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Newsgroups: net.news.group
X-Path: utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!mhtsa!alice!alb
From: alice!alb
Date: Sat Apr  2 08:03:52 1983
Subject: List of Active Newsgroups
X-Google-Info: Converted from the original B-News header
Posted: Fri Apr  1 10:12:18 1983
Received: Sat Apr  2 08:03:52 1983

The following is a list of currently active USENET newsgroups as of
1 April, 1983.  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!alb
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroup               Description
----------------------------------------------------------------------
net.adm.site            Automatic maintenance of the USENET directory.
                        Currently experimental.
net.ai                  Artificial intelligence.
net.analog              Analog design developments, ideas, and components.
net.applic              Applicative language and related architecture.
net.arch                Computer architecture.
net.audio               High fidelity audio.
net.auto                Automobiles and automotive products and laws.
net.aviation            Aviation rules, means, and methods.
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.college             College, college activities, campus life, etc.
net.columbia            The space shuttle and the STS program.
net.cooks               Cooking, cookbooks, and recipes.
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.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.garden              Gardening, methods and results.
net.general             General queries, requests, announcements, etc.
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 slightly offensive.
        net.jokes.d             Subgroup for discussions on the content
                                of submissions to net.jokes.
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.forth          Subgroup for Forth.
        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                 Large scale integrated circuits.
net.mail                Proposed new mail/network standards.
net.math                Mathematical discussions and puzzles.
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.68k           Subgroup for 68k's.
        net.micro.apple         Subgroup for Apple'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               ''Natural'' languages.
net.notes               Notesfile software from the University of Illinois.
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.railroad            Railroad services and interruption of same.
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.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             Records, both new and old, of all musical varieties.
net.religion            Religious, ethical, and moral implications of actions.
net.research            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               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.startrek            Star Trek, the TV show and the movies.
net.suicide             Suicide, its causes and effects (!).
net.taxes               Tax laws and advice.
net.test                For testing of network software.  Very boring.
net.travel              Traveling all over the world.
net.tv                  The boob tube, its history, and past and current shows.
net.ucds                The UNIX circuit design system.
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 software packages.
        net.usoft.s             Subgroup for the S Statistical Package.
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, pointers to people, etc.
net.wines               Wines and spirits.
net.wobegon             That radio show.
net.women               Women's rights, discrimination, etc.
net.works               Assorted 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.
fa.info-cpm             Control Program / Micro mailing list.
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.poli-sci             Politics and/versus science.
fa.railroad             Railroad services and interruption of same.
fa.sf-lovers            Science fiction lovers' digest.
fa.tcp-ip               TCP and IP network protocols.
fa.telecom              Telecommunications digest.
fa.teletext             Teletext digest.

--------------------
* 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.
* Ada is a Trademark of the Ada Joint Program Office of the
  Department of Defense.

 Message-ID: <bnews.alice.1752>
Newsgroups: net.news.group
X-Path: utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!mhtsa!alice!alb
From: alice!alb
Date: Sun Apr 17 07:27:07 1983
Subject: List of Active Newsgroups
X-Google-Info: Converted from the original B-News header
Posted: Fri Apr 15 18:11:27 1983
Received: Sun Apr 17 07:27:07 1983

The following is a list of currently active USENET newsgroups as of
15 April, 1983.  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!alb
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroup               Description
----------------------------------------------------------------------
net.adm.site            Automatic maintenance of the USENET directory.
                        Currently experimental.
net.ai                  Artificial intelligence.
net.analog              Analog design developments, ideas, and components.
net.applic              Applicative language and related architecture.
net.arch                Computer architecture.
net.audio               High fidelity audio.
net.auto                Automobiles and automotive products and laws.
net.aviation            Aviation rules, means, and methods.
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.college             College, college activities, campus life, etc.
net.columbia            The space shuttle and the STS program.
net.comics              The funnies, old and new.
net.cooks               Cooking, cookbooks, and recipes.
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.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.garden              Gardening, methods and results.
net.general             General queries, requests, announcements, etc.
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 slightly offensive.
        net.jokes.d             Subgroup for discussions on the content
                                of submissions to net.jokes.
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.forth          Subgroup for Forth.
        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                 Large scale integrated circuits.
net.mail                Proposed new mail/network standards.
net.math                Mathematical discussions and puzzles.
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.68k           Subgroup for 68k's.
        net.micro.apple         Subgroup for Apple'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               ''Natural'' languages.
net.notes               Notesfile software from the University of Illinois.
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.railroad            Railroad services and interruption of same.
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.caves           Subgroup for caving.
        net.rec.coins           Subgroup for coin collecting.
        net.rec.nude            Subgroup for nude sunbathing.
        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             Records, both new and old, of all musical varieties.
net.religion            Religious, ethical, and moral implications of actions.
net.research            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               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.startrek            Star Trek, the TV show and the movies.
net.suicide             Suicide, its causes and effects (!).
net.taxes               Tax laws and advice.
net.test                For testing of network software.  Very boring.
net.travel              Traveling all over the world.
net.tv                  The boob tube, its history, and past and current shows.
net.ucds                The UNIX circuit design system.
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 software packages.
        net.usoft.s             Subgroup for the S Statistical Package.
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, pointers to people, etc.
net.wines               Wines and spirits.
net.wobegon             That radio show.
net.women               Women's rights, discrimination, etc.
net.works               Assorted 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.
fa.info-cpm             CP/M (Control Program / Micro) Operating System
                        mailing list.
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.poli-sci             Politics and/versus science.
fa.railroad             Railroad services and interruption of same.
fa.sf-lovers            Science fiction lovers' digest.
fa.tcp-ip               TCP and IP network protocols.
fa.telecom              Telecommunications digest.
fa.teletext             Teletext digest.

--------------------
* 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.
* Ada is a Trademark of the Ada Joint Program Office of the
  Department of Defense.

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Newsgroups: net.news.group
Subject: List of Active Newsgroups
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Date: Wed, 15-Jun-83 08:30:50 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 15 08:30:50 1983
Date-Received: Thu, 16-Jun-83 05:25:17 EDT
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The following is a list of currently active USENET newsgroups as of
15 June, 1983.  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!alb
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroup               Description
----------------------------------------------------------------------
net.adm.site            Automatic maintenance of the USENET directory.
                        Currently experimental.
net.ai                  Artificial intelligence.
net.analog              Analog design developments, ideas, and components.
net.announce            General announcements of interest to all -- moderated.
net.applic              Applicative language and related architecture.
net.arch                Computer architecture.
net.audio               High fidelity audio.
net.auto                Automobiles and automotive products and laws.
net.aviation            Aviation rules, means, and methods.
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.college             College, college activities, campus life, etc.
net.columbia            The space shuttle and the STS program.
net.comics              The funnies, old and new.
net.cooks               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.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.garden              Gardening, methods and results.
net.general             General queries, requests, announcements, etc.
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 slightly offensive.
        net.jokes.d             Subgroup for discussions on the content
                                of submissions to net.jokes.
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.forth          Subgroup for Forth.
        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                 Large scale integrated circuits.
net.mail                Proposed new mail/network standards.
net.math                Mathematical discussions and puzzles.
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.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.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.movies.sw           Subgroup for the Star Wars saga(s).
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               ''Natural'' languages.
net.notes               Notesfile software from the University of Illinois.
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.railroad            Railroad services and interruption of same.
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.caves           Subgroup for caving.
        net.rec.coins           Subgroup for coin collecting.
        net.rec.nude            Subgroup for nude sunbathing.
        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             Records, both new and old, of all musical varieties.
net.religion            Religious, ethical, and moral implications of actions.
net.research            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               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.startrek            Star Trek, the TV show and the movies.
net.std                 All sorts of standards.
net.suicide             Suicide, its causes and effects (!).
net.taxes               Tax laws and advice.
net.test                For testing of network software.  Very boring.
net.travel              Traveling all over the world.
net.tv                  The boob tube, its history, and past and current shows.
net.ucds                The UNIX circuit design system.
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 software packages.
        net.usoft.s             Subgroup for the S Statistical Package.
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, pointers to people, etc.
net.wines               Wines and spirits.
net.wobegon             That radio show.
net.women               Women's rights, discrimination, etc.
net.works               Assorted 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.
fa.info-cpm             CP/M (Control Program / Micro) Operating System
                        mailing list.
fa.info-terms           All sorts of terminals.
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fa.info-vlsi            Very large scale integrated circuits.
fa.poli-sci             Politics and/versus science.
fa.railroad             Railroad services and interruption of same.
fa.sf-lovers            Science fiction lovers' digest.
fa.tcp-ip               TCP and IP network protocols.
fa.telecom              Telecommunications digest.
fa.teletext             Teletext digest.

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From: cfv@packet.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.news.group
Subject: new and unused groups
Message-ID: <240@packet.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 20-Jun-83 17:51:33 EDT
Article-I.D.: packet.240
Posted: Mon Jun 20 17:51:33 1983
Date-Received: Wed, 22-Jun-83 06:20:07 EDT
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Having just received the latest list of active newsgroups, I  went  through
it  and  compared  it to reality on my system.  My system is relatively new
(on the net about a month) and has been running with automatic creation  of
new groups, so I think that what my system shows is close to what is really
happening on the network as far as traffic is concerned (assuming my system
gets most of the messages).

The following groups show up in my list that aren't on the official list:

        net.bicycle
        net.lisp
        net.trivia
        net.groups.control
        net.gdead

As of now, with the exception of net.bicycle which seems to be well on the
way to official status, I have zapped these. net.lisp and net.trivia have
counterparts elsewhere, and everything except net.gdead could have shown up
accidently by someone mis-remembering the topic name. net.gdead? who knows
where that came from....

What was more interesting was the comparison of the list of official topics
and which topics were being used. Here is a list of all topics on the official
list that have had no activity since my system came up:

        fa.arpa-bboard
        fa.bitgraph
        fa.digest-p
        fa.energy
        fa.info-terms
        fa.railroad
        fa.sf-lovers
        fa.telecom
        fa.teletext
        net.adm.site
        net.ai
        net.analog
        net.announce
        net.applic
        net.bugs
        net.bugs.2bsd
        net.chess
        net.college
        net.columbia
        net.decus
        net.games.emp
        net.games.pacman
        net.games.pbm
        net.lang.apl
        net.micro.432
        net.rec
        net.rec.birds
        net.rec.bridge
        net.rec.caves
        net.rec.scuba
        net.rec.ski
        net.research
        net.rumor
        net.sport
        net.sport.football
        net.sport.hockey
        net.std
        net.ucds
        net.usoft.s
        net.vvs
        net.wobegon

With the recent grumblings about the large number of topics on the net,
perhaps it is time to rethink the existence of some of the lesser used
topics, and see whether or not they can still be justified (for example,
do we really need net.columbia AND net.space?). We might also
want to re-classify some of them into more appropriate locations (could
net.startrek be moved to net.tv.startrek and net.chess be moved to
net.games.chess, for example?). As the number of people using the system
grows and the number of topics expand, there will be a growing need for
something like a sunset clause so that topics that have fallen out of use
(like net.wobegon[???]) or aren't really used very much can be recycled....
-- 
>From the dungeons of the Warlock:
                                              Chuck Von Rospach
                                              ucbvax!amd70!packet!cfv
                                              (chuqui@mit-mc)  <- obsolete!