Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site noscvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!akgua!mcnc!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!noscvax!cunningh From: cunningh@noscvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.news.group Subject: Re: Yet Another Newsgroup Streamlining (Long Article) Message-ID: <350@noscvax.UUCP> Date: Wed, 7-Mar-84 01:01:10 EST Article-I.D.: noscvax.350 Posted: Wed Mar 7 01:01:10 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 8-Mar-84 19:35:33 EST References: <293@oliveb.UUCP> Organization: Naval Ocean Systems Center Lines: 95 [] As an exercise in designing a local computer conferencing system a while back, I came up with the following list of newsgroups which seemed to reflect a cleaner hierarchy. Add 'net.' in front of the first column if you wish. Surprisingly, my list is not all that different in overall form from the list in the original base note. (a slightly incomplete list, I hadn't quite figured out how many different 'sources' subgroups might be useful.) announce net.announce announcements of interest to all business business & economics business.invest net.invest investment discussions business.legal net.legal legalities & ethics of law business.taxes net.taxes subgroup about tax laws & advice entertain entertainment of all (legal) kinds entertain.audio net.audio audio equip. & use entertain.books net.books book reviews & notes entertain.comics net.comics the funnies entertain.jokes net.jokes posting jokes entertain.jokes.o net.jokes.o offensive jokes entertain.movies net.movies movie revies & notes entertain.poems net.poems poetry entertain.puzzles net.puzzle puzzles & answers entertain.sf net.sf-lovers science fiction topics entertain.tv net.tv boob tube topics entertain.video net.video video equipment & use flame net.flame for angry comments on any subject games net.games games & computer games games.adventure adventure games games.arcade net.games.video arcade-type games games.chess net.chess chess games.frp net.games.frp fantasy role players general net.general announcements of interest to all general.followup net.followup followups to articles in 'general' home home & household topics home.cooks net.cooks cooking, cookbooks, recipes home.garden net.garden gardening home.kids net.kids children, having & raising home.maint net.woods maintaining a house home.pets net.pets about pets and household animals home.wines net.wines wines & spirits lang net.lang languages, natural & computer lang.basic BASIC lang.english net.nlang English, its use & misuse lang.c net.lang.c the C computer language lang.pascal net.lang.pascal the Pascal computer language math net.math mathematical discussions & puzzles medicine net.med medicine micro net.micro microcomputers of all kinds micro.apple net.micro.apple Apple computers micro.apple.bugs Apple computer bugs micro.atari net.micro.atari Ataris micro.atari.bugs Atari bugs micro.cbm net.micro.cbm Commodores micro.cbm.bugs Commodore bugs micro.cpm net.micro.cpm micros with CP/M operating system micro.cpm.bugs CP/M bugs micro.pc net.micro.pc IBM PCs micro.pc.bugs IBM PC bugs micro.zx net.micro.zx Sinclair ZXs micro.zx.bugs ZX bugs misc net.misc miscellaneous short-lived discussions philosophy net.philosophy philosophical discussions politics net.politics political discussions politics.arms fa.arms-d armaments & national defense rec net.rec recreational/participant sports rec.bicycle net.bicycle bicycling rec.boat net.rec.boat boating rec.ham-radio net.ham-radio Amateur Radio Service rec.run running rec.scuba net.rec.scuba SCUBA diving rec.skydive net.rec.skydive skydiving rec.travel net.travel traveling to anywhere in the world religion net.religion religious discussions rumor net.rumor rumors posted here sci scientific discussions sci.astro net.space ++ astronomy & space sci.astro.expert net.astro.expert experts in astronomy sci.bio net.bio biological science sci.computer computer science sci.computer.ai net.ai artificial intelligence singles net.singles for and about single people sport net.sport spectator sports sport.baseball net.sport.baseball baseball sport.football net.sport.football football sport.hoops net.sport.hoops basketball test net.test place to post test messages women net.women women's rights NOT included: sources, newgroups -- Bob Cunningham (mail: ...vortex!islenet!bob)