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From: spaf@gatech.UUCP (Gene Spafford)
Newsgroups: net.news.group
Subject: List of Active Newsgroups
Message-ID: <9619@gatech.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 15-Aug-84 01:30:33 EDT
Article-I.D.: gatech.9619
Posted: Wed Aug 15 01:30:33 1984
Date-Received: Sun, 19-Aug-84 10:02:39 EDT
Organization: School of Information and Computer Science, Georgia Tech
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The following is a list of currently active USENET newsgroups as of
15 August 1984.  There are three basic subcategories of netwide
newsgroups:  "net.all", "fa.all", and "mod.all".  "net.all" consists of
USENET bulletin board newsgroups that are circulated around the entire
net; "fa.all" is a set of groups that are gatewayed to USENET from the
ARPANET.  The "fa.all" groups consist mainly of digests, though there
are some bulletin boards.  Some of the "net.all" and "fa.all" 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.  To post to "fa.all" groups, send mail back
along the return address found in the "From" line of the articles.
"mod.all" 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.  Please use an appropriate distribution category if your
article is not likely to be of interest to USENET readers worldwide.


Gene Spafford
gatech!spaf
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Newsgroup		Description
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net.abortion		All sorts of discussions on abortion.
net.adm.site		Automatic maintenance of the USENET directory --
			currently experimental.
net.ai			Artificial intelligence discussion.
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		Subgroup for discussions on the content
				    of submissions to net.jokes.
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.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		Miscellaneous discussions too short lived for
			    their own 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, pointers, etc. concerning
			    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		Subgroup for posting of computer down times
				    and network 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.
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.
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, e.g. device
			    drivers, information, 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-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)

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* 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.