═σΩε≥ε≡√σ ∩≡σΣ∩ε≈Φ≥α■≥ ²≥≤ ßεδσσ ±≥α≡≤■ ∩≡επ≡α∞∞≤ ≈≥σφΦ  φεΓε±≥σΘ. ┼±δΦ ΓΓσ±≥Φ

rn news.announce.newusers

Γ Ωε∞αφΣφεΘ ±≥≡εΩσ Γα°σΘ ∞σ±≥φεΘ ±Φ±≥σ∞√, Γ√ ≤ΓΦΣΦ≥σ φσ≈≥ε Γ≡εΣσ ≥αΩεπε:

******** 21 unread articles in news.announce.newusers--read now? [ynq]

*** 21 φσ∩≡ε≈Φ≥αφφα  ±≥α≥ⁿ  Γ news.announce.newusers -- ≈Φ≥α≥ⁿ ±σΘ≈α±? [ynq]

┼±δΦ φαµα≥ⁿ ΩδαΓΦ°≤ Y, ≥ε φα Γα°σ∞ ²Ω≡αφσ ∩ε ΓΦ≥±  ∩σ≡Γα  ±≥α≥ⁿ . ┼±δΦ Γ√ ⌡ε≥Φ≥σ ±φα≈αδα ∩ε±∞ε≥≡σ≥ⁿ, ΩαΩΦσ Γεεß∙σ σ±≥ⁿ ±≥α≥ⁿΦ, φαµ∞Φ≥σ ΩδαΓΦ°≤ = φα ±ΓεσΘ ΩδαΓΦα≥≤≡σ, Φ ≤ΓΦΣΦ≥σ φσ≈≥ε Γ≡εΣσ ±δσΣ≤■∙σπε:

152	Introduction to news.announce
153	A Primer on How to Work With the Usenet Community
154	What is Usenet?
155	Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
156	Hints on writing style for Usenet
158	Alternative newsgroup Hierarchies, Part I
159	Alternative newsgroup Hierarchies, Part II
160	Emily Postnews Answers Your Questions on Netiquette
161	USENET Software: History and Sources
162	A Guide to Social newsgroup and Mailing Lists
163	How to Get Information about Networks
164	How to Create a New newsgroup
169	List of Active newsgroups
170	List of Moderators
171	Publicly Accessible Mailing Lists, Part I
172	Publicly Accessible Mailing Lists, Part II
173	Publicly Accessible Mailing Lists, Part III
174	How to become a USENET site
175	List of Periodic Informational Postings, Part I
176	List of Periodic Informational Postings, Part II
177	List of Periodic Informational Postings, Part III

End of article 158 (of 178)--what next? [npq]

152	┬ΓσΣσφΦσ Γ news.announce
153	═α≈αδⁿφ√σ ±ΓσΣσφΦ  ∩ε ≡αßε≥σ Γ εß∙σ±≥Γσ Usenet
154	╫≥ε ≥αΩεσ Usenet?
155	╬≥Γσ≥√ φα ≈α±≥ε ταΣαΓασ∞√σ Γε∩≡ε±√
156	╤εΓσ≥√ ∩ε ±≥Φδ■ ∩Φ±σ∞ φα Usenet
158	└δⁿ≥σ≡φα≥ΦΓφα  Φσ≡α≡⌡Φ  π≡≤∩∩ φεΓε±≥σΘ, ╫α±≥ⁿ I
159	└δⁿ≥σ≡φα≥ΦΓφα  Φσ≡α≡⌡Φ  π≡≤∩∩ φεΓε±≥σΘ, ╫α±≥ⁿ II
160	▌∞ΦδΦ ╧ε±≥φⁿ■τ ε≥Γσ≈ασ≥ φα Γε∩≡ε±√ ∩ε ±σ≥σΓε∞≤ ²≥ΦΩσ≥≤
161	╧≡επ≡α∞∞φεσ εßσ±∩σ≈σφΦσ USENET: ╚±≥ε≡Φ  Φ Φ±≥ε≈φΦΩΦ
162	╨≤ΩεΓεΣ±≥Γε ∩ε π≡≤∩∩α∞ φεΓε±≥σΘ Social Φ ±∩Φ±Ωα∞ ≡α±±√δΩΦ
163	╩αΩ ∩εδ≤≈Φ≥ⁿ Φφ⌠ε≡∞α÷Φ■ ε ±σ≥ ⌡
164	╩αΩ ±ετΣα≥ⁿ φεΓ≤■ π≡≤∩∩≤ φεΓε±≥σΘ
169	╤∩Φ±εΩ αΩ≥ΦΓφ√⌡ π≡≤∩∩ φεΓε±≥σΘ
170	╤∩Φ±εΩ ∞εΣσ≡α≥ε≡εΓ
171	╬ß∙σΣε±≥≤∩φ√σ ±∩Φ±ΩΦ ≡α±±√δΩΦ, ╫α±≥ⁿ I
172	╬ß∙σΣε±≥≤∩φ√σ ±∩Φ±ΩΦ ≡α±±√δΩΦ, ╫α±≥ⁿ II
173	╬ß∙σΣε±≥≤∩φ√σ ±∩Φ±ΩΦ ≡α±±√δΩΦ, ╫α±≥ⁿ III
174	╩αΩ ±≥α≥ⁿ ∩εΣ±Φ±≥σ∞εΘ USENET
175	╤∩Φ±εΩ ∩ε±≥≤∩δσφΦΘ ∩σ≡ΦεΣΦ≈σ±ΩεΘ Φφ⌠ε≡∞α÷ΦΦ, ╫α±≥ⁿ I
176	╤∩Φ±εΩ ∩ε±≥≤∩δσφΦΘ ∩σ≡ΦεΣΦ≈σ±ΩεΘ Φφ⌠ε≡∞α÷ΦΦ, ╫α±≥ⁿ II
177	╤∩Φ±εΩ ∩ε±≥≤∩δσφΦΘ ∩σ≡ΦεΣΦ≈σ±ΩεΘ Φφ⌠ε≡∞α÷ΦΦ, ╫α±≥ⁿ III

╩εφσ÷ ±≥α≥ⁿΦ 158 (Φτ 178) - ≈≥ε Σαδⁿ°σ? [npq]

╬ß≡α≥Φ≥σ ΓφΦ∞αφΦσ, ≈≥ε Γ±σ ±≥α≥ⁿΦ ≥σ∩σ≡ⁿ ∩σ≡σ≈Φ±δ ■≥±  Γ ∩ε≡ ΣΩσ φε∞σ≡εΓ ßστ ≤ΩαταφΦ  ≥επε, Ω≥ε Φ⌡ ∩ε±δαδ. ╧ε⌡εµσ, ≈≥ε ±≥α≥ⁿ  154 Σεδµφα ß√≥ⁿ Φφ≥σ≡σ±φεΘ. ╫≥εß√ σσ ∩≡ε≈σ±≥ⁿ, ΓΓσΣΦ≥σ 154 Φ φαµ∞Φ≥σ enter. ┬√ ≤ΓΦΣΦ≥σ ≈≥ε-≥ε Γ≡εΣσ:

Article 154 (20 more) in news.announce.newusers (moderated):
From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford)
newsgroup: news.announce.newusers,news.admin,news.answers
Subject: What is Usenet?
Date: 20 Sep 92 04:17:26 GMT
Followup-To: news.newusers.questions
Organization: Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue Univ.
Lines: 353
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!

--MORE--(7%)

╤≥α≥ⁿ  154 (σ∙σ 20) Γ news.announce.newusers (∞εΣσ≡Φ≡εΓαφφα ):
╬≥ :spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (─µΦφ ╤∩α⌠⌠ε≡Σ)
π≡≤∩∩α φεΓε±≥σΘ: news.announce.newusers,news.admin,news.answers
Subject: ╫≥ε ≥αΩεσ USENET?
─α≥α: 20 ╤σφ 92 04:17:26 ╤┬├
╬≥ΩδΦΩΦ: news.newusers.questions
╬≡παφΦτα÷Φ  : ╘αΩ≤δⁿ≥σ≥ ΩΦßσ≡φσ≥ΦΩΦ, Purdue Univ.
╤≥≡εΩ: 353
╬≥∞σφ σ≥: <spaf-whatis_715578719@cs.purdue.edu>

└≡⌡ΦΓφεσ : what-is-usenet/≈α±≥ⁿ 1
╚τφα≈αδⁿφε ε≥: chip@tct.com (Chip Salzenberg)
╧ε±δσΣφσσ Φτ∞σφσφΦσ: 19 Φ■δ  1992 ε≥ spaf@cs.purdue.edu (─µΦφ ╤∩α⌠⌠ε≡Σ)

╧σ≡Γεσ, ≈≥ε ±δσΣ≤σ≥ ∩εφΦ∞α≥ⁿ φα±≈σ≥ Usenet, - ²≥ε ≥ε, ≈≥ε φΦΩ≥ε φσ ∩εφΦ∞ασ≥, ≈≥ε ²≥ε. ═α Usenet ΩαµΣ√Θ Σσφⁿ φαßδ■Σασ≥±  "⌠σφε∞σφ ±δσ∩√⌡ Φ ±δεφα". ╧ε-∞εσ∞≤, ßεδⁿ°σ Γ±σπε ≥αΩΦ⌡ ±∩ε≡εΓ ΓετφΦΩασ≥ Φτ-τα φσΣε±≥α≥Ωα ∩εφΦ∞αφΦ  ∩≡Φ≡εΣ√ Usenet, ≈σ∞ Φτ-τα ≈σπε-φΦß≤Σⁿ Σ≡≤πεπε. ╚ τα∞σ≥ⁿ≥σ, ╫≥ε ∩ε ±α∞εΘ ±ΓεσΘ ∩≡Φ≡εΣσ ²≥Φ ΓεΘφ√ ΓετφΦΩα■≥ ∞σµΣ≤ δ■Σⁿ∞Φ, Ωε≥ε≡√σ φα⌡εΣ ≥±  Γφ≤≥≡Φ Usenet. ┬εεß≡ατΦ≥σ µσ, ΩαΩ ∞αδε ∩εφΦ∞α■≥ ε Usenet ≥σ, Ω≥ε φα⌡εΣΦ≥±  Γφσ σπε!

--─└╦▄╪┼--(7%)

┬ ²≥ε≥ ≡ατ ταπεδεΓεΩ Γ√πδ ΣΦ≥ ε≈σφⁿ ∩ε⌡εµσ φα ≥σ, Ωε≥ε≡√σ ∩≡Φ⌡εΣ ≥ Γ ±εεß∙σφΦ ⌡ ²δσΩ≥≡εφφεΘ ∩ε≈≥√. ╫≥εß√ ∩≡εΣεδµΦ≥ⁿ ≈≥σφΦσ, φαµ∞Φ≥σ ∩≡εßσδ. ┼±δΦ φαµα≥ⁿ ΩδαΓΦ°≤ n (φα φΦµφσ∞ ≡σπΦ±≥≡σ), ≥ε Γ√ ≤ΓΦΣΦ≥σ ±δσΣ≤■∙σσ ∩ε ∩ε≡ ΣΩ≤ φε∞σ≡εΓ ±εεß∙σφΦσ.

─δ  Γ√⌡εΣα Φτ rn ∩≡ε±≥ε ∩≡εΣεδµαΘ≥σ φαµΦ∞α≥ⁿ ΩδαΓΦ°≤ (φα φΦµφσ∞ ≡σπΦ±≥≡σ), ∩εΩα φσ Γσ≡φσ≥σ±ⁿ Γ Ωε∞αφΣφ≤■ ±≥≡εΩ≤. ╥σ∩σ≡ⁿ ΣαΓαΘ≥σ ≤±≥αφεΓΦ∞ ±∩Φ±εΩ ≈≥σφΦ . ╧ε±ΩεδⁿΩ≤ rn Φ±∩εδⁿτ≤σ≥ ≥ε≥ µσ ⌠αΘδ .newsrc, ≈≥ε Φ nn, Γ√ ∞εµσ≥σ Γε±∩εδⁿτεΓα≥ⁿ±  ε∩Φ±αφφ√∞ Γ√°σ ∞σ≥εΣε∞ ∩εΦ±Ωα Φ τα∞σφ√. └ ∞εµφε Φ ∩ε-Σ≡≤πε∞≤: ΓΓσΣΦ≥σ

rn

Φ φαµ∞Φ≥σ enter. ╩επΣα φα Γα°σ∞ ²Ω≡αφσ ∩ε ΓΦ≥±  ∩σ≡Γα  π≡≤∩∩α φεΓε±≥σΘ, φαµ∞Φ≥σ ΩδαΓΦ°≤ u (φα φΦµφσ∞ ≡σπΦ±≥≡σ). ═αµ∞Φ≥σ σσ ε∩ ≥ⁿ, ε∩ ≥ⁿ Φ ε∩ ≥ⁿ. ╚δΦ ∩≡ε±≥ε Σσ≡µΦ≥σ σσ φαµα≥εΘ (α σ±δΦ Ωε∞∩ⁿ■≥σ≡ φα≈φσ≥ ∩Φ∙α≥ⁿ, ε≥∩≤±≥Φ≥σ σσ φα ∩α≡≤ ±σΩ≤φΣ). ┬ Ωεφ÷σ Ωεφ÷εΓ Γα∞ ±Ωαµ≤≥, ≈≥ε Γ√ φα⌡εΣΦ≥σ±ⁿ Γ Ωεφ÷σ π≡≤∩∩√ φεΓε±≥σΘ, Φ ±∩≡ε± ≥, ≈≥ε Σσδα≥ⁿ Σαδⁿ°σ. ┬ε≥ τΣσ±ⁿ Γ√ Φ φα≈φσ≥σ ΓΓεΣΦ≥ⁿ π≡≤∩∩√ φεΓε±≥σΘ. ┬ΓσΣΦ≥σ

g π≡≤∩∩α φεΓε±≥σΘ

(φα∩≡Φ∞σ≡, g comp.sys.mac.announce) Φ φαµ∞Φ≥σ enter. ┬α± ±∩≡ε± ≥, φσ ⌡ε≥Φ≥σ δΦ Γ√ "∩εΣ∩Φ±α≥ⁿ± ". ═αµ∞Φ≥σ ΩδαΓΦ°≤ y. ╟α≥σ∞ ΓΓσΣΦ≥σ

g ±δσΣ≤■∙α  π≡≤∩∩α φεΓε±≥σΘ

(φα∩≡Φ∞σ≡, g comp.announce.newusers) Φ φαµ∞Φ≥σ enter. ╧εΓ≥ε≡ Θ≥σ Σε ≥σ⌡ ∩ε≡, ∩εΩα φσ ß≤Σσ≥ ±Σσδαφε Γ±σ, ≈≥ε φαΣε. ▌≥ε≥ ∩≡ε÷σ±± ≥αΩµσ ≤±≥αφεΓΦ≥ Φ ±∩Φ±εΩ ≈≥σφΦ  Σδ  nn, σ±δΦ Γ√ ∩≡σΣ∩ε≈Φ≥ασ≥σ ²≥≤ ∩≡επ≡α∞∞≤ ≈≥σφΦ  φεΓε±≥σΘ. ═ε ΩαΩ ≤τφα≥ⁿ, φα ΩαΩΦσ π≡≤∩∩√ φεΓε±≥σΘ ∩εΣ∩Φ±√Γα≥ⁿ± ? ┬ΓσΣΦ≥σ ±Φ∞Γεδ l φΦµφσπε ≡σπΦ±≥≡α, Φ Γ√ ≤ΓΦΣΦ≥σ ±∩Φ±εΩ Σε±≥≤∩φ√⌡ π≡≤∩∩ φεΓε±≥σΘ. ═ε φα Γα°σΘ ±Φ±≥σ∞σ ∞εµσ≥ ß√≥ⁿ ßεδσσ 2000 π≡≤∩∩ φεΓε±≥σΘ, α ²≥ε, φαΓσ≡φεσ, φσ ±εΓ±σ∞ ≥ε, ≈≥ε Γ√ ⌡ε≥Φ≥σ. ═ε Ω ±≈α±≥ⁿ■, ± ∩ε∞ε∙ⁿ■ Ωε∞αφΣ√ l ∞εµφε Φ±Ωα≥ⁿ π≡≤∩∩√ ± ταΣαφφ√∞Φ ±δεΓα∞Φ Γ φατΓαφΦ ⌡. ┬ΓσΣ 

l mac

Φ φαµαΓ ∩ε±δσ ²≥επε enter, Γ√ ∩εδ≤≈Φ≥σ ±∩Φ±εΩ π≡≤∩∩ φεΓε±≥σΘ ± ²≥Φ∞ φαßε≡ε∞ ß≤ΩΓ Γ Φ∞σφα⌡, (Φ ΩαΩ Φ Γ nn, Γ√ ≥αΩµσ ≤ΓΦΣΦ≥σ π≡≤∩∩√, Φ∞σ■∙Φσ ε≥φε°σφΦσ Ω emacs Φ ≥ε∞≤ ∩εΣεßφε∞≤ - Ω≡ε∞σ π≡≤∩∩, ε≥φε± ∙Φ⌡±  Ω Ωε∞∩ⁿ■≥σ≡α∞ Macintosh).

╚τ-τα επ≡ε∞φεπε ≈Φ±δα ∩σ≡σΣαΓασ∞√⌡ ∩ε Usenet ±εεß∙σφΦΘ ßεδⁿ°Φφ±≥Γε ±Φ±≥σ∞ φσ±σ≥ ±εεß∙σφΦ  ≥εδⁿΩε τα φσ±ΩεδⁿΩε ΣφσΘ ΦδΦ φσΣσδⁿ. ╥αΩ ≈≥ε σ±δΦ σ±≥ⁿ ±εεß∙σφΦσ, Ωε≥ε≡εσ Γ√ ⌡ε≥Φ≥σ ±ε⌡≡αφΦ≥ⁿ, ≥ε Γ√ Σεδµφ√ δΦßε ΓΩδ■≈Φ≥ⁿ ∩σ≡σ⌡Γα≥ ²Ω≡αφα, δΦßε τα∩ε∞φΦ≥ⁿ ±εεß∙σφΦσ Γ ⌠αΘδσ, Ωε≥ε≡√Θ Γ∩ε±δσΣ±≥ΓΦΦ ταπ≡≤τΦ≥σ Ω ±σßσ Γ Ωε∞∩ⁿ■≥σ≡. ╫≥εß√ ∩≡Φ ≡αßε≥σ ± rn τα∩ε∞φΦ≥ⁿ ±εεß∙σφΦσ Γ ΓΦΣσ ⌠αΘδα, ΓΓσΣΦ≥σ:

s Φ∞ ⌠αΘδα

πΣσ Φ∞ ⌠αΘδα - Φ∞ , Ωε≥ε≡√∞ Γ√ ⌡ε≥Φ≥σ φατΓα≥ⁿ ⌠αΘδ, Γ Ωε≥ε≡√Θ ß≤Σσ≥ τα∩Φ±αφε ±εεß∙σφΦσ, Φ φαµ∞Φ≥σ enter. ┬α± ±∩≡ε± ≥, ⌡ε≥Φ≥σ δΦ Γ√ τα∩ε∞φΦ≥ⁿ σπε Γ ⌠ε≡∞α≥σ "∩ε≈≥εΓεπε  ∙ΦΩα" ("mailbox format"). ┬ ßεδⁿ°Φφ±≥Γσ ±δ≤≈ασΓ Γ√ ∞εµσ≥σ ε≥Γσ≥Φ≥ⁿ n (∩≡Φ ²≥ε∞ ß≤Σσ≥ ≤Σαδσφ ταπεδεΓεΩ).╤εεß∙σφΦσ ß≤Σσ≥ τα∩Φ±αφε Γ ⌠αΘδ Γ ΣΦ≡σΩ≥ε≡ΦΦ News (Ω Ωε≥ε≡εΘ ∞εµφε ∩εδ≤≈Φ≥ⁿ Σε±≥≤∩, ΓΓσΣ  cd News Φ φαµαΓ enter).

╩≡ε∞σ ≥επε, φσΩε≥ε≡√σ π≡≤∩∩√ φεΓε±≥σΘ τα∩εδφ ■≥±  ε±εßσφφε ß√±≥≡ε - ±≥εΦ≥ Γα∞ ∩α≡≤ ΣφσΘ ε≥±≤≥±≥ΓεΓα≥ⁿ, Φ Γ√ ∩ε ΓετΓ≡α∙σφΦ■ φαΘΣσ≥σ ±ε≥φΦ ±≥α≥σΘ! ╬ΣΦφ Φτ ±∩ε±εßεΓ ± φΦ∞Φ ≡ατεß≡α≥ⁿ±  - ∩ε∞σ≥Φ≥ⁿ Φ⌡ Γ±σ ΩαΩ "≈Φ≥αφφ√σ", ≈≥εß√ εφΦ φα ²Ω≡αφσ ßεδⁿ°σ φσ ∩ε Γδ δΦ±ⁿ. ╧≡Φ ≡αßε≥σ ± nn ΓΓσΣΦ≥σ ßεδⁿ°≤■ ß≤ΩΓ≤ J; ∩≡Φ ≡αßε≥σ ± rn - ∞αδ≤■ ß≤ΩΓ≤ c.