Copyright: NUGU V1.93a COPR. 1993 Dale E. Reagan


New User Guide to USENET
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Header/Source

The headers in a Usenet article provide several pieces of information to the curious including:

            who posted the article,

            newsgroup(s) where article can be found,

            date of posting, as well as

            other information.

Moderated news groups may contain header lines not found in 'regular' news articles.  They may also vary depending on which news processing system is run at your site or even the news reader that you are using.

The format for a header is:

        Header_Item Item_Description

        where each Header_Item and Item_Description will follow an established format for Usenet postings. It is included here for the curious...

SAMPLE HEADER

Path:dreagan!pirates!...deleted_sites...!purdue!spaf

From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

Newsgroups: news.lists,news.groups,news.announce.newusers,news.answers

Subject: List of Moderators for Usenet

Message-ID: <spaf-moderate_716962665@cs.purdue.edu>

Date: 20 Sep 92 04:17:45 GMT

Expires: 19 Nov 92 16:17:45 GMT

Followup-To: news.groups

Organization: Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue Univ.

Lines: 663

Approved: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU

Supersedes: <spaf-moderate_715578989@cs.purdue.edu>

Archive-name: moderator-list/part1

Original-author: Gene Spafford (spaf@cs.purdue.edu)

Last-change: 18 Sep 1992 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)


Poster

Information on the poster of an article is usually found in the header area and may also be found at the end of an article.  Information found at the end of an article is usually in the form of a 'signature' that has been created by the poster.  Normally, if you have a question about an article, you should resort to an email response.  This particular example shows that a 'Followup-To' should be posted to the newsgroup 'news.newusers.questions' if at all possible.

SAMPLE HEADER LINES REFERRING TO THE POSTER

Path:dreagan!pirates!...deleted_sites...!purdue!spaf

        ^^ The path the article 'took' to get to your machine.

From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

        ^^ Who posted the article.

Followup-To: news.newusers.questions

        ^^Where YOU should send your questions/comments!

Original-author: mark@stargate.com (Mark Horton)

        ^^ Did someone else start/contribute to this topic?

SAMPLE SIGNATURE

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Topic

        Topics will vary among the articles selected for this project.  All of the topics presented in this help file came from the newsgroup 'news.announce.newusers'.  This is where you should look for the most current information on these topics.  The information presented here is presented in an attempt to assist the reader in understanding and using USENET.  This does not contain THE answer to any one question about USENET, but it does contain pointers and general guidelines that should assist the reader in making the most of USENET.

The poster(s) and the help file author make NO CLAIMS as to the suitability of the information presented here for use nor do we provide any type of warranty or guarantee concerning the fitness of this information for any particular use.

All articles were taken from USENET postings made in 1992 and are used with the permission of the author(s)/poster(s).


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 2. A Primer on How to Work With the USENET Community

 3. Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

 4. Introduction to news.announce newsgroup

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 6. Rules for Posting to Usenet

 7. How to Become a Usenet Site

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15. Alternative Newsgroup Hierarchies, Part I

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What is Usenet?

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From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

Newsgroups: news.announce.newusers,news.admin,news.answers

Subject: What is Usenet?

Message-ID: <spaf-whatis_716962645@cs.purdue.edu>

Date: 20 Sep 92 04:17:26 GMT

Expires: 19 Nov 92 16:17:25 GMT

Followup-To: news.newusers.questions

Organization: Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue Univ.

Lines: 353

Approved: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU

Supersedes: <spaf-whatis_715578719@cs.purdue.edu>

Archive-name: what-is-usenet/part1

Original from: chip@tct.com (Chip Salzenberg)

Last-change: 19 July 1992 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)

The first thing to understand about Usenet is that it is widely

misunderstood.  Every day on Usenet, the "blind men and the elephant"

phenomenon is evident, in spades.  In my opinion, more flame wars

arise because of a lack of understanding of the nature of Usenet than

from any other source.  And consider that such flame wars arise, of

necessity, among people who are on Usenet.  Imagine, then, how poorly

understood Usenet must be by those outside!

Any essay on the nature of Usenet cannot ignore the erroneous

impressions held by many Usenet users.  Therefore, this article will

treat falsehoods first.  Keep reading for truth.  (Beauty, alas, is

not relevant to Usenet.)

WHAT USENET IS NOT

------------------

 1. Usenet is not an organization.

    No person or group has authority over Usenet as a whole.  No one

    controls who gets a news feed, which articles are propagated

    where, who can post articles, or anything else.  There is no

    "Usenet Incorporated," nor is there a "Usenet User's Group."

    You're on your own.

    Granted, there are various activities organized by means of Usenet

    newsgroups.  The newsgroup creation process is one such

    activity.  But it would be a mistake to equate Usenet with the

    organized activities it makes possible.  If they were to stop

    tomorrow, Usenet would go on without them.

 2. Usenet is not a democracy.

    Since there is no person or group in charge of Usenet as a whole

    -- i.e. there is no Usenet "government" -- it follows that Usenet

    cannot be a democracy, autocracy, or any other kind of "-acy."

    (But see "The Camel's Nose?" below.)

 3. Usenet is not fair.

    After all, who shall decide what's fair?  For that matter, if

    someone is behaving unfairly, who's going to stop him?  Neither

    you nor I, that's certain.

 4. Usenet is not a right.

    Some people misunderstand their local right of "freedom of speech"

    to mean that they have a legal right to use others' computers to

    say what they wish in whatever way they wish, and the owners of

    said computers have no right to stop them.

    Those people are wrong.  Freedom of speech also means freedom not

    to speak.  If I choose not to use my computer to aid your speech,

    that is my right.  Freedom of the press belongs to those who own

    one.

 5. Usenet is not a public utility.

    Some Usenet sites are publicly funded or subsidized.  Most of

    them, by plain count, are not.  There is no government monopoly

    on Usenet, and little or no government control.

 6. Usenet is not an academic network.

    It is no surprise that many Usenet sites are universities,

    research labs or other academic institutions.  Usenet originated

    with a link between two universities, and the exchange of ideas

    and information is what such institutions are all about.  But the

    passage of years has changed Usenet's character.  Today, by plain

    count, most Usenet sites are commercial entities.

 7. Usenet is not an advertising medium.

    Because of Usenet's roots in academia, and because Usenet depends

    so heavily on cooperation (sometimes among competitors), custom

    dictates that advertising be kept to a minimum.  It is tolerated

    if it is infrequent, informative, and low-hype.

    The "comp.newprod" newsgroup is NOT an exception to this rule:

    product announcements are screened by a moderator in an attempt to

    keep the hype-to-information ratio in check.

    If you must engage in flackery for your company, use the "biz"

    hierarchy, which is explicitly "advertising-allowed", and which

    (like all of Usenet) is carried only by those sites that want it.

 8. Usenet is not the Internet.

    The Internet is a wide-ranging network, parts of which are

    subsidized by various governments.  It carries many kinds of

    traffic, of which Usenet is only one.  And the Internet is only

    one of the various networks carrying Usenet traffic.

 9. Usenet is not a UUCP network.

    UUCP is a protocol (actually a "protocol suite," but that's a

    technical quibble) for sending data over point-to-point

    connections, typically using dialup modems.  Sites use UUCP to

    carry many kinds of traffic, of which Usenet is only one.  And

    UUCP is only one of the various transports carrying Usenet

    traffic.

10. Usenet is not a United States network.

    It is true that Usenet originated in the United States, and the

    fastest growth in Usenet sites has been there.  Nowadays, however,

    Usenet extends worldwide.

    The heaviest concentrations of Usenet sites outside the U.S. seem

    to be in Canada, Europe, Australia and Japan.

    Keep Usenet's worldwide nature in mind when you post articles.

    Even those who can read your language may have a culture wildly

    different from yours.  When your words are read, they might not

    mean what you think they mean.

11. Usenet is not a UNIX network.

    Don't assume that everyone is using "rn" on a UNIX machine.  Among

    the systems used to read and post to Usenet are Vaxen running VMS,

    IBM mainframes, Amigas, and MS-DOS PCs.

12. Usenet is not an ASCII network.

    The A in ASCII stands for "American".  Sites in other countries

    often use character sets better suited to their language(s) of

    choice; such are typically, though not always, supersets of ASCII.

    Even in the United States, ASCII is not universally used: IBM

    mainframes use (shudder) EBCDIC.  Ignore non-ASCII sites if you

    like, but they exist.

13. Usenet is not software.

    There are dozens of software packages used at various sites to

    transport and read Usenet articles.  So no one program or package

    can be called "the Usenet software."

    Software designed to support Usenet traffic can be (and is) used

    for other kinds of communication, usually without risk of mixing

    the two.  Such private communication networks are typically kept

    distinct from Usenet by the invention of newsgroup names different

    from the universally-recognized ones.

Well, enough negativity.

WHAT USENET IS

--------------

Usenet is the set of people who exchange articles tagged with one or

more universally-recognized labels, called "newsgroups" (or "groups"

for short).

(Note that the term "newsgroup" is correct, while "area," "base,"

"board," "bboard," "conference," "round table," "SIG," etc.  are

incorrect.  If you want to be understood, be accurate.)

DIVERSITY

---------

If the above definition of Usenet sounds vague, that's because it is.

It is almost impossible to generalize over all Usenet sites in any

non-trivial way.  Usenet encompasses government agencies, large

universities, high schools, businesses of all sizes, home computers of

all descriptions, etc, etc.

(In response to the above paragraphs, it has been written that there

is nothing vague about a network that carries megabytes of traffic per

day.  I agree.  But at the fringes of Usenet, traffic is not so heavy.

In the shadowy world of news-mail gateways and mailing lists, the line

between Usenet and not-Usenet becomes very hard to draw.)

CONTROL

-------

Every administrator controls his own site.  No one has any real

control over any site but his own.

The administrator gets her power from the owner of the system she

administers.  As long as her job performance pleases the owner, she

can do whatever she pleases, up to and including cutting off Usenet

entirely.  Them's the breaks.

Sites are not entirely without influence on their neighbors, however.

There is a vague notion of "upstream" and "downstream" related to the

direction of high-volume news flow.  To the extent that "upstream"

sites decide what traffic they will carry for their "downstream"

neighbors, those "upstream" sites have some influence on their

neighbors' participation in Usenet.  But such influence is usually

easy to circumvent; and heavy-handed manipulation typically results in

a backlash of resentment.

PERIODIC POSTINGS

-----------------

To help hold Usenet together, various articles (including this one)

are periodically posted in newsgroups in the "news" hierarchy.  These

articles are provided as a public service by various volunteers.

They are few but valuable.  Learn them well.

Among the periodic postings are lists of active newsgroups, both

"standard" (for lack of a better term) and "alternative."  These

lists, maintained by Gene Spafford, reflect his personal view of

Usenet, and as such are not "official" in any sense of the word.

However, if you're looking for a description of subjects discussed on

Usenet, or if you're starting up a new Usenet site, Gene's lists are

an eminently reasonable place to start.

PROPAGATION

-----------

In the old days, when UUCP over long-distance dialup lines was the

dominant means of article transmission, a few well-connected sites had

real influence in determining which newsgroups would be carried where.

Those sites called themselves "the backbone."

But things have changed.  Nowadays, even the smallest Internet site

has connectivity the likes of which the backbone admin of yesteryear

could only dream.  In addition, in the U.S., the advent of cheaper

long-distance calls and high-speed modems has made long-distance

Usenet feeds thinkable for smaller companies.

There is only one pre-eminent site for UUCP transport of Usenet in the

U.S., namely UUNET.  But UUNET isn't a player in the propagation wars,

because it never refuses any traffic.  UUNET charges by the minute,

after all; and besides, to refuse based on content might jeopardize

its legal status as an enhanced service provider.

All of the above applies to the U.S.  In Europe, different cost

structures favored the creation of strictly controlled hierarchical

organizations with central registries.  This is all very unlike the

traditional mode of U.S. sites (pick a name, get the software, get a

feed, you're on).  Europe's "benign monopolies," long uncontested, now

face competition from looser organizations patterned after the U.S.

model.

NEWSGROUP CREATION

------------------

The document that describes the current procedure for creating a new

newsgroup is entitled "How To Create A New Newsgroup."  Its common

name, however, is "the guidelines."

If you follow the guidelines, it is probable that your group will be

created and will be widely propagated.

HOWEVER: Because of the nature of Usenet, there is no way for any user

to enforce the results of a newsgroup vote (or any other decision, for

that matter).  Therefore, for your new newsgroup to be propagated

widely, you must not only follow the letter of the guidelines; you

must also follow its spirit.  And you must not allow even a whiff of

shady dealings or dirty tricks to mar the vote.  In other words, don't

tick off system administrators; they will get their revenge.

So, you may ask: How is a new user supposed to know anything about the

"spirit" of the guidelines?  Obviously, he can't.  This fact leads

inexorably to the following recommendation:

 >> If you are a new user, don't try to create a new newsgroup. <<

If you have a good newsgroup idea, then read the "news.groups"

newsgroup for a while (six months, at least) to find out how things

work.  If you're too impatient to wait six months, then you really

need to learn; read "news.groups" for a year instead.  If you just

can't wait, find a Usenet old hand to run the vote for you.

Readers may think this advice unnecessarily strict.  Ignore it at your

peril.  It is embarrassing to speak before learning.  It is foolish to

jump into a society you don't understand with your mouth open.  And it

is futile to try to force your will on people who can tune you out

with the press of a key.

THE CAMEL'S NOSE?

-----------------

As was observed above in "What Usenet Is Not," Usenet as a whole is

not a democracy.  However, there is exactly one feature of Usenet that

has a form of democracy: newsgroup creation.

A new newsgroup is unlikely to be widely propagated unless its sponsor

follows the newsgroup creation guidelines; and the current guidelines

require a new newsgroup to pass an open vote.

There are those who consider the newsgroup creation process to be a

remarkably powerful form of democracy, since without any coercion, its

decisions are almost always carried out.  In their view, the

democratic aspect of newsgroup creation is the precursor to an

organized and democratic Usenet Of The Future.

On the other hand, some consider the democratic aspect of the

newsgroup creation process a sham and a fraud, since there is no power

of enforcement behind its decisions, and since there appears little

likelihood that any such power of enforcement will ever be given it.

For them, the appearance of democracy is only a tool used to keep

proponents of flawed newsgroup proposals from complaining about their

losses.

So, is Usenet on its way to full democracy?  Or will property rights

and mistrust of central authority win the day?  Beats me.

IF YOU ARE UNHAPPY...

---------------------

Property rights being what they are, there is no higher authority on

Usenet than the people who own the machines on which Usenet traffic is

carried.  If the owner of the machine you use says, "We will not carry

alt.sex on this machine," and you are not happy with that order, you

have no Usenet recourse.  What can we outsiders do, after all?

That doesn't mean you are without options.  Depending on the nature of

your site, you may have some internal political recourse.  Or you

might find external pressure helpful.  Or, with a minimal investment,

you can get a feed of your own from somewhere else. Computers capable

of taking Usenet feeds are down in the $500 range now, and

UNIX-capable boxes are going for under $2000, and there are at least

two UNIX lookalikes in the $100 price range.

No matter what, though, appealing to "Usenet" won't help.  Even if

those who read such an appeal are sympathetic to your cause, they will

almost certainly have even less influence at your site than you do.

By the same token, if you don't like what some user at another site is

doing, only the administrator and owner of that site have any

authority to do anything about it.  Persuade them that the user in

question is a problem for them, and they might do something -- if they

feel like it, that is.

If the user in question is the administrator or owner of the site from

which she posts, forget it; you can't win.  If you can, arrange for

your newsreading software to ignore articles from her; and chalk one

up to experience.

WORDS TO LIVE BY #1:

 USENET AS SOCIETY

--------------------

  Those who have never tried electronic communication may not be aware

  of what a "social skill" really is.  One social skill that must be

  learned, is that other people have points of view that are not only

  different, but *threatening*, to your own.  In turn, your opinions may

  be threatening to others.  There is nothing wrong with this.  Your

  beliefs need not be hidden behind a facade, as happens with

  face-to-face conversation.  Not everybody in the world is a bosom

  buddy, but you can still have a meaningful conversation with them.

  The person who cannot do this lacks in social skills.

                                     -- Nick Szabo

WORDS TO LIVE BY #2:

 USENET AS ANARCHY

--------------------

  Anarchy means having to put up with things that really piss you off.

                                     -- Unknown

--

Gene Spafford

Software Engineering Research Center & Dept. of Computer Sciences

Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-1398

Internet:  spaf@cs.purdue.edu	phone:  (317) 494-7825


A Primer on How to Work With the Usenet Community

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From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

Newsgroups: news.announce.newusers,news.answers

Subject: A Primer on How to Work With the Usenet Community

Message-ID: <spaf-etiquette_716962647@cs.purdue.edu>

Date: 20 Sep 92 04:17:28 GMT

Expires: 19 Nov 92 16:17:27 GMT

Followup-To: news.newusers.questions

Organization: Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue Univ.

Lines: 362

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Archive-name: usenet-primer/part1

Original-author: chuq@apple.COM (Chuq Von Rospach)

Last-change: 5 May 1992 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)

              A Primer on How to Work With the USENET Community

                             Chuq Von Rospach

  *** You now have access to Usenet, a network of thousands of

  computers.  Other documents or your system administrator will provide

  detailed technical documentation.  This message describes the Usenet

  culture and customs that have developed over time.  All new users should

  read this message to find out how Usenet works. ***

  *** (Old users could read it, too, to refresh their memories.)  ***

  USENET is a large collection of computers that share data with each

  other.  It is the people on these computers that make USENET worth

  the effort to read and maintain, and for USENET to function properly

  those people must be able to interact in productive ways.  This

  document is intended as a guide to using the net in ways that will

  be pleasant and productive for everyone.

  This document is not intended to teach you how to use USENET.  Instead, it

  is a guide to using it politely, effectively and efficiently.

  Communication by computer is new to almost everybody, and there are

  certain aspects that can make it a frustrating experience until you get

  used to them.  This document should help you avoid the worst traps.

  The easiest way to learn how to use USENET is to watch how others use it.

  Start reading the news and try to figure out what people are doing and

  why.  After a couple of weeks you will start understanding why certain

  things are done and what things shouldn't be done.  There are documents

  available describing the technical details of how to use the software.

  These are different depending on which programs you use to access the

  news.  You can get copies of these from your system administrator.  If you

  do not know who that person is, they can be contacted on most systems by

  mailing to account "usenet".

           Never Forget that the Person on the Other Side is Human

  Because your interaction with the network is through a computer it is easy

  to forget that there are people "out there." Situations arise where

  emotions erupt into a verbal free-for-all that can lead to hurt feelings.

  Please remember that people all over the world are reading your words.  Do

  not attack people if you cannot persuade them with your presentation of

  the facts.  Screaming, cursing, and abusing others only serves to make

  people think less of you and less willing to help you when you need it.

  If you are upset at something or someone, wait until you have had a

  chance to calm down and think about it.  A cup of (decaf!) coffee or

  a good night's sleep works wonders on your perspective.  Hasty words

  create more problems than they solve.  Try not to say anything to

  others you would not say to them in person in a room full of people.

    Don't Blame System Admins for their Users' Behavior

  Sometimes, you may find it necessary to write to a system administrator

  about something concerning his or her site.  Maybe it is a case of the

  software not working, or a control message escaped, or maybe one of the

  users at that site has done something you feel requires comment.  No matter

  how steamed you may be, be polite to the sysadmin -- he or she may not have

  any idea of what you are going to say, and may not have any part in the

  incidents involved.  By being civil and temperate, you are more likely to

  obtain their courteous attention and assistance.

    Be Careful What You Say About Others

  Please remember -- you read netnews; so do as many as 2,500,000 other

  people.  This group quite possibly includes your boss, your friend's

  boss, your girl friend's brother's best friend and one of your

  father's beer buddies.  Information posted on the net can come back

  to haunt you or the person you are talking about.

  Think twice before you post personal information about yourself or

  others.  This applies especially strongly to groups like soc.singles

  and alt.sex but even postings in groups like talk.politics.misc have

  included information about the personal life of third parties that

  could get them into serious trouble if it got into the wrong hands.

  Be Brief

  Never say in ten words what you can say in fewer.  Say it succinctly and

  it will have a greater impact.  Remember that the longer you make your

  article, the fewer people will bother to read it.

     Your Postings Reflect Upon You -- Be Proud of Them

  Most people on USENET will know you only by what you say and how well you

  say it.  They may someday be your co-workers or friends.  Take some time

  to make sure each posting is something that will not embarrass you later.

  Minimize your spelling errors and make sure that the article is easy to

  read and understand.  Writing is an art and to do it well requires

  practice.  Since much of how people judge you on the net is based on your

  writing, such time is well spent.

   Use Descriptive Titles

  The subject line of an article is there to enable a person with a limited

  amount of time to decide whether or not to read your article.  Tell people

  what the article is about before they read it.  A title like "Car for

  Sale" to rec.autos does not help as much as "66 MG Midget for sale:

  Beaverton OR." Don't expect people to read your article to find out what

  it is about because many of them won't bother.  Some sites truncate the

  length of the subject line to 40 characters so keep your subjects short

  and to the point.

 Think About Your Audience

  When you post an article, think about the people you are trying to

  reach.  Asking UNIX(*) questions on rec.autos will not reach as many

  of the people you want to reach as if you asked them on

  comp.unix.questions or comp.unix.internals.  Try to get the most

  appropriate audience for your message, not the widest.

  It is considered bad form to post both to misc.misc, soc.net-people,

  or misc.wanted and to some other newsgroup.  If it belongs in that

  other newsgroup, it does not belong in misc.misc, soc.net-people,

  or misc.wanted.

  If your message is of interest to a limited geographic area (apartments,

  car sales, meetings, concerts, etc...), restrict the distribution of the

  message to your local area.  Some areas have special newsgroups with

  geographical limitations, and the recent versions of the news software

  allow you to limit the distribution of material sent to world-wide

  newsgroups.  Check with your system administrator to see what newsgroups

  are available and how to use them.

  If you want to try a test of something, do not use a world-wide newsgroup!

  Messages in misc.misc that say "This is a test" are likely to cause

  large numbers of caustic messages to flow into your mailbox.  There are

  newsgroups that are local to your computer or area that should be used.

  Your system administrator can tell you what they are.

  Be familiar with the group you are posting to before you post!  You

  shouldn't post to groups you do not read, or post to groups you've

  only read a few articles from -- you may not be familiar with the on-going

  conventions and themes of the group.  One normally does not join

  a conversation by just walking up and talking.  Instead, you listen

  first and then join in if you have something pertinent to contribute.

     Be Careful with Humor and Sarcasm

  Without the voice inflections and body language of personal

  communications, it is easy for a remark meant to be funny to be

  misinterpreted.  Subtle humor tends to get lost, so take steps to make

  sure that people realize you are trying to be funny.  The net has

  developed a symbol called the smiley face.  It looks like ":-)" and points

  out sections of articles with humorous intent.  No matter how broad the

  humor or satire, it is safer to remind people that you are being funny.

  But also be aware that quite frequently satire is posted without any

  explicit indications.  If an article outrages you strongly, you

  should ask yourself if it just may have been unmarked satire.

  Several self-proclaimed connoisseurs refuse to use smiley faces, so

  take heed or you may make a temporary fool of yourself.

  Only Post a Message Once

  Avoid posting messages to more than one newsgroup unless you are sure

  it is appropriate.  If you do post to multiple newsgroups, do not

  post to each group separately.  Instead, specify all the groups on a

  single copy of the message.  This reduces network overhead and lets

  people who subscribe to more than one of those groups see the message

  once instead of having to wade through each copy.

      Please Rotate Messages With Questionable Content

  Certain newsgroups (such as rec.humor) have messages in them that may

  be offensive to some people.  To make sure that these messages are

  not read unless they are explicitly requested, these messages should

  be encrypted.  The standard encryption method is to rotate each

  letter by thirteen characters so that an "a" becomes an "n".  This is

  known on the network as "rot13" and when you rotate a message the

  word "rot13" should be in the "Subject:" line.  Most of the software

  used to read usenet articles have some way of encrypting and

  decrypting messages.  Your system administrator can tell you how the

  software on your system works, or you can use the Unix command "tr

  [a-z][A-Z] [n-z][a-m][N-Z][A-M]". (Note that some versions of Unix

  don't require the [] in the "tr" command.  In fact, some systems will

  get upset if you use them in an unquoted manner.  The following

  should work for everyone, but may be shortened on some systems:

tr '[a-m][n-z][A-M][N-Z]' '[n-z][a-m][N-Z][A-M]'

  Don't forget the single quotes!)

    Summarize What You are Following Up

  When you are following up someone's article, please summarize the parts of

  the article to which you are responding.  This allows readers to

  appreciate your comments rather than trying to remember what the original

  article said.  It is also possible for your response to get to some sites

  before the original article.

  Summarization is best done by including appropriate quotes from the

  original article.  Do not include the entire article since it will

  irritate the people who have already seen it.  Even if you are responding

  to the entire article, summarize only the major points you are discussing.

When Summarizing, Summarize!

  When you request information from the network, it is common courtesy to

  report your findings so that others can benefit as well.  The best way of

  doing this is to take all the responses that you received and edit them

  into a single article that is posted to the places where you originally

  posted your question.  Take the time to strip headers, combine duplicate

  information, and write a short summary.  Try to credit the information to

  the people that sent it to you, where possible.

      Use Mail, Don't Post a Follow-up

  One of the biggest problems we have on the network is that when someone

  asks a question, many people send out identical answers.  When this

  happens, dozens of identical answers pour through the net.  Mail your

  answer to the person and suggest that they summarize to the network.  This

  way the net will only see a single copy of the answers, no matter how many

  people answer the question.

  If you post a question, please remind people to send you the answers by

  mail and at least offer to summarize them to the network.

      Read All Follow-ups and Don't Repeat What Has Already Been Said

  Before you submit a follow-up to a message, read the rest of the messages

  in the newsgroup to see whether someone has already said what you want to

  say.  If someone has, don't repeat it.

    Check the Headers When Following Up

  The news software has provisions to specify that follow-ups to an

  article should go to a specific set of newsgroups -- possibly

  different from the newsgroups to which the original article was

  posted.  Sometimes the groups chosen for follow-ups are totally

  inappropriate, especially as a thread of discussion changes with

  repeated postings.  You should carefully check the groups and

  distributions given in the header and edit them as appropriate.  If

  you change the groups named in the header, or if you direct

  follow-ups to a particular group, say so in the body of the message

  -- not everyone reads the headers of postings.

  Be Careful About Copyrights and Licenses

  Once something is posted onto the network, it is *probably* in the

  public domain unless you own the appropriate rights (most notably,

  if you wrote the thing yourself) and you post it with a valid

  copyright notice; a court would have to decide the specifics and

  there are arguments for both sides of the issue. Now that the US has

  ratified the Berne convention, the issue is even murkier.  For all

  practical purposes, though, assume that you effectively give up the

  copyright if you don't put in a notice.  Of course, the

  *information* becomes public, so you mustn't post trade secrets that

  way.  When posting material to the network, keep in mind that

  material that is UNIX-related may be restricted by the license you

  or your company signed with AT&T and be careful not to violate it.

  You should also be aware that posting movie reviews, song lyrics, or

  anything else published under a copyright could cause you, your

  company, or members of the net community to be held liable for

  damages, so we highly recommend caution in using this material.

Cite Appropriate References

  If you are using facts to support a cause, state where they came from.

  Don't take someone else's ideas and use them as your own.  You don't want

  someone pretending that your ideas are theirs; show them the same respect.

    Mark or Rotate Answers and Spoilers

  When you post something (like a movie review that discusses a detail of

  the plot) which might spoil a surprise for other people, please mark your

  message with a warning so that they can skip the message.  Another

  alternative would be to use the "rot13" protocol to encrypt the message so

  it cannot be read accidentally.  When you post a message with a spoiler in

  it make sure the word "spoiler" is part of the "Subject:" line.

     Spelling Flames Considered Harmful

  Every few months a plague descends on USENET called the spelling flame.

  It starts out when someone posts an article correcting the spelling or

  grammar in some article.  The immediate result seems to be for everyone on

  the net to turn into a 6th grade English teacher and pick apart each other's

  postings for a few weeks.  This is not productive and tends to cause

  people who used to be friends to get angry with each other.

  It is important to remember that we all make mistakes, and that

  there are many users on the net who use English as a second

  language.  There are also a number of people who suffer from

  dyslexia and who have difficulty noticing their spelling mistakes.

  If you feel that you must make a comment on the quality of a

  posting, please do so by mail, not on the network.

  Don't Overdo Signatures

  Signatures are nice, and many people can have a signature added to

  their postings automatically by placing it in a file called

  "$HOME/.signature".  Don't overdo it.  Signatures can tell the world

  something about you, but keep them short.  A signature that is longer

  than the message itself is considered to be in bad taste.  The main

  purpose of a signature is to help people locate you, not to tell your

  life story.  Every signature should include at least your return

  address relative to a major, known site on the network and a proper

  domain-format address.   Your system administrator can give this to

  you.  Some news posters attempt to enforce a 4 line limit on

  signature files -- an amount that should be more than sufficient to

  provide a return address and attribution.

       Limit Line Length and Avoid Control Characters

  Try to keep your text in a generic format.  Many (if not most) of

  the people reading Usenet do so from 80 column terminals or from

  workstations with 80 column terminal windows.  Try to keep your

  lines of text to less than 80 characters for optimal readability.

  If people quote part of your article in a followup, short lines will

  probably show up better, too.

  Also realize that there are many, many different forms of terminals

  in use.  If you enter special control characters in your message, it

  may result in your message being unreadable on some terminal types;

  a character sequence that causes reverse video on your screen may

  result in a keyboard lock and graphics mode on someone else's

  terminal.  You should also try to avoid the use of tabs, too, since

  they may also be interpreted differently on terminals other than

  your own.

       Summary of Things to Remember

       Never forget that the person on the other side is human

       Don't blame system admins for their users' behavior

       Be careful what you say about others

       Be brief

       Your postings reflect upon you; be proud of them

       Use descriptive titles

       Think about your audience

       Be careful with humor and sarcasm

       Only post a message once

       Please rotate material with questionable content

       Summarize what you are following up

       Use mail, don't post a follow-up

       Read all follow-ups and don't repeat what has already been said

       Double-check follow-up newsgroups and distributions.

       Be careful about copyrights and licenses

       Cite appropriate references

       When summarizing, summarize

       Mark or rotate answers or spoilers

       Spelling flames considered harmful

       Don't overdo signatures

       Limit line length and avoid control characters

(*)UNIX is a registered trademark of AT&T.

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      This document is in the public domain and may be reproduced or

      excerpted by anyone wishing to do so.

--

Gene Spafford

Software Engineering Research Center & Dept. of Computer Sciences

Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-1398

Internet:  spaf@cs.purdue.edu	phone:  (317) 494-7825


Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About Usenet

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      Frequently Submitted Items

This document discusses some questions and topics that occur

repeatedly on USENET.  They frequently are submitted by new users, and

result in many followups, sometimes swamping groups for weeks. The

purpose of this note is to head off these annoying events by answering

some questions and warning about the inevitable consequence of asking

others.  If you don't like these answers, let spaf@cs.purdue.edu know.

Note that some newsgroups have their own special "Frequent Questions &

Answers" posting.  You should read a group for a while before posting

any questions, because the answers may already be present.

Comp.unix.questions and comp.unix.internals are examples -- Steve Hayman

regularly posts an article that answers common questions, including

some of the ones asked here.

This list is often referred to as FAQ -- the Frequently Asked

Questions.  If you are a new user of the Usenet and don't find an

answer to your questions here, you can try asking in the

news.newusers.questions group.  You might also read through other FAQ

lists, cross-posted to the news.answers group.

       Contents

       ========

 1.  What does UNIX stand for?

 2.  What is the derivation of "foo" as a filler word?

 3.  Is a machine at "foo" on the net?

 4.  What does "rc" at the end of files like .newsrc mean?

 5.  What does :-) mean?

 6.  How do I decrypt jokes in rec.humor?

 7.  misc.misc or misc.wanted: Is John Doe out there anywhere?

 8.  sci.math: Proofs that 1=0.

 9.  rec.games.*: Where can I get the source for empire or rogue?

10.  comp.unix.questions: How do I remove files with non-ascii

     characters in their names?

11.  comp.unix.internals: There is a bug in the way UNIX handles

     protection for programs that run suid, or any other report of

     bugs with standard software.

12.  Volatile topics, e.g., soc.women: What do you think about abortion?

13.  soc.singles: What do MOTOS, MOTSS, and MOTAS  stand for?

     What does LJBF mean?

14.  soc.singles and elsewhere:  What does HASA stand for?

15.  sci.space.shuttle: Shouldn't this group be merged with sci.space?

16.  How do I use the "Distribution" feature?

17.  Why do some people put funny lines ("bug killers") at the beginning

     of their articles?

18.  What is the address or phone number of the "foo" company?

19.  What is the origin of the name "grep"?

20.  How do I get from BITNET to UUCP, Internet to BITNET, JANET etc. etc.?

21.  Didn't some state once pass a law setting pi equal to 3 ?

22.  Where can I get the necessary software to get a "smart"

     mail system running on my machine that will take advantage

     of the postings in comp.mail.maps?  (E.g., pathalias, smail, etc.)

23.  What is "food for the NSA line-eater"?

24.  Does anyone know the {pinouts, schematics, switch settings,

     what does jumper J3 do} for widget X?

25.  What is "anonymous ftp"?

26.  What is UUNET?

27.  Isn't the posting mechanism broken?  When I post an article to both

     a moderated group and unmoderated groups, it gets mailed to the

     moderator and not posted to the unmoderated groups.

28.  comp.arch and elsewhere:  What do FYI and IMHO mean?

29.  Would someone repost {large software distribution}?

30.  How do I contact the moderator of an Internet mailing list rather than

     post to the entire list?

31.  I see BTW (or "btw"), wrt and RTFM in postings.  What do they mean?

32.  Are there any restrictions on posting e-mail someone sends to me?

33.  What's an FQDN?

34.  How do you pronounce "char" in C, "ioctl" in UNIX, the character

     "#", etc., etc.?

35.  How do you pronounce "TeX"?

36.  What is the last year of the 20th century A.D.?

37.  I heard these stories about a dying child wanting

     postcards/get-well cards/business cards to get in the Guinness Book

     of World Records.  Where can I post the address for people to help?

38.  I just heard about a scheme the FCC has to implement a tax on

     modems!  Where can I post a message so everyone will hear about

     this and do something to prevent it?

39.  Is there a public access Unix system near me?  How can I get

     access to system for news and mail?

40.  In rec.pets: My pet has suddenly developed the following symptoms

     .... Is it serious?  In sci.med: I have these symptoms .... Is it

     serious?

41.  I have this great idea to make money.  Alternatively, wouldn't an

     electronic chain letter be a nifty idea?

42.  Where can I get archives of Usenet postings?

43.  Is it possible to post messages to the Usenet via electronic mail?

44.  Is it possible to read Usenet newsgroups via electronic mail?

45.  How do I get the news software to include a signature with my

     postings?

46.  I'm on Bitnet -- can I connect to the net?

Questions and Answers

=====================

 1.  What does UNIX stand for?

     It is not an acronym, but is a pun on "Multics".  Multics is a

     large operating system that was being developed shortly before

     UNIX was created.  Brian Kernighan is credited with the name.

 2.  What is the derivation of "foo" as a filler word?

     The favorite story is that it comes from "fubar" which is an

     acronym for "fouled up beyond all recognition", which is supposed

     to be a military term.  (Various forms of this exist, "fouled"

     usually being replaced by a stronger word.) "Foo" and "Bar" have

     the same derivation.

 3.  Is a machine at "foo" on the net?

     These questions belong in news.config (if anywhere), but in fact

     your best bet is usually to phone somebody at "foo" to find out.

     If you don't know anybody at "foo" you can always try calling and

     asking for the "comp center."  Also, see the newsgroup

     comp.mail.maps where maps of USENET and the uucp network are posted

     regularly.  If you have access to telnet, connect to nic.ddn.mil

     and try the "whois" command.  (See also the answer to question

     #7, below.)

 4.  What does "rc" at the end of files like .newsrc mean?

     It is related to the phrase "run commands." It is used for any

     file that contains startup information for a command.  The use of

     "rc" in startup files derives from the /etc/rc command file used

     to start multi-user UNIX.

 5.  What does :-) mean?

      This is the net convention for a "smiley face".  It means that

      something is being said in jest.  If it doesn't look like a smiley

      face to you, flop your head over to the left and look again.

      Variants exist and mean related things; for instance, :-( is sad.

      Collections of smileys are posted to various newsgroups from

      time to time. One was posted to comp.sources.misc in v23i102.

 6.  How do I decrypt jokes in rec.humor?

     The standard cypher used in rec.humor is called "rot13."  Each

     letter is replaced by the letter 13 farther along in the alphabet

     (cycling around at the end).  Most systems have a built-in

     command to decrypt such articles; readnews and nn have the "D"

     command, emacs/gnus has the "^C^R" combination, rn has the "X" or

     "^X" commands, notes has "%" or "R", and VMS news has the

     read/rot13 command.  If your system doesn't have a program to

     encrypt and decrypt these, you can quickly create a shell script

     using "tr":

tr A-Za-z N-ZA-Mn-za-m

     On some versions of UNIX, the "tr" command should be written as:

tr "[a-m][n-z][A-M][N-Z]" "[n-z][a-m][N-Z][A-M]"

 7.  misc.misc or misc.wanted: Is John Doe out there anywhere?

     I suspect that these items are people looking for Freshman room-

     mates that they haven't seen in ten years.  If you have some idea

     where the person is, you are usually better off calling the

     organization.  For example, if you call any Bell Labs location and

     request John Doe's number they can give it to you even if he works

     at a different location.  If you must try the net, use newsgroup

     soc.net-people *NOT* misc.misc or misc.wanted.  Also, you can try

     the "whois" command (see item #3).  There is a periodic posting

     in the news.newusers.questions and news.answers newsgroups that

     gives information on other ways to locate people.

 8.  sci.math: Proofs that 1=0.

     Almost everyone has seen one or more of these in high school.

     They are almost always based on either division by 0, confusing

     the positive and negative square roots of a number, or performing

     some ill-defined operation.

 9.  rec.games.*: Where can I get the source for empire or rogue?

     You can't get the source of rogue.  The authors of the game, as is

     their right, have chosen not to make the sources available.

     However, several rogue-like games have been posted to the

     comp.sources.games group and they are available in the archives.

     You can obtain the source to a version of empire if you provide

     a tape and SASE *plus* a photocopy of your UNIX source license.

     To obtain further info, contact mcnc!rti-sel!polyof!john.

     You can also call John at +1 516 454-5191 (9am-9pm EST only).

     Sites with Internet access can ftp several versions of empire

     from site g.ms.uky.edu

     Also, please note that the wizards' passwords in games like these

     are usually system-dependent and it does no good to ask the

     net-at-large what they are.

10.  comp.unix.questions: How do I remove files with non-ascii

     characters in their names?

     You can try to find a pattern that uniquely identifies the file.

     This sometimes fails because a peculiarity of some shells is that

     they strip off the highorder bit of characters in command lines.

     Next, you can try an rm -i, or rm -r. Finally, you can mess around

     with i-node numbers and "find".

     Some Emacs editors allow you to directly edit a directory, and

     this provides yet another way to remove a file with a funny name

     (assuming you have Emacs and figure out how to use it!).

     To remove a file named "-" from your directory, simply do:

     rm ./-

11.  comp.unix.internals: There is a bug in the way UNIX handles

     protection for programs that run suid, or any other report of

     bugs with standard software.

     There are indeed problems with the treatment of protection in

     setuid programs.  When this is brought up, suggestions for changes

     range from implementing a full capability list arrangement to new

     kernel calls for allowing more control over when the effective id

     is used and when the real id is used to control accesses.  Sooner

     or later you can expect this to be improved.  For now you just

     have to live with it.

     Always discuss suspected bugs or problems with your site software

     experts before you post to the net.  It is likely that the bugs

     have already been reported.  They might also be local changes and

     not something you need to describe to the whole Usenet.

12.  Volatile topics, e.g., soc.women: What do you think about abortion?

     Although abortion might appear to be an appropriate topic for

     soc.women, more heat than light is generated when it is brought

     up.  All abortion-related discussion should take place in the

     newsgroup talk.abortion.  If your site administrators have chosen

     not to receive this group, you should respect this and not post

     articles about abortion at all.

     This principle applies to other topics: religious upbringing of

     children should be restricted to talk.religion.misc and kept out

     of misc.kids.  Similarly, rape discussions should be kept to

     talk.rape and not in soc.singles, alt.sex and/or soc.women,

     Zionism discussions should be kept to talk.politics.mideast and

     not in soc.culture.jewish; likewise, discussions of Jesus or of

     religions other than Judaism should go to newsgroups for the

     appropriate religion or to talk.religion.misc or alt.messianic.

     Any attempts to proselytize any religious view belongs in

     talk.religion.misc, if it belongs on the net at all.

     Discussions on the merits of Affirmative Action and racial quotas

     belong in talk.politics or alt.discrimination, not in

     soc.culture.african.american.  Discussions about evolution vs.

     creationism should be confined to the talk.origins group.

     USENET newsgroups are named for mostly historical reasons, and

     are not intended to be fully general discussion groups for

     everything about the named topic.  Please accept this and post

     articles in their appropriate forums.

13.  soc.singles: What do MOTOS, MOTSS, MOTAS, and SO stand for?

     What does LJBF mean?

     Member of the opposite sex, member of the same sex, and member of

     the appropriate sex, respectively.  SO stands for "significant

     other."

     LJBF means "Let's just be friends."  This phrase is often heard

     when you least want it.

14.  soc.singles and elsewhere:  What does HASA stand for?

     The acronym HASA originated with the Heathen and Atheistic SCUM

     Alliance; the Hedonistic Asti-Spumante Alliance, Heroes Against

     Spaghetti Altering, the Society for Creative Atheism (SCATHE),

     SASA, SALSA, PASTA, and many others too numerous to mention all

     followed.  HASA started in (what is now) talk.religion.misc and

     also turns up in soc.singles, talk.bizarre, et al. because members

     post there too.

15.  sci.space.shuttle: Shouldn't this group be merged with sci.space?

     No.  sci.space.shuttle is for timely news bulletins.  sci.space is for

     discussions.

16.  How do I use the "Distribution" feature?

     When your posting software (e.g., Pnews or postnews) prompts you

     for a distribution, it's asking how widely distributed you want

     your article.  The set of possible replies is different,

     depending on where you are, but at Bell Labs in Murray Hill, New

     Jersey, possibilities include (for example):

local	local to this machine

mh	Bell Labs, Murray Hill Branch

nj	all sites in New Jersey

btl	All Bell Labs machines

att	All AT&T machines

usa	Everywhere in the USA

na	Everywhere in North America

world	Everywhere on USENET in the world

     Many of the posting programs will provide a list of

     distributions, if your site admin has kept the files up-to-date.

     If you hit return, you'll get the default, which is usually

     "world.".  This default is often not appropriate -- PLEASE take a

     moment to think about how far away people are likely to be

     interested in what you have to say.  Used car ads, housing wanted

     ads, and things for sale other than specialized equipment like

     computers certainly shouldn't be distributed to Europe and Korea,

     or even to the next state.

     It is generally not possible to post an article to a distribution

     that your own machine does not receive.  For instance, if you

     live in Indiana, you can't post an article for distribution only

     in New Jersey or Germany unless your site happens to exchange

     those particular distributions with another site.  Try mailing

     the article to someone in the appropriate area and asking them to

     post it for you.

     If you cannot determine what distributions are valid for your

     site, ask someone locally rather than posting a query to the

     whole network!

17.  Why do some people put funny lines ("bug killers") at the beginning

     of their articles?

     Some earlier versions (mid-80s) of news had a bug which would

     drop the first 512 or 1024 bytes of text of certain articles.

     The bug was triggered whenever the article started with

     whitespace (a blank or a tab).  A fix many people adopted was to

     begin their articles with a line containing a character other

     than white space.  This gradually evolved into the habit of

     including amusing first lines.

     The original bug has since been fixed in newer version of news,

     and sites running older versions of news have applied a patch to

     prevent articles from losing text.  The "bug-killer" lines are

     therefore probably no longer needed, but they linger on.

18.  What is the address or phone number of the "foo" company?

     Try the white and yellow pages of your phone directory, first; a

     sales representative will surely know, and if you're a potential

     customer they will be who you're looking for.  Phone books for

     other cities are usually available in libraries of any size.

     Whoever buys or recommends things for your company will probably

     have some buyer's guides or national company directories. Call or

     visit the reference desk of your library; they have several

     company and organization directories and many will answer

     questions like this over the phone.  Remember if you only know

     the city where the company is, you can telephone to find out

     their full address or a dealer.  Calls to 1-800-555-1212 will

     reveal if the company has an "800" number you can call for

     information.  The network is NOT a free resource, although it may

     look like that to some people.  It is far better to spend a few

     minutes of your own time researching an answer rather than

     broadcast your laziness and/or ineptitude to the net.

19.  What is the origin of the name "grep"?

     The original UNIX text editor "ed" has a construct g/re/p,

     where "re" stands for a regular expression, to Globally

     search for matches to the Regular Expression and Print the

     lines containing them.  This was so often used that it was

     packaged up into its own command, thus named "grep".  According

     to Dennis Ritchie, this is the true origin of the command.

20.  How do I get from BITNET to UUCP, Internet to BITNET, JANET etc.?

     There are so many networks and mail systems in use now, it would

     take a book to describe all of them and how to send mail between

     them.  Luckily, there are a couple of excellent books that do

     exactly that, and in a helpful, easy-to-use manner:

         "!%@:: A Directory of Electronic Mail Addressing & Networks"

         by Donnalyn Frey and Rick Adams, O'Reilly & Associates, Inc,

         2nd edition 1990.

         "The Matrix: Computer Networks and Conferencing Systems

         Worldwide" by John Quarterman, Digital Press, 1990.

     Another excellent book to have on your bookshelf (to keep those

     two company) is "The User's Directory of Computer Networks" edited

     by Tracy LaQuey, Digital Press, 1990.

21.  Didn't some state once pass a law setting pi equal to 3 ?

     Indiana House Bill #246 was introduced on 18 January 1897, and

     referred to the Committee on Canals "midst general cheerfulness."

     The text states, "the ratio of the diameter and circumference is

     as five-fourths to four", which makes pi 3.2 (not 3), but there

     are internal contradictions in the bill as well as contradictions

     with reality.  The author was a mathematical crank.  The bill was

     passed by the state House on 5 February, but indefinitely tabled

     by the state Senate, in part thanks to the fortuitous presence

     on other business of a Purdue professor of mathematics.

     For details, including an annotated text of the bill, read the

     article by D. Singmaster in "The Mathematical Intelligencer" v7

     #2, pp 69-72.

22.  Where can I get the necessary software to get a "smart"

     mail system running on my machine that will take advantage

     of the postings in comp.mail.maps?  (E.g., pathalias, smail, etc.)

     There are a couple of packages available through the supporters of

     the comp.sources.unix archives.  If sites next to you don't have

     what you want, contact your nearest comp.sources.unix archive, or

     the moderator.  Information on archive sites, and indices of

     comp.sources.unix back issues are posted regularly in

     comp.sources.unix and comp.sources.d.

23.  What is "food for the NSA line-eater"?

     This refers to the alleged scanning of all USENET traffic by the

     National Security Agency (and possibly other intelligence

     organizations) for interesting keywords.  The "food" is believed

     to contain some of those keywords in the fond hope of overloading

     NSA's poor computers.  A little thought should convince anyone

     that this is unlikely to occur.  Other posters have taken up this

     practice, either as an ambiguous form of political statement, or

     as an attempt at humor.  The bottom line is that excessive

     signatures in any form are discouraged, the joke has worn stale

     amongst long-time net readers, and there are specific newsgroups

     for the discussion of politics.

24.  Does anyone know the {pinouts, schematics, switch settings,

     what does jumper J3 do} for widget X?

     These postings are almost always inappropriate unless the

     manufacturer has gone out of business or no longer supports the

     device.  If neither of these is the case, you're likely to get a

     better and faster response by simply telephoning the

     manufacturer.

25.  What is "anonymous ftp"?

     "FTP" stands for File Transfer Protocol; on many systems, it's

     also the name of a user-level program that implements that

     protocol.  This program allows a user to transfer files to and

     from a remote network site, provided that network site is

     reachable via the Internet or a similar facility.  (Ftp is

     also usable on many local-area networks.)

     "Anonymous FTP" indicates that a user may log into the remote

     system as user "anonymous" with an arbitrary password.  A common

     convention is that some sort of identification is supplied as the

     password, e.g. "mumble@foo".  This is sometimes useful to those

     sites that track ftp usage.  Also note that most sites restrict

     when transfers can be made, or at least suggest that large

     transfers be made only during non-peak hours.

26.  What is UUNET?

     UUNET is a for-profit communications service designed to provide

     access to USENET news, mail, and various source archives at low

     cost by obtaining volume discounts.  Charges are calculated to

     recover costs.

     For more information send your US mail address to

     info@uunet.uu.net (uunet!info).

27.  Isn't the posting mechanism broken?  When I post an article to both

     a moderated group and unmoderated groups, it gets mailed to the

     moderator and not posted to the unmoderated groups.

     This is a question that is debated every few months.  The answer

     is "No, it was designed to work that way."  The software is

     designed so that the moderator can crosspost the article so it

     appears in the regular groups as well as the moderated group, if

     appropriate.  If the article were to be posted immediately to the

     unmoderated groups, the moderated group name would have to be

     deleted from the header and you would lose the crossposting.

     Whether or not this is correct behavior is a matter of opinion.

     If you want your article to go out immediately to the unmoderated

     groups, post it twice -- once to the unmoderated groups and once

     to the moderated groups.

28.  comp.arch and elsewhere:  What do FYI and IMHO mean?

     Those are abbreviations for common phrases.  FYI is "For Your

     Information" and IMHO is "In My Humble Opinion" or "In My

     Honest Opinion."  This is used sarcastically as often as not.

29.  Would someone repost {large software distribution}?

     This question should never be posted unless you are reporting a

     widespread problem in article propagation. Lamentably, there ARE

     occasional glitches in article transport. Large source or binary

     postings, by their sheer size, are an inviting target.

     If the problem is isolated, it is much better to take it upon

     yourself to obtain the bad portions of the program than to ask

     thousands of sites to spend thousands of dollars to needlessly

     move several hundred kilobytes of code. There are archive sites

     around the net that make most source/binary newsgroups available

     via anonymous FTP and UUCP. If you get desperate, you can always

     mail the author a blank disk or magnetic tape with provisions for

     return postage.

30.  How do I contact the moderator of an Internet mailing list rather than

     post to the entire list?

     To do this you should know that there are, by convention, two

     mailing addresses for every mailing list (except where noted by

     the List of Lists):

     list@host	(e.g. xpert@expo.lcs.mit.edu)

     list-request@host	(e.g. xpert-request@expo.lcs.mit.edu)

     When you have something for everyone on the mailing list to read,

     mail to the list@host address. HOWEVER, if you have an

     administrative request to make (e.g. "please add me to this list",

     "please remove me from this list", "where are the archives?",

     "what is this mailer error I got from sending to this list?"), it

     should be directed to the list-request@host address, which goes

     only to the mailing list administrator.

     It is considered to be in bad taste to send administrative

     requests to the entire mailing list in question, and if (as is

     often the case) the administrator does not read the mailing list

     (i.e. he just takes care of the admin tasks for the list), he will

     not see your request if you don't send it to the right address.

31.  I see BTW (or "btw"), wrt and RTFM in postings.  What do they mean?

     BTW is shorthand for "by the way."  WRT is "With respect to".

     RTFM is generally used as an admonition and means "read the f*ing

     manual" (choice of f-words varies according to reader).  The

     implication is that the answer to a query or complaint is easy to

     find if one looks in the appropriate location FIRST.  Most FAQ

     postings (Frequently-Asked Questions) that answer these questions

     may be found cross-posted in news.answers.

32.  Are there any restrictions on posting e-mail someone sends to me?

     At a minimum, it is only polite for you to contact the author of

     the letter and secure her or his permission to post it to the net.

     On a more serious note, it can be argued that posting someone's

     e-mail to the net without their permission is a violation of

     copyright law.  Under that law, even though a letter was

     addressed to you, it does not grant you the right to publish the

     contents, as that is the work of the author and the author

     retains copyright (even if no explicit copyright mark appears).

     Basically, your letters are your intellectual property.  If

     someone publishes your letters they are violating your copyright.

     This principle is well-founded in "paper media," and while

     untested in electronic forums such as Usenet, the same would

     probably apply if tested in court.

33.  What's an FQDN?

     A fully-qualified domain name.  That is, a hostname containing

     full, dotted qualification of its name up to the root of the

     Internet domain naming system tree.  Example: uiucuxc is the

     single-word hostname (suitable for, e.g., UUCP transport

     purposes) of the machine whose FQDN is uxc.cso.uiuc.edu.

34.  How do you pronounce "char" in C, "ioctl" in UNIX, the character

     "#", etc., etc.?

     Opinions differ.  Pick pronunciations close to what your

     colleagues use.  After all, they're the ones you need to

     communicate with.

35.  How do you pronounce "TeX"?

     To quote Donald Knuth, the creator of TeX: "Insiders pronounce

     the X of TeX as a Greek chi, not as an 'x', so that TeX rhymes

     with the word blecchhh.  It's the 'ch' sound in Scottish words

     like loch or German words like ach; it's a Spanish 'j' and a

     Russian 'kh'.  When you say it correctly to your computer, the

     terminal may become slightly moist."  [The TeXbook, 1986, Addison

     Wesley, page 1]

36.  What is the last year of the 20th century A.D.?

     The A.D. (Latin, Anno Domini, In the Year of Our Lord) system was

     devised before "origin 0 counting" was invented.  The year during

     which Jesus was (incorrectly) assumed to have been born was

     numbered 1.  (The preceding year was 1 B.C.)  So the 1st century

     was 1 to 100, the 2nd was 101 to 200, the 20th is 1901 to 2000.

     This is standard terminology no matter how much some of you may

     dislike it.  However, "a" century is any span of 100 years; so if

     you want to celebrate the end of "the century", meaning the

     1900's, on December 31, 1999, nobody will stop you.  It just

     isn't the end of the "20th century A.D.".

37.  I heard these stories about a dying child wanting

     postcards/get-well cards/business cards to get in the Guinness

     Book of World Records.  Where can I post the address for people to

     help?

     Post it to "junk," or better yet, don't post it at all.  The

     story of the little boy keeps popping up, even though his mother

     and the agencies involved have been appealing for people to stop.

     So many postcards were sent (33 million as of May 1991) that the

     agencies involved in the effort don't know what to do with them.

     The Guinness people have recorded the boy, Craig Shergold, as the

     record holder in the category (cf. page 207 of the 1992 US

     edition).  However, they will not accept claims for a new try at

     the record.  For confirmation, you can see page 24 of the 29 July

     1990 NY Times or call the publisher of the Guinness Book (in the

     US, call "Facts on File" @ 212-683-2244).

     If you want to do something noble, donate the cost of a stamp and

     postcard (or more) to a worthwhile charity like UNICEF or the

     International Red Cross (Red Crescent, Red Magen David).  There are

     tens of thousands of children dying around the world daily, and

     they could use more than a postcard.

38.  I just heard about a scheme the FCC has to implement a tax on

     modems!  Where can I post a message so everyone will hear about

     this and do something to prevent it?

     Post it the same place as the articles in response to #37, above.

     This is an old, old story that just won't die.  Something like

     this was proposed many YEARS back and defeated.  However, the

     rumor keeps spreading and people who hear about it for the first

     time get all upset.  Before posting stories like this, check with

     the organizations involved (like the FCC) to see if the story is

     true and current.

39.  Is there a public access Unix system near me?  How can I get

     access to system for news and mail?

     Phil Eschallier posts a list of open access Unix sites (he calls

     them "Nixpub" sites) on a regular basis to the following

     newsgroups: comp.misc and alt.bbs.   Check his posting

     for information on sites you can contact.

     Furthermore, a list of open access sites that are not necessarily

     Unix sites is posted regularly in alt.bbs.lists; see the postings

     entitled "NetPub listing" for more information.

40.  In rec.pets: My pet has suddenly developed the following symptoms

     .... Is it serious?  In sci.med: I have these symptoms .... Is it

     serious?

     Could be.  The only way to tell for sure is to see an expert.  The

     network reaches a vast audience with considerable talent, but that

     can never replace the expert observation and diagnosis of a

     trained professional.  Do yourself or your pet a big favor -- if

     there is a problem, go see an appropriate practitioner.  If there

     is a serious problem, it is important that it is dealt with promptly.

 41. I have this great idea to make money.  Alternatively, wouldn't an

     electronic chain letter be a nifty idea?

     In a few words: don't even think about it.  Trying to use the net

     to make vast sums of money or send chain letters is a very bad

     idea.  First of all, it is an inappropriate use of resources, and

     tends to use up vast amounts of net bandwidth.  Second, such usage

     of the net tends to produce extremely negative reactions by people

     on the net, adding even more to the volume -- most of it directed

     to you.  Users, particular system admins, do not like that kind of

     activity, and they will flood your mailbox with notices to that

     effect.

     And last, and perhaps most important, some of this activity is

     against the law in many places.  In the US, you can (and will) be

     reported by hacked-off system administrators for suspicion of wire

     fraud or mail fraud.  In one incident, at *least* a half dozen

     people reported the poster to Postal Service inspectors; I'm not

     sure what the outcome was, but it probably was not a nice

     experience.

     Bottom line: don't try clever schemes to sell things, solicit

     donations, or run any kind of pyramid or Ponzi scheme.  Also,

     don't start or support electronic chain letters.

 42. Where can I get archives of Usenet postings?

     Most Usenet newsgroups are not archived in any organized fashion,

     though it's likely that if you look hard enough someone will have

     kept much or most of the traffic (either on disk or on some tape

     gathering dust somewhere).  The volume on Usenet is simply too

     high to keep everything on rotating magnetic media forever,

     however.  The signal-to-noise ratio is too low in many groups to

     make them good candidates for archiving.

     One person's signal is another person's noise; if you're lucky,

     you'll find someone who has been keeping the good parts of a

     particular newsgroup in their own personal stash to save up for

     later.  How to get access to a group that *is* archived depends

     on what kind of group it is:

     * The "sources" and "binaries" groups are generally archived at

       multiple sites; for more information about getting access to

       them, see the posting entitled "How to find sources" in

       comp.sources.wanted.

     * Some non-source newsgroups can be found by asking "archie"

       about the group name.  See the comp.sources.wanted posting

       mentioned above for information about how to use "archie."

     * In other groups, if the group has a Frequently Asked Questions

       posting or another periodic posting about the group, check that

       posting to see if it mentions where the group is archived.  If

       not, then you'll have to post a message in the newsgroup and

       ask if it is archived anywhere.

 43. Is it possible to post messages to the Usenet via electronic mail?

     There are a few sites on the Usenet that offer a full-scale mail

     to news gateway, so that you can post via E-mail to any newsgroup

     support.

     The most well-known gateway of this sort is ucbvax.berkeley.edu.

     To post a message to the Usenet through that gateway, you take

     the name of the newsgroup to which you want to post and convert

     all of the periods to dashes, and use that as the address to

     which to send your message.  For example, to post a message to

     news.newusers.questions, you would mail it to

     news-newusers-questions@ucbvax.berkeley.edu.

     Please do not use this service if you have other posting access

     to the Usenet.

 44. Is it possible to read Usenet newsgroups via electronic mail?

     Most Usenet newsgroups do not correspond to any mailing list, so

     the conventional answer to this question is "no" for most groups.

     However, there are some newsgroups that are gatewayed to mailing

     lists.  For a list of them, see the "List of Active Newsgroups"

     posting in news.announce.newusers.

     If you know a Usenet site admin who is willing to act as a

     personal gateway for you, you might be able to get him/her to set

     up his/her system to forward messages from individual newsgroups

     to you via E-mail.  However, most admins don't like to do this

     because it adds to the outgoing traffic from their site, so don't

     post messages to the net saying, "Hey, is there someone willing

     to gateway newsgroups to me?"

 45. How do I get the news software to include a signature with my

     postings?

     This is a question that is best answered by examining the

     documentation for the software you're using, as the answer

     varies depending on the software.

     However, if you're reading news on a Unix machine, then you can

     probably get a signature to appear on your outgoing messages by

     creating a file called ".signature" in your home directory.  Two

     important things to remember are:

     1. Many article-posting programs will restrict the length of the

        signature.  For example, the "inews" program will often only

        include the first four lines.  This is not something you

        should be trying to find a way to defeat; it is there for

        a reason.  If your signature is too long, according to the

        software, then shorten it.  Even if the software does not

        complain, keep your .signature under four lines as a courtesy

        to others.

     2. Under some news configurations, your .signature file must be

        world-readable, and your home directory world-executable, for

        your signature to be included correctly in your articles.  If

        your .signature does not get included, try running these

        commands:

           chmod a+x $HOME

           chmod a+r $HOME/.signature

 46. I'm on BitNet -- can I connect to the Usenet?

     Many BitNet sites also have connections to other networks. Some

     of these sites may be receiving Usenet with NNTP or by other

     methods. IBM VM/CMS sites which only have a connection to BitNet

     may still gain access to Usenet if they get a software package

     called NetNews, which is available from Penn State University at

     no charge. The PSU NetNews software allows sites to receive

     Usenet news over BITNET.  Talk to your local site administraters

     to find out if your site has this software installed and how to

     access it from your account.

--

Gene Spafford

Software Engineering Research Center & Dept. of Computer Sciences

Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-1398

Internet:  spaf@cs.purdue.edu	phone:  (317) 494-7825


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The news.announce hierarchy contains the four moderated newsgroups

news.announce.important, news.announce.newgroups,

news.announce.newusers, and news.announce.conferences.

"news.announce.important" is a newsgroup for just what it says it is --

important announcements.  It is intended to be read by everyone on

Usenet, although nobody is forced to subscribe.  To post to

news.announce.important, send mail to the moderator at

"announce@stargate.com".  Some netnews implementations will

automatically mail to the moderator anything posted instead of

attempting to post it directly.  If the message is appropriate, it will

be posted by the moderator; if not, the moderator will suggest a more

appropriate place to post it or a better way to go about the same

goal.

Discussions in news.announce.important are explicitly forbidden, and

the volume of traffic will be kept low enough to keep people from

feeling a need to unsubscribe.  Usenet administrators for each site

should make a point of reading news.announce.important.

The current policy is that news.announce.important submissions must be:

(a) short - preferably they should fit on one crt screen, including headers.

(b) important enough to at least have their header shown to everyone on the

    net.  The posting should be more of benefit to the net than to the poster.

(c) not posted to any other newsgroup - news.announce.important by itself is

    supposed to be sufficient to reach everybody, and nobody should have to

    read an announcement more than once.

(d) signed - the author should be clearly evident.

(e) not commercial, political, or religious in nature.

news.announce.newgroups exists for announcements of either the

creation or the consideration of a new newsgroup.  All calls for

votes, calls for discussions, vote results, and creation notices of

all hierarchies should be posted to news.announce.newgroups.

Submissions should be directed to announce-newgroups@rpi.edu (or to

your nearest major site).  Followups will be redirected to

news.groups.

Some messages will be repeated every month, in order to reach all

newcomers.  These messages will be placed in news.announce.newusers,

which is also moderated.  This makes it safe for experienced users who

have already read these messages to unsubscribe to

news.announce.newusers without missing anything new in

news.announce.important.  If you aren't familiar with the netnews

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How to Become a Usenet Site

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Subject: How to become a USENET site

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  This article attempts to summarize, in a general way, the steps

involved in setting up a machine to be on the USENET.

  It assumes that you already have some sort of USENET access

(otherwise, how did you get this article?), or at the very least, that

you have ftp or mail server access to get to some of the files

mentioned in it, and that you are trying to configure your own site to

be on the USENET after using some other site for some period of time.

If this assumption is incorrect, then ask whoever made this article

available to you to help you get access to the resources mentioned

below.

  Before reading this posting, you should be familiar with the

contents of the introductory postings in the news.announce.newusers

newsgroup, most importantly the posting entitled "USENET Software:

History and Sources".  Many of the terms used below are defined in

those postings.  The news.announce.newusers postings are accessible in

the periodic posting archive on pit-manager.mit.edu [18.172.1.27], in

/pub/usenet via anonymous ftp, or via E-mail by sending a message to

mail-server@pit-manager.mit.edu (send a message with "help" in the

body to get more information).

      *************************

  There are five basic steps involved in configuring a machine to be a

USENET site.

1. Make the decision -- do you *really* want to do this?

  If you just want to read USENET yourself, then putting your machine

onto the USENET is probably not what you want to do.  The process of

doing so can be time-consuming, and regular maintenance is also

required.  Furthermore, the resources consumed by a full USENET setup

on a machine are significant:

    - disk space for the programs (a few Mb for the binaries, another

      couple of Mb for any sources you keep online);

    - disk space for the articles - currently approaching 400Mb a

      month, although it is possible to minimize the amount of disk

      space consumed by article by carefully selecting which

      newsgroups and/or hierarchies you wish to receive;

    - modem time (possibly long-distance) transferring the articles to

      your machine (assuming that you are using a modem rather than an

      Internet NNTP connection); and

    - fees if you're paying someone to provide you with a news feed.

  You might choose, instead, to get an account on a public-access

USENET site on which you can read news by dialing up.  See, for

example, the "Nixpub posting" articles in comp.misc and the "NetPub

listing" articles in alt.bbs.lists for lists of such sites.

  Even if there are no public-access USENET sites that are a local

phone call away from you, you might still choose this approach,

especially if you only read a few (low traffic) groups.  Using a

public-access site that is accessible via PC Pursuit or some other

packet network might still be cheaper and/or easier than setting up

the feed, transferring the news and configuring your machine to store

news locally.

  You should be sure that the benefits you are going to get by storing

news locally are going to outweigh the costs before deciding to

proceed.  In summary, however, let me say that this decision is not

always a clear one.  To explain why, let me include an alternative

perspective, from joe@jshark.rn.com, on why getting a feed may be

appropriate even for a single-user machine:

>When you get to long distance calls, reading the news on-line gets the

>cost rising fast.  A few seconds to skip an article you've no interest

>in, maybe a minute to take in a good one plus more time to save it and

>download it later.  But when the whole lot is batched together (as

>news), a) it only takes a few minutes and b) it's all conveniently

>automated.  Sure, configuring the hardware and software may take a

>(small) time - but it's something you only do once.

>

>And unless you want to get comp.*, the disk space needed is not that

>great.  (20Mb disks are about 100 dollars over here; the saving in

>phone charges would pay for that in a few months)

>

>I also find that replying takes time, and this is where on-line

>"reading" would start to really burn dollars!  The alternative, {

>download - logout - compose reply - dial back in - login - post (or

>mail) reply}, is a) inconvenient and b) still costly.

>

>Perhaps I see "news administration" as a simple task *because* I only

>provide news to one other site and get a very limited feed. (No

>overflowing disks, no "disappearing inodes", neither angry users nor

>management.) The initial stages were a bit fraught (200kb batches

>being bounced back because of permission problems :-( ), but very

>little effort now.  I have an impression, based on your address and

>past postings, that you are involved in "system management" at MIT so

>you see things from a "major site" point of view??

2. Find a site to feed you news and/or mail.

  In order to make your machine a USENET site, you need to find other

sites on the USENET that are willing to feed you news and/or mail.

You might want to locate more than one such site if you want higher

reliability.

Finding feeds for a UUCP site.

  If you are going to be using a modem (and, presumably, UUCP) to

transfer your news and mail, then then there are several resources you

can use when trying to locate a feed site:

  a. Comp.mail.maps

    Find the postings in the comp.mail.maps newsgroup for your state,

  country, or whatever.  Look in it for sites that sound like they are

  local to you.  Contact their administrators and ask if they would be

  willing to give you a feed.

    Comp.mail.maps is archived at several anonymous ftp and mail

  server sites, including ftp.uu.net, so you can examine map entries

  even if the maps have expired at your news-reading site (or if you

  do not currently have USENET access).  See the article entitled

  "UUCP map for README" in the comp.mail.maps newsgroup or archives

  for more information about the maps.

    The comp.mail.maps postings are also archived in

  pit-manager.mit.edu's periodic posting archive, which was mentioned

  in detail above.

  b. News.admin

    Post a message to news.admin.  If at all possible, post it with a

  restricted distribution, so that only people who are likely to be

  able to give you a feed will have to get it (e.g. if you have

  posting access on a machine in Massachusetts, and the site you're

  setting up is going to be in Massachusetts, then post with a

  distribution of "ne").

    Note that you can post to news.admin even if you do not have

  direct USENET access right now, as long as you have E-mail access --

  send your message to news-admin@ucbvax.berkeley.edu.  However, if

  you use ucbvax's gateway, you probably can't use a restricted

  distribution as described above, since ucbvax probably isn't in the

  distribution you want to post to, and besides, it's not clear that

  it listens to the "Distribution:" header in postings that are mailed

  to it.

    When posting your message, try to be as specific as possible.

  Mention where you are, how you intend to transfer news from your

  feed site to you (e.g. what kind of modem, how fast), approximately

  how many newsgroups you are going to want to get and from which

  hierarchies, and perhaps what kind of machine it's all for.  A

  descriptive Subject line such as "news feed wanted -- Boston, MA" is

  also useful.

    If there is a regional hierarchy for the distribution in which you

  want a feed, then you might want to post a message in one of the

  regional newsgroups as well, or cross-post your message to one of

  the regional newsgroups.  Look first for an "admin" group (e.g.

  "ne.admin"), then (if there is no admin group) a "config" group,

  then for a "wanted" group.

  c. Commercial services

    If all else fails, you may have to resort to paying someone to

  provide you with a feed.  I know about the following service

  providers:

    a2i communications

    1211 Park Avenue #202

    San Jose, CA 95126

    Data: (408) 293-9010 (v.32bis, v.32), (408) 293-9020 (PEP)

          (log in as "guest")

    Telnet: a2i.rahul.net [192.160.13.1] (log in as "guest")

    Ftp: ftp.rahul.net [192.160.13.1], get /pub/BLURB

    info@rahul.net (a daemon will auto-reply)

    (UUCP, news feeds, mail feeds, MX forwarding, name service)

    Anterior Technology

    P.O. Box 1206

    Menlo Park, CA  94026-1206

    Voice: (415) 328-5615

    Fax: (415) 322-1753

    info@fernwood.mpk.ca.us

    (UUCP, connectivity, name service, MX forwarding, news feeds)

    CERFnet

    P.O. Box 85608

    San Diego, CA  92186-9784

    Voice: (800) 876-CERF

    help@cerf.net

    (connectivity, name service, MX forwarding, news feeds)

    Colorado SuperNet, Inc.

    Attn: David C. Menges

    Colorado School of Mines

    1500 Illinois

    Golden, CO  80401

    Voice: 303-273-3471

    dcm@csn.org

    (UUCP, news feeds)

    Demon Internet Systems

    internet@demon.co.uk

    (Internet access, SLIP, PPP, name service)

    DMConnection

    267 Cox St.

    Hudson, Ma. 01749

    Voice: (508) 562-1618

    Fax: (508) 562-1133

    info@dmc.com

    (UUCP, news feeds, mail feeds, MX forwarding, file servers, mailing lists,

     large volume archives)

    ExNet Systems Ltd

    60 Sunningdale Avenue

    Hanworth

    Middlesex, TW13 5JT, UK

    Voice/Fax: +44 81 755 0077

    exnet@exnet.co.uk

    (UUCP, mail and news feeds)

    JvNCnet

    B6 von Neumann Hall

    Princeton University

    Princeton, NJ 08543

    Voice: (800) 35-TIGER

    market@jvnc.net

    (connectivity, name service, MX forwarding, news feeds)

    MSEN, Inc.

    628 Brooks Street

    Ann Arbor, MI 48103

    Voice: (313) 998-4562

    Ftp: ftp.msen.com [148.59.1.2], see /pub/vendor/msen/*

    info@msen.com

    (UUCP, connectivity, name service, MX forwarding, news feeds)

    MV Communications, Inc.

    P.O. Box 4963

    Manchester, NH  03108-4963

    Voice: (603) 429-2223

    Data: (603) 429-1735 (log in as "info" or "rates")

    info@mv.mv.com

    (UUCP, name service, MX forwarding, news feeds)

    NEARnet (New England Academic and Resarch Network)

    10 Moulton Street

    Cambridge, MA  02138

    Voice: (617) 873-8730

    Fax: (617) 873-5620

    nearnet-join@nic.near.net

    (connectivity, name service, MX forwarding, news feeds (for

     NEARnet sites))

    Netcom - Online Communication Services

    4000 Moorpark Avenue - Suite 209

    San Jose, CA 95117

    Voice: (408) 554-UNIX

    Data: (408) 241-9760 (login guest, no password)

    Telnet: netcom.netcom.com [192.100.81.100] (login guest)

    E-mail: info@netcom.com

    (UUCP, connectivity, name service, MX forwarding, news feeds,

     other services)

    Performance Systems International, Inc.

    11800 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 1100

    Reston, VA  22091

    Voice: (703) 620-6651 or (800) 827-7482

    Computerized info: all-info@psi.com

    Human-based info: info@psi.com

    (UUCP, connectivity, name service, MX forwarding, news feeds)

    SURAnet

    8400 Baltimore Blvd.

    College Park, MD  20742

    Voice: (301) 982-3214

    Fax: (301) 982-4605

    news-admin@sura.net

    (connectivity, name service (for SURAnet sites), news feeds (for

     SURAnet sites))

    UUNET Canada, Inc.

    1 Yonge St., Suite 1801

    Toronto, Ontario

    Canada M5E 1W7

    Voice: (416) 368-6621

    Fax: (416) 369-0515

    info@uunet.ca or uunet-ca@uunet.uu.net

    (UUCP, connectivity, name service, MX forwarding, news feeds)

    UUNET Technologies Inc.

    3110 Fairview Park Drive, Suite 570

    Falls Church, VA 22042

    Voice: (703) 876-5050

    Fax: (703) 876-5059

    info@uunet.uu.net

    AlterNet (network connectivity) info: alternet-info@uunet.uu.net

    (UUCP, connectivity, name service, MX forwarding, news feeds)

    UUNORTH, Inc.

    Box 445, Station E

    Toronto, Ontario

    Canada M6H 4E3

    Voice: (416) 537-4930 or (416) 225-UNIX

    Fax: (416) 537-4890

    WIMSEY

    Attn: Stuart Lynne

    225B Evergreen Dr.

    Port Moody, BC, V3H 1S1

    Voice: 604-93-7532

    sl@vanbc.wimsey.bc.ca

    (UUCP, name service, MX forwarding, news feeds)

    Xenon Systems

    Attn: Julian Macassey

    742 1/2 North Hayworth Ave.

    Hollywood, CA  90046-7142

    Voice: (213) 654-2822

    postmaster@xenon.sr.com

    (UUCP, news feeds, mail feeds)

  Note that some of these are actually network service providers which

  provide Internet connectivity, but some will also provide news feeds

  to their customers.  For more information about many network service

  providers, see the anonymous ftp file /nsfnet/referral-list on

  nnsc.nsf.net.

    Some regional network service providers, especially in large urban

  areas, offer both UUCP and TCP/IP service via modem or leased line.

  If you can find such a company, the cost of a dedicated (leased

  line) Internet connection will often be cheaper and more desirable

  than a UUCP connection, if you plan on using it for a full newsfeed

  or for frequent downloading.  Some companies can offer combined

  voice and data connections using T1 links, for large-scale users

  seeking both Internet access and low-cost toll telephone service.

  For more information about the possibility of hooking up to the

  network, see the "How to Get Information about Networks" posting in

  news.announce.newusers.

    NOTE: I am not endorsing any of these companies in any way.  I

  don't know anything about the level or quality of service either of

  them provides.  They are simply the ones I know about.  If you know

  of a site that provides feeds and think it should be mentioned here,

  please let me know.

  d. Special information for European users

    (This section discusses the various big European networks.  There

  are also smaller service providers, such as ExNet Systems (see

  above), in Europe.)

    In Europe, you can get a feed from one of EUNet's national

  networks.  They charge for feeds but are "non-commercial," which

  means (I assume) that the fees go to the maintenance of the

  networks.  Most provide help on getting started, can provide source

  for the mail and news software and lists of sites who have indicated

  they will provide feeds.  They also act as Internet forwarders (see

  below for more information on this).  To contact them, try sending

  mail to postmaster@country.eu.net or newsmaster@country.eu.net.  The

  "country" in this case should be whatever country you're in.

    Note that the national networks have a "no redistribution" policy

  and have the option to cut off sites which break this rule.  There

  are other groups (such as sublink); see (a) and (b) above for

  suggestions on how to contact them.

    Subscribing to EUNet or to one of the NALnets (National Networks)

  currently requires to be member of EurOpen either directly or

  indirectly by being member of a NALUUG (National Unix User Group)

  affiliated to EurOpen.

    In the UK, smaller scale users and individuals can also get news

  access via Demon Internet Systems. They provide very cheap dialup

  Internet access, SLIP, PPP and name service entries.  Contact them

  (contact information is given above) for more information.

    There are also several other network services providers, already

  operational (or to become soon available for some of them).

  Contrary to EUnet which generally accepts any organization as

  customer, those networks may have restrictions and accept only some

  kind of customers (generally academic and/or research) as they are

  sometimes government funded.

    Some of these networks are NORDunet (northern Europe), FUNET

  (Finland), SWITCH (Switzerland), EASInet (European Academic

  Supercomputing Initiative, mainly if not totally funded by IBM), DFN

  (Germany), PIPEX(UK) and RENATER (France, not yet operational).

    There are several anonymous ftp sites from which information about

  all of these networks and about networking in Europe in general

  might be obtained. They are ftp.switch.ch, ftp.easi.net,

  ftp.ripe.net, ftp.eu.net, corton.inria.fr and nic.nordu.net.

  Note that it is to your advantage to try to find a feed site that is

directly on the Internet, if you are not going to be.  Getting a feed

from a site on the Internet will allow that site to act as your MX

forwarder (see section 5 below), and the fact that you are only one

hop off of the Internet will make both mail and news delivery fast

(assuming that the feed you get from the Internet site is for both

mail and news; of course, if you can only find someone willing to

forward mail to you but not to traffic with you the heavier load of a

news feed, then your mail delivery will still be fast).

Finding feeds for an Internet site.

  If you are on the Internet and would like your news feed to be over

the Internet rather than over a modem link, then you *might* want to

look in the UUCP maps in comp.mail.maps, as mentioned above, since

many USENET sites that are on the Internet are mentioned there.

News.admin and the commercial services listed above are also viable

options.  Another option which is relevant only to Internet sites is

to send mail to the mailing list nntp-managers@ucbvax.berkeley.edu,

and ask if anyone on that list is willing to provide you with a news

feed.  If you do this, be specific, just as if you were posting to

news.admin as described above.

3. Get the software.

  The "USENET Software" posting referenced above goes into quite a bit

of detail about the software that is available.  There are three

components in the software at a USENET site: (a) the software that

transports the news (usually using either UUCP or NNTP), (b) the

software that stores the news on the local disks, expires old

articles, etc., and (c) the news-readers for looking at the news.

  For example, if you're a UNIX site on the Internet and you're going

to be getting your news feed over the Internet, then you are probably

going to want to get the NNTP and C news packages mentioned in the

"USENET Software" posting, as well as one or more of the UNIX news

readers mentioned there.

  Since you are probably going to be exchanging mail as well as news,

and the mail software that is shipped with the OS you are using might

not be powerful enough to handle mail exchanging with the rest of the

USENET, you might want to obtain new mail software as well.  There are

several packages you might choose you use.  Discussion of them is

beyond the scope of this document; the books referenced below will

probably provide some useful information in this area.  Furthermore,

if you are a UNIX site, the posting by Chris Lewis

<clewis@ferret.ocunix.on.ca> entitled "UNIX Email Software Survey FAQ"

in news.admin, comp.mail.misc and news.answers provides a good

introduction to the UNIX mail software that's out there.  Finally,

James H. Thompson <jimmy_t@verifone.com>'s "FAQ - UUCP Mail, News and

Gateway Software for PCs and MACs" posting, in alt.bbs.waffle,

comp.mail.uucp, news.software.readers and vmsnet.uucp, will help you

to find out more about the UUCP software that is available to you if

you wish to run it on a PC or Macintosh computer.

  The basic idea is to go read the "USENET Software" posting, and then

to work from there.

  Europeans can ask their national backbone site, which will usually

either be a software archive or be closely associated with one.

UKNET, for example, provides an information pack explaining what is

needed and where (and how) to get it.

4. Do what it says.

  Most of the software available for news transport or storage comes

with installation instructions.  Follow them.  This part should be

self-explanatory (although the instructions might not be :-).

5. Register your site on the network.

  The "traditional" method of advertising your site to the rest of the

USENET after setting it up is to get an entry for it added to the UUCP

maps.  Doing this involves choosing a name for your site and

submitting a map entry indicating the name, other vital statistics,

and a list of your feed sites, preferentially weighted.  Since many

USENET sites still rely exclusively on the UUCP maps for routing mail,

you will almost certainly want to register in the maps.  To find out

more about how to do this, read the "UUCP map for README" posting in

comp.mail.maps, referenced above.

  However, the past several years have witnessed a dramatic increase

in the number of sites choosing to register host names in the Internet

Domain Name Service (DNS) hierarchy, in addition to getting a host

entry added to the UUCP maps.  The DNS hierarchy is becomingly

increasingly standardized, and DNS name service is more reliable than

the UUCP maps.  Therefore, if register a DNS name for your site, put

that DNS name in your UUCP map entry as an alias for your site, and

use the DNS address rather than the UUCP host name in your mail and

USENET postings, both UUCP hosts and hosts that do DNS will be able to

get mail to you more efficiently and reliably.

  There are two types of DNS host records that are relevant here.  If

you have opted to contract with a company for a direct connection to

the Internet, then you are probably going to want to register an

address record advertising what your address will be on the Internet.

Hosts which understand DNS can then use that record to connect

directly to your machine and deliver mail to it.

  If, on the other hand, you are going to be getting your mail via

UUCP from some other site, then the host record you will be

registering is a Mail eXchange (MX) record.  This record announces to

the world that mail destined to your host can be directed instead to

another host that IS directly on the Internet.  That host is your "MX

forwarder," and it must be one of your feed sites that knows how to

deliver mail to you.  In fact, you can have multiple MX records if you

have multiple feeds on the Internet and want it to be possible for

mail to be routed through all of them (for increased reliability), if

they are willing.  Note that if you use a commercial service provider

for your mail feed, it will probably also be your MX forwarder.

  Even if none of your feeds are on the Internet, you may be able to

get an MX record, by finding an Internet site that is willing to

receive your mail and put it on its way through the correct UUCP

route.  There are currently at least a couple of sites willing to

perform this service for no charge, in order to encourage the

increased use of DNS records.  You can therefore probably locate an MX

forwarder by posting to news.admin and asking if anyone is willing to

forward for you.

  The procedure for registering a DNS record is quite simple and

usually takes a month or less (at the time of this writing, the

Network Information Center is in a transition period so you'll need to

have patience).  Note that many commercial network providers, such as

UUNET, will take care of this for you.

  Whether you decide to register an address record or an MX record,

you need to decide what your DNS host name is going to be.  Since the

DNS is arranged in a hierarchy, you need to decide what hierarchy your

name will appear in.  For example, you might choose to be in the ".us"

domain if you are in the United States and want to be in the United

States geographical hierarchy.  Alternatively, you might choose ".edu"

for a University, ".org" for a non-profit organization, ".com" for a

commercial company, etc.  For more information about the various

hierarchies and about choosing a host name, see the "How to Get

Information about Networks" posting already referenced.

  If you are not in the US, you're theoretically supposed to have no

choice about the top-level domain -- it should always be the

two-letter ISO code for your country (".fr", ".de", etc.).  However,

depending on how and how well you are connected to the network, you

might be able to get away with being in one of the older domains

mentioned above (".edu", ".org", etc.).  If you want to find out how

to get a host name in a particular European domain, you can probably

start by sending mail to hostmaster@mcsun.eu.net and asking for more

information.

  Once you have determined your host name, you need to determine one

or more hosts (preferably two or three, so that even if one is having

trouble, the others will fill in for it) that will act as your "name

servers," advertising your host name to anyone who asks for it.  Note

that many hierarchies have their own name servers, which means that

when you go through the process of figuring out which domain your host

name will be in, you may find some name servers available to you

already.  Furthermore, if you opt to go with a commercial service

provider as described above, your service provider will probably be

willing to act as a name server.  Different domain-administration

organizations may require fewer or more name servers (e.g. the NIC

(mentioned below) requires at least two).

  Once you've got your host name picked out, you need to submit an

application to the authorities for the domain you've chosen.  Many of

the domains, for example, are managed by the DDN Network Information

Center -- to submit an application to one of those domains, you would

get the file DOMAIN-TEMPLATE.TXT via anonymous ftp from nic.ddn.mil,

fill it out, and mail it to hostmaster@nic.ddn.mil.  You will probably

determine the correct method for applying for a host name in your

domain during the course of investigating which domain to put your

host name in.

  If you submit an application and don't get any acknowlegement or

response in a couple of weeks, it's a good idea to send another note

to the same address as you sent your original application to, asking

if it was received.

  Even if you aren't going to be connecting directly to Internet at

the start, if your site is using any TCP/IP-based equipment, you

should request a block of IP addresses, to save future transition

headaches.  Request one Class C address per subnet, or a Class B if

your site has more than a few hundred systems.  If you don't

understand any of this and don't intend on getting on the Internet,

don't worry about it.  If/when you do decide to get onto the Internet,

your service provider should be prepared to help you understand what

needs to be done.

  Once your application has been approved and your name entered into

your name servers' databases, update the mail software on your system

and on your MX forwarder's system to recognize and use the new domain.

  [A final note: Much of the information in this section about the DNS

system is sketchy.  It is intentionally so, since all of this

information is available from a number of different sources, and they

cover it much better than I can here.  If you are interested in

finding out more about how the DNS works, you are strongly urged yet

again to read the "How to Get Information About Networks" posting and

to follow up on the sources of documentation that it references.]

      *************************

  In addition to the resources already mentioned, there are several

books which discuss USENET and/or UUCP maintenance.  They include

(these entries are culled from the "YABL" posting, by Mitch Wright

<mitch@cirrus.com>, in comp.unix.questions):

TITLE: Managing UUCP and USENET

AUTHOR: O'Reilly, Tim

AUTHOR: Todino, Grace

SUBJECT: Introduction

PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.

DATE: 1990

PAGES: 289

ISBN: 0-937175-48-X

APPROX_COST: 24.95

KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook

SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>

SUPPLIERS

E-mail: ... uunet!ora!nuts

Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS

TITLE: Unix Communications

AUTHOR: Anderson, Bart

AUTHOR: Costales, Barry

AUTHOR: Henderson, Harry

SUBJECT: Communication Reference

PUBLISHER: The Waite Group

DATE: 1991

PAGES: 736

ISBN: 0-672-22773-8

APPROX_COST: 29.95

KEYWORDS: UUCP, USENET

COMMENTS

Covers everything the end user needs to know about email, USENET

and UUCP.

TITLE: Using UUCP and USENET

AUTHOR: Todino, Grace

AUTHOR: Dougherty, Dale

SUBJECT: Introduction

PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.

DATE: 1990

PAGES: 210

ISBN: 0-937175-10-2

APPROX_COST: 21.95

KEYWORDS: Nutshell Handbook

SUGGESTED_BY: Mitch Wright <mitch@hq.af.mil>

SUPPLIERS

E-mail: ... uunet!ora!nuts

Phone#: 1-800-338-NUTS

If you are going to be setting up a UUCP/modem USENET site, you will

probably find these books quite useful, especially if the UUCP

documentation that comes with the OS you're running is sparse.

      *************************

  Comments about, suggestions about or corrections to this posting are

welcomed.  If you would like to ask me to change this posting in some

way, the method I appreciate most is for you to actually make the

desired modifications to a copy of the posting, and then to send me

the modified posting, or a context diff between my posted version and

your modified version (if you do the latter, make sure to include in

your mail the "Version:" line from my posted version).  Submitting

changes in this way makes dealing with them easier for me and helps to

avoid misunderstandings about what you are suggesting.

  Rich Braun <richb@kronos.com> provided most of the information above

about registering DNS records, and provided other useful comments and

suggestions.  joe@jshark.rn.com provided some very useful rewriting as

well as some different perspectives that helped to make the article

more general, as well as providing some specific information about

working in Europe, as well as providing other useful comments.

  The following people provided useful comments and suggestions about

this article:

  Vikas Aggarwal <vikas@jvnc.net>

  Anton J. Aylward <uunorth@uunorth.UUCP>

  Bruno Blissenbach <bubli@purodha.GUN.de>

  Oliver Boehmer <oli@odbffm.in.sub.org>

  Andy Brager <andyb@wndrsvr.UUCP>

  Michael Bryan <michael@resonex.com>

  Alan Cox <iiitac@pyr.swan.ac.uk>

  John Curran <jcurran@nic.near.net>

  Chris Davies <chris@visionware.co.uk>

  Christopher Davis <ckd@eff.org>

  Nathan F. Estey <nestey@copper.Denver.Colorado.EDU>

  Stuart Freedman <stuart@orac.HQ.Ileaf.COM>

  Dan Horner <liaison@uunet.uu.net>

  Brad Isley <bgi@stiatl.salestech.com>

  J. Lee Japp <jaapjl@madams.larc.nasa.gov>

  Ray.Lampman@Heurikon.Com

  Norman Lin <norlin@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu>

  jmalcom@sura.net

  Mark E. Mallett <mem@mv.MV.COM>

  Owen Scott Medd <osm@msen.com>

  Bertrand Meyer <bertrand@eiffel.com>

  Pushpendra Mohta <pushp@cerf.net>

  Mark Moraes <moraes@cs.toronto.edu>

  Andrew Partan <asp@uunet.uu.net>

  Brad Passwaters <bjp@sura.net>

  Michel Pollet <michel@trantor.UUCP>

  Bob Rieger <bobr@netcom.com>

  Rich Salz <rsalz@bbn.com>

  Martin Lee Schoffstall <schoff@psi.com>

  Russell Schulz <russell@alpha3.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca>

  Doug Sewell <doug@ysu.edu>

  Barry Shein <bzs@world.std.com>

  Vince Skahan <vince@atc.boeing.com>

  Shih-ping Spencer Sun <spencer@phoenix.Princeton.edu>

  Jerry Sweet <jns@fernwood.mpk.ca.us>

  David W. Tamkin <dattier@gagme.chi.il.us>

  Christophe Wolfhugel <Christophe.Wolfhugel@grasp1.univ-lyon1.fr>

  Steve Yelvington <steve@thelake.mn.org>

--

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Subject: USENET Software: History and Sources

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Last-change: 19 Sep 1992 by rsalz@osf.org (Rich Salz)

Currently, Usenet readers interact with the news using a number of

software packages and programs.  This article mentions the important

ones and a little of their history, gives pointers where you can look

for more information and ends with some special notes about "foreign"

and "obsolete" software.  At the very end is a list of sites from which

current versions of the Usenet software may be obtained.

Note that the number of software packages available to run news,

especially on PCs, is increasing.  This article lists only a few of

the many news packages available, and the presence or absence of any

particular software package should not be construed as indicating

anything about its suitability usefulness.

History

-------

Usenet came into being in late 1979, shortly after the release of V7

Unix with UUCP.  Two Duke University grad students in North Carolina,

Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis, thought of hooking computers together to

exchange information with the Unix community.  Steve Bellovin, a grad

student at the University of North Carolina, put together the first

version of the news software using shell scripts and installed it on

the first two sites: "unc" and "duke." At the beginning of 1980 the

network consisted of those two sites and "phs" (another machine at

Duke), and was described at the January Usenix conference.  Steve

Bellovin later rewrote the scripts into C programs, but they were never

released beyond "unc" and "duke." Shortly thereafter, Steve Daniel did

another implementation in C for public distribution.  Tom Truscott made

further modifications, and this became the "A" news release.

In 1981 at U. C. Berkeley, grad student Mark Horton and high school

student Matt Glickman rewrote the news software to add functionality

and to cope with the ever increasing volume of news -- "A" News was

intended for only a few articles per group per day.  This rewrite was

the "B" News version.  The first public release was version 2.1 in

1982; the 1.* versions were all beta test.  As the net grew, the news

software was expanded and modified.  The last version maintained and

released primarily by Mark was 2.10.1.

Rick Adams, at the Center for Seismic Studies, took over coordination

of the maintenance and enhancement of the B News software with the

2.10.2 release in 1984.  By this time, the increasing volume of news

was becoming a concern, and the mechanism for moderated groups was

added to the software at 2.10.2.  Moderated groups were inspired by

ARPA mailing lists and experience with other bulletin board systems.

In late 1986, version 2.11 of B News was released, including a number

of changes to support a new naming structure for newsgroups, enhanced

batching and compression, enhanced ihave/sendme control messages, and

other features.

The current release of B News is 2.11, patchlevel 19.  Article format

is specified in RFC 1036 (see below).  B News has been declared "dead"

by a number of people, including Rich Adams, and is unlikely to be

upgraded further; most new UUCP sites are using C News (see next

paragraph).

A new version of news, known as C News, was developed at the

University of Toronto by Geoff Collyer and Henry Spencer.  This

version is a rewrite of the lowest levels of news to increase article

processing speed, decrease article expiration processing and improve

the reliability of the news system through better locking, etc.  The

package was released to the net in the autumn of 1987.  For more

information, see the paper "News Need Not Be Slow," published in The

Winter 1987 Usenix Technical Conference proceedings.  The current

version of C News is labeled 27-Aug-1991.  C News can be obtained from

its official archive site, cs.toronto.edu, using FTP.

Another Usenet system, known as InterNetNews, or INN, was written by

Rich Salz <rsalz@uunet.uu.net>.  INN is designed to run on Unix hosts

that have a socket interface.  It is optimized for larger hosts where

most traffic uses NNTP, but it does provide full UUCP support.  INN is

very fast, and since it integrates NNTP many people find it easier to

administer only one package.  The package was publicly released on

August 20, 1992.  For more information, see the paper "InterNetNews:

Usenet Transport for Internet Sites" published in the June 1992 Usenix

Technical Conference Proceedings.  INN can be obtained from many

places; its official archive site is ftp.uu.net in the directory

networking/news/nntp/inn.

ANU-NEWS is news package written by Geoff Huston of Australia for VMS

systems.  ANU-NEWS is complete news system that allows reading,

posting, direct replies, moderated newsgroups, etc.  in a fashion

closely related to regular news.  The implementation includes the RFC

1036 news propagation algorithms and integrated use of the NNTP

protocols (see below) to support remote news servers, implemented as a

VAX/VMS Decnet object.  An RFC 977 server implemented as a Decnet

object is also included.  The ANU-NEWS interface is similar to

standard DEC screen oriented systems.  The license for the software is

free, and there are no restrictions on the re-distribution.  For more

info, contact gih900@fac.anu.oz.au (Geoff Huston).  ANU-NEWS is

available for FTP from kuhub.cc.ukans.edu.  Contact

SLOANE@KUHUB.CC.UKANS.EDU for more info.

A screen-oriented NEWS client for VMS is also available via ftp from

ftpvms.ira.uka.de (contact Bernd Onasch <ONASCH@iravcl.ira.uka.de> for

details).

A port of C News for the Commodore Amiga under AmigaDOS (NOT Unix), is

available.  The port was done by Frank J. Edwards <crash@ckctpa.uucp>,

and available from Larry Rosenman <ler@lerami.lerctr.org>.  Also,

Matt Dillon <dillon@overload.berkely.ca.us>, has greatly improved the

UUCP clone for AmigaDOS, currently V1.16D, available for ftp from

ftp.uu.net in /systems/amiga/dillon.  The package also includes a

newsreader very loosely like the real rn.  Dillon also has a "vn" port

provided by Eric Lee Green.  This software is also available on Bix,

and for ftp from ab20.larc.nasa.gov.

Several popular screen-oriented news reading interfaces have been

developed in the last few years to replace the traditional "readnews"

interface.  The first of these was "vnews" and it was written by

Kenneth Almquist.  "vnews" provides a "readnews"-like command

interface, but displays articles using direct screen positioning.  It

appears to have been inspired, to some extent, by the "notes" system

(described below).  "vnews" is currently distributed with the standard

2.11 news source.

A second, more versatile interface, "rn", was developed by Larry Wall

(the author of Perl) and released in 1984.  This interface also uses

full-screen display with direct positioning, but it includes many

other useful features and is very popular with many regular net

readers.  The interface includes reading, discarding, and/or

processing of articles based on user-definable patterns, and the

ability of the user to develop customized macros for display and

keyboard interaction.  "rn" is currently at release 4.4.  It is being

maintained by Stan Barber of the Baylor College of Medicine.  "rn" is

not provided with the standard news software release, but is very

widely available because of its popularity.  The software can be

obtained from its official archive site, lib.tmc.edu, using FTP, and

via mail from archive-server@bcm.tmc.edu

A variant of "rn" is "trn" by Wayne Davison. Trn adds the ability to

follow "threads of discussions" in newsgroups; its latest version 2.2

is based on rn 4.4. It uses a Reference-line database to allow the

user to take advantage of the "discussion tree" formed by an article

and its replies.  This results in a true reply-ordered reading of the

articles, complete with a small ascii representation of the current

article's position in the discussion tree. Trn can be obtained from

ftp.coe.montana.edu in the /pub/trn directory, from uunet in the

news subdirectory, and from many other archive servers world-wide.

xrn is an X11-based interface to NNTP that was written by Rick

Spickelmier and Ellen Sentovich (UC Berkeley).  The current version is

6.17.  xrn supports many features, including sorting by subject,

user-settable key bindings, graceful handling of NNTP server crashes,

and many of the features of rn (including KILL files and key bindings

similar to rn).  xrn is actively supported by the authors with bug

fixing and feature addition support from many of the users.  xrn can

be retrieved from most of the popular FTP sites (gatekeeper.dec.com,

ftp.uu.net, export.lcs.mit.edu).

Another X11-based newsreader is xvnews.  This is a news reader

designed primarily for Sun workstations running OpenWindows.  It runs

with NNTP and is compatible with rn style commands. It is available

from export.lcs.mit.edu in the contrib directory.

There are two popular macro packages named "GNUS" and "Gnews" that can

be used with the GNU Emacs text editor.  These allow reading,

replying, and posting interaction with the news from inside the Emacs

text editor.  Client code exists to get the articles using NNTP rather

than from a local disk.  Copies can be found on most archive sites

that carry the GNU archives.

"nn" is yet another reader interface, developed by Kim F. Storm of

Texas Instruments A/S, Denmark, and released in 1989.  nn differs from

the traditional readnews and vnews by presenting a menu of article

subject and sender-name lines, allowing you to preselect articles to

read.  nn is also a very fast newsreader, as it keeps a database of

article headers on-line.  (I.e. it trades space for time.  A good rule

of thumb is that the nn database size is 5%-10% of your news spool.

So up to 110% of your news spool is the amount of space news and the

nn database will take.)  The current version of nn is 6.4.16.  nn can

be obtained via anonymous FTP from dkuug.dk, uop.uop.edu, or various

other sites; European sites should request the sources from their

nearest backbone site.

Yet another newsreader is the "tin" reader.  It operates with threads,

has different article organization methods, and is full-screen

oriented.  tin works on a local news spool or over an NNTP connection.

It has been posted to alt.sources, and further information is

available from Iain Lea (iain%anl433.uucp@Germany.EU.net). The current

release of tin is 1.1 PL5.  Tin is based more on the Notes and tass

systems than "rn".  There is an extensive list of features, including

interfaces to batch modes and auto unpacking mechanisms.

In March 1986 a package was released implementing news transmission,

posting, and reading using the Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP)

(as specified in RFC 977).  This protocol allows hosts to exchange

articles via TCP/IP connections rather than using the traditional

uucp.  It also permits users to read and post news (using a modified

version of "rn" or other user agents) from machines which cannot or

choose not to install the USENET news software.  Reading and posting

are done using TCP/IP messages to a server host which does run the

USENET software.  Sites which have many workstations like the Sun and

Apollo products find this a convenient way to allow workstation users

to read news without having to store articles on each system.  Many of

the Usenet hosts that are also on the Internet exchange news articles

using NNTP because the load impact of NNTP is much lower than uucp

(and NNTP ensures much faster propagation).

NNTP grew out of independent work in 1984-1985 by Brian Kantor at U.

C.  San Diego and Phil Lapsley at U. C. Berkeley.  It is now in

release 1.5.11 dated 11 february 1991, with the next planned release

at 1.6.  NNTP includes support for System V UNIX with Excelan Ethernet

cards and DECNET under Ultrix.  NNTP was developed at U. C. Berkeley

by Phil Lapsley with help from Erik Fair, Steven Grady, and Mike

Meyer, among others.  The NNTP package is distributed on the 4.3BSD

release tape (although that is version 1.2a and out-of-date) and is

also available from the various authors, many major hosts, and by

anonymous FTP from lib.tmc.edu, mthvax.cs.miami.edu and ftp.uu.net.

Reader NNTP clients for VMS are also available, including VMS/VNEWS

(current release 1.4) and an upcoming reader only version of ANU-NEWS.

VMS/VNEWS is available via anonymous ftp from arizona.edu (contact

jms@arizona.edu for more information) or at any site which archives

vmsnet.source.  Although the current release of ANU-NEWS is usable as

a reader it can be difficult when used with a UNIX server.

An NNTP newsreader for Macintoshs is available called HyperNews.  It

is implemented as a HyperCard stack and depends on MacTCP.  It is

available from many Mac archives, including ftp.apple.com and

sumex-aim.stanford.edu

There is also an NNTP-based netnews reader for Symbolics Lisp Machines

(under Genera 7) available for anonymous FTP from ucbvax.berkeley.edu

[128.32.133.1] in pub/nntp-clients/lispm written by Ian Connolly

<connolly@coins.cs.umass.edu> and maintained by Richard Welty

<welty@lewis.crd.ge.com>.  In addition, another NNTP-based news

browser is available running under Genera 7 and Genera 8.  It provides

mouse driven hierarchic browsing of newsgroups and articles, with

support for X11 servers on remote machines.  It is available for

anonymous FTP on flash.bellcore.com [128.96.32.20] in the directory

pub/lispm/news-reader/.  It is written and maintained by Peter

Clitherow <pc@bellcore.com>

A TOPS-20 reader was developed by Dave Edwards of SRI

<dle@kl.sri.com>, but current availability is unknown.  An NNTP reader

suite for PC's running MS-DOS and having Excelan boards is available

for ftp from ames.arc.nasa.gov; get the pcrrn files.  There are two

MS-DOS news readers that can be obtained from bcm.tmc.edu in the "nfs"

directory.  They both require PC-NFS (from Sun) to work.  They will

both work under PC/TCP from FTP Software early this year.  Source will

be provided at that time.

At least one IBM VM/SP (CMS) version of the Usenet software is

available.  It is known as PSU NetNews, and it is maintained by Linda

Littleton (lrl@psuvm.bitnet/psuvm.psu.edu).  Version 2.4 of the

software is available from LISTSERV@PSUVM.  PSU NetNews supports only

3270 terminals, and uses XEDIT as its screen driver.  Most major VM

sites appear to use this package.  NetNews supports locally-stored

news, not NNTP reading.

There is NNTP support for PSU NetNews for bulk news receipt: NNTPXFER

will poll another site for news, and NNTPRCVR will receive news sent

from a Unix NNTPXMIT process.  Either program sends the news articles

to NetNews for processing.  Contact Andy Hooper (hooper@qucdn.bitnet

or qucdn.queensu.ca) for more information, or obtain them from

listserv@qucdn in PUBLIC FILELIST.  These programs are provided with

source, and require IBM's FAL TCP/IP and Pascal.  An NNTPXMIT sender

that works in cooperation with PSU NETNEWS is available from Herman

Van Uytven (SYSTHVU@cc1.kuleuven.ac.be).

There is at least one NNTP news-reader for VM using XEDIT as its

screen manager: NNR.  Contact Paul Campbell (pc@mbunix.mitre.org) for

information.  The program requires IBM's FAL TCP/IP.  The software is

available for anonymous ftp from rusmv1.rus.uni-stuttgart.de

[129.69.1.12] in the directory

soft/kommunikation/news/beginner/software/vm-cms/*.

An NNTP news reader is available for TSO/ISPF, called NNMVS. NNMVS is

written by Stephen Bacher <seb1525@mvs.draper.com> at Draper

Laboratory.  It requires C/370 V1R2 (though V1R1 will work) and uses

TCP/IP sockets.  It is now available via anonymous ftp at

ftp.uni-stuttgart.de under the directory

/soft/kommunikation/news/beginner/software/nnmvs.  The current release

is Version 2 Release 3 Modification Level 1 (in pseudo-IBM parlance).

Special note on "notes" and pre-2.11 news

-----------------------------------------

Users of these systems may note problems in their interactions with the

Usenet.  In particular, postings may be made by "notes" users to

moderated groups but they will not usually propagate throughout the

entire Usenet.  The same may happen to users of old B news software.

The "notes" software package uses a different internal organization of

articles, and a different interchange format than that of the standard

Usenet software.  It was inspired by the notesfiles available in the

PLATO system and was developed independently from the Usenet news.

Eventually, the "notes" network and Usenet were joined via gateways

doing (sometimes imperfect) protocol translation.  The interface for

"notes" is similar to "rn" but implements different features, many of

which are dictated by its internal organization.  "notes" was written

in 1980-1981 by Ray Essick and Rob Kolstad, (then) grad students at

the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  The first public

release of "notes" was at the January 1982 Usenix conference.  The

current release of notes is version 1.7; it is no longer being

actively maintained.

Users of "notes" or old B news software wishing to post to moderated

groups should either mail their submissions to the moderator, as

listed in the monthly posting of "List of Moderators" in the group

"news.lists", or else they should post from a system running

up-to-date B news software (i.e., 2.11).  "notes" users may obtain

some patches from the comp.sources.unix archives which enable recent

versions of "notes" to interact with moderated groups properly.

Users of old B news and "notes" are also not able to take advantage of

some other current B news features, such as the "checkgroups" message.

"notes" continues to be a "foreign" system, and B news versions before

2.10.2 are considered "obsolete."  The various maintainers of the

Usenet software have never expressed any commitment to maintain

backwards compatibility with "foreign" or obsolete news systems and

are unlikely to do so; it is the responsibility of the users to

maintain compatibility of such software if they wish to continue to

interact with the Usenet.

Software versions & availability

--------------------------------

You can obtain the version number of your news software by issuing the

"v" command in either "vnews" or "readnews."  The "rn" version is

obtainable by typing the "v" command to the top level prompt.

Type "V" to see the version number of "nn".

Current software is obtainable from almost any major Usenet site.

Source to the 'rn' newsreader program is also widely available.

The following sites probably have sources to the current news software

available for anyone needing a copy:

Site	Contact

----	-------

munnari	kre@munnari.oz.au

osu-cis	postmaster@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu

philabs	usenet@philabs.philips.com

pyramid	usenet@pyramid.com

rutgers	usenet@rutgers.edu

tektronix	news@tektronix.tek.com

watmath	usenet@watmath.waterloo.edu

Sources for news 2.11, C News, "rn", and "trn" are also available in

the comp.sources.unix archives.  European sites should request the

sources from their nearest Eunet backbone site.

Standards

---------

News programs communicate with each other according to standard protocols,

some of which are described by RFCs.  An RFC is a Request For Comment, a

de facto standard in the Internet Community.  It is a form of published

software standard, done through the Network Information Center (NIC) at SRI.

Copies of RFCs are often posted to the net and obtainable from archive sites.

Current news-related RFCs include the following:

    RFC 822 specifies the format of messages; RFC 1036 uses this.

    RFC 977 specifies NNTP, the Network News Transfer Protocol.

    RFC 1036 specifies the format of Usenet articles.

    RFC 1123 amends RFC 822.

    RFC 1153 specifies the digest format some moderated groups use.

Newsgroups

----------

The following newsgroups cover issues discussed in this article, and can

be consulted for recent developments.

gnu.emacs.gnews	News reading under GNU Emacs using Weemba's Gnews.

gnu.emacs.gnus	News reading under GNU Emacs using GNUS (in English).

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	General discussion about news reading software.

Acknowledgements

----------------

The preparation of this article (and Usenet itself!) was greatly

enhanced by the contributions and assistance of the following persons:

Steve Bellovin, Ray Essick, Mark Horton, Brian Kantor, Phil Lapsley,

Bob Page, Tom Truscott, and Larry Wall.  Thanks, folks.

--

Gene Spafford

Software Engineering Research Center & Dept. of Computer Sciences

Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-1398

Internet:  spaf@cs.purdue.edu	phone:  (317) 494-7825


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Subject: Emily Postnews Answers Your Questions on Netiquette

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**NOTE: this is intended to be satirical.  If you do not recognize

  it as such, consult a doctor or professional comedian.  The

  recommendations in this article should recognized for what

  they are -- admonitions about what NOT to do.

"Dear Emily Postnews"

Emily Postnews, foremost authority on proper net behaviour,

gives her advice on how to act on the net.

============================================================================

Dear Miss Postnews: How long should my signature be? -- verbose@noisy

A: Dear Verbose: Please try and make your signature as long as you

can.  It's much more important than your article, of course, so try

to have more lines of signature than actual text.

Try to include a large graphic made of ASCII characters, plus lots of

cute quotes and slogans.  People will never tire of reading these

pearls of wisdom again and again, and you will soon become personally

associated with the joy each reader feels at seeing yet another

delightful repeat of your signature.

Be sure as well to include a complete map of USENET with each

signature, to show how anybody can get mail to you from any site in

the world.  Be sure to include Internet gateways as well.  Also tell

people on your own site how to mail to you.  Give independent

addresses for Internet, UUCP, and BITNET, even if they're all the

same.

Aside from your reply address, include your full name, company and

organization.  It's just common courtesy -- after all, in some

newsreaders people have to type an *entire* keystroke to go back to

the top of your article to see this information in the header.

By all means include your phone number and street address in every

single article.  People are always responding to usenet articles with

phone calls and letters.  It would be silly to go to the extra trouble

of including this information only in articles that need a response by

conventional channels!

------

Dear Emily: Today I posted an article and forgot to include my

signature.  What should I do?  -- forgetful@myvax

A: Dear Forgetful: Rush to your terminal right away and post an

article that says, "Oops, I forgot to post my signature with that last

article.  Here it is."

Since most people will have forgotten your earlier article,

(particularly since it dared to be so boring as to not have a nice,

juicy signature) this will remind them of it.  Besides, people care

much more about the signature anyway.  See the previous letter for

more important details.

Also, be sure to include your signature TWICE in each article.  That

way you're sure people will read it.

------

Dear Ms. Postnews: I couldn't get mail through to somebody on another

site.  What should I do? -- eager@beaver.dam

A: Dear Eager: No problem, just post your message to a group that a

lot of people read.  Say, "This is for John Smith.  I couldn't get

mail through so I'm posting it.  All others please ignore."

This way tens of thousands of people will spend a few seconds scanning

over and ignoring your article, using up over 16 man-hours their

collective time, but you will be saved the terrible trouble of

checking through Usenet maps or looking for alternate routes.  Just

think, if you couldn't distribute your message to 30,000 other

computers, you might actually have to (gasp) call directory assistance

for 60 cents, or even phone the person.  This can cost as much as a

few DOLLARS (!) for a 5 minute call!

And certainly it's better to spend 10 to 20 dollars of other people's

money distributing the message then for you to have to waste $9 on an

overnight letter, or even 29 cents on a stamp!

Don't forget.  The world will end if your message doesn't get through,

so post it as many places as you can.

------

Q: What about a test message?

A: It is important, when testing, to test the entire net.  Never test

merely a subnet distribution when the whole net can be done.  Also put

"please ignore" on your test messages, since we all know that

everybody always skips a message with a line like that.  Don't use a

subject like "My sex is female but I demand to be addressed as male."

because such articles are read in depth by all USEnauts.

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Q: Somebody just posted that Roman Polanski directed Star Wars.  What

should I do?

A: Post the correct answer at once!  We can't have people go on

believing that!  Very good of you to spot this.  You'll probably be

the only one to make the correction, so post as soon as you can.  No

time to lose, so certainly don't wait a day, or check to see if

somebody else has made the correction.

And it's not good enough to send the message by mail.  Since you're

the only one who really knows that it was Francis Coppola, you have to

inform the whole net right away!

------

Q: I read an article that said, "reply by mail, I'll summarize."  What

should I do?

A: Post your response to the whole net.  That request applies only to

dumb people who don't have something interesting to say.  Your

postings are much more worthwhile than other people's, so it would be

a waste to reply by mail.

------

Q: I collected replies to an article I wrote, and now it's time to

summarize.  What should I do?

A: Simply concatenate all the articles together into a big file and

post that.  On USENET, this is known as a summary.  It lets people

read all the replies without annoying newsreaders getting in the way.

Do the same when summarizing a vote.

------

Q: I saw a long article that I wish to rebut carefully, what should I

do?

A: Include the entire text with your article, particularly the

signature, and include your comments closely packed between the lines.

Be sure to post, and not mail, even though your article looks like a

reply to the original.  Everybody *loves* to read those long

point-by-point debates, especially when they evolve into name-calling

and lots of "Is too!" -- "Is not!" -- "Is too, twizot!" exchanges.

Be sure to follow-up everything, and never let another person get in

the last word on a net debate.  Why, if people let other people have

the last word, then discussions would actually stop!  Remember, other

net readers aren't nearly as clever as you, and if somebody posts

something wrong, the readers can't possibly realize that on their own

without your elucidations.  If somebody gets insulting in their net

postings, the best response is to get right down to their level and

fire a return salvo.  When I read one net person make an insulting

attack on another, I always immediately take it as gospel unless a

rebuttal is posted.  It never makes me think less of the insulter, so

it's your duty to respond.

------

Q: How can I choose what groups to post in?

A: Pick as many as you can, so that you get the widest audience.

After all, the net exists to give you an audience.  Ignore those who

suggest you should only use groups where you think the article is

highly appropriate.  Pick all groups where anybody might even be

slightly interested.

Always make sure followups go to all the groups.  In the rare event

that you post a followup which contains something original, make sure

you expand the list of groups.  Never include a "Followup-to:" line in

the header, since some people might miss part of the valuable

discussion in the fringe groups.

------

Q: How about an example?

A: Ok.  Let's say you want to report that Gretzky has been traded from

the Oilers to the Kings.  Now right away you might think

rec.sport.hockey would be enough.  WRONG.  Many more people might be

interested.  This is a big trade!  Since it's a NEWS article, it

belongs in the news.* hierarchy as well.  If you are a news admin, or

there is one on your machine, try news.admin.  If not, use news.misc.

The Oilers are probably interested in geology, so try sci.geo.fluids.

He is a big star, so post to sci.astro, and sci.space because they are

also interested in stars.  And of course comp.dcom.telecom because he

was born in the birthplace of the telephone.  And because he's

Canadian, post to soc.culture.Ontario.southwestern.  But that group

doesn't exist, so cross-post to news.groups suggesting it should be

created.  With this many groups of interest, your article will be

quite bizarre, so post to talk.bizarre as well.  (And post to

comp.std.mumps, since they hardly get any articles there, and a "comp"

group will propagate your article further.)

You may also find it is more fun to post the article once in each

group.  If you list all the newsgroups in the same article, some

newsreaders will only show the the article to the reader once!  Don't

tolerate this.

------

Q: How do I create a newsgroup?

A: The easiest way goes something like "inews -C newgroup ....", and

while that will stir up lots of conversation about your new newsgroup,

it might not be enough.

First post a message in news.groups describing the group.  This is a

"call for discussion."  (If you see a call for discussion, immediately

post a one line message saying that you like or dislike the group.)

When proposing the group, pick a name with a TLA (three-letter

acronym) that will be understood only by "in" readers of the group.

After the call for discussion, post the call for flames, followed by a

call for arguments about the name and a call for run-on puns.

Eventually make a call for "votes." USENET is a democracy, so voters

can now all post their votes to ensure they get to all 30,000 machines

instead of just the person counting. Every few days post a long

summary of all the votes so that people can complain about bad mailers

and double votes.  It means you'll be more popular and get lots of

mail.  At the end of 21 days you can post the vote results so that

people can argue about all the technical violations of the guidelines

you made.  Blame them on the moderator-of-the-week for

news.announce.newgroups.  Then your group might be created.

To liven up discussion, choose a good cross-match for your hierarchy

and group.  For example, comp.race.formula1 or soc.vlsi.design would

be good group names.  If you want your group created quickly, include

an interesting word like "sex" or "activism."  To avoid limiting

discussion, make the name as broad as possible, and don't forget that

TLA.

If possible, count votes from a leaf site with a once-a-week polled

connection to botswanavax.  Schedule the vote during your relay site's

head crash if possible.

Under no circumstances use the trial group method, because it

eliminates the discussion, flame, pun, voting and guideline-violation

accusation phases, thus taking all the fun out of it.  To create an

ALT group, simply issue the creation command.  Then issue an rmgroup

and some more newgroup messages to save other netters the trouble of

doing that part.

------

Q: I cant spell worth a dam.  I hope your going too tell me what to

do?

A: Don't worry about how your articles look.  Remember it's the

message that counts, not the way it's presented.  Ignore the fact that

sloppy spelling in a purely written forum sends out the same silent

messages that soiled clothing would when addressing an audience.

------

Q: How should I pick a subject for my articles?

A: Keep it short and meaningless.  That way people will be forced to

actually read your article to find out what's in it.  This means a

bigger audience for you, and we all know that's what the net is for.

If you do a followup, be sure and keep the same subject, even if it's

totally meaningless and not part of the same discussion.  If you

don't, you won't catch all the people who are looking for stuff on the

original topic, and that means less audience for you.

------

Q: What sort of tone should I take in my article?

A: Be as outrageous as possible.  If you don't say outlandish things,

and fill your article with libelous insults of net people, you may not

stick out enough in the flood of articles to get a response.  The more

insane your posting looks, the more likely it is that you'll get lots

of followups.  The net is here, after all, so that you can get lots of

attention.

If your article is polite, reasoned and to the point, you may only get

mailed replies.  Yuck!

------

Q: The posting software suggested I had too long a signature and too

many lines of included text in my article.  What's the best course?

A: Such restrictions were put in the software for no reason at all, so

don't even try to figure out why they might apply to your article.

Turns out most people search the net to find nice articles that

consist of the complete text of an earlier article plus a few lines.

In order to help these people, fill your article with dummy original

lines to get past the restrictions.  Everybody will thank you for it.

For your signature, I know it's tough, but you will have to read it in

with the editor.  Do this twice to make sure it's firmly in there.  By

the way, to show your support for the free distribution of

information, be sure to include a copyright message forbidding

transmission of your article to sites whose USENET politics you don't

like.

Also, if you do have a lot of free time and want to trim down the text

in your article, be sure to delete some of the attribution lines so

that it looks like the original author of -- say -- a plea for world

peace actually wrote the followup calling for the nuking of Bermuda.

------

Q: They just announced on the radio that the United States has invaded

Iraq.  Should I post?

A: Of course.  The net can reach people in as few as 3 to 5 days.

It's the perfect way to inform people about such news events long

after the broadcast networks have covered them.  As you are probably

the only person to have heard the news on the radio, be sure to post

as soon as you can.

------

Q: I have this great joke.  You see, these three strings walk into a

bar...

A: Oh dear.  Don't spoil it for me.  Submit it to rec.humor, and post

it to the moderator of rec.humor.funny at the same time.  I'm sure

he's never seen that joke.

------

Q: What computer should I buy?  An Atari ST or an Amiga?

A: Cross post that question to the Atari and Amiga groups.  It's an

interesting and novel question that I am sure they would love to

investigate in those groups.  There is no need to read the groups in

advance or examine the "frequently asked question" lists to see if the

topic has already been dealt with.  In fact, you don't need to read

the group at all, and you can tell people that in your query.

------

Q: What about other important questions?  How should I know when to

post?

A: Always post them.  It would be a big waste of your time to find a

knowledgeable user in one of the groups and ask through private mail

if the topic has already come up.  Much easier to bother thousands of

people with the same question.

------

Q: Somebody just posted a query to the net, and I want to get the

answer too.  What should I do?

A: Immediately post a following, including the complete text of the

query.  At the bottom add, "Me too!"  If somebody else has done this,

follow up their article and add "Me three," or whatever number is

appropriate.  Don't forget your full signature.  After all, if you

just mail the original poster and ask for a copy of the answers, you

will simply clutter the poster's mailbox, and save people who do

answer the question the joyful duty of noting all the "me (n)s" and

sending off all the multiple copies.

------

Q: What is the measure of a worthwhile group?

A: Why, it's Volume, Volume, Volume.  Any group that has lots of noise

in it must be good.  Remember, the higher the volume of material in a

group, the higher percentage of useful, factual and insightful

articles you will find.  In fact, if a group can't demonstrate a high

enough volume, it should be deleted from the net.

------

Q: Emily, I'm having a serious disagreement with somebody on the net.

I tried complaints to his sysadmin, organizing mail campaigns, called

for his removal from the net and phoning his employer to get him

fired.  Everybody laughed at me.  What can I do?

A: Go to the daily papers.  Most modern reporters are top-notch

computer experts who will understand the net, and your problems,

perfectly.  They will print careful, reasoned stories without any

errors at all, and surely represent the situation properly to the

public.  The public will also all act wisely, as they are also fully

cognizant of the subtle nature of net society.

Papers never sensationalize or distort, so be sure to point out things

like racism and sexism wherever they might exist.  Be sure as well

that they understand that all things on the net, particularly insults,

are meant literally.  Link what transpires on the net to the causes of

the Holocaust, if possible.  If regular papers won't take the story,

go to a tabloid paper -- they are always interested in good stories.

By arranging all this free publicity for the net, you'll become very

well known.  People on the net will wait in eager anticipation for

your every posting, and refer to you constantly.  You'll get more mail

than you ever dreamed possible -- the ultimate in net success.

------

Q: What does foobar stand for?

A: It stands for you, dear.

--

Gene Spafford

Software Engineering Research Center & Dept. of Computer Sciences

Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-1398

Internet:  spaf@cs.purdue.edu	phone:  (317) 494-7825


Hints on Writing Style for Usenet

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Subject: Hints on writing style for Usenet

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Original-author: ofut@hubcap.clemson.edu (A. Jeff Offutt VI)

Last-change: 19 July 1992 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)

I would like to take a moment to share some of my knowledge of writing

style.  If you read the suggestions below, remember: it's easy to agree

that they make sense but it's much harder to apply them.

References:

 Cunningham and Pearsall, "How to Write For the World of Work"

 Strunk & White, "Elements of Style"

The above references are both excellent books.  Cunningham is a

standard in tech writing classes and won an award for the best tech

writing book from the Association for Teaching of Technical Writing.  I

was lucky enough to take a class from him as an undergraduate.  Strunk

is a standard in college composition classes.  Other ideas here come

from my own experience on the net and hints from other people.

This is a "long article." The rest of it is simply a list of pointers.

               Writing style:

 * Write *below* the readers' reading level.  The avg. person in the US

   reads at a 5th grade level (11 years of age). The avg. professional

   reads at about the 12th grade level (18 years of age).

 * Keep paragraphs short and sweet.  Keep sentences shorter and sweeter.

   This means "concise," not cryptic.

 * White space is not wasted space -- it greatly improves clarity.

   A blank line only adds a byte to the article length, so don't be

   stingy if it will help make your meaning clearer.

 * Pick your words carefully.  Writing with precision is as important

   here as it is in any other kind of discourse.  Consider carefully

   whether what you have written can be misinterpreted, and whether

   that is something you wish to have happen.

 * People can only grasp about seven things at once.  This means ideas in a

   paragraph, major sections, etc..

 * Avoid abbreviations and acronyms, if possible, and define the ones

   you use.

 * There are several variations on any one sentence.  A passive, questioning

   or negative sentence takes longer to read.

 * "Cute" misspellings are difficult to read, especially if the reader

    is not fluent in the language involved.

               Net style:

 * Subtlety is not communicated well in written form - especially over a

   computer.

 * The above applies to humor as well. (rec.humor, of course, not included.)

 * When being especially "flame-boyant", I find it helpful to go to the

   bathroom before actually sending.  Then, I often change the tone

   considerably. :-) Take a break before posting something in anger or that

   might hurt or anger others.

 * Subject lines should be used very carefully.  How much time have you

   wasted reading articles with a misleading subject line?  The "Subject:"

   header line can be edited in all the various posting programs

   (as can the "Distribution:", "Newsgroups:" and "Followup-To:" header

   lines).

 * References need to be made.  When you answer mail, you have the original

   message fresh in your mind.  When I receive your answer, I don't.

 * It's *much* easier to read a mixture of upper and lower case letters.

 * Leaving out articles (such as "the," "a," "an," etc.) for "brevity"

   mangles the meaning of your sentences and takes longer to read. It saves

   you time at the expense of your reader.

 * Be careful of contextual meanings of words. For instance, I used "articles"

   just now.  In the context of netnews, it has a different meaning than I

   intended.

 * Make an effort to spell words correctly.  Obvious misspellings are

   jarring and distract the reader.  Every news posting program allows

   you to edit your article before posting, and most systems have some

   kind of spelling checker program that you can use on your article.

 * Remember - this is an international network.

 * Remember - your current or future employers may be reading your

   articles.  So might your spouse, neighbors, children, and others

   who will long-remember your gaffes.

Enough said.

These suggestions are all easily supported by arguments and research.

There's a lot more to say, but....

--

Gene Spafford

Software Engineering Research Center & Dept. of Computer Sciences

Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-1398

Internet:  spaf@cs.purdue.edu	phone:  (317) 494-7825


Rules for Posting to Usenet

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Subject: Rules for posting to Usenet

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Original-author: mark@stargate.com (Mark Horton)

Last-change: 3 Sep 1992 by dan_jacobson@att.com (Dan Jacobson)

This message describes some of the rules of conduct on Usenet.  The rules

vary depending on the newsgroup.

Some newsgroups are intended for discussions and some for announcements

or queries.  It is not usually a good idea to carry on discussions in

newsgroups that are designated otherwise.  It is never a good idea to

carry on "meta-discussions" about whether a given discussion is

appropriate -- such traffic mushrooms until nobody can find articles

that belong.  If you are unhappy with what some user said, send him/her

mail, don't post it.

Before posting, think about where your article is going.  If it's

posted to a "comp", "news", "misc", "soc", "sci", "rec" or "talk"

newsgroup, it will probably go to the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia,

and many countries in Asia.  Certain articles are only of local

interest (e.g. used car ads) and it is inappropriate to post them to

the whole world.  Use the "Distribution" feature to restrict

distribution to your local area.  If you don't know how to use this

feature, read "Frequently Submitted Items" in another article in

news.announce.newusers. (Note, however, that some sites have broken

software or improperly configured news systems, so sometimes use of a

"Distribution" header may not work.)

Be considerate with your use of network resources.  Your individual

usage may not seem like much compared to the net as a whole, but in

aggregate, small savings in disk or CPU add up to a great deal.  For

instance, messages offering thanks, jibes, or congratulations will

only need to be seen by the interested parties -- send these by mail

rather than posting them. The same goes for simple questions, and

especially for any form of "me too" posting.

To help minimize some transfer load and disk usage throughout the

Usenet, consider not only how many groups should carry your posting

over what distribution area, but also how long it will be useful. Many

kinds of postings -- such as those making announcements or offers --

have a obvious useful lifetime. Posted questions that aren't answered

within a decent interval probably won't be answered at all, and

announcements will have a limited lifetime. All such postings will be

using bandwidth to no purpose after a certain time.  When making such

postings one should determine what that time interval is, based upon

the nature of the posting, the volume of articles on the newsgroup(s)

involved, and the habits of the audience, if known. Then include an

expiration date in the posting. This will mark the date after which

the article should not be retained at each site.

To include an expiration date in an article, when posting insert a

line in the header below the "Newsgroups:" line with the expiration.

For instance, type "Expires: 5 Feb 92" to have the article expire

after Feb 5, 1992.  Most news software will also accept expiration

dates of the form "Expires: +5days".  Please do NOT set expiration

dates far into the future simply to have the article stay around.

Many sites expire old articles no matter what the header indicates, so

you are unlikely to achieve much other than clutter the disk on a few

sites.  Default expiration is normally in the range of 7 to 21 days,

depending on disk space at each site.

Don't post announcements regarding major news events (e.g. the space

shuttle has just exploded!) to news groups.  By the time most people

receive such items, they will long since have been informed by

conventional media.  If you wish to discuss such an event on the net,

use the "misc.headlines" newsgroup.

Announcement of professional products or services on Usenet is allowed;

however, since someone else is paying the phone bills for this, it is

important that it be of overall benefit to Usenet.  Post to the

appropriate newsgroup -- comp.newprod -- never to a general purpose

newsgroup such as "misc.misc".  Clearly mark your article as a product

announcement in the subject.  Never repeat these -- one article per

product at the most; preferably group everything into one article.

Advertising hype is especially frowned upon -- stick to technical

facts.  Obnoxious or inappropriate announcements or articles violating

this policy will generally be rejected.  This policy is, of course,

subject to change if it becomes a problem.

Some newsgroups are moderated.  In these groups, you cannot post

directly, either by convention or because the software prevents it.  To

post to these newsgroups, send mail to the moderator. Examples:

Newsgroup	Moderator	Purpose

---------	---------	-------

news.announce.important stargate!announce	Important announcements for everyone

comp.std.unix	uunet!std-unix	Unix standards discussion

comp.std.mumps	plus5!std-mumps	ANSI Mumps standards discussion

comp.unix	zorba!modunix	Discussion of Unix* features and bugs

Some newsgroups have special purpose rules:

Newsgroup	Rules

---------	-----

news.announce.important	Moderated, no direct postings, important things only.

misc.wanted	Queries, "I want an x", "Anyone want my x?".  No

discussions. Don't post to more than one xxx.wanted.

Use the smallest appropriate wanted (e.g. used car

ads to nj.wanted.)

Requests for sources, termcaps, etc. should go to the

"comp.sources.wanted" newsgroup.

rec.humor	Clean humor only; anything offensive must be rotated;

no discussions -- humor only.  Discussions go in

rec.humor.d

rec.arts.movies	Don't post anything revealing part of a movie

without marking it (spoiler) in the subject.

rec.arts.*	Same as movies -- mark spoilers in the subject line.

news.groups	Discussions about new groups: whether to create

them and what to call them.  Don't post yes/no

votes, mail them to the author

misc.test	Use the smallest test group possible, e.g.

"test" or "ucb.test".  Say in the body of the

message what you are testing.

It is perfectly legal to reproduce short extracts of a copyrighted work

for critical purposes, but reproduction in whole is strictly and

explicitly forbidden by US and international copyright law.  (Otherwise,

there would be no way for the artist to make money, and there would

thus be less motive for people to go to the trouble of making their art

available at all.  The crime of theft is as serious in this context as

any other, even though you may not have to pick locks, mask your face,

or conceal merchandise.)

It is generally considered rude to post private e-mail correspondence

without the permission of the author of that mail.  Furthermore, under

copyright statutes, the author of the e-mail possesses a copyright on

mail that he or she wrote; posting it to the net or mailing it on to

others without permission of the author is likely a violation of that

copyright as well as being rude.

All opinions or statements made in messages posted to Usenet should be

taken as the opinions of the person who wrote the message.  They do not

necessarily represent the opinions of the employer of that person, the

owner of the computer from which the message was posted, or anyone

involved with Usenet or the underlying networks of which Usenet is made

up.  All responsibility for statements made in Usenet messages rests

with the individual posting the message.

Posting of information on Usenet is to be viewed as similar to

publication.  Because of this, do not post instructions for how to do

some illegal act (such as jamming radar or obtaining cable TV service

illegally); also do not ask how to do illegal acts by posting to the

net.

If you have a standard signature you like to append to your articles,

put it in a file called .signature in your home directory.  "postnews"

and "inews" will automatically append it to your article.  Please keep

your signatures concise, as people do not appreciate seeing lengthy

signatures, nor paying the phone bills to repeatedly transmit them.  2

or 3 lines are usually plenty.  Sometimes it is also appropriate to add

another line or two for addresses on other major networks where you can

be reached (e.g., Internet, Bitnet).  Long signatures are

definitely frowned upon.  DO NOT include drawings, pictures, maps, or

other graphics in your signature -- it is not the appropriate place

for such material and is viewed as rude by other readers.

If you post an article and remember something you've left out or

realize you've made a factual error, you can cancel the article and (if

canceled quickly enough) prevent its distribution.  Then you can

correct whatever was wrong and post a new copy.  In "rn" and

"readnews", an article that you posted can be canceled with the "C"

command.  Be aware, however, that some people may have already read the

incorrect version so the sooner you cancel something, the better.

Before posting a question to the net (especially one that you think

will be easy for experts to answer), consider carefully whether

posting is the most appropriate way to get the answer.  There are many

ways to find answers without using up network resources and forcing

thousands of people to read your question (and several helpful

volunteers to spend time responding).  Many newsgroups have a

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) list that is posted periodically

(usually about once a month), and they are also usually cross-posted

to news.answers.  They usually have explicit expiration dates set, so

they shouldn't be expired until a new version has been posted, so if

you can't find the FAQ in either the newsgroup or news.answers, there

probably isn't one (thus, it's probably not useful to post a question

asking whether there is one).  If you have local experts (or simply

more experienced users than yourself) at your site, try asking them

before posting.  If you're trying to find where you can FTP software

or a newsgroup archive, try using the Archie service; see postings in

news.answers for details.  Many newsgroups are also archived in Wide

Area Information Service (WAIS) databases; WAIS client software may be

FTPed from ftp.think.com, or you may use WAIS by telnetting to

quake.think.com and logging in as "wais".  Finally, you should also

check the manuals for your system; if you don't, and you post a

question that's answered there, you'll likely receive a number of

responses that scream "RTFM" (Read the F*ing Manual).

If the news system rejects a followup due to "more quoted lines than

new text," please do not use "filler" lines to make up for this.

Instead, if after careful editing, you have more to quote than to

write, change the citation character.  For example, in the display

editor vi, you could use the incantation:

:%s/^>/</

Be careful not to do the very similar:

:%s/>/</

which will affect >'s that are not being used as the citation

character.  (In particular, it will damage the "References" line in the

article header.)

In preparing an article, be aware that other people's machines are

not the same as yours.  The following is a list of things to keep

in mind:

 * Except for source, keep your lines under 80 characters, and

   under 72 if possible.  (most editors have a fill or format

   mode that will do this for you automatically)

 * Right justified text may look "prettier" in some sense, but it

   is almost always harder to read than leaving ragged right

   margins; don't justify your articles.

 * Most special control characters will not work for most readers.

   In fact, the  space character is about the only one

   you can be sure will work consistently. Even tabs aren't always

   the same from machine to machine, and should be avoided.  Many mail

   agents will strip or remap control characters.

 * Pictures and diagrams should not use embedded tabs.

 * Refer to articles by Message-ID, and never by article number.

 * What you think is the previous article is unlikely to be so elsewhere.

 * Submissions in a single case (all upper or all lower) are

   difficult to read.

In general, when a mailing to somebody fails, DON'T post a message

about it!  Think for a moment: you are trying to send something to

someone on ONE system.  Your message might go through (at most) TEN

systems on the way there.  Posting a message in the news sends it to

many thousands of systems throughout the world!  There is no way to

justify adding to the news load of all those machines simply because

you cannot determine how to get your mail through.

If your message is important, contact someone who knows more about the

mail system and who might be able to help you get your message

through.  Your local system administrator, for instance, or the admin

of the next site "upstream," might be able to help. You can also send

mail to "postmaster" at one of the major Usenet sites.  Almost all of

these people would rather see an occasional plea for help in their

mailbox than read another broadcast in the news system.  If your

message is *really* important, pick up the phone and try to call the

other person.

--

Gene Spafford

Software Engineering Research Center & Dept. of Computer Sciences

Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-1398

Internet:  spaf@cs.purdue.edu	phone:  (317) 494-7825


How to Get Information on Networks

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From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

Newsgroups: news.admin,news.announce.newusers,news.answers

Subject: How to Get Information about Networks

Message-ID: <spaf-networks_716962666@cs.purdue.edu>

Date: 20 Sep 92 04:17:47 GMT

Expires: 19 Nov 92 16:17:46 GMT

Reply-To: randall@uvaarpa.virginia.edu

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Last-change: 5 May 1992 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)

This is a periodic posting on how to get information about the

Internet and how to get information about connecting to the (US)

National Science Foundation's NSFNET through an NSF-affiliated

regional network, or to get commercial Internet service through a

commercial service provider.

I. The NSFNET Network Service Center (NNSC) makes current documentation

   on the NSFNET available via a mail server and by anonymous ftp.

   Because the contents of the documents are constantly being updated,

   this posting only describes how to obtain a current copy rather than

   providing the data directly.

   Using the mail server: Send mail to the address shown below

   (nnsc.nsf.net) and leave the "Subject;" line blank.

   The first line of the message body should contain a "Request:"

   line, followed by a "Topic:" line, as described below.  You do not

   need a "Subject:" line, but be sure your mailer puts out a valid

   "From:" line that the server can respond to!

  To obtain current contact information on the NSFNET and its affiliated

  regional networks, send the following mail message to the mail-server:

  "info-server@nnsc.nsf.net":

Request: NSFNET

Topic:   NNSC

  To obtain information on how to connect to the Internet through the

  NSFNET or an NSF-affiliated network, send the following mail message

  to the mail-server "info-server@nnsc.nsf.net":

Request: NSFNET

Topic:   CONNECTING

  To obtain information on the documents currently available on the

  NSFNET from the info-server, send the following mail message to the

  mail server "info-server@nnsc.nsf.net":

Request: NSFNET

Topic:   NSFNET-HELP

  If you need to contact the people at the NNSC directly, you can either

  send mail or call them.  It would be a good idea to read the NSFNET

  documents first though.

Electronic Mail:  <nnsc@nnsc.nsf.net>

        Telephone:        +1 (617) 873-3400.

II.  General Internet information documents are available from the

   DDN Network Information Center (which is part of the Internet).

   There are several "For Your Information (FYI)" documents

   published as part of the Internet "Request For Comments (RFC)"

   series of documents.  These can be helpful in getting a better

   understanding of the Internet and its services and organization.

   Experienced, novice, and would-be Internet users can all benefit

   from reading these documents.

 Included among these are:

(NUGI92 - New User Guide to the Internet)

  RFC-1208 Glossary of Networking Terms

  RFC-1207 FYI: Answers to commonly asked "experienced Internet user" questions

  RFC-1206 FYI: Answers to commonly asked "new Internet user" questions

  RFC-1178 Choosing a Name for your Computer

  RFC-1150 FYI on FYI: Introduction to the FYI notes

  These RFCs can be obtained by anonymous ftp from nic.ddn.mil or via

  email server from nisc.sri.com.  To use the RFC email server, send

  an email message to mail-server@nisc.sri.com with the subject line

  blank and the message body indicating the RFC desired.  The NIC

  service will email the requested RFC back to you.

  For example, to get a copy of RFC-1208 send an email message to

  mail-server@nisc.sri.com with no subject line, and a message body

  containing:

  send rfc/RFC1208.txt

III. The Internet is composed of many networks, not just those

   sponsored or affiliated with the US Government. There are also

   commercial Internet service providers.  Commercial firms that might

   not meet requirements for connecting to a US Government-related

   network can still connect to the TCP/IP Internet via commercial

   service providers not affiliated with the NSFNET or the DDN

   Internet:

   UUNET Communications Services (UUNET)

   alternet-info@uunet.uu.net

   Performance Systems, Inc. (PSI)

   nisc@nisc.psi.net

   You should contact them directly to obtain more information about

   their services. Nothing in this posting is intended or should be construed as

   an endorsement of any commercial service or commercial firm.

--

Gene Spafford

Software Engineering Research Center & Dept. of Computer Sciences

Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-1398

Internet:  spaf@cs.purdue.edu	phone:  (317) 494-7825


How to Create a New Usenet Newsgroup

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From: tale@cs.rpi.edu (David C Lawrence)

Newsgroups: news.announce.newusers,news.groups,news.admin,news.announce.newgroups,news.answers

Subject: How to Create a New Usenet Newsgroup

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Last-change: 30 Nov 91 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)

 GUIDELINES FOR USENET GROUP CREATION

REQUIREMENTS FOR GROUP CREATION:

   These are guidelines that have been generally agreed upon across

USENET as appropriate for following in the creating of new newsgroups in

the "standard" USENET newsgroup hierarchy. They are NOT intended as

guidelines for setting USENET policy other than group creations, and they

are not intended to apply to "alternate" or local news hierarchies. The

part of the namespace affected is comp, news, sci, misc, soc, talk, rec,

which are the most widely-distributed areas of the USENET hierarchy.

   Any group creation request which follows these guidelines to a

successful result should be honored, and any request which fails to

follow these procedures or to obtain a successful result from doing so

should be dropped, except under extraordinary circumstances.  The

reason these are called guidelines and not absolute rules is that it is

not possible to predict in advance what "extraordinary circumstances"

are or how they might arise.

   It should be pointed out here that, as always, the decision whether or not

to create a newsgroup on a given machine rests with the administrator of that

machine. These guidelines are intended merely as an aid in making those

decisions.

The Discussion

1) A request for discussion on creation of a new newsgroup should be posted to

   news.announce.newgroups, and also to any other groups or mailing lists at

   all related to the proposed topic if desired.  The group is moderated, and

   the Followup-to: header will be set so that the actual discussion takes

   place only in news.groups.  Users on sites which have difficulty posting to

   moderated groups may mail submissions intended for news.announce.newgroups

   to announce-newgroups@rpi.edu.

   The article should be cross-posted among the newsgroups, including

   news.announce.newgroups, rather than posted as separate articles.  Note that

   standard behaviour for posting software is to not present the articles in

   any groups when cross-posted to a moderated group; the moderator will handle

   that for you.

2) The name and charter of the proposed group and whether it will be moderated

   or unmoderated (and if the former, who the moderator(s) will be) should be

   determined during the discussion period. If there is no general agreement on

   these points among the proponents of a new group at the end of 30 days of

   discussion, the discussion should be taken offline (into mail instead of

   news.groups) and the proponents should iron out the details among

   themselves.  Once that is done, a new, more specific proposal may be made,

   going back to step 1) above.

3) Group advocates seeking help in choosing a name to suit the proposed

   charter, or looking for any other guidance in the creation procedure, can

   send a message to group-advice@rpi.edu; a few seasoned news administrators

   are available through this address.

The Vote

1) AFTER the discussion period, if it has been determined that a new group is

   really desired, a name and charter are agreed upon, and it has been

   determined whether the group will be moderated and if so who will

   moderate it, a call for votes may be posted to news.announce.newgroups and

   any other groups or mailing lists that the original request for discussion

   might have been posted to. There should be minimal delay between the

   end of the discussion period and the issuing of a call for votes.

   The call for votes should include clear instructions for how to cast

   a vote. It must be as clearly explained and as easy to do to cast a

   vote for creation as against it, and vice versa.  It is explicitly

   permitted to set up two separate addresses to mail yes and no votes

   to provided that they are on the same machine, to set up an address

   different than that the article was posted from to mail votes to, or

   to just accept replies to the call for votes article, as long as it

   is clearly and explicitly stated in the call for votes article how

   to cast a vote.  If two addresses are used for a vote, the reply

   address must process and accept both yes and no votes OR reject

   them both.

2) The voting period should last for at least 21 days and no more than 31

   days, no matter what the preliminary results of the vote are. The exact

   date that the voting period will end should be stated in the call for

   votes. Only votes that arrive on the vote-taker's machine prior to this

   date will be counted.

3) A couple of repeats of the call for votes may be posted during the vote,

   provided that they contain similar clear, unbiased instructions for

   casting a vote as the original, and provided that it is really a repeat

   of the call for votes on the SAME proposal (see #5 below). Partial vote

   results should NOT be included; only a statement of the specific new

   group proposal, that a vote is in progress on it, and how to cast a vote.

   It is permitted to post a "mass acknowledgement" in which all the names

   of those from whom votes have been received are posted, as long as no

   indication is made of which way anybody voted until the voting period

   is officially over.

4) ONLY votes MAILED to the vote-taker will count. Votes posted to the net

   for any reason (including inability to get mail to the vote-taker) and

   proxy votes (such as having a mailing list maintainer claim a vote for

   each member of the list) will not be counted.

5) Votes may not be transferred to other, similar proposals. A vote shall

   count only for the EXACT proposal that it is a response to. In particular,

   a vote for or against a newsgroup under one name shall NOT be counted as

   a vote for or against a newsgroup with a different name or charter,

   a different moderated/unmoderated status or (if moderated) a different

   moderator or set of moderators.

6) Votes MUST be explicit; they should be of the form "I vote for the

   group foo.bar as proposed" or "I vote against the group foo.bar

   as proposed". The wording doesn't have to be exact, it just needs to

   be unambiguous. In particular, statements of the form "I would vote

   for this group if..." should be considered comments only and not

   counted as votes.

7) A vote should be run only for a single group proposal.  Attempts to create

   multiple groups should be handled by running multiple parallel votes rather

   than one vote to create all of the groups.

The Result

1) At the completion of the voting period, the vote taker must post the

   vote tally and the E-mail addresses and (if available) names of the voters

   received to news.announce.newgroups and any other groups or mailing lists

   to which the original call for votes was posted. The tally should include

   a statement of which way each voter voted so that the results can be

   verified.

2) AFTER the vote result is posted, there will be a 5 day waiting period,

   beginning when the voting results actually appear in

   news.announce.newgroups, during which the net will have a chance to

   correct any errors in the voter list or the voting procedure.

3) AFTER the waiting period, and if there were no serious objections that might

   invalidate the vote, and if 100 more valid YES/create votes are received

   than NO/don't create AND at least 2/3 of the total number of valid votes

   received are in favor of creation, a newgroup control message may be sent

   out.  If the 100 vote margin or 2/3 percentage is not met, the group should

   not be created.

4) The newgroup message will be sent by the news.announce.newgroups moderator

   at the end of the waiting period of a successful vote.  If the new group is

   moderated, the vote-taker should send a message during the waiting period to

   Gene Spafford <spaf@cs.purdue.edu> and David C. Lawrence <tale@rpi.edu> with

   both the moderator's contact address and the group's submission address.

5) A proposal which has failed under point (3) above should not again be

   brought up for discussion until at least six months have passed from the

   close of the vote.  This limitation does not apply to proposals which never

   went to vote.


Alternative Newsgroup Hierachies, Part I

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Subject: Alternative Newsgroup Hierarchies, Part I

Summary: First of two postings.  This part describes the following

alternate hierarchies: alt, bionet, bit, biz

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Last-change: 19 Sep 1992 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)

Introduction

------------

The Usenet software allows the support and transport of hierarchies of

newsgroups not part of the "traditional" Usenet through use of the

distribution mechanism. These hierarchies of groups are available to

sites wishing to support them and finding a feed.  In general, these

groups are not carried by the entire network 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;

2.10.3 or 2.11 news is required to make the distribution mechanism

work properly for these groups.  How to join each distribution is

described below.

Note that the "uunet" service carries all of these hierarchies.

Contact uunet!uunet-request for subscription details.

Also note -- the lists in this article are totally unofficial and

possibly incomplete or inaccurate.  I try to keep the lists up-to-date,

but make no guarantee that any of the information contained corresponds

with the named groups in any significant way.  Corrections and comments

should be mailed directly to me.

Alt

---

"alt" is a collection of newsgroups which are being distributed

by a collection of sites that choose to carry them.  Many Usenet sites

are not interested in these groups.  Here is a recent list

of the 'alt" newsgroups:

alt.3d	Three-dimensional imaging.

alt.abortion.inequity	??.

alt.activism	Activities for activists.

alt.activism.d	A place to discuss issues in alt.activism.

alt.aeffle.und.pferdle	German TV cartoon characters.

alt.alien.visitors	Space Aliens on Earth!	Abduction!  Gov't Coverup!

alt.alt	Recursive fun.

alt.amateur-comp	The Amateur Computerist.

alt.angst	Anxiety in the modern world.

alt.angst.xibo.sex	Tightening the screws of your existence.

alt.appalachian	Appalachian regional issues discussion.

alt.archery	Robin Hood had the right idea.

alt.artcom	Artistic Community, arts & communication.

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.bacchus	The non-profit "BACCHUS" organization.

alt.backrubs	Lower...to the right...aaaah!

alt.bad.clams	Bad clams sneak up behind you and pounce. Bad clams kill.

alt.bass	For bass guitarists, not fish.

alt.bbs	Computer BBS systems & software.

alt.bbs.ads	Ads for various computer BBS's.

alt.bbs.allsysop	??.

alt.bbs.internet	BBS systems accessible via the Internet.

alt.bbs.lists	Postings of regional BBS listings.

alt.bbs.lists.d	Discussion about regional BBS listings.

alt.bbs.uupcb	??.

alt.beer	Good for what ales ya.

alt.best.of.internet	Sort of an oxymoron.

alt.binaries.multimedia	Sound, text and graphics data rolled in one.

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.male	Copyright violations featuring mostly males.

alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.female	Copyright violations featuring mostly females.

alt.binaries.pictures.fine-art.d	Discussion about huge image files. (Moderated)

alt.binaries.pictures.fine-art.graphics Postings of huge image files. (Moderated)

alt.binaries.pictures.fine-art.digitized	Even more huge files. (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.tasteless	"Eccchh, that last one was *sick*...".

alt.binaries.sounds.d	Sounding off.

alt.binaries.sounds.erotica	Ngghhh! MMMMMMM! uuuhhhnnnnnOOOOOHHHhhhhh...

alt.binaries.sounds.misc	Digitized audio adventures.

alt.birthright	Birthright Party propaganda.

alt.bitch.pork	Flames in a particular vein.

alt.bonsai	Zen and the art of little trees.

alt.boomerang	Technology and use of the boomerang.

alt.buddha.short.fat.guy	Religion. And not religion. Both. Neither.

alt.business.multi-level	Multi-level (network) marketing businesses.

alt.butt.harp	There's a group for *everything* in alt.*.

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.child-support	Raising children in a split family.

alt.chinese.text	Postings in Chinese; Chinese language software.

alt.co-ops	Discussion about co-operatives.

alt.cobol	Relationship between programming and stone axes.

alt.colorguard	Marching bands etc.

alt.comedy.british	British humour.

alt.comics.buffalo-roam A postscript comic strip.

alt.comics.lnh	??.

alt.comics.superman	No one knows it is also alt.clark.kent.

alt.comp.acad-freedom.news	Academic freedom issues related to computers. (Moderated)

alt.comp.acad-freedom.talk	Academic freedom issues related to computers.

alt.conference-ctr	Conference center management issues.

alt.config	Alternative subnet discussions and connectivity.

alt.consciousness	Discussions on consciousness.

alt.conspiracy	Be paranoid -- they're out to get you.

alt.conspiracy.jfk	The Kennedy assassination.

alt.cosuard	Council of Sysops & Users Against Rate Discrimination.

alt.cult-movies	Movies with a cult following (e.g., Rocky Horror PS).

alt.culture.electric-midget	Waiting for the dwarf, or someone like him.

alt.culture.tamil	Discussion of Tamil culture, history, etc.

alt.culture.tuva	Topics related to the Republic of Tannu Tuva.

alt.culture.usenet	A self-referential oxymoron.

alt.cyb-sys	Cybernetics and Systems.

alt.cyberpunk	High-tech low-life.

alt.cyberpunk.chatsubo	Literary virtual reality in a cyberpunk hangout.

alt.cyberpunk.movement	Cybernizing the Universe.

alt.cyberpunk.tech	Cyberspace and Cyberpunk technology.

alt.cyberspace	Cyberspace and how it should work.

alt.cybertoon	Cyberpunk epic.

alt.dads-rights	Rights of fathers trying to win custody in court.

alt.dcom.telecom	Discussion of telecommunications technology.

alt.desert-storm	The war against Iraq in Kuwait.

alt.desert-storm.facts	For factual information on The Gulf War.

alt.desert-thekurds	What's happening to the Kurds in Iraq.

alt.destroy.the.earth	Deteriorata meets the Space Orphans.

alt.deutsche.bundesbahn.kotz.kotz.kotz	Flaming the German rail system.

alt.dev.null	The ultimate in moderated newsgroups. (Moderated)

alt.devilbunnies	Probably better left undescribed.

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.usenet	Many things are addictive besides pills.

alt.drumcorps	Drum and bugle corps discussion.

alt.duke.basketball.sucks.sucks.sucks	??.

alt.earth_summit	??.

alt.education.disabled	Learning experiences for the disabled.

alt.education.distance	Learning over nets etc.

alt.elvis.sighting	Guess who I saw at K-mart?

alt.emusic	Ethnic, exotic, electronic, elaborate, etc. music.

alt.ensign.wesley.die.die.die	We just can't get enough of him.

alt.ernie-pook	Long live Lynda Barry.

alt.evil	Tales from the dark side.

alt.exploding.kibo	Perhaps just wishful thinking.

alt.fan.alok.vijayvargia	Vote early, and vote often.

alt.fan.BIFF	COWABUNGA, D00D!!! MY BROTHER SEZ HES AWSUM.

alt.fan.brother-jed	The born-again minister touring US campuses.

alt.fan.bugtown	For fans of the works of Matt Howarth.

alt.fan.dan-quayle	For discussion of the US Vice President.

alt.fan.dave_barry	Electronic fan club for humorist Dave Barry.

alt.fan.dice-man	Fans of Andrew Dice Clay.

alt.fan.disney.afternoon	Disney Afternoon characters & shows.

alt.fan.don.no-soul.simmons	From "Amazon Women On The Moon" fame.

alt.fan.douglas-adams	Author of "The Meaning of Liff", & other fine works.

alt.fan.eddings	The works of writer David Eddings.

alt.fan.frank-zappa	Is that a Sears poncho?

alt.fan.furry	Fans of funny animals, ala Steve Gallacci's book.

alt.fan.gooley	Fans of Markian Gooley and his followers.

alt.fan.goons	Careful Neddy, it's that dastardly Moriarty again.

alt.fan.howard-stern	Fans of the abrasive radio & TV personality.

alt.fan.itchy-n-scratchy	Bart Simpson's favorite TV cartoon.

alt.fan.jimmy-buffett	A white sports coat and a pink crustacean.

alt.fan.john-palmer	Tygra, tygra, burning blight...

alt.fan.kevin-darcy	For Kebbie.

alt.fan.letterman	One of the top 10 reasons to get the alt groups.

alt.fan.mike-jittlov	Electronic fan club for animator Mike Jittlov.

alt.fan.monty-python	Electronic fan club for those wacky Brits.

alt.fan.mst3k	Mystery Science Theatre 3000 tv show.

alt.fan.pern	Anne McCaffery's s-f oeuvre.

alt.fan.peter.hammill	Fans of the avant-garde musician.

alt.fan.pratchett	For fans of Terry Pratchett, s-f humor writer.

alt.fan.q	The Qmnipotent Qne holds court here.

alt.fan.shostakovich	Classical music composer.

alt.fan.suicide-squid	Breathtaking adventure stories.

alt.fan.tna	For the college radio show "T n A".

alt.fan.tom-robbins	A novelist of quaint & affecting tales.

alt.fan.tom_peterson	Portland, Oregon's favorite son.

alt.fan.warlord	The War Lord of the West Preservation Fan Club.

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.fax.bondage	The ancient secrets revealed.

alt.feet	Tales too ticklish to tell.

alt.fishing	Fishing as a hobby and sport.

alt.flack	FubGeniuf ftuff.

alt.flame	Alternative, literate, pithy, succinct screaming.

alt.flame.psu	Penn State gets its own.

alt.flame.spelling	Fore andd abowt piple whoe kant spel.

alt.folklore.college	Collegiate humor.

alt.folklore.computers	Stories & anecdotes about computers (some true!).

alt.folklore.ghost-stories	Boo!.

alt.folklore.science	The folklore of science, not the science of folklore.

alt.folklore.urban	Urban legends, ala Jan Harold Brunvand.

alt.fondle.vomit	Chia pet replacement.

alt.food	Most folks like it.

alt.food.cocacola	& Royal Crown, Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, NEHI, etc...

alt.foolish.users	Final resting place for the "idiot-proof" zealots.

alt.forgery	One place for all forgeries--crossposting encouraged.

alt.fractals	Fractals in math, graphics, and art.

alt.freedom.of.information.act	"...EXCEPT THAT Congress shall limit...".

alt.french.captain.borg.borg.borg	Picard, you are not yourself lately.

alt.galactic-guide	Entries for the actual Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

alt.games.gb	The Galactic Bloodshed conquest game.

alt.games.lynx	The Atari Lynx.

alt.games.mornington.crescent	Discussion of the Crescent game, and playing.

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.xtrek	All about a Star Trek game for X.

alt.gathering.rainbow	For discussing the annual Rainbow Gathering.

alt.good.news	A place for some news that's good news.

alt.gopher	Discussion of the gopher information service.

alt.gorby.gone.gone.gone	Some say he did it to himself.

alt.gorets	...is like a crowded theatre full of piggies.

alt.gothic	The gothic movement: things mournful and dark.

alt.gourmand	Recipes & cooking info. (Moderated)

alt.graffiti	Usenet spraypainters and their documenters.

alt.graphics	Some prefer this to comp.graphics.

alt.graphics.pixutils	Discussion of pixmap utilities.

alt.great-lakes	Discussions of the Great Lakes and adjacent places.

alt.great.ass.paulina	"For a year I get nothing and then this".

alt.guitar	Guitar enthusiasts.

alt.hackers	Descriptions of projects currently under development. (Moderated)

alt.half.operating.system.delay.delay.delay	1/2 an OS for 1/2 a computer, twice as late.

alt.heraldry.sca	Heraldry in the Society of Creative Anachronism.

alt.hindu	The Hindu religion. (Moderated)

alt.horror	The horror genre.

alt.hypertext	Discussion of hypertext -- uses, transport, etc.

alt.individualism	Philosophies where individual rights are paramount.

alt.industrial	The Industrial Computing Society.

alt.irc	Internet Relay Chat material.

alt.irc.corruption	Is nowhere safe?

alt.irc.recovery	Kill your television... er, IRC client.

alt.is.too	NOT!

alt.kalbo	??.

alt.karaoke	Amazing that so many people know how to sing off-key.

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.lang.asm	Assembly languages of various flavors.

alt.lang.basic	The Language That Would Not Die.

alt.lang.cfutures	Discussion of the future of the C programming language

alt.lang.intercal	A joke language with a real compiler.

alt.lang.ml	The ML and SML symbolic languages.

alt.lang.teco	The TECO editor language.

alt.lawyers.sue.sue.sue	Worse than banana slug fleas.

alt.locksmithing	You locked your keys in *where*?

alt.lwaxana-troi.die.die.die	More Stardrek.

alt.magic	For discussion about stage magic.

alt.magick	For discussion about supernatural arts.

alt.manga	Discussion of non-Western comics.

alt.mcdonalds	Can I get fries with that?

alt.meditation.transcendental	Contemplation of states beyond the teeth.

alt.messianic	Messianic traditions.

alt.mindcontrol	You WILL read this group and ENJOY it!

alt.missing-kids	Locating missing children.

alt.models	Model building, design, etc.

alt.motd	Messages Of The Day.

alt.motorcycles.harley	Hog heaven.

alt.mud.german	For German-speaking MUD-er's.

alt.music.alternative	For groups having 2 or less Platinum-selling albums.

alt.music.enya	Gaelic set to spacey music.

alt.music.filk	sf/fantasy related folk music.

alt.music.progressive	Yes, Marillion, Asia, King Crimson, etc..

alt.music.rush	For Rushheads.

alt.music.the.police	Don't stand so close.

alt.my.crummy.boss	Where'd I put my gun?

alt.my.head.hurts	I can't believe this is happening AGAIN...

alt.mythology	??.

alt.national.enquirer	Entertaining, utter drek.

alt.native	Issues for and about indigenous peoples of the world.

alt.newbie	Alt's answer to news.newusers.*.

alt.newgroup	For people who don't like to rmgroup/newgroup things.

alt.news-media	Don't believe the hype.

alt.nick.sucks	Probably.

alt.noise	BZZZZT! KRAK!! BLAM! %$@#*?! etc.

alt.out-of-body	Nobody's home.

alt.overlords	Office of the Omnipotent Overlords of the Omniverse.

alt.pagan	Discussions about paganism & religion.

alt.paranormal	Phenomena which are not scientifically explicable.

alt.parents-teens	Parent-teenager relationships.

alt.party	Parties, celebration and general debauchery.

alt.pcnews	??.

alt.peeves	Discussion of peeves & related.

alt.personals	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	Do you multiprocess?

alt.planning.urban	As if any city is really planned.

alt.politics.british	Politics and a real Queen, too.

alt.politics.bush	Discussing Mr. Read-My-Lips.

alt.politics.clinton	Discussing Slick Willie & Co.

alt.politics.correct	A Neil Bush fan club.

alt.politics.democrats	Another view of silly season in the US.

alt.politics.democrats.clinton	Another view of silly season in the US.

alt.politics.democrats.d	Another view of silly season in the US.

alt.politics.democrats.governors	Another view of silly season in the US.

alt.politics.democrats.house	Another view of silly season in the US.

alt.politics.democrats.senate	Another view of silly season in the US.

alt.politics.elections	Everyone who votes for Quayle gets a free lollipop.

alt.politics.homosexuality	As the name implies

alt.politics.perot	Discussion of the non-candidate.

alt.polyamory	For those who maintain multiple love relationships.

alt.postmodern	Postmodernism, semiotics, deconstruction, and the like.

alt.privacy	Privacy issues in cyberspace.

alt.prose	Postings of original writings, fictional & otherwise.

alt.prose.d	Discussions about postings in alt.prose.

alt.psychoactives	Better living through chemistry.

alt.pub.dragons-inn	A computer fantasy environment (like Usenet is).

alt.pulp	Paperback fiction, newsprint production, orange juice.

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.rap-gdead	Fans of The Grateful Dead and Rap.  Really.

alt.rave	Techno-culture: music, dancing, drugs, dancing...

alt.recovery	For people in recovery programs (e.g., AA, ACA, GA).

alt.religion.adm3a	Flaming the merits of the Sigler-Lear ADM3A.

alt.religion.all-worlds Grokking the Church of All Worlds from Heinlein's book.

alt.religion.computers	People who believe computing is "real life."

alt.religion.emacs	Emacs.	Umacs.	We all macs.

alt.religion.kibology	He's Fred, Jim.

alt.religion.scientology	He's dead, Jim.

alt.revisionism	"It CAN'T be that way 'cause here's the FACTS".

alt.rhode_island	Discussion of the great little state.

alt.rissa	Fans (and otherwise) of Patricia O'Tuama.

alt.rmgroup	For the people who like to rmgroup/newgroup things.

alt.rock-n-roll	Counterpart to alt.sex and alt.drugs.

alt.rock-n-roll.acdc	Dirty deeds done dirt cheap.

alt.rock-n-roll.hard	??.

alt.rock-n-roll.metal	For the headbangers on the net.

alt.rock-n-roll.metal.heavy	Non-sissyboy metal bands.

alt.rock-n-roll.metal.metallica ??.

alt.rodney.king	Four of a kind beat a king.

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.save.the.earth	Environmentalist causes.

alt.sb.programmer	Programming the Sound Blaster card for IBM PClones.

alt.sci.astro.aips	Discussions on the Astronomical Image Processing System.

alt.sci.physics.acoustics	Sound advice.

alt.sci.physics.new-theories	Scientific theories you won't find in journals.

alt.security.index	Pointers to good stuff in {alt,misc}.security. (Moderated)

alt.self-improve	Self-improvement in less than 14 characters.

alt.sewing	Working with needle and thread.

alt.sex	Postings of a prurient nature.

alt.sex.NOT	For those who've had enough of sex, or else want to.

alt.sex.aluminum.baseball.bat	Postings of a very prurient nature.

alt.sex.bestiality	Happiness is a warm puppy.

alt.sex.bestiality.hamster.duct-tape	That little squeek they make is so *cute*...

alt.sex.bondage	Tie me, whip me, make me read the net!

alt.sex.bondage.particle.physics	Extracting yourself from a quagma.

alt.sex.boredom	For those who fall asleep BEFORE.

alt.sex.carasso	Where Carasso's SO is himself.

alt.sex.carasso.snuggles	I can't talk, my mouth is full.

alt.sex.homosexual	As the name implies.

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.sonja	Yesssss....

alt.sex.stories	For those who need it *NOW*.

alt.sex.wanted	Requests for erotica, either literary or in the flesh.

alt.sex.wizards	Questions for only true Sex wizards.

alt.sex.woody-allen	A Mid-Summer's Night Sex Comedy.

alt.sexual.abuse.recovery	Helping others deal with traumatic experiences.

alt.sexy.bald.captains	More Stardrek.

alt.silly.group.names.d	Eponymy.

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.smouldering.dog.zone	Explosions and the deity.

alt.snowmobiles	High-horsepower sleds in the powder.

alt.society.ati	The Activist Times Digest.  (Moderated)

alt.society.civil-disob	Civil disobedience.

alt.society.civil-liberties	Individual rights.

alt.society.cu-digest	Postings about the Computer Underground. (Moderated)

alt.society.revolution	Discussions on revolution(s).

alt.society.sovereign	Independantistes, unite!

alt.sources	Alternative source code, unmoderated. Caveat Emptor.

alt.sources.amiga	Technically-oriented Amiga PC sources.

alt.sources.d	Discussion of posted sources.

alt.sources.index	Pointers to source code in alt.sources.*. (Moderated)

alt.sources.patches	Reposted patches from non-bugs groups.

alt.sources.wanted	Requests for source code.

alt.spam.tin	Spam is neither particle nor wave - it is a property.

alt.spleen	The spleen is underappreciated...

alt.sport.bowling	In the gutter again.

alt.sport.bungee	Like alt.suicide with rubber bands.

alt.sport.darts	Look what you've done to the wall!

alt.sport.lasertag	Indoor splatball with infrared lasers.

alt.stagecraft	Technical theatre issues.

alt.startrek.creative	Stories and parodies related to Star Trek.

alt.stupid.putz	Getting the next-to-the-last word.

alt.stupidity	Discussion about stupid newsgroups.

alt.suburbs	Sprawling on the fringes of the city.

alt.suicide.finals	Is that last name, first?

alt.suicide.holiday	Talk of why suicides increase at holidays.

alt.support	Dealing with emotional situations & experiences.

alt.support.cancer	Dealing with the Big C.

alt.support.diet	Seeking enlightenment through weight loss.

alt.support.mult-sclerosis	Discussion about living with multiple sclerosis.

alt.surfing	Riding the ocean waves.

alt.swedish.chef.bork.bork.bork	Don't ask.

alt.sys.amiga.demos	Code and talk to show off the Amiga.

alt.sys.amiga.uucp	AmigaUUCP.

alt.sys.amiga.uucp.patches	Patches for AmigaUUCP.

alt.sys.intergraph	Support for Intergraph machines.

alt.tasteless	Truly disgusting.

alt.test	Alternative subnetwork testing.

alt.text.dwb	Discussion of the AT&T Documenter's WorkBench.

alt.thrash	Thrashlife.

alt.timewasters	??.

alt.tla	Palindromic fun, or else Three-Letter-Acronyms.

alt.toolkits.xview	The X windows XView toolkit.

alt.toon-pics	More copyright violations.

alt.true.crime	To balance out all the false crime on the net.

alt.tv.antagonists	Fans of the new "The Antagonists" TV show.

alt.tv.dinosaurs	The bigger they are...

alt.tv.la-law	For the folks out in la-law land.

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.simpsons	Don't have a cow, man!

alt.tv.tiny-toon	Discussion about the "Tiny Toon Adventures" show.

alt.tv.twin-peaks	Discussion about the popular (and unusual) TV show.

alt.usage.english	English grammar, word usages, and related topics.

alt.usenet.recovery	Reupholster your news reader.

alt.uu.announce	Announcements of Usenet University.

alt.uu.comp.misc	Computer department of Usenet University.

alt.uu.future	Planning the future of Usenet University.

alt.uu.lang.esperanto.misc	Study of Esperanto in Usenet University.

alt.uu.lang.misc	Language department of Usenet University.

alt.uu.math.misc	Math department of Usenet University.

alt.uu.misc.misc	Misc. department of Usenet University.

alt.uu.tools	Tools for Usenet University and education.

alt.uu.virtual-worlds.misc	Study of virtual worlds in Usenet University.

alt.vampyres	Discussion of vampyres and related writings, films, etc.

alt.wall	??. (Moderated)

alt.wanted.mars.women	Mars Needs Women!

alt.wanted.moslem.gay	??.

alt.wanted.moslem.men	??.

alt.wanted.moslem.women	??.

alt.war	Not just collateral damage.

alt.war.civil.usa	Lest we forget...

alt.weemba	Talk & flames about the one & only Weemba.

alt.whine	Why me?

alt.who.is.bob	Send $11.

alt.zines	Small magazines, mostly noncommercial.

Submissions to the moderated alt.gourmand group should be mailed to

recipes@decwrl.dec.com (Brian Reid).  alt.society.cu-digest

submissions should be mailed to tk0jut2@niu.bitnet or

cud@chinacat.unicom.com (Jim Thomas and Gordon Meyer).

You can join the "alt subnet" by finding a site in your area that

carries the groups.  Either send mail to the administrators of the

sites you connect to, or post something to a local "general" or

"wanted" newsgroup for your area .  If no sites nearby are getting

them, you can get them from uunet.

Bionet

------

There is a newsgroup hierarchy for topics interesting to biologists

called "bionet" originating from genbank.bio.net and carried on a

growing number of machines including rutgers, phri, mit-eddie, ukma,

and all of the machines at UCSD.  Contact David Kristofferson

<biosci@genbank.bio.net> for more details.  The current newsgroup list

looks like this:

bionet.agroforestry	Discussion of Agroforestry.

bionet.announce	Announcements of interest to biologists. (Moderated)

bionet.biology.computational	Computer and mathematical applications. (Moderated)

bionet.biology.tropical	Discussions about tropical biology.

bionet.general	General BIOSCI discussion.

bionet.genome.chrom22	Discussion of Chromosome 22.

bionet.genome.arabidopsis	Information about the Arabidopsis project.

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.

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.methds-reagnts	Requests for information and lab reagents.

bionet.molbio.hiv	Discussions about the molecular biology of HIV.

bionet.molbio.proteins	Research on proteins and protein databases.

bionet.neuroscience	Research issues in the neurosciences.

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.

bionet.software	Information about software for biology.

bionet.software.sources	Software Source relating to biology. (Moderated)

bionet.users.addresses	Who's who in Biology.

bionet.women-in-bio	Discussions about women in biology.

bionet.xtallography	Discussions about protein crystallography.

Submissions to bionet.software.sources should be mailed to

software-sources@genbank.bio.net (Kenton Hoover).

Bit

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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.

Here is a list of the "bit" newsgroups:

bit.admin	bit Newgroups Discussions.

bit.general	Discussions Relating to BitNet/Usenet.

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.ashe-l	Higher Ed Policy and Research.

bit.listserv.asm370	IBM 370 Assembly Programming Discussions.

bit.listserv.autism	Autism and Developmental Disability 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.buslib-l	Business Libraries List.

bit.listserv.c+health	Computer and Health Discussion List.

bit.listserv.candle-l	Candle Products Discussion List.

bit.listserv.cdromlan	CD-ROM on Local Area Networks.

bit.listserv.christia	Practical Christian Life.

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 Disussion List.

bit.listserv.cwis-l	Campus-Wide Information Systems.

bit.listserv.cyber-l	CDC Computer Discussion.

bit.listserv.c18-l	18th Century Interdisciplinary Discussion.

bit.listserv.c370-l	C/370 Discussion List.

bit.listserv.dasig	Database Administration.

bit.listserv.dbase-l	Discussion on the use of the dBase IV.

bit.listserv.db2-l	DB2 Data Base Discussion List.

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.dipl-l	Diplomacy Game Discussion List.

bit.listserv.disarm-l	Disarmament Discussion List.

bit.listserv.domain-l	Domains Discussion Group.

bit.listserv.earntech	EARN Technical Group.

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.emusic-l	Electronic Music Discussion List.

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	Eastern Europe List.

bit.listserv.film-l	Film making and reviews List.

bit.listserv.fnord-l	New Ways of Thinking List.

bit.listserv.frac-l	FRACTAL Discussion List.

bit.listserv.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.history	History List.

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.ibmtcp-l	IBM TCP/IP List.

bit.listserv.ibm7171	Protocol Converter List.

bit.listserv.info-gcg	INFO-GCG: GCG Genetics Software Discussion.

bit.listserv.infonets	Infonets Redistribution.

bit.listserv.ingrafx	Information Graphics.

bit.listserv.innopac	Innovative Interfaces Online Public Access.

bit.listserv.ioob-l	Industrial Psychology.

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.

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.medlib-l	Medical Libraries Discussion List.

bit.listserv.mednews	MEDNEWS - Health Info-Com Network Newsletter.

bit.listserv.mideur-l	Middle Europe Discussion List.

bit.listserv.netnws-l	NETNWS-L Netnews 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.notis-l	NOTIS/DOBIS Discussion group List.

bit.listserv.notabene	Nota Bene List.

bit.listserv.novell	Novell LAN Interest Group.

bit.listserv.omrscan	OMR Scanner 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.pmdf-l	PMDF Distribution List.

bit.listserv.politics	Forum for the Discussion of Politics.

bit.listserv.power-l	POWER-L IBM RS/6000 POWER Family.

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.rexxlist	REXX Programming Discussion List.

bit.listserv.rhetoric	Rhetoric, social movements, persuasion.

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.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.test	Test Newsgroup.

bit.listserv.tex-l	The TeXnical topics List.

bit.listserv.tn3270-l	tn3270 protocol Discussion List.

bit.listserv.trans-l	BITNIC TRANS-L List.

bit.listserv.travel-l	Tourism Discussions.

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.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.wpwin-l	WordPerfect for Windows.

bit.listserv.wpcorp-l	WordPerfect Corporation Products Discussions.

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.

bit.listserv.x400-l	x.400 Protocol List.

bit.listserv.9370-l	IBM 9370 and VM/IS specific topics List.

bit.mailserv.word-mac	Word Processing on the Macintosh.

bit.mailserv.word-pc	Word Processing on the IBM PC.

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.books.technical	A place to contact book sellers & buyers.

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.ip	IP networking on DEC machines.

biz.dec.workstations	DEC workstation discussions & info.

biz.jobs.offered	Position announcements.

biz.misc	Miscellaneous postings of a commercial nature.

biz.sco.announce	SCO and related product announcements. (Moderated)

biz.sco.binaries	Binary packages for SCO Xenix, UNIX, or ODT.

biz.sco.general	Q&A, discussions and comments on SCO products.

biz.sco.opendesktop	ODT environment and applications tech info, q&a.

biz.sco.sources	Source code ported to an SCO operating environment.

biz.tadpole.sparcbook	Discussions on the Sparcbook portable computer.

biz.test	Biz newsgroup test messages.

biz.stolen	Postings about stolen merchandise.

Feeds may possibly be obtained from ddsw1.mcs.com, husc6.harvard.edu,

rpi.edu, rutgers.edu, spl1, and telly.on.ca among others.

--

Gene Spafford

Software Engineering Research Center & Dept. of Computer Sciences

Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-1398

Internet:  spaf@cs.purdue.edu	phone:  (317) 494-7825


Alternative Newsgropu Hierarchies, Part II

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From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

Newsgroups: news.lists,news.groups,news.announce.newusers,news.announce.newgroups,news.answers

Subject: Alternative Newsgroup Hierarchies, Part II

Summary: Second of two postings.  This part describes the following

alternate hierarchies: clarinet, gnu, ieee, inet, k12, u3b, vmsnet

Message-ID: <spaf-altgroups2_716962661@cs.purdue.edu>

Date: 20 Sep 92 04:17:42 GMT

Expires: 19 Nov 92 16:17:41 GMT

References: <spaf-altgroups_716962660@cs.purdue.edu>

Followup-To: news.groups

Organization: Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue Univ.

Lines: 522

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Archive-name: alt-hierarchies/part2

ClariNet

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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.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.kinsey	Sex Q&A and Advice from Kinsey Institute. (Moderated)

clari.feature.mike_royko	Chicago Opinion Columnist Mike Royko. (Moderated)

clari.feature.miss_manners	Judith Martin's Humourous Etiquette Advice. (Moderated)

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.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.products	New ClariNet products. (Moderated)

clari.net.talk	Discussion of ClariNet -- only unmoderated group

clari.news.almanac	Daily almanac - quotes, 'this date in history' etc.. (Moderated)

clari.news.arts	Stage, drama & other fine arts. (Moderated)

clari.news.aviation	Aviation industry and mishaps. (Moderated)

clari.news.books	Books & publishing. (Moderated)

clari.news.briefs	Regular news summaries. (Moderated)

clari.news.bulletin	Major breaking stories of the week. (Moderated)

clari.news.canada	News related to Canada. (Moderated)

clari.news.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. (Moderated)

clari.news.entertain	Entertainment industry news & features. (Moderated)

clari.news.europe	News related to Europe. (Moderated)

clari.news.features	Unclassified feature stories. (Moderated)

clari.news.fighting	Clashes around the world. (Moderated)

clari.news.flash	Ultra-important once-a-year news flashes. (Moderated)

clari.news.goodnews	Stories of success and survival. (Moderated)

clari.news.gov	General Government related stories. (Moderated)

clari.news.gov.agency	Government agencies, FBI etc.. (Moderated)

clari.news.gov.budget	Budgets at all levels. (Moderated)

clari.news.gov.corrupt	Government corruption, kickbacks etc.. (Moderated)

clari.news.gov.international	International government-related stories. (Moderated)

clari.news.gov.officials	Government officials & their problems. (Moderated)

clari.news.gov.state	State government stories of national importance.. (Moderated)

clari.news.gov.taxes	Tax laws, trials etc.. (Moderated)

clari.news.gov.usa	US Federal government news.  (High volume). (Moderated)

clari.news.group	Special interest groups not covered in their own group. (Moderated)

clari.news.group.blacks	News of interest to black people. (Moderated)

clari.news.group.gays	Homosexuality & Gay Rights.. (Moderated)

clari.news.group.jews	Jews & Jewish interests. . (Moderated)

clari.news.group.women	Women's issues and abortion. (Moderated)

clari.news.headlines	Hourly list of the top U.S./World headlines. (Moderated)

clari.news.hot.east_europe	News from Eastern Europe. (Moderated)

clari.news.hot.iraq	Persian Gulf Crisis news. (Moderated)

clari.news.hot.rodney_king	L.A. Riot news. (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. (Moderated)

clari.news.interest.people	Famous people in the news. (Moderated)

clari.news.interest.people.column	Daily "People" column -- tidbits on celebs. (Moderated)

clari.news.interest.quirks	Unusual or funny news stories. (Moderated)

clari.news.issues	Stories on major issues not covered in their own group.. (Moderated)

clari.news.issues.civil_rights	Freedom, Racism, Civil Rights Issues. (Moderated)

clari.news.issues.conflict	Conflict between groups around the world. (Moderated)

clari.news.issues.family	Family, Child abuse, etc.. (Moderated)

clari.news.labor	Unions, strikes. (Moderated)

clari.news.labor.strike	Strikes. (Moderated)

clari.news.law	General group for law related issues. (Moderated)

clari.news.law.civil	Civil trials & litigation. (Moderated)

clari.news.law.crime	Major crimes. (Moderated)

clari.news.law.crime.sex	Sex crimes and trials. (Moderated)

clari.news.law.crime.trial	Trials for criminal actions. (Moderated)

clari.news.law.crime.violent	Violent crime & criminals. (Moderated)

clari.news.law.drugs	Drug related crimes & drug stories. (Moderated)

clari.news.law.investigation	Investigation of crimes. (Moderated)

clari.news.law.police	Police & law enforcement. (Moderated)

clari.news.law.prison	Prisons, prisoners & escapes. (Moderated)

clari.news.law.profession	Lawyers, Judges etc.. (Moderated)

clari.news.law.supreme	U.S. Supreme court rulings & news. (Moderated)

clari.news.lifestyle	Fashion, leisure etc.. (Moderated)

clari.news.military	Military equipment, people & issues. (Moderated)

clari.news.movies	Reviews, news and stories on movie stars.. (Moderated)

clari.news.music	Reviews and issues concerning music & musicians.. (Moderated)

clari.news.politics	Politicians & politics.. (Moderated)

clari.news.politics.people	Politicians & Political Personalities. (Moderated)

clari.news.religion	Religion, religious leaders, televangelists. (Moderated)

clari.news.sex	Sexual issues, sex-related political stories. (Moderated)

clari.news.terrorism	Terrorist actions & related news around the world. (Moderated)

clari.news.top	Top US news stories. (Moderated)

clari.news.top.world	Top international news stories. (Moderated)

clari.news.trends	Surveys and trends.. (Moderated)

clari.news.trouble	Less major accidents, problems & mishaps. (Moderated)

clari.news.tv	TV schedules, news, reviews & stars.. (Moderated)

clari.news.urgent	Major breaking stories of the day. (Moderated)

clari.news.weather	Weather and temperature reports. (Moderated)

clari.sports.baseball	Baseball scores, stories, games, stats. (Moderated)

clari.sports.basketball	Basketball coverage. (Moderated)

clari.sports.features	Sports feature stories. (Moderated)

clari.sports.football	Pro football coverage. (Moderated)

clari.sports.hockey	NHL coverage. (Moderated)

clari.sports.misc	Other sports, plus general sports news. (Moderated)

clari.sports.motor	Racing, Motor Sports. (Moderated)

clari.sports.olympic	The Olympic Games. (Moderated)

clari.sports.tennis	Tennis news & scores. (Moderated)

clari.sports.top	Top sports news. (Moderated)

clari.streetprice	Database of direct buyer prices for computer eqpt.. (Moderated)

clari.tw.aerospace	Aerospace industry and companies. (Moderated)

clari.tw.computers	Computer industry, applications and developments. (Moderated)

clari.tw.defense	Defense industry issues. (Moderated)

clari.tw.education	Stories involving Universities & colleges. (Moderated)

clari.tw.electronics	Electronics makers and sellers. (Moderated)

clari.tw.environment	Environmental news, hazardous waste, forests. (Moderated)

clari.tw.health	Disease, medicine, health care, sick celebs. (Moderated)

clari.tw.health.aids	AIDS stories, research, political issues. (Moderated)

clari.tw.misc	General technical industry stories. (Moderated)

clari.tw.nuclear	Nuclear power & waste. (Moderated)

clari.tw.science	General science stories. (Moderated)

clari.tw.space	NASA, Astronomy & spaceflight. (Moderated)

clari.tw.stocks	Regular reports on computer & technology stock prices. (Moderated)

clari.tw.telecom	Phones, Satellites, Media & general Telecom. (Moderated)

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:

Newsgroup	Description

---------	-----------

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 all fully moderated.

If one of your USENET feeds, can't provide you with a feed of the

gnUSENET newsgroups, send mail to gnu.gnusenet.config@prep.ai.mit.edu

to ask a feed.

Questions about GNU can be directed to gnu@prep.ai.mit.edu or:

Free Software Foundation

675 Massachusetts Avenue

Cambridge, MA  02139

USA

+1-617-876-3296

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 TCOS newsletter and discussion. (Moderated)

ieee.usab.announce	USAB - Announcements.

ieee.usab.general	USAB - General discussion.

We are 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 newsadmin 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@ucbarpa.berkeley.edu).

Current inet groups are:

comp.ai.edu	Applications of Artificial Intelligence to Education.

comp.ai.vision	Artificial Intelligence Vision Research. (Moderated)

comp.dcom.lans.hyperchannel	Hyperchannel networks within an IP network.

comp.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.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.

news.software.nntp	The Network News Transfer Protocol.

rec.games.vectrex	The Vectrex game system.

rec.mag.fsfnet	A Science Fiction "fanzine." (Moderated)

sci.bio.technology	Any topic relating to biotechnology.

sci.math.num-analysis	Numerical Analysis.

sci.philosophy.meta	Discussions within the scope of "MetaPhilosophy."

soc.culture.esperanto	The neutral international language Esperanto.

ddn.mgt-bulletin	The DDN Management Bulletin from NIC.DDN.MIL (Moderated)

ddn.newsletter	The DDN Newsletter from NIC.DDN.MIL (Moderated)

K12

---

K12Net is a loosely-organized, totally decentralized network of school

based/oriented "electronic bulletin board systems" (BBS's) throughout

North America, Australia, and Europe that share curriculum-related

message bases or "echo forums," classroom-to-classroom projects, and

educational files -- making them available to students and educators

at no cost and usually on a local phone call.

K12Net was born in the summer of 1990 as a collection of FidoNet

echomail conferences.  It was created by teachers so that they and

their students can use networking technology to advance education in

the 'K12' arena.  On FidoNet, it spans North America, goes through

Europe to the Soviet Union, wanders around Australia, etc.

As an experiment, m2xenix.psg.com is gating the echos (from

puddle.fidonet.org aka 1:105/42) into Usenet newsgroups and feeding

them to uunet.uu.net where they are available to all and sundry.  The

initial name mapping is as follows:

k12.chat.elementary	Informal discussion among elementary students, grades K-5.

k12.chat.junior	Informal discussion among students in grades 6-8.

k12.chat.senior	Informal discussion among high school students.

k12.chat.teacher	Informal discussion among teachers in grades K-12.

k12.ed.art	Art curriculum in K-12 education.

k12.ed.business	Business education curriculum in grades K-12.

k12.ed.comp.literacy	Teaching computer literacy in grades K-12.

k12.ed.health-pe	Health and Physical Education curriculum in grades K-12.

k12.ed.life-skills	Home Economics and Career education in grades K-12.

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	K-12 education for students w/ handicaps or special needs.

k12.ed.tag	K-12 education for talented and gifted students.

k12.ed.tech	Industrial Arts and vocational education in grades K-12.

k12.lang.art	Language Arts curriculum in K-12 education.

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	Bilingual French/English practice with native speakers.

k12.lang.russian	Bilingual Russian/English practice with native speakers.

The k12.chat.* groups contain inter-student chat, and tend to be,

shall we say, uninteresting to many adults, and a bit voluminous.

For further information, contact Janet Murray,

janet.murray@f23.n105.z1.fidonet.org.

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.announce	General announcements of interest to all. (Moderated)

vmsnet.announce.newusers	Orientation info for new users. (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 list.

vmsnet.mail.misc	Other electronic mail software.

vmsnet.mail.pmdf	PMDF email system, gatewayed to ipmdf mailing list.

vmsnet.mail.mx	MX email system from RPI, 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-multinet.

vmsnet.networks.tcp-ip.ucx	DEC's VMS/Ultrix Connection (or TCP/IP services for VMS) product.

vmsnet.networks.tcp-ip.wintcp	The Wollongong Group's WIN-TCP TCP/IP software.

vmsnet.pdp-11	PDP-11 hardware and software, gatewayed to info-pdp11.

vmsnet.sources	Source code postings ONLY. (Moderated)

vmsnet.sources.d	Discussion about or requests for sources.

vmsnet.sources.games	Recreational software postings.

vmsnet.sysmgt	VMS system management.

vmsnet.test	Test messages.

vmsnet.tpu	TPU language and applications, gatewayed to info-tpu.

vmsnet.uucp	DECUS uucp software, gatewayed to vmsnet mailing list.

vmsnet.vms-posix	Discussion about VMS POSIX.

--

Gene Spafford

Software Engineering Research Center & Dept. of Computer Sciences

Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-1398

Internet:  spaf@cs.purdue.edu	phone:  (317) 494-7825


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From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

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Subject: List of Active Newsgroups, Part I

Summary: First of two postings.  This contains the intro, and the

groups in comp, misc, and news

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The following is a list of currently active USENET newsgroups as of

19 Sep 1992.  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 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)

att	limited to AT&T

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.  A companion article to this lists all of the

regional distributions and their newsgroups.

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 in support of B2.11 and C news -- 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", 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.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@score.stanford.edu

comp.sys.atari.st	info-atari16@score.stanford.edu

comp.sys.misc	info-micro@wsmr-simtel20.army.mil

comp.sys.prime	info-prime@list.kean.edu

comp.sys.sun.announce	sun-announce@sunworld.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@mthvax.cs.miami.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.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.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.physics	physics@unix.sri.com

sci.physics.fusion	fusion@zorch.sf-bay.org

sci.space	space@andrew.cmu.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

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comp.admin.policy	Discussions of site administration policies.

comp.ai	Artificial intelligence discussions.

comp.ai.neural-nets	All aspects of neural networks.

comp.ai.nlang-know-rep	Natural Language and Knowledge Representation. (Moderated)

comp.ai.philosophy	Philosophical aspects of Artificial Intelligence.

comp.ai.shells	Artificial intelligence applied to shells.

comp.apps.spreadsheets	Spreadsheets on various platforms.

comp.arch	Computer architecture.

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.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.archives	Announcements related to IBM PC archive sites.

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.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.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.oracle	The SQL database products of the Oracle Corporation.

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.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.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.research	Highly technical computer graphics discussion. (Moderated)

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.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.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.modula2	Discussion about Modula-2.

comp.lang.modula3	Discussion about the Modula-3 language.

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.postscript	The PostScript Page Description Language.

comp.lang.prolog	Discussion about PROLOG.

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.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.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.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.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.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.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.os2.advocacy	Supporting and flaming OS/2.

comp.os.os2.apps	Discussions of applications under OS/2.

comp.os.os2.misc	Miscellaneous topics about the OS/2 system.

comp.os.os2.networking	Networking in OS/2 environments.

comp.os.os2.programmer	Programming OS/2 machines.

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.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.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.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.software-eng	Software Engineering and related topics.

comp.software.licensing	Software licensing technology.

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.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.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.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.atari.8bit	Discussion about 8 bit Atari micros.

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.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.hp	Discussion about Hewlett-Packard equipment.

comp.sys.hp48	Hewlett-Packard's HP48 and HP28 calculators.

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.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.programmer	Discussion by people programming the Apple Macintosh.

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. (Moderated)

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	Silicon Graphics's Iris workstations and software.

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.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.msdos	MS-DOS running under UNIX by whatever means.

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.sysv286	UNIX System V (not XENIX) on the '286.

comp.unix.sysv386	Versions of System V (not Xenix) on Intel 80386-based boxes.

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.x	Discussion about the X Window System.

comp.windows.x.apps	Getting and using, not programming, applications for X.

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.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	Computers and computer equipment for sale.

misc.handicap	Items of interest for/about the handicapped. (Moderated)

misc.headlines	Current interest: drug testing, terrorism, etc.

misc.int-property	Discussion of intellectual property rights.

misc.invest	Investments and the handling of money.

misc.invest.real-estate	Property investments.

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.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.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	Comments directed to news administrators.

news.admin.misc	General topics of network news administration.

news.admin.policy	Policy issues of USENET.

news.admin.technical	Technical aspects of maintaining network news. (Moderated)

news.announce.conferences	Calls for papers and conference announcements. (Moderated)

news.announce.important	General announcements of interest to all. (Moderated)

news.announce.newgroups	Calls for newgroups & announcements of same. (Moderated)

news.announce.newusers	Explanatory postings for new users. (Moderated)

news.answers	Repository for periodic USENET articles. (Moderated)

news.config	Postings of system down times and interruptions.

news.future	The future technology of network news systems.

news.groups	Discussions and lists of newsgroups.

news.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.

news.sysadmin	Comments directed to system administrators.

--

Gene Spafford

Software Engineering Research Center & Dept. of Computer Sciences

Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-1398

Internet:  spaf@cs.purdue.edu	phone:  (317) 494-7825


List of Active Newsgroups, Part II

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Subject: List of Active Newsgroups, Part II

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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.bodyart	Tattoos and body decoration discussions.

rec.arts.books	Books of all genres, and the publishing industry.

rec.arts.cinema	Discussion of the art of cinema. (Moderated)

rec.arts.comics	Comic books, graphic novels, sequential art.

rec.arts.comics.info	Reviews, convention information and other comics news. (Moderated)

rec.arts.comics.marketplace	The exchange of comics and comic related items.

rec.arts.comics.misc	Comic books, graphic novels, sequential art.

rec.arts.comics.strips	Discussion of short-form comics.

rec.arts.comics.xbooks	The Mutant Universe of Marvel Comics.

rec.arts.dance	Any aspects of dance not covered in another newsgroup.

rec.arts.disney	Discussion of any Disney-related subjects.

rec.arts.drwho	Discussion about Dr. Who.

rec.arts.erotica	Erotic fiction and verse. (Moderated)

rec.arts.fine	Fine arts & artists.

rec.arts.int-fiction	Discussions about interactive fiction.

rec.arts.manga	All aspects of the Japanese storytelling art form.

rec.arts.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.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.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.driving	Driving 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	Aviation rules, means, and methods.

rec.backcountry	Activities in the Great Outdoors.

rec.bicycles	Bicycles, related products and laws.

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.crafts.brewing	The art of making beers and meads.

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.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.cyber	Discussions of cyberpunk related games. (Moderated)

rec.games.design	Discussion of game design related issues.

rec.games.empire	Discussion and hints about Empire.

rec.games.frp.advocacy	Flames and rebuttals about various role-playing systems.

rec.games.frp.announce	Announcements of happenings in the role-playing world. (Moderated)

rec.games.frp.archives	Archivable fantasy stories and other projects. (Moderated)

rec.games.frp.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.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. (Moderated)

rec.games.mud.diku	All about DikuMuds.

rec.games.mud.lp	Discussions of the LPMUD computer role playing game.

rec.games.mud.misc	Various aspects of multiuser computer games.

rec.games.mud.tiny	Discussion about Tiny muds, like MUSH, MUSE and MOO.

rec.games.netrek	Discussion of the X window system game Netrek (XtrekII).

rec.games.pbm	Discussion about Play by Mail games.

rec.games.pinball	Discussing pinball-related issues.

rec.games.programmer	Discussion of adventure game programming.

rec.games.rogue	Discussion and hints about Rogue.

rec.games.trivia	Discussion about trivia.

rec.games.video	Discussion about video games.

rec.games.video.arcade	Discussions about coin-operated video games.

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.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.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.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.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.reviews	Reviews of music of all genres and mediums. (Moderated)

rec.music.synth	Synthesizers and computer music.

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.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.broadcasting	Local area broadcast radio. (Moderated)

rec.radio.cb	Citizen-band radio.

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	Real and model train fans' newsgroup.

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. (Moderated)

rec.sport.disc	Discussion of flying disc based sports.

rec.sport.football.australian	Discussion of Australian (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.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.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.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.

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.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.econ	The science of economics.

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.mech	The field of mechanical engineering.

sci.environment	Discussions about the environment and ecology.

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.fractals	Objects of non-intergral dimension and other chaos.

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.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.nutrition	Physiological impacts of diet.

sci.med.occupational	Preventing, detecting & treating occupational injuries.

sci.med.physics	Issues of physics in medical testing/care.

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.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.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.systems	The theory and application of systems science.

sci.virtual-worlds	Modelling the universe. (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.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.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.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.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.magyar	The Hungarian people & their culture.

soc.culture.mexican	Discussion of Mexico's society.

soc.culture.misc	Group for discussion about other cultures.

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.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.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.usa	The culture of the United States of America.

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.eastern	Discussions of Eastern religions. (Moderated)

soc.religion.islam	Discussions of the Islamic faith. (Moderated)

soc.rights.human	Human rights & activism (e.g., Amnesty International).

soc.roots	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.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.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.

--------------------

* UNIX is a registered trademark of UNIX System Laboratories, Inc.

* DEC and Ultrix are Trademarks of the Digital Equipment Corporation.

* VAX is a Trademark of the Digital Equipment Corporation.

* Ada is a registered Trademark of the Ada Joint Program Office of the

   United States Department of Defense.

* Unisys is a registered trademark of Unisys Corporation.

--

Gene Spafford

Software Engineering Research Center & Dept. of Computer Sciences

Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-1398

Internet:  spaf@cs.purdue.edu	phone:  (317) 494-7825


List of Informational Postings, Part I

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From: jik@athena.mit.edu (Jonathan I. Kamens)

Subject: List of Periodic Informational Postings, Part I

Message-ID: <periodic-postings_718435019@athena.mit.edu>

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Many newsgroups contain articles which are posted on a periodic basis.

These articles tend to be useful for both novice and experienced

users, as they usually fall into one of these categories:

    1. How-to articles explaining some of the basics and fine

    points of network usage, etiquette, standards, etc.

    2. Introductory notes about one or more newsgroups, covering

    policies (if any) for submissions to that group, usage, etc.

    Common questions and answers pertinent to a newsgroup(s).

    3. Indexes of archives, or pointers to archives for various

    groups.  Periodic newsletters, calendars, pointers to

    publications.

    4. Statistical information and reports about Usenet; tables of

    Usenet hosts, links, etc.

    5. Miscellany, including small useful sources, "fun" lists, and so

    on.

This is a list of the periodic postings known at this time; each

posting is listed in an entry that includes who posts the article,

which newsgroup(s) it appears in, what Subject is used, and how often

the article is posted.  The list is sorted by Newsgroups and Subject

information.  The character '*' is used as a wildcard, e.g. "v*INF1"

matches "v01INF1", "v02INF1", etc.

The Date in a posting's entry indicates, where given, when the

posting last appeared.  However, it may be inaccurate if (a) the

maintainer of the posting has changed the Subject line, or (b) the

most recent version has not reached my site, or (c) the entry actually

corresponds to multiple postings because of wildcarding.

The Archive-name, where present, indicates the archive name that

appeared in the posting when it was last posted.  Note that if one

entry matches multiple postings because of wildcarding, then only one

archive name will appear.  Similarly, the Summary indicates the

summary that appeared.

Corrections and additions (via MAIL) are most welcome.  New entries

for the list should be submitted in the same form as the entries

below, with From, Newsgroups, Subject, Frequency, and (optionally)

Comments lines, in that order.

From the summer of 1989, when this list was created, until February,

1992, it was maintained by Rich Kulawiec <rsk@gynko.circ.upenn.edu>.

He has handed it over to me because my position as moderator of

news.answers makes it easier for me to keep track of periodic

informational postings, and because he would like to devote more time

and energy to other efforts.

Several archives of USENET periodic informational postings exist.  To

find out more about them and how to access them, see the posting

entitled "Introduction to news.answers" in the news.answers newsgroup.

If you do not know how to get that newsgroup and/or your site does not

receive it and/or that article has expired in it, you can retrieve it

via anonymous ftp from pit-manager.mit.edu [18.172.1.27] in the file

/pub/usenet/news.answers/news-answers/introduction.  If you do not

have access to anonymous ftp, you can retrieve it by sending a mail

message to mail-server@pit-manager.mit.edu with the command "send

usenet/news.answers/news-answers/introduction" in the message.

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[List generated at Wed Oct  7 01:09:20 EDT 1992]

 Newsgroups: alt.aquaria,rec.aquaria,sci.aquaria

 Subject: FAQ: Beginner topics and books

 From: tli@caldera.usc.edu (Tony Li)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 1 Oct 92 08:12:19 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.aquaria,rec.aquaria,sci.aquaria

 Subject: FAQ: Filters

 From: tli@caldera.usc.edu (Tony Li)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 1 Oct 92 08:12:21 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.aquaria,rec.aquaria,sci.aquaria

 Subject: FAQ: Magazines and mail order

 From: tli@caldera.usc.edu (Tony Li)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 1 Oct 92 08:12:24 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.aquaria,rec.aquaria,sci.aquaria

 Subject: FAQ: Plants

 From: tli@caldera.usc.edu (Tony Li)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 1 Oct 92 08:12:23 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.aquaria,rec.aquaria,sci.aquaria

 Subject: FAQ: README and administrivia

 From: tli@caldera.usc.edu (Tony Li)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 1 Oct 92 08:12:15 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.aquaria,rec.aquaria,sci.aquaria

 Subject: FAQ: Water quality

 From: tli@caldera.usc.edu (Tony Li)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 1 Oct 92 08:12:26 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.astrology

 Subject: *** NEWCOMERS READ THIS: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ***

 From: lmpm@teal.csn.org (L. M. P. McPherson)

 Frequency: monthly

 Comments: Available at the ftp site hilbert.maths.utas.edu.au, in

           pub/astrology directory, filename "faq"

 Summary: (Date of last modification: July 6, 1992.)

 Date: Sun, 20 Sep 1992 05:13:44 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.atheism,news.answers

 Subject: Alt.Atheism Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

 From: mathew@mantis.co.uk (mathew)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: atheism-faq

 Summary: Please read this file before posting to alt.atheism

 Date: 30 Sep 92 16:08:16 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.bbs,comp.bbs.misc,comp.misc

 Subject: Nixpub Posting (Long)

 From: phil@bts.com (Phil Eschallier)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 12:04:25 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.bbs,comp.bbs.misc,comp.misc

 Subject: Nixpub Posting (Short)

 From: phil@bts.com (Phil Eschallier)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 12:05:28 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.bbs.internet

 Subject: Internet BBS List

 From: tak2@Isis.MsState.Edu (Thomas A. Kreeger)

 Frequency: biweekly

 Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1992 18:33:33 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.bbs.internet,news.answers

 Subject: alt.bbs.internet Frequently asked Questions [FAQ] (with answers)

 From: edguer@ces.cwru.edu (Aydin Edguer)

 Frequency: monthly in news.answers, weekly in alt.bbs.internet

 Archive-name: inet-bbs-faq

 Summary: FAQ

 Date: 5 Oct 1992 21:13:19 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.bbs.waffle,comp.mail.uucp,news.software.readers,vmsnet.uucp

 Subject: FAQ - UUCP Mail, News, and Gateway Software for PCs and MACs

 From: jimmy_t@verifone.com

 Frequency: unknown

 Date: 9 May 92 09:03:36 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.beer,rec.food.drink

 Subject: Update to List of Recommended Bottled Beers...

 From: noring@netcom.com (Jon Noring)

 Frequency: unknown

 Summary: Note that it is now categorized!

 Date: Sat, 05 Sep 92 00:16:48 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.misc,alt.binaries.pictures.tasteless,alt.binaries.pictures.fractals,alt.binaries.pictures.erotica,alt.sex.pictures,alt.sex.pictures.d,alt.binaries.pictures,alt.binaries.pictures.d,alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.d,news.answers

 Subject: alt.binaries.pictures FAQ - General info

 From: deej@cadence.com (Jim Howard)

 Frequency: every two weeks

 Archive-name: pictures-faq/part1

 Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 08:57:41 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.misc,alt.binaries.pictures.tasteless,alt.binaries.pictures.fractals,alt.binaries.pictures.erotica,alt.sex.pictures,alt.sex.pictures.d,alt.binaries.pictures,alt.binaries.pictures.d,alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.d,news.answers

 Subject: alt.binaries.pictures FAQ - OS specific info

 From: deej@cadence.com (Jim Howard)

 Frequency: every two weeks

 Archive-name: pictures-faq/part2

 Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 08:58:09 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.binaries.sounds.misc,alt.binaries.sounds.d,comp.dsp,news.answers

 Subject: Changes to: FAQ: Audio File Formats (version *.*)

 From: guido@cwi.nl (Guido van Rossum)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 28 Sep 92 20:51:34 GMT

 Archive-name: audio-fmts/diffs

 Newsgroups: alt.binaries.sounds.misc,alt.binaries.sounds.d,comp.dsp,news.answers

 Subject: FAQ: Audio File Formats (version *.*)

 From: guido@cwi.nl (Guido van Rossum)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: audio-fmts/part1

 Date: 28 Sep 92 20:51:29 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy,news.answers

 Subject: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy Frequently Asked Questions List

 From: rice@groupw.rtp.dg.com (Brian Rice)

 Frequency: irregular

 Date: 29 Jun 92 14:58:59 GMT

 Archive-name: alt-buddha-short-fat-guy

 Summary: Starring a prominent religious figure who really is, plus EL DUPREE

 Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom,comp.multimedia,news.answers

 Subject: alt.cd-rom FAQ

 From: rab@sprite.berkeley.edu (Robert A. Bruce)

 Frequency: monthly

 Summary: Frequently asked questions about CD-ROMs

 Date: 16 Sep 1992 22:16:07 GMT

 Archive-name: cdrom-faq

 Newsgroups: alt.chinese.text,news.answers

 Subject: How to Read Chinese Text on Usenet: FAQ for alt.chinese.text

 From: yawei@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (~{QG9p~})

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: chinese-text-faq

 Date: 25 Sep 92 03:23:44 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.config,alt.newgroup,news.admin.misc,news.groups

 Subject: Another listing of newsgroups in the "alt" Usenet hierarchy

 From: news@becker.GTS.ORG (The Society for Reviling ATnT)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: alt-newsgroups

 Date: 5 Oct 92 23:26:55 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.config,news.groups,news.answers

 Subject: Creating a new "alt" group -- guidelines

 From: ccs@aber.ac.uk (Christopher Samuel)

 Frequency: every other week

 Archive-name: alt-config-guide

 Summary: RTFSL

 Date: 2 Oct 92 16:36:37 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.drugs

 Subject: FTP INSTRUCTIONS (biweekly post)

 From: cavasin@MUSE.CONVEX.COM (Vince Cavasin)

 Frequency: fortnightly

 Date: 1 Oct 92 06:00:04 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.drugs

 Subject: GROUPS: Anti-WoD Activists' List

 From: aldis@peg.pegasus.oz.au

 Frequency: monthly or more frequently

 Date: 4 Sep 92 03:36:00 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.drugs

 Subject: LSD-FAQ

 From: David A Honig <honig@thalia.ICS.UCI.EDU>

 Frequency: irregular

 Newsgroups: alt.drugs

 Subject: Legal High Of The Month - *

 From: dcook@npal.rn.com

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 6 Feb 92 09:49:11 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.drugs

 Subject: MDA-FAQ

 From: David A Honig <honig@thalia.ICS.UCI.EDU>

 Frequency: irregular

 Newsgroups: alt.drugs

 Subject: XTC-FAQ

 From: David A Honig <honig@thalia.ICS.UCI.EDU>

 Frequency: irregular

 Newsgroups: alt.drugs

 Subject: [alt.drugs] Weekly Posting and FAQ list

 From: lamontg@byron.u.washington.edu (Lamont Granquist)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 4 Oct 92 07:01:22 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.drugs

 Subject: [l/m */*/*] ADDRESSES FAQ (biweekly post)

 From: cavasin@MUSE.CONVEX.COM (Vince Cavasin)

 Frequency: fortnightly

 Date: 1 Oct 92 07:00:05 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.drugs

 Subject: [l/m */*/*] NATURAL HIGHS FAQ (biweekly post)

 From: cavasin@MUSE.CONVEX.COM (Vince Cavasin)

 Frequency: fortnightly

 Date: 1 Oct 92 05:00:07 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.drumcorps,news.answers

 Subject: alt.drumcorps Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

 From: dci@cs.washington.edu (Donald Chinn)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: drumcorps-faq

 Summary: this post contains: what drum corps is; addresses

     and phone numbers for corps, associations, and publications;

     info on the current season; and how to join a corps

 Date: 28 Sep 92 18:42:10 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams,news.answers

 Subject: alt.fan.douglas-adams FAQ

 From: gnat@kauri.vuw.ac.nz (Nathan Torkington)

 Frequency: every two weeks

 Archive-name: douglas-adams-FAQ

 Date: 30 Sep 92 22:46:58 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.fan.letterman

 Subject: FAQ: alt.fan.letterman Frequently Asked Questions - Read before posting

 From: drice@ponder.csci.unt.edu (Keith Rice)

 Frequency: unknown

 Date: 19 Sep 92 04:48:18 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.fan.pratchett,news.answers

 Subject: Terry Pratchett Bibliography

 From: gnat@kauri.vuw.ac.nz (Nathan Torkington)

 Frequency: fortnightly

 Archive-name: pratchett/bibliography

 Date: 30 Sep 92 22:46:18 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.fan.pratchett,news.answers

 Subject: alt.fan.pratchett FAQ

 From: gnat@kauri.vuw.ac.nz (Nathan Torkington)

 Frequency: fortnightly

 Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 22:45:48 GMT

 Archive-name: pratchett/faq

 Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers,bit.listserv.win3-l,comp.os.ms-windows.apps,comp.os.ms-windows.misc

 Subject: Ye Olde Secrete Screene Cheete Sheete (*)

 From: jcmorris@mwunix.mitre.org (Joe Morris)

 Frequency: unknown

 Date: 4 Sep 92 15:57:57 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban

 Subject: More FAQs than You Can Shake a Stick At...

 From: twcaps@tennyson.lbl.gov (Terry Chan)

 Frequency: monthly

 Comments: Subject line is different each month, but usually has the

 	string "FAQ" in it.

 Date: 4 Sep 1992 20:36:05 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.fractals,sci.fractals,news.answers

 Subject: Fractal FAQ

 From: shirriff@sprite.berkeley.edu (Ken Shirriff)

 Frequency: every two weeks

 Archive-name: fractal-faq

 Summary: Fractal software, algorithms, definitions, and references.

 Date: 17 Sep 1992 05:52:49 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.games.gb,news.answers

 Subject: Alt.games.gb (Galactic Bloodshed) FAQ  [Part 1 of 2]

 From: ingram@milton.u.washington.edu (Doug Ingram)

 Frequency: unknown

 Archive-name: alt-games-gb/part1

 Date: 20 Aug 92 19:51:33 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.games.gb,news.answers

 Subject: Alt.games.gb (Galactic Bloodshed) FAQ  [Part 2 of 2]

 From: ingram@milton.u.washington.edu (Doug Ingram)

 Frequency: unknown

 Archive-name: alt-games-gb/part2

 Date: 20 Aug 92 19:52:57 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.gopher,news.answers

 Subject: Internet Gopher (alt.gopher) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

 From: gopher@boombox.micro.umn.edu (UofMN Gopher Team)

 Frequency: fortnightly

 Archive-name: gopher-faq

 Date: 4 Aug 92 05:22:20 GMT

 Summary: Common Questions and Answers about the Internet Gopher, a

 	client/server protocol for making a world wide information

 	service, with many implementations.

 Newsgroups: alt.graphics.pixutils

 Subject: (*) Welcome to alt.graphics.pixutils - automated posting.

 From: jef@netcom.com (Jef Poskanzer)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: pixutils-faq

 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 14:23:59 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.guitar.tab,news.answers

 Subject: alt.guitar.tab Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) version *

 From: jester@crash.cts.com (Ken Bibb)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 28 Sep 92 02:04:07 GMT

 Archive-name: guitar-tab-faq

 Newsgroups: alt.hackers

 Subject: (*) Welcome to alt.hackers - automated posting.

 From: jef@netcom.com (Jef Poskanzer)

 Frequency: weekly

 Archive-name: hackers-faq

 Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 22:51:55 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.internet.access.wanted,alt.bbs.lists,ba.internet,news.answers

 Subject: Public Dialup Internet Access List (PDIAL)

 From: kaminski@netcom.com (Peter Kaminski)

 Frequency: weekly

 Archive-name: pdial

 Summary: Public access service providers offering outgoing FTP or telnet.

 Date: 28 Sep 92 16:20:12 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.internet.services,comp.misc,biz.comp.services,alt.bbs.internet,news.answers

 Subject: Updated Internet Services List

 From: yanoff@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Scott A. Yanoff)

 Frequency: every two weeks

 Summary: Added WHOIS server and service list, added Huricane forecast, added Billboard Charts, changed Taiwan Hytelnet server, added another and removed 1 Backgammon server and corrected IP address of another, removed Melvyl, added European/UK IRC server, added Chile gopher server

 Date: 11 Sep 92 20:24:00 GMT

 Archive-name: internet-services

 Newsgroups: alt.irc,alt.irc.ircii,news.answers

 Subject: IRC Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

 From: Helen Trillian Rose <hrose@eff.org>

 Frequency: every two weeks

 Archive-name: irc-faq

 Newsgroups: alt.lang.basic,news.answers

 Subject: FAQ for alt.lang.basic, * (*)

 From: cos@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Ofer Inbar)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1992 19:49:24 GMT

 Archive-name: basic-faq

 Summary: Frequently Asked Questions about BASIC

 Newsgroups: alt.locksmithing

 Subject: FAQ File for alt.locksmithing

 From: hes@ncsu.edu (Henry E. Schaffer)

 Frequency: unknown

 Newsgroups: alt.magick

 Subject: FAQ -- with a bit about the unicursal hexagram

 From: joshua@coombs.anu.edu.au (Joshua Geller)

 Frequency: every two weeks

 Date: 28 Aug 92 23:59:00 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.music.progressive

 Subject: Welcome to alt.music.progressive (automatic,semi-monthly)

 From: mcmahan@cs.unca.edu (automated FAQ posting)

 Frequency: twice per month

 Date: 25 Sep 92 06:10:11 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.privacy,misc.legal,news.answers,alt.society.civil-liberty,comp.society.privacy

 Subject: Social Security Number FAQ

 From: hibbert@xanadu.com (Chris Hibbert)

 Frequency: twice per month

 Archive-name: ssn-privacy

 Date: 11 Sep 92 09:30:15 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn

 Subject: ADMIN:  -*- The Book of Guests (*) -*-

 From: bj689@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Mike D. Bavister)

 Frequency: biweekly

 Comments: A roster of the cast of characters involved in the various

 	plots and subplots at the Dragon's Inn.

 Date: Mon, 31 Aug 92 22:39:37 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn

 Subject: ADMIN:  -*- The Directory of Generica (*) -*-

 From: mrhyde@netcom.com (Mr. Hyde)

 Frequency: unknown

 Date: 22 Sep 92 17:33:56 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn

 Subject: ADMIN: Atlas of The Known Lands

 From: aaron@helios (Aaron Humphrey)

 Frequency: weekly

 Comments: Descriptions of places and things outside of the city of

 	Generica.

 Date: 27 Sep 92 22:12:45 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn

 Subject: ADMIN: Bestiary of The Known Lands

 From: wolf@cheshire.oxy.edu (Clinton Wolf)

 Frequency: biweekly

 Comments: Some of the more exotic inhabitants of Generica...and

 	elsewhere.

 Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn

 Subject: ADMIN: Character Summaries List

 From: kring@efes.physik.uni-kl.de (Thomas Kettenring)

 Frequency: every two weeks

 Comments: A list of character descriptions for all characters

 	currently active in this newsgroup.

 Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 17:50:57 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn

 Subject: ADMIN: Dragon's Inn Bulletin Board

 From: 344LWKC@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU (Mike Sander)

 Frequency: biweekly

 Comments: Messages posted on the Bulletin Board at the Dragon's Inn,

 	for those who may have missed their original appearance...

 Date: 3 Oct 92 21:07:47 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn

 Subject: ADMIN: Frequently Asked Questions.

 From: gujn@uniwa.uwa.edu.au (Jeremy Nelson)

 Frequency: every two weeks

 Comments: Information and etiquette about the interactive

 	alt.pub.dragons-inn environment

 Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn

 Subject: ADMIN: Generica Tourist's Guide

 From: aaron@helios (Aaron Humphrey)

 Frequency: weekly

 Comments: Descriptions of places and things to be found in the city of

 	Generica.

 Date: 5 Oct 92 13:51:40 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn

 Subject: ADMIN: This week in review - *

 From: pcalvert@economics.adelaide.edu.au

 Frequency: weekly

 Date: 25 Sep 92 06:48:46 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.revisionism

 Subject: B-CPU: (FAQ) A Layman's Guide (Long)

 From: periodic@oneb.almanac.bc.ca (Periodic Manager)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 12 Sep 92 08:00:08 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.security,comp.security.misc,news.answers

 Subject: FAQ: Computer Security Frequently Asked Questions

 From: aem@aber.ac.uk (Alec David Muffett)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: alt-security-faq

 Summary: Answers to questions which appear in alt.security/comp.security.misc

 Date: 1 Oct 92 05:24:31 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.sex,news.answers

 Subject: [ALT.SEX] FAQ (*/*)

 From: superdj@binkley.cs.mcgill.ca

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Mon, 6 Jul 1992 20:29:51 GMT

 Summary: Parts Intro to c3-4

 Archive-name: alt-sex-faq/part1

 Newsgroups: alt.sex.bondage

 Subject: The alt.sex.bondage FAQ list

 From: robertj@Autodesk.COM (Rob Jellinghaus)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 15 Sep 92 07:04:33 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.sex.wizards,news.answers

 Subject: [alt.sex.wizards] FAQ (1/4)

 From: superdj@binkley.cs.mcgill.ca (David Johnson)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: alt-sex/wizards-faq/part1

 Summary: Parts Intro to c3-4

 Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 02:15:31 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.sources,alt.sources.d,news.answers

 Subject: Welcome to alt.sources! (biweekly posting)

 From: jik@athena.mit.edu (Jonathan I. Kamens)

 Frequency: biweekly

 Archive-name: alt-sources-intro

 Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 05:02:00 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.tasteless,news.answers

 Subject: Welcome to alt.tasteless! (Monthly Posting)

 From: case@diku.dk (Steven Snedker)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: tasteless-faq

 Summary: The alt.tasteless FAQ

 Date: 18 Sep 92 10:27:54 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.tv.northern-exp,news.answers

 Subject: alt.tv.northern-exp Frequently Asked Questions

 From: sharonc@meaddata.com (Sharon Crichton)

 Frequency: weekly for now

 Archive-name: northern-exposure-faq

 Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 12:30:46 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.tv.prisoner

 Subject: BI-MONTHLY POSTING: The Prisoner FAQ

 From: barrett@aminet.uucp

 Frequency: twice per month

 Date: 1 Oct 92 04:01:03 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.tv.ren-n-stimpy,alt.fan.ren-and-stimpy,news.answers

 Subject: The Ren & Stimpy Show: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

 From: mrapple@quack.sac.ca.us (Nick Sayer)

 Frequency: every two weeks

 Archive-name: ren-n-stimpy

 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 12:30:45 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.tv.simpsons

 Subject: Misc DYN/FF #*

 From: dave@sys6626.bison.mb.ca (Dave hall)

 Frequency: unknown

 Date: 1 Sep 92 07:57:28 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.tv.simpsons,news.answers

 Subject: alt.tv.simpsons Changes to Frequently Asked Questions

 From: brendan@cs.widener.edu (Brendan Kehoe)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 5 May 92 17:46:02 GMT

 Archive-name: simpsons/diff

 Summary: Changes to the Simpsons FAQ.

 Newsgroups: alt.tv.simpsons,news.answers

 Subject: alt.tv.simpsons Frequently Asked Questions

 From: brendan@cs.widener.edu (Brendan Kehoe)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 5 May 92 17:45:59 GMT

 Archive-name: simpsons/faq

 Summary: A file of questions & answers pertinent to the alt.tv.simpsons group.

 Newsgroups: alt.tv.simpsons,rec.arts.tv

 Subject: "The Simpsons" Air Dates (*)

 From: mholtz@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Mark A. Holtz)

 Frequency: Twice a month (monthly July/August)

 Date: 4 Apr 92 02:27:14 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.tv.simpsons,rec.arts.tv

 Subject: "The Simpsons" Episode Guide (*)

 From: mholtz@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Mark A. Holtz)

 Frequency: Twice a month (monthly July/August)

 Date: Sat, 4 Apr 92 02:29:46 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.tv.simpsons,rec.arts.tv

 Subject: DIFFs - "The Simpsons" Air Dates

 From: mholtz@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Mark A. Holtz)

 Frequency: Twice a month (monthly July/August)

 Date: 19 Feb 92 06:40:38 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.tv.simpsons,rec.arts.tv

 Subject: DIFFs - "The Simpsons" Episode Guide

 From: mholtz@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Mark A. Holtz)

 Frequency: Twice a month (monthly July/August)

 Date: 19 Feb 92 06:41:48 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.tv.simpsons,rec.arts.tv

 Subject: Simpsons Lists in ZOO format [*/*] (*)

 From: mholtz@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Mark A. Holtz)

 Frequency: Twice a month (monthly July/August)

 Date: 19 Feb 92 06:39:43 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.tv.tiny-toon

 Subject: alt.tv.tiny-toon Frequently Asked Questions (*)

 From: synth@yenta.alb.nm.us (Synth F. Oberheim)

 Frequency: unknown

 Summary: Welcome to alt.tv.tiny-toon!

 Date: 1 Sep 92 22:18:26 GMT

 Newsgroups: alt.uu.announce,alt.uu.future,news.answers

 Subject: ADMIN,DOC: Usenet University FAQ

 From: jkp@cs.HUT.FI (Jyrki Kuoppala)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: usenet-univ-FAQ

 Summary: what is UU; info on current UU groups, ftp & gopher archives

 Date: 6 Oct 92 01:26:36 GMT

 Newsgroups: aus.music,rec.music.misc

 Subject: CHART: NZ albums and singles

 From: jamie@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au (Jamie Scuglia)

 Frequency: unknown

 Date: 4 Sep 92 03:22:40 GMT

 Newsgroups: aus.music,rec.music.misc

 Subject: CHART: The Aussie top 60 singles (*)

 From: jamie@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au (Jamie Scuglia)

 Frequency: uknnown

 Date: 12 Sep 92 00:56:44 GMT

 Newsgroups: aus.music,rec.music.misc

 Subject: CHART: Top 10 albums -> Australia.

 From: jamie@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au (Jamie Scuglia)

 Frequency: unknown

 Date: 1 Oct 92 10:43:53 GMT

 Newsgroups: aus.music,rec.music.misc

 Subject: CHART: Top 10 singles -> Australia.

 From: jamie@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au (Jamie Scuglia)

 Frequency: unknown

 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 10:40:33 GMT

 Newsgroups: aus.music,rec.music.misc

 Subject: CHART: Top 10 singles -> The U.K.

 From: jamie@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au (Jamie Scuglia)

 Frequency: unknown

 Date: 24 Sep 92 23:55:16 GMT

 Newsgroups: aus.music,rec.music.misc

 Subject: CHART: Top 10 singles -> The U.S.A.

 From: jamie@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au (Jamie Scuglia)

 Frequency: unknown

 Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1992 23:55:55 GMT

 Newsgroups: ba.internet

 Subject: Changes in ba.internet Frequently Asked Questions *

 From: Ulmo@Armory.Com (Brad Allen)

 Frequency: weekly when different

 Commments: FTP archive wiretap.spies.com[130.43.3.3]:ba.internet

 Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 00:26:35 -0700

 Newsgroups: ba.internet

 Subject: ba.internet Frequently Asked Questions *

 From: Ulmo@Armory.Com (Brad Allen)

 Frequency: weekly

 Commments: FTP archive wiretap.spies.com[130.43.3.3]:ba.internet

 Date: 17 Sep 92 07:28:52 GMT

 Newsgroups: bit.admin

 Subject: bit.** Moderator List

 From: Jim McIntosh <jim@american.edu>

 Frequency: Monthly

 Newsgroups: bit.admin,news.answers

 Subject: Mailing Lists Available in Usenet

 From: Jim McIntosh <jim@american.edu>

 Frequency: Monthly

 Archive-name: bit/gatelist

 Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 09:10:10 EDT

 Newsgroups: bit.admin,news.answers

 Subject: NetNews/Listserv Gateway Policy

 From: Jim McIntosh <jim@american.edu>

 Frequency: Monthly

 Archive-name: bit/policy

 Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 09:11:01 EDT

 Newsgroups: bit.admin,news.answers

 Subject: bit.** Newsgroup List

 From: Jim McIntosh <jim@american.edu>

 Frequency: Monthly

 Archive-name: bit/bitlist

 Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 09:08:43 EDT

 Newsgroups: bit.admin,news.misc

 Subject: Introduction to bit.*

 From: DOUG@ysub.ysu.edu (Doug Sewell)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 1 Feb 92 01:43:53 GMT

 Newsgroups: bit.listserv.wpcorp-l,news.answers

 Subject: bit.listserv.wpcorp-l & wpcorp-l faq

 From: gerland@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Jim Gerland - Network Consultant)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: wpcorp-l-faq

 Summary: Frequently Asked Questions/Answers) about WordPerfect Corp products.

 Date: 3 Oct 92 14:42:00 GMT

 Newsgroups: biz.sco.general

 Subject: SCO Mailing List Administrative FAQ

 From: news@xenitec.on.ca (xenitec.on.ca News Administrator)

 Frequency: unknown

 Date: 1 Oct 92 00:56:32 GMT

 Newsgroups: biz.sco.general

 Subject: SCO Mailing List Technical FAQ

 From: news@xenitec.on.ca (xenitec.on.ca News Administrator)

 Frequency: unknown

 Date: 1 Oct 92 00:56:06 GMT

 Newsgroups: ca.earthquakes

 Subject: [lm */*] Frequently asked earthquake references (where to find)

 From: eugene@nas.nasa.gov (Eugene N. Miya)

 Frequency: biweekly

 Date: 27 Jul 91 11:30:55 GMT

 Newsgroups: ca.general,ba.general

 Subject: [l/m */*] A short note on Distribution:

 From: eugene@amelia.nas.nasa.gov (Eugene N. Miya)

 Frequency: monthly

 Newsgroups: ca.general,ba.general

 Subject: [l/m */*] A short note on posting, cross-posting

 From: eugene@amelia.nas.nasa.gov (Eugene N. Miya)

 Frequency: biweekly

 Summary: Stop, Think, Observe, Plan

 Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92 11:01:08 GMT

 Newsgroups: ca.general,ba.general

 Subject: [l/m */*] How to cancel news articles

 From: eugene@amelia.nas.nasa.gov (Eugene N. Miya)

 Frequency: biweekly

 Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 11:01:09 GMT

 Newsgroups: ca.general,ba.general

 Subject: [l/m */*] Kill files . . . with extreme prejudice

 From: eugene@amelia.nas.nasa.gov (Eugene N. Miya)

 Frequency: monthly

 Newsgroups: ca.general,ba.general

 Subject: [l/m */*] Reminders for old hands and new readers ([b|c]a.general)

 From: eugene@amelia.nas.nasa.gov (Eugene N. Miya)

 Frequency: biweekly

 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 92 11:01:08 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.ai,news.answers

 Subject: FAQ: Artificial Intelligence Questions & Answers */* [Monthly posting]

 From: mkant+@cs.cmu.edu (Mark Kantrowitz)

 Frequency: monthly

 Summary: Frequently asked questions about AI

 Date: 13 Sep 92 07:01:04 GMT

 Archive-name: ai-faq

 Newsgroups: comp.ai.neural-nets

 Subject: changes to "FAQ in comp.ai.neural-nets" -- monthly posting

 From: prechelt@i41s14.ira.uka.de (Lutz Prechelt)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 28 Sep 1992 03:20:21 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.ai.neural-nets,news.answers

 Subject: FAQ in comp.ai.neural-nets -- monthly posting

 From: prechelt@i41s14.ira.uka.de (Lutz Prechelt)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: neural-net-faq

 Date: 28 Sep 1992 03:20:18 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.arch

 Subject: A reminder about posting to comp.arch (last mod */*/*)

 From: alvitar@xavax.com (Phillip Harbison)

 Frequency: monthly

 Summary: Stop, Think, Observe, Plan

 Date: 1 Oct 92 07:00:05 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle,news.answers

 Subject: Waffle Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

 From: vds7789@aw2.fsl.ca.boeing.com (Vince Skahan)

 Frequency: every 30 days

 Archive-name: waffle-faq

 Date: 25 Sep 92 05:54:55 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.benchmarks

 Subject: [l/m */*/*] *	c.be FAQ

 From: eugene@amelia.nas.nasa.gov (Eugene N. Miya)

 Frequency: unknown

 Date: 9 Sep 92 11:25:10 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.benchmarks,news.answers

 Subject: [l/m */*/*] benchmark source info-Intro -- netiquette (*/*) c.be FAQ

 From: eugene@amelia.nas.nasa.gov (Eugene N. Miya)

 Frequency: unknown

 Archive-name: benchmark-faq/part1

 Date: 1 Oct 92 11:25:09 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.binaries.atari.st,comp.sys.atari.st

 Subject: v*INF1: Introduction to comp.binaries.atari.st

 From: koreth@spud.Hyperion.COM (Steven Grimm)

 Frequency: at the start of every volume

 Date: 19 Dec 91 19:07:08 GMT

 Archive-name: intro

 Newsgroups: comp.binaries.atari.st,comp.sys.atari.st

 Subject: v*INF2: Index of previously-published binaries

 From: koreth@spud.Hyperion.COM (Steven Grimm)

 Frequency: at the start of every volume

 Date: 19 Dec 91 19:07:18 GMT

 Archive-name: Index

 Newsgroups: comp.binaries.atari.st,comp.sys.atari.st

 Subject: v*INF3: Unpacking binaries (and retrieving old ones)

 From: koreth@spud.Hyperion.COM (Steven Grimm)

 Frequency: at the start of every volume

 Date: 19 Dec 91 19:07:30 GMT

 Archive-name: unpack.cooked

 Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc

 Subject: v*inf*: *

 From: cbip@cs.ulowell.edu (CBIP Moderator)

 Frequency: unknown

 Archive-name: admin/policy

 Date: 1 Oct 92 19:39:08 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc

 Subject: v*inf*: bin.man, Beginner's Guide to Binaries V* (part */*)

 From: cbip@cs.ulowell.edu (CBIP Moderator)

 Frequency: unknown

 Archive-name: admin/bin.man

 Date: 1 Oct 92 19:54:51 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc

 Subject: v*inf*: brik2exe, Executable of brik2 (part */*)

 From: cbip@cs.ulowell.edu (CBIP Moderator)

 Frequency: unknown

 Archive-name: admin/brik2exe

 Date: 1 Oct 92 20:05:12 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc

 Subject: v*inf*: briksrc*.shar, brik source (part */*)

 From: cbip@cs.ulowell.edu (CBIP Moderator)

 Frequency: unknown

 Archive-name: admin/briksrc1.shar

 Date: 1 Oct 92 20:10:26 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc

 Subject: v*inf*: charter, CBIP newsgroups charter (part */*)

 From: cbip@cs.ulowell.edu (CBIP Moderator)

 Frequency: unknown

 Archive-name: admin/charter

 Date: 1 Oct 92 19:49:41 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc

 Subject: v*inf*: ftp.man, Beginner's Guide to FTP V* (part */*)

 From: cbip@cs.ulowell.edu (CBIP Moderator)

 Frequency: unknown

 Archive-name: admin/ftp.man

 Date: 1 Oct 92 20:00:00 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc

 Subject: v*inf*: policy, CBIP policy (part */*)

 From: cbip@cs.ulowell.edu (CBIP Moderator)

 Frequency: unknown

 Archive-name: admin/policy

 Date: 1 Oct 92 19:39:08 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc

 Subject: v*inf*: starter.kit, CBIP Starter's Kit V* (part */*)

 From: cbip@cs.ulowell.edu (CBIP Moderator)

 Frequency: unknown

 Archive-name: admin/starter.kit

 Date: 1 Oct 92 19:44:20 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.archives,comp.binaries.ibm.pc.wanted,comp.os.msdos.apps,news.answers

 Subject: [c.b.i.p.archives] The Most Useful MSDOS Programs at Simtel and Garbo

 From: kko@fraser.sfu.ca (Samuel Ko)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: msdos-archives

 Summary: A list of recommended MSDOS programs at major ftp sites.

 Date: 4 Oct 92 07:21:19 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.compilers

 Subject: Comp.compilers 1990 Annual

 From: compilers-request@iecc.cambridge.ma.us (John R. Levine)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 11:00:14 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.compilers,news.answers

 Subject: comp.compilers monthly message and Frequently Asked Questions

 From: compilers-request@iecc.cambridge.ma.us (John R. Levine)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: compilers-faq

 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 11:00:05 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.compression

 Subject: Compression Table - How to decompress anything (long)

 From: lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 6 Aug 91 15:19:12 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.compression

 Subject: comp.compression FAQ (reminder)

 From: jloup@chorus.fr (Jean-loup Gailly)

 Frequency: unknown

 Summary: *** READ THE FAQ BEFORE POSTING ***

 Date: 21 Sep 92 08:43:27 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.compression,news.answers

 Subject: comp.compression Frequently Asked Questions (part */*)

 From: jloup@chorus.fr (Jean-loup Gailly)

 Frequency: twice per month

 Archive-name: compression-faq/part1

 Summary: *** READ THIS BEFORE POSTING ***

 Date: 2 Oct 92 19:01:04 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.dcom.isdn,news.answers

 Subject: ISDN Frequently Asked Questions (and Answers) [Monthly posting]

 From: welch@xcf.Berkeley.EDU (Sean N. Welch)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 13 Jul 92 23:02:23 GMT

 Archive-name: isdn-faq

 Summary: This posting contains a list of Frequently Asked

 	Questions (and their answers) about Integrated Services

 	Digital Networking (ISDN).  It should be read by anyone

 	who wishes to post to the comp.dcom.isdn newsgroup.

 Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,news.answers

 Subject: Configuring the Telebit Trailblazer for Use with UNIX

 From: eric@snark.thyrsus.com (Eric S. Raymond)

 Frequency: every two months

 Archive-name: trailblazer-faq

 Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom

 Subject: What is TELECOM Digest?

 From: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu (TELECOM Moderator)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 11 Sep 92 08:15:00 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.doc.techreports,news.answers

 Subject: Computer Science Technical Report Archive Sites

 From: wais@daneel.rdt.monash.edu.au (WAIS Information Services (Rik Harris maintainer))

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: techreport-sites

 Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 01:06:49 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.dsp,news.answers

 Subject: comp.dsp FAQ [* of *]

 From: phil@ohm.Berkeley.EDU (Phil Lapsley)

 Frequency: every two weeks

 Archive-name: dsp-faq/part1

 Summary: This is a periodic posting to comp.dsp that gives information

 	on frequently asked questions asked in this newsgroup.

 Date: 25 Sep 92 19:47:09 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.editors,comp.emacs,news.answers

 Subject: Emacs implementations, list of, regular post [long, FAQ]

 From: fin@unet.umn.edu (Craig A. Finseth)

 Frequency: approximately every two months

 Archive-name: emacs-implementations

 Date: 24 Sep 92 21:14:45 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.editors,news.answers

 Subject: Introduction to comp.editors (*)

 From: buboo@alf.uib.no (Ove Ruben R Olsen)

 Frequency: weekly

 Archive-name: editor-faq/pointer

 Date: 13 Sep 92 22:00:06 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.editors,news.answers

 Subject: comp.editors - Frequently Asked Questions

 From: buboo@alf.uib.no (Ove Ruben R Olsen)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 11 Aug 92 09:08:09 GMT

 Archive-name: editor-faq/The_FAQ

 Newsgroups: comp.editors,news.answers

 Subject: comp.editors - List of editors

 From: buboo@alf.uib.no (Ove Ruben R Olsen)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 11 Aug 92 09:08:16 GMT

 Archive-name: editor-faq/Editor_List

 Newsgroups: comp.editors,news.answers

 Subject: comp.editors - VI Archives

 From: buboo@alf.uib.no (Ove Ruben R Olsen)

 Frequency: monthly

 Summary: Regular posting of INDEX files on ftp-archives.

 Date: 11 Aug 92 09:08:11 GMT

 Archive-name: editor-faq/VI_Archive_List

 Newsgroups: comp.fonts,comp.text.tex

 Subject: Definitive list of all fonts available for Metafont

 From: lee@sq.sq.com (Liam R. E. Quin)

 Frequency: every six weeks or so

 Summary: where you can get all the fonts you want and lots you don't

 Date: Sun, 20 Sep 92 17:50:44 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.fonts,news.answers

 Subject: comp.fonts FAQ: Part * of *

 From: walsh@cs.umass.edu (Norman Walsh)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: fonts-faq/part1

 Summary: This posting answers frequently asked questions about fonts.

          It addresses both general font questions and questions that

 	 are specific to a particular platform.

 Date: 2 Oct 92 18:05:16 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.fonts,soc.culture.indian,comp.text

 Subject: multilungual font FAQ

 From: jhelling@cs.ruu.nl (Jeroen Hellingman)

 Frequency: unknown

 Comment: This posting is currently (as of 9/13/92) on hiatus, since it

 	is being transferred to a new maintainer.  The old maintainer

 	says that it will reappear at some point in the future.

 Newsgroups: comp.graphics,alt.graphics.pixutils,alt.binaries.pictures.utilities,alt.binaries.pictures.d,alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.d,news.answers

 Subject: JPEG image compression: Frequently Asked Questions

 From: tgl+@cs.cmu.edu (Tom Lane)

 Frequency: every two weeks

 Archive-name: jpeg-faq

 Summary: Useful info about JPEG (JPG) image files and programs

 Date: 4 Oct 92 19:00:32 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.graphics,news.answers

 Subject: (*) Computer Graphics Resource Listing : WEEKLY [part */*]

 From: nfotis@ntua.gr (Nick C. Fotis)

 Frequency: weekly

 Date: 8 Sep 92 01:10:54 GMT

 Archive-name: graphics/resources-list/part1

 Newsgroups: comp.graphics,news.answers

 Subject: (*) comp.graphics Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

 From: grieggs@jpl-devvax.jpl.nasa.gov (John T. Grieggs)

 Frequency: weekly

 Archive-name: graphics/faq

 Date: 22 Sep 92 20:47:11 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.groupware,news.answers

 Subject: Introduction to comp.groupware (Periodic informational Posting)

 From: david@ruc.dk (David Stodolsky)

 Frequency: every other week

 Archive-name: groupware-intro

 Summary: Guidelines for posting to the Usenet newsgroup comp.groupware.

 Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1992 05:00:31 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.infosystems.wais,alt.wais

 Subject: WAIS FAQ part * of *: *

 From: emv@msen.com (Edward Vielmetti)

 Frequency: unknown

 Date: 5 May 92 20:50:22 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.infosystems.wais,news.answers

 Subject: WAIS FAQ part 5 of n: Building a WAIS server

 From: emv@msen.com (Edward Vielmetti)

 Frequency: approximately monthly

 Archive-name: wais-faq/server-basics

 Date: 5 Oct 1992 15:52:02 -0400

 Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++,news.answers

 Subject: C++FAQ/part* -- *

 From: cline@cheetah.ece.clarkson.edu (Marshall Cline)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: C++-FAQ/part01

 Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1992 06:27:16 GMT

 Summary: Please read this before posting to this newsgroup

 Newsgroups: comp.lang.c,news.answers

 Subject: comp.lang.c Answers (Abridged) to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

 From: scs@adam.mit.edu (Steve Summit)

 Frequency: twice per month

 Archive-name: C-faq/abridged

 Summary: Short answers for those who don't care to read the longer explanations

 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 21:09:48 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.lang.c,news.answers

 Subject: comp.lang.c Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ List)

 From: scs@adam.mit.edu (Steve Summit)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: C-faq/faq

 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 21:09:18 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.lang.c,news.answers

 Subject: comp.lang.c Changes to Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

 From: scs@adam.mit.edu (Steve Summit)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: C-faq/diff

 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 21:08:14 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.lang.lisp,comp.lang.clos,news.answers

 Subject: FAQ: CLOS and PCL Questions 5/5 [Monthly posting]

 From: mkant+@cs.cmu.edu (Mark Kantrowitz)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: lisp-faq/part5

 Summary: Questions about CLOS, PCL and object-oriented programming in Lisp

 Date: 13 Sep 92 08:01:28 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.lang.lisp,comp.lang.scheme,news.answers

 Subject: FAQ: Lisp Implementations and Mailing Lists 4/5 [Monthly posting]

 From: mkant+@cs.cmu.edu (Mark Kantrowitz)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: lisp-faq/part4

 Summary: Questions about Lisp/Scheme Implementations and Mailing Lists

 Date: 13 Sep 92 08:01:21 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.lang.lisp,news.answers

 Subject: FAQ: Lisp Frequently Asked Questions */5 [Monthly posting]

 From: mkant+@cs.cmu.edu (Mark Kantrowitz)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: lisp-faq/part1

 Summary: Introductory Matter and Bibliography of Introductions and References

 Date: 13 Sep 92 08:00:48 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc,comp.sources.d,comp.archives.admin,news.answers

 Subject: Catalog of compilers, interpreters, and other language tools [part */*]

 From: muir@tfs.com (David Muir Sharnoff)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 5 Oct 92 02:53:41 GMT

 Archive-name: free-compilers/part2

 Newsgroups: comp.lang.modula3,news.answers

 Subject: Modula-3 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

 From: muller@src.dec.com (Eric Muller)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: Modula-3-faq

 Date: 1 Oct 92 19:16:51 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.lang.perl,news.answers

 Subject: comp.lang.perl FAQ

 From: tchrist@convex.COM (Tom Christiansen)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 8 May 92 00:19:27 GMT

 Archive-name: perl-faq/faq

 Summary: perl FAQ for May (+June?) 92

 Newsgroups: comp.lang.perl,news.answers

 Subject: perl FAQ diffs

 From: tchrist@convex.COM (Tom Christiansen)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: perl-faq/diff

 Date: 8 May 92 00:25:26 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript

 Subject: FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions in comp.lang.postscript

 From: shiva@well.sf.ca.us (Kenneth Porter)

 Frequency: irregular

 Newsgroups: comp.lang.prolog,news.answers

 Subject: Prolog Resource Guide [Monthly posting]

 From: mkant+@cs.cmu.edu (Mark Kantrowitz)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: prolog/resource-guide

 Date: 16 Sep 92 17:29:18 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.lang.prolog,news.answers

 Subject: comp.lang.prolog Frequently Asked Questions

 From: jamie@cs.sfu.ca (Jamie Andrews)

 Frequency: twice per month

 Summary: Information about free Prolog implementations; contact names for commercial systems; controversial topics.

 Archive-name: prolog/faq

 Date: 1 Oct 92 09:00:10 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.lang.smalltalk,news.answers

 Subject: Smalltalk Frequently-Asked Questions (FAQ)

 From: latta@xcf.berkeley.edu (Craig R. Latta)

 Frequency: every two weeks

 Summary: This posting contains a list of frequently-asked questions

 	(and their answers) about the Smalltalk programming

 	language and environment. It should be read by posters

 	to comp.lang.smalltalk.

 Archive-name: smalltalk-faq

 Date: 1 Oct 1992 22:48:53 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.lang.tcl,news.answers

 Subject: comp.lang.tcl Frequently Asked Questions (*/*)

 	 (Last updated: *)

 From: lvirden@cas.org (Larry W. Virden)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: tcl-faq/part1

 Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1992 11:11:41 GMT

 Summary: A regular posting of the comp.lang.tcl Frequently Asked Questions

 	(FAQ) and their answers.  This is the first of three parts.

 Newsgroups: comp.mail.elm,news.answers

 Subject: Changes to the Monthly Elm Posting from the Elm Development Group

 From: syd@dsinc.DSI.COM (Syd Weinstein)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: elm-monthly/diff

 Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 19:42:24 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.mail.elm,news.answers

 Subject: Monthly Elm Posting from the Elm Development Group

 From: syd@dsinc.DSI.COM (Syd Weinstein)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: elm-monthly/part1

 Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 19:42:22 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.mail.maps

 Subject: UUCP map for *

 From: uucpmap@rutgers.rutgers.edu (UUCP Mapping Project)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 4 Oct 92 14:49:07 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.mail.mh,news.answers

 Subject: MH Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) with Answers

 From: wohler@sap-ag.de (Bill Wohler)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: mh-faq

 Summary: This document answers Frequently Asked Questions about MH, a

 	 sophisticated mail interface.  It should be read by anyone who wishes

 	 to post to comp.mail.mh.

 Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 05:00:58 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc

 Subject: * * Inter-Network Mail Guide

 From: jjchew@math.toronto.edu (John J. Chew III)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: inmg9206

 Date: 28 Jul 1992 22:14:53 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc,comp.sources.wanted,news.answers

 Subject: Mail Archive Server (MAS) software list

 From: jik@athena.mit.edu (Jonathan I. Kamens)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: mas-software

 Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 05:00:43 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc,soc.net-people,news.newusers.questions,news.answers

 Subject: FAQ: How to find people's E-mail addresses

 From: jik@athena.mit.edu (Jonathan I. Kamens)

 Frequency: biweekly

 Archive-name: finding-addresses

 Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 05:00:38 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp,news.answers

 Subject: UUCP Internals Frequently Asked Questions

 From: ian@airs.com (Ian Lance Taylor)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: uucp-internals

 Date: 17 Sep 92 08:30:13 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.sources.wanted,alt.sources.wanted,comp.archives.admin,news.answers

 Subject: Anonymous FTP List - FAQ

 From: aftp-list@netcom.com (Tom Czarnik, Coordinator)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: ftp-list/faq

 Summary: The Intro/FAQ for the AnonymousFTP Directory and its listings.

 Date: 30 Sep 92 00:16:22 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.sources.wanted,alt.sources.wanted,news.answers

 Subject: Anonymous FTP List - Files (Part */*)

 From: aftp-list@netcom.com (Tom Czarnik, Coordinator)

 Frequency: monthly

 Summary: A limited listing of anonymous FTP sites/files; usable with Grep.

 Archive-name: ftp-list/files1

 Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 00:17:03 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.sources.wanted,alt.sources.wanted,news.answers

 Subject: Anonymous FTP List - Sites (Part */*)

 From: aftp-list@netcom.com (Tom Czarnik, Coordinator)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: ftp-list/sites1

 Summary: A comprehensive listing of anonymous FTP sites.

 Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 00:16:32 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.newprod

 Subject: comp.newprod Guidelines

 From: usenet@chg.mcd.mot.com (Newprod Moderator)

 Frequency: four times a year

 Newsgroups: comp.org.decus,comp.sys.dec,comp.os.vms

 Subject: DECUS Questions Answered (last modified *)

 From: ctp@cs.utexas.edu (Clyde T. Poole)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 1 Sep 1992 10:09:12 -0500

 Newsgroups: comp.org.fidonet

 Subject: FidoNet Newsletter, Volume *, # *

 From: pozar@kumr.lns.com (Tim Pozar)

 Frequency: weekly

 Date: 14 Sep 92 23:39:41 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.os.coherent

 Subject: Coherent * release FAQ

 From: mike@array.com (Mike Willett)

 Frequency: unknown

 Date: 1 Sep 92 16:51:56 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.os.linux,news.answers

 Subject: Linux Frequently Asked Questions */2 [monthly posted]

 From: corsini@labri.greco-prog.fr

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 12 Jun 92 09:41:43 GMT

 Archive-name: linux-faq/part1

 Summary: Linux, a small unix for 386-AT computers, that has the advantage

 	 to be free.

 Newsgroups: comp.os.mach,news.answers

 Subject: comp.os.mach.FAQ

 From: boone@psc.edu (Jon Boone)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: comp-os-mach-faq

 Date: 22 Sep 92 01:45:54 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.os.minix

 Subject: Changes to MINIX Information Sheet

 From: overby@plains.nodak.edu (Glen Overby)

 Frequency: monthly

 Summary: Everything you ever wanted to know about Minix on the networks,

 	but never dared to ask!

 Date: 23 Sep 92 01:05:52 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.os.minix,news.answers

 Subject: MINIX Frequently Asked Questions (Last Changed: *)

 From: overby@plains.nodak.edu (Glen Overby)

 Frequency: Bi-Monthly (1st and 15th)

 Archive-name: minix-faq

 Summary: Commonly Asked Questions -- With answers!

 Date: 23 Sep 92 01:06:02 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.os.minix,news.answers

 Subject: Minix Information Sheet (Last Changed: *)

 From: overby@plains.nodak.edu (Glen Overby)

 Frequency: Bi-Monthly (1st and 15th)

 Archive-name: minix-info

 Summary: Everything you ever wanted to know about Minix on the networks,

 	but never dared to ask!

 Date: 16 Aug 92 22:58:31 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools,comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc,comp.windows.ms.programmer,news.answers

 Subject: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

 From: tomh@wes.on.ca (Tom Haapanen)

 Frequency: twice per month

 Archive-name: ms-winprog-faq

 Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 12:53:28 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32

 Subject: Windows NT Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - */*

 From: max@underg.UUCP (Max Cray)

 Frequency: unknown

 Date: Wed, 02 Sep 92 05:58:34 EDT

 Archive-name: ms-winnt-faq

 Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup,comp.os.ms-windows.apps,comp.os.ms-windows.misc,comp.windows.ms,bit.listserv.win3-l

 Subject: comp.os.ms-windows FAQ: WinHelp format, */*

 From: tomh@wes.on.ca (Tom Haapanen)

 Frequency: unknown

 Date: Fri, 04 Sep 1992 12:23:03 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup,comp.os.ms-windows.apps,comp.os.ms-windows.misc,comp.windows.ms,bit.listserv.win3-l,news.answers

 Subject: comp.os.ms-windows FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

 From: tomh@wes.on.ca (Tom Haapanen)

 Frequency: twice per month

 Archive-name: ms-windows-faq

 Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 12:53:22 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.desqview,news.answers

 Subject: DESQview/QEMM Frequently Asked Questions: READ BEFORE POSTING

 From: bodoh@xraylith.wisc.edu (Daniel J. Bodoh)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: desqview-faq

 Summary: FAQ list for the MS-DOS multitasker DESQview and memory manager QEMM

 Date: 2 Oct 92 00:22:22 CDT

 Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos,news.answers

 Subject: PC/GEOS FAQ List part 1/3 -- General questions

 From: dtaylor@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Douglas A Taylor)

 Frequency: every other week

 Summary: PC/GEOS is a GUI (Graphical User Interface) developed by

          GeoWorks.  It runs on top of MS (or DR) DOS and provides

          a multitasking, multithreaded environment for any DOS

          machine with at least 512k of RAM and a hard disk.

 Archive-name: pcgeos-faq/part1

 Date: 17 Sep 92 12:54:58 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos,news.answers

 Subject: PC/GEOS FAQ List part 2/3 -- Developers' Q & A

 From: dtaylor@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Douglas A Taylor)

 Frequency: every other week

 Summary: PC/GEOS is a GUI (Graphical User Interface) developed by

          GeoWorks.  It runs on top of MS (or DR) DOS and provides

          a multitasking, multithreaded environment for any DOS

          machine with at least 512k of RAM and a hard disk.

 Archive-name: pcgeos-faq/part2

 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 21:13:37 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.pcgeos,news.answers

 Subject: PC/GEOS FAQ List part 3/3 -- Updates to the FAQ

 From: dtaylor@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Douglas A Taylor)

 Frequency: every other week

 Summary: PC/GEOS is a GUI (Graphical User Interface) developed by

          GeoWorks.  It runs on top of MS (or DR) DOS and provides

          a multitasking, multithreaded environment for any DOS

          machine with at least 512k of RAM and a hard disk.

 Archive-name: pcgeos-faq/part3

 Date: 17 Sep 92 12:55:32 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer,news.answers

 Subject: comp.os.msdos.programmer FAQ diffs

 From: brown@NCoast.ORG (Stan Brown)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: msdos-programmer-faq/diff1

 Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 00:23:20 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer,news.answers

 Subject: comp.os.msdos.programmer FAQ part * of 4

 From: brown@NCoast.ORG (Stan Brown)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: msdos-programmer-faq/part2

 Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1992 17:20:13 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.apps,news.answers

 Subject: OS/2 Frequently Asked Questions*

 From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)

 Frequency: biweekly

 Date: Sat, 1 Aug 1992 16:30:41 GMT

 Archive-name: os2-faq/user

 Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.programmer,comp.os.os2.misc,news.answers

 Subject: OS/2 2.0 Frequently Asked Questions, Programmer's Edition *

 From: bjaspan@athena.mit.edu (Barr3y Jaspan)

 Frequency: unknown

 Archive-name: os2-faq/prog

 Summary: This posting answers Frequently Asked Questions about

 	programming and development under OS/2 2.0.  Read this before

 	you post a question to the comp.os.os2.programmer newsgroup.

 Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1992 20:12:26 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.patents

 Subject: [ADMIN] Comp.patents FAQ

 From: patents@cs.su.oz.au

 Frequency: unknown

 Archive-name: comp.patents-faq

 Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 22:29:50 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.patents

 Subject: [ADMIN] Comp.patents FTP Information

 From: patents@cs.su.oz.au

 Frequency: unknown

 Archive-name: comp.patents-faq

 Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 22:33:11 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.patents

 Subject: [INFO] Periodic Neural Network Patent Posting

 From: srctran@world.std.com (Gregory Aharonian)

 Frequency: unknown

 Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1992 01:32:16 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.programming

 Subject: --- comp.programming charter: read before you post (weekly notice)

 From: brnstnd@nyu.edu (Dan Bernstein)

 Frequency: weekly

 Date: 27 Sep 92 04:00:11 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk

 Subject: CAP 6.0 Frequently Asked Questions

 From: djh@cs.mu.OZ.AU (David Hornsby)

 Frequency: irregularly (when there is a need)

 Newsgroups: comp.robotics,news.answers

 Subject: comp.robotics FAQ (part * of 2)

 From: nivek@frc.ri.cmu.edu (Kevin Dowling)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: robotics-faq/part1

 Newsgroups: comp.soft-sys.khoros

 Subject: FAQ

 From: sauer@chama.eece.unm.edu (Tom Sauer)

 Frequency: every 2 weeks

 Date: 23 Sep 92 21:35:08 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.software-eng,news.answers

 Subject: Comp.software-eng periodic postings and archives

 From: dalamb@qucis.queensu.ca (David Alex Lamb)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: software-eng/part0

 Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1992 01:55:20 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.software-eng,news.answers

 Subject: FAQ 1: comp.software-eng questions and answers

 From: dalamb@qucis.queensu.ca (David Alex Lamb)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: software-eng/part1

 Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1992 20:02:46 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.software-eng,news.answers

 Subject: FAQ 2: CASE tools summary

 From: dalamb@qucis.queensu.ca (David Alex Lamb)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: software-eng/part2

 Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1992 20:02:54 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.software-eng,news.answers

 Subject: FAQ 3: Software engineering readings

 From: dalamb@qucis.queensu.ca (David Alex Lamb)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: software-eng/part3

 Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1992 20:02:57 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.sources.atari.st,comp.sys.atari.st

 Subject: v*INF1: Introduction to comp.sources.atari.st

 From: koreth@spud.Hyperion.COM (Steven Grimm)

 Frequency: at the start of every volume

 Date: 30 Jun 92 01:00:47 GMT

 Archive-name: intro

 Newsgroups: comp.sources.atari.st,comp.sys.atari.st

 Subject: v*INF2: Index of previously-published sources

 From: koreth@spud.Hyperion.COM (Steven Grimm)

 Frequency: every few months

 Archive-name: Index

 Newsgroups: comp.sources.d,news.admin

 Subject: arbitron program (v*.*.*--last updated * * *)

 From: reid@decwrl.DEC.COM (Brian Reid)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Sat, 3 Oct 92 01:45:55 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.sources.games

 Subject: v*INF*:  alpha-idx* - Index of comp.sources.games postings by name, Part*/*

 From: billr@saab.CNA.TEK.COM (Bill Randle)

 Frequency: start of every volume, which is 6-12 months...

 Date: 23 Sep 92 16:13:28 GMT

 Archive-name: alpha-idx15a

 Newsgroups: comp.sources.games

 Subject: v*INF*:  archivers* - Listing of archive sites

 From: billr@saab.CNA.TEK.COM (Bill Randle)

 Frequency: start of every volume, which is 6-12 months...

 Date: 23 Sep 92 16:17:35 GMT

 Archive-name: archivers15

 Newsgroups: comp.sources.games

 Subject: v*INF*:  intro* - Introduction to comp.sources.games

 From: billr@saab.CNA.TEK.COM (Bill Randle)

 Frequency: start of every volume, which is 6-12 months...

 Date: 23 Sep 92 15:59:58 GMT

 Archive-name: intro15

 Newsgroups: comp.sources.games

 Subject: v*INF*:  num-idx* - Index of comp.sources.games postings by volume/issue number, Part*/*

 From: billr@saab.CNA.TEK.COM (Bill Randle)

 Frequency: start of every volume, which is 6-12 months...

 Date: 23 Sep 92 16:07:23 GMT

 Archive-name: num-idx15a

 Newsgroups: comp.sources.games

 Subject: v*INF*:  patchlog* - Index of patches posted to comp.sources.games

 From: billr@saab.CNA.TEK.COM (Bill Randle)

 Frequency: start of every volume, which is 6-12 months...

 Date: 23 Sep 92 16:15:11 GMT

 Archive-name: patchlog15

 Newsgroups: comp.sources.games

 Subject: v*INF*:  saab-idx* - Index of games in the archive on saab, Part*/*

 From: billr@saab.CNA.TEK.COM (Bill Randle)

 Frequency: start of every volume, which is 6-12 months...

 Date: 23 Sep 92 16:16:26 GMT

 Archive-name: saab-idx15a

 Newsgroups: comp.sources.misc

 Subject: v*INF2:  Index for comp.sources.misc, Volume01 through Volume07

 From: kent@sparky.imd.sterling.com (Kent Landfield)

 Frequency: start of every volume, which is 1-2 months..

 Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 05:11:28 GMT

 Archive-name: indx32v01-07

 Newsgroups: comp.sources.misc

 Subject: v*INF3:  Index for comp.sources.misc, Volume08 through Volume14

 From: kent@sparky.imd.sterling.com (Kent Landfield)

 Frequency: start of every volume, which is 1-2 months..

 Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 05:11:57 GMT

 Archive-name: indx32v08-14

 Newsgroups: comp.sources.misc

 Subject: v*INF4:  Index for comp.sources.misc, Volume15 through Volume21

 From: kent@sparky.imd.sterling.com (Kent Landfield)

 Frequency: start of every volume, which is 1-2 months..

 Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 05:12:21 GMT

 Archive-name: indx32v15-21

 Newsgroups: comp.sources.misc

 Subject: v*INF5:  Index for comp.sources.misc, Volume22 through Volume27

 From: kent@sparky.imd.sterling.com (Kent Landfield)

 Frequency: start of every volume, which is 1-2 months..

 Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 05:13:02 GMT

 Archive-name: indx32v22-27

 Newsgroups: comp.sources.misc

 Subject: v*INF6:  Index for comp.sources.misc, Volume28 through Volume*

 From: kent@sparky.imd.sterling.com (Kent Landfield)

 Frequency: start of every volume, which is 1-2 months..

 Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 05:13:26 GMT

 Archive-name: indx32v28-31

 Newsgroups: comp.sources.misc

 Subject: v*INF7:  Index of Patches posted to comp.sources.misc

 From: kent@sparky.imd.sterling.com (Kent Landfield)

 Frequency: start of every volume, which is 1-2 months..

 Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 05:13:52 GMT

 Archive-name: patchlog32

 Newsgroups: comp.sources.misc,comp.sources.d

 Subject: v*INF1:  Introduction to comp.sources.misc

 From: kent@sparky.imd.sterling.com (Kent Landfield)

 Frequency: start of every volume, which is 1-2 months..

 Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 05:10:57 GMT

 Archive-name: intro32

 Newsgroups: comp.sources.reviewed

 Subject: v*INF*: Intro - Introduction, Status, & Submission Guidelines

 From: Andrew Patrick <csr@calvin.dgbt.doc.ca>

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 02:22:30 GMT

 Archive-name: Intro

 Newsgroups: comp.sources.sun

 Subject: v*INF3: Location and format of ftp archive site

 From: mcgrew@dartagnan.rutgers.edu (Charles Mcgrew)

 Frequency: start of every volume, which is 3-6 months...

 Newsgroups: comp.sources.unix

 Subject: V*INF1:  Introduction to comp.sources.unix

 From: comp-sources-unix@bloom-beacon.mit.edu

 Frequency: start of every volume

 Newsgroups: comp.sources.unix

 Subject: V*INF2:  List of sources in the comp.sources.unix archives

 From: comp-sources-unix@bloom-beacon.mit.edu

 Frequency: start of every volume

 Newsgroups: comp.sources.wanted,alt.sources.wanted,news.answers

 Subject: How to find sources (READ THIS BEFORE POSTING)

 From: jik@athena.mit.edu (Jonathan I. Kamens)

 Frequency: biweekly

 Archive-name: finding-sources

 Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 05:01:05 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.sources.x

 Subject: How to get X sources for free.

 From: argv@sun.com (Dan Heller)

 Frequency: start of every volume, which is 3-6 months...

 Newsgroups: comp.sources.x

 Subject: How to post submissions (if you've never read it, read it again.)

 From: argv@sun.com (Dan Heller)

 Frequency: start of every volume, which is 3-6 months...

 Newsgroups: comp.sources.x

 Subject: v*INF1: README

 From: argv@sun.com (Dan Heller)

 Frequency: start of every volume, which is 3-6 months...

 Newsgroups: comp.sources.x

 Subject: v*INF2: Archive Listings

 From: argv@sun.com (Dan Heller)

 Frequency: start of every volume, which is 3-6 months...

 Newsgroups: comp.sources.x

 Subject: v*INF3: patchlogs

 From: argv@sun.com (Dan Heller)

 Frequency: start of every volume, which is 3-6 months...

 Newsgroups: comp.specification.z,news.answers

 Subject: comp.specification.z Frequently Asked Questions (Monthly)

 From: zforum-request@comlab.ox.ac.uk

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: z-faq

 Summary: Information about the Z formal specification notation

 Date: 1 Oct 92 18:11:28 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.std.unix

 Subject: Policy and Guidelines for comp.std.unix

 From: std-unix@uunet.uu.net

 Frequency: once per volume (approximately 100 articles)

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn,eunet.micro.acorn,news.answers,comp.answers

 Subject: Acorn ftp and mail-server archives (fortnightly posting)

 From: Gerben 'P' Vos <gpvos@cs.vu.nl>

 Frequency: every two weeks

 Archive-name: acorn/archives

 Summary: All known Acorn-related archives on and around the Internet

 Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 05:00:43 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.announce,comp.sys.acorn,news.answers

 Subject: Comp.Sys.Acorn FAQ List Posting (Automatic)

 From: banksie@khantazi.welly.gen.nz (Philip R. Banks)

 Frequency: fortnightly

 Archive-name: acorn/faq

 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 23:08:02 +1200

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm,news.answers

 Subject: [comp.sys.amiga.datacomm]: AmigaNOS Frequently asked questions

 From: mcr@sandelman.ocunix.on.ca

 Frequency: every 5-6 weeks

 Archive-name: AmigaNOS-faq

 Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 23:51:45 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction

 Subject: Amiga newsgroups under comp.sys.amiga.* V*.*

 From: ferry@chorus.fr (Ferry de Jong)

 Frequency: monthly

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction

 Subject: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers V*.* (* *)

 From: ferry@chorus.fr (Ferry de Jong)

 Frequency: monthly

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction

 Subject: Usage of comp.sys.amiga.* and Netiquette V*.*

 From: ferry@chorus.fr (Ferry de Jong)

 Frequency: monthly

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo,news.answers

 Subject: comp.sys.apollo FAQ (*)

 From: wjw@ebh.eb.ele.tue.nl (Willem Jan Withagen)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: apollo-faq

 Date: 1 Sep 92 09:17:14 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2

 Subject: comp.sys.apple2 - Frequently Asked Questions (and answers) part * of *

 From: dmag@caen.engin.umich.edu (Dan DeMaggio)

 Frequency: every 3-4 weeks

 Archive-name: apple2/part1

 Date: 23 Sep 92 02:47:27 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,news.answers

 Subject: Welcome to comp.sys.atari.st!

 From: sourada@iastate.edu (Steven D Ourada)

 Frequency: twice per month

 Archive-name: csas-faq/part1

 Summary: Some frequent questions and answers about Atari 16/32 bit

          computers. Please read this before asking a question on

          comp.sys.atari.st.

 Date: 30 Sep 92 21:33:48 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,news.answers

 Subject: Welcome to comp.sys.atari.st! (Hardware)

 From: sourada@iastate.edu (Steven D Ourada)

 Frequency: twice per month

 Archive-name: csas-faq/part3

 Summary: Some frequent questions and answers about Atari 16/32 bit

          computers. Please read this before asking a question on

          comp.sys.atari.st.

 Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 21:41:25 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,news.answers

 Subject: Welcome to comp.sys.atari.st! (Software)

 From: sourada@iastate.edu (Steven D Ourada)

 Frequency: twice per month

 Archive-name: csas-faq/part2

 Summary: Some frequent questions and answers about Atari 16/32 bit

          computers. Please read this before asking a question on

          comp.sys.atari.st.

 Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 21:37:49 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.att,news.answers

 Subject: AT&T 3B2 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers

 From: greg@gagme.chi.il.us (Gregory Gulik)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 20 Jul 92 22:21:14 GMT

 Archive-name: 3b2-faq

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm

 Subject: comp.sys.cbm FAQ v*  <long>

 From: rknop@cco.caltech.edu (Robert Andrew Knop)

 Frequency: monthly

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm,comp.misc,news.answers

 Subject: Commodore FTP sites for * *

 From: rferguso@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Robert S. Ferguson)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: commodore-ftp-sites

 Date: 16 May 92 18:58:19 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp,news.answers

 Subject: comp.sys.hp FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

 From: mkrause@mitre.org (Mark Krause)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: hp-faq

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games,rec.games.misc,news.answers

 Subject: ADMIN: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games - Frequently Asked Questions - Read before posting

 From: warren@Apple.COM (Chris Warren)

 Frequency: weekly

 Archive-name: pc-games-FAQ

 Summary: This file should be read by anyone who wishes to post to the

          comp.sys.ibm.pc.games news group.  It contains the following:

             1   a list of frequently asked questions about games

                 for the IBM PC and compatabiles,

             2   Glossary of terms used by comp.sys.ibm.pc.games

             3   Compilation of the most common bugs in games

             4   Compilation of the most common hint requests

 Date: 5 Oct 92 19:31:01 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard

 Subject: FAQ: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard (generic)

 From: plutchak@porter.geo.brown.edu (Joe Six-pack)

 Frequency: unknown

 Date: 2 Sep 1992 14:41:33 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard

 Subject: sound card faq's

 From: kgermann@zeos.com (Ken Germann)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1992 14:03:04 GMT

--

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List of Informational Postings, Part II

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Subject: List of Periodic Informational Postings, Part II

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 Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc

 Subject: PRO AUDIO SPECTRUM SOUND CARD FAQ v*

 From: thompson@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu

 Frequency: monthly

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm,news.answers

 Subject: comp.sys.mac.comm Frequently Asked Questions [*/*]

 From: eric@cse.ucsc.edu

 Frequency: every three weeks

 Summary: Questions w/Answers; Please read before posting!

 Archive-name: macintosh/comm-faq/part1

 Date: 23 Sep 92 19:54:40 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games

 Subject: Macintosh Games release listing - Complete List (Long)

 From: scottb@netcom.com (L'etat des mortes)

 Frequency: weekly

 Date: Fri, 11 Sep 92 07:05:18 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games

 Subject: Macintosh Games release listing - Updates

 From: scottb@netcom.com (L'etat des mortes)

 Frequency: weekly

 Date: Fri, 11 Sep 92 07:04:46 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games

 Subject: The Hellcats FAQ/Tips list (*)

 From: rdd@cactus.org (Robert Dorsett)

 Frequency: unknown

 Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 21:06:32 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.system,comp.sys.mac.apps

 Subject: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

 From: eharold@pilot.njin.net (Rusty Harold)

 Frequency: unknown

 Date: 1 Oct 92 12:31:56 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer,news.answers

 Subject: Comp.Sys.Mac.Programmer Frequently Asked Questions Part */* (*/*/*)

 From: "(Michael A. Kelly)" <mkelly@mystix.cs.uoregon.edu>

 Frequency: weekly

 Summary: Frequently Asked Questions list for comp.sys.mac.programmer

 Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 05:00:41 GMT

 Archive-name: macintosh/programmer-faq/part1

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce

 Subject: FAQ.subjects-listing

 From: nathan@laplace.biology.yale.edu (Nathan F. Janette)

 Frequency: every two weeks

 Date: 23 Jul 1992 21:52:18 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce

 Subject: NeXT-FAQ.changes: Changes to Frequently Asked Questions

 From: nathan@laplace.biology.yale.edu (Nathan F. Janette)

 Frequency: every two weeks

 Date: 21 Sep 92 22:13:01 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce

 Subject: NeXT-FAQ.compatibility:  Questions about compatibility

 From: lacsap@media.mit.edu (Pascal Chesnais)

 Frequency: every two weeks

 Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1992 23:24:27 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce

 Subject: NeXT-FAQ.disks: Questions about disk drives

 From: nathan@laplace.biology.yale.edu (Nathan F. Janette)

 Frequency: every two weeks

 Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1992 16:16:52 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce

 Subject: NeXT-FAQ.general: General FAQ

 From: nathan@laplace.biology.yale.edu (Nathan F. Janette)

 Frequency: every two weeks

 Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1992 16:17:32 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce

 Subject: NeXT-FAQ.internal: Questions about NeXT internal hardware

 From: nathan@laplace.biology.yale.edu (Nathan F. Janette)

 Frequency: every two weeks

 Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1992 16:18:35 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce

 Subject: NeXT-FAQ.intro Introduction to Frequently Asked Questions on comp.sys.NeXT

 From: nathan@laplace.biology.yale.edu (Nathan F. Janette)

 Frequency: every two weeks

 Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1992 16:19:47 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce

 Subject: NeXT-FAQ.languages:  Questions about programming languages on the NeXT

 From: nathan@laplace.biology.yale.edu (Nathan F. Janette)

 Frequency: every two weeks

 Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1992 16:20:25 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce

 Subject: NeXT-FAQ.memory: NeXT memory.

 From: nathan@laplace.biology.yale.edu (Nathan F. Janette)

 Frequency: every two weeks

 Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1992 16:20:59 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce

 Subject: NeXT-FAQ.misc: tidbits

 From: nathan@laplace.biology.yale.edu (Nathan F. Janette)

 Frequency: every two weeks

 Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1992 16:22:48 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce

 Subject: NeXT-FAQ.os: Questions about the NeXT operating system

 From: nathan@laplace.biology.yale.edu (Nathan F. Janette)

 Frequency: every two weeks

 Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1992 16:23:34 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce

 Subject: NeXT-FAQ.peripherals:  Questions about peripherals for the NeXT

 From: nathan@laplace.biology.yale.edu (Nathan F. Janette)

 Frequency: every two weeks

 Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1992 16:23:53 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce

 Subject: NeXT-FAQ.printing: Questions about printing on the NeXT

 From: nathan@laplace.biology.yale.edu (Nathan F. Janette)

 Frequency: every two weeks

 Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1992 16:24:38 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce

 Subject: NeXT-FAQ.toc - table of contents

 From: lacsap@media.mit.edu (Pascal Chesnais)

 Frequency: every two weeks

 Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1992 23:43:55 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce

 Subject: NeXT-FAQ.upgrades:  Questions about Upgrades

 From: nathan@laplace.biology.yale.edu (Nathan F. Janette)

 Frequency: every two weeks

 Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1992 16:25:51 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce

 Subject: NeXT-FAQ.utilities: Questions about software utilities

 From: nathan@laplace.biology.yale.edu (Nathan F. Janette)

 frequency: every two weeks

 Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1992 16:26:15 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi,news.answers

 Subject: SGI Anonymous FTP archives (monthly)

 From: billh@hampton.sgi.com (Bill Henderson)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: sgi-anonftp

 Summary: for the Silicon Graphics machine via anonymous ftp.

 Date: 25 Sep 92 12:30:21 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun

 Subject: Monthly Intro Message

 From: rgreene@ricecsvm.rice.edu (Bob Greene)

 Frequency: monthly

 Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.hardware,comp.sys.sun.admin

 Subject: Format.FAQ for *...

 From: gnn@wsl.dec.com (George Neville-Neil)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 8 Sep 92 16:41:40 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.text,news.answers,comp.answers

 Subject: comp.text Frequently Asked Questions

 From: clewis@ferret.ocunix.on.ca (Chris Lewis)

 Frequency: bi-weekly

 Archive-name: text-faq

 Summary: Discussions on text processing in general, and troff in particular

 Date: 6 Oct 92 04:22:26 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.text.frame,news.answers

 Subject: comp.text.frame FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

 From: bobmcc@tcsi.tcs.com (Bob McCormick)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: frame-faq

 Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 05:00:52 GMT

 Summary: This posting contains a list of Frequently Asked

          Questions (and their answers) about the FrameMaker

          document publishing system.  These FAQs should be

 	 read by anyone who wishes to post to the

          comp.text.frame newsgroup or the framers mailing

 	 list.

 Newsgroups: comp.text.tex

 Subject: Diffs to Frequently Asked Questions

 From: bobby@hot.caltech.edu (Bobby Bodenheimer)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Tue, 3 Mar 1992 01:17:51 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.text.tex

 Subject: TeXhax Digest V* #*

 From: TeXhax-Request@tex.ac.uk

 Frequency: unknown

 Date: 25 Sep 92 14:02:58 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.text.tex

 Subject: UKTeX Digest V* #*

 From: UKTeX-Request@tex.ac.uk

 Frequency: unknown

 Date: 25 Sep 92 16:06:32 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.text.tex,news.answers

 Subject: TeX, LaTeX, etc.: Frequently Asked Questions with Answers [Monthly]

 From: bobby@hot.caltech.edu (Bobby Bodenheimer)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: tex-faq

 Date: 17 Sep 1992 00:48:14 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.text.tex,news.answers

 Subject: TeX-FAQ-supplement (part * of *)

 From: chenguo@lab.ultra.nyu.edu (Guoying Chen)

 Frequency: monthly

 Summary: TeX, FAQ, supplement files

 Date: 4 Oct 92 20:00:16 GMT

 Archive-name: tex-faq-supplement/part2

 Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix,bit.listserv.power-l,news.answers

 Subject: AIX V.3 and IBM RS/6000 - Frequently Asked Questions (Part */*)

 From: adams@spss.com (Steve Adams)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: aix-rs6000-faq/part1

 Date: 1 Jul 92 14:14:45 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux

 Subject: FAQ for A/UX 2.0.1

 From: jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Jagielski)

 Frequency: monthly

 Summary: frozen FAQ for 2.0.1

 Date: 12 Aug 92 20:59:00 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux,news.answers

 Subject: Apple A/UX FAQ List (*/2)

 From: jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Jagielski)

 Frequency: once every two weeks

 Archive-name: aux-faq/part1

 Summary: Latest posting of FAQ for A/UX

 Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 11:45:41 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd

 Subject: BSD/386 Ported Software List Part */*

 From: smm@iedv7.acd.com ( Steve McCoole       )

 Frequency: unknown

 Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 03:31:37 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd

 Subject: FAQ for 386BSD (last updated *-*-*)

 From: karl@NeoSoft.com (Karl Lehenbauer)

 Frequency: once a week (?)

 Date: Sun, 29 Mar 1992 00:01:51 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.unix.msdos

 Subject: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for comp.unix.msdos

 From: fnx!vpix-faq@uunet.UU.NET (VP/IX FAQ maintainance)

 Frequency: unknown

 Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.shell,news.answers

 Subject: Frequently Asked Questions about Unix (*/*) [Monthly posting]

 From: Ted Timar <tmatimar@sunee.uwaterloo.ca>

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: unix-faq/part1

 Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1992 05:02:06 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.shell,news.answers

 Subject: Frequently Asked Questions about Unix (index) [Monthly posting]

 From: Ted Timar <tmatimar@sunee.uwaterloo.ca>

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: unix-faq/contents

 Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1992 05:01:42 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,news.answers

 Subject: Welcome to comp.unix.questions [Monthly posting]

 From: Ted Timar <tmatimar@sunee.uwaterloo.ca>

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: unix-faq/unix-intro

 Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1992 05:00:42 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell,news.answers

 Subject: Welcome to comp.unix.shell [Monthly posting]

 From: Ted Timar <tmatimar@sunee.uwaterloo.ca>

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: unix-faq/shell-intro

 Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1992 05:01:13 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386

 Subject: Frequently Asked Questions About X386 (with answers)

 From: steve@ecf.toronto.edu (Steve Kotsopoulos)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 17:14:17 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386,comp.sys.intel,news.answers

 Subject: PC-Clone UNIX Hardware Buyer's Guide

 From: esr@snark.thyrsus.com (Eric S. Raymond)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: pc-unix/hardware

 Summary: Tips on how and where to buy hardware for your UNIX.

 Date: 12 Aug 92 17:23:18 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386,comp.unix.bsd,comp.os.mach,news.answers

 Subject: Known Bugs in the USL UNIX distribution

 From: esr@snark.thyrsus.com (Eric S. Raymond)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: usl-bugs

 Date: 12 Aug 92 17:25:48 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386,comp.unix.bsd,comp.os.mach,news.answers

 Subject: PC-clone UNIX Software Buyer's Guide

 From: eric@snark.thyrsus.com (Eric S. Raymond)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: pc-unix/software

 Summary: A buyer's guide to UNIX versions for PC-clone hardware

 Date: 6 Jul 92 15:32:58 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix,news.answers

 Subject: comp.unix.ultrix Frequently Asked Questions

 From: treese@crl.dec.com

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 21:28:29 GMT

 Archive-name: ultrix-faq

 Summary: This posting contains a list of Frequently Asked Questions

 	(and their answers) about the ULTRIX operating system from

 	Digital Equipment Corporation.

 Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards

 Subject: Intro to comp.unix.wizards - read before posting! (weekly announcement, last change: *)

 From: fitzgb@mml0.meche.rpi.edu (Brian Fitzgerald)

 Frequency: weekly

 Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 10:00:36 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco

 Subject: Welcome to comp.unix.xenix.sco [monthly posting]

 From: chip@chinacat.unicom.com (Chip Rosenthal)

 Frequency: weekly

 Archive-name: sco-xenix

 Summary: answers to frequently asked questions

 Date: 6 Sep 92 00:20:10 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.virus

 Subject: Amiga Anti-viral archive sites last changed * * *

 From: jwright@cfht.hawaii.edu (Jim Wright)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 1 Oct 92 18:52:28 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.virus

 Subject: Anti-viral Documentation archive sites last changed * * *

 From: jwright@cfht.hawaii.edu (Jim Wright)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 1 Oct 92 18:54:01 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.virus

 Subject: Apple II Anti-viral archive sites last changed * * *

 From: jwright@cfht.hawaii.edu (Jim Wright)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 1 Oct 92 18:52:59 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.virus

 Subject: Archive access without anonymous ftp last changed * * *

 From: jwright@cfht.hawaii.edu (Jim Wright)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 1 Oct 92 18:51:26 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.virus

 Subject: Atari ST Anti-viral archive sites last changed * * *

 From: jwright@cfht.hawaii.edu (Jim Wright)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 1 Oct 92 18:53:30 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.virus

 Subject: Brief guide to files formats last changed * * *

 From: jwright@cfht.hawaii.edu (Jim Wright)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 1 Sep 92 18:54:39 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.virus

 Subject: IBMPC Anti-viral archive sites last changed * * *

 From: jwright@cfht.hawaii.edu (Jim Wright)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 1 Oct 92 18:54:32 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.virus

 Subject: Introduction to the Anti-viral archives listing of * * *

 From: jwright@cfht.hawaii.edu (Jim Wright)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 1 Sep 92 18:53:37 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.virus

 Subject: Macintosh Anti-viral archive sites last changed * * *

 From: jwright@cfht.hawaii.edu (Jim Wright)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 1 Oct 92 18:55:03 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.virus

 Subject: Unix security archive sites last changed * * *

 From: jwright@cfht.hawaii.edu (Jim Wright)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 1 Oct 92 18:55:33 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.windows.misc,news.answers

 Subject: Comp.windows.misc Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

 From: gl8f@fermi.clas.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl)

 Frequency: every other week

 Archive-name: windows-misc-faq

 Summary: information on miscellaneous windowing systems

 Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 02:23:35 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.windows.open-look,comp.windows.x,alt.toolkits.xview,comp.windows.x.intrinsics

 Subject: OPEN LOOK GUI frequently asked questions

 From: lee@sq.sq.com (Liam R. E. Quin)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: open-look-gui.faq

 Date: Sat, 3 Oct 92 23:49:28 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.windows.x

 Subject: X Servers for PCs, Macs, and Amigas -- NonUNIX

 From: mccoy@gothamcity.jsc.nasa.gov (Daniel J. McCoy)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 1 Sep 1992 15:30:14 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.windows.x

 Subject: X Terminal List - Quarterly posting (Q*'*)

 From: jim@applix.com (Jim Morton [ext 237])

 Frequency: quarterly

 Date: 15 Sep 91 22:14:48 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.windows.x

 Subject: list of X consultants

 From: converse@expo.lcs.mit.EDU (Donna Converse)

 Frequency: quarterly

 Date: Wed, 1 Jul 1992 16:30:17 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.windows.x,ba.windows.x,comp.windows.misc,misc.books.technical

 Subject: X Window System technical bibliography

 From: klee@decwrl.dec.com (Ken Lee)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Thu, 3 Sep 92 22:51:17 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.windows.x,news.answers

 Subject: comp.windows.x Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) */*

 From: dbl@osf.org (David B. Lewis)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: x-faq/part1

 Summary: useful information about the X Window System

 Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 22:26:01 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.windows.x.intrinsics,comp.windows.x,news.answers

 Subject: comp.windows.x.intrinsics Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

 From: ware@oboe.cis.ohio-state.edu (Peter Ware)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: Xt-FAQ

 Newsgroups: comp.windows.x.motif,news.answers

 Subject: Motif FAQ (Part * of *)

 From: jan@ECHO.CANBERRA.EDU.AU (Jan Newmarch)

 Frequency: monthly

 Summary: This posting contains a list of Frequently Asked Questions and their answers about Motif.

 Archive-name: motif-faq/part2

 Date: 17 Sep 92 20:43:39 GMT

 Newsgroups: comp.windows.x.pex,news.answers

 Subject: Welcome to comp.windows.x.pex! (FAQ)

 From: rthomson@dsd.es.com (Rich Thomson)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: pex-faq

 Summary: Frequently asked questions about PEX

 Date: 1 Sep 92 19:01:03 GMT

 Newsgroups: de.config.lists

 Subject: Groupstatistik der letzten 15 Tage

 From: gereon@shadow.ish.de (Gereon Ziegelowski)

 Frequency: biweekly

 Comments: - (Group statistics for the last 15 days)

 	- As of 9/15/92, I have been unable to confirm that this

 	  article is still being posted, because I do not get the

 	  "de.*" newsgroups and because mail to "gereon@shadow.ish.de"

 	  bounces.  This entry will eventually be removed from the

 	  list unless someone contacts me and lets me know that it's

 	  correct.

 Newsgroups: de.config.lists

 Subject: Liste der laufenden Votings

 From: gereon@shadow.ish.de (Gereon Ziegelowski)

 Frequency: biweekly

 Comments: - (List of votes in progress)

 	- As of 9/15/92, I have been unable to confirm that this

 	  article is still being posted, because I do not get the

 	  "de.*" newsgroups and because mail to "gereon@shadow.ish.de"

 	  bounces.  This entry will eventually be removed from the

 	  list unless someone contacts me and lets me know that it's

 	  correct.

 Newsgroups: de.config.lists

 Subject: Newsstatistik der letzten 15 Tage

 From: gereon@shadow.ish.de (Gereon Ziegelowski)

 Frequency: biweekly

 Comments: - (News statistics for the last 15 days)

 	- As of 9/15/92, I have been unable to confirm that this

 	  article is still being posted, because I do not get the

 	  "de.*" newsgroups and because mail to "gereon@shadow.ish.de"

 	  bounces.  This entry will eventually be removed from the

 	  list unless someone contacts me and lets me know that it's

 	  correct.

 Newsgroups: de.rec.music.misc,rec.music.misc

 Subject: CHART: Bavarian Top 10 (singles)*

 From: fany@fons.nbg.sub.org (Martin Sluka)

 Frequency: weekly

 Date: 26 Jun 92 15:10:02 GMT

 Newsgroups: de.rec.music.misc,rec.music.misc

 Subject: CHART: German Top 10 (singles)*

 From: fany@fons.nbg.sub.org (Martin Sluka)

 Frequency: weekly

 Date: 26 Jun 92 15:16:36 GMT

 Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help,comp.emacs,gnu.emacs.gnus,news.answers

 Subject: GNU Emacs FAQ (*): *

 From: jbw@bigbird.bu.edu (Joe Wells)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 22 Sep 92 01:10:20 GMT

 Archive-name: GNU-Emacs-FAQ/part0

 Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help,comp.emacs,gnu.emacs.gnus,news.answers

 Subject: GNU Emacs FAQ (*): Mail and News

 From: jbw@bigbird.bu.edu (Joe Wells)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: GNU-Emacs-FAQ/part5

 Summary: READ BEFORE POSTING.  A regularly posted list of answers to frequently

          asked questions (FAQs) about GNU Emacs and many Emacs Lisp programs.

          Contains pointers to other resources. Follow "References:" link for

          more metainfo.

 Date: 22 Sep 92 01:10:20 GMT

 Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help,comp.emacs,news.answers

 Subject: GNU Emacs FAQ (*): Changes

 From: jbw@bigbird.bu.edu (Joe Wells)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: GNU-Emacs-FAQ/diff

 Date: 22 Sep 92 01:10:20 GMT

 Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help,comp.emacs,news.answers

 Subject: GNU Emacs FAQ (*): Common Requests/Problems

 From: jbw@bigbird.bu.edu (Joe Wells)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 22 Sep 92 01:10:20 GMT

 Archive-name: GNU-Emacs-FAQ/part2

 Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help,comp.emacs,news.answers

 Subject: GNU Emacs FAQ (*): Getting Emacs/Packages

 From: jbw@bigbird.bu.edu (Joe Wells)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 22 Sep 92 01:10:20 GMT

 Archive-name: GNU-Emacs-FAQ/part3

 Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help,comp.emacs,news.answers

 Subject: GNU Emacs FAQ (*): Intro/Contents

 From: jbw@bigbird.bu.edu (Joe Wells)

 Frequency: monthly

 Summary: READ BEFORE POSTING.  A regularly posted list of answers to frequently

          asked questions (FAQs) about GNU Emacs and many Emacs Lisp programs.

          Contains pointers to other resources. Follow "References:" link for

          more metainfo.

 Date: 22 Sep 92 01:10:20 GMT

 Archive-name: GNU-Emacs-FAQ/part0

 Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help,comp.emacs,news.answers

 Subject: GNU Emacs FAQ (*): Keybindings/Output

 From: jbw@bigbird.bu.edu (Joe Wells)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 22 Sep 92 01:10:20 GMT

 Archive-name: GNU-Emacs-FAQ/part4

 Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help,comp.emacs,news.answers

 Subject: GNU Emacs FAQ (*): Notation/General/Help/Status

 From: jbw@bigbird.bu.edu (Joe Wells)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 22 Sep 92 01:10:20 GMT

 Archive-name: GNU-Emacs-FAQ/part1

 Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help,comp.lang.perl,comp.lang.tcl,news.answers

 Subject: Survey of Interpreted Quick Powerful Languages

 From: tb06@pl122f.eecs.lehigh.edu (Terrence M. Brannon)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: interpreted-languages

 Newsgroups: gnu.epoch.misc,news.answers

 Subject: Epoch Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

 From: dbc@cs.brown.edu (Brook Conner)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: epoch-faq

 Summary: Epoch FAQ for September '92

 Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1992 20:41:54 GMT

 Newsgroups: misc.books.technical,alt.books.technical,comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.wizards,news.answers

 Subject: [misc.books.technical]  A Concise Guide to Unix Books

 From: kko@fraser.sfu.ca (Samuel Ko)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: books/unix

 Summary: A list of recommended Unix books / documentations ...

 Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 05:56:12 GMT

 Newsgroups: misc.books.technical,news.answers

 Subject: misc.books.technical FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (Periodic post)

 From: khushro@eecs.umich.edu (Khushro Shahookar)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: books/technical

 Summary: Frequently asked questions (with answers)

 Date: 17 Sep 92 07:14:50 GMT

 Newsgroups: misc.consumers,news.answers

 Subject: misc.consumers FAQ on credit diff * of 3

 From: adams@spss.com (Steve Adams)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: consumer-credit-faq/diff2

 Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 14:48:35 GMT

 Newsgroups: misc.consumers,news.answers

 Subject: misc.consumers FAQ on credit part * of 3

 From: adams@spss.com (Steve Adams)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: consumer-credit-faq/part1

 Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 14:49:37 GMT

 Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house,news.answers

 Subject: misc.consumers.house FAQ (frequently asked questions)

 From: house-archive@jester.rtp.dg.com (Topher Eliot)

 Frequency: once every two weeks

 Archive-name: house-faq

 Date: 13 Sep 92 04:00:11 GMT

 Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house,rec.woodworking,news.answers

 Subject: Electrical Wiring FAQ

 From: clewis@ferret.ocunix.on.ca (Chris Lewis)

 Frequency: fortnightly

 Archive-name: electrical-wiring

 Summary: A series of questions and answers about house wiring

 Date: 25 Sep 92 04:21:33 GMT

 Newsgroups: misc.forsale

 Subject: Welcome to Misc.forsale - Frequently Asked Questions (please read!)

 From: murray@sun13.scri.fsu.edu (John Murray)

 Frequency: monthly

 Newsgroups: misc.forsale.computers,news.answers

 Subject: NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS accepting computer donations

 From: khushro@eecs.umich.edu (Khushro Shahookar)

 Frequency: irregularly

 Archive-name: non-profit-organizations

 Summary: Posted when there are corrections

 Date: Sat, 19 Sep 1992 21:21:23 GMT

 Newsgroups: misc.forsale.computers,news.answers

 Subject: misc.forsale.computers FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (Periodic post)

 From: khushro@eecs.umich.edu (Khushro Shahookar)

 Frequency: monthly in news.answers, weekly in misc.forsale.computers

 Archive-name: misc-forsale-computers-faq

 Summary: Frequently asked questions (with answers)

 Date: 1 Oct 92 07:15:05 GMT

 Newsgroups: misc.jobs.contract

 Subject: Misc.jobs.contract: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

 From: linimon@nominil.lonestar.org (Mark Linimon)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 24 Feb 92 02:08:26 GMT

 Newsgroups: misc.jobs.contract

 Subject: Misc.jobs.contract: Text of IRS Section 1706

 From: linimon@nominil.lonestar.org (Mark Linimon)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 24 Feb 92 02:09:10 GMT

 Newsgroups: misc.jobs.contract

 Subject: Welcome to misc.jobs.contract

 From: linimon@nominil.lonestar.org (Mark Linimon)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 24 Feb 92 02:07:54 GMT

 Newsgroups: misc.jobs.contract,misc.jobs.misc,talk.politics.drugs,misc.headlines

 Subject: The Great Usenet Piss List Monthly Posting

 From: piss@rsiatl.UUCP (The great Usenet Piss Test List)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 1 Oct 92 04:00:33 GMT

 Newsgroups: misc.jobs.misc,misc.jobs.offered,misc.jobs.resumes,misc.jobs.contract

 Subject: Welcome to misc.jobs!

 From: snoopy@sopwith.uucp (Snoopy)

 Frequency: monthly

 Summary: Monthly informational posting.  Please READ!!!

 Date: 1 Oct 92 08:01:24 GMT

 Newsgroups: misc.jobs.offered

 Subject: [l/m */*] Read BEFORE posting: offered stylistic consensus

 From: eugene@amelia.nas.nasa.gov (Eugene N. Miya)

 Frequency: biweekly

 Newsgroups: misc.jobs.resumes

 Subject: [l/m */*] Read BEFORE posting: Stylistic consensus on resumes

 From: eugene@amelia.nas.nasa.gov (Eugene N. Miya)

 Frequency: biweekly

 Date: Sun, 17 Nov 91 12:16:12 GMT

 Newsgroups: misc.kids,news.answers

 Subject: Welcome to Misc.kids/FAQ File Index*

 From: dlin@weber.ucsd.edu (Diane Lin)

 Frequency: twice a month

 Archive-name: misc-kids-FAQ

 Summary: new FAQ file

 Date: 1 Oct 92 15:57:12 GMT

 Newsgroups: misc.writing,news.answers

 Subject: FICTION: Misc.writing Frequently Asked Questions

 From: betsyp@apollo.hp.com (Betsy Perry)

 Frequency: every two months

 Archive-name: writing/faq

 Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 13:09:42 GMT

 Newsgroups: misc.writing,news.answers

 Subject: Misc.writing Recommended Booklist

 From: betsyp@apollo.hp.com (Betsy Perry)

 Frequency: every two months

 Archive-name: writing/bibliography

 Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 14:32:09 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.admin

 Subject: BIONET/BIOSCI Checkgroups message

 From: shibumi@net.bio.net

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 1 Oct 92 18:09:12 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.admin

 Subject: Non-compliant articles, week ending * * *

 From: kherron@ms.uky.edu (Kenneth Herron)

 Frequency: weekly

 Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 11:44:24 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.admin,comp.mail.misc,news.answers,comp.answers

 Subject: UNIX Email Software Survey FAQ

 From: clewis@ferret.ocunix.on.ca (Chris Lewis)

 Frequency: bi-weekly

 Archive-name: mail-setup/part1

 Summary: How to set up Email on UNIX systems.

 Date: 6 Oct 92 04:21:47 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.admin,news.announce.newgroups

 Subject: Checkgroups message (with INET groups)

 From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

 Frequency: every 4-6 weeks

 Date: 20 Sep 92 04:18:28 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.admin,news.announce.newgroups

 Subject: Checkgroups message (without INET groups)

 From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

 Frequency: every 4-6 weeks

 Date: 20 Sep 92 04:18:25 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.admin,news.announce.newusers,news.answers

 Subject: How to Get Information about Networks

 From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

 Frequency: every 4-6 weeks

 Archive-name: network-info/part1

 Date: 20 Sep 92 04:17:47 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.admin,news.announce.newusers,news.answers

 Subject: How to become a USENET site

 From: jik@athena.mit.edu (Jonathan I. Kamens)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: site-setup

 Summary: Periodic posting about the basic steps involved in

 	configuring a machine to store USENET news.

 Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1992 05:00:39 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.admin,news.announce.newusers,news.software.readers,news.software.b,news.answers

 Subject: USENET Software: History and Sources

 From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

 Frequency: every 4-6 weeks

 Archive-name: usenet-software/part1

 Date: 20 Sep 92 04:17:31 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.admin,news.misc,news.answers

 Subject: Changes to How to Get Information about Networks

 From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

 Frequency: every 4-6 weeks

 Date: 6 May 92 23:51:58 GMT

 Archive-name: network-info/diff1

 Newsgroups: news.admin,news.misc,news.software.readers,news.software.b,news.answers

 Subject: Changes to USENET Software: History and Sources

 From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

 Frequency: every 4-6 weeks

 Archive-name: usenet-software/diff1

 Date: 20 Sep 92 04:17:59 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.admin,news.sysadmin,news.answers,news.lists

 Subject: Known Geographic Distributions

 From: mdl@wndrsvr.la.ca.us (Mr. Distribution Lists)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: distributions/geographic

 Date: 22 Jul 92 03:21:00 GMT

 Summary: Known Geographic Distributions as of 15-Jul-1992

 Newsgroups: news.admin,news.sysadmin,news.answers,news.lists

 Subject: News Administration Macros for Geographic Distributions

 From: mdl@wndrsvr.la.ca.us (Mr. Distribution Lists)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: distributions/macros

 Date: 22 Jul 92 03:23:38 GMT

 Summary: Macros to make sysfile administration easier

 Newsgroups: news.admin.technical

 Subject: News.admin.technical moderation policies [last modified: *]

 From: scott@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG (Scott Hazen Mueller)

 Frequency: unknown

 Summary: Last modified Tue Aug 11 11:56:53 PDT 1992

 Date: 12 Aug 92 22:45:48 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.admin.technical

 Subject: News.admin.technical submission guidelines [last modified: *]

 From: scott@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG (Scott Hazen Mueller)

 Frequency: unknown

 Summary: Last modified Tue Aug 11 11:52:28 PDT 1992

 Date: 12 Aug 92 22:46:03 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups

 Subject: Current Status of USENET Newsgroup Proposals

 From: tale@uunet.uu.net (David C Lawrence)

 Frequency: weekly

 Date: 28 Sep 92 15:00:33 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups

 Subject: New Groups in Alternate and Regional Hierarchies

 From: tale@uunet.uu.net (David C Lawrence)

 Frequency: weekly

 Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 15:01:38 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups

 Subject: New USENET Groups

 From: tale@uunet.uu.net (David C Lawrence)

 Frequency: weekly

 Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 15:01:08 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.announce.newusers,news.admin,news.answers

 Subject: What is Usenet?

 From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

 Frequency: every 4-6 weeks

 Archive-name: what-is-usenet/part1

 Date: 20 Sep 92 04:17:26 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.announce.newusers,news.answers

 Subject: A Primer on How to Work With the Usenet Community

 From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

 Frequency: every 4-6 weeks

 Archive-name: usenet-primer/part1

 Date: 20 Sep 92 04:17:28 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.announce.newusers,news.answers

 Subject: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

 From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

 Frequency: every 4-6 weeks

 Archive-name: usenet-faq/part1

 Date: 4 Sep 92 03:52:07 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.announce.newusers,news.answers

 Subject: Emily Postnews Answers Your Questions on Netiquette

 From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

 Frequency: every 4-6 weeks

 Archive-name: emily-postnews/part1

 Date: 20 Sep 92 04:17:33 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.announce.newusers,news.answers

 Subject: Hints on writing style for Usenet

 From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

 Frequency: every 4-6 weeks

 Archive-name: usenet-writing-style/part1

 Date: 20 Sep 92 04:17:34 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.announce.newusers,news.answers

 Subject: Introduction to news.announce

 From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

 Frequency: every 4-6 weeks

 Archive-name: news-announce-intro/part1

 Date: 20 Sep 92 04:17:22 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.announce.newusers,news.answers

 Subject: Introduction to the news.answers newsgroup

 From: jik@athena.mit.edu (Jonathan I. Kamens)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: news-answers/introduction

 Date: Sun, 20 Sep 1992 05:00:34 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.announce.newusers,news.answers

 Subject: Rules for posting to Usenet

 From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

 Frequency: every 4-6 weeks

 Archive-name: posting-rules/part1

 Date: 20 Sep 92 04:17:24 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.announce.newusers,news.groups,news.admin,news.announce.newgroups,news.answers

 Subject: How to Create a New Usenet Newsgroup

 From: tale@cs.rpi.edu (David C Lawrence)

 Frequency: every 4-6 weeks

 Archive-name: creating-newsgroups/part1

 Date: 4 Sep 92 03:56:32 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.announce.newusers,news.groups,news.answers

 Subject: A Guide to Social Newsgroups and Mailing Lists

 From: taylor@intuitive.com

 Frequency: every 4-6 weeks

 Archive-name: social-newsgroups/part1

 Date: 20 Sep 92 04:17:49 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.answers

 Subject: news.answers submission guidelines

 From: jik@athena.mit.edu (Jonathan I. Kamens)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: news-answers/guidelines

 Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1992 05:00:59 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.answers,rec.arts.anime,alt.manga,rec.arts.manga

 Subject: Anime/Manga Script/Translation/Script-In-Progress list

 From: arromdee@jyusenkyou.cs.jhu.edu (Ken Arromdee)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 29 Sep 92 21:40:41 GMT

 Archive-name: anime/archives

 Newsgroups: news.answers,rec.games.video

 Subject: rec.games.video Frequently Asked Questions

 From: arromdee@jyusenkyou.cs.jhu.edu (Ken Arromdee)

 Frequency: irregular

 Archive-name: video-games

 Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 20:19:41 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.answers,rec.humor.oracle

 Subject: [rec.humor.oracle] Intro to the Usenet Oracle (Monthly Posting)

 From: oracle-request@cs.indiana.edu

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: usenet-oracle-intro

 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 23:50:04 -0500

 Newsgroups: news.groups

 Subject: [l/m */*/*] FAQ on FAQs	n.g.FAQ

 From: eugene@amelia.nas.nasa.gov (Eugene N. Miya)

 Frequency: unknown

 Date: 1 Oct 92 11:55:12 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.groups,news.lists,news.admin

 Subject: USENET READERSHIP SUMMARY REPORT FOR * *

 From: reid@decwrl.dec.com (Brian Reid)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Sat, 3 Oct 92 01:45:32 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.groups,news.lists,news.admin

 Subject: arbitron data from these sites has expired

 From: reid@decwrl.DEC.COM (Brian Reid)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Sat, 3 Oct 92 21:05:45 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.groups,news.lists,news.admin,news.lists.ps-maps

 Subject: USENET FLOW ANALYSIS REPORT FOR * *

 From: reid@decwrl.dec.com (Brian Reid)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 5 Oct 92 00:03:04 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.lists

 Subject: Top 25 News Groups for the last 2 weeks

 From: newsstats@uunet.UU.NET

 Frequency: bi-weekly

 Date: 23 Sep 92 03:31:40 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.lists

 Subject: Top 25 News Submitters by Site by Kbytes for the last 2 weeks

 From: newsstats@uunet.UU.NET

 Frequency: bi-weekly

 Date: 23 Sep 92 03:31:03 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.lists

 Subject: Top 25 News Submitters by Site by number of articles for the last 2 weeks

 From: newsstats@uunet.UU.NET

 Frequency: bi-weekly

 Date: 23 Sep 92 03:31:18 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.lists

 Subject: Top 25 News Submitters by User by Kbytes for the last 2 weeks

 From: newsstats@uunet.UU.NET

 Frequency: bi-weekly

 Date: 23 Sep 92 03:30:15 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.lists

 Subject: Top 25 News Submitters by User by number of articles for the last 2 weeks

 From: newsstats@uunet.UU.NET

 Frequency: bi-weekly

 Date: 23 Sep 92 03:30:40 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.lists

 Subject: Total traffic through uunet for the last 2 weeks

 From: newsstats@uunet.UU.NET

 Frequency: bi-weekly

 Date: 23 Sep 92 03:31:56 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.lists

 Subject: USENET Readership report for * *

 From: reid@decwrl.DEC.COM (Brian Reid)

 Frequency: monthly

 Summary: data for all groups

 Date: Thu, 3 Sep 92 05:10:10 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.lists

 Subject: Usenet article size statistics -- *

 From: Christophe.Wolfhugel@grasp.insa-lyon.fr (Christophe Wolfhugel)

 Frequency: monthly

 Summary: statistical study of usenet articles

 Date: 4 Sep 1992 07:45:21 +0200

 Newsgroups: news.lists

 Subject: Usenet site size statistics -- *

 From: Christophe.Wolfhugel@grasp.insa-lyon.fr (Christophe Wolfhugel)

 Frequency: monthly

 Summary: statistical study of usenet sites

 Date: 4 Sep 1992 07:45:22 +0200

 Newsgroups: news.lists,news.admin,news.answers

 Subject: Changes to How to Construct the Mailpaths File

 From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

 Frequency: every 4-6 weeks

 Date: 6 May 92 23:51:52 GMT

 Archive-name: mailpaths/diff1

 Newsgroups: news.lists,news.admin,news.answers

 Subject: How to Construct the Mailpaths File

 From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

 Frequency: every 4-6 weeks

 Archive-name: mailpaths/part1

 Date: 20 Sep 92 04:17:44 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.lists,news.admin.misc

 Subject: Articles rejected at news.uu.net during the past week

 From: rsalz@rodan.UU.NET (Rich Salz)

 Frequency: weekly

 Date: 5 Oct 92 20:54:31 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.lists,news.announce.newusers,news.answers

 Subject: Changes to List of Periodic Informational Postings

 From: jik@athena.mit.edu (Jonathan I. Kamens)

 Frequency: every 30 days

 Archive-name: periodic-postings/diff

 Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 05:12:49 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.lists,news.announce.newusers,news.answers

 Subject: List of Periodic Informational Postings, Part *

 From: jik@athena.mit.edu (Jonathan I. Kamens)

 Frequency: every 30 days

 Archive-name: periodic-postings/part1

 Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 05:11:00 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.lists,news.announce.newusers,news.answers

 Subject: Publicly Accessible Mailing Lists, Part *

 From: arielle@NeoSoft.com (Stephanie da Silva)

 Frequency: every 4 weeks

 Archive-name: mailing-lists/part1

 Summary: 391 mailing lists in three postings

 Date: 20 Sep 92 08:02:20 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.lists,news.groups

 Subject: TOP 40 NEWSGROUPS IN ORDER BY AMOUNT OF CROSSPOSTING (* *)

 From: reid@decwrl.dec.com (Brian Reid)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 2 Aug 92 00:31:56 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.lists,news.groups

 Subject: TOP 40 NEWSGROUPS IN ORDER BY PER-READER COST (* *)

 From: reid@decwrl.dec.com (Brian Reid)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Thu, 3 Sep 92 05:09:47 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.lists,news.groups

 Subject: TOP 40 NEWSGROUPS IN ORDER BY POPULARITY (* *)

 From: reid@decwrl.dec.com (Brian Reid)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Sat, 3 Oct 92 21:05:21 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.lists,news.groups

 Subject: TOP 40 NEWSGROUPS IN ORDER BY TRAFFIC VOLUME (* *)

 From: reid@decwrl.dec.com (Brian Reid)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Sat, 3 Oct 92 21:05:31 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.lists,news.groups,news.announce.newusers,news.announce.newgroups,news.answers

 Subject: Alternative Newsgroup Hierarchies, Part I

 From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

 Frequency: every 4-6 weeks

 Archive-name: alt-hierarchies/part1

 Summary: First of two postings.  This part describes the following

 	alternate hierarchies: alt, bionet, bit, biz

 Date: 20 Sep 92 04:17:40 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.lists,news.groups,news.announce.newusers,news.announce.newgroups,news.answers

 Subject: Alternative Newsgroup Hierarchies, Part II

 From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

 Frequency: every 4-6 weeks

 Archive-name: alt-hierarchies/part2

 Summary: Second of two postings.  This part describes the following

 	alternate hierarchies: clarinet, gnu, ieee, inet, k12, u3b, vmsnet

 Date: 20 Sep 92 04:17:42 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.lists,news.groups,news.announce.newusers,news.announce.newgroups,news.answers

 Subject: List of Active Newsgroups, Part *

 From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

 Frequency: every 4-6 weeks

 Archive-name: active-newsgroups/part1

 Summary: First of two postings.  This contains the intro, and the

 	groups in comp, misc, and news

 Date: 20 Sep 92 04:17:36 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.lists,news.groups,news.announce.newusers,news.answers

 Subject: List of Moderators for Usenet

 From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

 Frequency: every 4-6 weeks

 Archive-name: moderator-list/part1

 Date: 4 Sep 92 03:56:29 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.lists,news.groups,news.announce.newusers,news.answers

 Subject: Regional Newsgroup Hierarchies, Part I

 From: asp@uunet.uu.net (Andrew Partan)

 Frequency: every 4-6 weeks

 Date: 20 Jul 92 06:49:09 GMT

 Archive-name: regional-hierarchies/part1

 Summary: Describes 153 regional hierarchies in 3 parts.

 	This is Part I:  summary info, and A-H listings.

 Newsgroups: news.lists,news.groups,news.announce.newusers,news.answers

 Subject: Regional Newsgroup Hierarchies, Part II

 From: asp@uunet.uu.net (Andrew Partan)

 Frequency: every 4-6 weeks

 Date: 20 Jul 92 06:49:11 GMT

 Archive-name: regional-hierarchies/part2

 Summary: Describes 153 regional hierarchies in 3 parts

 	This is Part II: I-R

 Newsgroups: news.lists,news.groups,news.announce.newusers,news.answers

 Subject: Regional Newsgroup Hierarchies, Part III

 From: asp@uunet.uu.net (Andrew Partan)

 Frequency: every 4-6 weeks

 Date: 20 Jul 92 06:49:13 GMT

 Archive-name: regional-hierarchies/part3

 Summary: Describes 153 regional hierarchies in 3 parts

 	Part III: S-Z

 Newsgroups: news.lists,news.groups,news.misc

 Subject: Changes to Regional Newsgroup Hierarchies

 From: asp@uunet.uu.net (Andrew Partan)

 Frequency: every 4-6 weeks

 Date: 21 May 91 04:49:58 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.lists,news.groups,news.misc,news.announce.newgroups,news.answers

 Subject: Changes to Alternative Newsgroup Hierarchies, Part I

 From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

 Frequency: every 4-6 weeks

 Archive-name: alt-hierarchies/diff1

 Date: 20 Sep 92 04:18:10 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.lists,news.groups,news.misc,news.announce.newgroups,news.answers

 Subject: Changes to Alternative Newsgroup Hierarchies, Part II

 From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

 Frequency: every 4-6 weeks

 Archive-name: alt-hierarchies/diff2

 Date: 20 Sep 92 04:18:13 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.lists,news.groups,news.misc,news.announce.newgroups,news.answers

 Subject: Changes to List of Active Newsgroups

 From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

 Frequency: every 4-6 weeks

 Archive-name: active-newsgroups/diff1

 Date: 20 Sep 92 04:18:04 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.lists,news.groups,news.misc,news.answers

 Subject: Changes to List of Moderators for Usenet

 From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

 Frequency: every 4-6 weeks

 Archive-name: moderator-list/diff1

 Date: 4 Sep 92 03:56:38 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.lists,news.lists.ps-maps

 Subject: USENET FLOW ANALYSIS for * *: Top 1000 sites

 From: reid@decwrl.dec.com (Brian Reid)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Fri, 4 Sep 92 15:27:54 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.lists.ps-maps

 Subject: USENET PostScript map *

 From: reid@decwrl.dec.com (Brian Reid)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 5 Oct 92 00:03:44 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.lists.ps-maps

 Subject: notes about the contents of this newsgroup

 From: reid@decwrl.dec.com (Brian Reid)

 Frequency: unknown

 Date: 5 Oct 92 00:03:27 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.lists.ps-maps,comp.sources.d,news.admin

 Subject: "inpaths.c" (last updated *)

 From: reid@decwrl.dec.com (Brian Reid)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Mon, 5 Oct 92 00:09:45 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.misc,news.admin,misc.misc,news.groups

 Subject: USENET Readership summary for * * posted

 From: reid@decwrl.DEC.COM (Brian Reid)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Sat, 3 Oct 92 21:05:19 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.misc,news.admin,news.answers

 Subject: Changes to What is Usenet?

 From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

 Frequency: every 4-6 weeks

 Date: 20 Jul 92 06:49:31 GMT

 Archive-name: what-is-usenet/diff1

 Newsgroups: news.misc,news.answers

 Subject: Changes to A Primer on How to Work With the Usenet Community

 From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

 Frequency: every 4-6 weeks

 Date: 6 May 92 23:51:27 GMT

 Archive-name: usenet-primer/diff1

 Newsgroups: news.misc,news.answers

 Subject: Changes to Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

 From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

 Frequency: every 4-6 weeks

 Date: 20 Jul 92 06:49:36 GMT

 Archive-name: usenet-faq/diff1

 Newsgroups: news.misc,news.answers

 Subject: Changes to Hints on writing style for Usenet

 From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

 Frequency: every 4-6 weeks

 Date: 20 Jul 92 06:49:46 GMT

 Archive-name: usenet-writing-style/diff1

 Newsgroups: news.misc,news.answers

 Subject: Changes to Introduction to news.announce

 From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

 Frequency: every 4-6 weeks

 Date: 7 Dec 91 02:14:08 GMT

 Archive-name: news-announce-intro/diff

 Newsgroups: news.misc,news.answers

 Subject: Changes to Rules for posting to Usenet

 From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

 Frequency: every 4-6 weeks

 Archive-name: posting-rules/diff1

 Date: 20 Sep 92 04:17:52 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.misc,news.groups,news.admin,news.announce.newgroups,news.answers

 Subject: Changes to How to Create a New Newsgroup

 From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

 Frequency: every 4-6 weeks

 Date: 20 Jul 92 06:50:10 GMT

 Archive-name: creating-newsgroups/diff1

 Newsgroups: news.misc,news.groups,news.answers

 Subject: Changes to A Guide to Social Newsgroups and Mailing Lists

 From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

 Frequency: every 4-6 weeks

 Date: 6 May 92 23:52:03 GMT

 Archive-name: social-newsgroups/diff1

 Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions,news.answers

 Subject: Welcome to news.newusers.questions! (weekly posting)

 From: jik@athena.mit.edu (Jonathan I. Kamens)

 Frequency: weekly

 Archive-name: news-newusers-intro

 Summary: READ THIS BEFORE POSTING TO THIS NEWSGROUP

 Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 05:01:28 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions,news.software.readers,news.answers

 Subject: rn KILL file FAQ

 From: phillips@syrinx.umd.edu (Leanne Phillips)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: killfile-faq

 Date: 19 Sep 92 03:31:25 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.software.anu-news,news.answers

 Subject: FAQ: news.software.anu-news

 From: billy@sol.acs.unt.edu (Billy Barron - VAX/UNIX Systems Manager)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: anu-faq

 Summary: frequently asked questions for news.software.anu-news

 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 10:37:07 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.software.nn,news.answers

 Subject: NN Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) with Answers

 From: wohler@sap-ag.de (Bill Wohler)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: nn-faq

 Summary: This document answers Frequently Asked Questions about NN, a

 	 menu-based, point and shoot, USENET news reader.  It should

 	 be read by anyone who wishes to post to news.software.nn.

 Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 05:02:12 GMT

 Newsgroups: news.sysadmin,news.admin,news.answers,news.lists

 Subject: Known University Distributions

 From: mdl@wndrsvr.la.ca.us (Mr. Distribution Lists)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: distributions/university

 Date: 22 Jul 92 03:21:49 GMT

 Summary: Known University Distributions as of 15-Jul-1992

 Newsgroups: news.sysadmin,news.admin,news.answers,news.lists

 Subject: Public Organizational & Logical Network Distributions

 From: mdl@wndrsvr.la.ca.us (Mr. Distribution Lists)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: distributions/logical

 Date: 22 Jul 92 03:22:18 GMT

 Summary: Public Organizational & Network Distributions as of 15-Jul-1992

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime,news.answers

 Subject: rec.arts.anime: Anime Primer

 From: pearl@remus.rutgers.edu (Starbuck)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: anime/primer

 Date: 1 Sep 92 17:17:56 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime,news.answers

 Subject: rec.arts.anime: Anime Resources List

 From: pearl@remus.rutgers.edu (Starbuck)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: anime/resources

 Date: 1 Sep 92 17:18:01 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime,news.answers

 Subject: rec.arts.anime: Frequently Asked Questions

 From: pearl@remus.rutgers.edu (Starbuck)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: anime/faq

 Date: 1 Sep 92 17:17:51 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime,news.answers

 Subject: rec.arts.anime: Welcome to rec.arts.anime!

 From: pearl@remus.rutgers.edu (Starbuck)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: anime/welcome

 Date: 1 Sep 92 17:17:47 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.books,news.answers

 Subject: Arthurian Booklist (rec.arts.books)

 From: tittle@ics.uci.edu (Cindy Tittle Moore)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: books/arthurian

 Summary: This is a periodically posted informational post about books

          that are related to the story of King Arthur and Camelot.  It

          includes novels, poems, research, and a few related stories.

 Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 05:02:39 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.books,news.answers

 Subject: Bookstores in New York City (NYC) List (rec.arts.books)

 From: ecl@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (evelyn.c.leeper)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: books/stores/nyc

 Date: 25 Sep 92 15:31:58 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.books,news.answers

 Subject: Bookstores in San Francisco Bay Area (SF) List (rec.arts.books)

 From: ecl@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (evelyn.c.leeper)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: books/stores/bay-area

 Date: 25 Sep 92 15:32:43 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.books,news.answers

 Subject: Bookstores in Various Cities List (rec.arts.books)

 From: ecl@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (evelyn.c.leeper)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: books/stores/various

 Date: 25 Sep 92 15:33:11 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.books,news.answers

 Subject: Changes to Holmes Booklist (rec.arts.books)

 From: ecl@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (evelyn.c.leeper)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: books/holmes/diff

 Date: 25 Sep 92 15:33:47 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.books,news.answers

 Subject: Holmes Booklist (rec.arts.books)

 From: ecl@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (evelyn.c.leeper)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: books/holmes/list

 Date: 25 Sep 92 15:34:41 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.books,news.answers

 Subject: Robin Hood Booklist (rec.arts.books)

 From: tittle@ics.uci.edu (Cindy Tittle Moore)

 Frequency: every 25 days

 Archive-name: books/robin-hood

 Summary: This is a periodically posted informational post about books

          on Robin Hood.  It includes novels, poems, research, and a

          few related stories.

 Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 05:02:35 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.books,news.answers

 Subject: rec.arts.books Frequently Asked Questions

 From: ecl@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (evelyn.c.leeper)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: books/faq

 Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1992 15:29:56 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.info,rec.arts.comics,rec.arts.comics.misc

 Subject: WELCOME TO REC.ARTS.COMICS (*)

 From: esti@midway.uchicago.edu (Paul A. Estin)

 Frequency: monthly

 Summary: monthly post, new and improved!

 Date: 27 Aug 92 14:25:11 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.drwho

 Subject: Clubs Listing for *

 From: yadallee@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Dave Shariff Yadallee)

 Frequency: unknown

 Date: 16 Jun 92 11:57:44 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.drwho

 Subject: MONTHLY EPISODE GUIDE POSTING

 From: retief@iastate.edu (Jim Miller)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 2 Oct 92 16:06:37 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.drwho

 Subject: MONTHLY FAQ POSTING

 From: retief@iastate.edu (Jim Miller)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 2 Oct 92 16:05:15 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.manga,news.answers

 Subject: rec.arts.manga: Frequently Asked Questions

 From: pearl@remus.rutgers.edu (Starbuck)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: manga/faq

 Date: 1 Sep 92 17:18:11 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.manga,news.answers

 Subject: rec.arts.manga: Manga Primer

 From: pearl@remus.rutgers.edu (Starbuck)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: manga/primer

 Date: 1 Sep 92 17:32:00 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.manga,news.answers

 Subject: rec.arts.manga: Manga Resources

 From: pearl@remus.rutgers.edu (Starbuck)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: manga/resources

 Date: 1 Sep 92 17:18:55 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.manga,news.answers

 Subject: rec.arts.manga: Welcome to rec.arts.manga

 From: pearl@remus.rutgers.edu (Starbuck)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: manga/welcome

 Date: 1 Sep 92 17:18:07 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies,news.answers

 Subject: rec.arts.movies Frequently Asked Questions

 From: ecl@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (evelyn.c.leeper)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: movies-faq

 Date: 25 Sep 92 15:30:11 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.announce,rec.arts.sf.misc,news.answers

 Subject: Rec.arts.sf groups, an introduction

 From: phillips@syrinx.umd.edu

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: sf-groups-intro

 Summary: Last modified Jul 6 1992

 Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1992 19:04:08 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.movies,news.answers

 Subject: rec.arts.sf.movies Frequently Asked Questions

 From: ecl@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (evelyn.c.leeper)

 Frequency: unknown

 Archive-name: sf-movies-faq

 Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1992 15:27:14 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written,rec.arts.sf.misc,news.answers

 Subject: rec.arts.sf.written FAQ

 From: dant@techbook.com (Dan Tilque)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: sf-written-intro

 Date: 19 Aug 92 11:17:51 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current

 Subject: FAQL: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS LIST for rec.arts.startrek.current

 From: ottoh3@cfsmo.honeywell.com (Otto Heuer #3)

 Frequency: twice a month

 Date: 1 Oct 92 05:04:20 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current,news.answers

 Subject: REC.ARTS.STARTREK.CURRENT Introduction--Weekly

 From: Michael-S-Shappe@cornell.edu (Michael Scott Shappe)

 Frequency: once a week

 Archive-name: star-trek/rasc-weekly

 Summary: A weekly intro/update newsletter/posting type thing

 Date: 15 Sep 92 19:18:26 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current,rec.arts.startrek.fandom,rec.arts.startrek.misc,rec.arts.startrek.tech,news.answers

 Subject: REC.ARTS.STARTREK.* Introduction--Monthly

 From: Michael-S-Shappe@cornell.edu (Michael Scott Shappe)

 Frequency: once a month

 Archive-name: star-trek/ras-monthly

 Date: 6 Aug 92 19:32:36 GMT

 Summary: A general overview of Star Trek newsgroups

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current,rec.arts.startrek.misc,rec.arts.startrek.tech,rec.arts.startrek.fandom

 Subject: R.A.S.* NETIQUETTE LIST (*/*/* version)*

 From: mwgertz+@cs.cmu.edu (Matthew Gertz)

 Frequency: twice a month

 Date: 30 Sep 92 13:05:34 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.current,rec.arts.startrek.misc,rec.arts.startrek.tech,rec.arts.startrek.fandom

 Subject: R.A.S.* SPOILER LIST (*/*/* version)*

 From: mwgertz+@cs.cmu.edu (Matthew Gertz)

 Frequency: twice a month

 Date: 30 Sep 92 13:01:45 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.fandom,news.answers

 Subject: REC.ARTS.STARTREK.FANDOM Introduction--Weekly

 From: Michael-S-Shappe@cornell.edu (Michael Scott Shappe)

 Frequency: once a week

 Archive-name: star-trek/rasf-weekly

 Summary: A weekly intro/update newsletter/posting type thing

 Date: 15 Sep 92 19:18:47 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.info

 Subject: Guidelines For Submitting Articles

 From: trek-info@dweeb.fx.com (Jim Griffith - Moderator)

 Frequency: once a month

 Date: 5 Oct 1992 19:40:14 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.info

 Subject: Introduction to rec.arts.startrek.info

 From: trek-info@dweeb.fx.com (Jim Griffith - Moderator)

 Frequency: once a month

 Date: 5 Oct 1992 19:38:01 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.info

 Subject: List of Upcoming Conventions

 From: trek-info@dweeb.fx.com (Jim Griffith - Moderator)

 Frequency: monthly

 Summary: New: RUDICON, LagrangeCon, WISHCON

 Date: 5 Oct 1992 19:44:40 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.info

 Subject: Station List (*)

 From: cwayne@triton.unm.edu (Chris Wayne)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 15 Aug 92 05:21:59 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc

 Subject: DIFFs - Star Trek TMS List of Lists

 From: mholtz@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Mark A. Holtz)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 5 Feb 92 07:32:34 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc

 Subject: DIFFs - Star Trek TOS/TAS List of Lists

 From: mholtz@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Mark A. Holtz)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 5 Feb 92 07:31:14 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc

 Subject: FAQL diff listing (changes since last posting)

 From: Otto Heuer #3 <ottoh3@cfsmo.honeywell.com>

 Frequency: twice a month

 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 05:05:35 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc

 Subject: FAQL: ACRONYMS USED IN THE REC.ARTS.STARTREK.* NEWSGROUPS

 From: Otto Heuer #3 <ottoh3@cfsmo.honeywell.com>

 Frequency: twice a month

 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 05:04:58 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc

 Subject: FAQL: HOW TO SUBMIT CREATIVE MATERIAL

 From: ottoh3@cfsmo.honeywell.com (Otto Heuer #3)

 Frequency: twice a month

 Date: 1 Oct 92 05:04:46 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc

 Subject: FAQL: LIST OF PERIODIC POSTINGS TO r.a.s.* NEWSGROUPS

 From: ottoh3@cfsmo.honeywell.com (Otto Heuer #3)

 Frequency: twice a month

 Date: 1 Oct 92 05:02:57 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc

 Subject: FAQL: NAMES, RANKS, AND SERIAL NUMBERS (AND CREW DATA)

 From: ottoh3@cfsmo.honeywell.com (Otto Heuer #3)

 Frequency: twice a month

 Date: 1 Oct 92 05:05:23 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc

 Subject: FAQL: STAR TREK MUSIC

 From: ottoh3@cfsmo.honeywell.com (Otto Heuer #3)

 Frequency: twice a month

 Date: 1 Oct 92 05:05:50 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc

 Subject: FAQL: TIME LOOPS, YESTERDAY'S ENTERPRISE, AND TASHA YAR EXPLAINED

 From: ottoh3@cfsmo.honeywell.com (Otto Heuer #3)

 Frequency: twice a month

 Date: 1 Oct 92 05:05:11 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc

 Subject: List of TV Stations Showing ST

 From: Chris Wayne (cwayne%hydra.unm.edu@ariel.unm.edu)

 Frequency: once a month

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc

 Subject: ST:TNG Canonical Drinking Game

 From: n9043860@henson.cc.wwu.edu (Marcos)

 Frequency: irregularly

 Date: 15 Jun 92 03:18:31 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc

 Subject: ST:TOS Love/Romance List

 From: s892024@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Richard A. Muirden [GA])

 Frequency: twice a month

 Date: 19 Sep 92 01:58:47 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc

 Subject: Shakespeare references in Star Trek

 From: Dave Learn (learnd@lafayette.edu)

 Frequency: once a month

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc

 Subject: Star Trek Comics Checklist

 From: mark@cygnus.lanl.gov (Mark Martinez)

 Frequency: quarterly

 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 13:16:26 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc

 Subject: Star Trek Creative Works (FTP)

 From: Dan Styer (djstyer@symmetry.cs.mtu.edu)

 Frequency: once a month

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc

 Subject: Star Trek Spelling List

 From: neil@ccl.umist.ac.uk (Neil Green)

 Frequency: once a month

 Date: 11 Sep 92 10:33:28 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc

 Subject: Star Trek TMS List of Lists (*)

 From: mholtz@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Mark A. Holtz)

 Frequency: once a month

 Date: 15 Sep 92 05:05:45 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc

 Subject: Star Trek TOS/TAS List of Lists (*)

 From: mholtz@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Mark A. Holtz)

 Frequency: once a month

 Date: 15 Sep 92 05:04:01 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc

 Subject: TNG Novels Compendium [Intro]

 From: rccarm00@mik.uky.edu (ron c carman)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 7 Sep 92 18:19:38 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc

 Subject: TNG Novels Compendium [update] [*/*]

 From: rccarm00@mik.uky.edu (ron c carman)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 18:39:45 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc

 Subject: TREK RATE ballot

 From: Otto Heuer #3 <ottoh3@cfsmo.honeywell.com>

 Frequency: twice a month

 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 05:01:15 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc

 Subject: TREK RATE results (*)

 From: ottoh3@cfsmo.honeywell.com (Otto Heuer #3)

 Frequency: twice a month

 Date: 1 Oct 92 05:01:56 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc,news.answers

 Subject: REC.ARTS.STARTREK.MISC Introduction--Weekly

 From: Michael-S-Shappe@cornell.edu (Michael Scott Shappe)

 Frequency: once a week

 Archive-name: star-trek/rasm-weekly

 Summary: A weekly intro/update newsletter/posting type thing

 Date: 15 Sep 92 19:19:23 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc,news.answers

 Subject: Star Trek Actors' Other Roles FAQ [*/*]

 From: rccarm00@mik.uky.edu (ron c carman)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 1 Oct 92 20:26:26 GMT

 Archive-name: Star-Trek/Actors-Roles/Part1

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc,news.answers

 Subject: Star Trek Actors' Other Roles FAQ [INTRO] [01/*]

 From: rccarm00@mik.uky.edu (ron c carman)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 1 Oct 92 20:26:26 GMT

 Archive-name: Star-Trek/Actors-Roles/Part1

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc,rec.arts.startrek.current

 Subject: DIFFs - Star Trek DSN List of Lists

 From: mholtz@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Mark A. Holtz)

 Frequency: monthly

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc,rec.arts.startrek.current

 Subject: DIFFs - Star Trek TNG List of Lists

 From: mholtz@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Mark A. Holtz)

 Frequency: twice a month, monthly in July and August

 Date: 19 Feb 92 06:24:21 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc,rec.arts.startrek.current

 Subject: Star Trek DSN List of Lists (*)

 From: mholtz@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Mark A. Holtz)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 15 Sep 92 05:20:48 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc,rec.arts.startrek.current

 Subject: Star Trek TNG List of Lists [*/*] (*)

 From: mholtz@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Mark A. Holtz)

 Frequency: twice a month, monthly in July and August

 Date: 15 Sep 92 05:08:36 GMT

--

Jonathan Kamens                                         jik@MIT.Edu

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Informational Postings, Part III

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Subject: List of Periodic Informational Postings, Part III

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 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc,rec.arts.startrek.current

 Subject: Star Trek TNG List of Lists [*/*] (*)

 From: mholtz@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Mark A. Holtz)

 Frequency: twice a month, monthly in July and August

 Date: 15 Sep 92 05:08:36 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc,rec.arts.startrek.current

 Subject: Trek Lists in ZOO format [*/*]

 From: mholtz@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Mark A. Holtz)

 Frequency: twice a month, monthly in July and August

 Date: 15 Sep 92 05:23:59 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc,rec.arts.startrek.info

 Subject: FAQL: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS LIST for rec.arts.startrek.misc

 From: Otto Heuer (ottoh@cfsmo.honeywell.com)

 Frequency: twice a month

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc,rec.arts.startrek.tech,news.answers

 Subject: STAR TREK LOCATIONS [Updated: *]

 From: jcoper@ccu.umanitoba.ca (D. Joseph Creighton)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 17:26:10 GMT

 Archive-name: star-trek/locations

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc,rec.arts.startrek.tech,news.answers

 Subject: STAR TREK SHIPS [Updated: *]

 From: jcoper@ccu.umanitoba.ca (D. Joseph Creighton)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 17:22:50 GMT

 Archive-name: star-trek/ships

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.tech

 Subject: FAQL: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS LIST for rec.arts.startrek.tech

 From: ottoh3@cfsmo.honeywell.com (Otto Heuer #3)

 Frequency: twice a month

 Date: 1 Oct 92 05:04:07 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.tech

 Subject: SHIPS.LST (Ships of the Star Fleet)

 From: Matt Hucke (hucke@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu)

 Frequency: once a month (around the 20th)

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.tech,news.answers

 Subject: REC.ARTS.STARTREK.TECH Introduction--Weekly

 From: Michael-S-Shappe@cornell.edu (Michael Scott Shappe)

 Frequency: once a week

 Archive-name: star-trek/rast-weekly

 Summary: A weekly intro/update newsletter/posting type thing

 Date: 15 Sep 92 19:19:41 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv,news.answers

 Subject: *** REC.ARTS.TV POSTING GUIDELINES ***

 From: mwauford@utkux1.utk.edu (Melissa Wauford)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1992 23:47:10 GMT

 Archive-name: tv/abbrevs

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv,news.answers

 Subject: TV Discussion Groups, Etc. (monthly posting)

 From: mwauford@utkux1.utk.edu (Melissa Wauford)

 Frequency: unknown

 Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1992 23:48:11 GMT

 Archive-name: tv/groups

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv,rec.arts.startrek.misc

 Subject: Syndicated Ratings - For Week Ending *

 From: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)

 Frequency: weekly

 Date: 12 Sep 92 07:49:52 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv,rec.arts.tv.uk,rec.arts.sf.tv

 Subject: TV Episode Guides available via anonymous FTP

 From: osyjm@cs.montana.edu (Jaye Mathisen)

 Frequency: weekly

 Date: 19 Jul 92 17:14:09 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps,news.answers

 Subject: *** REC.ARTS.TV.SOAPS POSTING GUIDELINES ***

 From: mwauford@utkux1.utk.edu (Melissa Wauford)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1992 23:43:39 GMT

 Archive-name: soaps-abbrevs

 Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps,news.answers

 Subject: ALL: rec.arts.tv.soaps Monthly FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

 From: gibbsm@ll.mit.edu (MargAret D. Gibbs)

 Frequency: monthly

 Summary: Frequently Asked Questions list for rec.arts.tv.soaps

 Archive-name: tv/soaps/faq

 Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 05:03:35 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.autos,rec.autos.tech,news.answers

 Subject: Automotive/Consumers -- Commonly Asked Questions

 From: welty@cabot.balltown.cma.com (richard welty)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: rec-autos/part5

 Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 04:01:15 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.autos,rec.autos.tech,rec.autos.driving,alt.autos.antique,news.answers

 Subject: Automotive Commonly Asked Questions

 From: welty@cabot.balltown.cma.com (richard welty)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: rec-autos/part4

 Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 04:00:56 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.autos,rec.autos.tech,rec.autos.sport,rec.autos.driving,alt.autos.antique,news.answers

 Subject: Automotive Article Archive Server

 From: welty@cabot.balltown.cma.com (richard welty)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: rec-autos/part3

 Date: 1 Sep 92 04:00:41 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.autos,rec.autos.tech,rec.autos.sport,rec.autos.driving,alt.autos.antique,news.answers

 Subject: Automotive Electronic Mailing Lists

 From: welty@cabot.balltown.cma.com (richard welty)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: rec-autos/part2

 Date: 1 Sep 92 04:00:27 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.autos,rec.autos.tech,rec.autos.sport,rec.autos.driving,alt.autos.antique,news.answers

 Subject: Rec.autos: Welcome to the Rec.autos Hierarchy

 From: welty@cabot.balltown.cma.com (richard welty)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: rec-autos/part1

 Date: 1 Sep 92 04:00:03 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.aviation,news.answers

 Subject: Frequently Asked Questions about Aviation (regular posting)

 From: geoff@peck.com (Geoff Peck)

 Frequency: bimonthly

 Archive-name: aviation-faq

 Date: 25 Sep 92 08:00:11 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.aviation,news.answers

 Subject: Netiquette on rec.aviation (regular posting)

 From: geoff@peck.com (Geoff Peck)

 Frequency: bimonthly

 Archive-name: aviation-netiquette

 Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 08:00:08 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.backcountry

 Subject: [l/m */*/*] *XYZ

 From: eugene@amelia.nas.nasa.gov (Eugene N. Miya)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Mon, 5 Oct 92 11:20:16 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.backcountry,news.answers

 Subject: [l/m */*/*] DISCLAIMER -- Distilled wisdom (*/*)      XYZ

 From: eugene@amelia.nas.nasa.gov (Eugene N. Miya)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: backcountry-faq/part1

 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 92 11:20:09 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.backcountry,rec.climbing

 Subject: [l/m */*/*] *XYZ

 From: eugene@amelia.nas.nasa.gov (Eugene N. Miya)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Mon, 5 Oct 92 11:20:16 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.misc,news.answers

 Subject: Rec.Bicycles Frequently Asked Questions Posting  Part */4

 From: iglesias@draco.acs.uci.edu (Mike Iglesias)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: bicycles-faq/part1

 Date: 15 Sep 92 03:46:44 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.boats.paddle

 Subject: rec.boats.paddle frequently asked questions and answers

 From: rsk@gynko.circ.upenn.edu (Rick Kulawiec)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 19 Apr 91 16:01:56 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.boats.paddle,news.answers

 Subject: Whitewater outfitter/dealer address list

 From: rsk@aspen.circ.upenn.edu (Rich Kulawiec)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: whitewater-addr

 Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1992 05:02:31 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.crafts.brewing,news.answers

 Subject: rec.crafts.brewing Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

 From: kurt@dna.lth.se (Kurt Swanson)

 Frequency: every other month

 Archive-name: brewing-faq

 Summary: This posting contains a list of frequently asked questions

 	posted to rec.crafts.brewing, involving home beer making.

 Date: 12 Sep 92 11:15:41 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles,alt.sewing,news.answers

 Subject: Textile Related Books FAQ: Part * of 2

 From: alg@cs.cornell.edu (Anne Louise Gockel)

 Frequency: every six weeks

 Archive-name: crafts-textiles-books/part1

 Summary: Bibliography of books on sewing, fitting, pattern drafting and a few

 	other (sewing) subjects.  Emphasizes books currently in print or easily

 	available.  Includes strengths and weaknesses of various books.

 Date: 28 Aug 92 20:26:22 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles,alt.sewing,news.answers

 Subject: Textiles FAQ

 From: alg@cs.cornell.edu (Anne Louise Gockel)

 Frequency: every six weeks

 Archive-name: crafts-textiles

 Summary: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions in the rec.crafts.textiles and

 	alt.sewing newsgroups.  Includes charters of the groups, lists of

 	sources, info on pseudo-archives and info on quilt block exchange and

 	maillist.

 Date: 28 Aug 92 20:23:08 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles,alt.sewing,rec.org.sca,news.answers

 Subject: Historical Costuming FAQ

 From: alg@cs.cornell.edu (Anne Louise Gockel)

 Frequency: every six weeks

 Archive-name: crafts-historical-costuming

 Summary: Lists of sources for patterns and supplies for historical costuming.

 	Bibliography of relevant books.  Info relevant to SCA periods (600 AD

 	to 1600 AD) and Civil War.  Some pointers to Historical Reenactment

 	groups.

 Date: 28 Aug 92 20:24:19 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.food.drink,alt.drugs

 Subject: Grain Alcohol FAQ (version *)

 From: ajd@itl.itd.umich.edu (AjD)

 Frequency: irregular

 Date: Mon, 25 May 92 21:10:00 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes

 Subject: MONTHLY: General Information [last updated *]

 From: aem@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (Rec.Food.Recipes Moderator)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 1 Jan 92 17:48:26 GMT

 Archive-name: recipes/info/monthly-92-1

 Newsgroups: rec.food.veg,news.answers

 Subject: rec.food.veg FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS LIST (FAQ)

 From: marcotte@acsu.buffalo.edu (Brian Marcotte)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: vegetarian-faq

 Summary: The following contains general information on all aspects

 	 of vegetarianism, and answers to common questions.

 Date: 6 Oct 92 02:12:40 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.gambling,news.answers

 Subject: rec.gambling Changes to Frequently Asked Questions

 From: jacobs@cs.utah.edu (Steven R Jacobs)

 Frequency: irregularly

 Archive-name: gambling-faq/diff

 Date: 5 Oct 92 02:09:43 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.gambling,news.answers

 Subject: rec.gambling Frequently Asked Questions

 From: jacobs@cs.utah.edu (Steven R Jacobs)

 Frequency: irregularly

 Archive-name: gambling-faq/part1

 Date: 21 Jan 92 10:19:19

 Newsgroups: rec.games.bridge,news.answers

 Subject: rec.games.bridge style guide

 From: braams@MFDD2.CIMS.NYU.EDU (Bastiaan Braams)

 Frequency: approximately every six weeks

 Archive-name: games-bridge/style-guide

 Summary: This posting provides advice on style for contributions to

  the rec.games.bridge newsgroup.

 Date: 8 Sep 92 22:18:51 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.games.chess,news.answers

 Subject: rec.games.chess Answers to Frequently Asked Questions */*/*

 From: shauck@adobe.com (Bill Shauck)

 Frequency: semimonthly

 Archive-name: chess-faq/part1

 Date: 15 Aug 92 09:17:23 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.games.chess,news.answers

 Subject: rec.games.chess FAQ: Table of Contents

 From: shauck@adobe.com (Bill Shauck)

 Frequency: semimonthly

 Archive-name: chess-faq/part0

 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 09:17:51 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.games.corewar

 Subject: Answers to rec.games.corewar FAQs

 From: Mark A. Durham <durham@cup.portal.com>

 Frequency: monthly

 Newsgroups: rec.games.empire,news.answers

 Subject: versions of empire -- monthly posting

 From: jeffw@swindle.Berkeley.EDU (Jeff Wallace)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: empire-versions

 Summary: summary of empire versions

 Date: 1 Oct 1992 10:05:20 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.games.frp.announce,news.answers

 Subject: [rec.game.frp.*] Welcome to the roleplaying discussion groups!

 From: rg-frp-announce@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu

 Frequency: biweekly

 Archive-name: roleplay/part1

 Summary: Updated 3 AUG 1992

 Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1992 21:22:10 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.games.frp.announce,news.answers

 Subject: [rec.games.frp.*] BBSes of interest to roleplayers

 From: Coyt D Watters <cwatters@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>

 Frequency: biweekly

 Date: Sun, 17 May 1992 23:19:09 GMT

 Archive-name: roleplay/part6

 Summary: rec.games.frp administrative postings - last updated 17 May 1992

 Newsgroups: rec.games.frp.announce,news.answers

 Subject: [rec.games.frp.*] Frequently asked questions

 From: Coyt D Watters <cwatters@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>

 Frequency: biweekly

 Date: Sun, 17 May 1992 23:18:30 GMT

 Archive-name: roleplay/part2

 Summary: rec.games.frp administrative postings - last updated 17 May 1992

 Newsgroups: rec.games.frp.announce,news.answers

 Subject: [rec.games.frp.*] Roleplaying net.*.books

 From: Coyt D Watters <cwatters@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>

 Frequency: biweekly

 Date: Sun, 17 May 1992 23:19:15 GMT

 Archive-name: roleplay/part7

 Summary: rec.games.frp administrative postings - last updated 17 May 1992

 Newsgroups: rec.games.frp.announce,news.answers

 Subject: [rec.games.frp.*] archive sites with roleplaying material

 From: Coyt D Watters <cwatters@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>

 Frequency: biweekly

 Date: Sun, 17 May 1992 23:18:41 GMT

 Archive-name: roleplay/part3

 Summary: rec.games.frp administrative postings - last updated 17 May 1992

 Newsgroups: rec.games.frp.announce,news.answers

 Subject: [rec.games.frp.*] roleplaying mailing lists and digests part 1/2

 From: Coyt D Watters <cwatters@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>

 Frequency: biweekly

 Date: Sun, 17 May 1992 23:18:50 GMT

 Archive-name: roleplay/part4

 Summary: rec.games.frp administrative postings - last updated 17 May 1992

 Newsgroups: rec.games.frp.announce,news.answers

 Subject: [rec.games.frp.*] roleplaying mailing lists and digests part 2/2

 From: Coyt D Watters <cwatters@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>

 Frequency: biweekly

 Date: Sun, 17 May 1992 23:19:00 GMT

 Archive-name: roleplay/part5

 Summary: rec.games.frp administrative postings - last updated 17 May 1992

 Newsgroups: rec.games.go

 Subject: Go Players Address List

 From: adrian@milton.u.washington.edu (Adrian Mariano)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 16:50:22 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.games.go

 Subject: Go Related Files on Anonymous FTP

 From: adrian@milton.u.washington.edu (Adrian Mariano)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1992 16:38:03 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.games.go,news.answers

 Subject: The Game Go -- Frequently Asked Questions

 From: adrian@u.washington.edu (Adrian Mariano)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: go-faq

 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 05:00:38 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.games.hack,news.answers

 Subject: [rec.games.hack] Frequently Asked Questions (WEEKLY)

 From: yucao@sandman.uucp (Yu Cao)

 Frequency: weekly

 Archive-name: nethack-faq

 Date: 30 Sep 92 07:00:09 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.games.moria

 Subject: rec.games.moria Frequently Asked Questions

 From: grabiner@math.harvard.edu (David Grabiner)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 15 Sep 92 13:08:11 EDT

 Newsgroups: rec.games.mud.announce,rec.games.mud.misc,alt.mud,news.answers

 Subject: [rec.games.mud]: FAQ #1/3: MUDs and MUDding

 From: jds@math.okstate.edu (Jennifer "Moira" Smith)

 Frequency: biweekly

 Archive-name: mud-faq/part1

 Summary: basic info on muds

 Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1992 06:00:10 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.games.mud.announce,rec.games.mud.misc,alt.mud,news.answers

 Subject: [rec.games.mud]: FAQ #2/3: MUD Clients and Servers

 From: jds@math.okstate.edu (Jennifer "Moira" Smith)

 Frequency: biweekly

 Archive-name: mud-faq/part2

 Summary: mud clients and servers, descriptions and locations of source

 Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1992 06:00:17 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.games.mud.announce,rec.games.mud.misc,alt.mud,news.answers

 Subject: [rec.games.mud]: FAQ #3/3: RWHO and "mudwho"

 From: jds@math.okstate.edu (Jennifer "Moira" Smith)

 Frequency: biweekly

 Archive-name: mud-faq/part3

 Summary: info on rwho servers, and mudwho

 Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1992 06:00:18 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.games.mud.misc,rec.games.mud.announce,alt.mud

 Subject: The Totally Unofficial List of Internet Muds

 From: scott@glia.biostr.washington.edu (Scott Goehring)

 Frequency: weekly

 Date: 12 Sep 92 11:02:46 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.games.netrek,news.answers

 Subject: Netrek FTP list.

 From: tom@soda.berkeley.edu (Tom Holub)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: netrek/ftp-list

 Date: 20 Sep 92 01:39:51 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.games.netrek,news.answers

 Subject: Netrek Server List

 From: tom@soda.berkeley.edu (Tom Holub)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: netrek/server-list

 Date: 20 Sep 92 01:39:48 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.games.netrek,news.answers

 Subject: rec.games.netrek FAQ List

 From: tom@soda.berkeley.edu (Tom Holub)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: netrek/faq

 Date: 20 Sep 92 01:39:17 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.games.pinball,news.answers

 Subject: monthly rec.games.pinball FAQ, one of two

 From: sao@athena.mit.edu (Andy Oakland)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: pinball/part1

 Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 15:26:58 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.games.pinball,news.answers

 Subject: monthly rec.games.pinball FAQ, two of two

 From: sao@athena.mit.edu (Andy Oakland)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: pinball/part2

 Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 15:27:19 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.games.video.arcade,news.answers

 Subject: rec.games.video.arcade Frequently Asked Questions

 From: jdeitch@gisatl.fidonet.org

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: videoarcade-faq

 Summary: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers List

 Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 05:03:16 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.guns

 Subject: charter for rec.guns

 From: magnum@cs.umd.edu

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 22 Sep 92 00:55:44 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny

 Subject: Editorial Policy on Offensive Jokes -- Monthly Posting

 From: funny-request@clarinet.com (Brad Templeton)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 4 Oct 92 10:35:02 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny

 Subject: Guidelines for Submissions -- Monthly Posting

 From: funny-request@clarinet.com (Brad Templeton)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Sat, 3 Oct 92 6:35:01 EDT

 Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny,news.answers

 Subject: Introduction to REC.HUMOR.FUNNY -- Monthly Posting

 From: funny-request@clarinet.com (Brad Templeton)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: rhf-intro

 Date: 2 Oct 92 10:35:06 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.martial-arts,news.answers

 Subject: rec.martial-arts FAQ

 From: izar@falafel.cs.huji.ac.il (Izar Tarandach)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: martial-arts-faq

 Date: 2 Jul 92 08:58:04 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.models.rc,news.answers

 Subject: R/C Flying: Part * of 2/rec.models.rc FAQ

 From: sham@cs.arizona.edu

 Frequency: every two weeks

 Archive-name: RC-flying-FAQ/part1

 Summary: A Beginner's Guide to Radio Controlled Flying

 Date: 14 Sep 92 15:00:09 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles

 Subject: FAQ - What is the DoD?

 From: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers)

 Frequency: monthly

 Summary: Everything you always wanted to know about DoD, but were afraid to ask

 Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 04:53:25 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.music.bluenote

 Subject: Rec.music.bluenote: history, common topics, frequently asked questions

 From: linimon@nominil.lonestar.org (Mark Linimon)

 Frequency: monthly

 Summary: Periodic posting providing history and common past topics (LONG)

 Date: 9 Aug 92 16:11:40 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.music.bluenote

 Subject: Welcome to rec.music.bluenote!

 From: linimon@nominil.lonestar.org (Mark Linimon)

 Frequency: monthly

 Summary: Periodic posting providing introduction to purpose of newsgroup

 Date: 9 Aug 92 16:10:51 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.music.classical,news.answers

 Subject: rec.music.classical FAQ

 From: gmw1@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Gabe M Wiener)

 Frequency: once every two weeks

 Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1992 14:25:27 GMT

 Archive-name: music/classical-faq

 Newsgroups: rec.music.compose,news.answers

 Subject: rec.music.compose FAQ

 From: Nathan.Torkington@vuw.ac.nz (Nathan Torkington)

 Frequency: every two weeks

 Archive-name: music/composition-FAQ

 Newsgroups: rec.music.industrial,rec.music.info

 Subject: FAQ: the rmi FAQ for industrial music

 From: adobe!dkletter@uunet.UU.NET (SUGAR in their vitamins?)

 Frequency: unknown

 Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 09:41:50 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.music.info

 Subject: CHART: Vancouver BC Canada*

 From: jakubec@mprgate.mpr.ca (Trent J Jakubec)

 Frequency: weekly (usually posted Friday A.M.)

 Date: 5 Oct 92 08:13:40 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.music.info

 Subject: INFO: Musical List Of Lists - * *, * ISSUE

 From: xx158@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (The Music SIG)

 Frequency: irregularly

 Newsgroups: rec.music.info,news.answers

 Subject: REC.MUSIC.INFO: List of Internet Musical FTP Sites

 From: rec-music-info@ph.tn.tudelft.nl (Leo Breebaart)

 Frequency: every two weeks

 Summary: This is a bi-weekly article that lists the addresses of ftp-sites

     	where music-related information can be found.

 Archive-name: music/ftp-sites

 Date: 2 Oct 92 04:01:45 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.music.info,news.answers

 Subject: REC.MUSIC.INFO: List of Internet Musical Resources

 From: rec-music-info@ph.tn.tudelft.nl (Leo Breebaart)

 Frequency: every two weeks

 Summary: This is a bi-weekly article that lists and describes places where

     	music-related information can be found on the Internet.

 Archive-name: music/resources

 Date: 2 Oct 92 04:01:25 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.music.info,news.answers

 Subject: REC.MUSIC.INFO: List of Usenet Musical Newsgroups

 From: rec-music-info@ph.tn.tudelft.nl (Leo Breebaart)

 Frequency: every two weeks

 Summary: This is a bi-weekly article that lists and briefly describes the

     	music-related newsgroups to be found on Usenet.

 Archive-name: music/newsgroups

 Date: 2 Oct 92 04:02:06 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.music.info,news.answers

 Subject: REC.MUSIC.INFO: Submission Guidelines for rec.music.info

 From: rec-music-info@ph.tn.tudelft.nl (Leo Breebaart)

 Frequency: every two weeks

 Archive-name: music/rec-music-info/guidelines

 Summary: This is a bi-weekly article that gives some guidelines that I would

     	really appreciate being followed if you want to submit something to

     	rec.music.info. Nothing very fancy, so don't be afraid to submit...!

 Date: 2 Oct 92 04:01:05 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.music.info,news.answers

 Subject: REC.MUSIC.INFO: Welcome to rec.music.info!

 From: rec-music-info@ph.tn.tudelft.nl (Leo Breebaart)

 Frequency: every two weeks

 Summary: This is the introduction article to the moderated group

     	rec.music.info. It explains what the group is for and why

     	you might want to subscribe to it. It is posted bi-weekly.

 Archive-name: music/rec-music-info/welcome

 Date: 2 Oct 92 04:00:42 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.music.info,rec.music.funky

 Subject: CHART: Dutch Dance

 From: eerke@sci.kun.nl (Eerke Boiten)

 Frequency: weekly, but some weeks are missed

 Date: 5 Oct 92 15:13:23 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.music.info,rec.music.misc

 Subject: CHART: Dutch Singles

 From: eerke@sci.kun.nl (Eerke Boiten)

 Frequency: weekly

 Date: 5 Oct 92 15:12:33 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.music.info,rec.music.misc

 Subject: CHART: European Top 20

 From: a3@rivm.nl (Adri Verhoef)

 Frequency: weekly

 Summary: Shabba ranks as a real Mr. Loverman

 Date: 5 Oct 92 15:14:07 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.music.info,rec.music.misc

 Subject: CHART: UK Indie Charts w/e *

 From: Herman Verkade <VERKADE@ctss.co.uk>

 Frequency: weekly

 Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1992 09:50:35 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.music.info,soc.culture.netherlands

 Subject: CHART: Dutch Albums

 From: eerke@sci.kun.nl (Eerke Boiten)

 Frequency: weekly

 Date: 5 Oct 92 15:12:57 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.music.makers,rec.audio,rec.audio.pro,rec.audio.car

 Subject: LIST OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENT & SOUND REINFORCEMENT SPEAKERS

 From: bill@thd.tv.tek.com (William K. McFadden)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 1 Oct 92 07:10:24 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.music.makers,rec.music.bluenote,rec.music.folk,news.answers

 Subject: Listing of open musical jam sessions

 From: rsk@gynko.circ.upenn.edu (Rich Kulawiec)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1992 05:00:39 GMT

 Archive-name: music/jam-sessions

 Newsgroups: rec.music.makers,rec.music.synth,alt.guitar,news.answers

 Subject: Music Equipment Mail/Phone List

 From: rsk@gynko.circ.upenn.edu (Rich Kulawiec)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1992 05:02:56 GMT

 Archive-name: music/addresses

 Newsgroups: rec.music.misc

 Subject: CHART: Austrian Top 20 Singles*

 From: sluka@stoch.fmi.uni-passau.de (Bernd Sluka)

 Frequency: weekly

 Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 13:36:59 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.music.misc

 Subject: CHART: US Top10 (*)

 From: buckmr@marcus.its.rpi.edu (Ron Buckmire)

 Frequency: weekly

 Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1992 17:36:58 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.music.misc

 Subject: Chart: UK Charts for Week Ending *

 From: ccaaand@ucl.ac.uk (Andrew Dawson)

 Frequency: weekly

 Date: 8 Sep 92 10:37:14 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.music.misc,alt.music.alternative,soc.culture.japan

 Subject: CHART: Japanese pop singles/albums(*)

 From: sana@McLaren.t-sisi.tis.co.jp (Kaz "ACID" Sanada)

 Frequency: unknown

 Summary: DISCOGRAPY: Takako Okamura

 Date: 3 Sep 92 10:35:07 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.music.misc,rec.arts.sf.misc,news.answers

 Subject: SF-references-in-music List

 From: rsk@aspen.circ.upenn.edu (Rich Kulawiec)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1992 05:01:52 GMT

 Archive-name: music/sci-fi-refs

 Newsgroups: rec.music.misc,rec.music.cd,news.answers

 Subject: [rec.music.misc,cd] Musical Mail Order (Monthly Post)

 From: datta@cs.uwp.edu (David Datta)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 2 Apr 92 01:56:09 GMT

 Archive-name: music-mail-order

 Newsgroups: rec.music.misc,rec.music.newage,rec.music.phish,alt.music.alternative,alt.music.progressive,alt.music.rush,alt.rock-n-roll,alt.rock-n-roll.hard,alt.rock-n-roll.metal

 Subject: REC.MUSIC.INFO [Monthly `pointer']

 From: rec-music-info@ph.tn.tudelft.nl (Leo Breebaart)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 03:01:36 GMT

 Summary: This article advertises the musical general-interest group

     	rec.music.info.

 Newsgroups: rec.nude,news.answers

 Subject: REC.NUDE Frequently Asked Questions, Part I of II

 From: steve@rtfm.mlb.fl.us (Steve Pierce)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: nude-faq/part1

 Summary: Questions (and their answers) frequently asked on rec.nude.

          Posted monthly on the 1st of each month.

 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 03:11:43 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.nude,news.answers

 Subject: REC.NUDE Frequently Asked Questions, Part II of II

 From: steve@rtfm.mlb.fl.us (Steve Pierce)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: nude-faq/part2

 Summary: Information on CO organization, publications, etc.

          Posted monthly on the 1st of each month.

 Date: 1 Oct 92 03:12:55 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.org.mensa,news.answers

 Subject: Mensa - Answers to Frequently Asked Questions [monthly]

 From: phil@miracle.com (Phil Hill)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: mensa-faq

 Summary: This posting contains a list of Frequently Asked

          Questions (and their answers) about Mensa.  It

          should be read by anyone who wishes to post to the

          rec.org.mensa newsgroup.

 Date: 29 Sep 92 00:16:52 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.org.sca

 Subject: Come on in--the water's fine

 From: whheydt@pbhya.PacBell.COM (Wilson Heydt)

 Frequency: Monthly

 Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 21:12:56 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.org.sca

 Subject: Intro to the SCA

 From: mittle@watson.ibm.com (Josh Mittleman)

 Frequency: Monthly

 Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 17:54:26 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.org.sca,alt.sca,news.answers

 Subject: rec.org.sca / Rialto Frequently Asked Questions - part*/*

 From: dennis_sherman@unc.edu

 Frequency: monthly

 Summary: FAQs with Answers for the Rialto - rec.org.sca and mailing

     list sca@mc.lcs.mit.edu.  The Society for Creative Anachronism is

     an organization that studies the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and

     recreates those parts we find most interesting.

 Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1992 05:06:16 GMT

 Archive-name: sca-faq/part01

 Newsgroups: rec.pets,rec.pets.cats,rec.pets.dogs,news.answers

 Subject: Fleas, Ticks, and Your Pet: FAQ

 From: tittle@ics.uci.edu (Cindy Tittle Moore)

 Frequency: every fifteen days

 Archive-name: fleas-ticks

 Summary: This is a FAQ on ridding your pet and home of fleas and

          dealing with ticks.  It is posted every fifteen days.

          Additions and corrections are always welcome, send email to

          one of the addresses below.

 Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 05:03:05 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats,news.answers

 Subject: rec.pets.cats FAQ (part */*)

 From: tittle@ics.uci.edu (Cindy Tittle Moore)

 Frequency: every twenty days

 Archive-name: cats-faq/part1

 Summary: This is a periodically posted FAQ on the care and handling

          of cats.  It is in two parts.

 Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1992 05:01:06 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats,news.answers

 Subject: rec.pets.cats FAQ (part 2/2)

 From: tittle@ics.uci.edu (Cindy Tittle Moore)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: cats-faq/part2

 Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1992 05:01:46 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs,news.answers

 Subject: rec.pets.dogs:  American Kennel Club Titles FAQ

 From: tittle@ics.uci.edu (Cindy Tittle Moore)

 Frequency: every 30 days

 Archive-name: dogs-faq/AKC-titles

 Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1992 05:03:54 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs,news.answers

 Subject: rec.pets.dogs:  Annotated References FAQ

 From: tittle@ics.uci.edu (Cindy Tittle Moore)

 Frequency: every 30 days

 Archive-name: dogs-faq/references

 Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1992 05:04:19 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs,news.answers

 Subject: rec.pets.dogs:  Assorted Topics FAQ, Part I

 From: tittle@ics.uci.edu (Cindy Tittle Moore)

 Frequency: every 30 days

 Archive-name: dogs-faq/misc1

 Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1992 05:04:50 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs,news.answers

 Subject: rec.pets.dogs:  Assorted Topics FAQ, Part II

 From: tittle@ics.uci.edu (Cindy Tittle Moore)

 Frequency: every 30 days

 Archive-name: dogs-faq/misc2

 Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1992 05:05:29 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs,news.answers

 Subject: rec.pets.dogs:  Bloodhounds FAQ

 From: tittle@ics.uci.edu (Cindy Tittle Moore)

 Frequency: approximately twice a year (or as requested, in rec.pets.dogs)

 Archive-name: dogs-faq/bloodhounds

 Date: Tue, 19 May 1992 05:03:35 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs,news.answers

 Subject: rec.pets.dogs:  Canine Medical Information FAQ

 From: tittle@ics.uci.edu (Cindy Tittle Moore)

 Frequency: every thirty days

 Archive-name: dogs-faq/medical-info

 Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs,news.answers

 Subject: rec.pets.dogs:  Collies FAQ

 From: tittle@ics.uci.edu (Cindy Tittle Moore)

 Frequency: approximately twice a year (or as requested, in rec.pets.dogs)

 Archive-name: dogs-faq/collies

 Date: Tue, 19 May 1992 05:03:18 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs,news.answers

 Subject: rec.pets.dogs:  Companion and Working Dogs FAQ

 From: tittle@ics.uci.edu (Cindy Tittle Moore)

 Frequency: every 30 days

 Archive-name: dogs-faq/working

 Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1992 05:02:56 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs,news.answers

 Subject: rec.pets.dogs:  Dog Behavior, Problems, and Training FAQ

 From: tittle@ics.uci.edu (Cindy Tittle Moore)

 Frequency: every 30 days

 Archive-name: dogs-faq/training

 Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1992 05:03:30 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs,news.answers

 Subject: rec.pets.dogs:  Greyhounds FAQ

 From: tittle@ics.uci.edu (Cindy Tittle Moore)

 Frequency: irregularly (or as requested, in rec.pets.dogs)

 Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1992 05:01:19 GMT

 Archive-name: dogs-faq/greyhounds

 Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs,news.answers

 Subject: rec.pets.dogs:  Health Care Issues FAQ

 From: tittle@ics.uci.edu (Cindy Tittle Moore)

 Frequency: every 30 days

 Archive-name: dogs-faq/health-care

 Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1992 05:02:20 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs,news.answers

 Subject: rec.pets.dogs:  Introduction FAQ

 From: tittle@ics.uci.edu (Cindy Tittle Moore)

 Frequency: every 30 days

 Archive-name: dogs-faq/introduction

 Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1992 05:00:53 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs,news.answers

 Subject: rec.pets.dogs:  Labrador Retrievers FAQ

 From: tittle@ics.uci.edu (Cindy Tittle Moore)

 Frequency: approximately twice a year (or as requested, in rec.pets.dogs)

 Date: Fri, 3 Jul 1992 05:02:56 GMT

 Archive-name: dogs-faq/labradors

 Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs,news.answers

 Subject: rec.pets.dogs:  New Owners, New Dogs FAQ

 From: tittle@ics.uci.edu (Cindy Tittle Moore)

 Frequency: every 30 days

 Archive-name: dogs-faq/new

 Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1992 05:01:33 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.photo,rec.video

 Subject: Photographic Mail Order Survey

 From: blondin@druhi.ATT.COM (BlondinDJ)

 Frequency: unknown

 Date: 12 Sep 92 15:59:59 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.puzzles,news.answers

 Subject: rec.puzzles FAQ, part * of *

 From: uunet!questrel!chris (Chris Cole)

 Frequency: infrequently (not more than once every six months)

 Archive-name: puzzles-faq/part01

 Summary: This posting contains a list of

      Frequently Asked Questions (and their answers).

      It should be read by anyone who wishes to

      post to the rec.puzzles newsgroup.

 Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1992 00:08:26 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc

 Subject: ARRL Freebies

 From: lhurder@arrl.org (Luck Hurder KY1T)

 Frequency: every 6-8 weeks

 Date: 1 Sep 92 00:17:46 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc

 Subject: Amateurs on Usenet List * Part * of *

 From: atha!aunro!ve6mgs!mark@decwrl.dec.com (Mark G. Salyzyn)

 Frequency: monthly

 Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc

 Subject: Examination Opportunities Scheduled * to *

 From: bjahnke@arrl.org (Bart Jahnke)

 Frequency: every 6-8 weeks

 Date: 24 Sep 92 13:53:18 EDT

 Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,news.answers

 Subject: Amateur Radio Elmers List Info and Administrivia

 From: pschleck@cwis.unomaha.edu (Paul W Schleck KD3FU)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: elmers/admin

 Summary: A documentation file for the Elmers Resource Directory,

 	 a list of mentors, experts, and gurus for the various

 	 technical subjects that come up in this newsgroup.

 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 11:01:41 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,news.answers

 Subject: Amateur Radio Elmers Resource Directory

 From: pschleck@cwis.unomaha.edu (Paul W Schleck KD3FU)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: elmers/list

 Summary: A list of mentors, experts, and gurus for the various

 	 technical subjects that come up in this newsgroup.

 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 11:01:53 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,news.answers

 Subject: Changes to Amateur Radio Elmers Resource Directory

 From: pschleck@cwis.unomaha.edu (Paul W Schleck KD3FU)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: elmers/diff

 Summary: A contextual difference (diff -c) file for the Elmers

          Resource Directory, a list of mentors, experts, and

          gurus for the various technical subjects that come up

          in this newsgroup.

 Date: 1 Oct 92 03:14:29 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,news.answers

 Subject: Index to the rec.radio.amateur.* Supplemental Archives

 From: pschleck@cwis.unomaha.edu (Paul W Schleck KD3FU)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: ham-archives-index

 Summary: This article provides an excellent "read me first" list

          of VERY helpful files for this newsgroup and amateur

          radio in general, available via anonymous FTP from

          ftp.cs.buffalo.edu.

 Date: 15 Sep 92 13:20:25 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,news.answers

 Subject: rec.radio.amateur.misc Frequently Asked Questions (Part * of 6)

 From: newstech@uts.amdahl.com

 Frequency: twice per month

 Archive-name: ham-radio-faq/part1

 Date: 22 Sep 92 10:08:08 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.cb,news.answers

 Subject: Guide to the Personal Radio Newsgroups

 From: pschleck@cwis.unomaha.edu (Paul W Schleck KD3FU)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: personal-radio-intro

 Summary: This article provides an overview of the newsgroups devoted

          to the personal radio services (amateur and CB), describes

          each newsgroup and its charter, and gives a brief tutorial

          on netiquette.

 Date: 15 Sep 92 13:20:35 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.packet,news.answers

 Subject: rec.radio.amateur.packet Frequently Asked Questions

 From: steve@wattres.SJ.CA.US (Steve Watt -- KD6GGD)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: packet-radio-faq

 Date: 15 Sep 92 19:54:31 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.radio.cb,news.answers

 Subject: rec.radio.cb Frequently Asked Questions (Part * of *)

 From: newstech@uts.amdahl.com

 Frequency: twice monthly

 Archive-name: cb-radio-faq/part1

 Date: 22 Sep 92 10:08:31 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave

 Subject: Handy Shortwave Chart

 From: bill@thd.tv.tek.com (William K. McFadden)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 1 Oct 92 07:11:22 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave

 Subject: Phone line as SW antenna

 From: bill@thd.tv.tek.com (William K. McFadden)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 1 Oct 92 07:12:22 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave

 Subject: Welcome to rec.radio.shortwave

 From: ralph@mtunp.att.com (Ralph Brandi)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 13:09:31 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave

 Subject: Welcome to rec.radio.shortwave (AM/FM DXing)

 From: fybush@unixland.natick.ma.us (Scott Fybush)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 13:11:15 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave

 Subject: Welcome to rec.radio.shortwave (Scanning)

 From: parnass@ihlpm.att.com (Bob Parnass, AJ9S)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 13:10:35 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave

 Subject: Welcome to rec.radio.shortwave (Shortwave)

 From: ralph@mtunp.att.com (Ralph Brandi)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 13:09:58 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.radio.swap,news.answers

 Subject: A Guide to Buying and Selling on Usenet

 From: pschleck@cwis.unomaha.edu (Paul W Schleck KD3FU)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: swap-guide

 Summary: A guide to the rec.radio.swap newsgroup, providing a

          description of the group and its charter, net-wisdom on the

          best use of this forum, and some brief netiquette notes.

          Also provides general guidelines for the other forsale and

          marketplace forums.

 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 11:02:13 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.roller-coaster

 Subject: REC.ROLLER-COASTER -- FAQ (*)

 From: buck@cavlry.enet.dec.com ()

 Frequency: unknown

 Newsgroups: rec.running,news.answers

 Subject: rec.running FAQ part * of *

 From: yserrano@us.oracle.com

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: running-faq/part1

 Summary: This posting contains a list of Frequently Asked

          Questions and interesting information about running.

 Date: 22 Sep 92 18:18:57 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.scuba,news.answers

 Subject: [rec.scuba] FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions about Scuba, Monthly Posting

 From: njs@scifi.uucp (Nick Simicich)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: scuba-faq

 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 09:01:50 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.skate,news.answers

 Subject: REC.SKATE FAQ - part */*

 From: adchen@umaxc.weeg.uiowa.edu (Tony Chen)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: rec-skate-faq/part1

 Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball

 Subject: Rec.sport.baseball FAQList V * (*/*) - General Questions

 From: kbos@carina.unm.edu

 Frequency: monthly

 Newsgroups: rec.sport.disc,news.answers

 Subject: rec.sport.disc FAQ - Part 1

 From: davidb@is.morgan.com (David Birnbaum)

 Frequency: once every two weeks

 Archive-name: disc-faq/part1

 Date: 2 Sep 92 15:02:05 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.sport.disc,news.answers

 Subject: rec.sport.disc FAQ - Part 2

 From: davidb@is.morgan.com (David Birnbaum)

 Frequency: once every two weeks

 Archive-name: disc-faq/part2

 Date: 2 Sep 92 15:02:05 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.sport.football

 Subject: Football poll

 From: footpoll@terminus.UUCP (Football Poll)

 Frequency: weekly during college football season

 Newsgroups: rec.sport.football

 Subject: NCAA Division I-A Team list

 From: footpoll@terminus.UUCP (Football Poll)

 Frequency: weekly during college football season

 Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.college

 Subject: I-AA preview for *

 From: pdunn@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Patrick L Dunn)

 Frequency: weekly, during college football season

 Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 08:45:53 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.college

 Subject: Palmetto Football Tuesday #* - *

 From: trev@hubcap.clemson.edu (Trevor Bauknight)

 Frequency: weekly

 Date: 16 Sep 92 02:12:25 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey,news.answers

 Subject: rec.sport.hockey Frequently Asked Questions

 From: hamlet@stein.u.washington.edu (Mitch McGowan)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: hockey-faq

 Date: 30 Sep 92 19:26:40 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling

 Subject: Wrestling Sheet Listing - * *

 From: fsspr@acad3.alaska.edu (Sean P. Ryan, Hardcore Alaskan)

 Frequency: monthly

 Newsgroups: rec.sport.pro-wrestling

 Subject: fj.rec.sports.prowrestling summary for the week of */* - */*

 From: fsspr@acad3.alaska.edu (Sean P. Ryan, Hardcore Alaskan)

 Frequency: weekly

 Newsgroups: rec.travel

 Subject: Simple suggestions for travel (net reminders really)

 From: eugene@amelia.nas.nasa.gov (Eugene N. Miya)

 Frequency: three times a year

 Date: 1 Oct 92 11:30:12 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.travel,soc.culture.canada

 Subject: Alaska Highway Rendezvous '92 - [1/2] General Information

 From: fsspr@acad3.alaska.edu (Sean P. Ryan, Hardcore Alaskan)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 6 Feb 92 08:42:41 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.travel,soc.culture.canada

 Subject: Alaska Highway Rendezvous '92 - [2/2] Calendar of Events

 From: fsspr@acad3.alaska.edu (Sean P. Ryan, Hardcore Alaskan)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 6 Feb 92 08:42:41 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.travel.air,news.answers

 Subject: Air Travel FAQ 1/5 Intro and Answers

 From: autry@sgi.com (Larry Autry)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: air-travel/faq

 Summary: Answers about air travel.

 Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1992 19:18:34 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.travel.air,news.answers

 Subject: Air Travel FAQ 2/5 North American Airport Codes

 From: autry@sgi.com (Larry Autry)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: air-travel/na-airport-codes

 Summary: Three letter airport codes for North America.

 Date: 24 Sep 92 19:27:31 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.travel.air,news.answers

 Subject: Air Travel FAQ 3/5 World Airport Codes Exc. N.A.

 From: autry@sgi.com (Larry Autry)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: air-travel/world-airport-codes

 Summary: Airport codes excluding North America

 Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1992 19:19:07 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.travel.air,news.answers

 Subject: Air Travel FAQ 4/5 Ticket Consolidators

 From: autry@sgi.com (Larry Autry)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: air-travel/bucket-shops

 Summary: Anonymous submission regarding bucket shops.

 Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1992 19:19:21 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.travel.air,news.answers

 Subject: FAQ 5/5: How To Prevent Jetlag (Monthly Posting)

 From: autry@sgi.com (Larry Autry)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: air-travel/jetlag-prevention

 Summary: Things one can do to prevent jetlag.

 Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1992 19:19:30 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.travel.air,news.answers

 Subject: FAQ: How to Get Cheap Airtickets [Monthly posting]

 From: mkant+@cs.cmu.edu (Mark Kantrowitz)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: cheap-airfare

 Date: 2 Oct 92 06:00:59 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.video

 Subject: Multi-Standard Video Equipment FAQ (rev *.*)

 From: B.King@ee.surrey.ac.uk

 Frequency: irregularly, based on demand

 Newsgroups: rec.video

 Subject: World TV Standards FAQ (rev *.*)

 From: B.King@ee.surrey.ac.uk

 Frequency: irregularly, based on demand

 Newsgroups: rec.video.cable-tv,news.answers

 Subject: Wireless Cable FAQ

 From: bc338569@longs.LANCE.ColoState.Edu (Brian J. Catlin)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: wireless-cable

 Date: 3 Oct 92 08:36:39 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite

 Subject: Frequently Asked Questions about Satellite TV (Monthly Posting)

 From: flash@lopez.UUCP (Gary Bourgois)

 Frequency: monthly

 Newsgroups: rec.woodworking

 Subject: Changes to Frequently Asked rec.woodworking questions

 From: roche@cs.rochester.edu (James Roche)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 1 Oct 92 12:34:42 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.woodworking

 Subject: Changes to Frequently Requested rec.woodworking addresses

 From: roche@cs.rochester.edu (James Roche)

 Frequency: monthly, or when there are changes

 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 12:35:34 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.woodworking

 Subject: Frequently Asked Questions about Electric Motors

 From: roche@cs.rochester.edu (James Roche)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 12:36:06 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.woodworking

 Subject: Frequently Asked rec.woodworking questions (last updated */*/*)

 From: roche@cs.rochester.edu (James Roche)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1992 17:04:15 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.woodworking

 Subject: Frequently Requested Tool reviews (last updated */*/*)

 From: roche@cs.rochester.edu (James Roche)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 12:35:10 GMT

 Newsgroups: rec.woodworking

 Subject: Frequently Requested rec.woodworking addresses (last updated */*/*)

 From: roche@cs.rochester.edu (James Roche)

 Frequency: monthly, or when there are changes

 Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1992 17:05:19 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.astro

 Subject: Purchasing Amateur Telescopes FAQ (part */*)

 From: ronnie@cisco.com (Ronnie B. Kon)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 1 Oct 92 18:31:51 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.astro,rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.shortwave

 Subject: Daily Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for *

 From: oler@rho.uleth.ca (Cary Oler)

 Frequency: daily

 Date: 15 Sep 92 07:26:56 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.astro,sci.space,news.answers

 Subject: Space FAQ 01/15 - Introduction

 From: leech@mahler.cs.unc.edu (Jon Leech)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: space/intro

 Date: 30 Sep 92 23:05:42 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.astro,sci.space,news.answers

 Subject: Space FAQ 02/15 - Network Resources

 From: leech@mahler.cs.unc.edu (Jon Leech)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: space/net

 Date: 30 Sep 92 23:06:39 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.astro,sci.space,news.answers

 Subject: Space FAQ 03/15 - Data Sources

 From: leech@mahler.cs.unc.edu (Jon Leech)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: space/data

 Date: 30 Sep 92 23:06:46 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.astro,sci.space,news.answers

 Subject: Space FAQ 04/15 - Calculations

 From: leech@mahler.cs.unc.edu (Jon Leech)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: space/math

 Date: 30 Sep 92 23:06:51 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.astro,sci.space,news.answers

 Subject: Space FAQ 05/15 - References

 From: leech@mahler.cs.unc.edu (Jon Leech)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: space/references

 Date: 30 Sep 92 23:06:56 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.astro,sci.space,news.answers

 Subject: Space FAQ 06/15 - Constants and Equations

 From: leech@mahler.cs.unc.edu (Jon Leech)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: space/constants

 Date: 30 Sep 92 23:07:01 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.astro,sci.space,news.answers

 Subject: Space FAQ 07/15 - Astronomical Mnemonics

 From: leech@mahler.cs.unc.edu (Jon Leech)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: space/mnemonics

 Date: 30 Sep 92 23:07:06 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.astro,sci.space,sci.space.shuttle,news.answers

 Subject: Astro/Space Frequently Seen Acronyms

 From: mark@deluge.mmm.ucar.edu (Mark Bradford)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 05:00:39 GMT

 Archive-name: space/acronyms

 Newsgroups: sci.cryonics,news.answers

 Subject: Cryonics FAQ 1: Index

 From: tsf+@cs.cmu.edu (Timothy Freeman)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: cryonics-faq/part1

 Summary: This posting contains a list of Frequently Asked Questions

    and their answers about cryonics, the practice of carefully preserving

    very recently clinically and legally dead people in hopes that they can be

    revived in the future.  It should be read

 Date: 1 Oct 92 14:02:18 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.cryonics,news.answers

 Subject: Cryonics FAQ 2: Science/Technology

 From: tsf+@cs.cmu.edu (Timothy Freeman)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: cryonics-faq/part2

 Summary: This posting contains a list of Frequently Asked Questions

    and their answers about cryonics, the practice of carefully preserving

    very recently clinically and legally dead people in hopes that they can be

    revived in the future.  It should be read

 Date: 1 Oct 92 14:02:41 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.cryonics,news.answers

 Subject: Cryonics FAQ 3: Philosophy/Religion

 From: tsf+@cs.cmu.edu (Timothy Freeman)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: cryonics-faq/part3

 Summary: This posting contains a list of Frequently Asked Questions

    and their answers about cryonics, the practice of carefully preserving

    very recently clinically and legally dead people in hopes that they can be

    revived in the future.  It should be read

 Date: 1 Oct 92 14:02:50 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.cryonics,news.answers

 Subject: Cryonics FAQ 4: Controversy surrounding Cryonics

 From: tsf+@cs.cmu.edu (Timothy Freeman)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: cryonics-faq/part4

 Summary: This posting contains a list of Frequently Asked Questions

    and their answers about cryonics, the practice of carefully preserving

    very recently clinically and legally dead people in hopes that they can be

    revived in the future.  It should be read

 Date: 1 Oct 92 14:02:57 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.cryonics,news.answers

 Subject: Cryonics FAQ 5: Neurosuspension

 From: tsf+@cs.cmu.edu (Timothy Freeman)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: cryonics-faq/part5

 Summary: This posting contains a list of Frequently Asked Questions

    and their answers about cryonics, the practice of carefully preserving

    very recently clinically and legally dead people in hopes that they can be

    revived in the future.  It should be read

 Date: 1 Oct 92 14:03:19 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.cryonics,news.answers

 Subject: Cryonics FAQ 6: Suspension Arrangements

 From: tsf+@cs.cmu.edu (Timothy Freeman)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: cryonics-faq/part6

 Summary: This posting contains a list of Frequently Asked Questions

    and their answers about cryonics, the practice of carefully preserving

    very recently clinically and legally dead people in hopes that they can be

    revived in the future.  It should be read

 Date: 1 Oct 92 14:03:58 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.cryonics,news.answers

 Subject: Cryonics FAQ 7: Cost of Cryonics

 From: tsf+@cs.cmu.edu (Timothy Freeman)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: cryonics-faq/part7

 Summary: This posting contains a list of Frequently Asked Questions

    and their answers about cryonics, the practice of carefully preserving

    very recently clinically and legally dead people in hopes that they can be

    revived in the future.  It should be read

 Date: 1 Oct 92 14:04:18 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.cryonics,news.answers

 Subject: Cryonics FAQ 8: Communications

 From: tsf+@cs.cmu.edu (Timothy Freeman)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: cryonics-faq/part8

 Summary: This posting contains a list of Frequently Asked Questions

    and their answers about cryonics, the practice of carefully preserving

    very recently clinically and legally dead people in hopes that they can be

    revived in the future.  It should be read

 Date: 1 Oct 92 14:04:32 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.cryonics,news.answers

 Subject: Cryonics FAQ 9: Glossary

 From: tsf+@cs.cmu.edu (Timothy Freeman)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: cryonics-faq/part9

 Summary: This posting contains a list of Frequently Asked Questions

    and their answers about cryonics, the practice of carefully preserving

    very recently clinically and legally dead people in hopes that they can be

    revived in the future.  It should be read

 Date: 1 Oct 92 14:04:47 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.electronics,rec.radio.amateur.misc

 Subject: My List of Mail Order Electronics Companies

 From: jfw@ksr.com (John F. Woods)

 Frequency: every 1-2 months

 Date: 4 Aug 92 14:36:50 EDT

 Newsgroups: sci.geo.meteorology

 Subject: Tropical Cyclone Weekly Summary #* (*)

 From: jack@cloud3.met.fsu.edu (JACK)

 Frequency: weekly

 Date: 9 Sep 92 22:00:02 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.geo.meteorology,news.answers

 Subject: Sources of Meteorological Data FAQ

 From: ilana@kiowa.scd.ucar.edu (Ilana Stern)

 Frequency: twice per month

 Archive-name: weather-data

 Summary: Weather and research data available via Internet, CD-ROM, and tape.

 Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 18:55:18 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.math,news.answers

 Subject: sci.math: Frequently Asked Questions

 From: alopez-o@maytag.uwaterloo.ca (Alex Lopez-Ortiz)

 Frequency: biweekly

 Archive-name: sci-math-faq

 Summary: (version 3.4)

 Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 13:05:12 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.med,sci.med.occupational,news.answers

 Subject: FAQ: Typing Injuries (1/3): General Info [monthly posting]

 From: dwallach@nas.nasa.gov (Dan Wallach)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: typing-injury-faq/general

 Summary: information about where to get more information

 Date: 8 Sep 92 12:05:14 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.med,sci.med.occupational,news.answers

 Subject: FAQ: Typing Injuries (2/3): Keyboard Alternatives [montly posting]

 From: Dan Wallach <dwallach@nas.nasa.gov>

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: typing-injury-faq/keyboards

 Summary: everything you ever wanted to know about replacing your keyboard

 Date: Fri, 14 Aug 92 12:05:42 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.med,sci.med.occupational,news.answers

 Subject: FAQ: Typing Injuries (3/3): Software Monitoring Tools [montly posting]

 From: Dan Wallach <dwallach@nas.nasa.gov>

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: typing-injury-faq/software

 Summary: software tools to help out injured typists

 Date: Fri, 14 Aug 92 12:06:30 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.military

 Subject: sci.military guidelines and etiquette

 From: military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker, moderator)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 14 Mar 92 02:54:33 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.physics,alt.sci.physics.new-theories

 Subject: Frequently Asked Questions About Physics - *

 From: sichase@csa1.lbl.gov (SCOTT I CHASE)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 2 Aug 92 18:37:45 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.skeptic,news.answers

 Subject: sci.skeptic: The Frequently Questioned Answers

 From: paj@uk.co.gec-mrc (Paul Johnson)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: skeptic-faq

 Summary: This posting contains a list of Frequently Asked Questions

 	about scientific skepticism and various fringe topics.  It

 	should be read by anyone who wishes to post to sci.skeptic.

 Date: 17 Sep 92 12:45:32 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.space,news.answers

 Subject: Space FAQ 08/15 - Addresses

 From: leech@mahler.cs.unc.edu (Jon Leech)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: space/addresses

 Date: 30 Sep 92 23:07:10 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.space,news.answers

 Subject: Space FAQ 09/15 - Mission Schedules

 From: leech@mahler.cs.unc.edu (Jon Leech)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: space/schedule

 Date: 30 Sep 92 23:07:18 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.space,news.answers

 Subject: Space FAQ 10/15 - Planetary Probe History

 From: leech@mahler.cs.unc.edu (Jon Leech)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: space/probe

 Date: 30 Sep 92 23:07:22 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.space,news.answers

 Subject: Space FAQ 11/15 - Upcoming Planetary Probes

 From: leech@mahler.cs.unc.edu (Jon Leech)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: space/new_probes

 Date: 30 Sep 92 23:07:27 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.space,news.answers

 Subject: Space FAQ 12/15 - Controversial Questions

 From: leech@mahler.cs.unc.edu (Jon Leech)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: space/controversy

 Date: 30 Sep 92 23:07:31 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.space,news.answers

 Subject: Space FAQ 13/15 - Interest Groups & Publications

 From: leech@mahler.cs.unc.edu (Jon Leech)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: space/groups

 Date: 30 Sep 92 23:07:35 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.space,news.answers

 Subject: Space FAQ 14/15 - How to Become an Astronaut

 From: leech@mahler.cs.unc.edu (Jon Leech)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: space/astronaut

 Date: 30 Sep 92 23:07:41 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.space,news.answers

 Subject: Space FAQ 15/15 - Orbital and Planetary Launch Services

 From: leech@mahler.cs.unc.edu (Jon Leech)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: space/launchers

 Date: 30 Sep 92 23:07:48 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.space,sci.astro,news.answers

 Subject: Diffs to sci.space/sci.astro Frequently Asked Questions

 From: leech@mahler.cs.unc.edu (Jon Leech)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: space/diff

 Date: 30 Sep 92 23:04:09 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.space.news

 Subject: Changes to Three-Letter Acronym (TLA) Update Program (UP) (CTU)

 From: wollman@uvm.edu (Garrett A. Wollman)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 3 Aug 92 20:36:59 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.space.news

 Subject: Three-Letter Acronym (TLA) Update Program (UP)

 From: wollman@uvm.edu (Garrett A. Wollman)

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1992 20:36:38 GMT

 Newsgroups: sci.virtual-worlds

 Subject: ADMIN: sci.virtual-worlds FAQ, updated * *. (LONG)

 From: hlab@milton.u.washington.edu (Human Int. Technology Lab)

 Frequency: unknown

 Newsgroups: soc.college,soc.net-people,news.answers

 Subject: FAQ: College Email Addresses */* [Monthly posting]

 From: dalamb@qucis.queensu.ca (David Lamb)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: college-email/part1

 Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1992 12:13:26 GMT

 Newsgroups: soc.culture.esperanto,news.answers

 Subject: soc.culture.esperanto Frequently Asked Questions (Oftaj Demandoj)

 From: urban@rand.org

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: esperanto-faq

 Date: 2 Oct 92 23:02:29 GMT

 Newsgroups: soc.culture.french,news.answers

 Subject: FAQ: soc.culture.french */2 [monthly]

 From: Christophe.Wolfhugel@grasp.insa-lyon.fr (Christophe Wolfhugel)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: culture-french-faq/part1

 Summary: This bilingual (french-english) article is intended for readers inte-

   rested in the soc.culture.french newsgroup and contains relevant information

   about french-speaking countries and answers to frequently asked questions.

 Date: 25 Sep 1992 18:33:17 +0200

 Newsgroups: soc.culture.french,news.answers

 Subject: FAQ: soc.culture.french - Changes since last posting [monthly]

 From: Christophe.Wolfhugel@grasp.insa-lyon.fr (Christophe Wolfhugel)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: culture-french-faq/changes

 Summary: This article summarizes the changes that have been

   made to the soc.culture.french FAQ since its last posting.

 Date: 25 Sep 1992 18:33:01 +0200

 Newsgroups: soc.culture.french,news.answers

 Subject: FAQ: soc.culture.french - Intro [monthly]

 From: Christophe.Wolfhugel@grasp.insa-lyon.fr (Christophe Wolfhugel)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: culture-french-faq/part0

 Summary: This bilingual (french-english) article is intended for readers inte-

   rested in the soc.culture.french newsgroup and contains relevant information

   about french-speaking countries and answers to frequently asked questions.

 Date: 25 Sep 92 16:33:09 GMT

 Newsgroups: soc.culture.greek,news.answers

 Subject: (*) Soc.Culture.Greek Frequently Asked Questions and Answers

 From: nfotis@ntua.gr (Nick (Nikolaos) C Fotis)

 Frequency: weekly

 Date: 1 Aug 92 12:47:16 GMT

 Archive-name: greek-faq

 Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong,news.answers

 Subject: soc.culture.hongkong FAQ, Part I

 From: john@jho.com (John Ho)

 Frequency: twice per month

 Archive-name: hongkong-faq/part1

 Summary: This posting contains a list of Frequently Asked Questions (and

 	their answers) on the soc.culture.hongkong.  Please read this posting

 	before posting to the newsgroup.

 Date: 22 Sep 92 20:14:07 GMT

 Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong,news.answers

 Subject: soc.culture.hongkong FAQ, Part III

 From: abs0@coos.dartmouth.edu (Kelvin Leung)

 Frequency: twice per month

 Archive-name: hongkong-faq/part3

 Summary: This posting contains the up-to-date info for Global Volunteer

 	database.  It is intended to help out all SCHK netters around

 	the world.

 Date: 22 Sep 92 20:14:12 GMT

 Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong,news.answers

 Subject: soc.culture.hongkong FAQ, Part IV

 From: akwy@mundil.cs.mu.oz.au (Alan Yim)

 Frequency: twice per month

 Archive-name: hongkong-faq/part4

 Summary: Part IV of soc.culture.hongkong contains a list of Frequently

 	Asked Question on the Hong Kong Pictures Archive.

 Date: 22 Sep 92 20:14:32 GMT

 Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong,soc.culture.china,soc.culture.taiwan,news.answers

 Subject: soc.culture.hongkong FAQ, Part II

 From: john@jho.com (John Ho)

 Frequency: twice per month

 Archive-name: hongkong-faq/part2

 Summary: This posting contains a list of Frequently Asked Questions (and

 	their answers) on Chinese Computing.  It should be read by anyone

 	who would like to learn about Chinese Computing.

 Date: 22 Sep 92 20:14:15 GMT

 Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian,news.answers

 Subject: [soc.culture.indian] FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

 From: vikas@deolali.Eng.Sun.COM (Vikas Deolaliker)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: india-faq

 Date: 20 Sep 92 22:46:18 GMT

 Newsgroups: soc.culture.japan,news.answers

 Subject: [l/m */*/*] Soc.culture.japan references

 From: eugene@amelia.nas.nasa.gov (Eugene N. Miya)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: culture-japan-references

 Summary: Stop Think Observe Plan (crontab 0 4 5 * *)

 Date: Mon, 5 Oct 92 11:00:08 GMT

 Newsgroups: soc.culture.magyar,soc.culture.europe,news.answers

 Subject: Hungarian electronic resources FAQ

 From: fekete@bcvax1.bc.edu

 Frequency: twice per month

 Archive-name: hungarian-faq

 Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 05:01:05 GMT

 Newsgroups: soc.culture.mexican

 Subject: soc.culture.mexican FAQ

 From: rjsalvad@iastate.edu (Ricardo J Salvador)

 Frequency: unknown

 Newsgroups: soc.feminism,news.answers

 Subject: soc.feminism Information

 From: tittle@ics.uci.edu (Cindy Tittle Moore)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: feminism/info

 Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 05:00:48 GMT

 Newsgroups: soc.feminism,news.answers

 Subject: soc.feminism References (part * of 3)

 From: tittle@ics.uci.edu (Cindy Tittle Moore)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: feminism/refs1

 Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 05:02:12 GMT

 Newsgroups: soc.feminism,news.answers

 Subject: soc.feminism Resources

 From: tittle@ics.uci.edu (Cindy Tittle Moore)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: feminism/resources

 Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 05:01:14 GMT

 Newsgroups: soc.feminism,news.answers

 Subject: soc.feminism Terminologies

 From: tittle@ics.uci.edu (Cindy Tittle Moore)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: feminism/terms

 Summary: This post contains a description of a variety of feminist

          groups and ideas.  It is intended to give readers of

          soc.feminism a common basis for understanding different terms

          that get thrown around.

 Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 05:01:41 GMT

 Newsgroups: soc.motss,news.answers

 Subject: soc.motss FAQ

 From: jct@mips.com (Chris Thomas)

 Frequency: monthly

 Archive-name: motss-faq

 Date: 29 Sep 92 20:33:48 GMT

 Newsgroups: soc.motss,soc.bi,alt.bbs.lists,alt.wanted.moslem.gay

 Subject: Gay and Lesbian BBS List - * *

 From: pyro@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Leedell J. Miller)

 Frequency: monthly

 Reply-To: 76057.3140@compuserve.com (Ephraim Dickstein)

 Comments: List's home is at BBS `Coconut Club', 1+312-281-6887

 Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1992 00:50:22 GMT

 Newsgroups: soc.net-people

 Subject: Address Book

 From: gomes@cs.tamu.edu (Carlos M Gomes)

 Frequency: unknown

 Date: 14 Sep 92 12:22:08 GMT

 Newsgroups: soc.net-people

 Subject: Tips on using soc.net-people [l.m. */*/*]

 From: sridhar@enuxha.eas.asu.edu (Sridhar Venkataraman)

 Frequency: twice per month

 Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 22:52:46 GMT

 Newsgroups: talk.abortion,news.answers

 Subject: talk.abortion FAQ 1/3 [Q & A]

 From: ejones@umassmed.ummed.edu

 Frequency: monthly

 Date: 6 Jul 92 18:24:50 GMT

 Archive-name: abortion/part1

 Newsgroups: talk.abortion,news.answers

 Subject: talk.abortion FAQ 2/3 [DATA/INFO]

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 Subject: Libernet, an electronic digest and forum

 From: fagin@coos.dartmouth.edu (Barry S. Fagin)

 Frequency: approximately every two months

 Date: 4 Sep 92 17:12:34 GMT

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 From: eric@snark.thyrsus.com (Eric S. Raymond)

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 From: latta@xcf.berkeley.edu (Craig R. Latta)

 Frequency: fortnightly

 Archive-name: netjam-computer-music-faq

 Summary: This posting contains a list of frequently-asked questions

 	(and their answers) about electronic and computer

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 	rec.music.synth, rec.music.makers, rec.music.compose,

 	and comp.music.

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Publicly Accessible Mailing Lists, Part I

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Summary: 391 mailing lists in three postings

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Lines: 1280

Archive-name: mailing-lists/part1

Original-author: chuq@apple.COM (Chuq Von Ruspach)

Last-change: 19 September 1992

[This is the first of three articles on mailing lists.]

Quick Summary of Changes

------------------------

  Added since last list:

    90210                   apE-info                Basic programming

    bikepeople              clarissa                concrete-blonde

    deviants                EMPLOY                  fuzzy-ramblings

    gender                  golden                  GSP-List

    Guns N' Roses           IB                      jpop

    life-talking            melrose-place           Nerdnosh

    POET                    siege                   Societies

    tandem                  TeleUSErs               tinymuck-sloggers

  Deleted since last list:

    info-futures            tartan-c                supercomputers

    svr4-admin

  Changed since last list:

    disney-afternoon        disney-comics           flamingo

    info-prime              interest-groups         ultralite-list

Intro

-----

This is a list of mailing lists available primarily through the

Internet and the UUCP network. A mailing list is different from a

newsgroup because you do not receive anything unless you specifically

request it. To be added to a mailing list, please mail a note to the

contact for that list, listed below.

The list does not include any of the many hundreds of lists that are

available through various Bitnet ListServ sites.

Some of the lists mentioned may be available as limited-distribution

newsgroups.  Contact the administrator for exact details.

Please note the following caveats: publication of a list here does not

guarantee that you will be allowed to join as a member.  That is up to

the moderator and readers, and they have the right to restrict access

to their list as they see fit.  Mailing lists use MUCH less system

overhead on a world-wide basis but do tend to increase loading on the

moderators' machines so the number of people that can be added to a list

may be limited by machine resources as well.

In your request to join a list, please include a signature or some

other copy of your mailing address.  DO NOT RELY on your "From:" mail

header arriving unmangled or even vaguely representing what you think

your prefered address is.

Steven Bjork at the Network Information Systems Center maintains a

list of mailing lists that exist primarily on the Internet.  That list

overlaps this one in a few places, but the lists are largely distinct.

A copy of that list may be obtained by anonymous ftp from the site

ftp.nisc.sri.com (192.33.33.22) in the file "netinfo/interest-groups".

To add or delete an entry to that list, mail to

interest-groups-request@nisc.sri.com.

    Groups listed in this posting

   12step                   30something              386users

   3d                       90210                    ABC

   act-up                   adoption                 aeronautics

   agenda-users             aids                     AIDS-stat

   algeria-net              alife                    Alspa

   alternates               Amazons International    anneal

   apc-open                 apE-info                 argentina

   artist-users             AR-News                  AR-Talk

   Art of Noise             att-pc+                  autox

   Aviator                  backstreets              bagpipe

   bahai-faith              balloon                  ballroom

   Basic programming        bbones                   bears

   BETA                     Between-the-lines        big-DB

   bikecommute              bikepeople               biosym

   blackbird                BMW                      brasil

   brass                    bread                    british-cars

   bugs-386bsd              bx-talk                  C-IBM-370

   ca-firearms              cabot                    camelot

   Cards                    catalunya                Catholic

   Catholic-action          cavers                   cdforum

   chalkhills               chem-eng                 chem-talk

   chessnews                christian                cisco

   clarissa                 clu                      CoCo

   comix                    commune                  concrete-blonde

   Counterev-L              Croatian-News            Cro-News/SCYU-Digest

   cryonics                 Cthulu                   ctree

   CUSSNET                  cyberpunkRPG             CZ

   dark-shadows             datsun-roadsters         dead-runners

   Decision Power           decstation-managers      derby

   deviants                 DGRD                     dire-straits

   dirt-users               disney-afternoon         disney-comics

   Donosy                   drwho-spoilers           DSA-LGB

   Dual-personalities       DVI-List                 eastender

   echoes                   ECTL                     edge

   elements                 empire-list              EMPLOY

   emtex-user               Episcopal                Epoch Users Forum

   esperanto                ethology                 euro-moto

   exotic-cars              Extropians               f-body

   f-mac                    FASE                     femail

   feminism-digest          ferrets                  Fiction-Writers

   filmmakers               firearms                 flamingo

   flashlife                Flat-Fields              folk-dancing

   FoxPro                   framers                  fsuucp

   funky-music              fuzzy-ramblings          gender

   glove-list               godlygraphics            golden

   gnu-manual               GRASS                    GSP-List

   gug-sysadmins            Gunk'l'dunk              Guns N' Roses

   gymn                     handicap                 hang-gliding

   Harleys                  health-ed                hey-joe

   homebrew                 home-ed                  horse

   hotrod                   huskers                  hypeami

   IB                       hyperbole                IBDlist

   iclinfo                  IDOL                     immune

   impulse                  info-aids                info-altos

   info-ccc                 info-encore              info-fortune

   info-gnu                 info-high-audio          info-honda

   info-ingres              info-prime               info-solbourne

   info-stratus             info-tahoe               info-vm

   info-vw                  informix-list            interest-groups

   Int'l Trade & Commerce   Internet Radio Journal   InterText

   ipsc-managers            irchat                   isdn

   italian-cars             iti151                   jewish

   jpop                     jump-in-the-river        khoros

   killifish                kites                    Kuharske Bukve

   lang-lucid               lasnet                   lds

   liberal-judaism          libernet                 LickVista

   life-talking             Linda                    Linux-Activists

   Llajta                   Logo                     lojban

   lute                     MachTen                  macgyver

   mac-security             magic                    manchester

   martial-arts             Masonic Digest           MasPar

   Matlab                   mazda-list               MC68HC11

   medphys                  Melissa Etheridge        melrose-place

   men                      miata                    military

   miniatures               mr2-interest             MST3K

   mtxinu-users             MUD                      Music-Research

   musicals                 mustangs                 mystery

   NA-Net                   NativeNet                navnews

   Ncube                    Nerdnosh                 netblazer-users

   NetJam                   Network-audio-bits       neuron

   newlists                 NewsCom                  nordic-skiing

   nqthm-users              ntp                      nucmed

   numeric-interest         nwu-sports               objc

   objectivism              objectivism-philosophy   ODA

   offroad                  Oglasna Deska            oh-motss

   on-this-day              on-u                     operlist

   oracle                   orienteering             origami

   oysters                  pagan                    Papa

   pc532                    pcgeos-list              pdp8-lovers

   People of the South Wind Peru                     pharm

   physics                  picasso-users            pipes

   Pisma Bralcev            pkd-list                 POET

   POP                      porschephiles            posix-ada

   posix-testing            prion                    PRL

   proof-users              Prog-Pubs                Progress

   pubnet                   qn                       Quanta

   quattro                  Queen                    race

   recipes                  recovery                 REM

   RokPress                 RoleMaster               rune-quest

   rush                     S-news                   sappho

   sca                      scoann                   scogen

   scoodt                   scribe                   SDAnet

   Secular Humanist Group   security                 siege

   SFER-l                   SFRaves                  SkillsBank

   smail3-users             smail3-wizards           Smallmusic

   smiths-fans              Societies                sonify

   sports-cards             SQL-sybase               stagecraft

   stardent-users           Star Fleet Battles       stormbringer

   stormcock                sun-386i                 sun-managers

   sun-nets                 sysops                   t3

   tadream                  Talon-Eclipse-Laser      tandem

   tandy4k                  tcad                     tcp-group

   tekumel                  TeleUSErs                Testing-Archive

   Testing-Research         theatre                  thicva

   think-c                  thunderbird              tinymuck-sloggers

   tinymush-programmers     toad                     toaster-list

   TolkLang                 torg                     towers

   toyota                   transputer               traveller

   tx-firearms              uk-hockey                uk-motss

   ultralite-list           Unisys                   UPS-alumni

   uruguay                  UUG-dist                 vampire

   vanguard                 venezuela                vettes

   VMEbus                   volvo                    Vreme News Digest

   wais-discussion          wais-talk                walkers-in-darkness

   wargames                 warhammer                weights

   whitewater               wildnet                  windsurfing

   Word-Mac                 wxsat                    x-ada

   XGKS                     xopen-testing            XVT

   yello                    Yes/ABWH                 Yiddish

   YSN                      Z-cars                   zeppelin

   ZForum

    Specific Information on Groups

12step

    Contact: suhre@trwrb.dsd.trw.com  (Maurice Suhre)

    Purpose: To discuss/share experiences about 12 step programs

    such as Alcoholics Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous, Alanon,

    ACA, etc.  Questions will also be answered.  Please include a

    phone number in case of trouble establishing an e-mail path.

30something

    Contact: 30something-request@fuggles.acc.virginia.edu (Marc Rouleau)

    Purpose:  Discussion of the TV show by the same name, including

    actors, episodes, plots, characters, etc.

386users

    Contact: 386users-request@udel.edu (William Davidsen, Jr.)

    Purpose:  Topics are 80386 based computers, and all hardware and

    software which is either 386-specific or which has special interest

    on the 386.

3d

    Contact: 3d-request@bfmny0.bfm.com (Tom Neff)

    Purpose: Discussion of 3-D (stereo) photography. General info,

    hints, experiences, equipment, techniques, and stereo

    "happenings."  Anyone interested is welcome to join.

90210

    Contact: 90210-request@ferkel.ucsb.edu (Jim Lick)

    Purpose: Discussion of the Fox TV show "Beverly Hills, 90210."

ABC

    Contact: abc-list-request@cwi.nl (Steven Pemberton)

    Purpose: Discussion of the ABC Programming Language and its

    implementations. Information on ABC is available in "The ABC

    Programmer's Handbook", Leo Geurts et.al, Prentice Hall 1990; "An

    Alternative Simple Language and Environment for PCs", Steven

    Pemberton, IEEE Software, Vol. 4, No. 1, January 1987, pp. 56-64.;

    by ftp from mcsun.eu.net, file

    programming/languages/abc/abc.intro; and by mail-server from

    info-server@hp4nl.nluug.nl: send two-line message: "request

    programming/languages/abc" "topic abc.intro".

act-up

    Contact: act-up-request@world.std.com (Lenard Diggins)

    Purpose: act-up was set up for the discussion of the work being

    done by the various act-up chapters worldwide, to announce events,

    to exchange ideas related to aids activism, and, more broadly, to

    discuss the politics of AIDS and health care.

adoption

    Contact: adoption-request@think.com

    Purpose: The list's charter to is to discuss anything and

    everything connected with adoption

aeronautics

    Contact: aeronautics-request@rascal.ics.utexas.edu

    Purpose: The "aeronautics" mailing list will be a moderated

    version of the sci.aeronautics newsgroup, and as such will deal

    with various technical aspects of aviation, such as human factors,

    airliner operations, avionics, and aerodynamics.  It will be a

    one-way feed (sci.aeronautics -> mailing list), unless sufficient

    demand requires that it go in the opposite direction.

agenda-users

    Contact: agenda-users@newcastle.ac.uk

    Purpose: A new mailing list for users of the Microwriter Agenda

    handheld computer.

aids

    Contact: aids-request@cs.ucla.edu (Daniel R. Greening)

    Purpose: A distribution list for people who can't read

    sci.med.aids.  Covers predominately medical issues of AIDS.  Some

    discussion of political and social issues.  Postings to AIDSNEWS

    and Health InfoCom News mailing lists are also carried.

    Unlike info-aids, postings to aids@cs.ucla.edu are

    NON-confidential.  The average number of postings to aids is about

    2 per day.  The average size of articles is very large

    (statistics, news summaries, etc.)  sci.med.aids and

    aids@cs.ucla.edu are moderated. (see also "info-aids" mailing

    list)

AIDS-stat

    Contact: aids-stat-request@wubios.wustl.edu (David Dodell)

    Purpose: AIDS-STAT is a moderated mailing list whose sole purpose

    is for the distribution of AIDS statistics from various agencies.

    The prime information being distributed will be the Center for

    Disease Control's monthly AIDS Surveillance Report.

algeria-net

    Contact: belk@pyr.gatech.edu  (Nasr Belkheir)

    Purpose:  a forum for discussion about political, cultural aspects

    of Algerian society.

alife

    Contact: alife-request@cognet.ucla.edu

    Purpose: The alife mailing list is for communications regarding

    artificial life, a formative interdisciplinary field involving

    computer science, the natural sciences, mathematics, medicine and

    others.  The recent book _Artificial Life_, Christopher Langton, ed.,

    Addison Wesley, 1989 introduces the scope of artificial life as a field

    of study.  Alife was chartered in February 1990 at the Second Artificial

    Life Workshop, held in Santa Fe & organized by the Center for Nonlinear

    Studies at the Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Santa Fe

    Institute.  The list is intended primarily for low-volume, high-content

    scientific correspondence and as a publically accessible forum for the

    interested members of the public.  Membership as of July 1990 includes

    over 1,200 addresses on four continents.  There is an FTP-accessible

    archives/repository of past traffic, software and papers.  The list

    is maintained by the Artificial Life Research Group, Computer Science

    Department, Lindley Hall 101, Indiana University Bloomington, IN 47405.

    There are conditions on redistribution of the list in order to minimize

    any misunderstanding or exaggeration concerning this new area of study.

Alspa

    Contact: alspa-users-request@ssyx.ucsc.edu  (Brad Allen)

    Purpose:  Discussion by owners/users of the CP/M machines

    made by (now defunct) Alspa Computer, Inc.

alternates

    Contact: alternates-request@ns1.rutgers.edu

    Purpose: Mail.alternates is a mail list for people who advocate,

    and/or practice an open sexual lifestyle. Its members are

    primarily bisexual men and women, and their SO's. Mail.alternates

    is intended as a forum, and support group for adult men and women

    who espouse their freedom of choice and imagination in human

    sexual relations, no matter what their orientaion. Those who are

    offended by frank, and uninhibited discussions relating to sexual

    issues should not subscribe.

    Moderator/Editor: amq@ns1.rutgers.edu

Amazons International

    Contact: thomas@smaug.uio.no (Thomas Gramstad)

    Purpose: Amazons International is an electronic digest newsletter

    for and about Amazons (physically and psychologically strong

    assertive women who are not afraid to break free from traditional

    ideas about gender roles, femininity and the female physique) and

    their friends and lovers.  Amazons International is dedicated to

    the image of the female hero in fiction and in fact, as it is

    expressed in art and literature, in the physiques and feats of

    female athletes, in sexual values and practices, and provides

    information, discussion and a supportive environment for these

    values and issues.  Gender role traditionalists and others who are

    opposed to Amazon ideals should not subscribe.

anneal

    Contact: anneal-request@cs.ucla.edu (Daniel R. Greening)

    Purpose: Discussion of simulated annealing techniques and

    analysis, as well as other related issues (stochastic

    optimization, Boltzmann machines, metricity of NP-complete move

    spaces, etc).

    Membership is restricted to those doing active research in

    simulated annealing or related areas.  Current membership is

    international, and about half of the members are published

    authors.  The list itself is unmoderated.

apc-open

    Contact: apc-open-request@uunet.uu.net (Fred Rump) -or-

fred@compu.com

    Purpose: to interchange information relevant to SCO Advanced

    Product Centers. Membership restricted to APC OPEN members or

    those specifically invited.

apE-info

    Contact: apE-info-request@ferkel.ucsb.edu (Jim Lick)

    Purpose: Discussion of the scientific visualization software package

    apE.

argentina

    Contact: argentina-request@ois.db.toronto.edu (Carlos G. Mendioroz)

    Purpose:  Mailing list for general discussion and information.

    By joining you can learn about how to make those patties (empanadas)

    that you miss so much, you can discuss on how to 'cebar un buen mate',

    and of course, on how to solve Argentina's most outstanding problems.

    We don't have a regular news service yet, but some members send every

    now and then a briefing. To join send name, e-mail, phone number,

    address, and topics of interest.  List contents are primarily in

    Spanish.

artist-users

    Contact: artist-users-request@uicc.com (Jeff Putsch)

    Purpose: Discussion group for users and potential users of the Analog

    Artist software from Cadence Design Systems. This can be used to:

* Discuss current problems & their solutions/workarounds.

* Discuss usage of the product.

* Discuss enhancements/product improvements.

* Anything else regarding this product as an analog circuit

  design environment.

    All users or potential users of Analog Artist are encouraged to join.

AR-News

    Contact: AR-News-Request@Think.Com (David Taylor)

                                       (Chip Roberson)

    Purpose: A public news wire for items relating to Animal Rights

    and Welfare.

    Appropriate postings to AR-News include: posting a news item,

    requesting information on some event, or responding to a request

    for information.  Discussions on AR-News will NOT be allowed and

    we ask that any commentary either be taken to AR-Talk or to

    private E-mail.

    Currently, no resources are available for archiving this list.

AR-Talk

    Contact: AR-Talk-Request@Think.COM (David Taylor)

                                       (Chip Roberson)

    Purpose: An unmoderated list for the discussion of Animal Rights.

    Peter Singer's book "Animal Liberation" proposes a "New Ethics for

    our Treatment of Animals" and many activist groups, such as PETA

    (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), regard this as the

    "Bible of the Animal Rights movement."  Consumers and researchers

    alike are facing new questions concerning the human animals'

    treatment of the rest of the animal kingdom.  The purpose of this

    list is to provide students, researchers, and activists a forum for

    discussing issues like: Animal Rights, Animal Liberation, Consumer

    Product Testing, Cruelty-free products, Vivasection/Dissection,

    Medical Testing, Animals in Laboratories, Research using Animals,

    Hunting/Trapping/Fishing, Animals in Entertainment, Factory Farming,

    Fur, Ecology, Evnironmental Protection, Vegetarianism, Vegan

    lifestyles, Christian Perspectives, Other Perspectives.

    Currently, no resources are available for archiving this list.

Art of Noise

    Contact: aon-request@polyslo.csc.CalPoly.edu

    The AoN mailing list is for Discussion of the avant-garde British

    music group Art of Noise.  Solo works by band members are also

    discussed.  An extensive discography is available.

att-pc+

    Contact:  bill@ssbn.wlk.com  --or--

      ...!{att,cs.utexas.edu,sun!daver}!ssbn!bill  (Bill Kennedy)

    Purpose: For people interested in the AT&T PC 63xx series of

    systems.  Sub-lists are maintained for MS-DOS-only and Simul-Task

    mailings as well as the full list for items of general interest.

    Membership must be requested and mail path verification is

    required before membership is granted.

autox

    Contact: autox-request@autox.team.net

          or autox-request@hoosier.utah.edu

    Purpose: Discussion of autocrossing, SCCA Solo events.  Also

    available as a digest.

    Many of the list's members are SCCA(Sports Car Club of America).

Aviator

    Contact: aviator-request@ICDwest.Teradyne.COM (Jim Hickstein)

    Purpose: A mailing list of, by, and for user of Aviator (tm),

    the flight simulation program from Artificial Horizons, Inc.

    Aviator runs on Sun workstations with the GX graphics accelerator

    option.  The list is unmoderated at present, and is unaffiliated

    with AHI.

    Its charter is simply to facilitate communication among users of

    Aviator.  Note that it is *not* intended to communicate with the

    *providers* of Aviator.  All mail received at the submission address

    will be reflected to all the subscribers of the list.

backstreets

    Contact: backstreets-request@virginia.edu	(Marc Rouleau)

    Purpose: Our purpose is to discuss any and all issues likely to be

    of interest to people who enjoy Bruce Springsteen's music.

bagpipe

    Contact: pipes-request@sunapee.dartmouth.edu

    Purpose: Any topic related to bagpipes, most generally defined as

    any instrument where air is forced manually from a bellows or bag

    through drones and/or over reeds.  All manner of Scottish, Irish,

    English, and other instruments are discussed.  Anyone with an

    interest is welcome.

bahai-faith

    Contact: bahai-faith-request@oneworld.wa.com (Charles W. Cooper II)

    Purpose: a non-threatening forum for discussing and sharing

    information about the tenets, history, and texts of the Baha'i

    Faith.  This mailing list is gatewayed into the Usenet newsgroup

    soc.religion.bahai.

balloon

    Contact: balloon-request@lut.ac.uk (Phil Herbert)

    Purpose: This is a list for balloonists of any sort, be they hot

    air or gas, commercial or sport. Currently the number of

    subscribers is low. Discussion topics include just about anything

    related to ballooning.

ballroom

    Contact: ballroom-request@athena.mit.edu  (Shahrukh Merchant

                                               c/o MIT Ballroom Dance Club)

    Purpose: Discussion of any aspect of Ballroom dancing.  For

    instance: Places to dance, announcement of special events (e.g.,

    inter- university competitions), exchange of information about

    clubs, ballroom dance music, discussion of dances, steps, etc.

    Anyone may join; please send ALL of the following information: (1)

    Full name (2) Internet-compatible e-mail address (3) Affiliation,

    if any, with any ballroom dance organization or group (4) ZIP or

    postal code, and country if other than U.S.  (5) Whether you have

    access to Netnews (Yes/No/Don't know/Yes but don't use).

Basic programming

    Contact: basic-request@ireq.hydro.qc.ca (Robert Meunier)

    Purpose: Discussion and exchange on using BASIC as a programming

    language.

bbones

    Contact: mail-bbones-request@yorku.ca

    Purpose: A list discussing the construction of mail backbones for

    organizations and campuses.  Created as a followup to a discussion

    to the 1992 spring Inetrop hosted by Einger Stefferud.

bears

    Contact: bears-request@spdcc.COM (Steve Dyer & Brian Gollum)

             ...!{harvard,ima,linus,mirror}!spdcc!bears-request

    Purpose: Mail.bears is a mailing list in digest format for gay

    and bisexual men who are bears themselves and for those who enjoy

    the company of bears.  The exact definition of a "bear" seems to

    be a personal one, but it encompasses men who are variously cuddly,

    furry, perhaps stocky, or bearded.  Mail.bears is designed to be a

    forum to bring together folks with similar interests for conversation,

    friendship and sharing of experiences.  The tone of mail.bears

    will be determined by its members, but people uncomfortable with

    discussing sexually explicit topics via electronic mail should

    not subscribe.

BETA

    Contact: usergroup-request@mjolner.dk (Elmer Soerensen Sandvad)

    Purpose: A discussion forum for BETA users.  BETA is a modern

    object-oriented programming language with: Powerful abstraction

    mechanisms including class, subclass, virtual class, class

    variable, procedure, subprocedure, virtual procedure, procedure

    variable, coroutine, subcoroutine, virtual coroutine, coroutine

    variable, and many more, all unified to the ultimate abstraction

    mechanism: the pattern.  Other features include general block

    structure, coroutines, concurrency, strong typing, part objects,

    separate objects, and class-less objects.

Between-the-lines

    Contact: ez000018@bullwinkle.ucdavis.edu (Matthew Jung)

         or  mkwong@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Myra Wong)

    Purpose: Debbie Gibson fans & discussion.

big-DB

    Contact: big-DB@midway.uchicago.EDU	(Fareed Asad-Harooni)

    Purpose: Discussions pertaining to large data bases (generally

    greater than 1 million records) and large data base management

    systems such as IMS, DB2, and CCA's Model/204. Anyone having

    interests in large data base issues is welcome.

bikecommute

    Contact: bikecommute-request@bike2work.eng.sun.com

    Purpose: We are mainly Silicon Valley folk, and the discussion

    centers around bicycle transportation, and the steps necessary

    for improved bicycling conditions in (sub)urban areas.

    We do have several folk from around the area, as well as a few

    national organizations (the League of American Wheelmen,

    Bikecentennial, and the Bicycle Federation of America).

bikepeople

    Contact: karplus@ce.ucsc.edu (Kevin Karplus)

    Purpose: We area group of bicycle activists, mainly in Santa Cruz

    County, CA.  We discuss bicycle issues: local, state, and national.

    Public hearings and government meetings are announced and reported

    on.  Messages are occasionally cross-posted with the bikecommute

    mailing list.

biosym

    Contact: dibug-request@avogadro.barnard.columbia.edu (Peter Shenkin)

    Purpose: For users of Biosym Technologies software.  This includes

    the products InsightII, Discover, Dmol, Homology, Delphi, and

    Polymer.  The list is not run by Biosym.

blackbird

    Contact: skunk-works-request@orchestra.ecn.purdue.edu

    Purpose: Discuss Lockheed special project planes, particular the

    Blackbird (A-12, YF-12 and SR-71) and U-2 programs.

BMW

    Contact: bmw-request@sol.crd.ge.com  (Richard Welty)

    Purpose:  discussion of cars made by BMW.

brasil

    Contact: bras-net-request@cs.ucla.edu (B. R. Araujo Neto)

    Purpose: Mailing list for general discussion and information.

    To join send name, e-mail, phone number, address, and topics of

    interest.  Portuguese is the main language of discussion.

brass

    Contact: brass-request@geomag.gly.fsu.edu  (Ted Zateslo)

    Purpose: A discussion group for people interested in brass musical

    performance and related topics, especially small musical ensembles

    of all kinds.

bread

    Contact: bread-request@onion.rain.com  (Jeff Beadles)

    Purpose:  Discussion, recipes, and talk about home bread-making

    machines.

british-cars

    Contact: british-cars-request@autox.team.net   (Mark Bradakis)

          or british-cars-request@hoosier.utah.edu

    Purpose: Discussion of owning, repairing, racing, cursing and

    loving British cars, predominantly sports cars, some Land Rover

    and sedan stuff.  Also available as a digest.

bugs-386bsd

    Contact: bugs-386bsd-request@ms.uky.edu

    Purpose: For 386bsd bugs, patches and ports.  Requirements to

    join: interest in actively working on 386bsd to improve the

    operating system for use by yourself and others.

bx-talk

    Contact: bx-talk-request@xzact.com (Darci L. Chapman)

    Purpose: bx-talk has been created for users of Builder Xcessory

    (BX) to discuss problems (and solutions!) and ideas for using BX.

    BX is a graphical user interface builder for Motif applicatons,

    sold by ICS.  Please note that this list is not associated

    with ICS (the authors of BX) in any way.  This list is unmoderated.

C-IBM-370

    Contact: {spsd,zardoz,felix,elroy}!dhw68k!C-IBM-370-request

      C-IBM-370-request@dhw68k.cts.com  (David Wolfskill)

    Purpose: The C on IBM mainframes mailing list is a place to discuss

    aspects of using the C programming language on s/370-architecture

    computers -- especially under IBM's operating systems for that

    environment.

ca-firearms

    Contact: chan@portal.com (ca-firearms-request@portal.com)

    Purpose: Announcement and discussion of California firearms

    legislation and laws.  The list is not moderated and membership is

    open to anyone.

cabot

    Contact: cabot-request@sol.crd.ge.com (Richard Welty)

    Purpose:  official mailing list of the New York State Institute

    for Sebastian Cabot Studies.

camelot

    Contact: camelot-request@castle.ed.ac.uk (Chris Thornborrow)

    Purpose: A new mailing list on the subject of Arthurian legend and

    Grail Lore. The 'Matter of Britain', as it is known, in all its

    guises and all related subjects will be discussed in an

    unmoderated mailing list.

    Camelot is a forum for discussion of all Arthurian fields of

    interest.

Cards

    Contact:  cards-request@tanstaafl.uchicago.edu (Keane Arase)

    Purpose: For people interested in collection, speculation and

    investing in baseball, football, basketball, hockey and other

    trading cards and/or memoribilia.  Discussion and want/sell lists

    are welcome.  Open to anyone.

catalunya

    Contact: catalunya-request@cs.rice.edu

    Purpose: This mailing list is for discussing anything about the

    Catalan countries, the culture, and the language.

Catholic

    Contact: catholic-request@dragon.com (Cindy Smith)

    Purpose: The CATHOLIC mailing list is a forum for Catholics who

    wish to discuss their discipleship to Jesus Christ in terms of

    the Catholic approach to Christianity.  "Catholic" is loosely

    defined as anyone embracing the Catholic approach to Christianity

    whether Roman Catholic, Anglo-Catholic, or Orthodox.  Protestants

    or non-Christians are invited to listen in on discussions, but

    full-blown debates between Catholics adn Protestants are best carried

    out in Internet's soc.religion.christian or talk.religion.misc

    newsgrops.  Discussions on ecumenism are encouraged.

    To join the list, send a 1 line mail message consisting of the

    word SUBSCRIBE on the first line of the message.

Catholic-action

    Contact: rfreeman@vpnet.chi.il.us (Richard Freeman)

    Purpose: Catholic-action is a moderated list concerned with

    Catholic evangelism, church revitalization, and preservation of

    Catholic teachings, traditions and values, and the vital effort to

    decapitate modernist heresy.

cavers

    Contact: cavers-request@m2c.org   -or-

harvard!m2c!cavers-request (John D. Sutter)

    Purpose: Information resource and forum for all interested in

    exploring caves. To join, send a note to the above address

    including your geographical location as well as e-mail address;

    details of caving experience and locations where you've caved; NSS

    number if you have one; and any other information that might be

    useful.

cdforum

    Contact: uunet!samsung!wizvax!cdforum-request  (Stephanie P. Gilgut)

    Purpose: To provide support/discuss/share experiences about gender

    related issues; Crossdressing, Transvestism, Transsexualism, etc.

    This list is in Digest Format.

chalkhills

    Contact: chalkhills-request@presto.ig.com (John M. Relph)

    Purpose: Chalkhills is a mailing list for the discussion of the

    music and records of XTC (the band).  Chalkhills is moderated and

    is distributed in a digest format.

chem-eng

    Contact:  trayms@cc.curtin.edu.au (Dr. Martyn Ray)

    Purpose:  An electronic newsletter on chemical engineering.

chem-talk

    Contact: Dr. Manus Monroe, Chemistry Department, Marin Community College

     ...!{ames,cbosgd}!pacbell!unicom!manus

    Purpose: As chemists, dialogue and conversation with other

    scientists are essential to stimulating or provoking new ideas.  As

    teachers and researchers, we can find the demands of our profession

    extensive, which may lead to a reduction in our ability to keep

    abreast of new data and changes in theories.  Sometimes,

    conversation helps to clarify articles, illuminate new perceptions

    of theories, and sustain us through our precarious journey in

    chemistry.  A solution to this problem or concern is the creation

    of efficient communication network using this mailing list.

chessnews

    Contact: chessnews-request@tssi.com (Michael Nolan)

    Purpose: The chessnews mailing list is a repeater for the Usenet

    newsgroup rec.games.chess.  this is a bi-directional repeater.

    Postings originating from Usenet are sent to the list, and those

    originating from the list are sent to rec.games.chess.

christian

    Contact: ames!elroy!grian!mailjc-request

     mailjc-request@grian.cps.altadena.ca.us

    Purpose: To provide a non-hostile environment for discussion among

    christians.  Non-christians may join the list and "listen-in", but

    full blown debates between Christians and non-Christians are best

    carried out in talk.religion.misc or soc.religion.christian.

cisco

    Contact: cisco-request@spot.colorado.edu	(David Wood)

    Purpose: This list is for discussion of the network products from

    Cisco Systems, Inc; primarily the AGS gateway, but also the ASM

    terminal multiplexor and any other relevant products.  Discussions

    about operation, problems, features, topology, configuration,

    protocols, routing, loading, serving, etc are all encouraged.

    Other topics include vendor relations, new product announcements,

    availability of fixes and new features, and discussion of new

    requirements and desirables.

clarissa

    Contact: clarissa-request@ferkel.ucsb.edu (Jim Lick)

    Purpose: Discussion of the Nickelodeon TV show "Clarissa Explains

    It All."

clu

    Contact: clu-sw-request@cs.utu.fi    -or-

             tucos!clu-sw-request@mcsun.eu.net  (Matti Jokinen)

    Purpose:  Exchange of CLU software and technical discussion of

    related topics.

CoCo

    Contact:  pecampbe@mtus5.BITNET (Paul E. Campbell)

    Purpose: Discussion related to the Tandy Color Computer (any

    model), OS-9 Operating System, and any other topics relating to the

    "CoCo", as this computer is affectionately known.

    Anyone wishing to be on the list should send me mail.  UUCP users,

    PLEASE NOTE: I need a nearby Internet or BITNET node to get things

    through to you reliably, so please send me a path in the form:

  zeus!yourcomp!yourid@sun.COM

comix

    Contact: comix-request@world.std.com (Elizabeth Lear Newman)

    Purpose: Intended for talking about non-mainstream and independent

    comic books.  We generally don't talk about superheroes much, and

    we don't talk about Marvel Mutants at all.

commune

    Contact: commune-request@stealth.acf.nyu.edu  (Dan Bernstein)

    Purpose: To discuss the COMMUNE protocol, a TELNET replacement.

    The list is a mail reflector, commune-list@stealth.acf.nyu.edu.

concrete-blonde

    Contact: concrete-blonde-request@piggy.ucsb.edu (Robert Earl)

    Purpose: Discussion of the rock group Concrete Blonde and

    related artists and issues.

Counterev-L

    Contact: ae852@yfn.ysu.edu (Jovan Weismiller)

    Purpose: This list is under the aegis of l'Alliance Monarchists

    and is dedicated to promoting the cause of traditional monarchy

    and the Counter Revolution.  We believe in government based on

    natural law principles, decentralization, subsidiarity, an economy

    based on the principles of distributive justice, and the defense of

    traditional Western values.

    We believe in a Europe, United, Traditional, and Free from the

    Atlantic to the Urals, but we oppose the centralizing bureaucracy

    of the Maastricht treaty.  While we are based in the US, we are

    affiliated with L'Alliance pour la maintenance de la France en Europe,

    and we have members, as well as fraternal relations with the monarchist

    organizations, in most Western European countries.

    We work for the strengthening of existing monarchies, the restoration

    in those countries with a monarchist tradition, and the building up

    of an infrastructure appropriate to the instuaration of monarchy in

    those countries without a living monarchist tradition.

Croatian-News/Hrvatski-Vjesnik

    Contact: Croatian-News-Request@Andrew.CMU.Edu

          or Hrvatski-Vjesnik-Zamolbe@Andrew.CMU.Edu

    Purpose: News from Croatia, Slovenia, and other countries emerging

    from former parts of Yugoslavia are run by volunteers.   These are

    actually two news distributions: one in Croatian (occasionally an

    article can be in some other South Slavic language) and one in English.

    For subscription, please send a message with the following information:

    your name, your email address, state/country where your account is.

    Please put the state/country information in the 'Subject:' line of

    your letter.  If you would like to receive the news in Croatian as

    well, please indicate that in your message.  If you would prefer to

    receive the news in Croatian ONLY, please send a message to the

    address Hrvatski-Vjesnik-Zamolbe@Andrew.CMU.Edu.

Cro-News/SCYU-Digest

    Contact: cro-news-request@mph.sm.ucl.ac.uk (Nino Margetic)

    Purpose: Cro-News: This non-moderated list is the distribution point

    for the news coming from Croatia.  The list carries articles from

    Danas, Slobodna Dalmacija, and Vjesnik.  The list carries also

    occasional news items from the CN/HV lists.  This list was set up

    to reduce the overseas traffic, so if you are in the USA/Canada,

    please use the corresponding CN/HV USA address.  This list also

    carries the SCYU- Digest traffic.  The languages are Croatian, English

    and occasionally Slovene.  For application, only email address is

    required.  If you wish to add your name to the CN/HV database, please

    contact the USA coordinators.

    SCYU-Digest: This moderated mailing list enables people without

    access to the USENET newsgroup soc.culture.yugoslavia to receive

    messages published on the s.c.y in a digested form.  The volume of

    the material depends on the traffic on the mentioned newsgroup, but

    usually there is at least 700-800 lines of text daily.  The topics

    cover wide ranging subjects and on occasions one can witness very

    heated discussions between the participants.  Language is mostly

    English.  The interaction is possible though the gateway at Berkeley.

cryonics

    Contact: ...att!whscad1!kqb  -or-  kqb@whscad1.att.com   (Kevin Q. Brown)

    Purpose: Cryonic suspension is an experimental procedure whereby

    patients who can no longer be kept alive with today's medical

    abilities are preserved at low temperatures for treatment in the

    future.  This list is a forum for topics related to cryonics,

    which include biochemistry of memory, low temperature biology,

    legal status of cryonics and cryonically suspended people,

    nanotechnology and cell repair machines, philosophy of identity,

    mass media coverage of cryonics, new research and publications,

    conferences, and local cryonics group meetings.

Cthulu

    Contact: cthulhu-request@cs.qmw.ac.uk

    Purpose: A mailing list for discussion about *the* horror frp. CoC.

ctree

    Contact:  alberta!oha!ctree-request  (Tony Olekshy)

    Purpose: The C-Tree mailing list provides a forum for the

    discussion of FairCom's C-Tree, R-Tree, and D-Tree products.  This

    mailing list is not associated with FairCom.  We have over three dozen

    members, amd cover virtually all hardware and operating system

    ports.

CUSSNET (Computer Users in the Social Sciences)

    Contact:  cussnet-request@stjhmc.fidonet.org

                 -or-

    {gatech,ames,rutgers}!ncar!noao!asuvax!stjhmc!cussnet-request

    Purpose: CUSSNET (Computer Users in the Social Sciences) is a

    network of students, faculty, and professionals working in a

    variety of social science/social service settings and who have

    concerns with practice, education, ethics, computerization, and

    career advancement, to name a few.  Many of the participants are

    students of social work, practicing social workers or social work

    educators; however, anyone with an interest in the human

    services/social sciences/social services areas is welcome to

    participate.  Recent topics have included ethics, computerization

    concerns, social work education topics, job announcements, and

    adaptive technology topics.

cyberpunkRPG

    Contact: cyberrpg-request@veritas.com

    Purpose: The cyberpunk mailing list is primarly for the

    discussion of cyberpunk role-playing games.  The discussion is not

    limited to any game system.  Subjects of a peripheral nature are

    welcome as long as they don't get out of hand.  There is one

    rule on this mailing list: the moderator gets to add new rules at

    will.

CZ

    Contact: cz-request@pram.cs.ucla.edu (Ted Kim)

    Purpose: The purpose of the "The Convergence Zone" (or CZ for

    short) is to discuss the Harpoon naval wargame series and related

    topics. This includes Harpoon, Captain's Edition Harpoon, Computer

    Harpoon, Harpoon SITREP and various supplements for print and

    computer versions. Naval topics are discussed in so far as they

    are related to the game or provide useful background. Discussion

    is moderated. CZ is packaged in a digest format. Listeners as well

    as contributors are welcome.

dark-shadows

    Contact: shadows-request@sunee.waterloo.edu (Bernie Roehl)

    Purpose: Dark Shadows was a daily soap opera that ran on ABC in

    the late sixties (ending in 1971).  It had a Gothic feel to it,

    and featured storylines involving witchcraft, vampires, werewolves

    and the supernatural.  It was (appropriately enough) "brought back

    from the dead" by NBC for a single season last year. It also

    spawned two feature films, a series of paperback novels, and lots

    more; the series is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.

    There are a number of international fan clubs for the series, but

    so far there has been no newsgroup or (electronic) mailling list

    devoted to it.  Now there is.

datsun-roadsters

    Contact: datsun-roadsters-request@autox.team.net   (Mark J. Bradakis)

          or datsun-roadsters-request@hoosier.utah.edu

    Purpose: To discuss any and all aspects of owning, showing,

    repairing, driving, etc. Datsun roadsters.

dead-runners

    Contact:  dead-runners-request@unx.sas.com (Christopher Mark Conn)

    Purpose: The Dead Runners Society is a mailing list for runners

    who like to talk about the psychological, philosophical, and

    personal aspects of running. We really like to talk about anything

    that has to do with running, but we tend to be more interested in

    how it affects our lives and our brains rather than our 10K times.

    The group is very diverse in experience - there are marathoners

    and there are people who just jog around the block.

Decision Power

    Contact: dp-friends-request@aiai.ed.ac.uk (Ken Johnson)

    Purpose: Decision Power is a product of ICL Computers Limited

    comprising of a logic programming language Prolog, a constraint

    handling system Chip, a data base interface Seduce (runs on top

    of Ingres), a development environment Kegi (runs on X) and an

    end-user graphical display environment KHS (also runs on X).  It

    is in use for various purposes at a dozen or so sites around the

    United Kingdom and Ireland.

decstation-managers

    Contact: decstation-managers-request@ornl.gov

    Purpose:  Fast-turnaround troubleshooting tool for managers of

    RISC DECstations.

derby

    Contact: derby-request@ekrl.com (John Wilkes)

    Purpose: To discuss various aspects and strategies of Horse

    Racing, primarily dealing with, but not limited to, handicapping.

    Anyone is free to join.

deviants

    Contact: deviants-request@csv.warwick.ac.uk

    Purpose: The workings of the Great Wok and all things deviant from

    accepted social norm are discussed here.  Occasionally disgusting,

    but not always, it is the home of ranting, experimental reports,

    news clippings and other related items.  Medical curiosities, cults,

    murders and other phenomena are well in place here.

DGRD

    Contact: taylor@limbo.intuitive.com (Dave Taylor)

    Purpose: The digital games review digest is devoted to computer

    and video game reviews.  We're interested in just about any games

    that run on computers, including IBM PC, Atari, Amiga, Macintosh,

    Apple II and Unix computers, as well as video games for the

    Nintendo, Sega, NEC, Atari, and so on.  We also cover games for

    the portable market (e.g. the Atari Lynx and Nintendo GameBoy).

    This is a *REVIEWS ONLY* mailing list, with all submissions edited

    to fit into a common and consistent format.  Discussion of the

    relative merits of different gaming computers, technical

    discussion of resolution required to display 3D graphics, and

    general flaming and hostility will be left to the many different

    forums appropriate for that type of discussion.

dire-straits

    Contact: dire-straits-request (Rand P. Hall)

    To subscribe, send the one word, one line message SUBSCRIBE to the

    above address.

    Purpose: Discussion of the band Dire Straits and their side projects.

dirt-users

    Contact:  dirt-users-request@ukc.ac.uk

    Purpose:  Dirt is an X11-based UIMS.

disney-afternoon

    Contact: ranger-list-request@taronga.com (Stephanie da Silva)

    Purpose: Discussion of the Disney Afternoon and other related

    topics.  This is a very high-volume, low-noise mailing list.

    It is moderated and also available in digested form.  At this

    writing, there are no plans to gateway the list to the

    alt.fan.disney.afternoon newsgroup, though some informational

    messages may be cross-posted.

disney-comics

Contact: disney-comics-request@student.docs.uu.se (Per Starback)

Purpose: Discussion of Disney comics.

Donosy

    Contact:  przemek@ndcvx.cc.nd.edu  (Przemek Klosowski)

    Purpose:  Distribution of a news bulletin from Poland.

    English and Polish versions are both avaialble.

drwho-spoilers

    Contact:  terminus!nyssa  (James Armstrong, Jr.)

    Purpose:  Branched off of rec.arts.drwho is a list for "Spoilers",

    which is intended to distribute news about upcoming seasons and

    discussion on recently released episodes and keep it away from the

    eyes of people who would rather not know until they see the shows

    themselves.

    	*** This group is currently inactive. ***

DSA-LGB

    Contact: DSA-LGB-request@midway.uchicago.edu

    DSA-LGB is a mailing list for members of the Lesbian/ Gay/Bisexual

    Commission of the Democratic Socialists of America, and for other

    people interested in discussing connections between sexual

    identity and the democratic socialist movement in the U.S. and

    other nations.  The list is neither archived nor moderated.

Dual-Personalities

    Contact: dual-personalities-request@darwin.uucp

    Purpose: Discussion, maintenance/survival tips, and commercial

    offerings for the System/83 UNIX box made by the now-defunct DUAL

    Systems Corp of Berkeley, as well as similar machines using the

    IEEE-696 bus (such as the CompuPro 8/16E with Root/Unisoft UNIX).

DVI-list

    Contact: dvi-list-request@calvin.dgbt.doc.ca (Andrew Patrick)

    Purpose: This mailing list is intended for discussions about Intel's DVI

    (Digital Video Interactive) system.  These discussions cover both

    applications and programming with DVI.

eastender

    Contact: eastender@karazm.math.uh.edu

    Purpose: Discussion of the BBC serial "EastEnders" as it is

    broadcast within the US.  UK'ers are invited, but be warned we're

    about two years behind the UK series.

echoes

    Contact: echoes-request@fawnya.tcs.com  (h.w. neff)

    Purpose: Info and commentary on the musical group Pink Floyd

    as well as other projects members of the group have been

    involved with.

ECTL

    Contact: ectl-request@snowhite.cis.uoguelph.ca (David Leip)

    Purpose: A List dedicated to Researchers interested in Computer

    Speech Interfaces.

edge

    Contact: bowers@elxsi.dfrf.nasa.gov (Al Bowers)

    Purpose: A mailing list for enthusiasts of edged weapons.  This

    list is presented to allow a forum of disscussion related to edged

    weapons.  Their uses, constructions and origins.

elements

    Contact: elements-request@telesoft.com (Gary Morris KK6YB)

    Purpose: The purpose of the Shuttle Elements mailing list is to

    get Keplerian Elements out as quickly as possible during flights.

    We send out pre-launch elements and post launch elements based

    on either Flight Dynamics Office predictions, Shuttle computer state

    vector data, or on NORAD radar tracking data.  Ayone may subscribe

    but prior approval is require before sending submissions to the list.

empire-list

    Contact: empire-list-request@bbn.com

    Purpose: Discussion of design and implementation issues of BSD

    Empire among authors and interested parties.

EMPLOY

    Contact: employ-request@mainz-emh2.army.mil

    Purpose: The EMPLOY Mail List will be an electronic informational

    forum to assist federal employees and others in the sharing of job

    opportunities as well as ideas on gaining employment.  Problems

    confronting personnel seeking employment are complex and require

    insight, experience and alternate perspectives to reach realistic

    solutions.  Electronic communications provides a convenient, cost

    effective, timely method of contacting valuable resources without

    the restraints of conventional communication.

emtex-user

    Contact: emtex@methan.chemie.fu-berlin.de (Vera Heinau & Heiko Schlichting)

         or: emtex@fub.uucp

    Conversation language: Changed to English (from German)

    Purpose: Information about emTeX, an implementation of TeX for MS-DOS

    and OS2. Discussions and infos about updates, bugs and sources of supply.

Episcopal

    Contact:	episcopal-request@dragon.com   (Cindy Smith)

    Purpose: The purpose of the EPISCOPAL mailing list is to provide a

    non-hostile environment for discussion among Christians who are members

    of the Holy Catholic Church in the Anglican Communion or who are simply

    interested in Episcopal beliefs and practices.  Non-Anglicans and

    non-Christians may join the list and listen in but full blown debates

    between Anglicans and Protestants/Roman Catholics/non-Christians are

    best carried out in soc.religion.christian and talk.religion.misc

    newsgroups.  It is hoped that the availability of this list will not

    diminish the contributions Christians make there.  Discussions on

    ecumenism are encourage.

    To join the list, send a 1 line mail message consisting of the

    word SUBSCRIBE on the first line of the message.

Epoch Users Group

    Contact: epuf-request@mcs.anl.gov

    Purpose: The Epoch Users Forum mailing list is intended as an ideas

    exchange mechanism for users of Epoch fileservers.  Comments,

    questions, and feedback are encouraged.

esperanto

    Contact: esperanto-request@rand.org (Mike Urban)

    Purpose: This list is a forum for people interested in the neutral

    international language Esperanto.  Discussions about the language

    itself, the Esperanto movement, publications, and news are

    encouraged; of course, discussion *in* the language itself are

    especially encouraged, although English translations may be

    advisable when the material is of interest to beginners or

    non-Esperantists.

ethology

    Contact: saarikko@cc.helsinki.fi  (Jarmo Saarikko)

    Purpose: An unmoderated mailing list for the discussion of animal

    behaviour and behavioural ecology. Possible topics could be e.g.

    new or controversial theories, new research methods, and equipment.

    Announcements of books, papers, conferences, new software for

    behavioural analysis etc., with possible experiences, are also

    encouraged.

euro-moto

    Contact: bowers@elxsi.dfrf.nasa.gov  (Al Bowers)

                or

             euro-moto@skipper.dfrf.nasa.gov  (Al Bowers)

    Purpose: Topics covering all aspects of European motorcycles, for

    enthusiasts of pavement, dirt, classic, modern, rare or common

    European motorcycles.

exotic-cars

    Contact: exotic-cars-request@amix.commodore.com (Joe Augenbraun)

    Purpose: Discussion about exotic and limited production

    automobiles, including maintenance, driving impressions, artistic

    nits, and any other aspect of the world's rarest and most

    desirable cars.

Extropians

    Contact: extropians-request@gnu.ai.mit.edu

    Purpose: The unifying characteristic of the list recipients is

    their latest interest in anarchocapitalist politics, techniques

    of life extension (including cryonics), the technological extension

    of human intelligence and perception, nanotechnology, spontaneous

    orders, memetics, and a number of other related ideas.  If these

    topics seem to you to be naturally related and mutually consistent,

    you might already be an Extropian.

    All Extropians (and those who suspect that they are Extropians)

    are invited to join.


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f-body

    Contact:  f-body-request@boogie.ebay.sun.com  (Richard Koch)

    Purpose:  discussion of Camaros and Firebirds.

f-mac

    Contact: brunyan%utmem2.bitnet@cunyvm.cuny.edu  (Bill Runyan)

    Purpose: Information on commentary on the musical group Fleetwood

    Mac as well as any work or projects that any of the members have

    been involved with, such as the solo work of singer Stevie Nicks.

FASE

    Contact: fase@cs.uh.edu

    Purpose: FASE (Forum for Academic Software Engineering) provides

    a forum for communication among academic educators who teach

    software engineering.  Submissions are compiled and mailed to

    subscribers approximately monthly.

femail

    Contact: femail-request@lucerne.eng.sun.com (Ellen Eades)

    Purpose: The femail mailing list is intended to provide a forum

    for discussion of issues of interest to women, in a friendly

    atmosphere. The basic tenets of feminism and the day-to-day

    experiences of women do not have to be explained or defended.  Men

    and women can join, but everyone requesting to be added to the

    mailing list MUST provide the moderator with: 1) a full name; 2) a

    complete uucp path to a well-known host or a fully specified

    Internet address; 3) the correspondent's gender (for records and

    statistics only).  NO exceptions.

feminism-digest

    Contact: feminism-digest@ncar.ucar.edu (Cindy Tittle Moore)

    Purpose: This is actually a digest version of soc.feminism.  It is

    intended for those who have difficulty getting soc.feminism or who

    prefer to read it all at once or whatever.

ferrets

    Contact: ferret-request@ferret.ocunix.on.ca (Chris Lewis)

     {utzoo,utai,uunet}!cunews!latour!ecicrl!ferret-request

    Purpose: This is a mailing list for people who have or are merely

    interested in ferrets (Mustela Furo).  Discussions are welcome on

    any subject relating to ferrets -- suitability as pets, health

    information, funny ferret stories etc.

Fiction-Writers

    Contact: writers-request@studguppy.lanl.gov  (Doug Roberts)

    Purpose: The Fiction Writers Group exists for two purposes:

      To give people interested in writing fiction professionally a

      support group of peers for where information can be shared and

      discussions of the task of writing can be carried on.

      To create an environment where Works In Progress can be passed

      around and criticized so that the author can find the weak spots

      and polish the manuscript into a salable work.

    The group has handled mostly Science Fiction, Fantasy, and related

    genres, but is not restricted to them.  Membership is open to

    anyone who has in interest in writing fiction regardless of

    previous experience or published/unpublished status.

    Members must be prepared to regularly contribute either by

    critiquing the work of others or presenting work for critique.

filmmakers

    Contact: filmmakers-request@grissom.larc.nasa.gov

    Purpose: The Filmmakers' Mailing List deals with all aspects of

    motion picture production, with an emphasis on technical issues.

    Heavily stressed are construction and design issues for those

    working on tight budgets.  It should be emphasized that the subject

    is film, and not video.

firearms

    Contact: firearms-request@cs.cmu.edu (Karl Kleinpaste)

    Purpose: The mailing list firearms has been created to provide

    an environment in which sportsmen can discuss issues of concern to

    them.  Topics include but are not limited to hunting, firearms

    safety, legal issues, reloading tips, maintenance suggestions,

    target shooting, and dissemination of general info. Anyone is

    welcome to join -- note that we do NOT intend to discuss the merits

    of gun control.

flamingo

    Contact: flamingo@lenny.corp.sgi.com

    Purpose: The list is for unmoderated discussion among fans of the

    series "Parker Lewis" (formerly "Parker Lewis Can't Lose") on the

    Fox television network.  It is available both as a mail reflector

    and as a digest.  The two formats distribute the same material;

    please state your preference when you subscribe.

flashlife

    Contact: flashlife-request@netcom.com (Carl Rigney)

    A mailing list for GMs of Shadowrun and other cyberpunk

    roleplaying games to discuss rules, scenarios, ask questions,

    make up answers, and similar fasfax.

Flat-Fields

    Contact: Flat-Fields-Request@ucscb.ucsc.edu

    Purpose: Discussion of Bauhaus and the groups that came out of it.

    Also Gothic/Death Rock in general.

folk-dancing

    Contact:	tjw+@pitt.edu	(Terry J. Wood)

tjw@pittvms.bitnet

    Purpose: Any discussion of FOLK dancing. Areas of dance would

    include, but not be limited to: international, contra, square,

    western square morris, cajun, and barn dancing, etc.

    Please feel free to discuss such things as touring groups,

    artists, camps, workshops, styling, equipment, recordings, and so

    on.  This mailing list also welcomes queries about where to find

    dance groups and how to get started dancing.

    Please note that the Folk Dancing Mailing List (FDML) operates in

    conjunction with the USENET newsgroup Rec.folk-dancing.  Material

    in Rec.folk-dancing appears in the FDML.  This mailing list is

    primarily for people who can not (or do not wish to) receive

    USENET.

    When subscribing to the FDML, please include several computer mail

    addresses AND a postal mail address (or phone number) as a last

    resort.

FoxPro

    Contact: shevett@amber.mccc.edu (Dave Shevett)

    Purpose: Conversations relating to the FoxPro database system

    under PCDOS.  Versions 1.02 and the new 2.0 system discussed.

framers

    Contact: uunet!drd!framers-request

            framers-request@drd.com (Mark Lawrence)

    Purpose: A users forum for sharing of experiences and information

    about the framemaker desktop publishing package from Frame

    Technologies.  The framemaker package is prevalent on UNIX

    workstations (including NeXT), MacIntoshes and PCs running MS-Windows.

    This list is _not_ a replacement for 'comments@frame.com' (the

    vendor's support e-mail address).

fsuucp

    Contact: fsuucp-request@polyslo.calpoly.edu (Christopher J. Ambler)

    Purpose: The FSUUCP mailing list is for the discussion, bug

    hunting, feature proposing, and announcements of the availability

    and release dates of FSUUCP, an MSDOS UUCP/mail/news package.

    FSUUCP is shareware, and includes uucico/uuxqt (with support for

    rmail and rnews (single, batched and compressed batch)), as well

    as readnews, postnews, mail, expire, uuq, uusnap, uulog, and a

    host of utilities.

funky-music

    Contact: funky-music-request@apollo.lap.upenn.edu (George Zipperlen) -or-

      ...!rutgers!super.upenn.edu!apollo.lap.upenn.edu!funky-music-request

    Purpose: The funky-music mailing list is for the discussion of funk

    music, as well as rap, hip-hop, soul, r&b, and related varieties.

    Discussions of zydeco, reggae, salsa, soca, and similar gutsy

    street music are also welcome.

    Funk music is based on the rhythmic innovations pioneered by James

    Brown.  Other notable artists in the genre are Parliament,

    Funkadelic, War, Earth Wind and Fire, the Meters, and Mandrill.

    Funky music has a dance-able beat to it, a soulful feel, and an

    underlying intelligence.  All the varieties of music mentioned

    above, are funky.

fuzzy-ramblings

    Contact: fuzzy-ramblings-request@piggy.ucsb.edu (Robert Earl)

    Purpose: Discussion of the British girl group "We've Got a

    Fuzzbox and We're Going to Use It!!!".

gender

    Contact: ericg@indiana.edu (Eric Garrison)

    Purpose: Mail.gender is a list created for the purpose of

    discussing gender issues.  The intent is to provide an open-minded

    forum for discussion of gender stereotypes vs. individuality,

    gender roles and particularly how people can get beyond these

    restrictions.  Any related topic is fair game: I won't presume

    to dictate the subject matter of the list, I want everyone on the

    list to do that.  Anonymous "posting" is available.

    To join, mail ericg@indiana.edu with "add me mail.gender" in

    the subject line.

glove-list

    Contact:  listserv@karazm.math.uh.edu  (J. Eric Townsend)

    Purpose: Discussion of the Nintendo PowerGlove, a > $100 dataglove.

    To subscribe, send email to listserv@karazm.math.uh.edu with a

    *BODY* of "subscribe glove-list  you@yoursite.domain."

godlygraphics

    Contact: request-godlygraphics@sparc.vitro.com (Steve Brailsford)

    Purpose: The godlygraphics mailing list is for the discussion of

    Christian uses of computer graphics and animations, especially

    using the Amiga computer, and for related trading of ideas, objects,

    images, and even joint projects, such as the design of a Christian

    computer game.

    The possibilities for innovative uses of computer graphics,

    animations, multimedia applications and video productions in support

    of various Christian ministries and other endeavors are WIDE OPEN.

    What better use of your technical skills or creative talents than to

    serve the One who gave them to you?  Any interested or curious

    Christian is welcome to join.

golden

    Contact: golden-request@hobbes.ucsd.edu

    Purpose: A mailing list for Golden Retriever enthusiasts.  Suitable

    topics include questions and answers regarding the Golden Retriever

    breed in general, news bits, article summaries, discussions of

    particular lines and breeders, shows, activities (CCI, therapy dogs,

    guide dogs), show bragging, summaries of local GR club activities

    or newsletters, other items which might be too Golden-introverted

    for rec.pets.dogs, cooperation on a breed specific FAQ for r.p.d, etc.

gnu-manual

    Contact:

    	internet: gnu-manual-request@a.cs.uiuc.edu

    	usenet:   uiucdcs!gnu-manual

    Purpose: "gnu-manual" members are volunteers who write, proofread,

    and comment on documents for a GNU Emacs Lisp programmers' manual.

GRASS

    Contact: grass-server@wharton.upenn.edu

    Purpose: The GRASS (Generic Religions and Secret Societies)

    mailing list is a forum for the development of religions and

    secret societies for use in role-playing games. Both real-world

    and fictional religions and secret societies are covered. GRASS is

    an erratic volume, high signal-to-noise, mailing list.

    To subscribe, send mail to the CONTACT address with a subject of

    SUBSCRIBE Charlie Bucket. (Use your own name instead of Charlie's

    though!)

GSP-List

    Contact: gsp-list-request@ms.uky.edu (David W. Rankin, Jr.)

         or  gsp-list-request@ukma.BITNET

         or  {uunet, gatech, rutgers}!ukma!gsp-list-request

    Purpose: To allow "alumni" (as defined by the GSPAA) of the

    Kentucky Governor's Scholars Program to participate in intellectual

    discussions on various topics, while also promoting the spirit of

    "community" fostered by GSP.  The list maintainer requests that

    only GSPeople request to join the list, and that when they do, they

    send at least 2 good Email addresses (if possible) and the year

    and campus at which they attended GSP.

gug-sysadmins

    Contact: gug-sysadmins-request@vlsivie.tuwien.ac.at

    Purpose: Distributions of rumors, bugfixes and work-arounds

    concerning the CAD-Tool genesil and related tools to members of

    the Eurochip project and other interested parties.

Gunk'l'dunk

    Contact: jeremy@stat.washington.edu (Jeremy York)

     Purpose : A forum for discussing and promoting _Tales_of_the_

    _Beanworld_, an unusual black and white comic published by Eclipse

    comics.  It is a moderated newsletter that occasionally receives

    input from the creator of the Beanworld, Larry Marder.

Guns N' Roses

    Contact: gnr-request@lmt.mn.org

    Purpose: Discussion about the band Guns N' Roses.  Much important

    fan info is published, including tour dates, set lists, magazine

    interview reprints, bootleg audio and video list availability, etc.

gymn

    Contact: raek@athena.mit.edu (Robyn Kozierok)

    Purpose: For the discussion of all aspects of gymnastics.

handicap

    Contact: wtm@bunker.shel.isc-br.com

    Purpose:  The Handicap Digest provides an information/discussion

    exchange for issues dealing with the physically/mentally

    handicapped.  Topics include, but are not limited to: medical,

    education, legal, technological aids and the handicapped in

    society.

    Note: The articles from the Handicap Digest are also posted in the

    Usenet Newsgroup, "misc.handicap".

hang-gliding

    Contact: hang-gliding-request@virginia.edu (Galen Hekhuis)

    Purpose: Topics covering all aspects of hang-gliding and ballooning,

    for ultra-light and lighter-than-air enthusiasts.

Harleys

    Contact: harley-request@thinkage.on.ca (Ken Dykes)

             -or-  harley-request@thinkage.com

             -or-  uunet!thinkage!harley-request

    Purpose: discussion about the bikes, politics, lifestyles, and

    anything else of interest to Harley-Davidson lovers.

health-ed

    Contact:  health-ed-request@stjhmc.fidonet.org (David Dodell)

    Purpose: HEALTH-ED is a conference area dealing with Health

    Education.  Any topic dealing with ideas, problems, or solutions

    is acceptable.  The area is intended for use by health educators

    and education coordinators.

hey-joe

    Contact: hey-joe-request@ms.uky.edu (Joel Abbott)

    Purpose: Discussion and worship of Jimi Hendrix and his music.

    Although Jimi has been dead for about 2 decades, we feel that

    his music is still worthy to be recognized.  Prerequisite to

    joining:  appreciation for his music.

homebrew

    Contact: homebrew-request%hpfcmr@hplabs.hp.com

          or ...!hplabs!hpfcmr!homebrew-request (Rob Gardner)

    Purpose: Forum on Beer, homebrewing, and related issues. Though

    mainly intended for discussion of beer making, also welcome are

    discussions on making cider, mead, wine, or any other fermented

    (but not distilled) beverage. Beginners are welcomed as well

    as experienced brewers.

home-ed

    Contact: home-ed-request@ima.isc.com  (Rowan Hawthorne)

    Purpose: This mailing list is for the discussion of all aspects

    and methods of home education.  These include the "unschooling"

    approach, curricula-based home-schooling, and others.  The list

    is currently unmoderated and welcomes everyone interested in

    educating their children at home, whatever the reasons.

horse

    Contact: equestrians-request@world.std.com (David C. Kovar)

    Purpose: Discussion of things equestrian.  Horse enthusiasts of

    all disciplines and levels of experience are welcome.  Articles

    are distributed periodically in digest format, and also appear

    individually in the Usenet newsgroup "rec.equestrian".

hotrod

    Contact: hotrod-request@dixie.com

    Include on the Subject: line the keyword "subscribe" and a

    return path to your site.

    Purpose: The mailing list hotrod@dixie.com is chartered to provide

    a forum for people interested in high performance vehicles to

    exchange ideas and discuss topics of current interest.  This list

    is chartered as broadly as possible consistent with noise supression.

    Explicitly acceptable is any discussion regarding increasing the

    performance of any vehicle with more than three wheels.

huskers

    Contact: huskers-request@tssi.com (Michael Nolan)

    Purpose: this lists provides coverage of University of Nebraska

    sports.  The major in-season sports (football, basketball) will

    likely make up the majority of posts, but other sports are likely

    to be mentioned from time to time, depending on the interest.

    Other items likely to be of interest to NU alums or Cornhusker

    fans may also appear.

hyperami

    Contact: listserv@archive.oit.unc.edu

    Purpose: For informal product discussion and mutual assistance

    concerning AmigaVision, CanDo, DeluxeVideo III, Director 2,

    Foundation, Hyperbook, InterActor, PILOT, ShowMaker, TACL,

    Thinker, and VIVA.

    To join, send a mail request to listserv@archive.oit.unc.edu and

    give a one-line message asking "subscribe hyperami."

    This list is separate from the Usenet newsgroup comp.sys.amiaga.

    multimedia but material from the list may occasionally be posted

    to the newsgroup.

hyperbole

hyperbole-announce

    Contact: hyperbole-request@cs.brown.edu (Bob Weiner)

    Use the following format on your Subject: line to execute requests,

    where you substitute your own values for the <> delimited items

    (include the period at the end of the line).

    Subject: Add <firstname-lastname> '<' <user>@<domain> '>' to

    <mail-list-name-without-domain>.

    For example: Subject: Add Joe Smith <joe@mot.com> to hyperbole.

    Purpose: Hyperbole is for discussion of the Hyperbole systems and the

    related topics of hypertext and information retrieval.

    Hyperbole-announce announces new releases and bug fixes for

    Hyperbole.  Anyone on hyperbole is automatically subscribed to

    hyperbole-announce., so you should request subscription to only

    one of the two lists.

    Hyperbole is a flexible hypertext manager developed at Brown

    University that sits atop of GNU Emacs and provides efficient

    point-and-click information access and full customizability in GNU

    Emacs Lisp.  Hyperbole allows hypertext buttons to be embedded within

    unstructured and structured files, mail messages and news articles.

    It also provides point-and-click access to ftp archives, Wide Area

    Information Servers (WAIS), and the World-Wide Web (WWW) hypertext

    system.

IB

    Contact: hreha@vax2.concordia.ca (Dr. Steve Hreha)

    Purpose: To provice a forum for teachers, IB coordinators and

    administrators involved wtih the International Baccalaureate

    Diploma Program.  Discussion of all aspects of the IB program

    is welcome.

IBDlist

    Contact: IBDlist-request%mvac23@udel.edu (Thomas Lapp) --or--

             ...!udel!mvac23!IBDlist-request

    Purpose: IBDlist is a moderated mailing list which discusses all

    aspects of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, with particular emphasis

    on Crohn's disease and Ulcerative Colitis.  Anyone with an

    interest in these diseases, whether direct or indirect is welcome.

    This list will also act as a clearinghouse for information and

    discussion of current treatments, research, and other information

    related to IBDs.  This list is open to any interested party and is

    not restricted to those with a direct link to IBD.

iclinfo

    Contact: {obdient,tfd}!tons61!iclinfo

    Purpose: To update and relay information regarding the CCI/ICL

    processors.  Including information on product updates, product

    problems, service problems and information, system options, and

    information on CCI/ICL from "off-line" sources.....(i.e. Inside

    "scoops" direct from "hidden" CCI/ICL sources.

IDOL

    Contact: idol-group-request@luvthang.aquin.ori-cal.com (David Talmage)

    Purpose: The idol-group is an unmoderated mailing list for people

    interested in the Idol language.  Idol, an "Icon-derived object

    language," is "an object-oriented extension and environment for

    the Icon programming language." The idol-group is a forum for

    discussing Idol programming, object-oriented programming, and Idol

    implementation issues.  It is also a place to exchange Idol

    classes and programs, contributing to the library of useful Idol

    code.

immune

    Contact: immune-request@weber.ucsd.edu (Cyndi Norman)

    Purpose: A support group for people with immune-system breakdowns

    (and their symptoms) such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Lupus,

    Candida, Hypoglycemia, Multiple Allergies, Learning Disabilities,

    etc, and their SO's, medical caretakers, etc.  The group is

    unmoderated and open to anyone anywhere in the world (no arguments

    about whether or not these disabilities exist).

impulse

    Contact:  impulse-users-request@j.cc.purdue.edu  (Kevin Braunsdorf)

    Purpose:  A low-volume list for users of the LPC Mpulse line of

    computers.  The moderator does filter and journalize submissions.

info-aids

    Contact: info-aids@rainbow.UUCP	--or--

     {pacbell,apple,hoptoad,ucbvax}!well!rainbow!info-aids  (Ken Davis)

    Purpose: to act as a clearinghouse for information, and discussion

    about AIDS, including alternative treatments, political

    implications, etc.   Exchanges files with AIDNEWS@RUTVM1.BITNET.

    Open to anyone with the time and inclination to participate.

    Mailing list will be confidential and known only to the members.

    Anonymous postings will be accepted.  (See also "aids" mailing list)

info-altos

    Contact: info-altos-request@tiamat.fsc.com  (Jim O'Connor & Mike Johnson)

    Purpose: Information and discussion about Altos computers.

info-ccc

    Contact: uunet!xurilka!info-ccc-request (Luigi Perrotta)

    Purpose: The info-ccc mailing list will be devoted to the

    Concurrent C and Concurrent C++ programming languages.  However,

    discussions can be anything relevant to concurrent programming.

info-encore

    Contact: info-encore-request@cs-gw.D.UMN.EDU	--or--

     info-encore-request@umnd-cs.UUCP	  (Dan Burrows)

    Purpose: Mailing list for discussion of issues involving hardware

    and software issues of Encore computers and ethernet terminal

    servers.

    This mailing list is also gatewayed into the inet list,

    comp.sys.encore

info-fortune

    Contact: info-fortune-request@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Thomas Krueger)

    Purpose: This mailing list is for users of UNIX based

    microcomputers produced by Fortune Systems. Any subject pertaining

    to Fortune computers is allowed.

info-gnu

    Contact:

    	info-gnu-request@prep.ai.mit.edu	--or--

    	ucbvax!prep.ai.mit.edu!info-gnu-request

    Purpose: to distribute progress reports on the GNU Project, headed

    by Richard Stallman, and to ask members for various kinds of help.

    The list is gated both ways with the alternative newsgroup

    "gnu.announce," and is filtered (weakly moderated) by Leonard H.

    Tower Jr.  GNU, which stands for Gnu's Not Unix, is the name for a

    complete Unix-compatible software system whose sources can be given

    away free to everyone.  Major parts have already been written;

    major parts still remain undone.  Project GNU has additional

    mailing lists to distribute information about specific GNU

    programs, and to report bugs in them.  Contact us at the above

    address for details.

info-high-audio

    Contact: info-high-audio-request@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Thomas Krueger)

    Purpose: This list is for the exchange of subjective comments about

    high end audio equipment and modifications performed to high end

    pieces.  Techniques used to modify equipment, especially, but not

    limited to, vacuum tube electronics are exchanged. Some comments

    may be subjective or intuitive and may not yet have a measurable

    basis. Other topics of discussion include turntables, arms and

    cartridges; preamplifiers, headamps and cartridge matching;

    speakers, amplifiers and matching; placement of speakers, and room

    treatments. Any comments that prevent an open exchange of ideas and

    techniques are not encouraged.

    Archives of projects will be maintained on csd4.csd.uwm.edu and

    available via anonymous ftp.  Info-High-Audio is bi-directionally

    gatewayed with the USENET newsgroup rec.audio.high-end.

info-honda

    Contact: info-honda-request@cs.ucla.edu (Rich Wales)

    Purpose: Discussion of Honda and Acura automobiles.

info-ingres

    Contact: info-ingres-request@math.ams.com

    Purpose:  To discuss the commercial version of Ingres.

info-prime

    Contact: info-prime-request@blx-a.prime.com

    Purpose: INFO-PRIME is the discussion group/mailing list for users

    and administrators of Prime Computer equipment: 50-series (PRIMOS)

    and EXL series (Unix).  This mailing list is gatewayed to the Usenet

    newsgroup comp.sys.prime.

info-solbourne

    Contact: info-solbourne-request@acsu.buffalo.edu  (Paul Graham)

    Purpose:  Discussions & info about Solbourne computers.

info-stratus

    Contact: Info-Stratus-Request@mike.lrc.edu (Richard Shuford)

    Purpose: This electronic mailing list is a user-centered and

    user-conducted forum for discussing the fault-tolerant machines

    produced by Stratus Computer Corporation and also their cousins,

    the IBM System/88 and Olivetti CPS-32.

    Info-Stratus is not intended to replace the vendor-provided

    support channels but to complement them.  Subscribers to

    Info-Stratus will exchange technical information and tap the

    collective experience of a host of other professionals who use or

    develop software on Stratus- architecture systems, or who

    configure and maintain hardware in the Stratus environment.

info-tahoe

    Contact:	info-tahoe-request@uwm.edu  --or--

uwm!info-tahoe-request   (Jim Lowe)

    Purpose: Discussions pertaining to the Tahoe type of CPU.  These

    include the CCI Power 6/32, the Harris HCX/7, and the Sperry 7000

    series computers.

    The info-tahoe mailing list is set up as a mail reflector.

    This mailing list is also gatewayed into the inet list,

    comp.sys.tahoe

info-vm

    Contact: info-vm-request@uunet.uu.net (Kyle Jones, and others)

    Purpose: Discussion and information exchange about the VM mail

    reader, which runs under GNU Emacs.

info-vw

    Contact: info-vw-request@ames.arc.nasa.gov

    Purpose: This is a list for those who own, or are interested in,

    Volkswagens. Both air and water-cooled models are discussed.

informix-list

    Contact:  informix-list-request@rmy.emory.edu  (Walt Hultgren)

    Purpose: An unmoderated list for the discussion of Informix

    software and related subjects.  Topics include all Informix

    offerings, from C-ISAM to WingZ, plus third-party products.

    Membership is open to anyone, including end-users, vendors and

    employees of Informix Software, Inc.  An optional gateway service

    of Informix-related articles from comp.databases is offered.  Not

    affiliated with Informix Software, Inc.

interest-groups

    Contact: nnsc.nsf.net (128.89.1.178)

    Purpose: There is a document, "interest-groups", that can be

    obtained by anonymous ftp from nnsc.nsf.net.  The document contains

    a listing of most, if not all, of the current mailing lists.

International Trade & Commerce

    Contact: info-request@tradent.wimsey.bc.ca

    Purpose: Discussions of International Trade, Commerce and the global

    economy including postings of company profiles, trade leads and

    topics pertaining to entrepreneurial ventures.

Internet Radio Journal

    Contact: rrb@airwaves.chi.il.us

    Purpose: The Internet Radio Journal is both a repeater for the

    newsgroup rec.radio.broadcasting and on occasion, carries independent

    material as well.  The list is mailed as news warrants, and covers any

    subject related to domestic radio broadcasting.  Domestic in this case,

    refers to radio which is broadcast primarily for reception within

    the same country from which is originates.  The newsgroup and mailing

    list are international and frequently cover matters pertaining to

    nations other than the USA or in North America.  Any subject pertaining

    to the group's charter is encouraged, including but not limited to:

    programming, engineering and technical matters, new trends in the

    field, laws and regulations, DX'ing, pirate radio, community and

    public radio, and much more.  Subscriptions are open to anyone who

    desires one and has an Internet-compatible e-mail account.  Individuals

    and non-commercial systems are eligible.

InterText

    Contact: intertxt@network.ucsd.edu (Jason Snell)

    Purpose: InterText is a bi-monthly fiction magazine with over

    1000 subscribers worldwide.  InterText publishes in two formats:

    straight ASCII and PostScript (for Postscript compatible laser

    printers).  For more information, to ask about subscribing, or for

    submission guidelines, maili intertxt@network.ucsd.edu.  Back

    issues may be FTPed from network.ucsd.edu, in the /intertext

    directory.

ipsc-managers

    Contact: ipsc-managers-request@karazm.math.uh.edu (J Eric Townsend)

    Purpose: Discussion of administrating the Intel iPSC line of parallel

    computers.

irchat

    Contact: irchat-request@cc.tut.fi (Kai 'Kaizzu' Kein{nen)

    Purpose: Discussion on irchat.el, a GNU Emacs interface to IRC,

    the Internet Relay Chat.

isdn

    Contact: isdn-request@aball.in-berlin.de (Andreas Jennen)

    Purpose: Discussion about ISDN and digital telephone in Germany

    and Europe.

italian-cars

    Contact: italian-cars-request@sol.crd.ge.com (richard welty)

       -or-   ...!uunet!sol.crd.ge.com!italian-cars-request

    Purpose: discussion of italian-made automobiles

iti151

    Contact:    iti151-request@oce.orst.edu   (Paul O'Neill)

        {tektronix, hplabs!hp-pcd}!orstcs!oce.orst.edu!iti151-request

    Purpose: For users of Imaging Technology's series 150 and 151 image

    processing systems and ITEX151 software.  The goal is to share

    algorithms, code, tricks, pitfalls, advice, etc. in an effort to

    decrease development time and increase functionality for the users

    of these systems.  (Also, despite their good support, we customers

    may want to gang up on ITI someday!!)

jewish

    Contact: avi_feldblum@att.com (Avi Feldblum)

    Purpose: The mailing list provides a non-abusive forum for

    discussion of Jewish topics with an emphasis on Jewish law.

    Debates between Jews and non-Jews or between various factions of

    Judaism should be posted to talk.religion.misc.

jpop

    Contact: jpop-request@ferkel.ucsb.edu (Jim Lick)

    Purpose: Discussion of Japanese popular music.

jump-in-the-river

    Contact: jump-in-the-river-request@presto.ig.com  (Michael C. Berch)

    -or- {apple,ames,rutgers}!bionet!ig!jump-in-the-river-request

    Purpose: Jump-in-the-river is a mailing list for the discussion of

    the music and recordings of Sinead O'Connor, and related matters

    such as lyrics, tour information.  Unmoderated.

khoros

    Contact: khoros-request@chama.unm.edu

    Purpose: to discuss the khoros software package, developed by Dr.

    Rasure, his staff, and his students at the University of New

    Mexico.  Khoros is an integrated software development environment

    for information processing and visualization, based on X11R4.

killifish

    Contact: killie-request@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us

    Purpose: For people who keep and are interested in killifish, (family

    cyprinodontidae).

kites

    Contact:

    (USA/Canada/Europe):

kites-request@harvard.harvard.edu    harvard!kites-request

    (Japan):

koscvax.keio.junet!kites-request

    Purpose: This mailing list is for people interested in making,

    flying, or just talking about all kinds of kites.  Topics will (I

    hope) include kite plans and construction techniques, reviews of

    commercially available kites and plans, timely (or otherwise) human

    interest notes, and talk about flying.

Kuharske Bukve

    Contact: Kuharske-Bukve@IJS.AC.Mail.YU (Polona Novak & Andrej Brodnik)

             Kuharske-Bukve@Uni-LJ.AC.Mail.YU

    Purpose: "Kuharskve bukve" is a moderated mailing list published

    weekly.  Each issue brings one recipe previously tested by a member

    of editorial board.  The recipes are formated.  Language in them is

    Slovene only.  The editors are happy to receive readers' opinions.

lang-lucid

    Contact: lang-lucid-request@csl.sri.com  (R. Jagannathan)

    Purpose: Discussions on all aspects related to the language Lucid,

    including (but not restricted to) language design issues,

    implementations for personal computers, implementations for

    parallel machines, language extensions, programming environments,

    products, bug reports, bug fixes/workarounds.

lasnet

    Contact: lasnet-request@emx.utexas.edu	(Langston James Goree VI)

    Purpose: To facilitate the exchange of information among scholars

    doing research related to Latin America.

lds

    Contact: lds-request@decwrl.dec.com	   -or-    decwrl!lds-request

    Purpose: a forum for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of

    Latter-day Saints (mormons) to discuss church doctrine, mormon

    culture and life in general.  Non-members are welcome to join, but

    we're not interested in flame wars.

liberal-judaism

    Contact: faigin@aerospace.aero.org (Daniel Faigin)

    Purpose: Non-judgemental discussions of liberal judaism (Reform,

    Reconstructionist, Conservative, Secular Humanist, etc.) and

    liberal jewish issues, its practices, opinions, and beliefs.

    This list is moderated and is in digest format.

libernet

    Contact: libernet-request@dartmouth.edu (Barry S. Fagin)

    Purpose: Libernet is a Libertarian mailing list.  The list is

    available in two modes: as a mail reflector and as a digest.

LickVista

    Contact: InfoVista-request@helios.ucsc.edu (Steve Allen)

    Purpose: Discussion of the use and development of the Vista

    astronomical data reduction package which originated at

    Lick Observatory.

life-talking

    Contact: life-talking-request@ferkel.ucsb.edu (Jim Lick)

    Purpose: Discussion of the musical group Life Talking.

Linda

    Contact: linda-users-request@cs.yale.edu

     linda-users-request@yalecs.bitnet

     {cmcl2,decvax,harvard}!yale!linda-users-request

    Purpose:  Discussion group for users and potential users of Linda

    based parallel programming systems.  Linda is a set of operators

    that are added to various conventional programming languages to

    produce a parallel programming language.

Linux-Activists

    Contact: linux-activists-request@niksula.hut.fi (Ari Lemmke)

    Purpose: Linux operating system hacking.  Linux is now on a hackers

    only stage.  More information is available by FTP from nic.funet.fi:

    /pub/OS/Linux/README.

Llajta

    Contact: readingj@cerf.net  (John Reading)

    Purpose: Llajta exists for the discussion of any and all topics

    relating to Bolivia.  All communication regarding the list is

    sent to readingj@cerf.net and messages are redistributed manually

    as needed.

Logo

    Contact: logo-friends-request@aiai.ed.ac.uk

    Purpose: Discuss the Logo computer language.

lojban

    Contact: lojban-list-request@snark.thyrsus.com  (John Cowan)

    Purpose: To use, discuss, and contribute to the development of the

    constructed human language called Lojban (known in earlier

    versions as Loglan).  Lojban has a grammar based on predicate

    logic, and vocabulary built from the six most widely spoken human

    languages.  It is intended as a tool for experimental linguistics,

    as a medium for communication with computers, and as a possible

    international auxiliary language.

    Lojban-list is an unmoderated mail reflector.  New subscribers are

    asked to send their postal mailing addresses as well, so that they

    can be placed on the mailing list of The Logical Language Group,

    Inc., a non-profit organization.  The postal mailing list provides

    materials that are useful in learning about the language.

    Lojban-list and LLG, Inc. are in no way affiliated with The Loglan

    Institute, Inc., or with James Cooke Brown, the founder of Loglan.

lute

    Contact: lute-request@sunapee.dartmouth.edu (Wayne B. Cripps)

    Purpose: For lute players and researchers of lute music.

MachTen

    Contact: MachTen-request@tenon.com  (Leonard Cuff)

    Purpose: Discuss topics of interest to users of MachTen, a Mach/BSD

    Unix for all Macintoshes from Tenon Intersystems.  This includes

    programming tips and examples, configuration questions, and discussion

    of problems and workarounds.  People not currently using MachTen and

    wanting either general information or specific questions answered

    should not subscribe, but write to info@tenon.com.

macgyver

    Contact:  shari@cc.gatech.edu (Shari Feldman)

    Purpose: To discuss current and previous MacGyver episodes.  We

    also discuss what is currently happening with the main and

    reoccuring actors on the show.

mac-security

    Contact: mac-security-request@world.std.com (David C. Kovar)

    Purpose: This mailing list is for people interested in Macintosh

    security. This can be used to:

* Discuss existing security problems in various Macintosh applications.

* Discuss security applications, hardware, and solutions.

* Discuss potential problems and their solutions.

* Just about anything else related to Macintosh security and

  access control.

    With the arrival of System 7.0 and it's wealth of information

    sharing facilities, Macintosh security has entered a new era.

    Originally you only had to worry about someone getting into your

    Macintosh via the keyboard, or stealing it outright. Now it's much

    easier to browse through information on someone else's Macintosh

    over the network.

magic

    Contact: magic-request@crdgw1.ge.com (Bruce Barnett)

    Purpose: The MAGIC mailing list is for the discussion of sleight of hand and

    the art of magic.  Membership to the list is restricted, as

    people who are merely curious are not encouraged to join.

    You must fill out a questionaire to qualify.

manchester

   Contact: manchester-request@irss.njit.edu -or-

    uunet!irss.njit.edu!manchester-request (Eric Ng)

   Purpose: This list is primarily a forum where people interested in

   bands representative of the "Manchester" sound can get together for

   discussion.  Examples of bands being discussed here include the Stone

   Roses, Happy Mondays, Inspiral Carpets, the Charlatans, 808 State,

   Northside, etc.  The definition of the Manchester sound is vague at

   best: use your best judgement when trying to determine if a group

   falls under the aegis of Manchester.

   Both list and weekly digest formats are available.

martial-arts

    Contact:   martial-arts-request@dragon.cso.uiuc.edu (Steven Miller)

    Purpose: The martial arts mailing list is for discussion on

    various aspects of the martial arts.  This includes teaching and

    training techniques, martial arts philosophy, self-defense,

    traditional and non-traditional styles, among others.

Masonic Digest

    Contact: ptrei@mitre.org (Peter Trei)

    Purpose: The Masonic Digest is a moderated forum for discussion of

    Free Masonry, affiliated groups, and other fraternal orders.  As

    moderator, I do not pass on ay message which contains or purports to

    contain material I am obliged to conceal, or which I believe members

    of other orders are obliged to conceal.  Within that restriction, I am

    as liberal as possible.  Postings from non-Masons are welcome.  So

    is criticism, as long as it is reasoned and in good taste.

MasPar

    Contact: mp-users@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu  (Lee Iverson)

    Purpose: We have no restrictive charter, so are open to any and

    all discussions of hardware/software issues surrounding the use of

    the MasPar MP-1 class of parallel SIMD machines.  These machines

    have a full-featured data-parallel instruction set and are

    programmable in Fortran90 and MPL, a K&R C with parallel data

    types.

Matlab

    Contact: matlab-users-request@mcs.anl.gov (Chris Bischof)

    Purpose: Discussion group for users and potential users of the

    MATLAB numeric computation software from The MathWorks.  MATLAB is

    an interactive matrix-oriented product for linear algebra, digital

    signal processing, equation solving, control system design, and

    other engineering and scientific applications.  This mailgroup is

    administered by the independent MATLAB User Group.

mazda-list

    Contact: mazda-list-request@ms.uky.edu  (Joel Abbott)

    Purpose:  Technical correspondance and discussion of

    Mazda-designed vehicles.

MC68HC11

    Contact: mc68hc11-request@elden.cse.nau.edu (Nick Sayer)

    Purpose: Discussions about the Motorola MC68HC11 family of

    microcontrollers.

medphys

    Contact: medphys-request@radonc.duke.edu

    Purpose:  An attempt to foster electronic communication between

    medical physicists, open to interested others.  Medical physics is

    a somewhat opaque but widely used synonym for radiological physics

    -- the physics of the diagnostic and therapeutic use of radiation

    in medicine.  At present most of the subscribers are involved in

    radiotherapy.

Melissa Etheridge

    Contact: Etheridge-request@krylov.cnd.mcgill.ca

    Purpose:  The purpose of this list is to discuss Melissa Etheridge

    and her music.

melrose-place

    Contact: melrose-place-request@ferkel.ucsb.edu (Jim Lick)

    Purpose: Discussion of the Fox TV show "Melrose Place."

men

    Contact: mail-men-request@usl.com (Marcel Franck Simon)

          or att!usl!mail-men-request.

    Purpose: This digested mailing list discusses "men's issues."

    Both women and men may join. Mail-men is a place where men and

    women can discuss men's issues in an atmosphere of openness and

    support. Men's issues are those problems and experiences that

    affect male humans.

miata

    Contact: miata-request@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Andy S Poling)

    Purpose: This list was formed when it became evident that there

    was a growing body of enthousiastic Mazda Miata owners.  There are

    no rules governing what you can and cannot post to the list - it

    is an open forum.

military

     Contact: military-request@att.att.com (Bill Thacker)

     Purpose: Discussion of military technology, and related issues.

     This group is gatewayed to and from the Usenet newsgroup

     sci.military; all postings to the group are echoed to the list,

     and vice-versa.  Both the group and list are moderated to

     prevent political flammage.

miniatures

    Contact: bell@cs.unc.edu or ...!mcnc!unc!bell (Andrew Bell)

    Purpose: The Miniatures Digest is a courtesy of Andrew Bell. It is

    a forum for the discussion of painting, converting, and sculpting

    of miniature figures.

mr2-interest

    Contact: mr2-interest-request@validgh.com (David Hough)

    Purpose:  Discussion of Toyota MR2's, old and new.

MST3K

    Contact: rsk@gynko.circ.upenn.edu (Rich Kulawiec)

    Purpose: MST3K is a moderated mailing list for fans of the

    television show "Mystery Science Theater 3000", which is shown on

    the Comedy Channel (available on various cable networks in North

    America).  Requests to be added/deleted and submissions for the

    list itself should be sent to the address above; please include

    "mst3k" somewhere on the "Subject:" line of each message to ensure

    that it is filed correctly.  Archives of the list are maintained,

    but are not FTP'able yet.

mtxinu-users

    Contact: dunike!mtxinu-users-request

     mtxinu-users-request@nike.cair.du.edu

    Purpose: Discussion and bug fixes for users of the 4.3+NFS release

    from the Mt. Xinu folks.

MUD

    Contact: jwisdom@gnu.ai.mit.edu (Joseph Wisdom)

    Purpose: If you are new in the MUD world, or are simply looking

    for new places to get into, try subscribing to Internet Games

    MUD-List today! Make sure to include the string "mud list" in the

    subject header.

Music-Research

    Contact: Music-Research-Request@prg.oxford.ac.uk (Stephen Page)

    Purpose: The Music-Research electronic mail redistribution list

    was established after a suggestion made a meeting on Oxford in

    July 1986, to provide an effective and fast means of bringing

    together musicologists, music analysts, computer scientists, and

    others working on applications of computers in music research.

    As with any forum for discussion, there are certain subject areas

    which are of particular interest to the group of people on this

    list.  Initially, the list was established for people whose chief

    interests concern computers and their applications to music

    representation systems, information retrieval systems for mucial

    scores, music printing, music analysis, musicology and

    ethnomusicology and tertiary music education.  The following

    areas are not the principal conern of this list, although

    overlapping subjects may wewll be interesting: primary and

    secondary education, sound generation techniques and composition.

    Articles on electronic music, synthesizers, MIDI, etc, will be

    rejected at the request of the readers of the list.

musicals

    Contact: musicals-request@world.std.com    (Elizabeth Lear Newman)

    Purpose: This forum is intended for the general discussion of

    musical theater, in whatever form it make take, but related

    non-musical theater topics are welcome too.  90% of the traffic is

    the musicals-related flow from the newsgroup rec.arts.theatre.

mustangs

    Contact mustangs-request@cup.hp.com   (Gary Gitzen)

or hplabs!hpda!mustangs-request

    Purpose: To discuss/share technical issues, problems, solutions,

    and modifications relating to late model (~1980+) Ford Mustangs.

    Some issues may also be relevant to other Fords.  Flames and "my

    car is faster than your car" mailings are discouraged.

mystery

    Contact: mystery-request@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Thomas Krueger)

    Purpose: Mystery is a mailing list for mystery and detective

    fiction. Reviews of works and discussions of plot,

    characterization, and other aspects will be discussed. The medium,

    whether novel, movie, or television series, is unimportant.

NA-net

    Contact: na.join@na-net.ornl.gov

    Purpose: Numerical analysis discussions.  To join the NA-NET send

    mail and in the message body specify the following three fields in

    any order:

       Lastname:

       Firstname:

       E-mail:

NativeNet

    Contact: gst@gnosys.svle.ma.us (Gary S. Trujillo)

    Purpose: To provide information about and to discuss issues

    relating to indigenous people around the world, and current

    threats to their cultures and habitats (e.g. rainforests).

navnews

    Contact: navnews@nctamslant.navy.mil

    Purpose: E-mail distribution list for the weekly Navy News

    Service (NAVNEWS), published by the Navy Internal Relations

    Activity in Washington.  NAVNEWS contains official news and

    information about fleet operations and exercises, personnel

    policies, budget actions, and more.  This is the same news

    service which is distributed through Navy circuits to ships at

    sea and to shore commands around the world.  Subscriptions to

    NAVNEWS by e-mail are available at no charge to anyone with a

    mailbox on any network reachable through the Internet.

Ncube

    Contact: ncube-users-request@cs.tufts.edu (David Krumme)

    Purpose: Exchange of information among people using NCUBE parallel

    computers.

Nerdnosh

    Contact: nerdnosh-request@scruz.ucsc.edu (Tim Bowden)

    Begun as a breakfast club for local nerds and writers in Santa

    Cruz, CA, US, it has expanded into an international forum about

    where, how, and why we live where we do.  Think of it as a

    universsal camp town meeting in M F K Fisher shades and Jack

    Kerouac tones.  Frivolous, friendly, and informative, in roughly

    that order.

netblazer-users

    Contact: netblazer-users-request@telebit.com

    Purpose: To provide an unmoderated forum for discussions among

    users of Telebit NetBlazer products.  Topics include known

    problems and workarounds, features discussions, and configuration

    advice.

NetJam

    Contact: netjam-request@xcf.berkeley.edu) Craig Latta

    Purpose: NetJam provides a means for people to collaborate on musical

    compositions, by sending Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)

    and other files (such as MAX patchers and notated scores) to each

    other, mucking about with them, and resending them.  All those with

    MIDI-compatible (and other interesting) equipment, access to emailing

    and compression facilities and to the Internet and who are interested

    in making music are encouraged to participate.

    Please email netjam-request@xcf.berkeley.edu with the subject line

    "request for info".

Network-Audio-Bits

    Contact: Murph@Maine.BITNET   (Michael A. Murphy)

    Purpose: Network Audio Bits & Audio Software Review is a

    bi-monthly electronic magazine that features reviews of and

    information about current rock, pop, new age, jazz, funk, folk and

    other musical genres.  A mixture of major label artists and

    independent recording artists can be found reviewed in these

    'pages'.

neuron

    Contact: neuron-request@cattell.psych.upenn.edu (Peter Marvit)

    Purpose: Neuron-Digest is a moderated list (in digest form)

    dealing with all aspects of neural networks (and any type of

    network or neuromorphic system).  Topics include both

    connectionist models (artificial neural networks) and biological

    systems ("wetware").  Back issues and limited software is

    available via FTP from cattell.psych.upenn.edu. The Digest is

    gatewayed to USENET's comp.ai.neural-nets.

newlists

    Contact: info@vm1.nodak.edu   (Marty Hoag)

    Purpose:  This is a mailing list "clearing house" for new mailing

    lists.  Subscribers will get announcements of new lists that are

    mailed to this list.

NewsCom

    Contact: starkid@ddsw1.mcs.com  (Lance Sanders)

    Purpose: To make available synergies discerned in, and created

    from, print news media (up to a 12-year time-span).  Many "facts,"

    particulary scientific ones, have a habit of changing with time.

    NewsCommando shows extreme prejudice toward those articles whose

    contents exhibit "legs." The depth of insight possible using the

    information mosaic method can be staggering. A form of electronic

    magazine, NewsCommando can serve as a reference tool, offer unique

    jump-off points for Medline, PaperChase, or other searches, and,

    in many ways, is the "poor-man's IdeaFisher/IdeaBank."  Vol. 1

    will contain the following articles:

       ChemTao: Synergies In the Life Sciences

       EarthWatch1: Defining the Scope of Environmental Destruction

       Why Euthanasia Must Never Be Legalized

    Use "NewsCom request" in the "Subject:" field of message headers.

    Indicate article title(s) desired or "all" in body of message.

    Articles will be deposited in your mailbox with a "NewsCom/Vol.#"

    Subject header.  Most will be in excess of 20K.  Please group-save

    them to a file for later reading.

nordic-skiing

    Contact: nordic-ski-request@graphics.cornell.edu (Mitch Collinsworth)

    Purpose: Discussion of nordic skiing sports.  This includes

    cross-country, biathlon, ski-orienteering, ski jumping, nordic

    combined, telemark and back-country.

nqthm-users

    Contact: nqthm-users-request@cli.com

          or nqthm-users-request@inf.fu-berlin.de

    Purpose: Discussion of theorem proving using the Boyler-Moore

    theorem prover, NQTHM.  Offers lore, advice, information, discussion,

    help and a few flames.

ntp

    Contact: ntp-request@trantor.umd.edu

    Purpose:  Discussion of the Network Time Protocol.

nucmed

    Contact: nucmed-request@uwovax.uwo.ca  -or-

             trevorc@uwovax.uwo.ca  (Trevor Cradduck)

    Purpose: A discussion of Nuclear Medicine and related issues.  Of

    particular concern is the format of digital images.

numeric-interest

    Contact: numeric-interest-request@validgh.com (David Hough)

    Purpose: Discussion of issues of floating-point correctness and

    performance with respect to hardware, operating systems,

    languages, and standard libraries.

nwu-sports

    Contact: nwu-sports-request@tssi.com (Michael Nolan)

    Purpose: Information about and discussion of Northwestern University

    sports, also known as "da cats."


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objc

    Contact: bunker!stpstn!objc-request (Anthony A. Datri)

    Purpose: The Objective-C mailing list is for the discussion of

    Stepstone's Objective-C language, Objective-C compiler, Objective-C

    interpreter, and the ICPak-201 user interface library.

objectivism

    Contact:  objectivism-request@vixie.sf.ca.us  (Paul Vixie)

    Purpose:  A mailing list where students of Objectivism can discuss

    their ideas, concrete issues, exchange news, etc.  Any issue that

    may have some relevance to Objectivists is appropriate here.

objectivism-philosophy

    Contact: objectivism-request@twwells.com (T. William Wells)

    Purpose: A mailing list for discussion of the philosophy of

    Objectivism. This is not a general Objectivism mailing list;

    discussions are restricted to the philosophy itself.

ODA

    Contact:	utzoo!trigraph!oda-request	(Les Gondor)

    Purpose: ODA is a mailing list for topics related to the ISO 8613

    standard for Office Document Architecture, and ODIF (Office

    Document Interchange Format).

offroad

    Contact: uunet!samsung!wizvax!offroad-request  (Stephanie P. Gilgut)

    Purpose: To discuss/share experiences about 4X4 offroad

    adventures, tips and anything else related to 4 wheel drive, off

    roading, etc.  This list is reflector driven.

Oglasna Deska

    Contact: Oglasna-Deska@IJS.AC.Mail.YU (Jure Marn)

          or Oglasna.Deska@Uni-LJ.AC.Mail.YU

    Purpose: "Oglasna Deska" (bulletin board) is transcripts taken from

    SLON, which is a nickname for Decnet connecting several computers in

    Yugoslavia.  There is a conference similar to Usenet running under

    SLON and the articles and replies are occasionally saved and sent to

    the world.  The topics cover wide area, the language used is Slovene,

    Croatian or Serbian, and some articles are in English.  At the moment

    there is no interaction possible so the participation is reduced to

    reading.  The topics covered are equivalent to Usenet groups talk.

    politics.misc (from Ljubljana and Belgrade), rec.cars, rec.humor,

    comp.networks.*, and rec.climbing.  Misc.invest is in the offing.

oh-motss

    Contact oh-motss-request@cps.udayton.edu

    Purpose: The oh-motss (Ohio Members Of The Same Sex) mailing list

    is for open discussion of lesbian, gay, and bisexual issues in and

    affecting Ohio.  The mailing list is not moderated, and is open to

    all, regardless of location or sexuality.  Further, participation

    on the list does not necessarily indicate a person's sexual

    preference or orientation.  The subscriber list is known only to

    the list owner.

on-this-day

    Contact: geiser@pictel.com (Wayne Geiser)

    Purpose: Subscribers to on-this-day receive a daily listing of

    interesting birthdays, events, religious holidays, astronomical

    events, etc.  The messages are sent out in the wee hours of the

    morning, so you should have it for your morning coffee.  :-)

on-u

    Contact: on-u-request@pta.pyramid.com.au (Ben Golding)

    Purpose: The On-U Sound mailing list encourages discussions

    related to the Adrian Sherwood's On-U Sound label and the artists

    that record on it.  This includes Tack>>Head, Gary Clail, The Dub

    Syndicate, African Head Charge, Bim Sherman, Mark Stewart, etc.

operlist

    Contact: operlist-request@cs.bu.edu (Helen Trillian Rose)

    Purpose: a discussion list for *everything* having to do with irc.

    Its main purpose is irc routing discussions, protocol discussions,

    and announcements of new versions (of irc clients and servers).

oracle

    Contact: oracle-people@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu (Steve Kinzler,

 Ray Moody)

    Purpose:  A cooperative effort for creative humor.  The Usenet

    Oracle answers any questions posed to it.  Send mail to

    oracle@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu (or {ames,rutgers}!iuvax!oracle)

    with the word "help" in the subject line for complete details

    on how to participate.

    A distribution list is available for receiving compilations of

    the best Oracle answers (the Usenet Oracularities, also posted

    to rec.humor).  Send mail to oracle-request@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu.

orienteering

    Contact: orienteering-request@graphics.cornell.edu (Mitch Collinsworth)

    Purpose:  Discuss all aspects of the sport of orienteering.

origami

    Contact: origami-request@cs.utexas.edu  (Brad Blumenthal)

    Purpose: This unmoderated mailing list is for discussion of all

    facets of origami, the Japanese art of paper folding.  Topics

    include bibliographies, folding techniques, display ideas,

    descriptions of new folds, creativity, materials, organizations,

    computer representations of folds, etc.

oysters

    Contact: oysters-request@blowfish.taligent.com

    Purpose: For discussion of the British folk-rock band The Oyster

    band and related topics.

pagan

    Contact: pagan-request@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu (Stacey Greenstein)

    Purpose: To discuss the religions, philosophy, etc. of paganism.

Papa

    Contact: dgross@polyslo.calpoly.edu (Dave Gross)

    Purpose:  To discuss the life and works of Ernest Hemingway.

pc532

    Contact: pc532-request@bungi.com  (Dave Rand)

    Purpose: a mailing list for people interested in the pc532

    project. This is a National Semiconductor NS32532 based system,

    offered for a very low cost.

pcgeos-list

    Contact: pcgeos-list-request@csd.mot.com (Brian Smithson)

    Purpose: Discussion forum for users or potential users of PC/GEOS

    products, including GeoWorks Ensemble, GeoWorks Pro, GeoWorks POS,

    and third party products.  Topics include general information, tips,

    techniques, applications, experiences, etc.  The pcgeos-list is

    also gatewayed to the Usenet newgroup comp.os.msdos.pcgeos.

pdp8-lovers

    Contact: pdp8-lovers-request@mc.lcs.mit.edu  (Robert E. Seastrom)

    Purpose: This mailing list exists in order to facilitate

    communication and cooperation between owners of vintage DEC

    computers, specifically, but not limited to, the PDP-8 series of

    minicomputers.  Discussions of all manner of hardware, software,

    programming techniques are invited.  Ownership of an 'antique'

    computer is not required for membership, but flames from people

    who feel that anything that is not cutting edge technology is

    worthless are discouraged.

People of the South Wind

    Contact: kansas-request@aladdin.b11.ingr.com (Ryan Waldron)

    Purpose: This is a Kansas mailing list which discusses songs,

    concerts, etc. of the rock group Kansas.  This mailing list is

    simply an echo site, so all posts get bounced from that address

    to all the people subscribed.

Peru

    Contact: owner-peru@athena.mit.edu (Ivan Cavero Belaunde)

    Purpose:  For discussion of Peruvian culture and other issues.

pharm

    Contact: pharm-request@udel.edu

    Purpose: a mailing list digest version of "alt.drugs" restricted

    to postings without repetitive political arguments or flames.

    Political articles of particularly novel value and reports of

    policy developments will be included.

    Under no circumstances will any message be passed along that may

    be construed to be a solicitation to engage in any form of illegal

    behavior.

physics

    Contact: physics-request@qedqcd.rye.ny.us (Mike Miskulin)

    Purpose: Physics is a newly created digest to cover current

    developments in theoretical and experimental physics.  Typical

    topics might include particle physics, plasmaphysics,

    astrophysics.  Discussions related to all branches (large and

    small) of physics are welcome.

picasso-users

    Contact: picasso-users@postgres.berkeley.edu

    Purpose:  For users of the Picasso graphical User Interface

    Development System.

pipes

    Contact: pipes-request@paul.rutgers.edu  (Steve Masticola)

    Purpose: For all those who enjoy smoking, collecting, or sharing

    information on pipes, tobacco, and related topics. Flames aren't

    allowed (except for the purpose of lighting up :-)

Pisma Bralcev

    Contact: Pisma-Bralcev@IJS.Mail.YU (Andrej Brodnik)

          or Pisma.Bralcev@IJS.AC.Mail.YU

    Purpose: "Pisma bralcev" is an edited (not moderated) mailing list

    which provides the possibility of publishing readers' opinions,

    questions, inquiries for help, answers, etc.  There are also

    published travel tips and book reviews.  Anybody can send the letter

    to the editor and it will be published on the list under his name.

    The author can request anonymity and it will be respected entirely.

    The frequency of publishing is about one issue per day or less.  The

    language is originally Slovene, but other languages appear as well.

pkd-list

    Contact: pkd-list-request@wang.com

    Purpose: The discussion of the works and life of Philip K. Dick

    (1928-1982), one of the world's most unusual science fiction writers.

    Topics include his books and stories, and books and stories about him

    and his life; however, discussion can (of necessity) branch out into

    the nature of reality, consciousness and religious experience.

POET

    Contact: poet-request@scruz.ucsc.edu (Jon Luini)

    Purpose: A workshop/critique forum for poetic works of all

    descriptions in progress.

POP

    Contact: pop-request@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Andy S Poling)

    Purpose: This list was formed, out of desperation for an organized

    source of information, to discuss the Post Office Protocol (POP2

    and POP3 - described in RFCs 918, 937, 1081, and 1082) and

    implimentations thereof.

    The driving interest was lack of easily obtained knowledge of

    available POP2 and POP3 servers and clients.  This mailing list is

    meant to provide this information.  Anyone, whether consumer or

    product provider is invited to participate.

porschephiles

    Contact: porschephiles-request@bcm.tmc.edu  (Stan Hanks)

    Purpose: Discussion of Porsches.

posix-ada

    Contact:  umd5!grebyn!posix-ada-request	-or-

      posix-ada-request@grebyn.com	(Karl Nyberg)

    Purpose: to discuss the Ada binding of the Posix

    standard.  This is the IEEE P1003.5 working group.

posix-testing

    Contact: posix-testing-request@mindcraft.com (Chuck Karish)

    Purpose: This list will provide a forum for discussion of issues

    related to testing operating systems for conformance to the

    various POSIX standards and proposed standards (IEEE 1003.x and

    whatever derivative standards may emerge from the NIST, ANSI, ISO,

    and so on).

    These issues include problems related to test suites in general,

    testability of various features of the standards, and portability

    of the test suites to the many very different POSIX

    implementations we expect to see in the near future.  We'll focus

    on the test suites themselves, rather than on the standards to

    which they test (notably POSIX p1003.3).

prion

    Contact: prion-request@stolaf.edu  (Chris Swanson)

    Purpose: While the main goal of the digest is to provide a

    resource for researchers working with prions and interested

    bystanders, all are welcome.  All articles posted will be included

    in the next digest.  If a poster feels that his posting is of an

    urgent nature, it may be distributed sooner than the regular

    digest.

PRL

    Contact: brewer@ace.enet.dec.com  (John Brewer)

    Purpose: The Pirate Radio SWL list is for the distribution of

    questions, answers, information and loggings of Pirate Radio

    Stations. This includes SW stations, MW (AM broadcast) and FM

    pirates.

Prog-Pubs

    Contact: prog-pubs-request@fuggles.acc.virginia.edu

    Purpose: PROG-PUBS is a mailing list for people interested in

    progressive and/or alternative publications and other media.

    PROG-PUBS was originally created to facilitate and encourage

    communication among people interested in and active with the

    "alternative student press" movement.  However, the list's scope

    is now broader than this; we welcome and encourage participation

    from people involved in all kinds of small-scale, independent,

    progressive and/or alternative media, including newspapers,

    newsletters, and radio and video shows, whether campus-based or

    not.

Progress

    Contact: Progress-list-request@math.niu.edu

    Purpose: Discussion of the Progress RDBMS.

proof-users

    Contact: proof-request@xcf.berkeley.edu (Craig Latta)

    Purpose: To discuss the left-associative natural language parser

    'proof'.  To join, email proof-request@xcf.berkeley.edu with the

    subject line "add me".

pubnet

    Contact: pubnet-request@chinacat.unicom.com (Chip Rosenthal)

    Purpose: The administration and use of public access computer

    systems - primarily UNIX systems.  The list membership includes a

    large number of people who run sites listed in the world-famous

    NIXPUB listing.  If you have questions about setting up or running

    a public access system, this is the place to be.

qn

    Contact: qn-request@queernet.org (Roger Klorese)

    Purpose: a mailing list for Queer Nation activists and for all

    interested in Queer Nation, an activist group devoted to

    furthering gay rights.  The purpose of qn is to network among

    various Queer Nation chapters, discussion actions and tactics, and

    for general discussion of how to bring about Queer Liberation.

Quanta

    Contact:  da1n@andrew.cmu.edu

    Purpose: Quanta is an electronically distributed magazine of

    science fiction.  Published monthly, each issue contains short

    fiction, articles and editorials by authors around the world and

    across the net.  Quanta publishes in two formats: straight ascii

    and PostScript* for PostScript compatible printers.  To subscribe

    to Quanta, or just to get more info, send mail.

quattro

    Contact: quattro-request@aries.east.sun.com (David Tahajian)

    Purpose: To disuss Audi cars, and especially the AWD quattro

    models.  All Audi-related discussion is welcome, including news,

    opinions, maintenance procdures and parts sources.

Queen

    Contact: com@spacsun.rice.edu (Christopher Owen Miller)

    please include the word SUBSCRIBE as your subject

    Purpose: Discussion about the rock group Queen.

race

    Contact: race-request@formula1.corp.sun.com

    Purpose: To discuss motocycle racing (primarily on asphalt

    tracks) and associated technologies.  This is a fairly broad

    interest group, with experience spanning motojournalism,

    roadracing from the perspective of the pit crew and racers,

    and engineering.  It is also possible to receive the list

    in digest form.

recipes

    Contact: recipes-request@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (a.e.mossberg)

    Purpose: Digest version of rec.food.recipes, a USENET newsgroup

    for sharing tasteful recipes.

recovery

    Contact: recovery@wvnvm.wvnet.edu (Jeff Brooks)

    Purpose: recovery is intended as a forum and support group for

    survivors of childhood sexual abuse/incest and/or their SO's.

    Postings are published in digest format and contributors may post

    anonymously. The emphasis is on healing and recovery through the

    use of the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous as adapted for our

    purpose.

REM

    Contact: valerie@athena.mit.edu  (Valerie Ohm)

    Purpose:  Discussion of the music and lyrics by the music group

    R.E.M.

RokPress

    Contact: TKosir@ACS.UCalgary.CA (Tomaz Kosir)

          or RokPress@IJS.AC.Mail.YU

          or RokPress@Uni-LJJ.AC.Mail.YU

    Purpose: RokPress is a moderated mailing list, intended primarily for

    news from Slovenia.  Slovene is the principal language, although

    articles from Croatian and Serbian source are often included.  It

    includes also news from international press and important announcements

    related to Slovenia and Slovenes.  The volume is kept as low as possible.

RoleMaster

    Contact: rmappl@delfax.amiga.ocunix.on.ca (Rick Morrow)

    Purpose: The RoleMaster mailing list is for the discussion and

    development of the RoleMaster, SpaceMaster and MERPS games from

    Iron Crown Enterprises.

rune-quest

    Contact: RuneQuest-Request@Glorantha.Holland.Sun.COM (Henk Langevald)

    Purpose: The RuneQuest Digest is a courtesy of Andrew Bell. It is

    a collection of articles, discussion, and source material for use

    with Chaosium's Runequest fantasy role-playing game.

rush

    Contact: rush-request@syrinx.umd.edu

    Purpose:  fans of the Canadian rock group Rush discuss things

    about the group and its music.

S-news

    Contact: S-news-request@stat.wisc.edu   (Douglas Bates)

    Purpose:  Information and discussion about the S language for data

    analysis and graphics.

sappho

    Contact: sappho-request@mc.lcs.mit.edu  (regis m. donovan)

    Purpose: A forum and support group for gay and bisexual women.

    The list is not moderated, but may become so if the volume and/or

    content begins to warrant it.  A digest version is available; if

    you want it, be sure to mention it in your addition request.  Men

    who want to "listen in," for whatever reason, are requested to use

    the feminist and alternates mailing lists instead; sappho

    membership is limited to women.

sca

    Contact: sca-request@mc.lcs.mit.edu (Danulf Donaldson, MKA Dana Groff)

    Purpose: This group discusses anything relating to the Society for

    Creative Anachronism, a world-wide medievallist organization.

    Anyone in the Society (or interested in it) is welcome to join.

    Those with basic questions about the Society should direct them to

    justin@inmet.com (Justin du Coeur, MKA Mark Waks), who will

    be happy to answer them. (Please note that the mailing list is not

    officially related to the SCA in any way; it is simply a group of

    talkative members).

    The SCA mailing list is gatewayed into the rec.org.sca newsgroup.

scoann

    Contact:  scoann-request@xenitec.on.ca  (Ed Hew)

    Purpose: The SCO Announce mailing list is a moderated announcements

    list providing product update and new product announcements supplied

    by SCO or by developers offering SCO based products.

    Submissions for the list should be addressed to scoannmod@xenitec.on.ca

    The "scoann" mlist is bi-directionally gatewayed with the USENET

    biz.sco.annouce newsgroup.

scogen

    Contact:  scogen-request@xenitec.on.ca  (Geoff Scully)

    Purpose: This group will be beneficial to any one interested or

    currently using Santa Cruz Operation products.  This mailing list

    is a single area where discussions and information can be exchanged

    regarding ALL SCO products.

    The "scogen" mlist is bi-directionally gatewayed with the USENET

    biz.sco.general newsgroup.

scoodt

    Contact:  scoodt-request@xenitec.on.ca  (Ed Hew)

    Purpose: The SCO Open Desktop electronic mailing list is intended

    to provide a communications vehicle for interested parties to

    provide, request, submit, and exchange information regarding the

    configuration, implementation, and use of the SCO Open Desktop

    operating system as available from The Santa Cruz Operation.

    All submissions will be posted as received with appropriate author

    attribution.  Questions are welcome.  Someone may even answer them.

    The "scoodt" mlist is bi-directionally gatewayed with the USENET

    biz.sco.opendesktop newsgroup.

scribe

    Contact: scribe-hacks-request@decwrl.dec.com

    Purpose: This list is designed for persons who perform the role of

    Scribe Database Administrator at their installation.  Discussion

    will be about Scribe features, bugs, enhancements, performance,

    support, and other topics of interest to Scribe DBAs.  The list

    will NOT be moderated, but will simply consist of a mail

    "reflector" - ie. if you send a message to the list, it will be

    rebroadcast to everyone on the list.  Discussion at the level of

    "How do I get a paragraph to indent 5 spaces instead of 3?" is

    specifically discouraged.

SDAnet

    Contact: st0o+SDA@andrew.cmu.edu (Steve Timm)

    Purpose: SDAnet is a list for and about Seventh-day Adventists.

    It is a moderated list.  Anyone may post or subscribe.

Secular Humanist Group

    Contact: secular-humanist-request@sugar.neosoft.com (Jim Thompson)

    Purpose: to provide a moderated forum for the discussion of secular

    lifestyles and philosophies among atheists, agnostics, and secular

    humanists.  Theists may join the list; however, proselytizing and

    debates over God and religion will be referred to more appropriate

    forums.

security

    Contact: uunet!zardoz!security-request (Neil Gorsuch)

             or security-request@cpd.com

    Purpose: to notify of unix security flaws BEFORE they become public

    knowledge, and to provide unix security enhancement programs and

    information.  Most postings are explanations of specific unix security

    "holes", including fixes or work-arounds to prevent their usage.  This

    list is not intended for discussions of general and/or theoretical

    security issues.  It is joined at the pleasure of the applicant's

    system administrator and the list administrator.

    Requests to join must be mailed from a system administration account

    and must specify (1) the full name of the recipient; (2) the address

    to send the list to; (3) the address of the contact person for that

    site (if different from (2)); (4) whether you want moderated digests

    or "reflected" postings.

siege

    Contact: siege-request@bransle.ucs.mun.ca

    Purpose: The siege mailing list is intended for the dicussion of

    pre-black powder methods of attack and defence of fortified

    positions.  While the discussion of the downfall of the great

    siege engines caused by the advent of portable, and powerful

    cannons is important, I would like this to be somewhat minimized.

    Topics appropriate for discussion include physics, mechanics,

    materials, construction, transportation, terminology, historic

    evidence of use, historical reconstruction, common myths and

    misconceptions and so on.

    To subscribe, send mail to siege-request@bransle.ucs.mun.ca and

    include a single line saying: subscribe siege <your name here>.

SFER-l	(South Florida Environmental Reader)

    Contact: sfer-request@mthvax.cs.miami.edu  (a.e. mossberg)

    Purpose: A monthly digest of environmental articles of interest to

    South Florida residents. The newsletter is available in both paper

    and electronic formats.

SFRaves

    Contact: sfraves-request@soda.berkeley.edu (Brian Behlendorf)

    Purpose: SFRaves is about the "rave" club scene in San Francisco.

    Even though it's locally focused, people from all over the world

    are on SFRaves.  It is an unmoderated list.

SkillsBank

    Contact: sun!kass!richard  (Richard Karasik)

    Purpose:I'd like to get people together on a mailing list who are

    willing to share their skills with others - not just the computist

    ones, althogh that's handy to know, but some of the oddball ones

    that we all seem to have aquired.

    Ground rules: the list is not going to be publicly available but

    requests to the list for specific skills will be passed on to the

    people that have them, and they can decide about the level of

    participation they want to have.  The only public piece that will

    be mailed around is the new skills that have been added, and the

    new requests for assistance.

    I am open to any other suggestions for how to make this work.

smail3-users

    Contact: smail3-users-request@cs.athabascau.ca  (Lyndon Nerenberg)

    Purpose: 	The smail3-users mailing list is targeted towards

    those who administer smail3.X based mailers.  Discussion of

    operational problems and fixes, specialized configurations, and

    other topics related to the day-to-day operation of smail3.X are

    found here.  The list does not discuss smail 2.5 issues.  (Smail

    2.5 is an unrelated piece of software that appeared in the

    comp.sources.unix archives under the archive name "smail3.")

    Questions about smail 2.5 should be directed to the newsgroup

    comp.mail.misc.  Smail3-users deals primarily with operational

    issues. If you're interested in technical discussions on smail3

    internals, consider joining smail3-wizards.

smail3-wizards

    Contact: smail3-wizards-request@cs.athabascau.ca (Lyndon Nerenberg)

    Purpose:	Smail3-wizards is a discussion forum for people who

    are actively porting, debugging, and extending smail3.X.

    Discussion should be limited to topics concerning smail3

    internals.  Questions about smail3 installation and operation

    should be directed to the smail3-users list.

Smallmusic

    Contact: smallmusic-request@xcf.berkeley.edu (Craig Latta)

    Purpose: A work group has formed to discuss and develop an object-

    oriented software system for music.  The current environment is

    Smalltalk 80.  If you are interested in joining the discussion,

    email smallmusic-request@xcf.berkeley.edu with the subject line

    "add me".

smiths-fans

    Contact: larryn@csufres.csufresno.edu

    Purpose: We are a mailing list dedicated to the music of the rock

    group, The Smiths.  Though the group is no longer together, we

    feel there is a substantial enough body of work to keep a list

    such as this going.  Topics include discussion/interpretation of

    lyrics, work being done currently by members, and other

    intellectual concerns.

Societies

    Contact: societies-request@athena.mit.edu

    Purpose: Discussion of Greek letter societies of all sorts,

    primarily those which are at American colleges.  Flamage not

    encouraged by list owners; no affiliation with one is required.

    Currently unmoderated.  Please include your most reliable

    Internet-accessible address in your subscription request.

sonify

    Contact: sonify-request@doppler.ncsc.org (Tom Palmer)

    Purpose: To discuss all aspects of "sonification".  Sonification

    is the mapping of data values to audio, used typically as an

    adjunct to traditional scientific visualization.

sports-cards

    Contact:  cards-request@tanstaafl.uchicago.edu (Keane Arase)

    Purpose: For people interested in collection, speculation and

    investing in baseball, football, basketball, hockey and other

    trading cards and/or memoribilia.  Discussion and want/sell lists

    are welcome.  Open to anyone.

SQL-sybase

    Contact: sybase-request@apple.com

    Purpose: This is an semi-unmoderated mailing list for sharing

    information about the Sybase SQL server and related products.

stagecraft

    Contact: stagecraft-request@jaguar.cs.utah.edu  (Brad Davis)

    Purpose: This list is for the discussion of all aspects of stage

    work, including (but not limited to) special effects, sound

    effects, sound reinforcement, stage management, set design and

    building, lighting design, company management, hall management,

    hall design, and show production.  This is not a forum for the

    discussion of various stage productions (unless the discussion

    pertains to the stagecraft of a production), acting or directing

    methods (unless you know of ways to get actors to stand in the

    right spots), film or video production (unless the techniques can

    be used on the stage).  The list will not be moderated unless

    problems crop up.  Archives will be kept of the discussion (send

    mail to stagecraft-request for copies).

stardent-users

    Contact: stardent-users@antares.mcs.anl.gov

     Purpose: The stardent-users mailing list provides a forum for

    discussion of using/programming computers manufactured by Stardent

    Computer. The discussion is intended to cover programming topics

    (e.g. XFDI, phigs+, Dore, parallel and/or vectorizaton techniques,

    etc.), using one of their computers as an application engine for a

    Stardent software package or a third party package (e.g. AVS,

    Quanta, NMR1/2, etc.), or any other threads deamed applicable

    (e.g. customer service, fallout of merger, etc). The list will not

    be moderated, and it is hoped that it will generate enough

    interest to justify a news group.

Star Fleet Battles

    Contact: hcobb@fly2.berkeley.edu (Henry J. Cobb)

    Purpose: The SFB Tacticsline exists for discussion of tactics of

    the SFB game, and as a contact point for SFB PBeM games.

stormbringer

    Contact: stormbringer-request@ocf.Berkeley.EDU

    Purpose: The Stormbringer mailing list exists for both the fans of

    Michael Moorcock's books and those who enjoy Chaosium's games,

    STORMBRINGER and HAWKMOON.

stormcock

    Contact: stormcock-request@dcs.qmw.ac.uk (Paul Davison)

    Purpose: For general discussion and news concerning the music of

    Roy Harper, a folk-rock musician with a conscience.

    Recommendations and news concerning similar artists are

    encouraged. The list is set up as a mail reflector.

    NB: Some internet sites may have to route mail through the UK

    internet gateway, "nsfnet-relay.ac.uk". Also, in some exceptional

    circumstances we may have to refuse membership because we get

    charged for mail to certain addresses in the uucp domain.

sun-386i

    Contact: sun-386i-request@compaq.com

    Purpose:  Discussion and information about the 386i-based Sun

    machines.

sun-managers

    Contact: sun-managers-request@eecs.nwu.edu

    Purpose:  Information of special interest to managers of sites

    with Sun workstations or servers.

sun-nets

    Contact:  sun-nets-request@umiacs.umd.edu

    Purpose:  Discussion and information on networks using Sun

    hardware and/or software.

sysops

    Contact: {harpo,bellcore,cmcl2}!cucard!dasys1!sysops-request

-or-

     {allegra,cmcl2,philabs}!phri!dasys1!sysops-request

    Purpose: The purpose of this list is to facilitate communication

    among operators of computerized bulletin-board systems.  Topics

    will include, but are certainly not limited to: applications,

    security, legal issues, and software.

t3

    Contact:	t3-request@ncsugn.ncsu.edu (Ted H. Emigh)

    Purpose:  Discussion of T3, a WYSIWYG (almost) scientific word

    processing system for MS-DOS computers.

tadream

    Contact: tadream-request@vacs.uwp.edu (Dave Datta)

    Purpose: Tadream is a forum for discussions about Tangerine Dream

    and related artists. The discussions are not moderated, but

    discussions should have some small relation to Tangerine Dream

    (solo works and instrumentation discussions are welcome). The list

    is set up both as a mail relay and a daily digest. (alternate

    mail-paths: ....uwm!uwpvacs!tadream-request,

    uwpvacs!tadream-request@uwm.edu)

Talon-Eclipse-Laser

    Contact: diginst!todd@radius.com (Todd Day)

    Purpose:  For owners and admirers of Talon, Eclipse or Laser

    automobiles.

tandem

    Contact: tandem-request@hobbes.ucsd.edu

    Purpose: A mailing list for tandem bicycle enthusiasts.  Suitable

    topics include questions and answers related to tandem componentry,

    riding technique, brands and equipment selection, prices, clubs,

    rides and other activities, cooperating on a section on tandems

    for the rec.bicycles.* FAQ, etc.

tandy4k

    Contact: ...!{psu-cs,reed,ogcvax}!qiclab!tandy4k-users (Steven Neighorn)

    Purpose: A mailing list for owners, users, and other interested

    parties of the Intel 80386-based Tandy 4000 Microcomputer. The list

    will contain problems encountered, hints, program source code, and

    anything else related to the operation of Tandy's newest entry into

    the world of microcomputers.

tcad

    Contact: tcad-request@iec.ufl.edu (Mark Law)

    Purpose: This mailing list ihas been set up to serve the needs of

    users and software developers of TCAD ( technology computer aided

    design ) codes.  These codes typicaaly aid the the IC process

    designer in developing, debugging, and optimizing new and old

    processes.  The group discusses software such as PISCES, SUPREM,

    FABRICS, SAMPLE, SIMPL, and MINIMOS.

tcp-group

    Contact:  tcp-group-request@ucsd.edu

    Purpose:  Discussion about promoting TCP/IP use on Ham packet

    radio.

tekumel

    Contact: tekumel-request@ssdc.honeywell.com  (Brett Slocum)

    Purpose: This mailing list exists to discuss the world of Tekumel,

    the fantasy world invented by M.A.R. Barker in the roleplaying

    games "Empire of the Petal Throne" and "Swords and Glory", and the

    DAW novels "Man of Gold" and "Flamesong".

    Anything related to Tekumel is welcome: game modifications,

    accounts of campaigns, questions, fiction, tables, NPCs, tips for

    converting to new game systems, etc. Listeners as well as

    contributors are welcome. This list is in digest format and is

    mailed when submissions warrant it (weekly if possible).

TeleUSErs

    Contact: TeleUSErs-request@telesoft.com (Charlie Counts)

    Purpose: To promote the interchange of technical information,

    examples, tips, etc., among the users of TeleUSE.  The TeleUSErs

    mailing list is unmoderated.  (Mail for TeleSoft TeleUSE Technical

    Support shoud NOT be sent to the list, technical support email

    should be sent to guisupport@telesoft.com).

Testing-Archive

    Contact: testing-archive-request@ernie.cs.uiuc.edu (Brian Marick)

    Purpose: The purpose of Testing-Archive is to collect and archive

    material for software testing practitioners and researchers who

    are too busy to read ongoing discussions.  Therefore, typical

    messages will be abstracts of technical reports, announcements of

    testing tools (both commercial and noncommercial), reviews of

    testing tools, and summaries of discussions from other mailing

    lists or newsgroups.  The mailing list will be archived and made

    available for anonymous FTP via

    cs.uiuc.edu:/pub/testing/archiveXX.  The list is unmoderated.

Testing-Research

    Contact: testing-research-request@ernie.cs.uiuc.edu (Brian Marick)

    Purpose: Testing-Research is a forum for testing researchers to

    discuss current and future research at greater length (and with

    perhaps lower "density") than in Testing-Archive.  The goal of

    Testing-Archive is to create a historical record; the goal of

    Testing-Research is to create a community.  Since testing is one

    of the most down-to-earth kinds of software engineering research,

    testing practitioners are welcomed.  Messages about practice

    should be the kind that can guide or improve research; messages

    that can improve practice should go in comp.software-eng.  This

    list is unmoderated.

theatre

    Contact: theatre-request@world.std.com (Elizabeth Lear Newman)

    Purpose: This forum is intended for the general discussion of

    theater, in whatever form it make take.  This list is primarily a

    gateway for the traffic in the newsgroup rec.arts.theatre.

thicva

    Contact: thicva-request@stjhmc.fidonet.org   -or-

             {gatech,ames,rutgers}!ncar!noao!asuvax!stjhmc!thicva-request

    Purpose: The purpose of this list is to provide for the discussion

    of Traumatic Head Injuries, Cerebrovascular Accidents, and other

    related Intracranial Malformations. It is hoped that this

    conference will provide a clearing house for information on the

    above topics, on facilities that specialize in the treatment of

    Intracranial problems, and most importantly a conference where

    victims and their families can meet to discuss problems, concerns,

    and successes. An electronic international support group.

think-c

    Contact: think-c-request@ics.uci.edu  (Mark Nagel)

    Purpose: This list exists to discuss the Think C compiler for the

    Macintosh.  Acceptable topics include discussion of compiler

    problems and solutions/workarounds, discussion of object-oriented

    programming and Macintosh programming, and the sharing of source

    code.  Associated with this list is an archive stored on

    ics.uci.edu accessible via ftp and a mail archive server

    (archive-server@ics.uci.edu).  Submissions to the archive should

    go to think-c-request.

thunderbird

    Contact: htunca@ncsa.uiuc.edu (Han Tunca)

    Purpose: The purpose of the group will be to discuss all aspects

    of the Ford Thunderbird Automobiles.  The mailing list is not

    limited to any model year.

tinymuck-sloggers

    Contact: tinymuck-sloggers-request@piggy.ucsb.edu (Robert Earl)

    Purpose: Forum for programmers, wizards, and users of the

    extensible, programmable TinyMUD derivative known as TinyMUCK

    (current version: 2.2).

tinymush-programmers

    Contact: tinymush-programmers-request@cygnus.com

    Purpose: Discussion devoted to the programming language integral

    to the TinyMUSH subfamily of mud servers.  (See the rec.games.mud

    FAQ for more general information about muds).

toad

    Contact: toad-request@fig.cadence.com (James Jerpseth)

    Purpose: This list is a forum to exchange concert and other

    pertinent information about the band "Toad the Wet Sprocket."

    In order to keep the noise to signal ratio low, this list will

    filter out FAQ and transmit only new or useful information.

toaster-list

    Contact: listserv@karazm.math.uh.edu (J. Eric Townsend)

    Purpose: For discussion regarding NewTek's Video Toaster, both

    "standalone" and "card-for-the-amiga" versions.  To subscribe,

    send email to listserv@karazm.math.uh.edu with a *BODY* of

    "subscribe toaster-list  you@yoursite.domain."

TolkLang

    Contact: tolklang-request@lfcs.ed.ac.uk (Julian Bradfield)

    Purpose: Discussions of the linguistic aspects of J.R.R. Tolkien's

    works. This covers everything from Elvish vocabulary and grammar

    to his use of Old English. The list is (lightly) moderated.

torg

    Contact:  torg-request@morticia.cnns.unt.edu (Clay Luther)

    Purpose: Torg is the mailing list dedicated to the infiniverse

    of West End Game's "Torg, the Possibility Wars" Roleplaying Game.

towers

    Contact:  bill@wrangler.wlk.com (Bill Kennedy)

    Purpose: General discussion on the subject of NCR Tower computers.

    Gatewayed with comp.sys.ncr

toyota

    Contact: toyota-request@quack.sac.ca.us

    Purpose: The charter of the list is for the discussion on almost

    any subject to owners and prospective owners of all models of

    Toyota consumer passenger vehicles and light trucks.

transputer

    Contact: transputer-request@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu

    Purpose: The Transputer mailing list was created to enhance the

    communication among those who are interested in the Transputer and

    Transputer based systems.

    Submissions should be of non-proprietary nature and be concerned

    with, but not limited to:

    	o  Algorithms

    	o  Current development efforts (hardware and software)

    	o  INMOS and third party systems (Meiko, FPS, etc.)

    	o  Interfaces

    	o  Dedicated computational resources

    	o  Occam and Non-Occam language development

    Archives of submissions are available by anonymous ftp from the

    host tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (userid "anonymous", password is of the

    form "user@host") and through uucp on a per-request basis.

    The list is maintained as a mail reflector.  Submissions are

    therefore sent out as they are received.

traveller

    Contact: traveller-request@metolius.wr.tek.com  (James T. Perkins)

    Purpose: This mailing list exists to discuss the TRAVELLER Science

    Fiction Role Playing Game, published by Game Designers' Workshop.

    All variants of Traveller (Traveller 2300, MegaTraveller), and

    Traveller games (Snapshot, Trillion Credit Squadron, etc.) are

    included, too.  Discussion is unmoderated and open to all facets

    and levels of Traveller discussion.  Listeners as well as

    contributors are welcome.

tx-firearms

    Contact: tx-firearms-request@frontier.lonestar.org

    Purpose: The tx-firearms mailing list has been created to keep

    interested parties aware of Texas firearms laws, hunting seasons

    and regulations, pending legislation, group meetings, competition

    schedules, basically anything related to firearms in the State of

    Texas. The list is not moderated and is available to anyone.

uk-hockey

    Contact: uk-hockey-request@uk.ac.hw.cs (Steve Salvini)

    Purpose: This is an open invitation to followers of hockey in the

    UK to join a mailing list dedicated to the discussion of (ice!)

    hockey in Britain.  At present we are mailing out news, gossip,

    league tables, match reports and results on a fairly regular basis.

uk-motss

    Contact: uk-motss-request@pyra.co.uk   (Internet)

          or uk-motss-request@uk.co.pyra   (JANet)

          or uk-motss-request%pyrltd.uknet (Brain dead JANet mailers)

    Purpose: The uk-motss mailing list is for gay people in the UK, or

    those who are interested in the UK gay scene / politics. It is a

    supportive environment for those unwilling or unable to read the

    soc.motss newsgroup, and confidentiality is assured. Anonymous

    posting is available.

ultralite-list

    Contact: ultralite-list-request@starnet.starconn.com (Brian Smithson)

    Purpose: Discussion forum for users or potential users of the

    original NEC UltraLite PC1701 and PC1702 computers (the V30-based

    notebook computer with a 1MB or 2MB silicon hard disk, not the

    newer 286- and 386-based models).  Topics include general

    information, tips, techniques, applications, experiences, and

    sources for hardware, software, accessories, and information.

Unisys

    Contact: unisys-request@bcm.tmc.edu  (Richard H. Miller)

    Purpose: Discussion of all Unisys products and equipment.

UPS-alumni

    Contact: ups_alumni-request@stephsf.com  (Bill England)

    Purpose: The mailing list has been put together ostensibly for

    the purpose of linking graduates of The University of Puget Sound.

    This list will also help those interested keep abreast of current

    events and changes at the University.  Commercial postings are

    prohibited.

uruguay

    Contact: uruguay-request@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Raul Polakof)

    Purpose: A mailing list for general discussions and information.

    To subscribe, please send name, e-mail, topics of interest, and

    (optionally), address and phone number.  Spanish is the dominent

    language in this group.

UUG-dist

    Contact: uug-dist-request@dsi.com (Syd Weinstein)

    Purpose: Discussion of Unify Corporations Database products

    including Unify, Accell/IDS, Accell/SQl and Accell/"generic

    database engine."

vampire

    Contact: vampire-request@math.ufl.edu

    Send "sub vampire" as the first line of a message to the above address.

    Purpose: There is now a mailing list dedicated to the White Wolf

    Role-Playing game, "Vampire".

    Those who may be interested in the subject, but are not familiar

    with the game itself are also invited to join.  You may yet be

    Embraced :)

vanguard

    Contact: vanguard-request@farpoint.tucson.az.us

       UUCP: ...uunet!arizona!noao!farpoint!vanguard

    Purpose: Vanguard exists to distribute articles from the National

    Vanguard, the hard-copy magazine produced by the National Alliance.

    Typical Vanguard articles are racial in nature; those uncomfortable

    with racialist thinking should not subscribe to this list.  From

    time to time on vanguard, previous National Vanguard articles will

    be distributed.

venezuela

    Contact:  venezuela-request@arisia.xerox.com  (Eduardo Pelegri-Llopart)

    Purpose:  Discussion of anything related to Venezuela.

vettes

    Contact: vettes-request@compaq.com

    Purpose: This list is for Corvette owners and enthusiasts to share

    their ideas and experiences about their car.

VMEbus

    Contact: att!houxl!mlh   (Marc Harrison)

    Purpose: A user's group for the AT&T VMEbus products to provide a

    two-way USENET conduit for the open exchange of information, both

    within and outside of AT&T.  There's very little data that's

    proprietary about the products (other than the source code for UNIX

    System V/VME), so the list is open to suggestions as to items of

    interest.

    If you're interested, please send your name, e-mail path (via att

    preferred), affiliation, and use of WE 321SB (if you have one).

    Suggestions for items of interest are also encouraged.

volvo

    Contact: volvo-net-request@me.rochester.edu (Tim Takahashi)

    Purpose: Discussion of Volvo automobiles.

Vreme News Digest

    Contact: Dimitrije@BuEnga.Bu.Edu (Dimitrije Stamenovic)

    Purpose: Vreme News Digest (VND) is an English-language newsletter

    published by the Vreme News Digest Agency (VNDA) from Belgrade.

wais-discussion

    Contact: wais-discussion-request@think.com

    Purpose: WAIS stands for Wide Area Information Servers, an

    electronic publishing project lead by Thinking Machines.

    The WAIS-discussion is a digested, moderated list on Electronic

    publishing issues in general and Wide Area Information Servers in

    particular.  There are postings every week or two.

wais-talk

    Contact: wais-talk-request@think.com

    Purpose: WAIS stands for Wide Area Information Servers, an

    electronic publishing project lead by Thinking Machines.

    The WAIS-talk is an open list (interactive, not moderated) for

    implementors and developers.  This is a techie list that is not

    meant as a support list.  Please use the alt.wais newsgroup for

    support, and send bug fixes etc to bug-wais@think.com.

walkers-in-darkness

    Contact: walkers-request@world.std.com  (David Harmon)

    Purpose: Walkers-in-Darkness is intended for sufferers from

    depression and/or bipolar disorder, and affected friends.  This

    includes both "novices" and those who have learned to cope.

wargames

    Contact: wargames-request@svcdudes.com

    Purpose: For computer war games with the emphasis on the Macintosh.

warhammer

    Contact: wfrp-request@morticia.cnns.unt.edu

    Purpose: For the discussion of Games Workshop's Warhammer

    Universe, the Old World, Warhammer Fantasy Role Play, and

    Warhammer Fantasy Battle.

    The Warhammer mailing list is running ListMan 1.0b List Manager

    software.  To subscribe, send email to the above request address

    and as the first word on the subject line or any line in the text

    of the message put the word "sub". You may also include a

    parameter with the sub command.  This parameter will be treated as

    your *real* name, not your address (which is determined from your

    mail headers).  You may also send wfrp-request other commands, not

    the least of which is "help".

weights

    Contact:  weights-request@mickey.disney.com (Michael Sullivan)

    Purpose: The discussion of all aspects of using weights in

    exercise.  Includes bodybuilding (competetive and

    non-competetive), sport-related weight training, "stay in shape"

    weight training; basically anything to do with lifting weights.

whitewater

    Contact: rsk@gynko.circ.upenn.edu (Rich Kulawiec)

    Purpose:  To discuss WhiteWater sports, experiences, and

    information.  Includes kayak and canoeing enthusiasts.  Please note

    that this mailing list is partially bidirectionally gatewayed to

    the USENET group rec.boats.paddle.  Whitewater specific postings

    are culled and sent to the mailing list, and mailing list traffic

    is sent to the newsgroup.  This mailing list is moderated and is

    probably only useful to those who do not receive rec.boats.paddle,

    or are only interested in the whitewater traffic in that group.

wildnet

    Contact: zaphod!pnwc!wildnet-request@access.usask.ca --or--

             wildnet-request@access.usask.ca  (Eric Woodsworth)

    Purpose: This list is concerned with computing and statistics in

    fisheries and wildlife biology.  Relevant topics include G.I.S.,

    ecological modelling, software, etc.

windsurfing

    Contact:    windsurfing-request@gcm.com

             ...uunet!gcm!windsurfing-request

    Purpose: The windsurfing mailing list provides a discussion forum

    for boardsailing enthusiasts all over the world.  While

    non-windsurfers are welcome to join, the primary purpose is to

    enhance the enjoyment of our sport by discussing windsurfing

    related topics such as equipment, technique, sailing spots,

    weather, competition, etc.  We welcome you to join and

    share your windsurfing experiences and thoughts.  The list is

    unmoderated.

Word-Mac

    Contact: mmacword@loki.une.edu.au (Roger Debreceny)

    To subscribe, mail to listserv@loki.une.edu.au with the text

    "subscribe word-mac firstname surname" in the body of the email.

    Purpose: Word-Mac is a mailing list dedicated to serving users of

    the Microsoft Word package in its various versions.  It has regular

    mailings of questions and answers on the use of the package and

    also mails postings on Word that have been made to Usenet groups

    such as comp.sys.mac.apps ... an FAQ list is also under development.

wxsat

    Contact: wxsat-request@ssg.com (Richard B. Emerson)

    Purpose: This list serves two functions.  The primary function is

    the distribution of NOAA status and prediction bulletins for the

    GOES and polar weather satellites.  This data is the same data

    available via SCIENCEnet NOAA.SAT bulletin board area.  The mail

    list also acts as a reflector for subscribers' comments and

    discussion of matters related to weather satellites, ground

    stations, and associated topics.

x-ada

    Contact: x-ada-request@expo.lcs.mit.edu

    Purpose: to discuss the interfaces and bindings for an

    Ada interface to the X window system.

XGKS

    Contact: xgks-request@unidata.ucar.edu  (Steve Emmerson)

    Purpose: A mailing-list for the maintenance, enhancement, and

    evolution of the XGKS package, created by the University of

    Illinois under contract with IBM and distributed as part of X11R4.

    The XGKS package is a full 2C GKS implementation and allows GKS

    applications to operate in an X Window System environment.

xopen-testing

    Contact: xopen-testing-request@uel.co.uk (Andrew Josey)

    Purpose: This list provides a forum for discussion of issues

    related to testing operating systems for conformance to the X/OPEN

    Portability Guide (XPG), including Issue 3 (XPG3) and later.

    The scope of this newsletter is the discussion of items associated

    with the testing of the X/Open Portability Guide - including but

    not limited to test suite technology (X/Open's VSX and other third

    party test suites for the XPG), latest news on X/Open Branding and

    other related issues. These issues can include problems related to

    test suites in general, testability of various features of the

    XPG, and portability of the test suites.

XVT

    Contact: tim@qed.cts.com (Tim Capps)

    Interested parties should send mail with 'HELP XVTDEV' as the body

    of the letter to: listserv@qed.cts.com.

    Purpose: XVT is a multi-platform window environment development tool.

yello

    Contact: yello-request@polyslo.calpoly.edu (Cliff Tuel)

    Purpose: The Yello Mailing List is a forum for discussing anything

    about the group Yello, or any solo works by the band's members.

    An extensive discography is available, as are several other files

    of interest.

Yes/ABWH

    Contact: v111pbxx@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu (Cathy Leak)

    Purpose: The progressive rock group Yes and its many offspring

    (especially the current branch of Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman and

    Howe). We do a little of everything: news, reviews, trivia, etc.

Yiddish

    Contact: dave@lsuc.on.ca   -or-   lsuc!dave	(Dave Sherman)

    Purpose: articles, jokes, etc. in transliterated Yiddish, and

    discussion of Yiddish language and culture (in English).  Some

    familiarity with the language is required to understand most of

    the messages.

YSN

    Contact: ysn-adm@zoyd.ee.washington.edu (John Sahr)

    Purpose: Activism on employment issues for scientists just

    beginning their careers.  The Young Scientists' Network

    attempts to inform the press, the public, and government

    officials that there is no shortage of scientists; we hope

    to find traditional and non-tradiotional employment for

    scientists.  Stories about the Young Scientists' Network

    have appeared in Science, Physics Today, and on National

    Public Radio; we've met with officials from the National

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Z-cars

    Contact: z-car-request@dixie.com (John De Armond)

    Purpose:The Z-car mailing list operates for the benefit of those

    interested in Datsun/Nissan Z cars.  The interest base is

    primarily for the original Z, though all discussion regarding the

    Z line of cars is welcome.

zeppelin

    Contact: zeppelin-request@ux.acs.umn.edu (Eric David Hendrickson)

    Purpose:  For fans of the rock group Led Zeppelin.

ZForum

    Contact: zforum-request@prg.oxford.ac.uk (Jonathan Bowen)

    Purpose: ZForum is intended to handle messages concerned with the

    formal specification notation Z. Z, based on set theory and first

    order predicate logic, has been developed at the Programming

    Research Group (PRG) at Oxford University for well over a decade.

    It is now used by industry as part of the software (and hardware)

    development process in both the UK and the US. It is currently

    undergoing standardization.  ZForum provides a convenient forum

    for messages and queries concerned with recent developments and

    the use of Z.


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Introduction

This is the monthly introductory article for the moderated newsgroup news.answers.  It explains the purpose of the newsgroup, what kinds of articles should be submitted, how to submit, how to participate in the mailing list for periodic posting maintainers, and where to find archives of news.answers postings.

Comments about, suggestions about or corrections to this posting are welcomed.  If you would like to ask me to change this posting in some way, the method I appreciate most is for you to actually make the desired modifications to a copy of the posting, and then to send me the modified posting, or a context diff between my posted version and your modified version (if you do the latter, make sure to include in your mail the "Version:" line from my posted version).  Submitting changes in this way makes dealing with them easier for me and helps to avoid misunderstandings about what you are suggesting.

What is news.answers?

The news.answers newsgroup serves as a repository in which periodic informational postings (a.k.a "Frequently Asked Questions" postings, or "FAQs") from other newsgroups are posted.

Although it's difficult to say exactly what qualifies as an FAQ that belongs in news.answers, the basic description is, "any posting which answers common questions and is meant to be read by humans beings." Furthermore, FAQs cross-posted in news.answers should have meaningful subject lines.  For example, an FAQ for rec.chess should have a subject line saying something like "chess Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)," rather than just "Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)."

For example, the comp.unix.questions "Frequently Asked Questions

about Unix - with Answers [Monthly posting]" and the news.announce.newusers "Emily Postnews Answers Your Questions on Netiquette" belong in news.answers, as does the README file from comp.mail.maps.  However, the comp.mail.maps map postings and the readership statistics from news.lists do not.

FAQ postings from any hierarchy that travels using "USENET mechanisms" can be cross-posted to news.answers (i.e. news.answers is not limited to postings from the comp, sci, misc, soc, talk, news and rec hierarchies).  If an FAQ maintainer feels that his (and I mean

that "his" in a completely politically correct, general neutral way, so don't bother complaining about it) posting is of interest only to people in its home hierarchy, then he can (try to) restrict the distribution of the FAQ using the Distribution mechanism; if he feels that it is of more general interest, he can avoid any Distribution restrictions, in which case the FAQ might receive a wider distribution that most postings in the hierarchy.  This is a pretty reasonable thing, considering that FAQs are often considered the "distilled wisdom" of a newsgroup or group of newsgroups, so a single FAQ from a hierarchy might be of wider interest than the hierarchy as a whole.

Where there is an ambiguity, I will decide whether or not a posting

belongs in the newsgroup.

There are several reasons why this newsgroup exists.  They include:

*	It is easier for site administrators to keep FAQs around for a long

time if they are all cross-posted to one newsgroup.... Administrators can make the maximum expire time for news.answers very long, instead of making every newsgroup with FAQs in it have a long maximum expire time.

*	It is easier for sites that archive FAQs to generate their archives,

since they will need to watch just one newsgroup rather than scanning the entire news spool.

*	It provides a "quick reference" for users, in several different

respects.  Users who want to browse through the various FAQs that the USENET has to offer can do so in just one newsgroup.  Users who want to find an FAQ from a particular newsgroup but don't know its subject can search for that newsgroup in the headers of the articles in news.answers.

*	Software for retrieving FAQs can also be simplified to use

news.answers as the basis for FAQ searches.

How does it work?

An FAQ maintainer who wants his FAQ to appear in news.answers submits it to the moderator, following the guidelines in the "news.answers submission guidelines" posting for proper submission and format of the FAQ.

The moderator either accepts the posting as-is, asks the submitter to make modifications, or rejects it completely.  If modifications are requested, the submitter makes the modifications and resubmits the posting to news.answers.

FAQs that are approved will be assigned a unique (to news.answers)

archive name, which the FAQ maintainer should put in an "Archive-name:" line at the top of the FAQ.  For example, the comp.unix.questions FAQ might be given the archive name "unix-faq", in which case "Archive-name: unix-faq" would be added to the top of the FAQ.  Multi-part postings will be so labeled in the "Archive-name:" line, for example, "Archive-name: X-faq/part1".  FAQ submitters should put the "Archive-name:" line in their postings, with a suggested archive name in it.  For more information about choosing archive name, see the "news.answers submission guidelines" posting.

Once an FAQ has been approved for news.answers, its maintainer can post it directly to the group himself, by indicating in the header of the message that it was approved by the news.answers moderator.  FAQ maintainers who don't know how to do that can contact the news.answers moderator to find out.

This should be emphasized: I will not actually post copies of FAQs in the newsgroup.  Instead, my job is to approve FAQs, which are then cross-posted by their maintainers to the newsgroup, and to watch the newsgroup to make sure unauthorized postings do not appear in it. However, I am willing to assist FAQ maintainers who would like me to post their FAQs for them, and/or who would like help in figuring out how to properly go about posting a periodic FAQ.

What about the mailing list?

If you are interested in discussion about the maintenance of USENET periodic postings and related topics (e.g. automatic archival of such postings), you may wish to join the "faq-maintainers" mailing list. FAQ maintainers who post FAQs in news.answers are encouraged to join the mailing list.

If you are not interested in discussion, but you would still like to receive announcements directed to FAQ maintainers, then you may wish to join the "faq-maintainers-announce" list instead.  Note that subscribers to faq-maintainers will automatically receive messages sent to faq-maintainers-announce.

To subscribe to or unsubscribe from one of these lists, send mail

with your request to faq-maintainers-request@MIT.Edu.  To send a message to "faq-maintainers," write to faq-maintainers@MIT.Edu.  To send a message to "faq-maintainers-announce", write to faq-maintainers-announce@MIT.Edu, and if at all possible, put "Reply-To: faq-maintainers@MIT.Edu" in the header of your message.

Where is news.answers archived?

News.answers is archived in the periodic posting archive on pit-manager.mit.edu [18.172.1.27].  Postings are located in the anonymous ftp directory /pub/usenet/news.answers, and are archived by "Archive-name".  Other subdirectories of /pub/usenet contain periodic postings that may not appear in news.answers.

If you do not have anonymous ftp access, you can access the archives

by mail server as well.  Send an E-mail message to mail-server@pit-manager.mit.edu with "help" and "index" in the body on separate lines for more information.

Other news.answers/FAQ archives (which carry some or all of the FAQs

in the pit-manager archive) are:

archive.cs.ruu.nl [131.211.80.5] in the anonymous ftp directory /pub/NEWS.ANSWERS (also accessible via mail server requests to mail-server@cs.ruu.nl)

cnam.cnam.fr [192.33.159.6] in the anonymous ftp directory /pub/FAQ ftp.uu.net [137.39.1.9 or 192.48.96.9] in the anonymous ftp

directory /usenet

ftp.win.tue.nl [131.155.70.100] in the anonymous ftp directory /pub/usenet/news.answers

grasp1.univ-lyon1.fr [134.214.100.25] in the anonymous ftp directory /pub/faq (also accessible via mail server requests to listserv@grasp1.univ-lyon1.fr), which is

best used by EASInet sites and sites in France that do not have better connectivity to cnam.cnam.fr (e.g. Lyon, Grenoble)

Furthermore, the gopher server on port 70 of jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca

[131.202.3.10] has a news.answers archive.

If you decide to archive news.answers and make it available to people for anonymous ftp, mail archive server or something else, please let me know so I can mention your archive in this posting.

Note that the periodic posting archives on pit-manager.mit.edu are also accessible via Prospero and WAIS (the database name is "usenet" on port 210).  If you don't know what Prospero or WAIS are, don't worry about it.  And don't write to me and ask, please; I unfortuately already have too many things to deal with without having to answer questions about other people's software.

Credits

Thanks to Frederic Chauveau <fmc@cnam.cnam.fr> for running the cnam.cnam.fr FAQ archive, James R. Revell, Jr. <revell@uunet.uu.net> for running the ftp.uu.net archive, Hank P. Penning <henkp@cs.ruu.nl> for running the archive.cs.ruu.nl archive, and <Christophe.Wolfhugel@grasp1.univ-lyon1.fr> for running the grasp1.univ-lyon1.fr server.  Thanks to J. Anthony Fitzgerald <jaf@UNB.ca> for making news.answers postings available via gopher on the unba.ca gopher server.

--

Jonathan Kamens	                         jik@MIT.Edu

MIT Information Systems/Athena              Moderator, news.answers (Send correspondence related to the news.answers newsgroup

{and ONLY correspondence related to the newsgroup} to news-answers-request@MIT.Edu.)


List of Moderators for Usenet

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From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)

Newsgroups: news.lists,news.groups,news.announce.newusers,news.answers

Subject: List of Moderators for Usenet

Message-ID: <spaf-moderate_716962665@cs.purdue.edu>

Date: 20 Sep 92 04:17:45 GMT

Expires: 19 Nov 92 16:17:45 GMT

Followup-To: news.groups

Organization: Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue Univ.

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Approved: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU

Supersedes: <spaf-moderate_715578989@cs.purdue.edu>

Archive-name: moderator-list/part1

Original-author: Gene Spafford (spaf@cs.purdue.edu)

Last-change: 18 Sep 1992 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)

A number of moderated groups exist on the net.  These are groups which

usually have one or more individuals (acting as editors and/or

moderators) who must approve articles before they are published to the

net.  In general, these groups fall into one of five categories:

1) Groups with postings of an informative nature not suited to

   discussion and always originating from the same (very small) group

   of posters.  Groups within this category include news.lists,

   news.announce.newusers, and comp.mail.maps.

2) Groups derived from regular groups with such a high volume that

   it is hard for the average reader to keep up.  The moderated

   versions of these groups are an attempt to provide a lower volume

   and higher quality version of the same forum.  An example of

   this category is news.announce.newgroups (a reduced form of

   news.groups).

3) Groups derived from regular groups which have often been abused.

   That is, the regular groups often received postings of items which

   were not germane to the stated topic of the group (or sometimes even

   within the realm of politeness for the net).  This also includes

   groups suffering from an annoying number of duplicate postings and

   inappropriate followups.  Moderated groups in this category include

   comp.sources.unix.

4) Groups designed to serve also as direct feedback to an off-the-net

   group.  The discussion in comp.std.mumps is an example of this.

5) Groups which are gatewayed into the Usenet from an Internet

   mailing list.  These groups are moderated by someone on the Internet

   side but are shared with the Usenet population.  Submissions mailed

   to the proper addresses, given below, will appear in both the group

   on Usenet, and the Internet list.  This includes some groups in

   the "inet" distribution which are listed here for completeness:

   comp.ai.vision and rec.mag.fsfnet.

To post to a moderated group, write your article and mail it to the

listed SUBMISSION address.  The moderator will then do the actual

posting of the article.  The news software on the Usenet will not allow

direct posting to moderated newsgroups, nor will it forward

unauthorized articles to other sites.  The only way to post to a

moderated group is to mail it to the moderator.  If you are running

2.11 news or later, your news software will automatically mail your

article to the moderator if you attempt to post it.  Thus, posting to a

moderated newsgroup should appear the same as posting to any other

group (except you don't see the posting right away).

Depending on the newsgroup involved, if the moderator feels that your

article is inappropriate for the group, s/he will return the article to

you with a suggestion for other newsgroups in which to post it, and/or

an explanation of why it is not appropriate for the moderated group.

You may still post such articles to the regular groups as you currently

do, if such groups exist.

If you have questions or complaints about the way a moderated group is

run, contact the moderator by mail.  Alternatively, you can send mail

to the mailing list "moderators@cs.purdue.edu" and it will be

rebroadcast to all of the current Usenet-only newsgroup moderators.

Below is a list of the current moderated groups and the moderators of

those groups. Included in that list are the addresses to use if you

have questions of comments about the groups. After that is given a list

of addresses for submissions of articles to those groups. If your site

is running 2.10.2 or 2.10.3 news, these addresses can be used to build

the "moderators" file so that "postnews" can automatically mail an

article to the correct moderator.

Note that many of the aliases at the end of this file are for

newsgroups in hierarchies other than the "main Usenet."  These aliases

have been collected from a number of different sources, including the

alias file at uunet.uu.net, and they may not be completely accurate

over time.  You may wish to trim some of these aliases if you don't

get the newsgroups indicated.

If your system is running 2.11 news, posting to moderated newsgroups

is done by mailing your submission to well-defined aliases at a nearby

well-connected site.  The mail path to that site should be in your

news library, in the file "mailpaths" -- there is no need to update

a moderators file.  Information on how to construct the paths in the

"mailpaths" file are posted in a companion article.

If you are NOT running 2.11 news, you are *STRONGLY* advised to upgrade

to it so as to take advantage of this feature, as well as the numerous

bug fixes and other enhancements.

The addresses below are given in Internet/domain form.  If you are a

UUCP-only site, you can mail to an Internet (EDU, GOV, etc.)-only site

by mailing through the gateways using a uucp-style path, e.g.:

...!{mcnc,rutgers,ucsd,uunet,uw-beaver,watmath}!site.domain!address

Gene Spafford

19 Sep 1992

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Moderator or Coordinator	Requests, Comments, etc.

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comp.ai.nlang-know-rep

Christopher Welty	nl-kr-request@cs.rpi.edu

comp.ai.vision

Tod Levitt	vision-list-request@ads.com

comp.archives

Edward Vielmetti	comp-archives@msen.com

comp.binaries.acorn

Jason Williams &

  Edouard Poor	cba@acorn.co.nz

comp.binaries.amiga

Michael 'Moose' Dinn	amiga-request@uunet.uu.net

comp.binaries.atari.st

Steven Grimm	atari-binaries@hyperion.com

comp.binaries.ibm.pc

Brian O'Neill	cbip-request@cs.ulowell.edu

comp.binaries.mac

Roger Long	macintosh-request%felix.uucp@uunet.uu.net

comp.binaries.os2

Michael D. Kretzer	os2bin-request@csd4.csd.uwm.edu

comp.bugs.4bsd.ucb-fixes

Keith Bostic	ucb-fixes-request@okeeffe.berkeley.edu

comp.compilers

John Levine	compilers-request@iecc.cambridge.ma.us

comp.dcom.telecom

Patrick Townson	telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu

comp.doc

Brian Kantor	comp-doc@ucsd.edu

comp.doc.techreports

Richard Golding	compdoc-techreports-request@ftp.cse.ucsc.edu

comp.graphics.research

John R. Murray	graphics-request@scri1.scri.fsu.edu

comp.internet.library

Yoshiyasu Takefuji	takefuji@axon.cwru.edu

comp.lang.sigplan

Stu Feldman	sigplan-request@bellcore.com

comp.laser-printers

Richard Furuta	furuta@cs.umd.edu

comp.mail.maps

Mel Pleasant	pleasant@noc.rutgers.edu

comp.newprod

Ron Heiby	newprod-request@chg.mcd.mot.com

comp.org.eff.news

Christopher Davis &

  Helen Rose	eff@eff.org

comp.org.fidonet

Tim Pozar	pozar@hop.toad.com

comp.os.ms-windows.announce

Todd J. Derr	infidel+query@pitt.edu

comp.os.research

Darrell Long	darrell@cse.ucsc.edu

comp.parallel

Dennis Stevenson	hypercube-request@hubcap.clemson.edu

comp.patents

Peter John Treloar	pjt@cs.su.oz.au

comp.protocols.kermit

Frank da Cruz	info-kermit-request@watsun.cc.columbia.edu

comp.research.japan

Rick Schlichting	rick@cs.arizona.edu

comp.risks

Peter G. Neumann	risks-request@csl.sri.com

comp.simulation

Paul A. Fishwick	simulation-request@uflorida.cis.ufl.edu

comp.society

Greg Welsh	socicom@auvm.american.edu

comp.society.cu-digest

Jim Thomas &

  Gordon Meyer	tk0jut2@mvs.cso.niu.edu

comp.society.folklore

Eric Raymond	eric@snark.thyrsus.com

comp.society.privacy

Dennis G. Rears	comp-privacy-request@pica.army.mil

comp.sources.3b1

David H. Brierley	dave@galaxia.network23.com

comp.sources.acorn

Jason Williams &

  Edouard Poor	cba@acorn.co.nz

comp.sources.amiga

Michael 'Moose' Dinn	amiga-request@uunet.uu.net

comp.sources.apple2

Jonathan Chandross	jac@paul.rutgers.edu

comp.sources.atari.st

Steven Grimm	atari-sources@hyperion.com

comp.sources.games

Bill Randle	games-request@saab.cna.tek.com

comp.sources.hp48

Chris Spell	spell@seq.uncwil.edu

comp.sources.mac

Roger Long	macintosh-request%felix.uucp@uunet.uu.net

comp.sources.misc

Kent Landfield &	sources-misc-request@uunet.uu.net

  Alec David Muffett

comp.sources.reviewed

Andrew Patrick	csr@calvin.dgbt.doc.ca

comp.sources.sun

Charles McGrew	mcgrew@aramis.rutgers.edu

comp.sources.unix

Paul Vixie, Mike Stump

   and Nick Lai	unix-sources-moderator@pa.dec.com

comp.sources.x

David C. Martin	x-sources-request@msi.com

comp.std.announce

John C. Klensin	klensin@infoods.mit.edu

comp.std.mumps

Hokey	std-mumps-request@pfcs.com

comp.std.unix

Sean Eric Fagan	std-unix-request@uunet.uu.net

comp.sys.acorn.announce

Alan Glover	announce-request@acorn.co.uk

comp.sys.amiga.announce

Dan Zerkle	zerkle@cs.ucdavis.edu

comp.sys.amiga.reviews

Daniel J. Barrett	amiga-reviews@math.uh.edu

comp.sys.concurrent

Brian Carlton	concurrent-request@bdcsys.suvl.ca.us

comp.sys.ibm.pc.digest

Gregory Hicks	info-ibmpc-request@simtel20.army.mil

comp.sys.m68k.pc

Mike Meyer	info-68k-request@ucbvax.berkeley.edu

comp.sys.mac.announce

Werner Uhrig	werner@rascal.ics.utexas.edu

comp.sys.mac.digest

Bill Lipa	info-mac-request@sumex-aim.stanford.edu

comp.sys.next.announce

Todd Nathan	csn-announce-request@liveware.com

comp.sys.sun.announce

Dave Taylor	sun-announce-request@sunworld.com

comp.theory.info-retrieval

??	engle@cmsa.berkeley.edu

comp.virus

Kenneth van Wyk	krvw@cert.org

comp.windows.x.announce

Bob Scheifler	xannounce-request@expo.lcs.mit.edu

misc.activism.progressive

Rich Winkel	map-request@pencil.cs.missouri.edu

misc.handicap

Bill McGarry	wtm@bunker.shel.isc-br.com

misc.news.southasia

Surekha Gaddam	surekha@nyx.cs.du.edu

news.admin.technical

Scott Hazen Mueller	natech-request@zorch.sf-bay.org

news.announce.conferences

Dennis Page	denny@tekbspa.tss.com

news.announce.important

Mark Horton	announce@stargate.com

news.announce.newgroups

Dave Lawrence	tale@rpi.edu

news.announce.newusers

Gene Spafford	spaf@purdue.edu

news.answers

Jonathan I. Kamens	news-answers-request@mit.edu

news.lists

Rick Adams, Brian Reid &

   Gene Spafford	news-lists-request@cs.purdue.edu

news.lists.ps-maps

Brian Reid	reid@decwrl.dec.com

rec.arts.cinema

Manavendra Thakur	thakur@zerkalo.harvard.edu

rec.arts.comics.info

Brian V. Hughes	hades@dartmouth.edu

rec.arts.erotica

Evan Leibovitch	erotica@telly.on.ca

rec.arts.movies.reviews

Evelyn C. Leeper	movies-request@mtgzy.att.com

rec.arts.sf.announce

Scott Hazen Mueller	scott@zorch.sf-bay.org

rec.arts.sf.reviews

Michael C. Berch, Dan'l Danehy-Oakes,

            Evelyn Leeper, Wayne Throop,

            Alan Wexelblat, &

    Bill Wisner	sf-reviews@presto.ig.com

rec.arts.startrek.info

Jim Griffith	trek-info-request@dweeb.fx.com

rec.audio.high-end

Thomas Krueger	info-high-audio-request@csd4.csd.uwm.edu

rec.food.recipes

Mary Shafer             shafer@rigel.dfrf.nasa.gov

rec.games.cyber

Joshua Levy	joshua@veritas.com

rec.games.frp.announce

Coyt D. Watters	cwatters@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu

rec.games.frp.archives

Mitchell Gold	goldm@rpi.edu

rec.games.mud.announce

Scott Goehring	rgm-announce-request@glia.biostr.washington.edu

rec.guns

Jim Purtilo	gun-control@flubber.cs.umd.edu

rec.humor.funny

Brad Templeton	funny-request@clarinet.com

rec.humor.oracle

Steve Kinzler	oracle-admin@cs.indiana.edu

rec.hunting

Tim Rigg	hunting-request@osnome.che.wisc.edu

rec.mag.fsfnet

John White	white@duvm.bitnet

rec.music.gaffa

Bill Wisner	love-hounds-request@uunet.uu.net

rec.music.info

Leo Breebaart	leo@ph.tn.tudelft.nl

rec.music.reviews

Stewart Evans	stewarte@sco.com

rec.radio.broadcasting

Bill Pfeiffer	rrb-mod@gagme.chi.il.us

rec.sport.cricket.scores

K. Sankara Rao	ksrao@power.eee.ndsu.nodak.edu

sci.astro.hubble

Paul A. Scowen	scowen@wfpc3.la.asu.edu

sci.math.research

Daniel R. Grayson	dan@math.uiuc.edu

sci.med.aids

Dan Greening	aids-request@cs.ucla.edu

sci.military

Bill Thacker	military-request@att.att.com

sci.nanotech

J. Storrs Hall (JoSH)	josh@aramis.rutgers.edu

sci.psychology.digest

Stevan Harnad	psyc-request@phoenix.princeton.edu

sci.space.news

Peter Yee	yee@atlas.arc.nasa.gov

sci.virtual-worlds

Bob Jacobson	virtual-worlds-request@milton.u.washington.edu

soc.feminism

Muffy Barkocy,

  Miriam Nadel, &

  Cindy Tittle Moore	feminism-request@ncar.ucar.edu

soc.politics

Charles McGrew	poli-sci-request@rutgers.edu

soc.politics.arms-d

Herb Lin	arms-d-request@xx.lcs.mit.edu

soc.religion.bahai

Aaron Nabil Eastlund,	srb-mods@oneworld.wa.com

Babak Kashef,

Mark Towfiq, &

Rick Troxel

soc.religion.christian

Charles Hedrick	christian-request@aramis.rutgers.edu

soc.religion.eastern

Aaron Nabil &	sre-request@cse.ogi.edu

  Toshi Takeuchi

soc.religion.islam

D. Salman Azhar,	religion-islam-request@ncar.ucar.edu

Hanan Lutfiyya,

Asim Mughal, Basalat Ali Raja

alt.atheism.moderated

mathew	atheism-request@mantis.co.uk

alt.gourmand

Brian Reid	recipes-request@decwrl.dec.com

alt.binaries.pictures.fine-art.d

Laurence Leff	mflll@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu

alt.binaries.pictures.fine-art.graphics

Laurence Leff	mflll@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu

alt.binaries.pictures.fine-art.digitized

Laurence Leff	mflll@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu

bionet.announce

Kenton Hoover	biosci-announce-moderator@genbank.bio.net

bionet.molbio.embldatabank.updates

Kenton Hoover	embl-updates@genbank.bio.net

bionet.molbio.ddbj.updates

Kenton Hoover	ddbj-updates@genbank.bio.net

bionet.software.sources

Rob Harper	software-sources@genbank.bio.net

bit.listserv.big-lan

        John Wobus              jmwobus@suvm.acs.syr.edu

bit.listserv.edtech

        EDTECH Moderator        21765EDT%MSU@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU

bit.listserv.gaynet

        Bill Cattey             gaynet-request@athena.mit.edu

bit.listserv.hellas

        Spyros D. A. Antoniou   sda106@psuvm.psu.edu

bit.listserv.l-hcap

        Bill McGarry            wtm@bunker.shel.isc-br.com

bit.listserv.libres

        Diane Kovacs            DKOVACS@KentVM.Kent.edu

bit.listserv.new-list

        Marty Hoag              INFO@VM1.NoDak.EDU

bit.listserv.pacs-l

        Charles Bailey          LIBPACS%UHUPVM1@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU

bit.listserv.valert-l

        Kenneth R. van Wyk      krvw@cert.org

biz.sco.binaries

Stuart Lynne	sl@wimsey.bc.ca

biz.sco.sources

Micheal P. Deignan	kd1hz@anomaly.sbs.risc.net

gnu.*

Leonard H. Tower Jr.	info-gnu-request@prep.ai.mit.edu

ieee.tcos

Darrell Long	tcos-request@cse.ucsc.edu

resif.oracle

        Christophe Wolfhugel    oracle@grasp1.univ-lyon1.fr

vmsnet.announce

Terry Poot	tp@mccall.com

vmsnet.announce.newusers

Terry Poot	tp@mccall.com

vmsnet.sources

Mark Berryman	vmsnet-sources-request@mvb.saic.com

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Group	Submissions

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comp.ai.nlang-know-rep	nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu

comp.ai.vision	vision-list@ads.com

comp.archives	comp-archives@msen.com

comp.binaries.acorn	cba@acorn.co.nz

comp.binaries.amiga	amiga@uunet.uu.net

comp.binaries.atari.st	atari-binaries@hyperion.com

comp.binaries.ibm.pc	cbip@cs.ulowell.edu

comp.binaries.mac	macintosh%felix.uucp@uunet.uu.net

comp.binaries.os2	os2bin@csd4.csd.uwm.edu

comp.bugs.4bsd.ucb-fixes	ucb-fixes@okeeffe.berkeley.edu

comp.compilers	compilers@iecc.cambridge.ma.us

comp.dcom.telecom	telecom@eecs.nwu.edu

comp.doc	comp-doc@ucsd.edu

comp.doc.techreports	compdoc-techreports@ftp.cse.ucsc.edu

comp.graphics.research	graphics@scri1.scri.fsu.edu

comp.internet.library	library@axon.cwru.edu

comp.lang.sigplan	sigplan@bellcore.com

comp.laser-printers	laser-lovers@brillig.umd.edu

comp.mail.maps	uucpmap@rutgers.edu

comp.newprod	newprod@chg.mcd.mot.com

comp.org.eff.news	effnews@eff.org

comp.org.fidonet	pozar@hop.toad.com

comp.os.ms-windows.announce	infidel+win-announce@pitt.edu

comp.os.research	osr@ftp.cse.ucsc.edu

comp.parallel	hypercube@hubcap.clemson.edu

comp.patents	patents@cs.su.oz.au

comp.protocols.kermit	info-kermit@watsun.cc.columbia.edu

comp.research.japan	japan@cs.arizona.edu

comp.risks	risks@csl.sri.com

comp.simulation	simulation@uflorida.cis.ufl.edu

comp.society	socicom@auvm.american.edu

comp.society.cu-digest	tk0jut2@mvs.cso.niu.edu

comp.society.folklore	folklore@snark.thyrsus.com

comp.society.privacy	comp-privacy@pica.army.mil

comp.sources.3b1	comp-sources-3b1@galaxia.network23.com

comp.sources.acorn	cba@acorn.co.nz

comp.sources.amiga	amiga@uunet.uu.net

comp.sources.apple2	jac@paul.rutgers.edu

comp.sources.atari.st	atari-sources@hyperion.com

comp.sources.games	games@saab.cna.tek.com

comp.sources.hp48	hp48@seq.uncwil.edu

comp.sources.mac	macintosh%felix.uucp@uunet.uu.net

comp.sources.misc	sources-misc@uunet.uu.net

comp.sources.reviewed	csr@calvin.dgbt.doc.ca

comp.sources.sun	sun-sources@topaz.rutgers.edu

comp.sources.unix	unix-sources-moderator@pa.dec.com

comp.sources.x	x-sources@msi.com

comp.std.announce	klensin@infoods.mit.edu

comp.std.mumps	std-mumps@pfcs.com

comp.std.unix	std-unix@uunet.uu.net

comp.sys.acorn.announce	announce@acorn.co.uk

comp.sys.amiga.announce	announce@cs.ucdavis.edu

comp.sys.amiga.reviews	amiga-reviews-submissions@math.uh.edu

comp.sys.concurrent	concurrent@bdcsys.suvl.ca.us

comp.sys.ibm.pc.digest	info-ibmpc@simtel20.army.mil

comp.sys.m68k.pc	info-68k@ucbvax.berkeley.edu

comp.sys.mac.announce	csma@rascal.ics.utexas.edu

comp.sys.mac.digest	info-mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu

comp.sys.next.announce	csn-announce@liveware.com

comp.sys.sun.announce	sun-announce@sunworld.com

comp.theory.info-retrieval	ir-l%uccvma.bitnet@berkeley.edu

comp.virus	krvw@cert.org

comp.windows.x.announce	xannounce@expo.lcs.mit.edu

misc.activism.progressive	map@pencil.cs.missouri.edu

misc.handicap	handicap@bunker.shel.isc-br.com

misc.news.southasia	surekha@nyx.cs.du.edu

news.admin.technical	natech@zorch.sf-bay.org

news.announce.conferences	nac@tekbspa.tss.com

news.announce.important	announce@stargate.com

news.announce.newgroups	announce-newgroups@rpi.edu

news.announce.newusers	spaf@cs.purdue.edu

news.answers	news-answers@mit.edu

news.lists	news-lists-request@cs.purdue.edu

news.lists.ps-maps	reid@decwrl.dec.com

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rec.arts.comics.info	info_comic@dartmouth.edu

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rec.arts.sf.announce	sf-announce@zorch.sf-bay.org

rec.arts.sf.reviews	sf-reviews@presto.ig.com

rec.arts.startrek.info	trek-info@dweeb.fx.com

rec.audio.high-end	info-high-audio@csd4.csd.uwm.edu

rec.food.recipes	recipes@mthvax.cs.miami.edu

rec.games.cyber	cyberrpg@veritas.com

rec.games.frp.announce	rg-frp-announce@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu

rec.games.frp.archives	frp-archives@rpi.edu

rec.games.mud.announce	rgm-announce@glia.biostr.washington.edu

rec.guns	magnum@flubber.cs.umd.edu

rec.humor.funny	funny@clarinet.com

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rec.hunting	hunting@osnome.che.wisc.edu

rec.mag.fsfnet	white@duvm.bitnet

rec.music.gaffa	love-hounds@uunet.uu.net

rec.music.info	rec-music-info@ph.tn.tudelft.nl

rec.music.reviews	music_reviews@sco.com

rec.radio.broadcasting	rrb@airwaves.chi.il.us

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sci.med.aids	aids@cs.ucla.edu

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sci.nanotech	nanotech@aramis.rutgers.edu

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sci.virtual-worlds	virtual-worlds@milton.u.washington.edu

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soc.politics	poli-sci@rutgers.edu

soc.politics.arms-d	arms-d@xx.lcs.mit.edu

soc.religion.bahai	srb@oneworld.wa.com

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alt.binaries.pictures.fine-art.d	artcomp@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu

alt.binaries.pictures.fine-art.digitized	artcomp@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu

alt.binaries.pictures.fine-art.graphics	artcomp@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu

alt.comp.acad-freedom.news	caf-news@eff.org

alt.dev.null	/dev/null

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alt.hackers	/dev/null

alt.hindu	editor@rbhatnagar.csm.uc.edu

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alt.politics.democrats.clinton	news-submit@dc.clinton-gore.org

alt.politics.democrats.governors	news-submit@dc.clinton-gore.org

alt.politics.democrats.house	news-submit@dc.clinton-gore.org

alt.politics.democrats.senate	news-submit@dc.clinton-gore.org

alt.security.index	kyle@uunet.uu.net

alt.society.ati	gzero@tronsbox.xei.com

alt.society.cu-digest	tk0jut2@mvs.cso.niu.edu

alt.sources.index	kyle@uunet.uu.net

austin.eff	eff-austin-moderator@tic.com

ba.announce	ba-announce@zorch.sf-bay.org

bionet.announce	biosci-announce-moderator@genbank.bio.net

bionet.biology.computational	comp-bio-moderator@genbank.bio.net

bionet.molbio.ddbj.updates	ddbj-updates@genbank.bio.net

bionet.molbio.embldatabank.updates	embl-updates@genbank.bio.net

bionet.molbio.genbank.updates	lear@genbank.bio.net

bionet.software.sources	software-sources@genbank.bio.net

bit.listserv.big-lan	big-req@suvm.acs.syr.edu

bit.listserv.edtech	21765EDT%MSU@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU

bit.listserv.gaynet	gaynet@athena.mit.edu

bit.listserv.hellas	sda106@psuvm.psu.edu

bit.listserv.l-hcap	wtm@bunker.shel.isc-br.com

bit.listserv.libres	librk329@KentVMS.Kent.edu

bit.listserv.new-list	NU021172@VM1.NoDak.EDU

bit.listserv.pacs-l	LIBPACS%UHUPVM1@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU

bit.listserv.valert-l	krvw@cert.org

biz.dec.decnews	decnews@mr4dec.enet.dec.com

biz.sco.announce	scoannmod@xenitec.on.ca

biz.sco.binaries	sl@wimsey.bc.ca

biz.sco.sources	kd1hz@anomaly.sbs.risc.net

biz.zeos.announce	kgermann@zeos.com

can.canet.d	canet-d@canet.ca

can.uucp.maps	pathadmin@cs.toronto.edu

comp.protocols.iso.x400.gateway	ifip-gtwy-usenet@ics.uci.edu

comp.security.announce	cert@cert.org

ddn.mgt-bulletin	nic@nic.ddn.mil

ddn.newsletter	nic@nic.ddn.mil

de.admin.lists	de-admin-lists@hactar.hanse.de

de.admin.submaps	maps@flatlin.ka.sub.org

de.comp.sources.amiga	agnus@amylnd.stgt.sub.org

de.comp.sources.misc	sources@watzman.quest.sub.org

de.comp.sources.os9	fkk@stasys.sta.sub.org

de.comp.sources.st	sources-st@watzman.quest.sub.org

de.comp.sources.unix	de-comp-sources-unix@germany.sun.com

de.mag.chalisti	ccc@sol.ccc.de

de.newusers	newusers@jattmp.nbg.sub.org

de.org.dfn	org-dfn@dfn.de

de.org.eunet	news@germany.eu.net

de.org.sub	vorstand@smurf.sub.org

de.sci.ki	hein@damon.irf.uni-dortmund.de

de.sci.ki.mod.ki	hein@damon.irf.uni-dortmund.de

fj.announce	fj-announce@junet.ad.jp

fj.binaries	fj-binaries@junet.ad.jp

fj.binaries.x68000	fj-binaries-x68000@junet.ad.jp

fj.guide.admin	fj-guide-admin@junet.ad.jp

fj.guide.general	fj-guide-general@junet.ad.jp

fj.guide.newusers	fj-guide-newusers@junet.ad.jp

fj.map	fj-map@junet.ad.jp

gnu.announce	info-gnu@prep.ai.mit.edu

gnu.bash.bug	bug-bash@prep.ai.mit.edu

gnu.emacs.announce	info-gnu-emacs@prep.ai.mit.edu

gnu.emacs.bug	bug-gnu-emacs@prep.ai.mit.edu

gnu.g++.announce	info-g++@prep.ai.mit.edu

gnu.g++.bug	bug-g++@prep.ai.mit.edu

gnu.g++.lib.bug	bug-lib-g++@prep.ai.mit.edu

gnu.gcc.announce	info-gcc@prep.ai.mit.edu

gnu.gcc.bug	bug-gcc@prep.ai.mit.edu

gnu.gdb.bug	bug-gdb@prep.ai.mit.edu

gnu.ghostscript.bug	bug-ghostscript@prep.ai.mit.edu

gnu.groff.bug	bug-groff@prep.ai.mit.edu

gnu.smalltalk.bug	bug-gnu-smalltalk@prep.ai.mit.edu

gnu.utils.bug	bug-gnu-utils@prep.ai.mit.edu

houston.weather	weather-monitor@tmc.edu

ieee.tcos	tcos@cse.ucsc.edu

info.academic.freedom	caf-talk@eff.org

info.admin	usenet@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu

info.bind	bind@arpa.berkeley.edu

info.brl.cad	cad@brl.mil

info.bytecounters	bytecounters@venera.isi.edu

info.cmu.tek.tcp	cmu-tek-tcp@cs.cmu.edu

info.convex	info-convex@pemrac.space.swri.edu

info.firearms	firearms@cs.cmu.edu

info.firearms.politics	firearms-politics@cs.cmu.edu

info.gated	gated-people@devvax.tn.cornell.edu

info.ietf	ietf@venera.isi.edu

info.ietf.hosts	ietf-hosts@nnsc.nsf.net

info.ietf.isoc	isoc-interest@relay.sgi.com

info.ietf.njm	njm@merit.edu

info.ietf.smtp	ietf-smtp@dimacs.rutgers.edu

info.isode	isode@nic.ddn.mil

info.jethro.tull	jtull@remus.rutgers.edu

info.labmgr	labmgr@ukcc.uky.edu

info.mach	info-mach@cs.cmu.edu

info.mh.workers	mh-workers@ics.uci.edu

info.nets	info-nets@think.com

info.nsf.grants	grants@note.nsf.gov

info.nsfnet.cert	nsfnet-cert@merit.edu

info.nysersnmp	nysersnmp@nisc.nyser.net

info.osf	roma@uiuc.edu

info.pem.dev	pem-dev@tis.com

info.ph	info-ph@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu

info.rfc	rfc-request@nic.ddn.mil

info.snmp	snmp@nisc.nyser.net

info.sun.managers	sun-managers@rice.edu

info.sun.nets	sun-nets@umiacs.umd.edu

info.theorynt	theorynt@vm1.nodak.edu

info.unix.sw	unix-sw-request@wsmr-simtel20.army.mil

mi.map	uucpmap@rel.mi.org

opinions.supreme-court	opinions@uunet.uu.net

relcom.infomarket.quote	relcom-infomarket-quote@news.ussr.eu.net

relcom.infomarket.talk	relcom-infomarket-talk@news.ussr.eu.net

relcom.jusinf	relcom-jusinf@news.ussr.eu.net

relcom.postmasters	relcom-postmasters@news.ussr.eu.net

relcom.renews	relcom-renews@news.ussr.eu.net

resif.oracle	oracle@grasp1.univ-lyon1.fr

sfnet.atk.flpf.tiedotukset	flpf@nic.funet.fi

sfnet.csc.tiedotukset	netmgr@csc.fi

sfnet.funet.tiedotukset	toimitus@funet.fi

sfnet.fuug.tiedotukset	sfnet-fuug-tiedotukset@fuug.fi

sfnet.harrastus.astronomia	pvtmakela@cc.helsinki.fi

sfnet.harrastus.mensa	jau@cs.tut.fi

sfnet.lists.sunflash	flash@sunvice.East.Sun.COM

sfnet.opiskelu.ymp.kurssit	hoffren@cc.Helsinki.FI

sfnet.tiede.tilastotiede.jatkokoulutus	til_tied@cc.helsinki.fi

sura.announce	sura-announce@darwin.sura.net

sura.noc.status	sura-noc-status@darwin.sura.net

sura.security	sura-security@darwin.sura.net

tamu.religion.christian	shetler@eemips.tamu.edu

tx-thenet-managers	themgr-moderator@nic.the.net

tx.maps	texas-uucpmaps@tmc.edu

uiuc.org.men	uiuc-men-ml@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu

uunet.alternet	asp@uunet.uu.net,postman@uunet.uu.net

uunet.announce	postman@uunet.uu.net

uunet.products	postman@uunet.uu.net

uunet.status	postman@uunet.uu.net

uunet.tech	postman@uunet.uu.net

vmsnet.announce	vmsnet-announce@mccall.com

vmsnet.announce.newusers	vmsnet-announce-newusers@mccall.com

vmsnet.sources	vmsnet-sources@mvb.saic.com

--

Gene Spafford

Software Engineering Research Center & Dept. of Computer Sciences

Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-1398

Internet:  spaf@cs.purdue.edu	phone:  (317) 494-7825


NUGI - New User Guide to the Internet

This is a help file that contains several FYI documents (RFCs) that are useful to new Internet users.  It was created before NUGU (the file you are now using) and should be out in a new version in late spring of 1993.  The new version will contain more than what is listed below...  Contact the author to order this file or for more information.

  RFC-1208 Glossary of Networking Terms

  RFC-1207 FYI: Answers to commonly asked "experienced Internet user" questions

  RFC-1206 FYI: Answers to commonly asked "new Internet user" questions

  RFC-1178 Choosing a Name for your Computer

  RFC-1150 FYI on FYI: Introduction to the FYI notes


Distribution Policy
DISTRIBUTION

New User Guide to USENET (NUGU) may be distributed across the Internet or via USENET  via ftp or other transmission protocols.  Please note that this software is not free, it is SHAREWARE; if  you use it you should register and pay the applicable registration fee(s).

NUGU may be distributed by individuals to other individuals as long as the person making the copy keeps all original files intact and unaltered and as long as no fee is charged for the copy service.

NUGU may be included as part of a CD-ROM distribution as long as the distributor/producer of the CD-ROM acknowledges the copyright (i.e. lists the program as a SHAREWARE program in a central directory on the CD-ROM disk and lists the program as a SHAREWARE program in any published literature describing the CD-ROM) and as long as the CD-ROM producer sends a copy of the finished CD-ROM to the author at the address listed in the REGISTRATION section of this program.

NUGU may be placed on computer bulletin boards (BBSs) that allow users to download software as long as no fee is charged for the download.  Sysops, if you charge for download then you need to register the software.   If you make this software freely available (no download fees) then you do not need to register unless you become an active user.

 If you had to pay a BBS in order to download this file, then please contact the author.

SHAREWARE or other disk distributors should contact the author for a special 'distributor' version of the software - distributors are not allowed to use this version for distribution.  Please contact the author if you find this program on a disk from a SHAREWARE or other disk distributor.

In all cases the help-file must be distributed with the executable, help and installation files...

The author retains the rights to any other means of transmission or distribution of this software.


PURPOSE

This software was created in an attempt to assist new users with understanding what USENET is and how it works.  It allows the user to view (read)  real articles so that they may get a feel for  USENET News reading; the operation of software may be somewhat different, but the articles still have their original 'look and fee'...  :)

The topics covered here are all relevant to the use of  USENET.  It takes a while to grasp the diversity and complexity of this system.

This software will allow the new user to examine this information at their leisure; it has the capabilities of Windows hypertext (bookmarks, printing, annotations, etc.)  It should be considered as a STARTING POINT - the information here is always dated - START here and then you will know where to look within the USENET resources for the most current information.

In order to have the most current information on the topics presented in this helpfile you will need to check THE MOST RECENT POSTINGS in the USENET NEWSGROUP 'news.announce.newsusers'.

If you have CONSTRUCTIVE comments about this software then please contact me via e-mail.


Credits
NUGU - CREDITS

The nature of USENET is one of sharing - sharing ideas, sharing software, sharing resources.... Many people took part in the creation of this software due to this sharing; they are listed below.  I would like to extend my thanks and appreciation to them for their significant contribution to the USENET sharing concept.  The motivation behind this software started while I was working on my masters; Many of the people who are listed below contributed to my 'education' and I am in their debt!  Click on the green numbers to access the articles written by these authors.

The CAST

The postings in news.announce.newusers go through periodic revisions by the POSTERs and authors.  Please remember that an article POSTER in not necessarily the Author... Some articles have been maintained by several different people and MANY THANKS are extended to all!

NOTE: Please consult current USENET postings in the newsgroup news.announce.newusers for the most current information on these topics!

 Stephanie da Silva POSTER/AUTHOR

    21._Publicly Accessible Mailing Lists, Part II  ** Sun, 20 Sep 1992 08:04 GMT

    22._Publicly Accessible Mailing Lists, Part III  ** Sun, 20 Sep 1992 08:07 GMT

    Original-author:

    chuq@apple.COM (Chuq Von Ruspach)

          20._Publicly Accessible Mailing Lists, Part I  ** Sun, 20 Sep 1992 08:02 GMT

          **********************************************************

 jik@athena.mit.edu (Jonathan I. Kamens) POSTER/AUTHOR

     7_How to become a USENET site  ** 18 Sep 92 05:00 GMT

     5._Introduction to the news.answers newsgroup  ** Sun, 20 Sep 1992 05:00 GMT

    17._List of Periodic Informational Postings, Part I  ** Wed, 7 Oct 1992 05:17 GMT

    18._List of Periodic Informational Postings, Part II  ** Wed, 7 Oct 1992 05:17 GMT

    19._List of Periodic Informational Postings, Part III  ** Wed, 7 Oct 1992 05:18 GMT

          **********************************************************

 spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford) POSTER/AUTHOR

    14._Alternative Newsgroup Hierarchies, Part II  ** 20 Sep 92 04:17 GMT

    13._List of Active Newsgroups, Part I  ** 20 Sep 92 04:17 GMT

    14. List of Active Newsgroups, Part II  ** 20 Sep 92 04:17 GMT

     8._USENET Software: History and Sources  ** 20 Sep 92 04:17 GMT

     1._What is Usenet?  ** 20 Sep 92 04:17 GMT

 spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford) POSTER

  Original-author:

    Gene Spafford (spaf@cs.purdue.edu)

          23._List of Moderators for Usenet  ** 20 Sep 92 04:17 GMT

    Randall Atkinson <randall@uvaarpa.virginia.edu>

          11._How to Get Information about Networks  ** 20 Sep 92 04:17 GMT

    brad@looking.on.ca (Brad Templeton)

           9._Emily Postnews Answers Your Questions on Netiquette  ** 20 Sep 92 04:17 GMT

    chuq@apple.COM (Chuq Von Rospach)

           2._A Primer on How to Work With the Usenet Community  ** 20 Sep 92 04:17 GMT

    hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)

          16._Alternative Newsgroup Hierarchies, Part I  ** 20 Sep 92 04:17 GMT

    jerry@eagle.UUCP (Jerry Schwarz)

           3._Answers to Frequently Asked Questions  ** 4 Sep 92 03:52 GMT

    jerry@eagle.UUCP (Jerry Schwarz)

           3._Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Usenet  ** 20 Sep 92 04:17 GMT

    mark@stargate.com (Mark Horton)

           4._Introduction to news.announce  ** 20 Sep 92 04:17 GMT

    mark@stargate.com (Mark Horton)

           5._Rules for posting to Usenet  ** 20 Sep 92 04:17 GMT

    ofut@hubcap.clemson.edu (A. Jeff Offutt VI)

          10._Hints on writing style for Usenet  ** 20 Sep 92 04:17 GMT

          **********************************************************

 tale@cs.rpi.edu (David C Lawrence) POSTER/AUTHOR

    Original-author:

    woods@ncar.ucar.edu (Greg Woods)

          12._How to Create a New Usenet Newsgroup  ** 20 Sep 92 04:17 GMT

          **********************************************************

 taylor@intuitive.com POSTER/AUTHOR

    Original-author:

    taylor@intuitive.com (Dave Taylor)

          24._A Guide to Social Newsgroups and Mailing Lists  ** 20 Sep 92 04:17 GMT


A Guide to Social Newsgroups and Mailing Lists

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From: taylor@intuitive.com

Newsgroups: news.announce.newusers,news.groups,news.answers

Subject: A Guide to Social Newsgroups and Mailing Lists

Message-ID: <spaf-social_716962669@cs.purdue.edu>

Date: 20 Sep 92 04:17:49 GMT

Expires: 19 Nov 92 16:17:49 GMT

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Archive-name: social-newsgroups/part1

Original-author: taylor@intuitive.com (Dave Taylor)

Last-change: 2 Mar 1992 by taylor@limbo.intuitive.com (Dave Taylor)

 A Brief Guide to Social Newsgroups and Mailing Lists

    on the Usenet

INTRODUCTION

The Usenet distributed conferencing system is a terrific way to meet new friends and engage in many interesting topics of conversation, but people just joining our on-line community often have a difficult time figuring out which group is which and what groups they could join to find like-minded individuals.

To try to help this situation, this article is intended to be one of a group of regularly posted articles that are given to new users to aid you in deciding where you might have the best luck finding new

electronic friends that share your interests both socially and sexually.

Disclaimer: some of what is said on Usenet might be offensive to you as some of the groups discuss topics that are, well, a bit unusual.  Fortunately it's easy to avoid this problem; don't read that group.  Also please keep in mind that the more controversial the subject, the more likely the group is awash in inane, unrelated discussion, partially due to the nature of the Usenet community and partially perhaps due to how uncomfortable most people are with these subjects.

To reiterate this point, please do NOT join a group to find a forum for arguing or demonstrating righteous indignation over a particular belief, behavior, or desire.  Those discussions are almost always completely inappropriate and the more controversial the subject, the more likely the participants in a group are going to dislike judgmental postings. Also, there is a good chance that you have misunderstood either the offending article or the responses of other readers.  In other words, you may well be alone in your indignation.

Finally, as with all groups on the Usenet, once you find one that  seems of interest, please try to spend a week or two just reading the group and learning how conversations proceed in that particular  forum before you jump in.  It'll save you, and others, a lot of grief  and unpleasantness.

THE GROUPS

alt.romance

   One of the nicest things about any relationship, be it the beginning of

   a courtship or years into a more serious commitment, are the little

   things that you do for each other, the romance.  If you're interested

   in chatting with people about what is considered romantic, talking about

   a particular romantic thing that you've done, or even just reading

   stories about what other couples have done to 'be romantic' or 'have a

   romantic liaison', then this is the group.

alt.sex

   What's a relationship without sex?  For that matter, how many of us

   would be around without our parents having had sex?  This group is one of

   the most controversial on the net, not surprisingly, and while the

   actual number of articles that discuss sex or sexuality is distressingly

   low, the group is still an interesting place to find the occasional

   horror story of a sexual rendezvous gone bad, to read debates about

   what type of birth control (or condom) is best, or even to read some

   surprisingly revealing details about the sex lives of people on the net.

alt.sex.bestiality

   While bestiality refers to engaging in sexual activity with an animal,

   the articles in this group seem to talk about everything but that.

alt.sex.bondage

   The best spin-off discussion from alt.sex, this group has a higher level

   of interesting articles, which talk about bondage and related topics,

   ranging from the psychology of being confined by another during sexual

   play to the mechanics of different bondage devices.  It also occasionally

   delves into sadism and masochism, so as with any other group, if you don't

   like what you're reading, be prepared to unsubscribe.

rec.arts.erotica

   A moderated group with long, but infrequent articles, rec.arts.erotica

   is the main focus for erotica and pornography, depending on your

   standards.  Most are explicit, and some demonstrate a surprising writing

   ability, but many also seem rather sleazy and variously demeaning.  Just

   like reading the Letters to Penthouse, it's a mixed bag as to whether any

   of it will be exciting or erotic to you.

soc.couples

   Being in a short or long term relationship offers much in the way of

   joy, pleasure, and emotional satisfaction, but it also offers the

   chance for major arguments and other problems.  This group is where

   you can talk about the relationship you're in with others that are also

   in relationships of their own.

soc.feminism

   Soc.feminism is a moderated newsgroup for the discussion of feminist

   issues.  Both men and women are encouraged to post to it and discussion

   is not limited to the pro-feminist viewpoint.

   This group differs from soc.women in that moderation keeps out the

   flames and inappropriate cross-posts.  In addition, there are several

   subjects appropriate for soc.women but not soc.feminism (e.g.  the

   sporadic "where do I find comfortable shoes?"  discussion that turns up

   in soc.women or discussions of women's health, other than policy issues

   related to it).

soc.men

   This group discusses similar issues to soc.women, but from the

   male perspective.  Topics include equal rights, child support,

   custody of children, relationships and so on.  In addition, there

   are often topics specific to men including shaving in the shower,

   post-workout skin care, and similar.  Both men and women are active

   participants in this group.

soc.motss

   While the Usenet community is pretty open minded, many of the

   aforementioned social groups tend to be populated primarily by

   the heterosexual community.  Soc.motss (Members of the Same Sex)

   is where people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or just interested and

   sympathetic can share conversation about relationships, dating, travel,

   and the like.  Discussion of the validity or appropriateness of

   homosexuality is inappropriate, however, and will not be appreciated.

soc.singles

   Of all the things that people seem to have in common, perhaps the most

   common thread of all is the bouts of being single, and the hunting and

   searching for relationships that this implies.  This group is a forum

   for all discussions even vaguely related to either being single or the

   quest for a relationship.  Indeed, it has been likened to an electronic

   cocktail party, where people have known each other (electronically,

   usually) for years.  There are also a number of people in relationships

   that share their thoughts, as well as a high level of aggression between

   some of the contributors.

soc.women

   Soc.women is an unmoderated group that discusses similar issues to

   soc.men, but from the female perspective.  Topics include equal rights,

   child support, custody of children, relationships and so on.  In addition,

   there are often topics specific to women including shaving legs, finding

   comfortable shoes, and so on.  Both men and women are active participants

   in this group.

OTHER PLACES TO LOOK

In addition to these Usenet groups, there are many other forums on

Usenet where you can make new friends and share conversations about

topics of interest to yourself.  Among them are the many "soc.culture"

groups for specific ethnic/geographic cultures, the "soc.religion" and

"talk.religion" groups for those interested in meeting friends of a

specific religious background, the "rec.*" groups oriented about a

specific recreational activity and many more.

Also, there are a number of different private mailing lists for specific

sexual and social orientations, including:

  alternates

      Contact: alternates-request@ns1.rutgers.edu

      Purpose: Alternates is a mailing list for people who advocate, and/or

      practice an alternate sexual lifestyle. Alternates is intended as a

      forum and support group for adult men and women who espouse their

      freedom of choice and imagination in human sexual relations, no matter

      what their orientaion. Those who are offended by frank, and

      uninhibited discussions relating to sexual issues should not

      subscribe.

      Moderator/Editor: <amq@ns1.rutgers.edu>

  bears

      Contact: bears-request@spdcc.COM (Steve Dyer & Brian Gollum)

               ...!{harvard,ima,linus,mirror}!spdcc!bears-request

      Purpose: Mail.bears is a mailing list in digest format for gay

      and bisexual men who are bears themselves and for those who enjoy

      the company of bears.  The exact definition of a "bear" seems to

      be a personal one, but it encompasses men who are variously cuddly,

      furry, perhaps stocky, or bearded.  Mail.bears is designed to be a

      forum to bring together folks with similar interests for conversation,

      friendship and sharing of experiences.  The tone of mail.bears

      will be determined by its members, but people uncomfortable with

      discussing sexually explicit topics via electronic mail should

      not subscribe.

  cdforum

      Contact: uunet!samsung!wizvax!cdforum-request  (Stephanie Gilgut)

      Purpose: To provide support/discuss/share experiences about gender

      related issues; Crossdressing, Transvestism, Transsexualism, etc.

      This list is in Digest Format.

  feminists

      Contact: femail@hpldlh.hpl.hp.com (Patricia Collins)

      Purpose: The feminist mailing list is intended to provide a forum

      for discussion of issues of interest to women, in a friendly

      atmosphere. The basic tenets of feminism and the day-to-day

      experiences of women do not have to be explained or defended.  Men

      and women can join, but everyone requesting to be added to the

      mailing list MUST provide the moderator with: 1) a full name; 2) a

      complete uucp path to a well-known host or a fully specified

      Internet address; 3) the correspondent's gender (for records and

      statistics only).  NO exceptions.

  men

      Contact: attunix!mail-men-request

       mail-men-request@usl.com (Marcel Franck Simon)

      Purpose: This digested mailing list discusses "men's issues."

      Both women and men may join. Mail-men is a place where men and

      women can discuss men's issues in an atmosphere of openness and

      support. Men's issues are those problems and experiences that

      affect male humans.

  sappho

      Contact:  sappho-request@silver.lcs.mit.edu

zonker@silver.lcs.mit.edu (Regis)

      Purpose: A forum and support group for gay and bisexual women.

      The list is not moderated, but may become so if the volume and/or

      content begins to warrant it.  A digest version is available; if

      you want it, be sure to mention it in your addition request.  Men

      who want to "listen in," for whatever reason, are requested to use

      the feminist and alternates mailing lists instead; sappho

      membership is limited to women.

SUMMARY

Please use this list of Usenet groups and mailing lists as one of the many signposts to help you find the groups that you'll be interested in.  One other terrific place to find more information is by asking your friends on the net what groups they read too!