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  1.                                  Usenet Newsgroups
  2.  
  3.           Usenet is a collection of over 5000 special interest discussion
  4.           groups, called newsgroups, which are distributed over various
  5.           computer networks including the Internet.  To read news you need
  6.           a newsreader program.  Following are the four most popular Unix
  7.           newsreader programs:
  8.  
  9.             Program     Focus                             Help Command
  10.           ----------------------------------------------------------------
  11.             rn          Quick article reading                 h
  12.             trn         Emphasis on threaded articles         h
  13.             nn          Scanning large numbers of articles    ?
  14.             tin         Processing large numbers of groups    h
  15.           ----------------------------------------------------------------
  16.  
  17.                          Major Newsgroup Heirarchies
  18.           ----------------------------------------------------------------
  19.             Name        Special Interest
  20.           ----------------------------------------------------------------
  21.             alt         alternative - lots of weird stuff
  22.             bionet      life sciences groups
  23.             biz         bit - bitnet topics, especially bitnet listservs
  24.             comp        computers - an enormous heirarchy
  25.             k12         elementary education
  26.             news        about Usenet
  27.             rec         recreaton, fun, hobbies
  28.             sci         all sorts of science groups
  29.             soc         social groups
  30.           ----------------------------------------------------------------
  31.           Newsgroup Names
  32.           ---------------
  33.           Newsgroup names appear as multiple word names, each word separated
  34.           by a period.  The first word in a newsgroup name indicates it's
  35.           heirarchy.  Each name may use many words.  Examples:
  36.               alt.politics.clinton
  37.               alt.society.anarchy
  38.               comp.os.ms-windows.apps
  39.               rec.humor.funny
  40.               sci.math.stat
  41.  
  42.                       Common Acronyms In Newgroup Articles     
  43.           ----------------------------------------------------------------
  44.             BTW         By the way
  45.             CU          See you later
  46.             FAQ         Frequently Asked Questions
  47.             FYI         For Your Information
  48.             IMHO        In my humble opinion
  49.             MOTOS       Member of the opposite sex
  50.             MUD         Multiple User Dimensions
  51.             ROTFL       Rolling On The Floor Laughing
  52.             WRT         With Respect To
  53.        
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