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From: [e-mail] (David C Lawrence)
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Subject: Alternative Newsgroup Hierarchies, Part I
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Summary: First of two postings.     This part describes the following
    alternate hierarchies: alt, bionet, bit, biz
Xref: bloom-beacon.mit.edu news.lists:1051 news.groups:43015 news.announce.newusers:471 news.announce.newgroups:2137 news.answers:17105

Archive-name: alt-hierarchies/part1
Original-author: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and [e-mail] (Gene Spafford)
Comment: enhanced & edited until 5/93 by [e-mail] (Gene Spafford)
Last-change: 31 Mar 1994 by [e-mail] (David C Lawrence)


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 [e-mail] 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.2600        The magazine or the game system.  You decide.
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    Like sci.agriculture, only different.
alt.aldus.pagemaker    Don't use expensive user support, come here instead.
alt.alien.visitors    Space Aliens on Earth!    Abduction!  Gov't Coverup!
alt.alt.alt.alt.alt    When the ants go marching five by five.
alt.amateur-comp    Discussion and input for Amateur Computerist Newsletter.
alt.amazon-women.admirers    Worshiping women you have to look up to.
alt.america.online    The America Online network services provider.
alt.angst        Anxiety in the modern world.
alt.animals.badgers    Badgers (meles meles and others).
alt.animals.foxes    Everything you ever wanted to know about vulpines.
alt.animals.lampreys    They're eel-like, and they suck.
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.ascii-art        Pictures composed of ASCII characters.
alt.ascii-art.animation    Movies composed of ASCII characters.
alt.asian-movies    Movies from Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Chinese mainland.
alt.astrology        Twinkle, twinkle, little planet.
alt.atari-jaguar.discussion    As opposed to simply alt.atari.jaguar.
alt.atari.2600        The Atari 2600 game system, not 2600 Magazine.
alt.atheism        Godless heathens.
alt.atheism.moderated    Focused Godless heathens. (Moderated)
alt.atheism.satire    Atheism-related humour and satire.
alt.autos.antique    Discussion of all facets of older automobiles.
alt.autos.camaro.firebird    A couple of American sports cars.
alt.autos.rod-n-custom    Vehicles with modified engines and/or appearance.
alt.backrubs        Lower...to the right...aaaah!
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.gigo-gateway    Garbage in, garbage out --- alt.* in a nutshell.
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.metal        The METAL Telecommunications Enviornment.
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.clip-art    Distribution of DOS, Mac and Unix clipart.
alt.binaries.doom    Binaries for or of the DOOM PC game.
alt.binaries.misc    Random large files without a more appropriate group.
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.midi    MIDI binaries.
alt.binaries.sounds.misc    Digitized audio adventures.
alt.binaries.sounds.mods    MODs and related sound formats.
alt.binaries.sounds.movies    Sounds from copyrighted movies.
alt.binaries.sounds.music    Music samples in MOD/669 format.
alt.binaries.sounds.tv    Sounds from copyrighted television shows.
alt.binaries.sounds.utilities    Sound utilities.
alt.birthright        Birthright Party propaganda.
alt.bitterness        No matter what it's for, you know how it'll turn out.
alt.bogus.group        A paradox for its readers.
alt.bonsai        Little trees and battle screams.
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.brother-jed        The born-again minister touring US campuses.
alt.bubba-love.el-caminoville    Fun times at the Missouri-Rolla computer center.
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.calc-reform        Making hardened calcium a productive member of society.
alt.california        The state and the state of mind.
alt.callahans        Callahan's bar for puns and fellowship.
alt.captain.sarcastic    For the captain's minions.
alt.cascade        Art or litter you decide.
alt.cd-rom        Discussions of optical storage media.
alt.cd-rom.reviews    Reviews of various published things available on CD-ROM.
alt.censorship        Discussion about restricting speech/press.
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.computing    Discussion group for Chinese computing.
alt.chinese.text    Postings in Chinese; Chinese language software.
alt.chinese.text.big5    Posting in Chinese[BIG 5].
alt.christnet        Gathering place for Christian ministers and users.
alt.christnet.bible    Bible discussion and research.
alt.christnet.hypocrisy    "Vengeance is mine!" sayeth jfurr.
alt.christnet.philosophy    Philosophical implications of Christianity.
alt.christnet.second-coming.real-soon-now    It could happen.
alt.christnet.theology    The distinctives of God of Christian theology.
alt.clearing.technology    Traumatic Incident Reduction and Clearing.
alt.co-ops        Discussion about co-operatives.
alt.cobol        Relationship between programming and stone axes.
alt.coffee        Another group worshipping caffeine.
alt.collecting.autographs    WOW! You got Pete Rose's? What about Kibo's?
alt.college.college-bowl    Discussions of the College Bowl competition.
alt.college.food    Dining halls, cafeterias, mystery meat, and more.
alt.college.fraternities    College and university fraternities.
alt.college.sororities    College and university sororities.
alt.college.tunnels    Tunnelling beneath the campuses.
alt.college.us        Is that "us" as in "U. S.", or do you just mean y'all?
alt.colorguard        Protecting the crayons from nefarious forces.
alt.comedy.british    Discussion of British comedy in a variety of media.
alt.comedy.british.blackadder    The Black Adder programme.
alt.comedy.firesgn-thtre    Firesign Theatre in all its flaming glory.
alt.comedy.standup    Discussion of stand-up comedy and comedians.
alt.comics.alternative    You could try a book without pictures, for example.
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.abe-lincoln    The mob, the CIA & Marilyn all wanted him dead.
alt.conspiracy.jfk    The Kennedy assassination.
alt.consumers.free-stuff    Free offers and how to take advantage of them.
alt.cosuard        Sysops against rate discrimination.
alt.cows.moo.moo.moo    Like cows would cluck or something.
alt.crackers        Snack food in little bits or big bytes.
alt.creative-cook    Like rec.food.cooking, only different.
alt.creative-cooking    Like rec.food.cooking, only different.
alt.cuddle        What cows do with their food; should be alt.cows.cuddle.
alt.cult-movies        Movies with a cult following.
alt.cult-movies.evil-deads    The Evil Dead movie series.
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.electric-midget    They make great salad shooters.
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.underwear    Growing things in your warm, moist places.
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.clinton.whitewater    The Clinton Whitewater Scandle.
alt.current-events.la-quake    When I'm with you, I feel the earth move, baby.
alt.current-events.russia    Current happenings in Russia.
alt.current-events.ukraine    Current and fast paced Ukrainian events.
alt.current-events.usa    What's new in the United States.
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.desert-storm    Continuing proof that alt groups never die.
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.drugs        Recreational pharmaceuticals and related flames.
alt.drugs.caffeine    All about the world's most-used stimulant drug.
alt.drunken.bastards    Peeing in the potted plants.
alt.drwho.creative    Original fiction based on the Doctor Who series.
alt.duke.basketball.sucks.sucks.sucks    So's yo' mamma.
alt.edgar        Kyle Jones's high school physics teacher.
alt.education.disabled    Education for people with physical/mental disabilities.
alt.education.distance    Learning from teachers who are far away.
alt.education.research    Studying about studying.
alt.elvis.king        Fat and dead, too.  Pretty useless king.
alt.emulators.ibmpc.apple2    Making your paperweight behave like another.
alt.emusic        Ethnic, exotic, electronic, elaborate, etc, music.
alt.engr.explosives    BOOM.
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.addams.wednesday    She's deadpan and she's homicidal.
alt.fan.asprin        I'm fond of buffered analgesics. Robert Lynn Asprin too.
alt.fan.bgcrisis    The Bubblegum Crisis mecha anime series.
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.cecil-adams    The brother Douglas Adams never talks about.
alt.fan.chris-elliott    Get a Life, you Letterman flunky.
alt.fan.christi.yamaguchi    Or alt.fan.cristi.yamaguchi, you decide.
alt.fan.conan-obrien    Late Night with a big red pompadour.
alt.fan.cristi.yamaguchi    Or alt.fan.christi.yamaguchi, you decide.
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.debbie.gibson    Thwarter of the supervillain Tiffany.
alt.fan.devo        Funny hats do not a band make.
alt.fan.disney.afternoon    Disney Afternoon characters & shows.
alt.fan.don-n-mike    Two radio guys.
alt.fan.douglas-adams    Author of "The Meaning of Liff", & other fine works.
alt.fan.dragons        People love automobiles at Pennsic.
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.g-gordon-liddy    Crime does pay, or we wouldn't have so much of it.
alt.fan.gene-scott    Some TV preacher and horsebreeder.
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, Godel, Escher, Bach and others.
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.jello-biafra    The Dead Kennedys' lead singer.
alt.fan.jen-coolest    Gosh, isn't she just wonderful?
alt.fan.jeremy-reimer    The wit and wisdom of the OS/2ibo.
alt.fan.jimmy-buffett    A white sports coat and a pink crustacean.
alt.fan.joel-furr    Joel Furr.
alt.fan.john-palmer    With an army of lawyers from a Michigan warren.
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.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.nancy-kerrigan.ouch.ouch.ouch    All those teeth in that mouth must hurt.
alt.fan.nicole.bobeck    Another figure skater fan group.
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.oksana.bayul    Another figure skater fan group.
alt.fan.penn-n-teller    The magicians Penn Jillette & Teller.
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.ronald-reagan    Jellybeans and all.
alt.fan.run-dmc        The rap group Run DMC.
alt.fan.rush-limbaugh    Derogation of others for fun and profit.
alt.fan.serdar-argic    Notorious activist from zuma.uucp.
alt.fan.shedevil    Cheering up Shani of the Desert.
alt.fan.shostakovich    Fans of the music of Shostakovich.
alt.fan.spinal-tap    Down on the sex farm.
alt.fan.super-big-gulp    Way too much diuretic for any one human to drink.
alt.fan.surak        That wild and crazy Vulcan.
alt.fan.tolkien        Mortal Men doomed to die.
alt.fan.tom-robbins    31 flavours for readers.
alt.fan.tonya-harding.whack.whack.whack    Someone get this chick a colorist!
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.feminazis        Like soc.feminism, only more radical.
alt.feminism        Like soc.feminism, only different.
alt.feminism.individualism    Discussions about feminism and individualism.
alt.fishing        Like rec.outdoors.fishing, only different.
alt.flame        Alternative, literate, pithy, succinct screaming.
alt.flame.roommate    Putting the pig on a spit.
alt.flame.spelling    USENET's favourite fallacious argoomint.
alt.folklore.college    Collegiate humor.
alt.folklore.computers    Stories & anecdotes about computers (some true!).
alt.folklore.gemstones    History and lore of gemstones.
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.military    Military-oriented 'urban legends' and folklore.
alt.folklore.science    The folklore of science, not the science of folklore.
alt.folklore.urban    Urban legends, ala Jan Harold Brunvand.
alt.food.cocacola    An American Classic.  Buy our nostalgic art.
alt.food.coffee        Black gold of another sort.  Colombian tea.
alt.food.fat-free    Quest for thinness.
alt.food.mcdonalds    Carl Sagan's favourite burger place.
alt.food.waffle-house    Not just for breakfast anymore.
alt.fraternity.sorority    Discussions of fraternity/sorority life and issues.
alt.freaks        Rick James, we love you!
alt.freenet        Discussions about public FreeNet systems.
alt.galactic-guide    Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Known Galaxy Project.
alt.games.doom        A really popular PC game.
alt.games.frp.dnd-util    Computer utilities for Dungeons and Dragons.
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.mtrek        Multi-Trek, a multi-user Star Trek-like game.
alt.games.netrek.paradise    Discussion of the paradise version of netrek.
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.genealogy        Like soc.roots, only different.
alt.go.go.nancy        Nancy Kerrigan's secret life as a club dancer.
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.grad-student.tenured    Making a career of never getting a career.
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.hangover        I am never drinking again.
alt.help.me.get.out.of.trouble.trouble.trouble-please    Sorry, no.  Burn.
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.hypertext        Discussion of hypertext -- uses, transport, etc.
alt.hypnosis        When you awaken, you will forget about this newsgroup.
alt.icelandic.waif.bjork.bjork.bjork    Bjork, the Icelandic waif.  Obviously.
alt.illuminati        See alt.cabal.    Fnord.
alt.image.medical    Medical image exchange discussions.
alt.impeach.clinton    Some think he performs as though he is impeared.
alt.india.progressive    Progressive politics in the Indian sub-continent. (Moderated)
alt.individualism    Philosophies where individual rights are paramount.
alt.infertility        Discussion of infertility causes and treatments.
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.irc            Internet Relay Chat material.
alt.irc.announce    Announcements about Internet Relay Chat (IRC). (Moderated)
alt.irc.hottub        Discussion of the IRC channel #hottub.
alt.irc.ircii        The IRC II client programme.
alt.irc.questions    How-to questions for IRC (International Relay Chat).
alt.is.doomed        If it's a sewer, let's treat it like one! (Moderated)
alt.japanese.text    Postings in Japanese; Japanese language software.
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.kill.the.whales    And fulfill the prophecy of Star Trek IV!
alt.lang.asm        Assembly languages of various flavors.
alt.lang.basic        The Language That Would Not Die.
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.lies        This is not a newsgroup.
alt.life.sucks        For the optimists among us.
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.magic        For discussion about stage magic.
alt.magick        For discussion about supernatural arts.
alt.magick.chaos    Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards.
alt.make.money.fast    And piss off thousands of people even faster.
alt.manga        Like rec.arts.manga, only different.
alt.math.iams        Internet Amateur Mathematics Society. (Moderated)
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.mindcontrol        Are you sure those thoughts are really your own?
alt.missing-kids    Locating missing children.
alt.motd        The messages of the day.
alt.motherjones        Mother Jones magazine.
alt.movies.monster    Godzilla! The Wolfman! The Thing! Aiiieee!!
alt.msdos.programmer    For the serious MS/DOS programmer (no forsale ads).
alt.mud            Like rec.games.mud, only different.
alt.music.a-cappella    Like rec.music.a-cappella, only different.
alt.music.alternative    For groups having 2 or less Platinum-selling albums.
alt.music.amy-grant    Discussion about Amy Grant and her music.
alt.music.bela-fleck    Bela and the Flecktones.
alt.music.billy-joel    Discussion of Billy Brinkley, err Joel.
alt.music.blues-traveler    For "All fellow travelers."
alt.music.canada    Oh, Canada, eh?
alt.music.complex-arrang    To complex for _your_ simple mind.
alt.music.deep-purple    Discussions about Deep Purple and related artists.
alt.music.elo        The Electric Light Orchestra.
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.james-taylor    JT!
alt.music.jethro-tull    Ironman sitting on a park bench.
alt.music.led-zeppelin    Discussion about Led Zeppelin and their music.
alt.music.marillion    A progressive band.  The Silmarillion is a book.
alt.music.misc        Like rec.music.misc, only different.
alt.music.monkees    Hey, hey, they were the Monkees.
alt.music.nin        Nine Inch Nails.
alt.music.paul-simon    Discussion of Paul Simon's music.
alt.music.pearl-jam    The music of the alternative rock band Pearl Jam.
alt.music.peter-gabriel    Discussion of the music of Peter Gabriel
alt.music.pink-floyd    Sold out shows everywhere.
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.smash-pumpkins    The Smashing Pumpkins.
alt.music.swedish-pop    ABBA and beyond.
alt.music.synthpop    Depeche Mode, Erasure, Pet Shop Boys, and much more!
alt.music.techno    Bring on the bass!
alt.music.the-doors    A rider on the storm no more.
alt.music.the.police    If you play it too loud, they bust your party.
alt.music.tmbg        They Might Be Giants.
alt.music.todd-rundgren    Todd Rundgren music fandom.
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.necromicon        Big time death wish.
alt.newbie        The altnet housewarming committee.
alt.news-media        Don't believe the hype.
alt.news.macedonia    News concerning Macedonia in the Balkan Region.
alt.nick.sucks        Like alt.life.sucks, only Nick's sucks worse.
alt.non.sequitur    Richard Nixon.
alt.nuke.europe        Try to avoid Switzerland, though.  They're neutral.
alt.nuke.the.USA    Last one out is a radioactive egg.
alt.obituaries        A place to note the passage of the noteworthy.
alt.office.management    Managing offices.
alt.online-service    Large commercial online services, and the Internet.
alt.online-service.america-online    Or should that be "America Offline?"
alt.online-service.compuserve    Discussions and questions about Compuserve.
alt.online-service.delphi    Run!  It's the Delphioids!
alt.online-service.freenet    Public FreeNet systems.
alt.online-service.prodigy    The Sears Prodigy system.
alt.org.odyssey-mind    Olympics/Odyssey of the Mind competitions.
alt.org.toastmasters    Public speaking and Toastmasters International.
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.skeptic    "I don't believe they turned you into a newt."
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.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.bi    Personals by or seeking bisexuals.
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.jarf    The Jarf philosphy/metaphysics/religion/culture.
alt.philosophy.objectivism    A product of the Ayn Rand corporation.
alt.philosophy.zen    It is.
alt.planning.urban    Urban development.
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.ec        The European economic community.
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.socialism.trotsky    Trotskyite socialism discussions.
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.clipper    The USA administration's Clipper encryption plan.
alt.prophecies.nostradamus    Mystic verse.
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-ban.homolka    About the publication ban on the Karla Homolka trial.
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.punk.straight-edge    Shaving eyebrows for fun and profit.
alt.ql.creative        The "Quantum Leap" tv show.
alt.quotations        Quotations, quips, .sig lines, witticisms, et al.
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    Like rec.radio.scanner, only different.
alt.rap            For fans of rap music.
alt.rave        Techno-culture: music, dancing, drugs, dancing, etc.
alt.rec.camping        Like rec.backcountry, only different.
alt.recovery        For people in recovery programs (e.g., AA, ACA, GA).
alt.recovery.codependency    Mutually destructive relationships.
alt.recovery.religion    The twelve steps from the Ten Commandments.
alt.religion.all-worlds    Grokking the Church of All Worlds from Heinlein's book.
alt.religion.christian    Unmoderated forum for discussing Christianity.
alt.religion.computers    Tiresome technical tirades.
alt.religion.eckankar    Eckankar, the religion of the Light and Sound of God.
alt.religion.emacs    Emacs.    Umacs.    We all macs.
alt.religion.gnostic    History and philosophies of the Gnostic sects.
alt.religion.islam    Discussion of Islamic Faith & Soc.Religion.Islam.
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.religion.sexuality    The politics of sexuality and religion.
alt.religion.shamanism    All about shamanism.
alt.retromod        Dick Depew's crusade.
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.aerosmith    Lead singer looks like an ugly lady.
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.rock-n-roll.stones    Gathering plenty of moss by now.
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.rv            Rotten varmints or recreational vehicles, you decide.
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.acoustics    The science of sounds.
alt.sci.physics.new-theories    Scientific theories you won't find in journals.
alt.sci.planetary    Studies in planetary science.
alt.sci.tech.indonesian    Science and technology in Indonesia.
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.NOT        Abstinence, by choice or by circumstance.
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.exhibitionism    So you want to be a star.
alt.sex.fat        Rollin' with the rolly polly.
alt.sex.femdom        Discussions about female dominant DS relationships
alt.sex.fetish.diapers    They're dry and secure all day, too.
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.intergen    Robbing the cradle and the grave.
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.services    The oldest profession.
alt.sex.spanking    Bondage for beginners.
alt.sex.stories        For those who need it *NOW*.
alt.sex.stories.d    For those who talk about needing it *NOW*.
alt.sex.strip-clubs    Discussion of strip clubs, exotic dancers, etc.
alt.sex.voyeurism    A lot of lurkers in this group.
alt.sex.wanted        Requests for erotica, either literary or in the flesh.
alt.sex.wizards        Questions for only true sex wizards.
alt.sex.zoophilia    Having sex with animals and respecting them too. (Moderated)
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        Like rec.skate, only different.
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.cigars    From stogies to cubans.
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-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.soft-sys.corel.draw        The Corel Draw graphics package.
alt.soft-sys.tooltalk    The ToolTalk software system.
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.spank.tonya.harding    But by all means, watch out for the backlash.
alt.spleen        Venting as a biological function.
alt.sport.basketball.nba.orl-magic    The Orlando Magic NBA basketball team.
alt.sport.bowling    In the gutter again.
alt.sport.darts        Look what you've done to the wall!
alt.sport.falconry    The taking of live game by using a trained raptor.
alt.sport.foosball    Table soccer and dizzy little men.
alt.sport.jet-ski    Discussion of personal watercraft.
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.squash    With the proper technique, vegetables can go very fast.
alt.sports.baseball.atlanta-braves    Atlanta Braves major league baseball.
alt.sports.baseball.balt-orioles    Baltimore Orioles major league baseball.
alt.sports.baseball.bos-redsox    Boston Red Sox major league baseball.
alt.sports.baseball.calif-angels    California Angles major league baseball.
alt.sports.baseball.chi-whitesox    Chicago White Sox major league baseball.
alt.sports.baseball.chicago-cubs    Chicago Cubs major league baseball.
alt.sports.baseball.cinci-reds    Cincinnati Reds major league baseball.
alt.sports.baseball.cleve-indians    Cleveland Indians major league baseball.
alt.sports.baseball.col-rockies    Colorado Rockies major league baseball.
alt.sports.baseball.detroit-tigers    Detroit Tigers major league baseball.
alt.sports.baseball.houston-astros    Houston Astros major league baseball.
alt.sports.baseball.kc-royals    Kansas City Royals major league baseball.
alt.sports.baseball.la-dodgers    Los Angeles Dodgers major league baseball.
alt.sports.baseball.minor-leagues    Minor league baseball talk.
alt.sports.baseball.mke-brewers    Milwaukee Brewers major league baseball.
alt.sports.baseball.mn-twins    Minnesota Twins major league baseball.
alt.sports.baseball.montreal-expos    Montreal Expos major league baseball.
alt.sports.baseball.ny-mets        New York Mets baseball talk.
alt.sports.baseball.ny-yankees        New York Yankees baeball talk.
alt.sports.baseball.oakland-as        Oakland As major league baseball.
alt.sports.baseball.phila-phillies    Philadelphia Phillies baseball talk.
alt.sports.baseball.pitt-pirates    Pittsburg Pirates major league baseball.
alt.sports.baseball.sd-padres    San Diego Padres major league baseball talk.
alt.sports.baseball.sea-mariners    Seattle Mariners major league baseball.
alt.sports.baseball.sf-giants        San Francisco Giants baseball talk.
alt.sports.baseball.stl-cardinals    St Louis Cardinals baseball.
alt.sports.baseball.tor-bluejays    Toronto Blue Jays baseball talk
alt.sports.basketball.nba.la-lakers    Los Angeles Lakers NBA basketball.
alt.sports.basketball.nba.miami-heat    Miami Heat NBA basketball talk.
alt.sports.basketball.nba.mn-wolves    Minnesota Timberwolves NBA basketball.
alt.sports.basketball.nba.orlando-magic    Orlando Magic NBA basketball talk.
alt.sports.basketball.nba.phx-suns    Phoenix Suns NBA basketball talk.
alt.sports.basketball.nba.seattle-sonics    Seattle Sonics NBA basketball.
alt.sports.basketball.nba.wash-bullets    Discussion of the Washington Bullets.
alt.sports.basketball.pro.ny-knicks    New York Knicks NBA basketball talk.
alt.sports.college.ivy-league    Ivy League athletics.
alt.sports.football.mn-vikings        Minnesota Vikings football talk.
alt.sports.football.pro.car-panthers    Carolina Panthers NFL football talk.
alt.sports.football.pro.dallas-cowboys    Dallas Cowboys NFL football talk.
alt.sports.football.pro.denver-broncos    Denver Broncos NFL football talk.
alt.sports.football.pro.gb-packers    Green Bay Packers NFL football talk.
alt.sports.football.pro.la-raiders    Los Angeles Raiders NFL football talk.
alt.sports.football.pro.miami-dolphins    Miami Dolphins NFL football talk.
alt.sports.football.pro.ne-patriots    New England Patriots NFL football talk.
alt.sports.football.pro.no-saints    New Orleans Saints NFL football talk.
alt.sports.football.pro.ny-giants    New York Giants NFL football talk.
alt.sports.football.pro.ny-jets        New York Jets NFL football talk.
alt.sports.football.pro.phila-eagles    Philadelphia Eagles NFL football talk.
alt.sports.football.pro.pitt-steelers    Pittsburgh Steelers NFL football talk.
alt.sports.football.pro.sd-chargers    San Diego Chargers NFL football talk.
alt.sports.football.pro.sf-49ers    San Francisco 49ers NFL football talk.
alt.sports.football.pro.wash-redskins    Washington Redskins football talk.
alt.sports.hockey.nhl.la-kings        For discussion of the Los Angeles Kings.
alt.sports.hockey.nhl.mtl-canadiens    Montreal Canadiens NHL hockey talk.
alt.sports.hockey.nhl.nj-devils        New Jersey Devils NHL hockey talk.
alt.sports.hockey.nhl.ny-rangers    New York Rangers NHL hockey talk.
alt.sports.hockey.nhl.sj-sharks        San Jose Sharks NHL hockey talk.
alt.sports.hockey.nhl.tor-mapleleafs    Toronto Maple Leafs NHL hockey talk.
alt.sports.hockey.nhl.vanc-canucks    Vancouver Canucks NHL hockey talk.
alt.sports.hockey.nhl.wash-capitals    Washington Capitals NHL hockey talk.
alt.sports.hockey.nhl.winnipeg-jets    Winnipeg Jets NHL Hockey 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    AcK!  What is that thing on your head?!
alt.stupid.signature.flame.flame.flame    Sharing lame .sigs with the world
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    Helping people with stiff joints.
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.crohns-colitis    Support for sufferers of ulcerative colitis.
alt.support.depression    Depression and mood disorders.
alt.support.diet    Seeking enlightenment through weight loss.
alt.support.divorce    Discussion of marital breakups.
alt.support.eating-disord    People over the edge about weight loss.
alt.support.mult-sclerosis    Living with multiple sclerosis.
alt.support.obesity    Support/resources to treat obesity. (Moderated)
alt.support.step-parents    Helping people with their step parents.
alt.support.stuttering    Support for people who stutter.
alt.support.tall    Issues of interest to tall people.
alt.support.tinnitus        Coping with ringing ears and other head noises.
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.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.pc-clone.zeos    Zeos computer systems.
alt.sys.pdp8        A great old machine.
alt.sys.perq        PERQ graphics workstations.
alt.sys.sun        Technical discussion of Sun Microsystems products.
alt.taiwan.republic    Like soc.culture.taiwan, only different.
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.
alt.test.test        More from the people who brought you "BBS systems."
alt.this.group.has.the.longest.name.of.any.alt.group.there.is.just.to.mess.up.your.newsreader    It works with some readers well enough for folks to post.
alt.thrash        Thrashlife.
alt.tla            Three letter acronyms make the net go 'round.
alt.toolkits.xview    The X windows XView toolkit.
alt.toys.hi-tech    Optimus Prime is my hero.
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.true-crime        Criminal acts around the world.
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.brady-bunch    Here's the story of a lovely lady.
alt.tv.brisco-county    A western comedy adventure.
alt.tv.dinosaurs.barney.die.die.die    Squish the saccharine newt.
alt.tv.duckman        Discussion of the TV show, Duckman.
alt.tv.game-shows    Just look at these wonderful prizes.
alt.tv.highlander    There was only one, then a bad sequel, now a tv show.
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.liquid-tv    Animated variety.
alt.tv.lois-n-clark    The new adventures of the man from Krypton, Superman.
alt.tv.mad-about-you    Some people really love their televisions.
alt.tv.mash        Nothing like a good comedy about war and dying.
alt.tv.max-headroom    Blipverts will kill ya.
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.nickelodeon    Discussion about the first network for kids.
alt.tv.northern-exp    For the TV show with moss growing on it.
alt.tv.nypd-blue    For fans of the NYPD Blue TV show.
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.snl        Saturday Night Live, older but not better.
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.twin-peaks    Discussion about the popular (and unusual) TV show.
alt.tv.x-files        Extra-terrestrial coverup conspiracies.
alt.unix.wizards.free    Like comp.unix.wizards, only unmoderated and noisier.
alt.usage.english    English grammar, word usages, and related topics.
alt.usage.german    Questions and answers about the German language.
alt.usenet.kooks    I have a theory about why we have such crazy theories.
alt.usenet.offline-reader    Getting your fix offline.
alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions    Usenet University helps with LINUX.
alt.uu.future        Does Usenet University have a viable future?
alt.uu.lang.russian.misc    Learning Russian from Usenet University.
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.zen            It is, too.
alt.zima        A clear malt beverage, better with lime.
alt.zines        Small magazines, mostly noncommercial.

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 currently carried at
over a third of the sites participating in the Arbitron readership
survey.  Contact <[e-mail]> 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.biophysics    The science and profession of biophysics.
bionet.cellbiol        Disucssions about cell biology.
bionet.cellbiol.cytonet    The cytoskeleton, plasma membrane and cell wall.
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.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.neuroscience    Research issues in the neurosciences.
bionet.parasitology    Research discussions in parasitology.
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.protista        Discussion on ciliates and other protists.
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 <[e-mail]> 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.aera    American Educational Research Association. (Moderated)
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.asis-l    American Society of Information Science.
bit.listserv.asm370    IBM 370 Assembly Programming Discussions.
bit.listserv.autism    Autism and Developmental Disabilities List.
bit.listserv.autocat    Library Cataloging and Authorities List.
bit.listserv.axslib-l    Library Access for People with Disabilities.
bit.listserv.banyan-l    Banyan Vines Network Software Discussions.
bit.listserv.basque-l    Basque Culture List. (Moderated)
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.bosnet    Bosnia News. (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.easi    Computer Access for People with Disabilities.
bit.listserv.edi-l    Electronic Data Interchange Issues.
bit.listserv.edpolyan    Education Policy Analysis Forum. (Moderated)
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.ethics-l    Discussion of Ethics in Computing.
bit.listserv.euearn-l    Eastern Europe List.
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.graph-ti    Discussion of the TI-8x Series Calculators.
bit.listserv.gutnberg    GUTNBERG Discussion List. (Moderated)
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.idms-l    CA-IDMS Discussions.
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 Students 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 Information 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.opers-l    Mainframe Operations Discussion List.
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)
bit.listserv.physhare    K-12 Physics List.
bit.listserv.pmail    Pegasus Mail Discussions.
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.por    Public Opinion Research Discussions.
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.quaker-p    ??? (Moderated)
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.snurse-l    International Nursing Student Group.
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.sthcult    Southern Cultures Discussions.
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.vse-l    IBM VSE/ESA 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 Technology 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.digex.announce    Announcements from Digex. (Moderated)
biz.digital.announce    Digital Equipment Corp news & announcements. (Moderated)
biz.digital.articles    Digital Equipment Corp newsletter, catalog & journal. (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 husc6.harvard.edu, news.mcs.com,
rpi.edu, rutgers.edu, spl1, and telly.on.ca among others.