Message-ID: Newsgroups: net.news.group X-Path: utzoo!decvax!duke!chico!harpo!mhtsa!ihnss!cbosg!teklabs!tekmdp!azure!curts From: azure!curts Date: Tue Jan 26 13:50:13 1982 Subject: grouplist X-Google-Info: Converted from the original A-News header FA groups are "from the arpanet" and are mostly copies of mailing lists or ``digests'' distributed on that network. (A digest is a collection of mail put together by an editor and sent out every so often. It is much like a newsletter.) A special convention applies to submissions to FA newsgroups. As previously described, you should not post directly to the newsgroup, since this will be seen by people on USENET but not by the people on the arpanet who get the list directly mailed to them. Instead, send mail to the name of the group on site For example, to post an article to fa.human-nets, you might mail to chico!ucbvax!human-nets (if chico is the proper route to get to ucbvax - this route varies depending on your system). FA groups and their corresponding mailing lists can reach a very large user community, including USENET sites on UUCP, Berknet, BLN, and the ARPANET, as well as sites on the ARPANET which are not on USENET, who get the news via direct electronic mailing. The following is a list of digests: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NEWSGROUP | Description ============================================================================== fa.arms-d | Discussion and info on strategic weapons. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ fa.arpa-bboard | Announcements that are posted to all arpanet bboards | are also fed into this newsgroup. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ fa.digest-p | People who deal with digests. Mostly the people who | moderate them. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ fa.editor-p | Interest group in computer editors, both text and program. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ fa.energy | Topics relating to alternate energy production, | conservation, etc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ fa.human-nets | A daily moderated digest with discussions of computer-aided | human-to-human communications. Probably the most widely read | ARPANET publication. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ fa.info-cpm | CP/M and other operating systems for micro computers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ fa.info-micro | Microprocessor and microcomputer discussions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ fa.info-terms | Opinions/queries about what's a good/bad computer terminal. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ fa.info-vax | VAX interest group. Seems to be mostly VMS issues, but some | hardware discussions too. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ fa.poli-sci | Political Science discussions digest. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ fa.sf-lovers | Science Fiction book/movie reviews, etc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ fa.space | Digest containing comments on the space program and outer | space in general. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ fa.tcp-ip | Digest relating to the TCP and IP network protocols. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ fa.telecom | Technical topics relating to telecommunications, especially | the telephone system. A digest recently spun off from | fa.human-nets. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ fa.teletext | Teletext discusses all aspects of ``esoteric'' data systems. | This includes teletext, viewdata, closed-captioning, and | digicasting. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ fa.unix-cpm | CPM/UNIX discussions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ fa.works | Interest group on personal workstations (e.g. Apollo, Perq, | Xerox Star, etc). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Newsgroups are intended to be available to all people on the entire network who read netnews. This does not mean they go to every machine, since some machines restrict the volume of news that comes in. It is assumed that users of such restricted machines can read news on another machine on which they have a login. Newsgroups reach all of USENET (including USENET sites on the ARPANET) but do not reach any sites that are not on USENET. That is, USENET is defined as all sites that net.all reaches. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWSGROUP | Description ============================================================================= net.general | General information. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.applic | Applications programs for UNIX. Discussions seem to | center around functional programming languages. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.auto | General Information for automobile owners. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.auto.vw | Subgroup net.auto - for owners of Volkswagon Rabbits. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.aviation | General information about aviation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.bugs | Genreral information about bug reports and fixes. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.bugs.2bsd | Subgroup net.bugs - 2nd Berkley Software distribution ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.bugs.4bsd | Subgroup net.bugs - 4th Berkley software distribution ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.bugs.v7 | Subgroup net.bugs - Version 7 or UNIX System III ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.chess | General information about computer chess. Gatewayed to | ARPANET mailing list but appears as newsgroup rather | than a digest. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.columbia | General information on space shuttle and space programs ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.cycle | General information about motorcycles. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.eunice | General information for sites running SRI Eunice system | which simulates UNIX on VMS. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.games | Information and discussion on computer games. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.games.rogue | Subgroup net.games - rogue ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.games.frp | Subgroup net.games - fantasy role playing games ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.games.trivia | Trivia contests and results. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.ham-radio | Topics of interest to amateur radio operators. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.jokes | The latest "good" joke you've heard? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.lan | Local area network interest group. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.lsi | Large Scale Integrated Circuit discussions. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.misc | Miscellaneous discussions that start in net.general but | are not permanent enough for their own newsgroup. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.movies | Movie reviews by members of USENET. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.music | Computer generated music. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.news | Discussion of netnews itself. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.news.b | Subgroup net.news - specific to bnews. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.news.directory | to post all or part of the USENET directory, -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.news.group | for discussions about proposed new newsgroups, -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.news.map | for discussions about maps of newsites. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.news.newsite | to announce a new site. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.news | for discussion of USENET policies. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.oa | Office Automation/Word Processing interest group. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.periphs | Queries and discussions about particular peripherals. | (``Does anyone have a driver for a framus-11?'') -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.rec | Gereral info on recreational (participation) sports. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.rec.bridge | Subgroup of net.rec - contract bridge. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.rec.scuba | Subgroup of net.rec - scuba diving. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.rec.ski | Subgroup of net.rec - skiing. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.records | Info and opinions about records (and tapes ?). -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.rumor | For posting of rumors. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.sources | A place for sources and the distribution of material | in large volume. More for software distribution that | for general info. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.sport | General info about spectator sports. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.sport.baseball | Subgroup of net.sport - for baseball. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.sport.football | Subgroup of net.sport - for football. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.sport.hockey | Subgroup of net.sport - for hockey. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.taxes | Tax advice and queries. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.test | Test messages are posted here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.travel | Requests, suggestions, and opinions about traveling -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.ucds | Circuit drawing system. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.unix-wizards | ARPANET mailing list for UNIX Wizards. Anything and | everything relating to UNIX is discussed here. This | list is gatewayed to the ARPANET mailing list | but appears like a regular newsgroup to USENET. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the first pass at establishing a list of newsgroups. My intent is to update the list every week or so. Although this list is incomplete, it seemed that a partial list at the right time might be better that a complete list that arrives too late. If you have additions, corrections, or suggestions, please send them to me at: ucbvax!teklabs!tekmdp!curts Curt Message-ID: Newsgroups: net.news.group X-Path: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!mhtsa!harpo!cbosg!teklabs!tekmdp!azure!curts From: azure!curts Date: Wed Feb 3 16:40:10 1982 Subject: List of Newsgroups X-Google-Info: Converted from the original A-News header The following text contains an updated list of newsgroups. Currently, these newsgroups have two formats, as follows: fa.x - These newsgroups are digests "from the arpanet". Material for a digest should be mailed to the "editor" at a specific site rather than sent directly to the newsgroup. For example, to post an article to fa.human-nets, you would mail your material to x!ucbvax!human-nets (where x is your own route to !ucbvax). Refer to the source address of other digests for information on where to submit material. net.x - These newsgroups are intended to be available to everyone on the network. This does not mean they go to every machine, since some site managers must restrict the volume of news that comes in. A new newsgroup may be created by simply posting material to the net under a new newsgroup name. However, THIS IS NOT RECOMMENDED! There are limits to the number of newsgroups that can be supported by the net. If you wish to send material to the net, first try to find an established newsgroup that deals with a subject related to that material. If there is no appropriate newsgroup, suggest the creation of a new group via net.news.group. Usually, there will be enough feedback to establish whether there is an audience for the subject that you would like to discuss. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NEWSGROUP | Description ============================================================================== fa.arms-d | Discussion and info - strategic weapons. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ fa.arpa-bboard | Announcements that are posted to all arpanet bboards ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ fa.digest-p | Discussion and info - creation and maintenance of digests. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ fa.editor-p | Discussion and info - text and program editors. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ fa.energy | Discussion and info - alternate energy and conservation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ fa.human-nets | Discussion and info - computer-aided communications. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ fa.info-cpm | Discussion and info - CP/M operating systems and software. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ fa.info-micro | Discussions and info - personal/micro computers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ fa.info-terms | Opinions/queries about computer terminals. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ fa.info-vax | VAX interest group - VMS issues and hardware discussion. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ fa.poli-sci | Political Science discussions digest. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ fa.sf-lovers | Science Fiction book/movie reviews, etc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ fa.space | Discussion and info - space programs and sciences. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ fa.tcp-ip | Digest relating to the TCP and IP network protocols. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ fa.telecom | Technical material on telecommunications & telephone system. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ fa.teletext | Digest on teletext, viewdata, closed-captioning, digicasting. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ fa.unix-cpm | Digest of CPM/UNIX discussions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ fa.works | Personal workstations (e.g. Apollo, Perq, Xerox Star, etc). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWSGROUP | Description ============================================================================= net.general | General information. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.applic | Info - applicative language and related architecture. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.auto | General Information for automobile owners. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.auto.vw | Subgroup net.auto - for owners of Volkswagon Rabbits. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.aviation | General information about aviation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.bugs | Genreral information about bug reports and fixes. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.bugs.2bsd | Subgroup net.bugs - 2nd Berkley Software distribution ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.bugs.4bsd | Subgroup net.bugs - 4th Berkley software distribution ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.bugs.v7 | Subgroup net.bugs - Version 7 or UNIX System III ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.chess | General information about computer chess. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.columbia | General information on space shuttle and space programs ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.cooks | Interest group - food, cooking, cookbooks, and recipes. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.cycle | General information about motorcycles. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.eunice | Info on sites using SRI Eunice - simulates UNIX on VMS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.games | Information and discussion on computer games. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.games.rogue | Subgroup net.games - rogue ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.games.frp | Subgroup net.games - fantasy role playing games ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.games.trivia | Trivia contests and results. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.ham-radio | Topics of interest to amateur radio operators. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.jokes | The latest "good" joke you've heard? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.lan | Local area network interest group. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.lsi | Large Scale Integrated Circuit discussions. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.misc | Discussions not permanent enough for a newsgroup. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.movies | Movie reviews by members of USENET. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.music | Computer generated music. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.news | Discussion of netnews itself. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.news.b | Subgroup net.news - specific to bnews. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.news.directory | to post all or part of the USENET directory, -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.news.group | for discussions about proposed new newsgroups, -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.news.map | for discussions about maps of newsites. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.news.newsite | to announce a new site. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.news | for discussion of USENET policies. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.oa | Office Automation/Word Processing interest group. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.periphs | Queries and discussions about particular peripherals. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.rec | Gereral info on recreational (participation) sports. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.rec.bridge | Subgroup of net.rec - contract bridge. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.rec.scuba | Subgroup of net.rec - scuba diving. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.rec.ski | Subgroup of net.rec - skiing. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.records | Info and opinions about records (and tapes ?). -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.rumor | For posting of rumors. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.sources | For large volume material, source distribution -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.space | Space programs and research, gatewayed to fa.space -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.sport | General info about spectator sports. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.sport.baseball | Subgroup of net.sport - for baseball. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.sport.football | Subgroup of net.sport - for football. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.sport.hockey | Subgroup of net.sport - for hockey. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.taxes | Tax advice and queries. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.test | Test messages are posted here. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.travel | Requests, suggestions, and opinions about traveling -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.ucds | Circuit drawing system. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.unix-wizards | ARPANET mailing list for UNIX Wizards. | everything relating to UNIX is discussed here. This | list is gatewayed to the ARPANET mailing list | but appears like a regular newsgroup to USENET. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have additions, corrections, or suggestions, please send them to me at: ucbvax!teklabs!tekmdp!curts Curt Stephens Message-ID: Newsgroups: net.news.group X-Path: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!ihnss!cbosg!teklabs!tekmdp!azure!curts From: azure!curts Date: Tue Mar 9 20:15:57 1982 Subject: List of Newspgroups X-Google-Info: Converted from the original A-News header The following text contains an updated list of newsgroups. Currently, these newsgroups have two formats, as follows: fa.x - These newsgroups are digests "from the arpanet". Material for a digest should be mailed to the "editor" at a specific site rather than sent directly to the newsgroup. For example, to post an article to fa.human-nets, you would mail your material to x!ucbvax!human-nets (where x is your own route to !ucbvax). Refer to the source address of other digests for information on where to submit material. net.x - These newsgroups are intended to be available to everyone on the network. This does not mean they go to every machine, since some site managers must restrict the volume of news that comes in. A new newsgroup may be created by simply posting material to the net under a new newsgroup name. However, THIS IS NOT RECOMMENDED! There are limits to the number of newsgroups that can be supported by the net. If you wish to send material to the net, first try to find an established newsgroup that deals with a subject related to that material. If there is no appropriate newsgroup, suggest the creation of a new group via net.news.group. Usually, there will be enough feedback to establish whether there is an audience for the subject that you would like to discuss. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NEWSGROUP | Description ============================================================================== fa.arms-d | Discussion and info - strategic weapons. fa.arpa-bboard | Announcements that are posted to all arpanet bboards fa.digest-p | Discussion and info - creation and maintenance of digests. fa.editor-p | Discussion and info - text and program editors. fa.energy | Discussion and info - alternate energy and conservation. fa.human-nets | Discussion and info - computer-aided communications. fa.info-cpm | Discussion and info - CP/M operating systems and software. fa.info-micro | Discussions and info - personal/micro computers. fa.info-terms | Opinions/queries about computer terminals. fa.info-vax | VAX interest group - VMS issues and hardware discussion. fa.poli-sci | Political Science discussions digest. fa.sf-lovers | Science Fiction book/movie reviews, etc. fa.space | Discussion and info - space programs and sciences. fa.tcp-ip | Digest relating to the TCP and IP network protocols. fa.telecom | Technical material on telecommunications & telephone system. fa.teletext | Digest on teletext, viewdata, closed-captioning, digicasting. fa.unix-cpm | Digest of CPM/UNIX discussions. fa.works | Personal workstations (e.g. Apollo, Perq, Xerox Star ect.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- net.general | General information. net.applic | Info - applicative language and related architecture. net.auto | General Information for automobile owners. net.auto.vw | Subgroup net.auto - for owners of Volkswagon Rabbits. net.aviation | General information about aviation. net.bugs | Genreral information about bug reports and fixes. net.bugs.2bsd | Subgroup net.bugs - 2nd Berkley Software distribution net.bugs.4bsd | Subgroup net.bugs - 4th Berkley software distribution net.bugs.v7 | Subgroup net.bugs - Version 7 or UNIX System III net.columbia | General information on space shuttle and space programs net.cooks | Interest group - food, cooking, cookbooks, and recipes. net.cycle | General information about motorcycles. net.dcom | data communication - modems,multiplexers,port selectors etc. net.eunice | Info on sites using SRI Eunice - simulates UNIX on VMS net.games | Information and discussion on computer games. net.games.rog | (net.games.rogue) Subgroup net.games - rogue net.games.frp | Subgroup net.games - fantasy role playing games net.games.triv | (net.games.trivia) Trivia contests and results. net.ham-radio | Topics of interest to amateur radio operators. net.jokes | The latest "good" joke you've heard? net.lan | Local area network interest group. net.lsi | Large Scale Integrated Circuit discussions. net.misc | Discussions not permanent enough for a newsgroup. net.movies | Movie reviews by members of USENET. net.music | Computer generated music. net.news | Discussion of netnews itself. net.news.b | Subgroup net.news - specific to bnews. net.news.direc | (net.news.directory) all or part of the USENET directory net.news.group | for discussions about proposed new newsgroups. net.news.map | for discussions about maps of newsites. net.news.newsi | (net.news.newsite) to announce a new site. net.news | for discussion of USENET policies. net.oa | Office Automation/Word Processing interest group. net.periphs | Queries and discussions about particular peripherals. net.rec | Gereral info on recreational (participation) sports. net.rec.bridge | Subgroup of net.rec - contract bridge. net.rec.scuba | Subgroup of net.rec - scuba diving. net.rec.ski | Subgroup of net.rec - skiing. net.records | Info and opinions about records (and tapes ?). net.rumor | For posting of rumors. net.sources | For large volume material, source distribution net.space | Space programs and research, gatewayed to fa.space net.sport | General info about spectator sports. net.sport.base | (net.sport.baseball) Subgroup of net.sport - for baseball. net.sport.foot | (net.sport.football) Subgroup of net.sport - for football. net.sport.hock | (net.sport.hockey) Subgroup of net.sport - for hockey. net.taxes | Tax advice and queries. net.test | Test messages are posted here. net.travel | Requests, suggestions, and opinions about traveling net.ucds | Circuit drawing system. net.wines | Info and reccomendations about wines and alcoholic beverages. net.unix-wiza | (net.unix-wizards) Discussion of UNIX - gatewayed to ARPANET. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have additions, corrections, or suggestions, please send them to me at: ucbvax!teklabs!tekmdp!curts Curt Stephens Message-ID: Newsgroups: net.sources X-Path: utzoo!decvax!duke!harpo!npois!ucbvax!ARPAVAX:usenet From: ARPAVAX:usenet Date: Tue Apr 20 19:50:48 1982 Subject: misc/newsinfo X-Google-Info: Converted from the original A-News header >From cbosg!harpo!npois!eiss!ladm Fri Mar 19 16:20:27 1982 Subject: newsinfo.shell Newsgroups: net.sources echo cmd-sum cat >cmd-sum <contacts <current_info <fa.groups <help <infoinstall.sh <$BINDIR/newsinfo chmod 755 $BINDIR/newsinfo E!O!F! echo local.groups cat >local.groups<net.groups <0 log(x)-log(x)) net.micro | micro-computers, see also fa.info-micro. net.misc | Discussions not permanent enough for a newsgroup. net.movies | Movie reviews by members of USENET. net.music | Computer generated music. net.news | Discussion of netnews itself, and its policies net.news.b | Subgroup net.news - specific to bnews. net.news.direc | (net.news.directory) all or part of the USENET directory net.news.group | for discussions about proposed new newsgroups. net.news.map | for discussions about maps of newsites. net.news.newsi | (net.news.newsite) to announce a new site. net.oa | Office Automation/Word Processing interest group. net.periphs | Queries and discussions about particular peripherals. net.rec | Gereral info on recreational (participation) sports. net.rec.boat | boating (sail and motor???) net.rec.bridge | contract bridge. net.rec.scuba | scuba diving. net.rec.ski | skiing. net.rec.skydiv | (net.rec.skydive) sky diving net.records | Info and opinions about records (and tapes ?). net.rumor | For posting of rumors. net.sf-lovers | Science Fiction Lovers - undigested from fa.sf-lovers net.sources | For large volume material, source program distribution net.space | Space programs and research - undigested from fa.space net.sport | General info about spectator sports. net.sport.base | (net.sport.baseball) Subgroup of net.sport - for baseball. net.sport.foot | (net.sport.football) Subgroup of net.sport - for football. net.sport.hock | (net.sport.hockey) Subgroup of net.sport - for hockey. net.taxes | Tax advice and queries. net.test | Test messages are posted here. net.travel | Requests, suggestions, and opinions about traveling net.ucds | Circuit drawing system. net.unix-wiza | (net.unix-wizards) Discussion of UNIX - gatewayed to ARPANET net.wines | Info and reccomendations about wines and alcoholic beverages ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E!O!F! echo netmap cat >netmap <newsinfo </dev/null then echo "\033U\033J\c" # next page and clear fi echo "\nChoose from the following: i) brief Introduction g [list]) nearly complete list of news Groups. list=local, btl, net, or fa c) network Contacts (machines and people) s) command Summary h) the Help list from readnews m) a graphic Map of the network *) anything else, exit. ?\c" read sel grp case "$sel" in i) cat current_info;; g) cat ${grp:-*}.groups;; c) cat contacts;; s) cat cmd-sum;; h) cat help;; m) cat netmap;; *) echo "These files can be found in $INFO." ; exit ;; esac echo "\n\nhit return." ; read sel done E!O!F!