
comp.ai                 Artificial intelligence discussions.
comp.ai.fuzzy           Fuzzy set theory, aka fuzzy logic.
comp.ai.genetic         Genetic algorithms in computing.
comp.ai.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.
(Moderate
d)
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.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.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.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.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.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.
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 databases systems.
comp.databases.oracle   The SQL database products of the Oracle Corporation.
comp.databases.pick     Pick-like, post-relational, database systems.
comp.databases.sybase   Implementations of the SQL Server.
comp.databases.theory   Discussing advances in database technology.
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.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.fonts              Typefonts -- design, conversion, use, etc.
comp.graphics           Computer graphics, art, animation, image processing.
comp.graphics.animation Technical aspects of computer animation.
comp.graphics.avs       The Application Visualization System.
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.research  Highly technical computer graphics discussion.
(Moderate
d)
comp.graphics.visualization     Info on scientific visualization.
comp.groupware          Software and hardware for shared interactive environments.
comp.human-factors      Issues related to human-computer interaction (HCI).
comp.infosystems        Any discussion about information systems.
comp.infosystems.gis    All aspects of Geographic Information Systems.
comp.infosystems.gopher Discussion of the gopher information service.
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.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.
(Moderate
d)
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.prolog        Discussion about PROLOG.
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 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.sendmail      Configuring and using the BSD sendmail agent.
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.decus          Digital Equipment Computer Users' Society newsgroup.
comp.org.eff.news       News from the Electronic Frontiers 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.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.linux           The free UNIX-clone for the 386/486, LINUX.
comp.os.linux.announce  Announcements important to the Linux community.
(Moderat
ed)
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.misc         General discussions about Windows issues.
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.misc      Programming Microsoft Windows.
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.setup        Installing and configuring Microsoft 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.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.programmer  Programming OS/2 machines.
comp.os.os2.programmer.misc     Programming OS/2 machines.
comp.os.os2.programmer.porting  Porting software to OS/2 machines.
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.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.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 FTP 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.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.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.sas       The SAS statistics package.
comp.soft-sys.shazam    The SHAZAM econometrics computer program.
comp.soft-sys.spss      The SPSS statistics package.
comp.software-eng       Software Engineering and related topics.
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.
(Modera
ted)
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.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.
(Moderat
ed) (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.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.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             Discussion about Hewlett-Packard equipment.
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           Games for IBM PCs and compatibles.
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        XT/AT/EISA hardware, any vendor.
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.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.next.advocacy  The NeXT religion.
comp.sys.next.announce  Announcements related to the NeXT computer system.
(Mode
rated)
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 the palm of your hand.
comp.sys.pen            Interacting with computers through pen gestures.
comp.sys.prime          Prime Computer products.
comp.sys.proteon        Proteon gateway products.
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.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.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.wizards       Questions for only true Unix wizards.
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.education          Discussion of the educational system.
misc.emerg-services     Forum for paramedics & other first responders.
misc.entrepreneurs      Discussion on operating a business.
misc.fitness            Physical fitness, exercise, 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.real-estate Property investments.
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.legal              Legalities and the ethics of law.
misc.legal.computing    Discussing the legal climate of the computing world.
misc.misc               Various discussions not fitting in any other group.
misc.news.east-europe.rferl     Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Daily Report.
(Mode
rated)
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.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.
(Moder
ated)
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.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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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.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.
(M
oderated)
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.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.
(Mod
erated)
rec.arts.startrek.tech          Star Trek's depiction of future technologies.
rec.arts.theatre        Discussion of all aspects of stage work & theatre.
rec.arts.tv             The boob tube, its history, and past and current shows.
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.pro           Professional audio recording and studio engineering.
rec.autos               Automobiles, automotive products and laws.
rec.autos.antique       Discussing all aspects of automobiles over 25 years old.
rec.autos.driving       Driving automobiles.
rec.autos.rod-n-custom  High performance automobiles.
rec.autos.sport         Discussion of organized, legal auto competitions.
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.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.crafts.brewing      The art of making beers and meads.
rec.crafts.metalworking All aspects of working with metal.
rec.crafts.misc         Handiwork arts not covered elsewhere.
rec.crafts.textiles     Sewing, weaving, knitting and other fiber arts.
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.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.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.bridge        Hobbyists interested in bridge.
rec.games.chess         Chess & computer chess.
rec.games.corewar       The Core War computer challenge.
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.
(Moderate
d)
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.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     Admnistrative issues of multiuser dungeons.
rec.games.mud.announce  Informational articles about multiuser dungeons.
(Modera
ted)
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.trivia        Discussion about trivia.
rec.games.video.arcade  Discussions about coin-operated video games.
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.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.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.guitar Electric and acoustic guitar techniques and equipment.
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.synth  Synthesizers and computer music.
rec.music.marketplace   Records, tapes, and CDs: wanted, for sale, etc.
rec.music.misc          Music lovers' group.
rec.music.newage        "New Age" music discussions.
rec.music.phish         Discussing the musical group Phish.
rec.music.reggae        Roots, Rockers, Dancehall Reggae.
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.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.packet        Discussion about packet radio setups.
rec.radio.amateur.policy        Radio use & regulation policy.
rec.radio.amateur.space         Amateur radio transmissions through space.
rec.radio.broadcasting  Local area 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.shortwave     Shortwave radio enthusiasts.
rec.radio.swap          Offers to trade and swap radio equipment.
rec.railroad            For fans of real trains.
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.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.cricket       Discussion about the sport of cricket.
rec.sport.cricket.scores        Scores from cricket matches around the globe.
(Moderat
ed)
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.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.travel              Traveling all over the world.
rec.travel.air          Airline travel around the world.
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.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.answers             Repository for periodic USENET articles. (Moderated)
sci.anthropology        All aspects of studying humankind.
sci.aquaria             Only scientifically-oriented postings about aquaria.
sci.archaeology         Studying antiquities of the world.
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.bio                 Biology and related sciences.
sci.chem                Chemistry and related sciences.
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.engr                Technical discussions about engineering tasks.
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.manufacturing  Manufacturing technology.
sci.engr.mech           The field of mechanical engineering.
sci.environment         Discussions about the environment and ecology.
sci.fractals            Objects of non-integral dimension and other chaos.
sci.geo.fluids          Discussion of geophysical fluid dynamics.
sci.geo.geology         Discussion of solid earth sciences.
sci.geo.meteorology     Discussion of meteorology and related topics.
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. (Moderated)
sci.math.stat           Statistics discussion.
sci.math.symbolic       Symbolic algebra discussion.
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.nutrition       Physiological impacts of diet.
sci.med.occupational    Preventing, detecting & treating occupational injuries.
sci.med.pharmacy        The teaching and practice of pharmaceutics.
sci.med.physics         Issues of physics in medical testing/care.
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.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.fusion      Info on fusion, esp. "cold" fusion.
sci.physics.research    Current physics research. (Moderated)
sci.psychology          Topics related to psychology.
sci.psychology.digest   PSYCOLOQUY: Refereed Psychology Journal and Newsletter.
(
Moderated)
sci.research            Research methods, funding, ethics, and whatever.
sci.research.careers    Issues relevant to careers in scientific research.
sci.skeptic             Skeptics discussing pseudo-science.
sci.space               Space, space programs, space related research, etc.
sci.space.news          Announcements of space-related news items. (Moderated)
sci.space.shuttle       The space shuttle and the STS program.
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.virtual-worlds      Modelling the universe. (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.teaching-asst       Issues affecting collegiate teaching assistants.
soc.couples             Discussions for couples (cf. soc.singles).
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.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.bosna-herzgvna      The indepedent 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.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.china       About China and Chinese culture.
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.indian      Group for discussion about India & things Indian.
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.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.korean      Discussions about Korean & things Korean.
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.misc        Group for discussion about other cultures.
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.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.romanian    Discussion of Romanian and Moldavian people.
soc.culture.singapore   The past, present and future of Singapore.
soc.culture.soviet      Topics relating to Russian or Soviet culture.
soc.culture.spain       Discussion of culture on the Iberian peninsula.
soc.culture.sri-lanka   Things & people from Sri Lanka.
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.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.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.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.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.space     Non-technical issues affecting space exploration.
talk.politics.theory    Theory of politics and political systems.
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.
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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)

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.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.control             Control information and messages.
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.dec.workstations    DEC workstation discussions & info.
biz.digex.announce      Announcements from Digex. (Moderated)
biz.jobs.offered        Position announcements.
biz.misc                Miscellaneous postings of a commercial nature.
biz.next.newprod        New product announcements for the NeXT.
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.
biz.stolen              Postings about stolen merchandise.
biz.tadpole.sparcbook   Discussions on the Sparcbook portable computer.
biz.test                Biz newsgroup test messages.
biz.zeos.announce       Zeos Product Announcements. (Moderated)
biz.zeos.general        Zeos technical support and general information.

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From: tale@uunet.uu.net (David C Lawrence)
Newsgroups:
news.lists,news.groups,news.announce.newusers,news.announce.newgrou
ps,news.answers
Subject: Alternative Newsgroup Hierarchies, Part I
Supersedes: <spaf-altgroups_735800527@cs.purdue.edu>
Followup-To: news.groups
Date: 23 Jul 1993 17:24:19 -0400
Organization: UUNET Technologies Inc, Falls Church, VA, USA
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Summary: First of two postings.  This part describes the following
alternate hierarchies: alt, bionet, bit, biz
Xref: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu news.lists:2680 news.groups:76879
news.announce
.newusers:1140 news.announce.newgroups:3591 news.answers:10630

Archive-name: alt-hierarchies/part1
Original-author: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene
Spafford)
Comment: enhanced & edited until 5/93 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
Last-change: 22 Jul 1993 by tale@uunet.uu.net (David C Lawrence)


Introduction
------------
The Usenet software allows the support and transport of hierarchies of
newsgroups not part of the "traditional" Usenet through use of the
distribution mechanism. These hierarchies of groups are available to
sites wishing to support them and able to find a feed.  In general,
these groups are not carried by the entire network because of their
volume, restricted spheres of interest, or a different set of
administrative rules and concerns.

In general, it is a bad idea to forward these newsgroups to your
neighbors without asking them first; they should only be received at a
site by choice.  Not only is this generally-accepted net etiquette, it
helps to preserve the freedom to do and say as the posters please in
these newsgroups, as the only people who get them are those who asked
to get them.  This freedom is more restricted in the Usenet as a
whole, because every mainstream posting and every mainstream newsgroup
name must be acceptable to a much wider audience than is present in
these hierarchies.  Because of the sheer size of the mainstream
Usenet, extra-long or controversial postings are more likely to cause
problems when posted to the Usenet; however, these alternative
hierarchies exist precisely to support those kinds of postings (if
germane to the hierarchy).

Usually, there is is no restriction on getting these groups as long as
you have the capacity to receive, store, and forward the groups;
software after B 2.11 news is required to make the distribution
mechanism work properly for these groups.  How to join each
distribution is described below.

Note that the "uunet" service carries all of these hierarchies.
Contact uunet-request@uunet.uu.net for subscription details.

Also note -- the lists in this article are totally unofficial and
possibly incomplete or inaccurate.  I try to keep the lists up-to-date,
but make no guarantee that any of the information contained corresponds
with the named groups in any significant way.  Corrections and comments
should be mailed to the reply address in the header of this article.

Alt
---
"alt" is a collection of newsgroups that is being distributed by a
collection of sites that choose to carry the groups.  Many Usenet
sites do not receive these groups.  Here is a recent list of many
active "alt" newsgroups:

alt.1d                  One-dimensional imaging, & the thinking behind it.
alt.3d                  Three-dimensional imaging.
alt.59.79.99            Hut, hut, hike!
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.agriculture.misc    General discussions of agriculture, farming, etc.
alt.aldus.pagemaker     Don't use expensive user support, come here instead.
alt.alien.visitors      Space Aliens on Earth!  Abduction!  Gov't Coverup!
alt.amateur-comp        Discussion and input for Amateur Computerist Newsletter.
alt.angst               Anxiety in the modern world.
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.artcom              Artistic Community, arts & communication.
alt.asian-movies        Movies from Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Chinese mainland.
alt.astrology           Twinkle, twinkle, little planet.
alt.atheism             Godless heathens.
alt.atheism.moderated   Focused Godless heathens. (Moderated)
alt.autos.antique       Discussion of all facets of older automobiles.
alt.autos.rod-n-custom  Vehicles with modified engines and/or appearance.
alt.backrubs            Lower...to the right...aaaah!
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.internet        BBSs that are hooked up to the Internet.
alt.bbs.lists           Postings of regional BBS listings.
alt.bbs.pcboard         Technical support for the PCBoard BBS.
alt.bbs.pcbuucp         The commerical PCBoard gateway, PCB-UUCP.
alt.bbs.unixbbs         Discussion of the BBS package UnixBBS.
alt.bbs.uupcb           PCB?  I used to do that in the Sixties, man ...
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.multimedia Sound, text and graphics data rolled in one.
alt.binaries.pictures   Additional volume in the form of huge image files.
alt.binaries.pictures.d Discussions about picture postings.
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica   Gigabytes of copyright violations.
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.
(Moderate
d)
alt.binaries.pictures.fine-art.digitized        Art from conventional media.
(Moderate
d)
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.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.misc        Digitized audio adventures.
alt.binaries.sounds.music       Music samples in MOD/669 format.
alt.bitterness          No matter what it's for, you know how it'll turn out.
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.technical     Discussion of technical books.
alt.brother-jed         The born-again minister touring US campuses.
alt.buddha.short.fat.guy        Religion. And not religion. Both. Neither.
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.cascade             Art or litter you decide.
alt.cd-rom              Discussions of optical storage media.
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.text        Postings in Chinese; Chinese language software.
alt.chinese.text.big5   Posting in Chinese[BIG 5].
alt.clearing.technology Renegades from the Church of Scientology.
alt.co-ops              Discussion about co-operatives.
alt.cobol               Relationship between programming and stone axes.
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.food        Dining halls, cafeterias, mystery meat, and more.
alt.comedy.british      Discussion of British comedy in a variety of media.
alt.comedy.firesgn-thtre        Firesign Theatre in all its flaming glory.
alt.comics.batman       Marketing mania.
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.
(Moder
ated)
alt.comp.acad-freedom.talk      Academic freedom issues related to computers.
alt.comp.fsp            A file transport protocol.
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.cows.moo.moo.moo    Like cows would cluck or something.
alt.cult-movies         Movies with a cult following.
alt.cult-movies.rocky-horror    Virgin!  Virgin!  Virgin!  Virgin!
alt.culture.alaska      Is this where the ice weasels come from?
alt.culture.argentina   Don't cry for me.
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.ny-upstate  New York State, above Westchester.
alt.culture.oregon      Discussion about the state of Oregon.
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.flood-of-93  How the midwest US was turned into a sea.
alt.cyberpunk           High-tech low-life.
alt.cyberpunk.chatsubo  Literary virtual reality in a cyberpunk hangout.
alt.cyberpunk.tech      Cyberspace and Cyberpunk technology.
alt.cyberspace          Cyberspace and how it should work.
alt.dads-rights         Rights of fathers trying to win custody in court.
alt.data.bad.bad.bad    Evil androids siding with the Borg.
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.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.dreams              What do they mean?
alt.drugs               Recreational pharmaceuticals and related flames.
alt.drugs.caffeine      All about the world's most-used stimulant drug.
alt.drumcorps                   Drum and bugle corps discussion (and related topics).
alt.drwho.creative      Writing about long scarfs and time machines.
alt.emusic              Ethnic, exotic, electronic, elaborate, etc. music.
alt.engr.explosives     Building backyard bombs.
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.alok.vijayvargia        Vote early, and vote often.
alt.fan.asprin          The works of Robert Lynn Asprin.
alt.fan.bgcrisis        Priss, the Replicants, the ADP and Bubblegum Crisis.
alt.fan.bill-gates      Fans of the original micro-softie.
alt.fan.dan-quayle      For discussion of the US Vice President.
alt.fan.dave_barry      Electronic fan club for humorist Dave Barry.
alt.fan.debbie.gibson   The world's oldest cheerleader.
alt.fan.devo            Funny hats do not a band make.
alt.fan.dick-depew      Dump on Dick.
alt.fan.disney.afternoon        Disney Afternoon characters & shows.
alt.fan.douglas-adams   Author of "The Meaning of Liff", & other fine works.
alt.fan.eddings         The works of writer David Eddings.
alt.fan.enya            For Enya fandom
alt.fan.firesign-theatre        The first try for alt.comedy.firesgn-thtre.
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  Y'know, I saw him and Rush holding hands in a bar once.
alt.fan.goons           Careful Neddy, it's that dastardly Moriarty again.
alt.fan.greaseman       Fans of Doug Tracht, the DJ.
alt.fan.hofstadter      Douglas Hofstadter and Godel, Escher, Bach.
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.jen-coolest     Gosh, isn't she just wonderful?
alt.fan.jimmy-buffett   A white sports coat and a pink crustacean.
alt.fan.karla-homolka   Why are there so few hot, exhibitionist, S&M women?
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.lightbulbs      A hardware problem.
alt.fan.madonna         Nice tits, eh... And how about that puppy?
alt.fan.mike-jittlov    Electronic fan club for animator Mike Jittlov.
alt.fan.monty-python    Electronic fan club for those wacky Brits.
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.robert.mcelwaine        Another favorite net-personality.
alt.fan.ronald-reagan   Jellybeans and all.
alt.fan.rush-limbaugh   Derogation of others for fun and profit.
alt.fan.serdar-argic    All about Armenia, Turkey, genocide, and robot-posting.
alt.fan.spinal-tap      Down on the sex farm.
alt.fan.tank-girl       No, she doesn't make noises like a squirrel. Really.
alt.fan.tolkien         ...and in the dark shall find them.
alt.fan.warlord         The War Lord of the West Preservation Fan Club.
alt.fan.wodehouse       Discussion of the works of humour author P.G. Wodehouse.
alt.fandom.cons         Announcements of conventions (SciFi and others).
alt.fandom.misc         Other topics for fans of various kinds.
alt.fashion             All facets of the fasion industry discussed.
alt.feminism            Like soc.feminism, only different.
alt.filesystems.afs     Discussions about AFS, from deployment to development.
alt.fishing             Fishing as a hobby and sport.
alt.flame               Alternative, literate, pithy, succinct screaming.
alt.flame.faggots       Ignore the homophobic twits and they'll go away.
alt.flame.fucking.faggots       For especially intellectual homophobes.
alt.flame.roommate      Putting the pig on a spit.
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.science    The folklore of science, not the science of folklore.
alt.folklore.urban      Urban legends, ala Jan Harold Brunvand.
alt.food.cocacola       & Royal Crown, Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, NEHI, etc...
alt.food.mcdonalds      Carl Sagan's favourite burger place.
alt.funk-you            The altnet, so full of wit!
alt.games.frp.dnd-util  Discussion and creation of utility programs for AD&D.
alt.games.frp.live-action       Discussion of all forms of live-action gaming.
alt.games.gb            The Galactic Bloodshed conquest game.
alt.games.lynx          The Atari Lynx.
alt.games.mk            Struggling in Mortal Kombat!
alt.games.omega         The 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.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.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.grad-student.tenured        Most prison terms are finished sooner.
alt.graphics.pixutils   Discussion of pixmap utilities.
alt.great-lakes         Discussions of the Great Lakes and adjacent places.
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.ayurveda     Really old medicine from India.
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.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      Why everyone else doesn't it's funny.
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.india.progressive   Progressive politics in the Indian sub-continent.
(Modera
ted)
alt.individualism       Philosophies where individual rights are paramount.
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.irc                 Internet Relay Chat material.
alt.irc.lamers          See alt.hi.are.you.cute.
alt.is.too              NOT!
alt.japanese.text       Postings in Japanese; Japanese language software.
alt.journalism          General hangout for journalists.
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     This newsgroup is evidence for the coming apocalypse.
alt.lang.asm            Assembly languages of various flavors.
alt.lang.basic          The Language That Would Not Die.
alt.lang.intercal       A joke language with a real compiler.
alt.law-enforcement     No, ossifer, there's nothing illegal going on in alt ...
alt.life.internet       One big throbbing mass of life, we are.
alt.life.sucks          & then you shrivel up.
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.magic               For discussion about stage magic.
alt.magick              For discussion about supernatural arts.
alt.magick.sex          Sexuality, spirituality, and magick.
alt.manga               Discussion of non-Western comics.
alt.mcdonalds           Can I get fries with that?
alt.med.cfs             Chronic fatigue syndrome information.
alt.meditation          General discussion of meditation.
alt.meditation.transcendental   Contemplation of states beyond the teeth.
alt.memetics            The evolution of ideas in societies.
alt.messianic           Messianic traditions.
alt.military.cadet      Preparing for the coming apocalypse.
alt.missing-kids        Locating missing children.
alt.msdos.programmer    For the serious MS/DOS programmer (no forsale ads).
alt.mud                 Same as rec.games.mud.
alt.mud.cyberworld      "Made for some student," the clueless newgroup said.
alt.mudders.anonymous   You might as well face it, you're addicted to MUD.
alt.music.a-cappella    Voice only, no /dev/sound.
alt.music.alternative   For groups having 2 or less Platinum-selling albums.
alt.music.canada        Oh, Canada, eh?
alt.music.enya          Gaelic set to spacey music.
alt.music.filk          SF/fantasy related folk music.
alt.music.hardcore      Could be porno set to music.
alt.music.marillion     A progressive band.  The Silmarillion is a book.
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.rush          For Rushheads.
alt.music.ska           Discussions of ska ( skank ) music, bands, and suchlike.
alt.music.tmbg          They Might Be Giants.
alt.music.world         Discussion of music from around the world.
alt.mythology           Zeus rules.
alt.necromicon          Yet another sign of the coming apocalypse.
alt.netgames.bolo       A multiplayer tank game for the Macintosh.
alt.news-media          Don't believe the hype.
alt.news.macedonia      News concerning Macedonia in the Balkan Region.
alt.nick.sucks          Probably.
alt.non.sequitur        Richard Nixon.
alt.online-service      Large commercial online services, and the Internet.
alt.os.multics          30 years old and going strong.
alt.out-of-body         Out of Body Experiences.
alt.overlords           Office of the Omnipotent Overlords of the Omniverse.
alt.pagan               Discussions about paganism & religion.
alt.paranet.abduct      "They replaced Jim-Bob with a look-alike!"
alt.paranet.paranormal  "If it exists, how can supernatural be beyond natural?"
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.parents-teens       Parent-teenager relationships.
alt.party               Parties, celebration and general debauchery.
alt.pave.the.earth      One world, one people, one slab of asphalt.
alt.peeves              Discussion of peeves & related.
alt.personals           Do you really want to meet someone this way?
alt.personals.ads       Geek seeks Dweeb. Object: low-level interfacing.
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.philosophy.objectivism      A product of the Ayn Rand corporation.
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.economics  War == Poverty, & other discussions.
alt.politics.elections  Everyone who votes for Quayle gets a free lollipop.
alt.politics.equality   Equality and discrimination.
alt.politics.greens     Green party politics & activities worldwide.
alt.politics.homosexuality      As the name implies
alt.politics.india.progressive  All about Progressive politics in India.
alt.politics.libertarian        The libertarian ideology.
alt.politics.media      There's lies, damn lies, statistics, and news reports.
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.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.anon-server Technical & policy matters of anonymous contact
servers
.
alt.privacy.clipper     No, really, we can't read it. *snicker*.
alt.prose               Postings of original writings, fictional & otherwise.
alt.psychoactives       Better living through chemistry.
alt.psychology.personality      Personality taxonomy, such as Myers-Briggs.
alt.pub.cloven-shield   S-F role-playing.
alt.pub.dragons-inn     Fantasy virtual reality pub similar to alt.callahans.
alt.pub.havens-rest     Even more S-F role-playing.
alt.punk                Burning them keeps insects away.
alt.ql.creative         The "Quantum Leap" tv show.
alt.quotations          Quotations, quips, .sig lines, witticisms, et al.
alt.radio.pirate        Hide the gear, here comes the magic station-wagons.
alt.radio.scanner       Discussion of scanning radio receivers.
alt.rap                 For fans of rap music.
alt.rave                Techno-culture: music, dancing, drugs, dancing...
alt.recovery            For people in recovery programs (e.g., AA, ACA, GA).
alt.recovery.codependency       Recovering from the disease of codependency.
alt.religion.emacs      Emacs.  Umacs.  We all macs.
alt.religion.kibology   He's Fred, Jim.
alt.religion.monica     Discussion about net-venus Monica and her works.
alt.religion.scientology        He's dead, Jim.
alt.revisionism         "It CAN'T be that way 'cause here's the FACTS".
alt.revolution.counter  Discussions of counter-revolutionary issues.
alt.rhode_island        Discussion of the great little state.
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.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.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.stones  Gathering plenty of moss by now.
alt.romance             Discussion about the romantic side of love.
alt.romance.chat        Talk about no sex.
alt.rush-limbaugh       Fans of the conservative activist radio announcer.
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.sci.physics.acoustics       Sound advice.
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.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.bestiality      Happiness is a warm puppy.
alt.sex.bestiality.barney       For people with big, purple newt fetishes.
alt.sex.bondage         Tie me, whip me, make me read the net!
alt.sex.fetish.amputee  They're as sexual as anyone else.
alt.sex.fetish.fa       The group creator couldn't spell "fat" right.
alt.sex.fetish.feet     Kiss them. Now.
alt.sex.fetish.hair     It worked for Rapunsel.
alt.sex.fetish.orientals        The mysteries of Asia are a potent lure.
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.pictures.male   Copyright violations featuring mostly males.
alt.sex.stories         For those who need it *NOW*.
alt.sex.stories.d       For those who talk about needing it *NOW*.
alt.sex.wanted          Requests for erotica, either literary or in the flesh.
alt.sex.wizards         Questions for only true sex wizards.
alt.sexual.abuse.recovery       Helping others deal with traumatic experiences.
alt.sexy.bald.captains  More Stardrek.
alt.shenanigans         Practical jokes, pranks, randomness, etc.
alt.shut.the.hell.up.geek       Group for Usenet motto.
alt.skate-board         Discussion of all apsects of skate-boarding.
alt.skinheads           The skinhead culture/anti-culture.
alt.slack               Posting relating to the Church of the Subgenius.
alt.slick.willy.tax.tax.tax     Not just for rich people anymore.
alt.society.anarchy     Societies without rulers.
alt.society.ati         The Activist Times Digest.  (Moderated)
alt.society.civil-liberties     Individual rights.
alt.society.civil-liberty       Same as alt.society.civil-liberties.
alt.society.conservatism        Social, cultural, and political conservatism.
alt.society.resistance  Resistance against governments.
alt.society.revolution  Discussions on revolutions
alt.soft-sys.tooltalk           Forum for ToolTalk related issues.
alt.soulmates           But what if Richard Bach's true love lived in Mongolia?
alt.sources             Alternative source code, unmoderated. Caveat Emptor.
alt.sources.d           Discussion of posted sources.
alt.sources.index       Pointers to source code in alt.sources.*. (Moderated)
alt.sources.wanted      Requests for source code.
alt.spam                What is that stuff that doth jiggle in the breeze?
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.lasertag      Indoor splatball with infrared lasers.
alt.sport.pool          Knock your balls into your pockets for fun.
alt.sports.baseball.atlanta-braves      Atlanta Braves major league baseball.
alt.sports.baseball.balt-orioles        Baltimore Orioles 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.col-rockies         Colorado Rockies 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.la-dodgers          Los Angele Dodgers baseball talk.
alt.sports.baseball.mke-brewers For discussion of the Milwaukee Brewers.
alt.sports.baseball.mke-brewers.suck.suck.suck  ... and why they suck.
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.oakland-as          Oakland A's major league baseball talk.
alt.sports.baseball.phila-phillies      Philadelphia Phillies baseball talk.
alt.sports.baseball.pitt-pirates        Pittsburgh Pirates baseball talk.
alt.sports.baseball.sf-giants           San Francisco Giants baseball talk.
alt.sports.baseball.stl-cardinals       St. Louis Cardinals baseball talk.
alt.sports.football.mn-vikings          Minnesota Vikings football talk.
alt.sports.football.pro.wash-redskins   Washington Redskins football talk.
alt.stagecraft          Technical theatre issues.
alt.startrek.creative   Stories and parodies related to Star Trek.
alt.stupid.religious.discussion         talk.religion.misc's no-nonsense name.
alt.stupidity           Discussion about stupid newsgroups.
alt.suicide.holiday     Talk of why suicides increase at holidays.
alt.super.nes           Discussion of the Super Nintendo video game.
alt.supermodels         Discussing famous & beautiful models.
alt.support             Dealing with emotional situations & experiences.
alt.support.big-folks   Sizeism can be as awful as sexism or racism.
alt.support.diet        Seeking enlightenment through weight loss.
alt.support.mult-sclerosis      Discussion about living with multiple sclerosis.
alt.support.step-parents        Difficulties of being a step-parent.
alt.surfing             Riding the ocean waves.
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.perq            Keeping the antiques working.
alt.sys.sun             Technical discussion of Sun Microsystems products.
alt.tasteless           Truly disgusting.
alt.tasteless.johan.wevers      The OETLUL of the year.
alt.tasteless.jokes     Sometimes insulting rather than disgusting or humorous.
alt.techno-shamanism    But can they make the name work on SYSV systems?
alt.technology.misc     Another well-focused alt group.
alt.technology.mkt-failure      Promising technologies that failed to sell.
alt.test                Alternative subnetwork testing.
alt.test.my.new.group   Created by a fool on his day.
alt.test.test           More from the people who brought you "BBS systems."
alt.thinking.hurts      Barbie was right.
alt.thrash              Thrashlife.
alt.timewasters         A Dutch computer club; perhaps a microcosm of Usenet...
alt.toolkits.xview      The X windows XView toolkit.
alt.toys.hi-tech        Optimus Prime is my hero.
alt.toys.lego           Snap 'em together.
alt.transgendered       Boys will be girls, and vice-versa.
alt.tv.babylon-5        Casablanca in space.
alt.tv.bh90210          Fans of "Beverly Hills 90210" TV show.
alt.tv.dinosaurs.barney.die.die.die     Squish the saccharine newt.
alt.tv.la-law           For the folks out in la-law land.
alt.tv.mash             Nothing like a good comedy about war and dying.
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.northern-exp     For the TV show with moss growing on it.
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.rockford-files   But he won't do windows.
alt.tv.seinfeld         A funny guy.
alt.tv.simpsons         Don't have a cow, man!
alt.tv.time-traxx       If you run into Nyssa, let us know.
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.unsubscribe-me      Just strap right in to this electric chair here.
alt.usage.english       English grammar, word usages, and related topics.
alt.usenet.offline-reader       Getting your fix offline.
alt.uu.lang.esperanto.misc      Study of Esperanto in Usenet University.
alt.vampyres            Discussion of vampires and related writings, films, etc.
alt.video.games.reviews What's hot and what's not in video games.
alt.video.laserdisc     LD players and selections available for them.
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.wesley.crusher.die.die.die  Ensigns just get no respect.
alt.whine               Why me?
alt.whistleblowing      Whistleblowing on fraud, abuse and other corruption.
alt.winsock             Windows Sockets.
alt.wolves              Discussing wolves & wolf-mix dogs.
alt.wonderment.bgjw     By Gosh, Judge Wapner!
alt.zima                Not to be confused with zuma.
alt.zines               Small magazines, mostly noncommercial.
alt.znet.aeo            Atari Explorer Online magazine. (Moderated)
alt.znet.pc             Z*NET International ASCII Magazines (Weekly). (Moderated)

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 carried on a number
of machines including rutgers, phri, mit-eddie, ukma, and all of the
machines at UCSD.  Contact David Kristofferson <biosci@net.bio.net>
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.n2-fixation      Research issues on biological nitrogen fixation.
bionet.biology.tropical Discussions about tropical biology.
bionet.cellbiol         Disucssions about cell biology.
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.chrom22   Discussion of Chromosome 22.
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.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.n2-fixation      Research issues on biological nitrogen fixation.
bionet.neuroscience     Research issues in the neurosciences.
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.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.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 McIntyre <jim@american.edu> 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.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.asm370     IBM 370 Assembly Programming Discussions.
bit.listserv.autism     Autism and Developmental Disabilities List.
bit.listserv.banyan-l   Banyan Vines Network Software Discussions.
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.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.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.commed     Communication education.
bit.listserv.csg-l      Control System Group Network.
bit.listserv.cumrec-l   CUMREC-L Administrative computer use.
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.disarm-l   Disarmament Discussion List.
bit.listserv.domain-l   Domains Discussion Group.
bit.listserv.earntech   EARN Technical Group.
bit.listserv.ecolog-l   Ecological Society of America List.
bit.listserv.edi-l      Electronic Data Interchange Issues.
bit.listserv.edpolyan   Professionals and Students Discuss Education.
bit.listserv.edstat-l   Statistics Education Discussion List.
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.erl-l      Educational Research List.
bit.listserv.ethics-l   Discussion of Ethics in Computing.
bit.listserv.ethology   Ethology List.
bit.listserv.euearn-l   Computers in Eastern Europe.
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.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.gguide     BITNIC GGUIDE List.
bit.listserv.govdoc-l   Discussion of Government Document Issues.
bit.listserv.gutnberg   GUTNBERG Discussion List.
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.hp3000-l   HP-3000 Computer Systems Discussion 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.india-d    India Interest Group. (Moderated)
bit.listserv.info-gcg   INFO-GCG: GCG Genetics Software Discussion.
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.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.literary   Discussions about Literature.
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 Programs Discussion List.
bit.listserv.medforum   Medical Student 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.netnws-l   NETNWS-L Netnews List.
bit.listserv.nettrain   Network Trainers List.
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.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.physhare   K-12 Physics List.
bit.listserv.pmdf-l     PMDF Distribution List.
bit.listserv.politics   Forum for the Discussion of Politics.
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.qualrs-l   Qualitative Research of the Human Sciences.
bit.listserv.relusr-l   Relay Users Forum.
bit.listserv.rhetoric   Rhetoric, social movements, persuasion.
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.s-comput   SuperComputers List.
bit.listserv.sas-l      SAS Discussion.
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.slart-l    SLA Research and Teaching.
bit.listserv.slovak-l   Slovak Discussion List.
bit.listserv.snamgt-l   SNA Network Management Discussion.
bit.listserv.sos-data   Social Science Data List.
bit.listserv.spires-l   SPIRES Conference List.
bit.listserv.sportpsy   Exercise and Sports Psychology.
bit.listserv.spssx-l    SPSSX Discussion.
bit.listserv.sqlinfo    Forum for SQL/DS and Related Topics.
bit.listserv.stat-l     STATISTICAL CONSULTING.
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.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.vpiej-l    Electronic Publishing Discussion List.
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.wx-talk    Weather Issues Discussions.
bit.listserv.x400-l     x.400 Protocol List.
bit.listserv.xcult-l    International Intercultural Newsletter.
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.
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ClariNet
--------
The ClariNet hierarchy consists of newsgroups gatewayed from
commercial news services and other ``official'' sources.  A feed of
the ClariNet groups requires payment of a fee and execution of a
license.  More information may be obtained by sending mail to
"info@clarinet.com".

clari.biz.commodity     Commodity news and price reports. (Moderated)
clari.biz.courts        Lawsuits and business related legal matters. (Moderated)
clari.biz.economy       Economic news and indicators. (Moderated)
clari.biz.economy.world Economy stories for non-US countries. (Moderated)
clari.biz.features              Business feature stories. (Moderated)
clari.biz.finance       Finance, currency, Corporate finance. (Moderated)
clari.biz.finance.earnings      Earnings & dividend reports. (Moderated)
clari.biz.finance.personal      Personal investing & finance. (Moderated)
clari.biz.finance.services      Banks and financial industries. (Moderated)
clari.biz.invest        News for investors. (Moderated)
clari.biz.labor         Strikes, unions and labor relations. (Moderated)
clari.biz.market        General stock market news. (Moderated)
clari.biz.market.amex   American Stock Exchange reports & news. (Moderated)
clari.biz.market.dow    Dow Jones NYSE reports. (Moderated)
clari.biz.market.ny     NYSE reports. (Moderated)
clari.biz.market.otc    NASDAQ reports. (Moderated)
clari.biz.market.report General market reports, S&P, etc. (Moderated)
clari.biz.mergers       Mergers and acquisitions. (Moderated)
clari.biz.misc          Other business news. (Moderated)
clari.biz.products      Important new products & services. (Moderated)
clari.biz.top           Top business news. (Moderated)
clari.biz.urgent        Breaking business news. (Moderated)
clari.canada.biz        Canadian Business Summaries. (Moderated)
clari.canada.briefs     Regular updates of Canadian News in Brief. (Moderated)
clari.canada.briefs.ont News briefs for Ontario and Toronto. (Moderated)
clari.canada.briefs.west        News briefs for Alberta, the Prairies & B.C.
(Moderate
d)
clari.canada.features   Alamanac, Ottawa Special, Arts. (Moderated)
clari.canada.general    Short items on Canadian News stories. (Moderated)
clari.canada.gov        Government related news (all levels). (Moderated)
clari.canada.law        Crimes, the courts and the law. (Moderated)
clari.canada.newscast   Regular newscast for Canadians. (Moderated)
clari.canada.politics   Political and election items. (Moderated)
clari.canada.trouble    Mishaps, accidents and serious problems. (Moderated)
clari.feature.dave_barry        Columns of humourist Dave Barry. (Moderated)
clari.feature.mike_royko        Chicago Opinion Columnist Mike Royko. (Moderated)
clari.feature.miss_manners      Judith Martin's Humourous Etiquette Advice.
(Moderat
ed)
clari.local.alberta.briefs      Local news Briefs. (Moderated)
clari.local.arizona             Local news. (Moderated)
clari.local.arizona.briefs      Local news Briefs. (Moderated)
clari.local.bc.briefs           Local news Briefs. (Moderated)
clari.local.california          Local news. (Moderated)
clari.local.california.briefs   Local news Briefs. (Moderated)
clari.local.chicago             Local news. (Moderated)
clari.local.chicago.briefs      Local news Briefs. (Moderated)
clari.local.florida             Local news. (Moderated)
clari.local.florida.briefs      Local news Briefs. (Moderated)
clari.local.georgia             Local news. (Moderated)
clari.local.georgia.briefs      Local news Briefs. (Moderated)
clari.local.headlines   Various local headline summaries. (Moderated)
clari.local.illinois            Local news. (Moderated)
clari.local.illinois.briefs     Local news Briefs. (Moderated)
clari.local.indiana             Local news. (Moderated)
clari.local.indiana.briefs      Local news Briefs. (Moderated)
clari.local.iowa                Local news. (Moderated)
clari.local.iowa.briefs         Local news Briefs. (Moderated)
clari.local.los_angeles         Local news. (Moderated)
clari.local.los_angeles.briefs  Local news Briefs. (Moderated)
clari.local.louisiana           Local news. (Moderated)
clari.local.manitoba.briefs     Local news Briefs. (Moderated)
clari.local.maritimes.briefs    Local news Briefs. (Moderated)
clari.local.maryland            Local news. (Moderated)
clari.local.maryland.briefs     Local news Briefs. (Moderated)
clari.local.massachusetts       Local news. (Moderated)
clari.local.massachusetts.briefs                Local news Briefs. (Moderated)
clari.local.michigan            Local news. (Moderated)
clari.local.michigan.briefs     Local news Briefs. (Moderated)
clari.local.minnesota           Local news. (Moderated)
clari.local.minnesota.briefs    Local news Briefs. (Moderated)
clari.local.missouri            Local news. (Moderated)
clari.local.missouri.briefs     Local news Briefs. (Moderated)
clari.local.nebraska            Local news. (Moderated)
clari.local.nebraska.briefs     Local news Briefs. (Moderated)
clari.local.nevada              Local news. (Moderated)
clari.local.nevada.briefs       Local news Briefs. (Moderated)
clari.local.new_england         Local news. (Moderated)
clari.local.new_hampshire       Local news. (Moderated)
clari.local.new_jersey          Local news. (Moderated)
clari.local.new_jersey.briefs   Local news Briefs. (Moderated)
clari.local.new_york            Local news. (Moderated)
clari.local.new_york.briefs     Local news Briefs. (Moderated)
clari.local.nyc                 Local news (New York City). (Moderated)
clari.local.nyc.briefs          Local news Briefs. (Moderated)
clari.local.ohio                Local news. (Moderated)
clari.local.ohio.briefs         Local news Briefs. (Moderated)
clari.local.ontario.briefs      Local news Briefs. (Moderated)
clari.local.oregon              Local news. (Moderated)
clari.local.oregon.briefs       Local news Briefs. (Moderated)
clari.local.pennsylvania        Local news. (Moderated)
clari.local.pennsylvania.briefs         Local news Briefs. (Moderated)
clari.local.saskatchewan.briefs         Local news Briefs. (Moderated)
clari.local.sfbay               Stories datelined San Francisco Bay Area. (Moderated)
clari.local.texas               Local news. (Moderated)
clari.local.texas.briefs        Local news Briefs. (Moderated)
clari.local.utah                Local news. (Moderated)
clari.local.utah.briefs         Local news Briefs. (Moderated)
clari.local.virginia+dc         Local news. (Moderated)
clari.local.virginia+dc.briefs  Local news Briefs. (Moderated)
clari.local.washington          Local news. (Moderated)
clari.local.washington.briefs   Local news Briefs. (Moderated)
clari.local.wisconsin           Local news. (Moderated)
clari.local.wisconsin.briefs    Local news Briefs. (Moderated)
clari.matrix_news       Monthly journal on the internet. (Moderated)
clari.nb.apple          Newsbytes Apple/Macintosh news. (Moderated)
clari.nb.business       Newsbytes business & industry news. (Moderated)
clari.nb.general        Newsbytes general computer news. (Moderated)
clari.nb.govt           Newsbytes legal and government computer news. (Moderated)
clari.nb.ibm            Newsbytes IBM PC World coverage. (Moderated)
clari.nb.review         Newsbytes new product reviews. (Moderated)
clari.nb.telecom        Newsbytes telecom & online industry news. (Moderated)
clari.nb.top            Newsbytes top stories (crossposted). (Moderated)
clari.nb.trends         Newsbytes new developments & trends. (Moderated)
clari.nb.unix           Newsbytes Unix news. (Moderated)
clari.net.admin         Announcements for news admins at ClariNet sites. (Moderated)
clari.net.announce      Announcements for all ClariNet readers. (Moderated)
clari.net.newusers      Online info about ClariNet. (Moderated)
clari.net.products      New ClariNet products. (Moderated)
clari.net.talk          Discussion of ClariNet -- only unmoderated group.
clari.news.almanac      Daily almanac - quotes, 'this date in history' etc.
(Moderat
ed)
clari.news.arts         Stage, drama & other fine arts. (Moderated)
clari.news.aviation     Aviation industry and mishaps. (Moderated)
clari.news.books        Books & publishing. (Moderated)
clari.news.briefs       Regular news summaries. (Moderated)
clari.news.bulletin     Major breaking stories of the week. (Moderated)
clari.news.canada       News related to Canada. (Moderated)
clari.news.cast         Regular U.S. news summary. (Moderated)
clari.news.children     Stories related to children and parenting. (Moderated)
clari.news.consumer     Consumer news, car reviews etc. (Moderated)
clari.news.demonstration        Demonstrations around the world. (Moderated)
clari.news.disaster     Major problems, accidents & natural disasters. (Moderated)
clari.news.economy      General economic news. (Moderated)
clari.news.election     News regarding both US and international elections.
(Modera
ted)
clari.news.entertain    Entertainment industry news & features. (Moderated)
clari.news.europe       News related to Europe. (Moderated)
clari.news.features     Unclassified feature stories. (Moderated)
clari.news.fighting     Clashes around the world. (Moderated)
clari.news.flash        Ultra-important once-a-year news flashes. (Moderated)
clari.news.goodnews     Stories of success and survival. (Moderated)
clari.news.gov          General Government related stories. (Moderated)
clari.news.gov.agency   Government agencies, FBI etc. (Moderated)
clari.news.gov.budget   Budgets at all levels. (Moderated)
clari.news.gov.corrupt  Government corruption, kickbacks etc. (Moderated)
clari.news.gov.international    International government-related stories.
(Moderat
ed)
clari.news.gov.officials        Government officials & their problems. (Moderated)
clari.news.gov.state    State government stories of national importance.
(Moderate
d)
clari.news.gov.taxes    Tax laws, trials etc. (Moderated)
clari.news.gov.usa      US Federal government news.  (High volume). (Moderated)
clari.news.group        Special interest groups not covered in their own group.
(Moder
ated)
clari.news.group.blacks News of interest to black people. (Moderated)
clari.news.group.gays   Homosexuality & Gay Rights. (Moderated)
clari.news.group.jews   Jews & Jewish interests. (Moderated)
clari.news.group.women  Women's issues and abortion. (Moderated)
clari.news.headlines    Hourly list of the top U.S./World headlines. (Moderated)
clari.news.hot.east_europe      News from Eastern Europe. (Moderated)
clari.news.hot.somalia          News from Somalia. (Moderated)
clari.news.hot.ussr             News from the Soviet Union. (Moderated)
clari.news.interest             Human interest stories. (Moderated)
clari.news.interest.animals     Animals in the news. (Moderated)
clari.news.interest.history     Human interest stories & history in the making.
(Mo
derated)
clari.news.interest.people      Famous people in the news. (Moderated)
clari.news.interest.people.column       Daily "People" column -- tidbits on celebs.
(
Moderated)
clari.news.interest.quirks      Unusual or funny news stories. (Moderated)
clari.news.issues               Stories on major issues not covered in their own group.
(Mod
erated)
clari.news.issues.civil_rights  Freedom, Racism, Civil Rights Issues.
(Moderated
)
clari.news.issues.conflict      Conflict between groups around the world.
(Moderated
)
clari.news.issues.family        Family, Child abuse, etc. (Moderated)
clari.news.labor        Unions, strikes. (Moderated)
clari.news.labor.strike Strikes. (Moderated)
clari.news.law          General group for law related issues. (Moderated)
clari.news.law.civil    Civil trials & litigation. (Moderated)
clari.news.law.crime    Major crimes. (Moderated)
clari.news.law.crime.sex        Sex crimes and trials. (Moderated)
clari.news.law.crime.trial      Trials for criminal actions. (Moderated)
clari.news.law.crime.violent    Violent crime & criminals. (Moderated)
clari.news.law.drugs    Drug related crimes & drug stories. (Moderated)
clari.news.law.investigation    Investigation of crimes. (Moderated)
clari.news.law.police   Police & law enforcement. (Moderated)
clari.news.law.prison   Prisons, prisoners & escapes. (Moderated)
clari.news.law.profession       Lawyers, Judges etc. (Moderated)
clari.news.law.supreme  U.S. Supreme court rulings & news. (Moderated)
clari.news.lifestyle    Fashion, leisure etc. (Moderated)
clari.news.military     Military equipment, people & issues. (Moderated)
clari.news.movies       Reviews, news and stories on movie stars. (Moderated)
clari.news.music        Reviews and issues concerning music & musicians. (Moderated)
clari.news.politics     Politicians & politics. (Moderated)
clari.news.politics.people      Politicians & Political Personalities. (Moderated)
clari.news.religion     Religion, religious leaders, televangelists. (Moderated)
clari.news.sex          Sexual issues, sex-related political stories. (Moderated)
clari.news.terrorism    Terrorist actions & related news around the world.
(Modera
ted)
clari.news.top          Top US news stories. (Moderated)
clari.news.top.world    Top international news stories. (Moderated)
clari.news.trends       Surveys and trends. (Moderated)
clari.news.trouble      Less major accidents, problems & mishaps. (Moderated)
clari.news.tv           TV news, reviews & stars. (Moderated)
clari.news.urgent       Major breaking stories of the day. (Moderated)
clari.news.weather      Weather and temperature reports. (Moderated)
clari.sfbay.briefs      Twice daily news roundups for SF Bay Area. (Moderated)
clari.sfbay.entertain   Reviews and entertainment news for SF Bay Area.
(Moderate
d)
clari.sfbay.fire        Stories from Fire Depts. of the SF Bay. (Moderated)
clari.sfbay.general     Main stories for SF Bay Area. (Moderated)
clari.sfbay.misc        Shorter general items for SF Bay Area. (Moderated)
clari.sfbay.police      Stories from the Police Depts. of the SF Bay. (Moderated)
clari.sfbay.roads       Reports from Caltrans and the CHP. (Moderated)
clari.sfbay.short       Very short items for SF Bay Area. (Moderated)
clari.sfbay.weather     SF Bay and California Weather reports. (Moderated)
clari.sports.baseball   Baseball scores, stories, stats. (Moderated)
clari.sports.baseball.games     Baseball games & box scores. (Moderated)
clari.sports.basketball Basketball coverage. (Moderated)
clari.sports.basketball.college College basketball coverage. (Moderated)
clari.sports.features   Sports feature stories. (Moderated)
clari.sports.football   Pro football coverage. (Moderated)
clari.sports.football.college   College football coverage. (Moderated)
clari.sports.hockey     NHL coverage. (Moderated)
clari.sports.misc       Other sports, plus general sports news. (Moderated)
clari.sports.motor      Racing, Motor Sports. (Moderated)
clari.sports.olympic    The Olympic Games. (Moderated)
clari.sports.tennis     Tennis news & scores. (Moderated)
clari.sports.top        Top sports news. (Moderated)
clari.tw.aerospace      Aerospace industry and companies. (Moderated)
clari.tw.computers      Computer industry, applications and developments.
(Moderated
)
clari.tw.defense        Defense industry issues. (Moderated)
clari.tw.education      Stories involving Universities & colleges. (Moderated)
clari.tw.electronics    Electronics makers and sellers. (Moderated)
clari.tw.environment    Environmental news, hazardous waste, forests. (Moderated)
clari.tw.health         Disease, medicine, health care, sick celebs. (Moderated)
clari.tw.health.aids    AIDS stories, research, political issues. (Moderated)
clari.tw.misc           General technical industry stories. (Moderated)
clari.tw.nuclear        Nuclear power & waste. (Moderated)
clari.tw.science        General science stories. (Moderated)
clari.tw.space          NASA, Astronomy & spaceflight. (Moderated)
clari.tw.stocks         Regular reports on computer & technology stock prices.
(Modera
ted)
clari.tw.telecom        Phones, Satellites, Media & general Telecom. (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 gnu.gnusenet.config@prep.ai.mit.edu
to ask for a feed.

Questions about GNU can be directed to gnu@prep.ai.mit.edu or:
Free Software Foundation
675 Massachusetts Avenue
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USA
+1-617-876-3296

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 netnews@hep.net (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 'usenet@ieee.org'
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 <fair@apple.com>.

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.
(Modera
ted)
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.  The mailpaths
entry for the hierarchy is
info.all        %s@uunet.uu.net         OR
info.all        %s@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu

info.admin      Administrative messages regarding info.* groups
(usenet@ux1.cso.uiuc
.edu). (Moderated)
info.big-internet       *Issues facing a huge Internet
(big-internet@munnari.oz.au).(
Moderated)
info.bind       *The Berkeley BIND server (bind@arpa.berkeley.edu). (Moderated)
info.brl-cad    BRL's Solid Modeling CAD system (cad@brl.mil). (Moderated)
info.bytecounters       *NSstat network analysis program.
(bytecounters@venera.isi.ed
u). (Moderated)
info.convex     Convex Corp machines (info-convex@pemrac.space.swri.edu).
(Moderate
d)
info.firearms   Non-political firearms discussions (firearms@cs.cmu.edu).
(Modera
ted)
info.firearms.politics  Political firearms discussions
(firearms-politics@cs.cmu
.edu). (Moderated)
info.gated      *Cornell's GATED program (gated-people@devvax.tn.cornell.edu).
(Mode
rated)
info.grass.programmer   GRASS geographic information system programmer issues
(gr
assp-list @moon.cecer.army.mil). (Moderated)
info.grass.user GRASS geographic information system user issues
(grassu-list@mo
on.cecer.army.mil). (Moderated)
info.ietf       *Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) discussions
(ietf@venera.isi.
edu). (Moderated)
info.ietf.hosts *IETF host requirements discussions
(ietf-hosts@nnsc.nsf.net).(
Moderated)
info.ietf.isoc  *Internet Society discussions (isoc-interest@relay.sgi.com).
(Mo
derated)
info.ietf.njm   *Jo-MAAN - the Joint Monitoring Access between Adjacent
NetworksI
ETF working group (njm@merit.edu). (Moderated)
info.ietf.smtp  *IETF SMTP extension discussions
(ietf-smtp@dimacs.rutgers.edu).
 (Moderated)
info.isode      *The ISO Development Environment package (isode@nic.ddn.mil).
(Moder
ated)
info.jethro-tull        Discussions about Jethro Tull's music
(jtull@remus.rutgers.edu
). (Moderated)
info.labmgr     Computer lab managers list (labmgr@ukcc.uky.edu). (Moderated)
info.mach       The Mach operating system (info-mach@cs.cmu.edu). (Moderated)
info.mh.workers *MH development discussions (mh-workers@ics.uci.edu).
(Moderate
d)
info.nets       Inter-network connectivity (info-nets@think.com).
info.nsf.grants *NSF grant notes (grants@note.nsf.gov). (Moderated)
info.nsfnet.cert        *Computer Emergency Response Team announcements
(nsfnet-cert@m
erit.edu). (Moderated)
info.nsfnet.status      NSFnet status reports. (Moderated)
info.nupop      Northwestern University's POP for PCs (nupop@casbah.acns.nwu.edu).
(
Moderated)
info.nysersnmp  *The SNMP software distributed by PSI
(nysersnmp@nisc.nyser.net)
. (Moderated)
info.osf        *OSF Electronic Bulletin mailings (roma@uiuc.edu). (Moderated)
info.pem-dev    *IETF privacy enhanced mail discussions (pem-dev@tis.com).
(Modera
ted)
info.ph         Qi, ph, sendmail/phquery discussions (info-ph@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu).
(Mode
rated)
info.rfc        *Announcements of newly released RFCs (rfc-request@nic.ddn.mil).
(Mode
rated)
info.slug       Care and feeding of Symbolics Lisp machines (slug@iu.ai.sri.com).
(Mo
derated)
info.snmp       *SNMP (Simple Gateway/Network Monitoring Protocol)
(snmp@nisc.nyser.n
et). (Moderated)
info.solbourne          Discussions & info about Solbourne computers
(info-solbourne@ac
su.buffalo.edu). (Moderated)
info.sun-managers       *Sun-managers digest (sun-managers@rice.edu). (Moderated)
info.sun-nets   *Sun-nets (nee Sun Spots) digest (sun-nets@umiacs.umd.edu).
(Mode
rated)
info.theorynt   Theory list (theorynt@vm1.nodak.edu). (Moderated)
info.unix-sw    Software available for anonymous FTP
(unix-sw-request@wsmr-simtel2
0.army.mil). (Moderated)
info.wisenet    Women In Science and Engineering NETwork
(wisenet@uicvm.uic.edu).(
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.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.library             Implementing info technologies in school libraries.
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.sys.projects        Discussion of potential projects.
k12.sys.ch0             Current projects.
k12.sys.ch1             Current projects.
k12.sys.ch2             Current projects.
k12.sys.ch3             Current projects.
k12.sys.ch4             Current projects.
k12.sys.ch5             Current projects.
k12.sys.ch6             Current projects.
k12.sys.ch7             Current projects.
k12.sys.ch8             Current projects.
k12.sys.ch9             Current projects.
k12.sys.ch10            Current projects.
k12.sys.ch11            Current projects.
k12.sys.ch12            Current projects.
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.

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

Jack Crawford <jack@rochgate.fidonet.org>
Janet Murray <jmurray@psg.com>
Rob Reilly <rreilly@athena.mit.edu>
Mort Sternheim <sternheim@phast.umass.edu>
Louis Van Geel <lvg@psg.com>

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 <eugene@rd.relcom.msk.su> 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.bbs                      BBS news.
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.software        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.binaries    Binary codes of computer programs. (Moderated)
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.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.sources.d           Discussions on sources.
relcom.comp.sources.misc        Software sources. (Moderated)
relcom.currency ?
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.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.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.
(Mo
derated)
relcom.renews           Net magazine RENEWS. (Moderated)
relcom.sources          Superseded by relcom.comp.sources.misc. (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 <tp@mccall.com>, who will attempt
to assist you in finding a feed for the groups. Alternatively, you can send
mail to the VMSnet mailing list <vmsnet@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu>, which is
also gatewayed to the vmsnet.uucp newsgroup and ask for help.

In either case, be sure to state where you are geographically, and what
your constraints are. For instance, if you can only place local phone
calls, be sure to say just what areas are a local call for you. Also
describe your network connectivity (what networks you are on, your uucp
neighbors, etc.).

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.admin    Administration of the VMSnet newsgroups.
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.
vmsnet.internals        VMS internals, MACRO-32, Bliss, etc., gatewayed to MACRO32
lis
t.
vmsnet.mail.misc        Other electronic mail software.
vmsnet.mail.pmdf        PMDF email system, gatewayed to ipmdf mailing list.
vmsnet.mail.mx  MX email system, gatewayed to MX mailing list.
vmsnet.misc     General VMS topics not covered elsewhere.
vmsnet.networks.desktop.misc    Other desktop integration software.
vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks       DEC Pathworks desktop integration software.
vmsnet.networks.management.decmcc       DECmcc and related software.
vmsnet.networks.management.misc Other network management solutions.
vmsnet.networks.misc    General networking topics not covered elsewhere.
vmsnet.networks.tcp-ip.cmu-tek  CMU-TEK TCP/IP package, gatewayed to
cmu-tek-tcp
+@andrew.cmu.edu.
vmsnet.networks.tcp-ip.misc     Other TCP/IP solutions for VMS.
vmsnet.networks.tcp-ip.multinet TGV's Multinet TCP/IP, gatewayed to
info-multin
et.
vmsnet.networks.tcp-ip.tcpware  Discussion of Process Software's TCPWARE
TCP/IPs
oftware.
vmsnet.networks.tcp-ip.ucx      DEC's VMS/Ultrix Connection (or TCP/IP services
forV
MS) 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.
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