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Usenet, or Netnews, is a world-wide distributed discussion system. Traditional access to newsgroups, or discussion fora, requires newsreader software and access to a newsserver. Many ISPs provide access to a newsserver as part of their service package. This category provides general information about Usenet.

Subcategories

• Abuse and Spam
• Etiquette
• FAQs
• Feed Services
• Hierarchies
• History
• Individual Newsgroup Pages
• Moderation
• Netiquette
• Newsgroup Creation
• Newsgroup Directories
• Newsgroup Hosting
• Public News Servers
• Search
• Software
• Statistics
• Web Based
• X-Face

Resources in This Category

• AnchorDudes Usenet Newsgroup Server FAQ

  http://www.newsgroupservers.net/
  General presentation of binary newsgroups: specific terms, provider comparison with a pricing table, newsgroup listings and a quick review of newsreader software.

• Australian Usenet

  http://www.ozusenet.info/
  Offers the latest news about Australian ISPs' Usenet services, also includes tutorials on how to get started with programs like Alt.Binz, Newsleecher and Grabit along with a collection of links.

• Authoritative Active File

  ftp://ftp.isc.org/pub/usenet/CONFIG/active
  Maintained by the Big Eight Moderation Team at isc.org. This active file is a complete and current list of newsgroups available. Not limited to the "Big 8" groups only.

• Beginner's Guide to Newsgroup Newsreaders

  http://www.newsreaders.info/
  Presents newsgroups and newsreaders with a particular focus on binary newsgroups.

• Binaries4all

  http://www.binaries4all.com/
  Offers binary newsgroup tutorials covering downloading, posting and use of software tools. Includes messageboard.

• CanadianAlien

  http://www.canadianalien.com/
  Explains how to use binary newsgroups.

• Finding the Appropriate Newsgroup

  http://sites.google.com/site/findnewsgroup/
  Lists of groups listed according to where to post common kinds of posts, where to read about common topics, and so on.

• Freedom Knights of Usenet

  http://www.jetcafe.org/~dave/usenet/
  Dedicated to free speech, and its implementation on Usenet, an alternative point of view. Information about Usenet sites of Virtue and surviving UDPs.

• How to Usenet

  http://www.how-to-usenet.com/
  A brief introduction to Usenet, particularly focusing on selecting a server and choosing a newsreader. Also features a collection of useful links.

• Internet Software Consortium

  ftp://ftp.isc.org/pub/usenet/
  An FTP site with archives of various Usenet related documents. Includes active files, control messages, list of Usenet hierarchies.

• Jukka Korpela's Material About Usenet

  http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/usenet/
  Selection of links to material on Usenet. Editorials by Jukka explaining the workings of Usenet and the reasons for certain conventions.

• Links to Professor Timo Salmi's FAQ Material

  http://lipas.uwasa.fi/~ts/http/tsfaq.html
  Timo Salmi has advice on how to participate effectively in Usenet. Topics include: Proper quoting, proper signatures, how to respond to "crackpots", where to put test postings and other important topics.

• Mib Software: Usenet Rapid Knowledge Transfer

  http://www.mibsoftware.com/userkt/
  Information about Usenet for users and developers.

• NewsgroupReviews.com

  http://www.newsgroupreviews.com/
  Information and reviews on newsgroup access providers and newsreaders along with basic tutorials.

• Pi's Smiley List

  http://piology.org/smiley.txt
  A list of smilies used on Usenet.

• Slyck's Guide to the Newsgroups

  http://www.slyck.com/ng.php
  Tutorials on binary newsgroups : how to download, verify, combine and decode files as well as how to post them. Tutorials on other topics such as IRC and P2P are also available.

• Snoozenet

  http://www.newsreaders.com/misc/twpierce/news/
  Tim Pierce's New's Hacking page. Includes links to RFC 977, 1036, son-of-1036.

• Usenet on Livinginternet.com

  http://www.livinginternet.com/u/u.htm
  History of Usenet as a whole and of specific hierarchies like alt.*, bitnet and fidonet, old Usenet maps, the way the newsgroups work and how to use them, tips on advanced use, useful links.

• Usenet-Newsgroups.com

  http://www.usenet-newsgroups.com/
  Offers reviews of several websites on newsgroups. Includes a forum where users can share ideas and get assistance.

• User's Guide to the Changing Usenet

  http://cil-www.oce.orst.edu/users.guide
  Explains how RFDs (Requests For Discussion) and CFVs (Call For Votes) can be used to change a Usenet newsgroup. Gives tips on how to stay abreast of changes in newsgroups and how to be an active participant.

• Wikipedia: Usenet

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet
  A presentation of Usenet: its history, terms and organization along with technical details and information on binary content.

• yEnc - Encoding for Usenet and E-mail

  http://www.yenc.org/
  Homepage of the public domain encoding format widely used in binary newsgroups. A stand alone yEnc decoder is also available for download with its source code.

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