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- From: tale@uunet.uu.net (David C Lawrence)
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- Subject: Alternative Newsgroup Hierarchies, Part I
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- Date: 30 Nov 1993 18:34:48 -0500
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- Summary: First of two postings. This part describes the following
- alternate hierarchies: alt, bionet, bit, biz
- Xref: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu news.lists:2889 news.groups:88448 news.announce.newusers:1240 news.announce.newgroups:4074 news.answers:15206
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- Archive-name: alt-hierarchies/part1
- Original-author: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
- Comment: enhanced & edited until 5/93 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
- Last-change: 30 Nov 1993 by tale@uunet.uu.net (David C Lawrence)
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-
- Introduction
- ------------
- The Usenet software allows the support and transport of hierarchies of
- newsgroups not part of the "traditional" Usenet through use of the
- distribution mechanism. These hierarchies of groups are available to
- sites wishing to support them and able to find a feed. In general,
- these groups are not carried by the entire network because of their
- volume, restricted spheres of interest, or a different set of
- administrative rules and concerns.
-
- In general, it is a bad idea to forward these newsgroups to your
- neighbors without asking them first; they should only be received at a
- site by choice. Not only is this generally-accepted net etiquette, it
- helps to preserve the freedom to do and say as the posters please in
- these newsgroups, as the only people who get them are those who asked
- to get them. This freedom is more restricted in the Usenet as a
- whole, because every mainstream posting and every mainstream newsgroup
- name must be acceptable to a much wider audience than is present in
- these hierarchies. Because of the sheer size of the mainstream
- Usenet, extra-long or controversial postings are more likely to cause
- problems when posted to the Usenet; however, these alternative
- hierarchies exist precisely to support those kinds of postings (if
- germane to the hierarchy).
-
- Usually, there is is no restriction on getting these groups as long as
- you have the capacity to receive, store, and forward the groups;
- software after B 2.11 news is required to make the distribution
- mechanism work properly for these groups. How to join each
- distribution is described below.
-
- Note that the "uunet" service carries all of these hierarchies.
- Contact uunet-request@uunet.uu.net for subscription details.
-
- Also note -- the lists in this article are totally unofficial and
- possibly incomplete or inaccurate. I try to keep the lists up-to-date,
- but make no guarantee that any of the information contained corresponds
- with the named groups in any significant way. Corrections and comments
- should be mailed to the reply address in the header of this article.
-
- Alt
- ---
- "alt" is a collection of newsgroups that is being distributed by a
- collection of sites that choose to carry the groups. Many Usenet
- sites do not receive these groups. Here is a recent list of many
- active "alt" newsgroups:
-
- alt.1d One-dimensional imaging, & the thinking behind it.
- alt.3d Three-dimensional imaging.
- alt.abortion.inequity Paternal obligations of failing to abort unwanted child.
- alt.abuse.recovery Helping victims of abuse to recover.
- alt.activism Activities for activists.
- alt.activism.d A place to discuss issues in alt.activism.
- alt.activism.death-penalty For people opposed to capital punishment.
- alt.adoption For those involved with or contemplating adoption.
- alt.aeffle.und.pferdle German cartoon characters das Aeffle und das Pferdle.
- alt.agriculture.misc All about cultivating the soil and raising animals.
- alt.aldus.pagemaker Don't use expensive user support, come here instead.
- alt.alien.visitors Space Aliens on Earth! Abduction! Gov't Coverup!
- alt.amateur-comp Discussion and input for Amateur Computerist Newsletter.
- alt.amiga.demos Amiga demonstration programs.
- alt.angst Anxiety in the modern world.
- alt.animation.warner-bros Discussions about Warner Brothers cartoons.
- alt.answers As if anyone on alt has the answers. (Moderated)
- alt.appalachian Appalachian region awareness, events, and culture.
- alt.aquaria The aquarium & related as a hobby.
- alt.archery Robin Hood had the right idea.
- alt.architecture Building design/construction and related topics.
- alt.architecture.alternative Non-traditional building designs.
- alt.artcom Artistic Community, arts & communication.
- alt.arts.nomad Shifting, searching, belonging, place, identity, power?
- alt.ascii-art Pictures composed of ASCII characters.
- alt.asian-movies Movies from Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Chinese mainland.
- alt.astrology Twinkle, twinkle, little planet.
- alt.atheism Godless heathens.
- alt.atheism.moderated Focused Godless heathens. (Moderated)
- alt.autos.antique Discussion of all facets of older automobiles.
- alt.autos.rod-n-custom Vehicles with modified engines and/or appearance.
- alt.backrubs Lower...to the right...aaaah!
- alt.banjo Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah.
- alt.barney.dinosaur.die.die.die "There's enough hatred of Barney for everyone!"
- alt.basement.graveyard Another side of the do-it-yourself movement.
- alt.bbs Computer BBS systems & software.
- alt.bbs.ads Ads for various computer BBS's.
- alt.bbs.allsysop SysOp concerns of ALL networks and technologies.
- alt.bbs.first-class The First Class Mac GUI BBS.
- alt.bbs.internet BBSs that are hooked up to the Internet.
- alt.bbs.lists Postings of regional BBS listings.
- alt.bbs.majorbbs The MajorBBS by Galacticomm, Inc.
- alt.bbs.pcboard Technical support for the PCBoard BBS.
- alt.bbs.pcbuucp The commerical PCBoard gateway, PCB-UUCP.
- alt.bbs.unixbbs UnixBBS, from Nervous XTC.
- alt.bbs.wildcat WILDCAT! BBS from Mustang Software, Inc
- alt.beer Good for what ales ya.
- alt.best.of.internet It was a time of sorrow, it was a time of joy.
- alt.bigfoot Dr. Scholl's gone native.
- alt.binaries.multimedia Sound, text and graphics data rolled in one.
- alt.binaries.pictures Additional volume in the form of huge image files.
- alt.binaries.pictures.ascii Pictures composed of ASCII characters.
- alt.binaries.pictures.cartoons Images from animated cartoons.
- alt.binaries.pictures.d Discussions about picture postings.
- alt.binaries.pictures.erotica Gigabytes of copyright violations.
- alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.blondes Copyright violations featuring blondes.
- alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.d Discussing erotic copyright violations.
- alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.female Copyright violations featuring females.
- alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.male Copyright violations featuring males.
- alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.orientals Copyright violations featuring Asians.
- alt.binaries.pictures.fine-art.d Discussion of the fine-art binaries. (Moderated)
- alt.binaries.pictures.fine-art.digitized Art from conventional media. (Moderated)
- alt.binaries.pictures.fine-art.graphics Art created on computers. (Moderated)
- alt.binaries.pictures.fractals Cheaper just to send the program parameters.
- alt.binaries.pictures.furry Originaly funny animal art.
- alt.binaries.pictures.misc Have we saturated the network yet?
- alt.binaries.pictures.supermodels Yet more copyright violations.
- alt.binaries.pictures.tasteless "Eccchh, that last one was *sick*...".
- alt.binaries.pictures.utilities Posting of pictures-related utilities.
- alt.binaries.sounds.d Sounding off.
- alt.binaries.sounds.misc Digitized audio adventures.
- alt.binaries.sounds.music Music samples in MOD/669 format.
- alt.bitterness No matter what it's for, you know how it'll turn out.
- alt.bogus.group A paradox for its readers.
- alt.books.anne-rice The Vampire Thermostat.
- alt.books.deryni Katherine Kurtz's books, especially the Deryni series.
- alt.books.isaac-asimov Fans of the late SF/science author Isaac Asimov.
- alt.books.reviews "If you want to know how it turns out, read it!".
- alt.books.technical Discussion of technical books.
- alt.boomerang The angular throwing club, not the Eddie Murphy flick.
- alt.brother-jed The born-again minister touring US campuses.
- alt.buddha.short.fat.guy Religion. And not religion. Both. Neither.
- alt.business.misc All aspects of commerce.
- alt.business.multi-level Multi-level (network) marketing businesses.
- alt.cad Computer Aided Design.
- alt.cad.autocad CAD as practiced by customers of Autodesk.
- alt.california The state and the state of mind.
- alt.callahans Callahan's bar for puns and fellowship.
- alt.cascade Art or litter you decide.
- alt.cd-rom Discussions of optical storage media.
- alt.celebrities discussion of any celebrities, present or past, no binaries
- alt.censorship Discussion about restricting speech/press.
- alt.centreville-3207 Modern dieting away from the Beverly Hills 90210 crowd.
- alt.cereal Breakfast cereals and their (m)ilk.
- alt.cesium College Educated Students in Universal Mainland.
- alt.child-support Raising children in a split family.
- alt.chinchilla The nature of chinchilla farming in America Today.
- alt.chinese.text Postings in Chinese; Chinese language software.
- alt.chinese.text.big5 Posting in Chinese[BIG 5].
- alt.clearing.technology Traumatic Incident Reduction and Clearing.
- alt.cobol Relationship between programming and stone axes.
- alt.college.college-bowl Discussions of the College Bowl competition.
- alt.comedy.british Discussion of British comedy in a variety of media.
- alt.comedy.firesgn-thtre Firesign Theatre in all its flaming glory.
- alt.comics.batman Marketing mania.
- alt.comics.elfquest W & R Pini's ElfQuest series.
- alt.comics.lnh Interactive net.madness in the superhero genre.
- alt.comics.superman No one knows it is also alt.clark.kent.
- alt.comp.acad-freedom.news Academic freedom issues related to computers. (Moderated)
- alt.comp.acad-freedom.talk Academic freedom issues related to computers.
- alt.comp.databases.xbase.clipper The Clipper database language.
- alt.comp.fsp A file transport protocol.
- alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt Designing devious devices in the den.
- alt.computer.consultants Geeks on Patrol.
- alt.config Alternative subnet discussions and connectivity.
- alt.consciousness Discussions on the study of the human consciousness.
- alt.conspiracy Be paranoid -- they're out to get you.
- alt.conspiracy.jfk The Kennedy assassination.
- alt.cows.moo.moo.moo Like cows would cluck or something.
- alt.crackers Snack food in little bits or big bytes.
- alt.cult-movies Movies with a cult following.
- alt.cult-movies.rocky-horror Virgin! Virgin! Virgin! Virgin!
- alt.culture.alaska Is this where the ice weasels come from?
- alt.culture.austrian You'll find more Austrians in soc.culture.austria.
- alt.culture.hawaii Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka 'Aina I Ka Pono.
- alt.culture.indonesia Indonesian culture, news, etc.
- alt.culture.internet The culture(s) of the Internet.
- alt.culture.karnataka Culture and language of the Indian state of Karnataka.
- alt.culture.kerala People of Keralite origin and the Malayalam language.
- alt.culture.ny-upstate New York State, above Westchester.
- alt.culture.oregon Discussion about the state of Oregon.
- alt.culture.tuva Topics related to the Republic of Tuva, South Siberia.
- alt.culture.us.asian-indian Asian Indians in the US and Canada.
- alt.culture.us.southwest Basking in the sun of the US's lower left.
- alt.culture.usenet A self-referential oxymoron.
- alt.current-events.bosnia The strife of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
- alt.current-events.russia Current happenings in Russia
- alt.current-events.usa misc.headlines wasn't good enough for some.
- alt.cyberpunk High-tech low-life.
- alt.cyberpunk.chatsubo Literary virtual reality in a cyberpunk hangout.
- alt.cyberpunk.movement A little laxative might help.
- alt.cyberpunk.tech Cyberspace and Cyberpunk technology.
- alt.cyberspace Cyberspace and how it should work.
- alt.dads-rights Rights of fathers trying to win custody in court.
- alt.dcom.telecom Discussion of telecommunications technology.
- alt.dear.whitehouse When Hints from Heloise aren't enough.
- alt.decathena Digital's DECathena product. (Moderated)
- alt.destroy.the.earth Please leave the light on when you leave.
- alt.dev.null The ultimate in moderated newsgroups. (Moderated)
- alt.devilbunnies Probably better left undescribed.
- alt.discordia All hail Eris, etc.
- alt.discrimination Quotas, affirmative action, bigotry, persecution.
- alt.divination Divination techniques (e.g., I Ching, Tarot, runes).
- alt.dragons-inn Breathing fire tends to make one very thirsty.
- alt.dreams What do they mean?
- alt.dreams.lucid What do they _really_ mean?
- alt.drooling.animation.fandom _Excited_ discussions of toon characters.
- alt.drugs Recreational pharmaceuticals and related flames.
- alt.drugs.caffeine All about the world's most-used stimulant drug.
- alt.education.disabled Education for people with physical/mental disabilities.
- alt.education.ib The International Baccalaureate Diploma Program.
- alt.education.ib.tok International Baccalaureates in Theory of Knowledge.
- alt.elvis.king A fat, dead king, but king nonetheless.
- alt.emulators.ibmpc.apple2 Making your paperweight behave like another.
- alt.emusic Ethnic, exotic, electronic, elaborate, etc, music.
- alt.ensign.wesley.die.die.die We just can't get enough of him.
- alt.evil Tales from the dark side.
- alt.exotic-music Exotic music discussions.
- alt.fan.asprin I'm fond of buffered analgesics. Robert Lynn Asprin too.
- alt.fan.bill-gates Fans of the original micro-softie.
- alt.fan.blues-brothers Anything you ever wanted to know about the Blues Brothers
- alt.fan.british-accent "Oooh, he just sounds soooo cool! *Giggle*"
- alt.fan.chris-elliott Get a Life, you Letterman flunky.
- alt.fan.dan-quayle For discussion of the US Vice President.
- alt.fan.dave_barry Electronic fan club for humorist Dave Barry.
- alt.fan.david-bowie The man who fell to earth.
- alt.fan.devo Funny hats do not a band make.
- alt.fan.disney.afternoon Disney Afternoon characters & shows.
- alt.fan.douglas-adams Author of "The Meaning of Liff", & other fine works.
- alt.fan.dune Herbert's drinking buddies.
- 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.gene-scott The versatile TV preach/horsebreeder Dr. Gene Scott.
- alt.fan.goons Careful Neddy, it's that dastardly Moriarty again.
- alt.fan.greaseman Fans of Doug Tracht, the DJ.
- alt.fan.hofstadter Douglas Hofstadter and Godel, Escher, Bach.
- alt.fan.holmes Elementary, my dear Watson. Like he ever said that.
- alt.fan.howard-stern Fans of the abrasive radio & TV personality.
- alt.fan.james-bond On his Majesty's Secret Service (& secret linen too).
- alt.fan.jen-coolest Gosh, isn't she just wonderful?
- alt.fan.jimmy-buffett A white sports coat and a pink crustacean.
- alt.fan.john-palmer With an army of lawyers from a Michigan warren.
- alt.fan.jwz Lucid Emacs hacker, if ever an Emacs hacker was lucid.
- alt.fan.karla-homolka Why are there so few hot, exhibitionist, S&M women?
- alt.fan.laurie.anderson Will it be a music concert or a lecture this time?
- alt.fan.lemurs Little critters with BIG eyes.
- alt.fan.letterman One of the top 10 reasons to get the alt groups.
- alt.fan.lightbulbs A hardware problem.
- alt.fan.madonna Nice tits, eh... And how about that puppy?
- alt.fan.mike-jittlov Electronic fan club for animator Mike Jittlov.
- alt.fan.monty-python Electronic fan club for those wacky Brits.
- alt.fan.mst3k I thought people hated jerks who talked in theatres.
- alt.fan.noam-chomsky Noam Chomsky's writings and opinions.
- alt.fan.oingo-boingo Have you ever played ping pong in Pago Pago?
- alt.fan.pern Anne McCaffery's s-f oeuvre.
- alt.fan.piers-anthony For fans of the s-f author Piers Anthony.
- alt.fan.pratchett For fans of Terry Pratchett, s-f humor writer.
- alt.fan.q Omnipotent being from either Star Trek or James Bond.
- alt.fan.ren-and-stimpy For folks who couldn't find alt.tv.ren-n-stimpy
- alt.fan.robert-jordan The Wheel of Time and other Robert Jordan works.
- alt.fan.robert.mcelwaine Another (un)popular net.persona.
- alt.fan.ronald-reagan Jellybeans and all.
- alt.fan.rush-limbaugh Derogation of others for fun and profit.
- alt.fan.shostakovich Fans of the music of Shostakovich.
- alt.fan.shub-interne Shub-Internet gets quite upset at being misspelled.
- alt.fan.spinal-tap Down on the sex farm.
- alt.fan.tolkien Mortal Men doomed to die.
- alt.fan.tom-robbins 31 flavours for readers.
- alt.fan.u2 The Irish rock band U2.
- alt.fan.warlord The War Lord of the West Preservation Fan Club.
- alt.fan.wodehouse Discussion of the works of humour author P.G. Wodehouse.
- alt.fan.woody-allen The diminutive neurotic.
- alt.fandom.cons Announcements of conventions (SciFi and others).
- alt.fashion All facets of the fasion industry discussed.
- alt.fax Like comp.dcom.fax, only different.
- alt.feminism Like soc.feminism, only different.
- alt.fishing Fishing as a hobby and sport.
- alt.flame Alternative, literate, pithy, succinct screaming.
- alt.flame.landlord Flaming and ploting against the evil landlord.
- alt.flame.roommate Putting the pig on a spit.
- alt.folklore.college Collegiate humor.
- alt.folklore.computers Stories & anecdotes about computers (some true!).
- alt.folklore.ghost-stories Boo!.
- alt.folklore.herbs Discussion of all aspects of herbs and their uses.
- alt.folklore.info Current urban legends and other folklore. (Moderated)
- alt.folklore.science The folklore of science, not the science of folklore.
- alt.folklore.urban Urban legends, ala Jan Harold Brunvand.
- alt.food.fat-free Quest for thinness.
- alt.food.mcdonalds Carl Sagan's favourite burger place.
- alt.french.captain.borg.borg.borg Jean-Luc, assimilate me!
- alt.galactic-guide Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Known Galaxy Project.
- alt.games.frp.live-action Discussion of all forms of live-action gaming.
- alt.games.gb The Galactic Bloodshed conquest game.
- alt.games.lynx The Atari Lynx.
- alt.games.mk Struggling in Mortal Kombat!
- alt.games.mornington.cresent You can't get there from here.
- alt.games.netrek.paradise Discussion of the paradise version of netrek.
- alt.games.omega The computer game Omega.
- alt.games.sf2 The video game Street Fighter 2.
- alt.games.torg Gateway for TORG mailing list.
- alt.games.vga-planets Discussion of Tim Wisseman's VGA Planets.
- alt.games.video.classic Video games from before the mid-1980s.
- alt.games.whitewolf Discussion of WhiteWolf's line of gothic/horror RPGs.
- alt.games.xpilot Discussion on all aspects of the X11 game Xpilot.
- alt.gathering.rainbow For discussing the annual Rainbow Gathering.
- alt.geek To fulfill an observed need.
- alt.good.morning Would you like coffee with that?
- alt.good.news A place for some news that's good news.
- alt.gopher Discussion of the gopher information service.
- alt.gothic The gothic movement: things mournful and dark.
- alt.gourmand Recipes & cooking info. (Moderated)
- alt.graphics.pixutils Discussion of pixmap utilities.
- alt.great-lakes Discussions of the Great Lakes and adjacent places.
- alt.guitar You axed for it, you got it.
- alt.guitar.bass Bass guitars.
- alt.guitar.tab Discussions about guitar tablature music.
- alt.hackers Descriptions of projects currently under development. (Moderated)
- alt.hemp It's about knot-tying with rope. Knot!
- alt.hi.are.you.cute Are there a lot of pathetic people on the net or what?
- alt.hindu The Hindu religion. (Moderated)
- alt.history.living A forum for discussing the hobby of living history.
- alt.history.what-if What would the net have been like without this group?
- alt.homosexual Same as alt.sex.homosexual.
- alt.horror The horror genre.
- alt.horror.cthulhu Campus Crusade for Cthulhu, Ctulhu, Ctulu, and the rest.
- alt.horror.werewolves They were wolves, now they're something to be wary of.
- alt.hotrod High speed automobiles. (Moderated)
- alt.humor.best-of-usenet What the moderator thinks is funniest. (Moderated)
- alt.humor.best-of-usenet.d Why everyone else doesn't think it's funny.
- alt.hypertext Discussion of hypertext -- uses, transport, etc.
- alt.hypnosis When you awaken, you will forget about this newsgroup.
- alt.illuminati See alt.cabal. Fnord.
- alt.image.medical Medical image exchange discussions.
- alt.india.progressive Progressive politics in the Indian sub-continent. (Moderated)
- alt.individualism Philosophies where individual rights are paramount.
- alt.internet.access.wanted "Oh. OK, how about just an MX record for now?"
- alt.internet.services Not available in the uucp world, even via email.
- alt.internet.talk-radio Carl Malamud's Internet Talk Radio program.
- alt.irc Internet Relay Chat material.
- alt.irc.hottub Discussion of the IRC channel #hottub.
- alt.irc.ircii The IRC II client programme.
- alt.journalism Shop talk by journalists and journalism students.
- alt.journalism.criticism I write, therefore I'm biased.
- alt.kalbo Bald guys of the world, unite!
- 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.focal The FOCAL computer language and its interpreters.
- alt.law-enforcement No, ossifer, there's nothing illegal going on in alt.
- alt.lefthanders How gauche.
- alt.lemmings Rodents with a death wish.
- alt.locksmithing You locked your keys in *where*?
- alt.lucid-emacs.bug Bug reports about Lucid Emacs.
- alt.lucid-emacs.help Q&A and general discussion of Lucid Emacs.
- alt.lycra The WunderFabrik.
- alt.magic For discussion about stage magic.
- alt.magick For discussion about supernatural arts.
- alt.management.tech-support See alt.managing.techsupport.
- alt.managing.techsupport See alt.management.tech-support.
- alt.manga Like rec.arts.manga, only different.
- alt.mcdonalds Can I get fries with that?
- alt.med.cfs Chronic fatigue syndrome information.
- alt.meditation General discussion of meditation.
- alt.meditation.transcendental Contemplation of states beyond the teeth.
- alt.messianic Messianic traditions.
- alt.military.cadet Preparing for the coming apocalypse.
- alt.misanthropy Go away.
- alt.missing-kids Locating missing children.
- alt.mothergoose Nursery rhymes.
- alt.motherjones Mother Jones magazine.
- alt.msdos.programmer For the serious MS/DOS programmer (no forsale ads).
- alt.mud Like rec.games.mud, only different.
- alt.music.a-cappella Voice only, no /dev/sound.
- alt.music.alternative For groups having 2 or less Platinum-selling albums.
- alt.music.bela-fleck Bela and the Flecktones.
- alt.music.blues-traveler For "All fellow travelers."
- alt.music.canada Oh, Canada, eh?
- alt.music.deep-purple Discussions about Deep Purple and related artists.
- alt.music.enya Gaelic set to spacey music.
- alt.music.filk SF/fantasy related folk music.
- alt.music.hardcore Could be porno set to music.
- alt.music.jewish Jewish music.
- alt.music.marillion A progressive band. The Silmarillion is a book.
- alt.music.nin Nine Inch Nails.
- alt.music.peter-gabriel Discussion of the music of Peter Gabriel
- alt.music.prince So my Prince came. Make him go away.
- alt.music.progressive Yes, Marillion, Asia, King Crimson, etc.
- alt.music.queen He's dead, Jim.
- alt.music.rush For Rushheads.
- alt.music.ska Discussions of ska ( skank ) music, bands, and suchlike.
- alt.music.the.police How wonderful that a "the" hierarchy could be started.
- alt.music.tmbg They Might Be Giants.
- alt.music.u2 Another group for the band U2. See also alt.fan.u2.
- alt.music.world Discussion of music from around the world.
- alt.my.head.hurts So don't do that.
- alt.mythology Zeus rules.
- alt.native People indigenous to an area before modern colonisation.
- alt.netgames.bolo A multiplayer tank game for the Macintosh.
- alt.news-media Don't believe the hype.
- alt.news.macedonia News concerning Macedonia in the Balkan Region.
- alt.non.sequitur Richard Nixon.
- alt.nuke.the.USA Last one out is a radioactive egg.
- alt.online-service Large commercial online services, and the Internet.
- alt.org.food-not-bombs Activism for the homeless.
- alt.os.multics 30 years old and going strong.
- alt.out-of-body Out of Body Experiences.
- alt.overlords Omnipotent Overlords of the Omniverse. Inflated egos.
- alt.pagan Discussions about paganism & religion.
- alt.pantyhose Stockings are sexier.
- alt.paranet.abduct "They replaced Jim-Bob with a look-alike!"
- alt.paranet.paranormal "If it exists, how can supernatural be beyond natural?"
- alt.paranet.science "Maybe if we dissect the psychic ..."
- alt.paranet.ufo "Heck, I guess naming it ``UFO'' identifies it."
- alt.paranormal Phenomena which are not scientifically explicable.
- alt.parents-teens Parent-teenager relationships.
- alt.party Parties, celebration and general debauchery.
- alt.pave.the.earth Damn the environmentalists, full speed ahead!
- alt.peeves Discussion of peeves & related.
- alt.personals Do you really want to meet someone this way?
- alt.personals.ads Geek seeks Dweeb. Object: low-level interfacing.
- alt.personals.bondage Are you tied up this evening?
- alt.personals.misc Dweeb seeks Geek. Object: low-level interfacing.
- alt.personals.poly Hi there, do you multiprocess?
- alt.pets.rabbits Coneys abound. See also alt.fan.john-palmer.
- alt.philosophy.objectivism A product of the Ayn Rand corporation.
- alt.politics.british Politics and a real Queen, too.
- alt.politics.clinton Discussing Slick Willie & Co.
- alt.politics.correct A Neil Bush fan club.
- alt.politics.datahighway Electronic interstate infrastructure.
- alt.politics.drinking-age Regarding age restrictions for alcohol use.
- alt.politics.economics War == Poverty, & other discussions.
- alt.politics.elections All about the process of electing leaders.
- alt.politics.greens Green party politics & activities worldwide.
- alt.politics.homosexuality As the name implies
- alt.politics.libertarian The libertarian ideology.
- alt.politics.org.batf Politics of the U.S. firearms (etc.) regulation agency.
- alt.politics.org.misc Political organizations.
- alt.politics.perot Discussion of the non-candidate.
- alt.politics.radical-left Who remains after the radicals left?
- alt.politics.reform Political reform.
- alt.politics.sex Not a good idea to mix them, sez Marilyn & Profumo.
- alt.politics.usa.constitution U.S. Constitutional politics.
- alt.politics.usa.misc Miscellaneous USA politics.
- alt.politics.usa.republican Discussions of the USA Republican Party.
- alt.polyamory For those who maintain multiple love relationships.
- alt.postmodern Postmodernism, semiotics, deconstruction, and the like.
- alt.president.clinton Will the CIA undermine his efforts?
- alt.prisons Can I get an alt.* feed in the slammer?.
- alt.privacy Privacy issues in cyberspace.
- alt.privacy.anon-server Technical & policy matters of anonymous contact servers.
- alt.prose Postings of original writings, fictional & otherwise.
- alt.psychoactives Better living through chemistry.
- alt.psychology.help An alt.support group away from home.
- alt.psychology.personality Personality taxonomy, such as Myers-Briggs.
- alt.pub.coffeehouse.amethyst Realistic place to meet and chat with friends.
- alt.pub.dragons-inn Fantasy virtual reality pub similar to alt.callahans.
- alt.pud "Discussion of the TFiLE PuD!@#@#!@$!" Whatever.
- alt.punk Burning them keeps insects away.
- alt.quotations Quotations, quips, .sig lines, witticisms, et al.
- alt.radio-shack.bill-bixby.dead.dead.dead He'll pal with the Hulk no more.
- alt.radio.networks.npr U.S. National Public Radio: shows, stories, hosts, etc.
- alt.radio.pirate Hide the gear, here comes the magic station-wagons.
- alt.radio.scanner Discussion of scanning radio receivers.
- alt.rap For fans of rap music.
- alt.rave Techno-culture: music, dancing, drugs, dancing, etc.
- alt.recovery For people in recovery programs (e.g., AA, ACA, GA).
- alt.religion.eckankar Eckankar, the religion of the Light and Sound of God.
- alt.religion.emacs Emacs. Umacs. We all macs.
- alt.religion.kibology He's Fred, Jim.
- alt.religion.monica Discussion about net-venus Monica and her works.
- alt.religion.scientology He's dead, Jim.
- alt.revenge Two wrongs trying to make a right.
- alt.revisionism "It CAN'T be that way 'cause here's the FACTS".
- alt.revolution.counter Discussions of counter-revolutionary issues.
- alt.rhode_island A little state with apparently world wide interest.
- alt.rock-n-roll Counterpart to alt.sex and alt.drugs.
- alt.rock-n-roll.acdc Dirty deeds done dirt cheap.
- alt.rock-n-roll.classic Classic rock, both the music and its marketing.
- alt.rock-n-roll.hard Music where stance is everything.
- alt.rock-n-roll.metal For the headbangers on the net.
- alt.rock-n-roll.metal.death "Death metal" and newgroup overkill.
- alt.rock-n-roll.metal.gnr "Axl Rose" is an anagram for "Oral Sex".
- alt.rock-n-roll.metal.heavy Non-sissyboy metal bands.
- alt.rock-n-roll.metal.ironmaiden Sonic torture methods.
- alt.rock-n-roll.metal.metallica Sort of like Formica with more hair.
- alt.rock-n-roll.metal.progressive Slayer teams up with Tom Cora.
- alt.rock-n-roll.oldies Discussion of rock and roll music from 1950-1970.
- alt.romance Discussion about the romantic side of love.
- alt.romance.chat Talk about no sex.
- alt.rush-limbaugh Fans of the conservative activist radio announcer.
- alt.satanism Not such a bad dude once you get to know him.
- alt.satellite.tv.europe All about European satellite tv.
- alt.save.the.earth Environmentalist causes.
- alt.sb.programmer Programming the Sound Blaster PC sound card.
- alt.sci.physics.new-theories Scientific theories you won't find in journals.
- alt.sci.physics.spam Spam-related physics
- alt.sci.planetary Studies in planetary science.
- alt.sci.sociology People are really interesting when you watch them.
- alt.sci.tech.indonesian Science and technology in English & Indonesian.
- alt.security Security issues on computer systems.
- alt.security.index Pointers to good stuff in alt.security. (Moderated)
- alt.security.pgp The Pretty Good Privacy package.
- alt.sega.genesis Another addiction.
- alt.self-improve Self-improvement in less than 14 characters.
- alt.sewing A group that is not as it seams.
- alt.sex Postings of a prurient nature.
- alt.sex.bestiality Happiness is a warm puppy.
- alt.sex.bestiality.barney For people with big, purple newt fetishes.
- alt.sex.bondage Tie me, whip me, make me read the net!
- alt.sex.enemas Getting clean can be so dirty.
- alt.sex.exhibitionism So you want to be a star.
- alt.sex.fetish.diapers They're dry and secure all day, too.
- alt.sex.fetish.fa Supposedly for fans of fat, not the 4th diatonic tone.
- alt.sex.fetish.fashion Rubber, leather, chains, and other fetish clothing.
- alt.sex.fetish.feet Kiss them. Now.
- alt.sex.fetish.hair Hair, hair, everywhere. Palms even.
- alt.sex.fetish.orientals The mysteries of Asia are a potent lure.
- alt.sex.fetish.watersports They don't mean hottub polo.
- alt.sex.masturbation Where one's SO is oneself.
- alt.sex.motss Jesse Helms would not subscribe to this group.
- alt.sex.movies Discussing the ins and outs of certain movies.
- alt.sex.pictures Gigabytes of copyright violations.
- alt.sex.pictures.female Copyright violations featuring mostly females.
- alt.sex.stories For those who need it *NOW*.
- alt.sex.stories.d For those who talk about needing it *NOW*.
- alt.sex.wanted Requests for erotica, either literary or in the flesh.
- alt.sex.wizards Questions for only true sex wizards.
- alt.sexual.abuse.recovery Helping others deal with traumatic experiences.
- alt.sexy.bald.captains More Stardrek.
- alt.shenanigans Practical jokes, pranks, randomness, etc.
- alt.showbiz.gossip A misguided attempt to centralise gossip.
- alt.shut.the.hell.up.geek Group for Usenet motto.
- alt.skate-board Discussion of all apsects of skate-boarding.
- alt.skinheads The skinhead culture/anti-culture.
- alt.skunks Enthusiasts of skunks and other mustelidae.
- alt.slack Posting relating to the Church of the Subgenius.
- alt.smokers Puffing on tobacco.
- alt.smokers.cough Oh for a tracheotomy.
- alt.smoking.mooses Puffing on mooses.
- alt.snail-mail Mail sent on paper. Some people still do that.
- alt.snowmobiles For bikers who don't like two wheels in snow and ice.
- alt.society.anarchy Societies without rulers.
- alt.society.ati The Activist Times Digest. (Moderated)
- alt.society.civil-liberties Individual rights.
- alt.society.civil-liberty Same as alt.society.civil-liberties.
- alt.society.conservatism Social, cultural, and political conservatism.
- alt.society.generation-x Lifestyles of those born 1960-early-1970s.
- alt.society.resistance Resistance against governments.
- alt.soulmates Richard Bach and his herculean odds.
- alt.sources Alternative source code, unmoderated. Caveat Emptor.
- alt.sources.amiga Source code for the Amiga.
- alt.sources.index Pointers to source code in alt.sources.*. (Moderated)
- alt.sources.mac Source file newsgroup for the Apple Macintosh computers
- alt.sources.wanted Requests for source code.
- alt.spam What is that stuff that doth jiggle in the breeze?
- alt.spleen Venting as a biological function.
- alt.sport.bowling In the gutter again.
- alt.sport.darts Look what you've done to the wall!
- alt.sport.foosball Table soccer and dizzy little men.
- alt.sport.officiating Problems related to officiating athletic contests.
- alt.sport.paintball Splat, you're it.
- alt.sport.pool Knock your balls into your pockets for fun.
- alt.sport.racquetball All aspects of indoor racquetball and related sports.
- alt.sport.raquetball For racquetball players with spelling problems.
- alt.sports.baseball.atlanta-braves Atlanta Braves major league baseball.
- alt.sports.baseball.balt-orioles Baltimore Orioles major league baseball.
- alt.sports.baseball.houston-astros Houston Astros major league baseball.
- alt.sports.baseball.la-dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers baseball talk.
- alt.sports.baseball.montreal-expos Montreal Expos major league baseball.
- alt.sports.baseball.ny-mets New York Mets baseball talk.
- alt.sports.baseball.phila-phillies Philadelphia Phillies baseball talk.
- alt.sports.baseball.sf-giants San Francisco Giants baseball talk.
- alt.sports.baseball.stl-cardinals St. Louis Cardinals baseball talk.
- alt.sports.baseball.tor-bluejays Toronto Blue Jays baseball talk
- alt.sports.football.mn-vikings Minnesota Vikings football talk.
- alt.sports.football.pro.wash-redskins Washington Redskins football talk.
- alt.stagecraft Technical theatre issues.
- alt.starfleet.rpg Starfleet role playing stories.
- alt.startrek.creative Stories and parodies related to Star Trek.
- alt.startrek.klingon The discussion indicates sufficient interest in
- alt.stupidity Discussion about stupid newsgroups.
- alt.suicide.holiday Talk of why suicides increase at holidays.
- alt.super.nes Like rec.games.video.nintendo, only different.
- alt.supermodels Discussing famous & beautiful models.
- alt.support Dealing with emotional situations & experiences.
- alt.support.arthritis a support group for sufferers of this disease
- alt.support.attn-deficit Info/Discus of Attention Deficit Disorder
- alt.support.big-folks Sizeism can be as awful as sexism or racism.
- alt.support.cancer Emotional aid for people with cancer.
- 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.surrealism Surrealist ideologies and their influences.
- alt.sustainable.agriculture Such as the Mekong delta before Agent Orange.
- alt.swedish.chef.bork.bork.bork The beginning of the end.
- alt.swine.oink.oink.oink For intellectuals studying animal noises.
- alt.syntax.tactical Syntax in tactis, planning, etc ... whatever that means.
- alt.sys.amiga.demos Code and talk to show off the Amiga.
- alt.sys.amiga.uucp AmigaUUCP.
- alt.sys.intergraph Support for Intergraph machines.
- alt.sys.pc-clone.gateway2000 A PC clone vendor.
- alt.sys.perq PERQ graphics workstations.
- alt.sys.sun Technical discussion of Sun Microsystems products.
- alt.tasteless Truly disgusting.
- alt.tasteless.jokes Sometimes insulting rather than disgusting or humorous.
- alt.test Alternative subnetwork testing.
- alt.test.my.new.group Thank you for sharing this treat with the world.
- alt.test.test More from the people who brought you "BBS systems."
- alt.thrash Thrashlife.
- alt.timewasters A pretty good summary of making the list of alt groups.
- alt.toolkits.xview The X windows XView toolkit.
- alt.toys.hi-tech Optimus Prime is my hero.
- alt.toys.lego Snap 'em together.
- alt.toys.transformers From robots to vehicles and back again.
- alt.transgendered Boys will be girls, and vice-versa.
- alt.travel.road-trip Ever go to Montreal for pizza --- from Albany?
- alt.tv.animaniacs Steven Spielberg's Animaniacs!
- alt.tv.babylon-5 Casablanca in space.
- alt.tv.barney He's everywhere. Now appearing in several alt groups.
- alt.tv.beakmans-world Some sort of science and comedy show.
- alt.tv.beavis-n-butthead Uh huh huh huh uh uh huh uh huh.
- alt.tv.bh90210 Fans of "Beverly Hills 90210" TV show.
- alt.tv.dinosaurs.barney.die.die.die Squish the saccharine newt.
- alt.tv.game-shows Just look at these wonderful prizes.
- alt.tv.infomercials 30 minutes to sell you a vacuum hair cutting system.
- alt.tv.kids-in-hall The Kids in the Hall comedy skits.
- alt.tv.la-law For the folks out in la-law land.
- alt.tv.mash Nothing like a good comedy about war and dying.
- alt.tv.melrose-place Cat fights and sleaziness, Wednesdays on FOX.
- alt.tv.mst3k Hey, you robots! Down in front!
- alt.tv.muppets Miss Piggy on the tube.
- alt.tv.mwc "Married... With Children".
- alt.tv.northern-exp For the TV show with moss growing on it.
- alt.tv.prisoner The Prisoner television series from years ago.
- alt.tv.red-dwarf The British sci-fi/comedy show.
- alt.tv.ren-n-stimpy Some change from Lassie, eh?
- alt.tv.rockford-files But he won't do windows.
- alt.tv.saved-bell Saved by the Bell, a sitcom for teens.
- alt.tv.seinfeld A funny guy.
- alt.tv.simpsons Don't have a cow, man!
- alt.tv.simpsons.itchy-scratchy The alter egos of Ren and Stimpy.
- alt.tv.snl Saturday Night Live, older but not better.
- alt.tv.talkshows.late Discussion of late night talk shows
- alt.tv.time-traxx Back from the future in Time Traxx.
- alt.tv.tiny-toon Discussion about the "Tiny Toon Adventures" show.
- alt.tv.tiny-toon.fandom Apparently one fan group could not bind them all.
- alt.tv.tiny-toon.sex I almost (_almost_) feel concerned about these folks.
- alt.tv.twin-peaks Discussion about the popular (and unusual) TV show.
- alt.usage.english English grammar, word usages, and related topics.
- alt.usenet.offline-reader Getting your fix offline.
- alt.uu.future Does Usenet University have a viable future?
- alt.vampyres Discussion of vampires and related writings, films, etc.
- alt.video.laserdisc LD players and selections available for them.
- alt.visa.us Discussion/information on visas pertaining to US.
- alt.war Not just collateral damage.
- alt.war.civil.usa Discussion of the U.S. Civil War (1861-1865).
- alt.war.vietnam Discussion of all aspects of the Vietnam War.
- alt.wedding Til death or our lawyers do us part.
- alt.whine Why me?
- alt.winsock Windows Sockets.
- alt.wired Wired Magazine.
- alt.wolves Discussing wolves & wolf-mix dogs.
- alt.zines Small magazines, mostly noncommercial.
- alt.znet.aeo Atari Explorer Online magazine. (Moderated)
- alt.znet.pc Z*NET International ASCII Magazines (Weekly). (Moderated)
-
- Submissions to the moderated alt groups should be made to the
- addresses listed in the companion posting of moderator addresses.
-
- You can join the "alt subnet" by finding a site in your area that
- carries the groups. Either send mail to the administrators of the
- sites you connect to, or post something to a local "general" or
- "wanted" newsgroup for your area . If no sites nearby are getting
- them, you can get them from uunet or psi.
-
- Bionet
- ------
- There is a newsgroup hierarchy for topics interesting to biologists
- called "bionet" originating from net.bio.net and carried on a number
- of machines including rutgers, phri, mit-eddie, ukma, and all of the
- machines at UCSD. Contact David Kristofferson <biosci@net.bio.net>
- for more details. The current newsgroup list looks like this:
-
- bionet.agroforestry Discussion of Agroforestry.
- bionet.announce Announcements of widespread interest to biologists. (Moderated)
- bionet.biology.computational Computer and mathematical applications. (Moderated)
- bionet.biology.n2-fixation Research issues on biological nitrogen fixation.
- bionet.biology.tropical Discussions about tropical biology.
- bionet.cellbiol Disucssions about cell biology.
- bionet.chlamydomonas Discussions about the green alga Chlamydomonas.
- bionet.drosophila Discussions about the biology of fruit flies.
- bionet.general General BIOSCI discussion.
- bionet.genome.arabidopsis Information about the Arabidopsis project.
- bionet.genome.chrom22 Discussion of Chromosome 22.
- bionet.genome.chromosomes Mapping and sequencing of eucaryote chromosomes.
- bionet.immunology Discussions about research in immunology.
- bionet.info-theory Discussions about biological information theory.
- bionet.jobs Scientific Job opportunities.
- bionet.journals.contents Contents of biology journal publications. (Moderated)
- bionet.journals.note Advice on dealing with journals in biology.
- bionet.metabolic-reg Kinetics and thermodynamics at the celluar level.
- bionet.molbio.ageing Discussions of cellular and organismal ageing.
- bionet.molbio.bio-matrix Computer applications to biological databases.
- bionet.molbio.embldatabank Info about the EMBL Nucleic acid database.
- bionet.molbio.evolution How genes and proteins have evolved.
- bionet.molbio.gdb Messages to and from the GDB database staff.
- bionet.molbio.genbank Info about the GenBank Nucleic acid database.
- bionet.molbio.genbank.updates Hot off the presses! (Moderated)
- bionet.molbio.gene-linkage Discussions about genetic linkage analysis.
- bionet.molbio.genome-program Discussion of Human Genome Project issues.
- bionet.molbio.hiv Discussions about the molecular biology of HIV.
- bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts Requests for information and lab reagents.
- bionet.molbio.proteins Research on proteins and protein databases.
- bionet.molbio.rapd Research on Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA.
- bionet.molbio.yeast The molecular biology and genetics of yeast.
- bionet.mycology Discussions about filamentous fungi.
- bionet.n2-fixation Research issues on biological nitrogen fixation.
- bionet.neuroscience Research issues in the neurosciences.
- bionet.photosynthesis Discussions about research on photosynthesis.
- bionet.plants Discussion about all aspects of plant biology.
- bionet.population-bio Technical discussions about population biology.
- bionet.sci-resources Information about funding agencies, etc. (Moderated)
- bionet.software Information about software for biology.
- bionet.software.acedb Discussions by users of genome DBs using ACEDB.
- bionet.software.gcg Discussions about using the ACEDB software.
- bionet.software.sources Software Source relating to biology. (Moderated)
- bionet.users.addresses Who's who in Biology.
- bionet.virology Discussions about research in virology.
- bionet.women-in-bio Discussions about women in biology.
- bionet.xtallography Discussions about protein crystallography.
-
- Bit
- ---
- "bit" is a collection of newsgroups which are being distributed by a
- collection of sites that choose to carry them. The "bit" newsgroups
- are redistributions of the more popular BitNet LISTSERV mailing lists.
- Contact Jim McIntosh <jim@american.edu> for more information.
-
- Here is a list of the "bit" newsgroups:
-
- bit.admin bit.* Newgroups Discussions.
- bit.general Discussions Relating to BitNet/Usenet.
- bit.lang.neder-l Dutch Language and Literature List. (Moderated)
- bit.listserv.3com-l 3Com Products Discussion List.
- bit.listserv.9370-l IBM 9370 and VM/IS specific topics List.
- bit.listserv.ada-law ADA Law Discussions.
- bit.listserv.advanc-l Geac Advanced Integrated Library System Users.
- bit.listserv.advise-l User Services List.
- bit.listserv.aix-l IBM AIX Discussion List.
- bit.listserv.allmusic Discussions on all forms of Music.
- bit.listserv.appc-l APPC Discussion List.
- bit.listserv.apple2-l Apple II List.
- bit.listserv.applicat Applications under BITNET.
- bit.listserv.arie-l RLG Ariel Document Transmission Group.
- bit.listserv.ashe-l Higher Ed Policy and Research.
- bit.listserv.asm370 IBM 370 Assembly Programming Discussions.
- bit.listserv.autism Autism and Developmental Disabilities List.
- bit.listserv.axslib-l Library Access for People with Disabilities.
- bit.listserv.banyan-l Banyan Vines Network Software Discussions.
- bit.listserv.big-lan Campus-Size LAN Discussion Group. (Moderated)
- bit.listserv.billing Chargeback of computer resources.
- bit.listserv.biosph-l Biosphere, ecology, Discussion List.
- bit.listserv.bitnews BITNET News.
- bit.listserv.blindnws Blindness Issues and Discussions. (Moderated)
- bit.listserv.buslib-l Business Libraries List.
- bit.listserv.c+health Computers and Health Discussion List.
- bit.listserv.c18-l 18th Century Interdisciplinary Discussion.
- bit.listserv.c370-l C/370 Discussion List.
- bit.listserv.candle-l Candle Products Discussion List.
- bit.listserv.catala Catalan Discussion List.
- bit.listserv.catholic Free Catholics Mailing List.
- bit.listserv.cdromlan CD-ROM on Local Area Networks.
- bit.listserv.cfs.newsletter Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Newsletter. (Moderated)
- bit.listserv.christia Practical Christian Life. (Moderated)
- bit.listserv.cics-l CICS Discussion List.
- bit.listserv.cinema-l Discussions on all forms of Cinema.
- bit.listserv.circplus Circulation Reserve and Related Library Issues.
- bit.listserv.cmspip-l VM/SP CMS Pipelines Discussion List.
- bit.listserv.coco Tandy Color Computer List.
- bit.listserv.csg-l Control System Group Network.
- bit.listserv.cumrec-l CUMREC-L Administrative computer use. (Moderated)
- bit.listserv.cw-email Campus-Wide E-mail Discussion List.
- bit.listserv.cwis-l Campus-Wide Information Systems.
- bit.listserv.cyber-l CDC Computer Discussion.
- bit.listserv.dasig Database Administration.
- bit.listserv.db2-l DB2 Data Base Discussion List.
- bit.listserv.dbase-l Discussion on the use of the dBase IV.
- bit.listserv.deaf-l Deaf List.
- bit.listserv.decnews Digital Equipment Corporation News List.
- bit.listserv.dectei-l DECUS Education Software Library Discussions.
- bit.listserv.devel-l Technology Transfer in International Development.
- bit.listserv.disarm-l Disarmament Discussion List.
- bit.listserv.domain-l Domains Discussion Group.
- bit.listserv.down-syn Downs Syndrome Discussion Group.
- bit.listserv.dsshe-l Disabled Student Services in Higher Education.
- bit.listserv.earntech EARN Technical Group.
- bit.listserv.edi-l Electronic Data Interchange Issues.
- bit.listserv.edtech EDTECH - Educational Technology. (Moderated)
- bit.listserv.edusig-l EDUSIG Discussions.
- bit.listserv.emusic-l Electronic Music Discussion List.
- bit.listserv.endnote Bibsoft Endnote Discussions.
- bit.listserv.envbeh-l Forum on Environment and Human Behavior.
- bit.listserv.erl-l Educational Research List.
- bit.listserv.ethics-l Discussion of Ethics in Computing.
- bit.listserv.ethology Ethology List.
- bit.listserv.euearn-l Computers in Eastern Europe.
- bit.listserv.film-l Film making and reviews List.
- bit.listserv.fnord-l New Ways of Thinking List.
- bit.listserv.frac-l FRACTAL Discussion List.
- bit.listserv.free-l Fathers Rights and Equality Discussion List.
- bit.listserv.games-l Computer Games List.
- bit.listserv.gaynet GayNet Discussion List. (Moderated)
- bit.listserv.gddm-l The GDDM Discussion List.
- bit.listserv.geodesic List for the Discussion of Buckminster Fuller.
- bit.listserv.geograph Geography List.
- bit.listserv.gguide BITNIC GGUIDE List.
- bit.listserv.gophern Lets go Gopherin.
- bit.listserv.govdoc-l Discussion of Government Document Issues.
- bit.listserv.gutnberg GUTNBERG Discussion List.
- bit.listserv.hellas The Hellenic Discussion List. (Moderated)
- bit.listserv.help-net Help on BitNet and the Internet.
- bit.listserv.hindu-d Hindu Digest. (Moderated)
- bit.listserv.history History List.
- bit.listserv.hytel-l HYTELNET Discussions. (Moderated)
- bit.listserv.i-amiga Info-Amiga List.
- bit.listserv.ibm-hesc IBM Higher Education Consortium.
- bit.listserv.ibm-main IBM Mainframe Discussion List.
- bit.listserv.ibm-nets BITNIC IBM-NETS List.
- bit.listserv.ibm7171 Protocol Converter List.
- bit.listserv.ibmtcp-l IBM TCP/IP List.
- bit.listserv.india-d India Interest Group. (Moderated)
- bit.listserv.ingrafx Information Graphics.
- bit.listserv.innopac Innovative Interfaces Online Public Access.
- bit.listserv.ioob-l Industrial Psychology.
- bit.listserv.ipct-l Interpersonal Computing and Technology List. (Moderated)
- bit.listserv.isn ISN Data Switch Technical Discussion Group.
- bit.listserv.jes2-l JES2 Discussion group.
- bit.listserv.jnet-l BITNIC JNET-L List.
- bit.listserv.l-hcap Handicap List. (Moderated)
- bit.listserv.l-vmctr VMCENTER Components Discussion List.
- bit.listserv.lawsch-l Law School Discussion List.
- bit.listserv.liaison BITNIC LIAISON.
- bit.listserv.libref-l Library Reference Issues. (Moderated)
- bit.listserv.libres Library and Information Science Research. (Moderated)
- bit.listserv.license Software Licensing List.
- bit.listserv.linkfail Link failure announcements.
- bit.listserv.lis-l Library and Information Science Students.
- bit.listserv.literary Discussions about Literature.
- bit.listserv.lstsrv-l Forum on LISTSERV.
- bit.listserv.mail-l BITNIC MAIL-L List.
- bit.listserv.mailbook MAIL/MAILBOOK subscription List.
- bit.listserv.mba-l MBA Student curriculum Discussion.
- bit.listserv.mbu-l Megabyte University - Computers and Writing.
- bit.listserv.mdphd-l Dual Degree Programs Discussion List.
- bit.listserv.medforum Medical Student Discussions. (Moderated)
- bit.listserv.medlib-l Medical Libraries Discussion List.
- bit.listserv.mednews Health Info-Com Network Newsletter. (Moderated)
- bit.listserv.mideur-l Middle Europe Discussion List.
- bit.listserv.mla-l Music Library Association.
- bit.listserv.muslims Islamic Informations and News Network. (Moderated)
- bit.listserv.netnws-l NETNWS-L Netnews List.
- bit.listserv.nettrain Network Trainers List.
- bit.listserv.new-list NEW-LIST - New List Announcements. (Moderated)
- bit.listserv.next-l NeXT Computer List.
- bit.listserv.nodmgt-l Node Management.
- bit.listserv.notabene Nota Bene List.
- bit.listserv.notis-l NOTIS/DOBIS Discussion group List.
- bit.listserv.novell Novell LAN Interest Group.
- bit.listserv.omrscan OMR Scanner Discussion.
- bit.listserv.os2-l OS/2 Discussion.
- bit.listserv.ozone OZONE Discussion List.
- bit.listserv.pacs-l Public-Access Computer System Forum. (Moderated)
- bit.listserv.page-l IBM 3812/3820 Tips and Problems Discussion List.
- bit.listserv.pagemakr PageMaker for Desktop Publishers.
- bit.listserv.pakistan Pakistan News Service. (Moderated) (Moderated)
- bit.listserv.physhare K-12 Physics List.
- bit.listserv.pmdf-l PMDF Distribution List.
- bit.listserv.pns-l Pakistan News Service Discussions. (Moderated)
- bit.listserv.politics Forum for the Discussion of Politics.
- bit.listserv.postcard Postcard Collectors Discussion Group.
- bit.listserv.power-l POWER-L IBM RS/6000 POWER Family.
- bit.listserv.powerh-l PowerHouse Discussion List.
- bit.listserv.psycgrad Psychology Grad Student Discussions.
- bit.listserv.qualrs-l Qualitative Research of the Human Sciences.
- bit.listserv.relusr-l Relay Users Forum.
- bit.listserv.rra-l Romance Readers Anonymous. (Moderated)
- bit.listserv.rscs-l VM/RSCS Mailing List.
- bit.listserv.rscsmods The RSCS modifications List.
- bit.listserv.s-comput SuperComputers List.
- bit.listserv.script-l IBM vs Waterloo SCRIPT Discussion Group.
- bit.listserv.scuba-l Scuba diving Discussion List.
- bit.listserv.seasia-l Southeast Asia Discussion List.
- bit.listserv.seds-l Interchapter SEDS Communications.
- bit.listserv.sfs-l VM Shared File System Discussion List.
- bit.listserv.sganet Student Government Global Mail Network.
- bit.listserv.simula The SIMULA Language List.
- bit.listserv.slart-l SLA Research and Teaching.
- bit.listserv.slovak-l Slovak Discussion List.
- bit.listserv.snamgt-l SNA Network Management Discussion.
- bit.listserv.sos-data Social Science Data List.
- bit.listserv.spires-l SPIRES Conference List.
- bit.listserv.sportpsy Exercise and Sports Psychology.
- bit.listserv.sqlinfo Forum for SQL/DS and Related Topics.
- bit.listserv.tbi-support St Johns Traumatic Brain Injury Support List.
- bit.listserv.tech-l BITNIC TECH-L List.
- bit.listserv.techwr-l Technical Writing List.
- bit.listserv.tecmat-l Technology in Secondary Math.
- bit.listserv.test Test Newsgroup.
- bit.listserv.tex-l The TeXnical topics List.
- bit.listserv.tn3270-l tn3270 protocol Discussion List.
- bit.listserv.toolb-l Asymetrix Toolbook List.
- bit.listserv.trans-l BITNIC TRANS-L List.
- bit.listserv.transplant Transplant Recipients List.
- bit.listserv.travel-l Tourism Discussions.
- bit.listserv.tsorexx REXX for TSO List.
- bit.listserv.ucp-l University Computing Project Mailing List.
- bit.listserv.ug-l Usage Guidelines.
- bit.listserv.uigis-l User Interface for Geographical Info Systems.
- bit.listserv.urep-l UREP-L Mailing List.
- bit.listserv.usrdir-l User Directory List.
- bit.listserv.uus-l Unitarian-Universalist List.
- bit.listserv.valert-l Virus Alert List. (Moderated)
- bit.listserv.vfort-l VS-Fortran Discussion List.
- bit.listserv.vm-util VM Utilities Discussion List.
- bit.listserv.vmesa-l VM/ESA Mailing List.
- bit.listserv.vmslsv-l VAX/VMS LISTSERV Discussion List.
- bit.listserv.vmxa-l VM/XA Discussion List.
- bit.listserv.vnews-l VNEWS Discussion List.
- bit.listserv.vpiej-l Electronic Publishing Discussion List.
- bit.listserv.wac-l Writing Across the Curriculum.
- bit.listserv.win3-l Microsoft Windows Version 3 Forum.
- bit.listserv.words-l English Language Discussion Group.
- bit.listserv.wpcorp-l WordPerfect Corporation Products Discussions.
- bit.listserv.wpwin-l WordPerfect for Windows.
- bit.listserv.wx-talk Weather Issues Discussions.
- bit.listserv.x400-l x.400 Protocol List.
- bit.listserv.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.mailserv.word-mac Word Processing on the Macintosh.
- bit.mailserv.word-pc Word Processing on the IBM PC.
- bit.org.peace-corps International Volunteers Discussion Group.
- bit.software.international International Software List. (Moderated)
- bit.tech.africana Information Technolog and Africa.
-
- Biz
- ---
- "Biz" is a distribution of newsgroups that are carried and propagated
- by sites interested in the world of business products around them -- in
- particular, computer products and services. This includes product
- announcements, announcements of fixes and enhancements, product
- reviews, and postings of demo software. Current biz groups include:
-
- biz.americast AmeriCast announcements.
- biz.americast.samples Samples of AmeriCast. (Moderated)
- biz.books.technical Technical bookstore & publisher advertising & info.
- biz.clarinet Announcements about ClariNet.
- biz.clarinet.sample Samples of ClariNet newsgroups for the outside world.
- biz.comp.hardware Generic commercial hardware postings.
- biz.comp.services Generic commercial service postings.
- biz.comp.software Generic commercial software postings.
- biz.comp.telebit Support of the Telebit modem.
- biz.comp.telebit.netblazer The Telebit Netblazer.
- biz.config Biz Usenet configuration and administration.
- biz.dec DEC equipment & software.
- biz.dec.decathena DECathena discussions.
- biz.dec.decnews The DECNews newsletter. (Moderated)
- biz.dec.ip IP networking on DEC machines.
- biz.dec.workstations DEC workstation discussions & info.
- biz.digex.announce Announcements from Digex. (Moderated)
- biz.jobs.offered Position announcements.
- biz.misc Miscellaneous postings of a commercial nature.
- biz.next.newprod New product announcements for the NeXT.
- biz.oreilly.announce New product announcements from O'Reilly and Associates (Moderated)
- biz.pagesat For discussion of the Pagesat Satellite Usenet Newsfeed.
- biz.sco.announce SCO and related product announcements. (Moderated)
- biz.sco.binaries Binary packages for SCO Xenix, UNIX, or ODT. (Moderated)
- biz.sco.general Q&A, discussions and comments on SCO products.
- biz.sco.magazine To discuss SCO Magazine and its contents.
- biz.sco.opendesktop ODT environment and applications tech info, q&a.
- biz.sco.sources Source code ported to an SCO operating environment. (Moderated)
- biz.sco.wserver SCO widget server questions, answers and discussion.
- biz.stolen Postings about stolen merchandise.
- biz.tadpole.sparcbook Discussions on the Sparcbook portable computer.
- biz.test Biz newsgroup test messages.
- biz.univel.misc Discussions and comments on Univel products.
- biz.zeos.announce Zeos Product Announcements. (Moderated)
- biz.zeos.general Zeos technical support and general information.
-
- Feeds may possibly be obtained from ddsw1.mcs.com, husc6.harvard.edu,
- rpi.edu, rutgers.edu, spl1, and telly.on.ca among others.
-