Message-ID: Newsgroups: net.general X-Path: utzoo!decvax!cca!hplabs!hao!menlo70!sytek!zehntel!teklabs!tekcrd!azure!curts@sri-unix From: curts@sri-unix Date: Sat Nov 20 10:30:44 1982 Subject: grouplist X-Google-Info: Converted from the original B-News header Posted: Thu Nov 18 10:13:11 1982 Received: Sat Nov 20 10:30:44 1982 Some time ago, I regularly submitted a list of newsgroups to the net. Each entry to this list contained a brief summary of the purpose of that group. I had to stop, when I found myself too busy to keep up. Now, I am going to try to maintain the list again. I would also like to apologize to those people that sent me requests for a list and did not recieve a reply. I kept thinking that I would be able to start again *next week*. However, as some of you may have noticed, *next week* always seems to remain seven days away. Anyway, the following text contains the *old* list. This list is probably very much outdated. If you are an active participant in any group that is not listed or if you are certain that a group is defunct, please send me your corrections. My address is at the end of the list. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.emp | Subgroup net.games - empire net.games.frp | Subgroup net.games - fantasy role playing games net.games.rog | (net.games.rogue) Subgroup net.games - rogue net.games.triv | (net.games.trivia) Trivia contests and results. net.ham-radio | Topics of interest to amateur radio operators. net.invest | Information and discussion about investments. 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.physics | Information and discussion of physics. 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: Curt Stephens Tektronix Beaverton, Oregon, USA UUCP: ...!{ucbvax or decvax}!teklabs!tekmdp!curts CSNET: tekmdp!curts @ tektronix ARPA: tekmdp!curts.tektronix @ rand-relay Message-ID: Newsgroups: net.news.group X-Path: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!alice!sjb From: alice!sjb Date: Sun Nov 21 03:15:24 1982 Subject: List of USENET Newsgroups X-Google-Info: Converted from the original B-News header Posted: Sat Nov 20 16:23:58 1982 Received: Sun Nov 21 03:15:24 1982 The following is a list of currently active USENET newsgroups as of 20 November, 1982. There are two basic subcategories of netwide newsgroups: net.all and fa.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 of mainly 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. There are other subcategories, but they are local, local to institutions, local to geographic regions, etc. and are not listed here. Please report any corrections, additions, etc. to this list to me. Adam Buchsbaum research!sjb ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Newsgroup Description ---------------------------------------------------------------------- net.adm.site Automatic maintenance of the USENET directory. Currently not used. net.applic Applicative language and related architecture. net.arch Computer architecture. net.audio Info and discussions on audio. net.auto Info and discussions on automobiles. net.auto.vw Subgroup for VW Rabbits. net.aviation Info and discussions on aviation. 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.uucp Subgroup for UUCP related bugs. net.bugs.v7 Subgroup for UNIX V7 related bugs. net.chess Chess and computer chess. net.cms Info and discussions on CMS, an IBM 370 OS. net.columbia Discussions and news wire items on the space shuttle and the STS program. net.cooks Cooking, cookbooks, and recipes. net.cse Computer science education. net.cycle Info and discussions on motorcycles. net.dcom Info and discussions on data communications. net.eunice Info and discussions on 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.dip Subgroup for Diplomacy. net.games.emp Subgroup for Empire. net.games.frp Subgroup for Fantasy Role Playing games. net.games.pacman Subgroup for Pacman. 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.general General queries, requests, announcements, etc. net.ham-radio Info and discussions on Amateur Radio. net.info-micro Info on micro computers. net.info-terms Info on terminals. net.invest Info and discussions on investments. net.jobs Job announcements, requests, etc. net.jokes Jokes and the like. May be slightly offensive. net.jokes.d Subgroup for discussions on the content on net.jokes. net.lan Info and discussions on local area networks. net.lang Discussions on computer languages. net.lang.ada Subgroup for ADA. net.lang.apl Subgroup for APL. net.lang.c Subgroup for C. net.lang.lisp Subgroup for LISP. net.lang.pascal Subgroup for PASCAL. net.lsi Discussions on large scale integrated circuits. net.mail Info and discussions on the proposed new mail standards. net.math Mathematical discussions and puzzles. net.micro Info and discussions on micro computers. net.micro.432 Subgroup for 432's. net.micro.68k Subgroup for 68k's. net.micro.atari Subgroup for Atari's. net.micro.pc Subgroup for personal computers. net.micro.zx Subgroup for zx's. net.misc Miscellaneous discussions too short lived for their own groups. net.movies Reviews and discussions of movies. net.music Music lovers' group. net.news Discussions of USENET itself. net.news.b Subgroup for B news software. net.news.config Subgroup for posting of computer down times and network interruptions. net.news.directory Subgroup for the USENET Directory. 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.nlang Discussions on ''natural languages'' net.notes For the notesfile software from the University of Illinois. net.oa Info and discussions on office automation. net.periphs Info and discussions on peripheral devices. net.physics Discussions on physics. net.poems For the posting of poems. net.politics Discussions on politics. Could get hot. net.railroad Info on railroads. net.rec Info and discussions on recreational sports. net.rec.birds Subgroup for bird watching. net.rec.boat Subgroup for boating. net.rec.bridge Subgroup for bridge. net.rec.caves Subgroup for caving. net.rec.coins Subgroup for coin collecting. 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.records Info and discussions on records. net.research Info and discussions on research and computer research. net.rumor For the posting of rumors. 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 Info and discussions on space, space programs, space related research, etc. net.sport Info and discussions on spectator sports. net.sport.baseball Subgroup for baseball. net.sport.football Subgroup for football. net.sport.hockey Subgroup for hockey. net.startrek Info and discussions on Star Trek. net.suicide Info and discussions on suicide. net.taxes Info and discussions on taxes. net.test For testing of network software. Very boring. net.travel Info and discussions on traveling. net.trivia Trivia questions and answers. net.tv Info and discussions on the boob tube. net.tv.sctv Subgroup for SCTV. net.ucds Info and discussions on the UCDS circuit drawing system. net.unix-wizards Discussions, bug reports, and fixes on and for UNIX. Not for the weak of heart. net.usenix Info and discussions on the USENIX Association. net.usoft Info and discussions on general software packages. net.usoft.s Subgroup for the S Statistical Package. net.video Info and discussions on video and video components. net.wanted Requests for things that are needed, e.g. device drivers, pointers to people, etc. net.wines Info and discussions on wines. net.wobegon Info and discussions on that radio show. net.works Info and discussions on workstations. fa.arms-d Arms discussion digest. fa.arpa-bboard ARPANET bulletin board. fa.bitgraph Info and discussions on bit graphics. fa.digest-p Digest-people digest. fa.editor-p Editor-people digest. fa.energy Info and discussions on energy. fa.human-nets Info and discussions on computer aided communications. fa.info-cpm Info and discussions on CPM's. fa.info-micro Info and discussions on micro computers. fa.info-terms Info and discussions on terminals. fa.info-vax Info and discussions on DEC's* VAX* line of computers. fa.info-vlsi Info and discussions on very large scale integrated circuits. fa.poli-sci Info and discussions on politics and/versus science. fa.railroad Info on railroads. fa.sf-lovers Science fiction lovers' digest. fa.space Info and discussions on space, space programs, space related research, etc. fa.tcp-ip Info and discussions on the TCP and IP network protocols. fa.telecom Telecommunications digest. fa.teletext Info and discussions on teletext. fa.works Info and discussions on workstations. -------------------- * UNIX is a trademark of Bell Laboratories. * DEC is a trademark of the Digital Equipment Corporation. * VAX is a trademark of the Digital Equipment Corporation. Message-ID: Newsgroups: net.news.group X-Path: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!alice!sjb From: alice!sjb Date: Sun Dec 5 05:18:11 1982 Subject: List of Active Newsgroups X-Google-Info: Converted from the original B-News header Posted: Sat Dec 4 10:10:08 1982 Received: Sun Dec 5 05:18:11 1982 The following is a list of currently active USENET newsgroups as of 4 December, 1982. There are two basic subcategories of netwide newsgroups: net.all and fa.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 of mainly 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. There are other subcategories, but they are local, local to institutions, local to geographic regions, etc. and are not listed here. Please report any corrections, additions, etc. to this list to me. Adam Buchsbaum research!sjb ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Newsgroup Description ---------------------------------------------------------------------- net.adm.site Automatic maintenance of the USENET directory. Currently not used. net.applic Applicative language and related architecture. net.arch Computer architecture. net.audio Info and discussions on high fidelity audio. net.auto Info and discussions on automobiles. net.aviation Info and discussions on aviation. 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, IV, 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.columbia Discussions and news wire items on the space shuttle and the STS program. net.cooks Cooking, cookbooks, and recipes. net.cse Computer science education. net.cycle Info and discussions on motorcycles. net.dcom Info and discussions on data communications. net.eunice Info and discussions on 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.pacman Subgroup for Pacman. 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.general General queries, requests, announcements, etc. net.ham-radio Info and discussions on Amateur Radio. net.invest Info and discussions on investments. net.jobs Job announcements, requests, etc. net.jokes Jokes and the like. May be slightly offensive. net.jokes.d Subgroup for discussions on the content on net.jokes. net.lan Info and discussions on local area networks. net.lang Discussions on computer languages. net.lang.ada Subgroup for ADA. net.lang.apl Subgroup for APL. net.lang.c Subgroup for C. net.lang.lisp Subgroup for LISP. net.lang.pascal Subgroup for PASCAL. net.lang.prolog Subgroup for PROLOG. net.lang.st80 Subgroup for Smalltalk 80. net.lsi Discussions on large scale integrated circuits. net.mail Info and discussions on the proposed new mail standards. net.math Mathematical discussions and puzzles. net.micro Info and discussions on micro computers. net.micro.432 Subgroup for 432's. net.micro.68k Subgroup for 68k's. net.micro.atari Subgroup for Atari's. net.micro.pc Subgroup for IBM personal computers. net.micro.zx Subgroup for zx's. net.misc Miscellaneous discussions too short lived for their own groups. net.movies Reviews and discussions of movies. net.music Music lovers' group. net.news Discussions of USENET itself. 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.nlang Discussions on ''natural languages'' net.notes For the notesfile software from the University of Illinois. net.periphs Info and discussions on peripheral devices. net.physics Discussions on physics. net.poems For the posting of poems. net.politics Discussions on politics. Could get hot. net.railroad Info on railroads. net.rec Info and discussions on recreational sports. net.rec.birds Subgroup for bird watching. net.rec.boat Subgroup for boating. net.rec.bridge Subgroup for bridge. net.rec.caves Subgroup for caving. net.rec.coins Subgroup for coin collecting. 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.records Info and discussions on records. net.rumor For the posting of rumors. 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 Info and discussions on space, space programs, space related research, etc. net.sport Info and discussions on spectator sports. net.sport.baseball Subgroup for baseball. net.sport.football Subgroup for football. net.sport.hockey Subgroup for hockey. net.startrek Info and discussions on Star Trek. net.suicide Info and discussions on suicide. net.taxes Info and discussions on taxes. net.test For testing of network software. Very boring. net.travel Info and discussions on traveling. net.tv Info and discussions on the boob tube. net.ucds Info and discussions on the UCDS circuit drawing system. net.unix-wizards Discussions, bug reports, and fixes on and for UNIX. Not for the weak of heart. net.usenix Info and discussions on the USENIX Association. net.usoft Info and discussions on general software packages. net.usoft.s Subgroup for the S Statistical Package. net.video Info and discussions on video and video components. net.wanted Requests for things that are needed, e.g. device drivers, pointers to people, etc. net.wobegon Info and discussions on that radio show. net.works Info and discussions on workstations. fa.arms-d Arms discussion digest. fa.arpa-bboard ARPANET bulletin board. fa.bitgraph Info and discussions on the BBN bitgraph terminal. fa.digest-p Digest-people digest. fa.editor-p Editor-people digest. fa.energy Info and discussions on energy. fa.human-nets Info and discussions on computer aided communications. fa.info-cpm Info and discussions on CPM's. fa.info-terms Info and discussions on terminals. fa.info-vax Info and discussions on DEC's* VAX* line of computers. fa.info-vlsi Info and discussions on very large scale integrated circuits. fa.poli-sci Info and discussions on politics and/versus science. fa.sf-lovers Science fiction lovers' digest. space related research, etc. fa.tcp-ip Info and discussions on the TCP and IP network protocols. fa.telecom Telecommunications digest. fa.teletext Info and discussions on teletext. -------------------- * UNIX is a Trademark of Bell Laboratories. * DEC is a Trademark of the Digital Equipment Corporation. * VAX is a Trademark of the Digital Equipment Corporation.