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What are newsgroups?
A newsgroup is an electronic discussion forum. You can post requests, answers and comments
to a newsgroup which will be the distributed worldwide by the means of the internet.
Another possibility is to create local newsgroups which are not distributed but it works
in the same manner as if they were distributed.
What is the difference between Usenet and newsgroups?
A newsgroup is a single place of interest, a single discussion group, whereas
the Usenet is the sum of all distributed newsgroups and the distribution
mechanism itself.
Links to related documentation
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A brief overview what the
newsgroups are and how they are structured. |
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Good
description what the Usenet is and what it's not. |
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A Primer
on How to Work With the Usenet Community, also known as Netiquette.
(Although the Lyrics.ch newsgroups are local you should keep this in mind) |
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Everything you ever wanted to know about the Usenet as a listing of
FAQs. |
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Which newsgroups are available?
The International Lyrics Server currently provides several
local newsgroups:
| Name | Purpose |
| lyrics.wanted |
Replaces the mail address wanted@lyrics.ch. Others can see what
you are looking for and can directly provide the lyrics. Also, the
Lyrics.ch-Team will watch postings in this newsgroup. |
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lyrics.corrections |
Discussions about song lyrics which are incorrect. There are a lot
of lyrics which have beeing transcribed cause of the lack of printed lyrics or
official home pages. |
| lyrics.test |
Please post tests in this newsgroup. Notice: There may be a delay
between the posting and the appearing in the newsgroup of up to 10 minutes! |
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