Xref: utzoo news.lists:552 news.groups:5176 news.announce.newusers:312 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!ames!mailrus!purdue!spaf From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford) Newsgroups: news.lists,news.groups,news.announce.newusers Subject: Changes to Alternative Newsgroup Hierarchies Summary: describes the following alternate hierarchies: alt, bionet, biz, gnu, inet/ddn, pubnet, unix-pc Message-ID: <4700@medusa.cs.purdue.edu> Date: 18 Aug 88 04:10:01 GMT Expires: 8 Sep 88 04:10:00 GMT Organization: Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue Univ. Lines: 221 Approved: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU Supersedes: <4544@medusa.cs.purdue.edu> This posting contains a listing of differences between the version of the article (referenced in the "Subject:" line) just posted to this group, and the version posted a few weeks ago. New users may ignore this posting -- it is intended to enable experienced users to track changes to the regularly posted Usenet documents. *** old/altgroups.n Tue Jul 26 19:56:07 1988 --- src/altgroups.n Wed Aug 17 23:03:56 1988 *************** *** 7,9 Original-from: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford) ! [Most recent change: 26 July 1988 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)] --- 7,9 ----- Original-from: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford) ! [Most recent change: 17 August 1988 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)] *************** *** 39,42 ! Note that the "uunet" service carries all of these hierarchies. Contact ! uunet!postmaster for subscription details. --- 39,42 ----- ! Note that the "uunet" service carries all of these hierarchies. ! Contact uunet!postmaster for subscription details. *************** *** 42,43 Alt --- 42,49 ----- + 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 directly to me. + Alt *************** *** 53,54 alt.drugs Alternative discussions about drugs, man. alt.flame Alternative, literate, pithy, succinct screaming. --- 59,61 ----- alt.drugs Alternative discussions about drugs, man. + alt.emusic Electronic music discussions? alt.flame Alternative, literate, pithy, succinct screaming. *************** *** 55,56 alt.gourmand Recipes & cooking info. (Moderated) alt.hypertext Discussion of hypertext -- uses, transport, etc. --- 62,64 ----- alt.gourmand Recipes & cooking info. (Moderated) + alt.great-lakes ?? alt.hypertext Discussion of hypertext -- uses, transport, etc. *************** *** 57,59 alt.individualism ?? ! alt.recovery ?? alt.rock-n-roll Counterpart to alt.sex and alt.drugs.... --- 65,67 ----- alt.individualism ?? ! alt.recovery 12-step groups (such as AA, ACA, GA, etc) alt.rock-n-roll Counterpart to alt.sex and alt.drugs.... *************** *** 61,62 alt.sex Postings of a prurient nature. alt.sources Alternative source code, unmoderated. --- 69,71 ----- alt.sex Postings of a prurient nature. + alt.slack Posting relating to the Church of the Subgenius. alt.sources Alternative source code, unmoderated. *************** *** 62,63 alt.sources Alternative source code, unmoderated. alt.test Alternative subnetwork testing. --- 71,73 ----- alt.sources Alternative source code, unmoderated. + alt.sources.amiga Technically-oriented Amiga PC sources. (Moderated) alt.test Alternative subnetwork testing. *************** *** 78,80 machines including rutgers, phri, mit-eddie, ukma, and all of the ! machines at UCSD. Contact Rob Liebschutzfor more details. The current newsgroup list looks like this: --- 88,90 ----- machines including rutgers, phri, mit-eddie, ukma, and all of the ! machines at UCSD. Contact Eliot Lear for more details. The current newsgroup list looks like this: *************** *** 92,93 bionet.molbio.oncogenes Genes that cause cancer. bionet.molbio.plant Molecular biology of plants. --- 102,104 ----- bionet.molbio.oncogenes Genes that cause cancer. + bionet.molbio.pir The PIR protein sequencing database. bionet.molbio.plant Molecular biology of plants. *************** *** 95,96 bionet.molbio.seqnet Redistribution of European SEQNET bboard. bionet.molbio.yeast Molecular biology of yeast. --- 106,108 ----- bionet.molbio.seqnet Redistribution of European SEQNET bboard. + bionet.molbio.swiss-prot Discussions on the Swiss Protein database. bionet.molbio.yeast Molecular biology of yeast. *************** *** 97,98 bionet.politics Political issues relevant to science. bionet.software.contrib Info on programs contributed to BIONET. --- 109,111 ----- bionet.politics Political issues relevant to science. + bionet.sci-resources Info on funding agencies & programs. bionet.software.contrib Info on programs contributed to BIONET. *************** *** 139,140 gnu.chess Discussion of the GNU Chess program --- 152,154 ----- gnu.chess Discussion of the GNU Chess program + gnu.utils.bug Discussion of bugs in GNU utility programs (e.g., gnumake) *************** *** 165,166 Pubnet --- 179,235 ----- + Current inet groups are: + comp.ai.edu Applications of Artificial Intelligence to Education. + comp.ai.vision Artifical Intelligence Vision Research. (Moderated) + comp.arch.parallel-sym Parallel symbolic computing. + comp.dcom.lans.hyperchannel Hyperchannel networks within an IP network. + comp.dcom.lans.v2lni Proteon Pronet/V2LNI Ring networks. + comp.editors Topics related to computerized text editing. + comp.edu.composition Writing instruction in computer-based classrooms. + comp.lang.asm370 Programming in IBM System/370 Assembly Language. + comp.lang.clu The CLU language & related topics. (Moderated) + comp.lang.forth.mac The CSI MacForth programming environment. + comp.lang.icon Topics related to the ICON programming language. + comp.lang.idl IBL (Interface Description Language) related topics. + comp.lang.lisp.franz The Franz Lisp programming language. + comp.lang.lisp.x The XLISP language system. + comp.lang.rexx The REXX command langauge. + comp.lang.scheme.c The Scheme language environment. + comp.lang.visual Visual programming languages. + comp.lsi.cad Electrical Computer Aided Design. + comp.mail.multi-media Multimedia Mail. + comp.music Applications of computers in music research. + comp.os.aos Topics related to Data General's AOS/VS. + comp.os.cpm.amethyst Discussion of Amethyst, CP/M-80 software package. + comp.os.rsts Topics related to the PDP-11 RSTS/E operating system. + comp.os.v The V distributed operating system from Stanford. + comp.periphs.printers Information on printers. + comp.protocols.iso.dev-environ The ISO Development Environment. + comp.protocols.iso.x400 X400 mail protocol discussions. (Moderated) + comp.protocols.iso.x400.gateway X400 mail gateway discussions. (Moderated) + comp.protocols.pcnet Topics related to PCNET (a personal computer network). + comp.protocols.pup The Xerox PUP network protocols. + comp.protocols.tcp-ip.domains Topics related to Domain Style names. + comp.sys.cdc Control Data Corporation Computers (e.g., Cybers). + comp.sys.handhelds Handheld computers and programmable calculators. + comp.sys.ibm.pc.net The IBM PC Token Ring. + comp.sys.intel.ipsc310 Anything related to Xenix on an Intel 310. + comp.sys.northstar Northstar microcomputer users. + comp.sys.super Supercomputers. + comp.sys.ti.explorer The Texas Instruments Explorer. + comp.sys.zenith Heath terminals and related Zenith products. + comp.terminals.bitgraph The BB&N BitGraph Terminal. + comp.terminals.tty5620 AT&T Dot Mapped Display Terminals (5620 and BLIT). + comp.theory Theoretical Computer Science. + comp.theory.cell-automata Discussion of all aspects of cellular automata. + comp.theory.dynamic-sys Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems. + comp.theory.self-org-sys Topics related to self-organization. + comp.unix.cray Cray computers and their operating systems. + news.software.nntp The Network News Transfer Protocol. + rec.games.vectrex The Vectrex game system. + rec.mag.fsfnet A Science Fiction "fanzine." (Moderated) + sci.bio.technology Any topic relating to biotechnology. + sci.math.num-analysis Numerical Analysis. + sci.philosophy.meta Discussions within the scope of "MetaPhilosophy." + soc.culture.esperanto The neutral international language Esperanto. + Pubnet *************** *** 169,173 by Bill Wisner. Current groups include: ! pubnet.sources pubnet.unix ! pubnet.config pubnet.wanted ! pubnet.talk pubnet.sysops Currently, the following sites receive the group, and the system admins --- 238,246 ----- by Bill Wisner. Current groups include: ! pubnet.config Pubnet connectivity discussions. ! pubnet.nixpub The "nixpub" list of public access UNIXes. ! pubnet.sources Software of interest to BBS users and sysops. ! pubnet.talk Miscellaneous BBS talk. ! pubnet.test Pubnet subnet testing. ! pubnet.wanted "Wanted" messages with a limited audience. ! pubnet.sysops Discussions between sysops of BBS systems. Currently, the following sites receive the group, and the system admins -- Gene Spafford NSF/Purdue/U of Florida Software Engineering Research Center, Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-2004 Internet: spaf@cs.purdue.edu uucp: ...!{decwrl,gatech,ucbvax}!purdue!spaf