Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site faron.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!faron!wdh From: wdh@faron.UUCP (Dale Hall) Newsgroups: net.news.group,net.announce.newusers Subject: List of Active Newsgroups Message-ID: <149@faron.UUCP> Date: Wed, 3-Oct-84 13:09:32 EDT Article-I.D.: faron.149 Posted: Wed Oct 3 13:09:32 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 4-Oct-84 04:29:56 EDT Organization: The MITRE Corp., Bedford, Ma. Lines: 265 Approved: spaf@gatech.UUCP The following is a list of currently active USENET newsgroups as of 1 October 1984. There are three basic subcategories of netwide newsgroups: "net.*", "fa.*", and "mod.*". "net.*" consists of USENET bulletin board newsgroups that are circulated around the entire net. "fa.*" is a set of groups that are gatewayed to USENET from the ARPANET. The "fa.*" groups consist mainly of digests, though there are some bulletin boards. To post to "fa.*" groups, send mail back along the return address found in the "From" line of the articles. Some of the "net.*" and "fa.*" groups are gatewayed between the networks, i.e. items submitted from the ARPA side to the digest are split up and submitted to the USENET group, while articles submitted on the USENET side are bundled up and submitted to the digest. "mod.*" groups are moderated. They can only be posted to by mailing to the moderator (provided after the description of the group on the list). There are other subcategories, but they are local: to institutions, to geographic regions, etc. and they are not listed here. Please report any corrections, additions, etc. to this list to me. Note that there are distribution categories which can be used to restrict the propagation of news articles. Currently, distributions include: net worldwide distribution (default) att limited to AT&T can limited to Canada eur limited to European sites na limited to North America usa limited to the United States There may be other regional and local distribution categories available at your site. Most US states have distribution categories named after the two letter abbreviation for that state or category (e.g., "ga" for Georgia, "nj" for New Jersey). Please use an appropriate distribution category if your article is not likely to be of interest to USENET readers worldwide. Gene Spafford gatech!spaf ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Newsgroup Description ---------------------------------------------------------------------- net.abortion All sorts of discussions on abortion. net.ai Artificial intelligence discussions. net.analog Analog design developments, ideas, and components. net.announce General announcements of interest to all. Moderated by Mark Horton (cbosgd!announce). net.announce.newusers Subgroup for new users. Monthly postings, etc. Moderated by Mark Horton (cbosgd!announce). net.arch Computer architecture. net.astro Astronomy. net.astro.expert Subgroup for experts in astronomy. net.audio High fidelity audio. net.auto Automobiles, automotive products and laws. net.aviation Aviation rules, means, and methods. net.bicycle Bicycles, related products and laws. net.bio Biology and related sciences. net.books Books of all genres, shapes, and sizes. net.bugs General bug reports and fixes. net.bugs.2bsd Subgroup for UNIX* version 2BSD related bugs. net.bugs.4bsd Subgroup for UNIX version 4BSD related bugs. net.bugs.usg Subgroup for USG (System III, V, etc.) bugs. net.bugs.uucp Subgroup for UUCP related bugs. net.bugs.v7 Subgroup for UNIX V7 related bugs. net.chess Chess and computer chess. net.cog-eng Cognitive engineering. net.college College, college activities, campus life, etc. net.columbia The space shuttle and the STS program. net.comics The funnies, old and new. net.consumers Consumer interests, product reviews, etc. net.cooks Food, cooking, cookbooks, and recipes. net.crypt Different methods of data en/decryption. net.cse Computer science education. net.cycle Motorcycles and related products and laws. net.dcom Data communications hardware and software. net.decus DEC* User's Society newsgroup. net.emacs EMACS editors of different flavors. net.eunice The SRI Eunice system. net.flame For flaming on any topic. net.followup Followups to articles in net.general. net.games Games and computer games. net.games.emp Subgroup for Empire. net.games.frp Subgroup for Fantasy Role Playing games. net.games.go Subgroup for Go. net.games.pbm Subgroup for Play by Mail games. net.games.rogue Subgroup for Rogue. net.games.trivia Subgroup for trivia. net.games.video Subgroup for video games. net.garden Gardening, methods and results. net.general *Important* and timely announcements of interest to all. (Note the description of net.misc.) net.graphics Computer graphics, art, and animation. net.ham-radio Amateur Radio practices, contests, events, rules, etc. net.info-terms All sorts of terminals. net.invest Investments and the handling of money. net.jobs Job announcements, requests, etc. net.jokes Jokes and the like. May be somewhat offensive. net.jokes.d Discussions on the content of net.jokes articles net.kids Children, their behavior and activities. net.lan Local area network hardware and software. net.lang Different computer languages. net.lang.ada Subgroup for Ada*. net.lang.apl Subgroup for APL. net.lang.c Subgroup for C. net.lang.f77 Subgroup for FORTRAN. net.lang.forth Subgroup for Forth. net.lang.lisp Subgroup for LISP. net.lang.mod2 Subgroup for Modula-2. net.lang.pascal Subgroup for Pascal. net.lang.prolog Subgroup for PROLOG. net.lang.st80 Subgroup for Smalltalk 80. net.legal Legalities and the ethics of law. net.lsi Large scale integrated circuits. net.mag Magazine summaries, tables of contents, etc. net.mail Proposed new mail/network standards. net.mail.headers Subgroup for the ARPA header-people list. net.mail.msggroup Subgroup for the ARPA MsgGroup list. net.math Mathematical discussions and puzzles. net.math.stat Subgroup for statistics. net.math.symbolic Subgroup for symbolic algebra discussion. net.med Medicine and its related products and regulations. net.micro Micro computers of all kinds. net.micro.16k Subgroup for 16k's. net.micro.432 Subgroup for 432's. net.micro.6809 Subgroup for 6809's. net.micro.68k Subgroup for 68k's. net.micro.apple Subgroup for Apple's. net.micro.atari Subgroup for Atari's. net.micro.cbm Subgroup for Commodore's. net.micro.cpm Subgroup for the CP/M operating system. net.micro.hp Subgroup for Hewlett/Packard's. net.micro.pc Subgroup for IBM personal computers. net.micro.ti Subgroup for Texas Instruments. net.micro.trs-80 Subgroup for TRS-80's. net.micro.zx Subgroup for zx's. net.misc Various discussions too short lived for other groups. Also items of a general nature not important enough for net.general or net.announce. net.motss Issues pertaining to homosexuality. net.movies Reviews and discussions of movies. net.movies.sw Subgroup for the Star Wars saga(s). net.music Music lovers' group. net.music.classical Subgroup for classical music. net.net-people Announcements, requests, etc. about people on the net. net.news Discussions of USENET itself. net.news.adm Subgroup for news administrators. net.news.b Subgroup for B news software. net.news.config Postings of system down times and interruptions. net.news.group Subgroup for discussions and lists of newsgroups net.news.map Subgroup for maps. net.news.newsite Subgroup for new site announcements. net.news.sa Subgroup for system administrators. net.nlang Natural languages, cultures, heritages, etc. net.nlang.celts Subgroup about Celtics. net.nlang.greek Subgroup about Greeks. net.notes Notesfile software from the University of Illinois. net.origins Evolution versus creationism (sometimes hot!). net.periphs Peripheral devices. net.pets Pets, pet care, and household animals in general. net.philosophy Philosophical discussions. net.physics Physical laws, properties, etc. net.poems For the posting of poems. net.politics Political discussions. Could get hot. net.puzzle Puzzles, problems, and quizzes. net.railroad Real and model train fans' newsgroup. net.rec Recreational/participant sports. net.rec.birds Subgroup for bird watching. net.rec.boat Subgroup for boating. net.rec.bridge Subgroup for bridge. net.rec.coins Subgroup for coin collecting. net.rec.disc Subgroup for disc activities. net.rec.nude Subgroup for naturalist/nudist activities. net.rec.photo Subgroup for photography. net.rec.scuba Subgroup for SCUBA diving. net.rec.ski Subgroup for skiing. net.rec.skydive Subgroup for skydiving. net.rec.wood Subgroup for woodworking. net.religion Religious, ethical, and moral implications of actions. net.religion.jewish Subgroup about Judaism. net.research Research and computer research. net.roots Genealogical matters. net.rumor For the posting of rumors. net.sci General purpose scientific discussions. net.sf-lovers Science fiction lovers' newsgroup. net.singles Newsgroup for single people, their activities, etc. net.social Like net.singles, but for everyone. net.sources For the posting of software packages. (cf. net.wanted.sources) net.sources.bugs For bug fixes and features discussion pertaining to items in net.sources net.space Space, space programs, space related research, etc. net.sport Spectator sports. net.sport.baseball Subgroup for baseball. net.sport.football Subgroup for football. net.sport.hockey Subgroup for hockey. net.sport.hoops Subgroup for basketball. net.startrek Star Trek, the TV show and the movies. net.std All sorts of standards (e.g., ANSI, IEEE). net.suicide Suicide, laws, ethics, and its causes and effects (!). net.taxes Tax laws and advice. net.test For testing of network software. Very boring. net.text Text processing. net.travel Traveling all over the world. net.tv The boob tube, its history, and past and current shows. net.tv.drwho Subgroup for Dr. Who. net.tv.soaps Subgroup for soap operas. net.unix UNIX neophytes group. net.unix-wizards Discussions, bug reports, and fixes on and for UNIX. Not for the weak of heart. net.usenix USENIX Association events and announcements. net.usoft Universal (public domain) software packages. net.veg Vegetarians. net.video Video and video components. net.vvs The Vortex Video System for digitized video images. net.wanted Requests for things that are needed. net.wanted.sources Requests for software, termcap entries, etc. net.wines Wines and spirits. net.wobegon "The Prairie Home Companion" radio show. net.women Women's rights, discrimination, etc. net.women.only Postings by women only (read by all). net.works Assorted workstations. net.works.apollo Subgroup for Apollo workstations. fa.arms-d Arms discussion digest. fa.arpa-bboard ARPANET bulletin board. fa.bitgraph The BBN bitgraph terminal. fa.digest-p Digest-people digest. fa.editor-p Editor-people digest. fa.energy Energy programs, conservation, etc. fa.human-nets Computer aided communications digest. fa.info-cpm Talk about the popular microcomputer OS, CPM. fa.info-mac MAC micros. fa.info-terms All sorts of terminals. fa.info-vax DEC's VAX* line of computers. fa.info-vlsi Very large scale integrated circuits. fa.laser-lovers Laser printers, hardware and software. fa.poli-sci Politics and/versus science. fa.railroad Real and model train fans' newsgroup. fa.sf-lovers Science fiction lovers' digest. fa.tcp-ip TCP and IP network protocols. fa.telecom Telecommunications digest. fa.teletext Teletext digest. mod.ber Summaries of discussions from other groups. Moderated by Brian Redman (harpo!ber) -------------------- * UNIX is a Trademark of AT&T Bell Laboratories. * DEC is a Trademark of the Digital Equipment Corporation. * VAX is a Trademark of the Digital Equipment Corporation. * Ada is a Trademark of the Ada Joint Program Office of the United States Department of Defense. -- Off the Wall of Gene Spafford The Clouds Project, School of ICS, Georgia Tech, Atlanta GA 30332 Phone: (404) 894-6169, (404) 894-6170 [messages] CSNet: Spaf @ GATech ARPA: Spaf%GATech.CSNet @ CSNet-Relay.ARPA uucp: ...!{akgua,allegra,amd,hplabs,ihnp4,masscomp,ut-ngp}!gatech!spaf ...!{rlgvax,sb1,seismo,uf-cgrl,unmvax,ut-sally}!gatech!spaf