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2] Because the categories in rec.music.info are ideally supposed to
transcend the separation of the individual newsgroups. I have no desire to
mirror the subdivision of the rec.music hierarchy in rec.music.info.


 --- What type of material is considered inappropriate?

There are three broad categories of articles which will be rejected by the
moderator:

1] Requests for information: rec.music.info is strictly a one-way street.
You people send me information; I then post it to r.m.info. Requests for
specific information belong in the normal newsgroups. If your request gets
answered, you might consider passing the answer on to r.m.info, though.

2] Reviews: there already is a dedicated, moderated newsgroup for musical
reviews: rec.music.reviews. All reviews should go there.

3] Commercial stuff: this is a vague category. "Me and my buddies have just
released our first CD" would probably still be accepted, but "We are looking
for a guitarist" would be rejected.  Rec.music.marketplace is the best place
for "things/persons wanted" and "things/persons offered" articles.


 --- Will the material appearing in rec.music.info be archived somewhere?

Yes. David Datta has generously donated space on his music FTP archive site
for a rec.music.info archive.

You can reach the archive by ftp'ing to cs.uwp.edu (131.210.1.4), and
going to the directory /pub/music/info.

Effectively this means that anything you post to rec.music.info will be
permanently stored, so your work will not be lost.


 --- Will rec.music.info be just another rock/pop oriented group?

I have only one answer to this: "not if I can help it". Unfortunately, that
*is* more or less happening to e.g. rec.music.reviews -- very few classical
or country or new age reviews appear there.

Regular readers from all the music groups on Usenet are hereby invited
to [a] give me ideas and feedback on how to make r.m.info interesting and
valuable to them as well (e.g. new keywords I did not think of); to [b]
scan their newsgroups for appropriate material and point the authors to
the direction of rec.music.info, and to [c] submit interesting articles
themselves.

--
Leo Breebaart -- Moderator rec.music.info
Submissions & other mail to: rec-music-info @ cp.tn.tudelft.nl
!!! Requests for information do *not* belong in r.m.info! !!!
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From: [e-mail] (Gene Spafford)
Newsgroups: news.admin,news.announce.newusers,news.answers
Subject: How to Get Information about Networks
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: 19 Oct 92 05:15:23 GMT
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Archive-name: network-info/part1
Original-author: Randall Atkinson <[e-mail]>
Last-change: 5 May 1992 by [e-mail] (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:
  "[e-mail]":

    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 "[e-mail]":

    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 "[e-mail]":

    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:  <[e-mail]>
        Telephone:        [phone].

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:

  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 [e-mail] 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
  [e-mail] 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)
   [e-mail]

   Performance Systems, Inc. (PSI)
   [e-mail]

   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:  [e-mail]    phone:  [phone]
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From: [e-mail] (Gene Spafford)
Newsgroups: news.lists,news.groups,news.misc,news.announce.newgroups,news.answers
Subject: Changes to List of Active Newsgroups, Part I
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: 19 Oct 92 05:16:29 GMT
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Archive-name: active-newsgroups/diff1
Last-change: 18 Oct 1992 by [e-mail] (Gene Spafford)


*** old/active.n    Sat Sep 19 23:18:05 1992
--- ./src/active.n    Sun Oct 18 23:02:26 1992
***************
*** 6,8 ****
  Archive-name: active-newsgroups/part1
! Last-change: 19 Sep 1992 by [e-mail] (Gene Spafford)

--- 6,8 ----
  Archive-name: active-newsgroups/part1
! Last-change: 18 Oct 1992 by [e-mail] (Gene Spafford)

***************
*** 133,135 ****
      comp.sys.prime        [e-mail]
-     comp.sys.sun.announce    [e-mail]
      comp.sys.tahoe        [e-mail]
--- 133,134 ----
***************
*** 198,199 ****
--- 197,199 ----
  comp.cad.cadence    Users of Cadence Design Systems products.
+ comp.client-server    Topics relating to client/server technology.
  comp.cog-eng        Cognitive engineering.
***************
*** 228,229 ****
--- 228,231 ----
  comp.graphics.explorer    The Explorer Modular Visualisation Environment (MVE).
+ comp.graphics.gnuplot    The GNUPLOT interactive function plotter.
+ comp.graphics.opengl    The OpenGL 3D application programming interface.
  comp.graphics.research    Highly technical computer graphics discussion. (Moderated)
***************
*** 368,369 ****
--- 370,372 ----
  comp.sources.x        Software for the X windows system. (Moderated)
+ comp.speech        Research & applications in speech science & technology.
  comp.specification    Languages and methodologies for formal specification.
***************
*** 400,401 ****
--- 403,405 ----
  comp.sys.apple2        Discussion about Apple II micros.
+ comp.sys.apple2.gno    The AppleIIgs GNO multitasking environment.
  comp.sys.atari.8bit    Discussion about 8 bit Atari micros.
***************
*** 460,461 ****
--- 464,466 ----
  comp.sys.sgi        Silicon Graphics's Iris workstations and software.
+ comp.sys.stratus    Stratus products, incl. System/88, CPS-32, VOS and FTX.
  comp.sys.sun.admin    Sun system administration issues and questions.
***************
*** 486,487 ****
--- 491,493 ----
  comp.unix.bsd        Discussion of Berkeley Software Distribution UNIX.
+ comp.unix.dos-under-unix    MS-DOS running under UNIX by whatever means.
  comp.unix.internals    Discussions on hacking UNIX internals.
***************
*** 490,491 ****
--- 496,501 ----
  comp.unix.msdos        MS-DOS running under UNIX by whatever means.
+ comp.unix.osf.misc    Various aspects of Open Software Foundation products.
+ comp.unix.osf.osf1    The Open Software Foundation's OSF/1.
+ comp.unix.pc-clone.16bit    UNIX on 286 architectures.
+ comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit    UNIX on 386 and 486 architectures.
  comp.unix.programmer    Q&A for people programming under Unix.
***************
*** 493,494 ****
--- 503,508 ----
  comp.unix.shell        Using and programming the Unix shell.
+ comp.unix.sys3        System III UNIX discussions.
+ comp.unix.sys5.misc    Versions of System V which predate Release 3.
+ comp.unix.sys5.r3    Discussing System V Release 3.
+ comp.unix.sys5.r4    Discussing System V Release 4.
  comp.unix.sysv286    UNIX System V (not XENIX) on the '286.
***************
*** 520,521 ****
--- 534,540 ----
  misc.forsale.computers    Computers and computer equipment for sale.
+ misc.forsale.computers.d    Discussion of misc.forsale.computers.*.
+ misc.forsale.computers.mac    Apple Macintosh related computer items.
+ misc.forsale.computers.other    Selling miscellaneous computer stuff.
+ misc.forsale.computers.pc-clone    IBM PC related computer items.
+ misc.forsale.computers.workstation    Workstation related computer items.
  misc.handicap        Items of interest for/about the handicapped. (Moderated)
--
Gene Spafford
Software Engineering Research Center & Dept. of Computer Sciences
Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-1398
Internet:  [e-mail]    phone:  [phone]
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From: [e-mail] (Gene Spafford)
Newsgroups: news.lists,news.groups,news.misc,news.announce.newgroups,news.answers
Subject: Changes to List of Active Newsgroups, Part II
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: 19 Oct 92 05:16:39 GMT
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Archive-name: active-newsgroups/diff2


*** old/active2.n    Sat Sep 19 23:18:09 1992
--- ./src/active2.n    Sun Oct 18 23:39:12 1992
***************
*** 18,20 ****
  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)
--- 18,19 ----
***************
*** 64,66 ****
  rec.autos.vw        Issues pertaining to Volkswagen products.
! rec.aviation        Aviation rules, means, and methods.
  rec.backcountry        Activities in the Great Outdoors.
--- 63,77 ----
  rec.autos.vw        Issues pertaining to Volkswagen products.
! rec.aviation.announce    Events of interest to the aviation community. (Moderated)
! rec.aviation.answers    Frequently asked questions about aviation. (Moderated)
! rec.aviation.homebuilt    Selecting, designing, building, and restoring aircraft.
! rec.aviation.ifr    Flying under Instrument Flight Rules.
! rec.aviation.military    Military aircraft of the past, present and future.
! rec.aviation.misc    Miscellaneous topics in aviation.
! rec.aviation.owning    Information on owning airplanes.
! rec.aviation.piloting    General discussion for aviators.
! rec.aviation.products    Reviews and discussion of products useful to pilots.
! rec.aviation.simulators    Flight simulation on all levels.
! rec.aviation.soaring    All aspects of sailplanes and hang-gliders.
! rec.aviation.stories    Anecdotes of flight experiences. (Moderated)
! rec.aviation.student    Learning to fly.
  rec.backcountry        Activities in the Great Outdoors.
***************
*** 108,109 ****
--- 119,121 ----
  rec.games.hack        Discussion, hints, etc. about the Hack game.
+ rec.games.int-fiction    All aspects of interactive fiction games.
  rec.games.misc        Games and computer games.
***************
*** 143,144 ****
--- 155,157 ----
  rec.models.rockets    Model rockets for hobbyists.
+ rec.models.scale    Construction of models.
  rec.motorcycles        Motorcycles and related products and laws.
***************
*** 267,269 ****
  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.
--- 280,282 ----
  sci.geo.meteorology    Discussion of meteorology and related topics.
! sci.fractals        Objects of non-integral dimension and other chaos.
  sci.image.processing    Scientific image processing and analysis.
--
Gene Spafford
Software Engineering Research Center & Dept. of Computer Sciences
Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-1398
Internet:  [e-mail]    phone:  [phone]
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From: [e-mail] (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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Archive-name: active-newsgroups/part1
Last-change: 18 Oct 1992 by [e-mail] (Gene Spafford)


The following is a list of currently active USENET newsgroups as of
19 Oct 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 "[e-mail]", and
rec.railroad is run from "[e-mail]".
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 "[e-mail]".  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 [e-mail]

    Usenet Group        Internet list
    ------------        -------------
    comp.databases.ingres    [e-mail]
    comp.dcom.modems    [e-mail]
    comp.dcom.telecom    [e-mail]
    comp.emacs        [e-mail]
    *comp.lang.ada        [e-mail]
    comp.lang.c        [e-mail]
    >comp.lang.c++        [e-mail]
    >comp.lang.c++        [e-mail]
    comp.lang.modula2    [e-mail]
    *comp.lang.pascal    [e-mail]
    *comp.lang.prolog    [e-mail]
    comp.mail.mh        [e-mail]
    comp.os.cpm        [e-mail]
    comp.os.minix        [e-mail]
    comp.os.vms        [e-mail]
    comp.protocols.kerberos    [e-mail]
    comp.protocols.tcp-ip    [e-mail]
    comp.society.privacy    [e-mail]
    comp.sources.misc    [e-mail]
    comp.sources.unix    [e-mail]
     comp.specification.z    [e-mail]
    comp.sys.apollo        [e-mail]
    comp.sys.apple2        [e-mail]
    comp.sys.atari.8bit    [e-mail]
    comp.sys.atari.st    [e-mail]
    comp.sys.misc        [e-mail]
    comp.sys.prime        [e-mail]
    comp.sys.tahoe        [e-mail]
    comp.sys.xerox        [e-mail]
    *comp.terminals        [e-mail]
    >comp.text.tex        [e-mail]
    >comp.text.tex        [e-mail]
    comp.unix.questions    [e-mail]
    comp.unix.internals    [e-mail]
    comp.windows.interviews    [e-mail]
    comp.windows.x        [e-mail]
    *rec.arts.sf.misc    [e-mail]
    rec.food.recipes    [e-mail]
        rec.radio.amateur.misc  [e-mail]
        rec.radio.amateur.packet    [e-mail]
    rec.radio.amateur.policy  [e-mail]
    rec.radio.shortwave     [e-mail]
    rec.music.funky        [e-mail]
    rec.music.gdead        [e-mail]
     rec.music.phish        [e-mail]
    rec.music.synth        [e-mail]
    rec.sport.disc        [e-mail]
        rec.video               [e-mail]
    *sci.astro        [e-mail]
    sci.physics        [e-mail]
    sci.physics.fusion    [e-mail]
    sci.space        [e-mail]
    soc.roots        [e-mail]

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

Gene Spafford
[e-mail]
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Newsgroup        Description
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comp.admin.policy    Discussions of site administration policies.
comp.ai            Artificial intelligence discussions.
comp.ai.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.client-server    Topics relating to client/server technology.
comp.cog-eng        Cognitive engineering.
comp.compilers        Compiler construction, theory, etc. (Moderated)
comp.compression    Data compression algorithms and theory.
comp.compression.research    Discussions about data compression research.
comp.databases        Database and data management issues and theory.
comp.databases.informix    Informix database management software discussions.
comp.databases.ingres    Issues relating to INGRES products.
comp.databases.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.gnuplot    The GNUPLOT interactive function plotter.
comp.graphics.opengl    The OpenGL 3D application programming interface.
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.