usenet@gatech.EDU (12/01/86)
: News software at revisions 2.10.2 and beyond has the capability of : automatically comparing the active file against a centrally-maintained : list of active groups. Until a majority of network sites upgrade their : news to a version compatible with the "checkgroups" control message, : site administrators will have to run the message by hand. What follows : is a shell script to run such a message at your site. If your "inews" : program does not reside in /usr/lib/news/inews, change the variable : declaration given below, or else enter the pathname at the prompt. : : Gene Spafford : 1 December 1986 : --------------- cut here and run the rest through "sh" --------------- INEWS=${INEWS-/usr/lib/news/inews} DISTRIBUTION=${DISTRIBUTION-local} if test ! -f $INEWS; then echo -n "Enter the pathname of the inews program: " INEWS=`(read foo;echo $foo)</dev/tty` fi $INEWS -h <<E-O-F Subject: cmsg checkgroups Control: checkgroups Newsgroups: control,news.adm.ctl Distribution: $DISTRIBUTION Approved: usenet@gatech.edu net.announce.arpa-internet Announcements from the Arpa world (Moderated) net.audio High fidelity audio. net.auto Automobiles, automotive products and laws. net.auto.tech Technical aspects of automobiles, et. al. net.aviation Aviation rules, means, and methods. net.bicycle Bicycles, related products and laws. net.books Books of all genres, shapes, and sizes. net.comics The funnies, old and new. net.cooks Food, cooking, cookbooks, and recipes. net.cycle Motorcycles and related products and laws. net.games Games and computer games. net.games.board Discussion and hints on board games. net.games.chess Chess & computer chess. net.games.emp Discussion and hints about Empire. net.games.frp Discussion about Fantasy Role Playing games. net.games.go Discussion about Go. net.games.hack Discussion, hints, etc. about the Hack game. net.games.pbm Discussion about Play by Mail games. net.games.rogue Discussion and hints about Rogue. net.games.trivia Discussion about trivia. net.games.video Discussion about video games. net.garden Gardening, methods and results. net.ham-radio Amateur Radio practices, contests, events, rules, etc. net.ham-radio.packet Discussion about packet radio setups. net.jokes Jokes and the like. May be somewhat offensive. net.jokes.d Discussions on the content of net.jokes articles net.mag Magazine summaries, tables of contents, etc. net.movies Reviews and discussions of movies. net.music Music lovers' group. net.music.classical Discussion about classical music. net.music.folk Folks discussing folk music of various sorts net.music.gdead A group for (Grateful) Dead-heads net.music.makers For performers and their discussions. net.music.synth Synthesizers and computer music net.pets Pets, pet care, and household animals in general. net.poems For the posting of poems. net.puzzle Puzzles, problems, and quizzes. net.railroad Real and model train fans' newsgroup. net.rec Recreational/participant sports. net.rec.birds Hobbyists interested in bird watching. net.rec.boat Hobbyists interested in boating. net.rec.bridge Hobbyists interested in bridge. net.rec.nude Hobbyists interested in naturist/nudist activities. net.rec.photo Hobbyists interested in photography. net.rec.scuba Hobbyists interested in SCUBA diving. net.rec.ski Hobbyists interested in skiing. net.rec.skydive Hobbyists interested in skydiving. net.rec.wood Hobbyists interested in woodworking. net.sf-lovers Science fiction lovers' newsgroup. net.sources For the posting of software packages & documentation. net.sources.bugs For bug fixes and features discussion net.sources.games Postings of recreational software net.sources.mac Software for the Apple Macintosh net.sport Spectator sports. net.sport.baseball Discussion about baseball. net.sport.football Discussion about football. net.sport.hockey Discussion about hockey. net.sport.hoops Discussion about basketball. net.startrek Star Trek, the TV show and the movies. net.travel Traveling all over the world. net.tv The boob tube, its history, and past and current shows. net.tv.drwho Discussion about Dr. Who. net.tv.soaps Postings about soap operas. net.veg Vegetarians. net.video Video and video components. net.wines Wines and spirits. net.wobegon "A Prairie Home Companion" radio show discussion. mod.announce General announcements of interest to all. (Moderated) mod.announce.newusers Explanatory postings for new users. (Moderated) mod.ai Discussions about Artificial Intelligence (Moderated) mod.amiga Commodore Amiga micros -- info, uses, but no programs. (Moderated) mod.amiga.binaries Encoded public domain programs in binary form. (Moderated) mod.amiga.sources Public domain software in source code format. (Moderated) mod.compilers Discussion about compiler construction, theory, etc. (Moderated) mod.computers Discussion about various computers and related. (Moderated) mod.computers.68k 68000-based systems. (Moderated) mod.computers.apollo Apollo computer systems. (Moderated) mod.computers.masscomp The Masscomp line of computers. (Moderated) mod.computers.ibm-pc The IBM PC, PC-XT, and PC-AT. (Moderated) mod.computers.laser-printers Laser printers, hardware and software. (Moderated) mod.computers.pyramid Pyramid 90x computers. (Moderated) mod.computers.ridge Ridge 32 computers and ROS. (Moderated) mod.computers.sequent Sequent systems, (esp. Balance 8000). (Moderated) mod.computers.sun Sun "workstation" computers (Moderated) mod.computers.vax DEC's VAX* line of computers & VMS. (Moderated) mod.computers.workstations Various workstation-type computers. (Moderated) mod.conferences Calls for papers and conference announcements. (Moderated) mod.comp-soc Discussion on the impact of technology on society. (Moderated) mod.graphics Graphics software, hardware, theory, etc. (Moderated) mod.human-nets Computer aided communications digest. (Moderated) mod.mac Apple Macintosh micros -- info, uses, but no programs. (Moderated) mod.mac.binaries Encoded public domain programs in binary form. (Moderated) mod.mac.sources Public domain software in source code format. (Moderated) mod.mag Discussions on electronicly published "magazines" (Moderated) mod.mag.otherrealms Edited science fiction and fantasy "magazine". (Moderated) mod.map Various maps, including UUCP maps (Moderated) mod.movies Reviews and discussion of movies (Moderated) mod.music Reviews and discussion of things musical (Moderated) mod.music.gaffa Progressive music discussions (e.g., Kate Bush). (Moderated) mod.newprod Announcements of new products of interest to readers (Moderated) mod.newslists Postings of news-related statistics and lists (Moderated) mod.os Disussions about operating systems and related areas. (Moderated) mod.os.os9 Discussions about the os9 operating system. (Moderated) mod.os.unix Discussion of UNIX* features and bugs. (Moderated) mod.philosophy Discussion of philosphical issues and concepts. (Moderated) mod.philosophy.tech Technical philosophy: math, science, logic, etc (Moderated) mod.politics Discussions on political problems, systems, solutions. (Moderated) mod.politics.arms-d Arms discussion digest. (Moderated) mod.protocols Various forms and types of FTP protocol discussions. (Moderated) mod.protocols.appletalk Applebus hardware & software discussion. (Moderated) mod.protocols.kermit Information about the Kermit package. (Moderated) mod.protocols.tcp-ip TCP and IP network protocols. (Moderated) mod.psi Discussion of paranormal abilities and experiences. (Moderated) mod.rec Discussions on pastimes (not currently active) (Moderated) mod.rec.guns Discussions about firearms (Moderated) mod.recipes A "distributed cookbook" of screened recipes. (Moderated) mod.religion Top-level group with no moderator (as of yet). (Moderated) mod.religion.christian Discussions on Christianity and related topics. (Moderated) mod.risks Risks to the public from computers & users. (Moderated) mod.sources postings of public-domain sources. (Moderated) mod.sources.doc Archived public-domain documentation. (Moderated) mod.sources.games Postings of public-domain game sources (Moderated) mod.std Discussion about various standards (Moderated) mod.std.c Discussion about C language standards (Moderated) mod.std.mumps Discussion for the X11.1 committee on Mumps (Moderated) mod.std.unix Discussion for the P1003 committee on UNIX (Moderated) mod.techreports Announcements and lists of technical reports. (Moderated) mod.telecom Telecommunications digest. (Moderated) mod.vlsi Very large scale integrated circuits. (Moderated) comp.ai Artificial intelligence discussions. comp.arch Computer architecture. comp.bugs.2bsd Reports of UNIX* version 2BSD related bugs. comp.bugs.4bsd Reports of UNIX version 4BSD related bugs. comp.bugs.misc General bug reports and fixes (includes V7 & uucp). comp.bugs.sys5 Reports of USG (System III, V, etc.) bugs. comp.cog-eng Cognitive engineering. comp.databases Database and data management issues and theory. comp.dcom.lans Local area network hardware and software. comp.dcom.modems Data communications hardware and software. comp.edu Computer science education. comp.emacs EMACS editors of different flavors. comp.graphics Computer graphics, art, animation, image processing, comp.lang.ada Discussion about Ada*. comp.lang.apl Discussion about APL. comp.lang.c Discussion about C. comp.lang.c++ The object-oriented C++ language. comp.lang.forth Discussion about Forth. comp.lang.fortran Discussion about FORTRAN. comp.lang.lisp Discussion about LISP. comp.lang.misc Different computer languages not specifically listed. comp.lang.modula2 Discussion about Modula-2. comp.lang.pascal Discussion about Pascal. comp.lang.prolog Discussion about PROLOG. comp.lang.smalltalk Discussion about Smalltalk 80. comp.lsi Large scale integrated circuits. comp.mail.headers Gatewayed from the ARPA header-people list. comp.mail.misc General discussions about computer mail. comp.mail.uucp Mail in the uucp network environment. comp.misc General topics about computers not covered elsewhere. comp.org.decus DEC* Users' Society newsgroup. comp.org.usenix USENIX Association events and announcements. comp.os.cpm Discussion about the CP/M operating system. comp.os.eunice The SRI Eunice system. comp.os.misc General OS-oriented discussion not carried elsewhere. comp.periphs Peripheral devices. comp.sources.d For any discussion of source postings. comp.sources.wanted Requests for software and fixes. comp.std.internat Discussion about international standards comp.sys.amiga Discussion about the Amiga micro. comp.sys.apple Discussion about Apple micros. comp.sys.atari.8bit Discussion about 8 bit Atari micros. comp.sys.atari.st Discussion about 16 bit Atari micros. comp.sys.att Discussions about AT&T microcomputers comp.sys.cbm Discussion about Commodore micros. comp.sys.dec Discussions about DEC computer systems. comp.sys.hp Discussion about Hewlett/Packard's. comp.sys.ibm.pc Discussion about IBM personal computers. comp.sys.intel Disucussions about Intel systems and parts. comp.sys.m6809 Discussion about 6809's. comp.sys.m68k Discussion about 68k's. comp.sys.mac Discussions about the Apple Macintosh & Lisa. comp.sys.misc Micro computers of all kinds. comp.sys.nsc.32k National Semiconductor 32000 series chips comp.sys.tandy Discussion about TRS-80's. comp.sys.ti Discussion about Texas Instruments. comp.terminals All sorts of terminals. comp.text Text processing. comp.unix.questions UNIX neophytes group. comp.unix.wizards Discussions, bug reports, and fixes on and for UNIX. comp.unix.xenix Discussion about the Xenix OS. misc.consumers Consumer interests, product reviews, etc. misc.consumers.house Discussion about owning and maintaining a house. misc.forsale Short, tasteful postings about items for sale. misc.headlines Current interest: drug testing, terrorism, etc. misc.invest Investments and the handling of money. misc.jobs Job announcements, requests, etc. misc.kids Children, their behavior and activities. misc.legal Legalities and the ethics of law. misc.misc Various discussions not fitting in any other group. misc.taxes Tax laws and advice. misc.test For testing of network software. Very boring. misc.wanted Requests for things that are needed (NOT software). news.admin Comments directed to news administrators. news.config Postings of system down times and interruptions. news.groups Discussions and lists of newsgroups news.misc Discussions of USENET itself. news.newsites Postings of new site announcements. news.software.b Discussion about B news software. news.software.notes Notesfile software from the Univ. of Illinois. news.stargate Discussion about satellite transmission of news. news.sysadmin Comments directed to system administrators. rec.arts.books Books of all genres, shapes, and sizes. rec.arts.comics The funnies, old and new. rec.arts.drwho Discussion about Dr. Who. rec.arts.movies Reviews and discussions of movies. rec.arts.poems For the posting of poems. rec.arts.sf-lovers Science fiction lovers' newsgroup. rec.arts.startrek Star Trek, the TV show and the movies. rec.arts.tv The boob tube, its history, and past and current shows. rec.arts.tv.soaps Postings about soap operas. rec.arts.wobegon "A Prairie Home Companion" radio show discussion. rec.audio High fidelity audio. rec.autos Automobiles, automotive products and laws. rec.autos.tech Technical aspects of automobiles, et. al. rec.aviation Aviation rules, means, and methods. rec.bicycles Bicycles, related products and laws. rec.birds Hobbyists interested in bird watching. rec.boats Hobbyists interested in boating. rec.food.cooking Food, cooking, cookbooks, and recipes. rec.food.drink Wines and spirits. rec.food.veg Vegetarians. rec.games.board Discussion and hints on board games. rec.games.bridge Hobbyists interested in bridge. rec.games.chess Chess & computer chess. rec.games.empire Discussion and hints about Empire. rec.games.frp Discussion about Fantasy Role Playing games. rec.games.go Discussion about Go. rec.games.hack Discussion, hints, etc. about the Hack game. rec.games.misc Games and computer games. rec.games.pbm Discussion about Play by Mail games. rec.games.rogue Discussion and hints about Rogue. rec.games.trivia Discussion about trivia. rec.games.video Discussion about video games. rec.gardens Gardening, methods and results. rec.ham-radio Amateur Radio practices, contests, events, rules, etc. rec.ham-radio.packet Discussion about packet radio setups. rec.humor Jokes and the like. May be somewhat offensive. rec.humor.d Discussions on the content of net.jokes articles rec.mag Magazine summaries, tables of contents, etc. rec.misc General topics about recreational/participant sports. rec.motorcycles Motorcycles and related products and laws. rec.music.classical Discussion about classical music. rec.music.folk Folks discussing folk music of various sorts rec.music.gdead A group for (Grateful) Dead-heads rec.music.makers For performers and their discussions. rec.music.misc Music lovers' group. rec.music.synth Synthesizers and computer music rec.nude Hobbyists interested in naturist/nudist activities. rec.pets Pets, pet care, and household animals in general. rec.photo Hobbyists interested in photography. rec.puzzles Puzzles, problems, and quizzes. rec.railroad Real and model train fans' newsgroup. rec.scuba Hobbyists interested in SCUBA diving. rec.skiing Hobbyists interested in skiing. rec.skydiving Hobbyists interested in skydiving. rec.sport.baseball Discussion about baseball. rec.sport.basketball Discussion about basketball. rec.sport.football Discussion about football. rec.sport.hockey Discussion about hockey. rec.sport.misc Spectator sports. rec.travel Traveling all over the world. rec.video Video and video components. rec.woodworking Hobbyists interested in woodworking. sci.astro Astronomy discussions and information. sci.bio Biology and related sciences. sci.crypt Different methods of data en/decryption. sci.electronics Circuits, theory, electrons and discussions. sci.lang Natural languages, communication, etc. sci.math Mathematical discussions and pursuits sci.math.stat Statistics discussion. sci.math.symbolic Symbolic algebra discussion. sci.med Medicine and its related products and regulations. sci.misc Short-lived discussions on subjects in the sciences. sci.physics Physical laws, properties, etc. sci.research Research methods, funding, ethics, and whatever. sci.space Space, space programs, space related research, etc. sci.space.shuttle The space shuttle and the STS program. soc.college College, college activities, campus life, etc. soc.culture.african Discussions about Africa & things African soc.culture.celtic Group about Celtics (*not* basketball!) soc.culture.greek Group about Greeks. soc.culture.indian Group for discussion about India & things Indian soc.culture.jewish Group for discussion about Jewish culture & religion soc.culture.misc Group for discussion about other cultures soc.misc Socially-oriented topics not in other groups. soc.motss Issues pertaining to homosexuality. soc.roots Genealogical matters. soc.singles Newsgroup for single people, their activities, etc. soc.net-people Announcements, requests, etc. about people on the net. soc.women Women's rights, discrimination, etc. talk.abortion All sorts of discussions and arguments on abortion. talk.bizarre The unusual, bizarre, curious, and often stupid. talk.origins Evolution versus creationism (sometimes hot!). talk.philosophy.misc Philosophical musings on all topics. talk.politics.misc Political discussions and ravings of all kinds. talk.politics.theory Theory of politics and political systems. talk.religion.misc Religious, ethical, & moral implications. talk.rumors For the posting of rumors. E-O-F exit 0
usenet@gatech.EDU (12/16/86)
: News software at revisions 2.10.2 and beyond has the capability of : automatically comparing the active file against a centrally-maintained : list of active groups. Until a majority of network sites upgrade their : news to a version compatible with the "checkgroups" control message, : site administrators will have to run the message by hand. What follows : is a shell script to run such a message at your site. If your "inews" : program does not reside in /usr/lib/news/inews, change the variable : declaration given below, or else enter the pathname at the prompt. : : Gene Spafford : 16 December 1986 : --------------- cut here and run the rest through "sh" --------------- INEWS=${INEWS-/usr/lib/news/inews} DISTRIBUTION=${DISTRIBUTION-local} if test ! -f $INEWS; then echo -n "Enter the pathname of the inews program: " INEWS=`(read foo;echo $foo)</dev/tty` fi $INEWS -h <<E-O-F Subject: cmsg checkgroups Control: checkgroups Newsgroups: control,news.adm.ctl Distribution: $DISTRIBUTION Approved: usenet@gatech.edu net.announce.arpa-internet Announcements from the Arpa world (Moderated) net.sources For the posting of software packages & documentation. net.sources.bugs For bug fixes and features discussion net.sources.games Postings of recreational software net.sources.mac Software for the Apple Macintosh mod.announce General announcements of interest to all. (Moderated) mod.announce.newusers Explanatory postings for new users. (Moderated) mod.ai Discussions about Artificial Intelligence (Moderated) mod.amiga Commodore Amiga micros -- info, uses, but no programs. (Moderated) mod.amiga.binaries Encoded public domain programs in binary form. (Moderated) mod.amiga.sources Public domain software in source code format. (Moderated) mod.compilers Discussion about compiler construction, theory, etc. (Moderated) mod.computers Discussion about various computers and related. (Moderated) mod.computers.68k 68000-based systems. (Moderated) mod.computers.apollo Apollo computer systems. (Moderated) mod.computers.masscomp The Masscomp line of computers. (Moderated) mod.computers.ibm-pc The IBM PC, PC-XT, and PC-AT. (Moderated) mod.computers.laser-printers Laser printers, hardware and software. (Moderated) mod.computers.pyramid Pyramid 90x computers. (Moderated) mod.computers.ridge Ridge 32 computers and ROS. (Moderated) mod.computers.sequent Sequent systems, (esp. Balance 8000). (Moderated) mod.computers.sun Sun "workstation" computers (Moderated) mod.computers.vax DEC's VAX* line of computers & VMS. (Moderated) mod.computers.workstations Various workstation-type computers. (Moderated) mod.conferences Calls for papers and conference announcements. (Moderated) mod.comp-soc Discussion on the impact of technology on society. (Moderated) mod.graphics Graphics software, hardware, theory, etc. (Moderated) mod.human-nets Computer aided communications digest. (Moderated) mod.mac Apple Macintosh micros -- info, uses, but no programs. (Moderated) mod.mac.binaries Encoded public domain programs in binary form. (Moderated) mod.mac.sources Public domain software in source code format. (Moderated) mod.mag.otherrealms Edited science fiction and fantasy "magazine". (Moderated) mod.map Various maps, including UUCP maps (Moderated) mod.music Reviews and discussion of things musical (Moderated) mod.music.gaffa Progressive music discussions (e.g., Kate Bush). (Moderated) mod.newprod Announcements of new products of interest to readers (Moderated) mod.newslists Postings of news-related statistics and lists (Moderated) mod.os Disussions about operating systems and related areas. (Moderated) mod.os.os9 Discussions about the os9 operating system. (Moderated) mod.os.unix Discussion of UNIX* features and bugs. (Moderated) mod.philosophy Discussion of philosphical issues and concepts. (Moderated) mod.philosophy.tech Technical philosophy: math, science, logic, etc (Moderated) mod.politics Discussions on political problems, systems, solutions. (Moderated) mod.politics.arms-d Arms discussion digest. (Moderated) mod.protocols Various forms and types of FTP protocol discussions. (Moderated) mod.protocols.appletalk Applebus hardware & software discussion. (Moderated) mod.protocols.kermit Information about the Kermit package. (Moderated) mod.protocols.tcp-ip TCP and IP network protocols. (Moderated) mod.psi Discussion of paranormal abilities and experiences. (Moderated) mod.rec Discussions on pastimes (not currently active) (Moderated) mod.rec.guns Discussions about firearms (Moderated) mod.recipes A "distributed cookbook" of screened recipes. (Moderated) mod.religion Top-level group with no moderator (as of yet). (Moderated) mod.religion.christian Discussions on Christianity and related topics. (Moderated) mod.risks Risks to the public from computers & users. (Moderated) mod.sources postings of public-domain sources. (Moderated) mod.sources.doc Archived public-domain documentation. (Moderated) mod.sources.games Postings of public-domain game sources (Moderated) mod.std Discussion about various standards (Moderated) mod.std.c Discussion about C language standards (Moderated) mod.std.mumps Discussion for the X11.1 committee on Mumps (Moderated) mod.std.unix Discussion for the P1003 committee on UNIX (Moderated) mod.techreports Announcements and lists of technical reports. (Moderated) mod.telecom Telecommunications digest. (Moderated) mod.vlsi Very large scale integrated circuits. (Moderated) comp.ai Artificial intelligence discussions. comp.arch Computer architecture. comp.bugs.2bsd Reports of UNIX* version 2BSD related bugs. comp.bugs.4bsd Reports of UNIX version 4BSD related bugs. comp.bugs.misc General bug reports and fixes (includes V7 & uucp). comp.bugs.sys5 Reports of USG (System III, V, etc.) bugs. comp.cog-eng Cognitive engineering. comp.databases Database and data management issues and theory. comp.dcom.lans Local area network hardware and software. comp.dcom.modems Data communications hardware and software. comp.edu Computer science education. comp.emacs EMACS editors of different flavors. comp.graphics Computer graphics, art, animation, image processing, comp.lang.ada Discussion about Ada*. comp.lang.apl Discussion about APL. comp.lang.c Discussion about C. comp.lang.c++ The object-oriented C++ language. comp.lang.forth Discussion about Forth. comp.lang.fortran Discussion about FORTRAN. comp.lang.lisp Discussion about LISP. comp.lang.misc Different computer languages not specifically listed. comp.lang.modula2 Discussion about Modula-2. comp.lang.pascal Discussion about Pascal. comp.lang.prolog Discussion about PROLOG. comp.lang.smalltalk Discussion about Smalltalk 80. comp.lsi Large scale integrated circuits. comp.mail.headers Gatewayed from the ARPA header-people list. comp.mail.misc General discussions about computer mail. comp.mail.uucp Mail in the uucp network environment. comp.misc General topics about computers not covered elsewhere. comp.org.decus DEC* Users' Society newsgroup. comp.org.usenix USENIX Association events and announcements. comp.os.cpm Discussion about the CP/M operating system. comp.os.eunice The SRI Eunice system. comp.os.misc General OS-oriented discussion not carried elsewhere. comp.periphs Peripheral devices. comp.sources.d For any discussion of source postings. comp.sources.wanted Requests for software and fixes. comp.std.internat Discussion about international standards comp.sys.amiga Discussion about the Amiga micro. comp.sys.apple Discussion about Apple micros. comp.sys.atari.8bit Discussion about 8 bit Atari micros. comp.sys.atari.st Discussion about 16 bit Atari micros. comp.sys.att Discussions about AT&T microcomputers comp.sys.cbm Discussion about Commodore micros. comp.sys.dec Discussions about DEC computer systems. comp.sys.hp Discussion about Hewlett/Packard's. comp.sys.ibm.pc Discussion about IBM personal computers. comp.sys.intel Disucussions about Intel systems and parts. comp.sys.m6809 Discussion about 6809's. comp.sys.m68k Discussion about 68k's. comp.sys.mac Discussions about the Apple Macintosh & Lisa. comp.sys.misc Micro computers of all kinds. comp.sys.nsc.32k National Semiconductor 32000 series chips comp.sys.tandy Discussion about TRS-80's. comp.sys.ti Discussion about Texas Instruments. comp.terminals All sorts of terminals. comp.text Text processing. comp.unix.questions UNIX neophytes group. comp.unix.wizards Discussions, bug reports, and fixes on and for UNIX. comp.unix.xenix Discussion about the Xenix OS. misc.consumers Consumer interests, product reviews, etc. misc.consumers.house Discussion about owning and maintaining a house. misc.forsale Short, tasteful postings about items for sale. misc.headlines Current interest: drug testing, terrorism, etc. misc.invest Investments and the handling of money. misc.jobs Job announcements, requests, etc. misc.kids Children, their behavior and activities. misc.legal Legalities and the ethics of law. misc.misc Various discussions not fitting in any other group. misc.taxes Tax laws and advice. misc.test For testing of network software. Very boring. misc.wanted Requests for things that are needed (NOT software). news.admin Comments directed to news administrators. news.config Postings of system down times and interruptions. news.groups Discussions and lists of newsgroups news.lists News-related statistics and lists (Moderated) news.misc Discussions of USENET itself. news.newsites Postings of new site announcements. news.software.b Discussion about B news software. news.software.notes Notesfile software from the Univ. of Illinois. news.stargate Discussion about satellite transmission of news. news.sysadmin Comments directed to system administrators. rec.arts.books Books of all genres, shapes, and sizes. rec.arts.comics The funnies, old and new. rec.arts.drwho Discussion about Dr. Who. rec.arts.movies Reviews and discussions of movies. rec.arts.poems For the posting of poems. rec.arts.sf-lovers Science fiction lovers' newsgroup. rec.arts.startrek Star Trek, the TV show and the movies. rec.arts.tv The boob tube, its history, and past and current shows. rec.arts.tv.soaps Postings about soap operas. rec.arts.wobegon "A Prairie Home Companion" radio show discussion. rec.audio High fidelity audio. rec.autos Automobiles, automotive products and laws. rec.autos.tech Technical aspects of automobiles, et. al. rec.aviation Aviation rules, means, and methods. rec.bicycles Bicycles, related products and laws. rec.birds Hobbyists interested in bird watching. rec.boats Hobbyists interested in boating. rec.food.cooking Food, cooking, cookbooks, and recipes. rec.food.drink Wines and spirits. rec.food.veg Vegetarians. rec.games.board Discussion and hints on board games. rec.games.bridge Hobbyists interested in bridge. rec.games.chess Chess & computer chess. rec.games.empire Discussion and hints about Empire. rec.games.frp Discussion about Fantasy Role Playing games. rec.games.go Discussion about Go. rec.games.hack Discussion, hints, etc. about the Hack game. rec.games.misc Games and computer games. rec.games.pbm Discussion about Play by Mail games. rec.games.rogue Discussion and hints about Rogue. rec.games.trivia Discussion about trivia. rec.games.video Discussion about video games. rec.gardens Gardening, methods and results. rec.ham-radio Amateur Radio practices, contests, events, rules, etc. rec.ham-radio.packet Discussion about packet radio setups. rec.humor Jokes and the like. May be somewhat offensive. rec.humor.d Discussions on the content of rec.humor articles rec.mag Magazine summaries, tables of contents, etc. rec.misc General topics about recreational/participant sports. rec.motorcycles Motorcycles and related products and laws. rec.music.classical Discussion about classical music. rec.music.folk Folks discussing folk music of various sorts rec.music.gdead A group for (Grateful) Dead-heads rec.music.makers For performers and their discussions. rec.music.misc Music lovers' group. rec.music.synth Synthesizers and computer music rec.nude Hobbyists interested in naturist/nudist activities. rec.pets Pets, pet care, and household animals in general. rec.photo Hobbyists interested in photography. rec.puzzles Puzzles, problems, and quizzes. rec.railroad Real and model train fans' newsgroup. rec.scuba Hobbyists interested in SCUBA diving. rec.skiing Hobbyists interested in skiing. rec.skydiving Hobbyists interested in skydiving. rec.sport.baseball Discussion about baseball. rec.sport.basketball Discussion about basketball. rec.sport.football Discussion about football. rec.sport.hockey Discussion about hockey. rec.sport.misc Spectator sports. rec.travel Traveling all over the world. rec.video Video and video components. rec.woodworking Hobbyists interested in woodworking. sci.astro Astronomy discussions and information. sci.bio Biology and related sciences. sci.crypt Different methods of data en/decryption. sci.electronics Circuits, theory, electrons and discussions. sci.lang Natural languages, communication, etc. sci.math Mathematical discussions and pursuits sci.math.stat Statistics discussion. sci.math.symbolic Symbolic algebra discussion. sci.med Medicine and its related products and regulations. sci.misc Short-lived discussions on subjects in the sciences. sci.physics Physical laws, properties, etc. sci.research Research methods, funding, ethics, and whatever. sci.space Space, space programs, space related research, etc. sci.space.shuttle The space shuttle and the STS program. soc.college College, college activities, campus life, etc. soc.culture.african Discussions about Africa & things African soc.culture.celtic Group about Celtics (*not* basketball!) soc.culture.greek Group about Greeks. soc.culture.indian Group for discussion about India & things Indian soc.culture.jewish Group for discussion about Jewish culture & religion soc.culture.misc Group for discussion about other cultures soc.misc Socially-oriented topics not in other groups. soc.motss Issues pertaining to homosexuality. soc.roots Genealogical matters. soc.singles Newsgroup for single people, their activities, etc. soc.net-people Announcements, requests, etc. about people on the net. soc.women Women's rights, discrimination, etc. talk.abortion All sorts of discussions and arguments on abortion. talk.bizarre The unusual, bizarre, curious, and often stupid. talk.origins Evolution versus creationism (sometimes hot!). talk.philosophy.misc Philosophical musings on all topics. talk.politics.misc Political discussions and ravings of all kinds. talk.politics.theory Theory of politics and political systems. talk.religion.misc Religious, ethical, & moral implications. talk.rumors For the posting of rumors. 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usenet@gatech.EDU (01/01/87)
: News software at revisions 2.10.2 and beyond has the capability of : automatically comparing the active file against a centrally-maintained : list of active groups. Until a majority of network sites upgrade their : news to a version compatible with the "checkgroups" control message, : site administrators will have to run the message by hand. What follows : is a shell script to run such a message at your site. If your "inews" : program does not reside in /usr/lib/news/inews, change the variable : declaration given below, or else enter the pathname at the prompt. : : Gene Spafford : 1 January 1987 : --------------- cut here and run the rest through "sh" --------------- INEWS=${INEWS-/usr/lib/news/inews} DISTRIBUTION=${DISTRIBUTION-local} if test ! -f $INEWS; then echo -n "Enter the pathname of the inews program: " INEWS=`(read foo;echo $foo)</dev/tty` fi $INEWS -h <<E-O-F Subject: cmsg checkgroups Control: checkgroups Newsgroups: control,news.adm.ctl Distribution: $DISTRIBUTION Approved: usenet@gatech.edu net.sources For the posting of software packages & documentation. net.sources.bugs For bug fixes and features discussion net.sources.games Postings of recreational software net.sources.mac Software for the Apple Macintosh mod.announce General announcements of interest to all. (Moderated) mod.announce.newusers Explanatory postings for new users. (Moderated) mod.ai Discussions about Artificial Intelligence (Moderated) mod.amiga Commodore Amiga micros -- info, uses, but no programs. (Moderated) mod.amiga.binaries Encoded public domain programs in binary form. (Moderated) mod.amiga.sources Public domain software in source code format. (Moderated) mod.compilers Discussion about compiler construction, theory, etc. (Moderated) mod.computers Discussion about various computers and related. (Moderated) mod.computers.68k 68000-based systems. (Moderated) mod.computers.apollo Apollo computer systems. (Moderated) mod.computers.masscomp The Masscomp line of computers. (Moderated) mod.computers.ibm-pc The IBM PC, PC-XT, and PC-AT. (Moderated) mod.computers.laser-printers Laser printers, hardware and software. (Moderated) mod.computers.pyramid Pyramid 90x computers. (Moderated) mod.computers.ridge Ridge 32 computers and ROS. (Moderated) mod.computers.sequent Sequent systems, (esp. Balance 8000). (Moderated) mod.computers.sun Sun "workstation" computers (Moderated) mod.computers.vax DEC's VAX* line of computers & VMS. (Moderated) mod.computers.workstations Various workstation-type computers. (Moderated) mod.conferences Calls for papers and conference announcements. (Moderated) mod.comp-soc Discussion on the impact of technology on society. (Moderated) mod.graphics Graphics software, hardware, theory, etc. (Moderated) mod.human-nets Computer aided communications digest. (Moderated) mod.mac Apple Macintosh micros -- info, uses, but no programs. (Moderated) mod.mac.binaries Encoded public domain programs in binary form. (Moderated) mod.mac.sources Public domain software in source code format. (Moderated) mod.mag.otherrealms Edited science fiction and fantasy "magazine". (Moderated) mod.map Various maps, including UUCP maps (Moderated) mod.music Reviews and discussion of things musical (Moderated) mod.music.gaffa Progressive music discussions (e.g., Kate Bush). (Moderated) mod.newprod Announcements of new products of interest to readers (Moderated) mod.newslists Postings of news-related statistics and lists (Moderated) mod.os Disussions about operating systems and related areas. (Moderated) mod.os.os9 Discussions about the os9 operating system. (Moderated) mod.os.unix Discussion of UNIX* features and bugs. (Moderated) mod.philosophy Discussion of philosphical issues and concepts. (Moderated) mod.philosophy.tech Technical philosophy: math, science, logic, etc (Moderated) mod.politics Discussions on political problems, systems, solutions. (Moderated) mod.politics.arms-d Arms discussion digest. (Moderated) mod.protocols Various forms and types of FTP protocol discussions. (Moderated) mod.protocols.appletalk Applebus hardware & software discussion. (Moderated) mod.protocols.kermit Information about the Kermit package. (Moderated) mod.protocols.tcp-ip TCP and IP network protocols. (Moderated) mod.psi Discussion of paranormal abilities and experiences. (Moderated) mod.rec Discussions on pastimes (not currently active) (Moderated) mod.rec.guns Discussions about firearms (Moderated) mod.recipes Recipes from the USENET Cookbook (troff and text) (Moderated) mod.religion Top-level group with no moderator (as of yet). (Moderated) mod.religion.christian Discussions on Christianity and related topics. (Moderated) mod.risks Risks to the public from computers & users. (Moderated) mod.sources postings of public-domain sources. (Moderated) mod.sources.doc Archived public-domain documentation. (Moderated) mod.sources.games Postings of public-domain game sources (Moderated) mod.std Discussion about various standards (Moderated) mod.std.c Discussion about C language standards (Moderated) mod.std.mumps Discussion for the X11.1 committee on Mumps (Moderated) mod.std.unix Discussion for the P1003 committee on UNIX (Moderated) mod.techreports Announcements and lists of technical reports. (Moderated) mod.telecom Telecommunications digest. (Moderated) comp.ai Artificial intelligence discussions. comp.arch Computer architecture. comp.bugs.2bsd Reports of UNIX* version 2BSD related bugs. comp.bugs.4bsd Reports of UNIX version 4BSD related bugs. comp.bugs.misc General bug reports and fixes (includes V7 & uucp). comp.bugs.sys5 Reports of USG (System III, V, etc.) bugs. comp.cog-eng Cognitive engineering. comp.databases Database and data management issues and theory. comp.dcom.lans Local area network hardware and software. comp.dcom.modems Data communications hardware and software. comp.edu Computer science education. comp.emacs EMACS editors of different flavors. comp.graphics Computer graphics, art, animation, image processing, comp.lang.ada Discussion about Ada*. comp.lang.apl Discussion about APL. comp.lang.c Discussion about C. comp.lang.c++ The object-oriented C++ language. comp.lang.forth Discussion about Forth. comp.lang.fortran Discussion about FORTRAN. comp.lang.lisp Discussion about LISP. comp.lang.misc Different computer languages not specifically listed. comp.lang.modula2 Discussion about Modula-2. comp.lang.pascal Discussion about Pascal. comp.lang.prolog Discussion about PROLOG. comp.lang.smalltalk Discussion about Smalltalk 80. comp.lsi Large scale integrated circuits. comp.mail.headers Gatewayed from the ARPA header-people list. comp.mail.misc General discussions about computer mail. comp.mail.uucp Mail in the uucp network environment. comp.misc General topics about computers not covered elsewhere. comp.org.decus DEC* Users' Society newsgroup. comp.org.usenix USENIX Association events and announcements. comp.os.cpm Discussion about the CP/M operating system. comp.os.eunice The SRI Eunice system. comp.os.misc General OS-oriented discussion not carried elsewhere. comp.periphs Peripheral devices. comp.sources.d For any discussion of source postings. comp.sources.wanted Requests for software and fixes. comp.std.internat Discussion about international standards comp.sys.amiga Discussion about the Amiga micro. comp.sys.apple Discussion about Apple micros. comp.sys.atari.8bit Discussion about 8 bit Atari micros. comp.sys.atari.st Discussion about 16 bit Atari micros. comp.sys.att Discussions about AT&T microcomputers comp.sys.cbm Discussion about Commodore micros. comp.sys.dec Discussions about DEC computer systems. comp.sys.hp Discussion about Hewlett/Packard's. comp.sys.ibm.pc Discussion about IBM personal computers. comp.sys.intel Disucussions about Intel systems and parts. comp.sys.m6809 Discussion about 6809's. comp.sys.m68k Discussion about 68k's. comp.sys.mac Discussions about the Apple Macintosh & Lisa. comp.sys.misc Micro computers of all kinds. comp.sys.nsc.32k National Semiconductor 32000 series chips comp.sys.tandy Discussion about TRS-80's. comp.sys.ti Discussion about Texas Instruments. comp.terminals All sorts of terminals. comp.text Text processing. comp.unix.questions UNIX neophytes group. comp.unix.wizards Discussions, bug reports, and fixes on and for UNIX. comp.unix.xenix Discussion about the Xenix OS. misc.consumers Consumer interests, product reviews, etc. misc.consumers.house Discussion about owning and maintaining a house. misc.forsale Short, tasteful postings about items for sale. misc.handicap Items of interest for/about the handicapped (Moderated) misc.headlines Current interest: drug testing, terrorism, etc. misc.invest Investments and the handling of money. misc.jobs Job announcements, requests, etc. misc.kids Children, their behavior and activities. misc.legal Legalities and the ethics of law. misc.misc Various discussions not fitting in any other group. misc.taxes Tax laws and advice. misc.test For testing of network software. Very boring. misc.wanted Requests for things that are needed (NOT software). news.admin Comments directed to news administrators. news.config Postings of system down times and interruptions. news.groups Discussions and lists of newsgroups news.lists News-related statistics and lists (Moderated) news.misc Discussions of USENET itself. news.newsites Postings of new site announcements. news.software.b Discussion about B news software. news.software.notes Notesfile software from the Univ. of Illinois. news.stargate Discussion about satellite transmission of news. news.sysadmin Comments directed to system administrators. rec.arts.books Books of all genres, shapes, and sizes. rec.arts.comics The funnies, old and new. rec.arts.drwho Discussion about Dr. Who. rec.arts.movies Reviews and discussions of movies. rec.arts.poems For the posting of poems. rec.arts.sf-lovers Science fiction lovers' newsgroup. rec.arts.startrek Star Trek, the TV show and the movies. rec.arts.tv The boob tube, its history, and past and current shows. rec.arts.tv.soaps Postings about soap operas. rec.arts.wobegon "A Prairie Home Companion" radio show discussion. rec.audio High fidelity audio. rec.autos Automobiles, automotive products and laws. rec.autos.tech Technical aspects of automobiles, et. al. rec.aviation Aviation rules, means, and methods. rec.bicycles Bicycles, related products and laws. rec.birds Hobbyists interested in bird watching. rec.boats Hobbyists interested in boating. rec.food.cooking Food, cooking, cookbooks, and recipes. rec.food.drink Wines and spirits. rec.food.veg Vegetarians. rec.games.board Discussion and hints on board games. rec.games.bridge Hobbyists interested in bridge. rec.games.chess Chess & computer chess. rec.games.empire Discussion and hints about Empire. rec.games.frp Discussion about Fantasy Role Playing games. rec.games.go Discussion about Go. rec.games.hack Discussion, hints, etc. about the Hack game. rec.games.misc Games and computer games. rec.games.pbm Discussion about Play by Mail games. rec.games.rogue Discussion and hints about Rogue. rec.games.trivia Discussion about trivia. rec.games.video Discussion about video games. rec.gardens Gardening, methods and results. rec.ham-radio Amateur Radio practices, contests, events, rules, etc. rec.ham-radio.packet Discussion about packet radio setups. rec.humor Jokes and the like. May be somewhat offensive. rec.humor.d Discussions on the content of rec.humor articles rec.mag Magazine summaries, tables of contents, etc. rec.misc General topics about recreational/participant sports. rec.motorcycles Motorcycles and related products and laws. rec.music.classical Discussion about classical music. rec.music.folk Folks discussing folk music of various sorts rec.music.gdead A group for (Grateful) Dead-heads rec.music.makers For performers and their discussions. rec.music.misc Music lovers' group. rec.music.synth Synthesizers and computer music rec.nude Hobbyists interested in naturist/nudist activities. rec.pets Pets, pet care, and household animals in general. rec.photo Hobbyists interested in photography. rec.puzzles Puzzles, problems, and quizzes. rec.railroad Real and model train fans' newsgroup. rec.scuba Hobbyists interested in SCUBA diving. rec.skiing Hobbyists interested in skiing. rec.skydiving Hobbyists interested in skydiving. rec.sport.baseball Discussion about baseball. rec.sport.basketball Discussion about basketball. rec.sport.football Discussion about football. rec.sport.hockey Discussion about hockey. rec.sport.misc Spectator sports. rec.travel Traveling all over the world. rec.video Video and video components. rec.woodworking Hobbyists interested in woodworking. sci.astro Astronomy discussions and information. sci.bio Biology and related sciences. sci.crypt Different methods of data en/decryption. sci.electronics Circuits, theory, electrons and discussions. sci.lang Natural languages, communication, etc. sci.math Mathematical discussions and pursuits sci.math.stat Statistics discussion. sci.math.symbolic Symbolic algebra discussion. sci.med Medicine and its related products and regulations. sci.misc Short-lived discussions on subjects in the sciences. sci.physics Physical laws, properties, etc. sci.research Research methods, funding, ethics, and whatever. sci.space Space, space programs, space related research, etc. sci.space.shuttle The space shuttle and the STS program. soc.college College, college activities, campus life, etc. soc.culture.african Discussions about Africa & things African soc.culture.celtic Group about Celtics (*not* basketball!) soc.culture.greek Group about Greeks. soc.culture.indian Group for discussion about India & things Indian soc.culture.jewish Group for discussion about Jewish culture & religion soc.culture.misc Group for discussion about other cultures soc.misc Socially-oriented topics not in other groups. soc.motss Issues pertaining to homosexuality. soc.roots Genealogical matters. soc.singles Newsgroup for single people, their activities, etc. soc.net-people Announcements, requests, etc. about people on the net. soc.women Women's rights, discrimination, etc. talk.abortion All sorts of discussions and arguments on abortion. talk.bizarre The unusual, bizarre, curious, and often stupid. talk.origins Evolution versus creationism (sometimes hot!). talk.philosophy.misc Philosophical musings on all topics. talk.politics.misc Political discussions and ravings of all kinds. talk.politics.theory Theory of politics and political systems. talk.religion.misc Religious, ethical, & moral implications. talk.religion.newage Esoteric and minority religions & philosophies. talk.rumors For the posting of rumors. 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usenet@gatech.EDU (01/16/87)
: News software at revisions 2.10.2 and beyond has the capability of : automatically comparing the active file against a centrally-maintained : list of active groups. A version of this message is posted on the : 1st and 16th of every month with a distribution of "na". : What follows is a shell script to run such a message at your site in case : you don't get the posted version. : : If your "inews" program does not reside in /usr/lib/news/inews, change : the variable declaration given below, or else enter the pathname at : the prompt. : : Gene Spafford : 16 January 1987 : --------------- cut here and run the rest through "sh" --------------- INEWS=${INEWS-/usr/lib/news/inews} DISTRIBUTION=${DISTRIBUTION-local} if test ! -f $INEWS; then echo -n "Enter the pathname of the inews program: " INEWS=`(read foo;echo $foo)</dev/tty` fi $INEWS -h <<E-O-F Subject: cmsg checkgroups Control: checkgroups Newsgroups: control,news.adm.ctl Distribution: $DISTRIBUTION Approved: usenet@gatech.edu net.sources For the posting of software packages & documentation. net.sources.bugs For bug fixes and features discussion net.sources.games Postings of recreational software net.sources.mac Software for the Apple Macintosh mod.announce General announcements of interest to all. (Moderated) mod.announce.newusers Explanatory postings for new users. (Moderated) mod.ai Discussions about Artificial Intelligence (Moderated) mod.amiga Commodore Amiga micros -- info, uses, but no programs. (Moderated) mod.amiga.binaries Encoded public domain programs in binary form. (Moderated) mod.amiga.sources Public domain software in source code format. (Moderated) mod.compilers Discussion about compiler construction, theory, etc. (Moderated) mod.computers Discussion about various computers and related. (Moderated) mod.computers.68k 68000-based systems. (Moderated) mod.computers.apollo Apollo computer systems. (Moderated) mod.computers.masscomp The Masscomp line of computers. (Moderated) mod.computers.ibm-pc The IBM PC, PC-XT, and PC-AT. (Moderated) mod.computers.laser-printers Laser printers, hardware and software. (Moderated) mod.computers.pyramid Pyramid 90x computers. (Moderated) mod.computers.ridge Ridge 32 computers and ROS. (Moderated) mod.computers.sequent Sequent systems, (esp. Balance 8000). (Moderated) mod.computers.sun Sun "workstation" computers (Moderated) mod.computers.vax DEC's VAX* line of computers & VMS. (Moderated) mod.computers.workstations Various workstation-type computers. (Moderated) mod.conferences Calls for papers and conference announcements. (Moderated) mod.comp-soc Discussion on the impact of technology on society. (Moderated) mod.graphics Graphics software, hardware, theory, etc. (Moderated) mod.human-nets Computer aided communications digest. (Moderated) mod.mac Apple Macintosh micros -- info, uses, but no programs. (Moderated) mod.mac.binaries Encoded public domain programs in binary form. (Moderated) mod.mac.sources Public domain software in source code format. (Moderated) mod.mag.fidonet FidoNew digest, official newsletter of FidoNet Assoc. (Moderated) mod.mag.otherrealms Edited science fiction and fantasy "magazine". (Moderated) mod.map Various maps, including UUCP maps (Moderated) mod.music Reviews and discussion of things musical (Moderated) mod.music.gaffa Progressive music discussions (e.g., Kate Bush). (Moderated) mod.newprod Announcements of new products of interest to readers (Moderated) mod.newslists Postings of news-related statistics and lists (Moderated) mod.os Disussions about operating systems and related areas. (Moderated) mod.os.os9 Discussions about the os9 operating system. (Moderated) mod.os.unix Discussion of UNIX* features and bugs. (Moderated) mod.philosophy Discussion of philosphical issues and concepts. (Moderated) mod.philosophy.tech Technical philosophy: math, science, logic, etc (Moderated) mod.politics Discussions on political problems, systems, solutions. (Moderated) mod.politics.arms-d Arms discussion digest. (Moderated) mod.protocols Various forms and types of FTP protocol discussions. (Moderated) mod.protocols.appletalk Applebus hardware & software discussion. (Moderated) mod.protocols.kermit Information about the Kermit package. (Moderated) mod.protocols.tcp-ip TCP and IP network protocols. (Moderated) mod.psi Discussion of paranormal abilities and experiences. (Moderated) mod.rec Discussions on pastimes (not currently active) (Moderated) mod.rec.guns Discussions about firearms (Moderated) mod.recipes Recipes from the USENET Cookbook (troff and text) (Moderated) mod.religion Top-level group with no moderator (as of yet). (Moderated) mod.religion.christian Discussions on Christianity and related topics. (Moderated) mod.risks Risks to the public from computers & users. (Moderated) mod.sources postings of public-domain sources. (Moderated) mod.sources.doc Archived public-domain documentation. 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Very boring. misc.wanted Requests for things that are needed (NOT software). news.admin Comments directed to news administrators. news.config Postings of system down times and interruptions. news.groups Discussions and lists of newsgroups news.lists News-related statistics and lists (Moderated) news.misc Discussions of USENET itself. news.newsites Postings of new site announcements. news.software.b Discussion about B news software. news.software.notes Notesfile software from the Univ. of Illinois. news.stargate Discussion about satellite transmission of news. news.sysadmin Comments directed to system administrators. rec.arts.books Books of all genres, shapes, and sizes. rec.arts.comics The funnies, old and new. rec.arts.drwho Discussion about Dr. Who. rec.arts.movies Reviews and discussions of movies. rec.arts.poems For the posting of poems. rec.arts.sf-lovers Science fiction lovers' newsgroup. rec.arts.startrek Star Trek, the TV show and the movies. rec.arts.tv The boob tube, its history, and past and current shows. rec.arts.tv.soaps Postings about soap operas. rec.arts.wobegon "A Prairie Home Companion" radio show discussion. rec.audio High fidelity audio. rec.autos Automobiles, automotive products and laws. rec.autos.tech Technical aspects of automobiles, et. al. rec.aviation Aviation rules, means, and methods. rec.bicycles Bicycles, related products and laws. rec.birds Hobbyists interested in bird watching. rec.boats Hobbyists interested in boating. rec.food.cooking Food, cooking, cookbooks, and recipes. rec.food.drink Wines and spirits. rec.food.veg Vegetarians. rec.games.board Discussion and hints on board games. rec.games.bridge Hobbyists interested in bridge. rec.games.chess Chess & computer chess. rec.games.empire Discussion and hints about Empire. rec.games.frp Discussion about Fantasy Role Playing games. rec.games.go Discussion about Go. rec.games.hack Discussion, hints, etc. about the Hack game. rec.games.misc Games and computer games. rec.games.pbm Discussion about Play by Mail games. rec.games.rogue Discussion and hints about Rogue. rec.games.trivia Discussion about trivia. rec.games.video Discussion about video games. rec.gardens Gardening, methods and results. rec.ham-radio Amateur Radio practices, contests, events, rules, etc. rec.ham-radio.packet Discussion about packet radio setups. rec.humor Jokes and the like. May be somewhat offensive. rec.humor.d Discussions on the content of rec.humor articles rec.mag Magazine summaries, tables of contents, etc. rec.misc General topics about recreational/participant sports. rec.motorcycles Motorcycles and related products and laws. rec.music.classical Discussion about classical music. rec.music.folk Folks discussing folk music of various sorts rec.music.gdead A group for (Grateful) Dead-heads rec.music.makers For performers and their discussions. rec.music.misc Music lovers' group. rec.music.synth Synthesizers and computer music rec.nude Hobbyists interested in naturist/nudist activities. rec.pets Pets, pet care, and household animals in general. rec.photo Hobbyists interested in photography. rec.puzzles Puzzles, problems, and quizzes. rec.railroad Real and model train fans' newsgroup. rec.scuba Hobbyists interested in SCUBA diving. rec.skiing Hobbyists interested in skiing. rec.skydiving Hobbyists interested in skydiving. rec.sport.baseball Discussion about baseball. rec.sport.basketball Discussion about basketball. rec.sport.football Discussion about football. rec.sport.hockey Discussion about hockey. rec.sport.misc Spectator sports. rec.travel Traveling all over the world. rec.video Video and video components. rec.woodworking Hobbyists interested in woodworking. sci.astro Astronomy discussions and information. sci.bio Biology and related sciences. sci.crypt Different methods of data en/decryption. sci.electronics Circuits, theory, electrons and discussions. sci.lang Natural languages, communication, etc. sci.math Mathematical discussions and pursuits sci.math.stat Statistics discussion. sci.math.symbolic Symbolic algebra discussion. sci.med Medicine and its related products and regulations. sci.misc Short-lived discussions on subjects in the sciences. sci.physics Physical laws, properties, etc. sci.research Research methods, funding, ethics, and whatever. sci.space Space, space programs, space related research, etc. sci.space.shuttle The space shuttle and the STS program. soc.college College, college activities, campus life, etc. soc.culture.african Discussions about Africa & things African soc.culture.celtic Group about Celtics (*not* basketball!) soc.culture.greek Group about Greeks. soc.culture.indian Group for discussion about India & things Indian soc.culture.jewish Group for discussion about Jewish culture & religion soc.culture.misc Group for discussion about other cultures soc.misc Socially-oriented topics not in other groups. soc.motss Issues pertaining to homosexuality. soc.roots Genealogical matters. soc.singles Newsgroup for single people, their activities, etc. soc.net-people Announcements, requests, etc. about people on the net. soc.women Women's rights, discrimination, etc. talk.abortion All sorts of discussions and arguments on abortion. talk.bizarre The unusual, bizarre, curious, and often stupid. talk.origins Evolution versus creationism (sometimes hot!). talk.philosophy.misc Philosophical musings on all topics. talk.politics.misc Political discussions and ravings of all kinds. talk.politics.theory Theory of politics and political systems. talk.religion.misc Religious, ethical, & moral implications. talk.religion.newage Esoteric and minority religions & philosophies. talk.rumors For the posting of rumors. E-O-F exit 0
usenet@gatech.UUCP (02/01/87)
: News software at revisions 2.10.2 and beyond has the capability of : automatically comparing the active file against a centrally-maintained : list of active groups. A version of this message is posted on the : 1st and 16th of every month with a distribution of "na". : What follows is a shell script to run such a message at your site in case : you do not get the posted version. : : If your "inews" program does not reside in /usr/lib/news/inews, change : the variable declaration given below, or else enter the pathname at : the prompt. : : Gene Spafford : 1 February 1987 : --------------- cut here and run the rest through "sh" --------------- INEWS=${INEWS-/usr/lib/news/inews} DISTRIBUTION=${DISTRIBUTION-local} if test ! -f $INEWS; then echo -n "Enter the pathname of the inews program: " INEWS=`(read foo;echo $foo)</dev/tty` fi $INEWS -h <<E-O-F Subject: cmsg checkgroups Control: checkgroups Newsgroups: control,news.adm.ctl Distribution: $DISTRIBUTION Approved: usenet@gatech.edu net.sources For the posting of software packages & documentation. net.sources.bugs For bug fixes and features discussion net.sources.games Postings of recreational software. net.sources.mac Software for the Apple Macintosh. mod.announce General announcements of interest to all. 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(Moderated) misc.headlines Current interest: drug testing, terrorism, etc. misc.invest Investments and the handling of money. misc.jobs Job announcements, requests, etc. misc.kids Children, their behavior and activities. misc.legal Legalities and the ethics of law. misc.misc Various discussions not fitting in any other group. misc.taxes Tax laws and advice. misc.test For testing of network software. Very boring. misc.wanted Requests for things that are needed (NOT software). news.admin Comments directed to news administrators. news.config Postings of system down times and interruptions. news.groups Discussions and lists of newsgroups. news.lists News-related statistics and lists. (Moderated) news.misc Discussions of USENET itself. news.newsites Postings of new site announcements. news.software.b Discussion about B news software. news.software.notes Notesfile software from the Univ. of Illinois. news.stargate Discussion about satellite transmission of news. news.sysadmin Comments directed to system administrators. rec.arts.books Books of all genres, shapes, and sizes. rec.arts.comics The funnies, old and new. rec.arts.drwho Discussion about Dr. Who. rec.arts.movies Reviews and discussions of movies. rec.arts.poems For the posting of poems. rec.arts.sf-lovers Science fiction lovers' newsgroup. rec.arts.startrek Star Trek, the TV show and the movies. rec.arts.tv The boob tube, its history, and past and current shows. rec.arts.tv.soaps Postings about soap operas. rec.arts.wobegon "A Prairie Home Companion" radio show discussion. rec.audio High fidelity audio. rec.autos Automobiles, automotive products and laws. rec.autos.tech Technical aspects of automobiles, et. al. rec.aviation Aviation rules, means, and methods. rec.bicycles Bicycles, related products and laws. rec.birds Hobbyists interested in bird watching. rec.boats Hobbyists interested in boating. rec.food.cooking Food, cooking, cookbooks, and recipes. rec.food.drink Wines and spirits. rec.food.veg Vegetarians. rec.games.board Discussion and hints on board games. rec.games.bridge Hobbyists interested in bridge. rec.games.chess Chess & computer chess. rec.games.empire Discussion and hints about Empire. rec.games.frp Discussion about Fantasy Role Playing games. rec.games.go Discussion about Go. rec.games.hack Discussion, hints, etc. about the Hack game. rec.games.misc Games and computer games. rec.games.pbm Discussion about Play by Mail games. rec.games.rogue Discussion and hints about Rogue. rec.games.trivia Discussion about trivia. rec.games.video Discussion about video games. rec.gardens Gardening, methods and results. rec.ham-radio Amateur Radio practices, contests, events, rules, etc. rec.ham-radio.packet Discussion about packet radio setups. rec.humor Jokes and the like. May be somewhat offensive. rec.humor.d Discussions on the content of rec.humor articles. rec.mag Magazine summaries, tables of contents, etc. rec.misc General topics about recreational/participant sports. rec.motorcycles Motorcycles and related products and laws. rec.music.classical Discussion about classical music. rec.music.folk Folks discussing folk music of various sorts. rec.music.gdead A group for (Grateful) Dead-heads. rec.music.makers For performers and their discussions. rec.music.misc Music lovers' group. rec.music.synth Synthesizers and computer music. rec.nude Hobbyists interested in naturist/nudist activities. rec.pets Pets, pet care, and household animals in general. rec.photo Hobbyists interested in photography. rec.puzzles Puzzles, problems, and quizzes. rec.railroad Real and model train fans' newsgroup. rec.scuba Hobbyists interested in SCUBA diving. rec.skiing Hobbyists interested in skiing. rec.skydiving Hobbyists interested in skydiving. rec.sport.baseball Discussion about baseball. rec.sport.basketball Discussion about basketball. rec.sport.football Discussion about football. rec.sport.hockey Discussion about hockey. rec.sport.misc Spectator sports. rec.travel Traveling all over the world. rec.video Video and video components. rec.woodworking Hobbyists interested in woodworking. sci.astro Astronomy discussions and information. sci.bio Biology and related sciences. sci.crypt Different methods of data en/decryption. sci.electronics Circuits, theory, electrons and discussions. sci.lang Natural languages, communication, etc. sci.math Mathematical discussions and pursuits. sci.math.stat Statistics discussion. sci.math.symbolic Symbolic algebra discussion. sci.med Medicine and its related products and regulations. sci.misc Short-lived discussions on subjects in the sciences. sci.physics Physical laws, properties, etc. sci.research Research methods, funding, ethics, and whatever. sci.space Space, space programs, space related research, etc. sci.space.shuttle The space shuttle and the STS program. soc.college College, college activities, campus life, etc. soc.culture.african Discussions about Africa & things African. soc.culture.celtic Group about Celtics (*not* basketball!). soc.culture.greek Group about Greeks. soc.culture.indian Group for discussion about India & things Indian. soc.culture.jewish Group for discussion about Jewish culture & religion. soc.culture.misc Group for discussion about other cultures. soc.misc Socially-oriented topics not in other groups. soc.motss Issues pertaining to homosexuality. soc.net-people Announcements, requests, etc. about people on the net. soc.roots Genealogical matters. soc.singles Newsgroup for single people, their activities, etc. soc.women Women's rights, discrimination, etc. talk.abortion All sorts of discussions and arguments on abortion. talk.bizarre The unusual, bizarre, curious, and often stupid. talk.origins Evolution versus creationism (sometimes hot!). talk.philosophy.misc Philosophical musings on all topics. talk.politics.misc Political discussions and ravings of all kinds. talk.politics.theory Theory of politics and political systems. talk.religion.misc Religious, ethical, & moral implications. talk.religion.newage Esoteric and minority religions & philosophies. talk.rumors For the posting of rumors. E-O-F exit 0
usenet@gatech.UUCP (02/16/87)
: News software at revisions 2.10.2 and beyond has the capability of : automatically comparing the active file against a centrally-maintained : list of active groups. A version of this message is posted on the : 1st and 16th of every month with a distribution of "na". : What follows is a shell script to run such a message at your site in case : you do not get the posted version. : : If your "inews" program does not reside in /usr/lib/news/inews, change : the variable declaration given below, or else enter the pathname at : the prompt. : : Gene Spafford : 16 February 1987 : --------------- cut here and run the rest through "sh" --------------- INEWS=${INEWS-/usr/lib/news/inews} DISTRIBUTION=${DISTRIBUTION-local} if test ! -f $INEWS; then echo -n "Enter the pathname of the inews program: " INEWS=`(read foo;echo $foo)</dev/tty` fi $INEWS -h <<E-O-F Subject: cmsg checkgroups Control: checkgroups Newsgroups: control,news.adm.ctl Distribution: $DISTRIBUTION Approved: usenet@gatech.edu net.sources For the posting of software packages & documentation. net.sources.bugs For bug fixes and features discussion net.sources.games Postings of recreational software. net.sources.mac Software for the Apple Macintosh. mod.announce General announcements of interest to all. (Moderated) mod.announce.newusers Explanatory postings for new users. (Moderated) mod.ai Discussions about Artificial Intelligence. (Moderated) mod.amiga Commodore Amiga micros -- info, uses, but no programs. (Moderated) mod.amiga.binaries Encoded public domain programs in binary form. (Moderated) mod.amiga.sources Public domain software in source code format. (Moderated) mod.compilers Discussion about compiler construction, theory, etc. (Moderated) mod.computers Discussion about various computers and related. (Moderated) mod.computers.68k 68000-based systems. (Moderated) mod.computers.apollo Apollo computer systems. (Moderated) mod.computers.masscomp The Masscomp line of computers. (Moderated) mod.computers.ibm-pc The IBM PC, PC-XT, and PC-AT. (Moderated) mod.computers.laser-printers Laser printers, hardware and software. (Moderated) mod.computers.pyramid Pyramid 90x computers. (Moderated) mod.computers.ridge Ridge 32 computers and ROS. (Moderated) mod.computers.sequent Sequent systems, (esp. Balance 8000). (Moderated) mod.computers.sun Sun "workstation" computers. (Moderated) mod.computers.vax DEC's VAX* line of computers & VMS. (Moderated) mod.computers.workstations Various workstation-type computers. (Moderated) mod.conferences Calls for papers and conference announcements. (Moderated) mod.comp-soc Discussion on the impact of technology on society. (Moderated) mod.graphics Graphics software, hardware, theory, etc. (Moderated) mod.human-nets Computer aided communications digest. (Moderated) mod.mac Apple Macintosh micros -- info, uses, but no programs. (Moderated) mod.mac.binaries Encoded public domain programs in binary form. (Moderated) mod.mac.sources Public domain software in source code format. (Moderated) mod.mag.fidonet FidoNew digest, official newsletter of FidoNet Assoc. (Moderated) mod.mag.otherrealms Edited science fiction and fantasy "magazine". (Moderated) mod.map Various maps, including UUCP maps. (Moderated) mod.music Reviews and discussion of things musical. (Moderated) mod.music.gaffa Progressive music discussions (e.g., Kate Bush). (Moderated) mod.newprod Announcements of new products of interest to readers. (Moderated) mod.newslists Postings of news-related statistics and lists. (Moderated) mod.os Disussions about operating systems and related areas. (Moderated) mod.os.os9 Discussions about the os9 operating system. (Moderated) mod.os.unix Discussion of UNIX* features and bugs. (Moderated) mod.philosophy Discussion of philosphical issues and concepts. (Moderated) mod.philosophy.tech Technical philosophy: math, science, logic, etc. (Moderated) mod.politics Discussions on political problems, systems, solutions. (Moderated) mod.politics.arms-d Arms discussion digest. (Moderated) mod.protocols Various forms and types of FTP protocol discussions. (Moderated) mod.protocols.appletalk Applebus hardware & software discussion. (Moderated) mod.protocols.kermit Information about the Kermit package. (Moderated) mod.protocols.tcp-ip TCP and IP network protocols. (Moderated) mod.psi Discussion of paranormal abilities and experiences. (Moderated) mod.rec Discussions on pastimes (not currently active). (Moderated) mod.rec.guns Discussions about firearms. (Moderated) mod.recipes Recipes from the USENET Cookbook (troff and text). (Moderated) mod.religion Top-level group with no moderator (as of yet). (Moderated) mod.religion.christian Discussions on Christianity and related topics. (Moderated) mod.risks Risks to the public from computers & users. (Moderated) mod.sources postings of public-domain sources. (Moderated) mod.sources.doc Archived public-domain documentation. (Moderated) mod.sources.games Postings of public-domain game sources. (Moderated) mod.std Discussion about various standards. (Moderated) mod.std.c Discussion about C language standards. (Moderated) mod.std.mumps Discussion for the X11.1 committee on Mumps. (Moderated) mod.std.unix Discussion for the P1003 committee on UNIX. (Moderated) mod.techreports Announcements and lists of technical reports. (Moderated) mod.telecom Telecommunications digest. (Moderated) comp.ai Artificial intelligence discussions. comp.arch Computer architecture. comp.bugs.2bsd Reports of UNIX* version 2BSD related bugs. comp.bugs.4bsd Reports of UNIX version 4BSD related bugs. comp.bugs.misc General bug reports and fixes (includes V7 & uucp). comp.bugs.sys5 Reports of USG (System III, V, etc.) bugs. comp.cog-eng Cognitive engineering. comp.databases Database and data management issues and theory. comp.dcom.lans Local area network hardware and software. comp.dcom.modems Data communications hardware and software. comp.edu Computer science education. comp.emacs EMACS editors of different flavors. comp.graphics Computer graphics, art, animation, image processing. comp.lang.ada Discussion about Ada*. comp.lang.apl Discussion about APL. comp.lang.c Discussion about C. comp.lang.c++ The object-oriented C++ language. comp.lang.forth Discussion about Forth. comp.lang.fortran Discussion about FORTRAN. comp.lang.lisp Discussion about LISP. comp.lang.misc Different computer languages not specifically listed. comp.lang.modula2 Discussion about Modula-2. comp.lang.pascal Discussion about Pascal. comp.lang.prolog Discussion about PROLOG. comp.lang.smalltalk Discussion about Smalltalk 80. comp.lsi Large scale integrated circuits. comp.mail.headers Gatewayed from the ARPA header-people list. comp.mail.misc General discussions about computer mail. comp.mail.uucp Mail in the uucp network environment. comp.misc General topics about computers not covered elsewhere. comp.org.decus DEC* Users' Society newsgroup. comp.org.usenix USENIX Association events and announcements. comp.os.cpm Discussion about the CP/M operating system. comp.os.eunice The SRI Eunice system. comp.os.misc General OS-oriented discussion not carried elsewhere. comp.os.minix Discussion of Tanenbaum's MINIX system. comp.periphs Peripheral devices. comp.sources.d For any discussion of source postings. comp.sources.wanted Requests for software and fixes. comp.std.internat Discussion about international standards. comp.sys.amiga Discussion about the Amiga micro. comp.sys.apple Discussion about Apple micros. comp.sys.atari.8bit Discussion about 8 bit Atari micros. comp.sys.atari.st Discussion about 16 bit Atari micros. comp.sys.att Discussions about AT&T microcomputers. comp.sys.cbm Discussion about Commodore micros. comp.sys.dec Discussions about DEC computer systems. comp.sys.hp Discussion about Hewlett-Packard equipment. comp.sys.ibm.pc Discussion about IBM personal computers. comp.sys.intel Disucussions about Intel systems and parts. comp.sys.m6809 Discussion about 6809's. comp.sys.m68k Discussion about 68k's. comp.sys.mac Discussions about the Apple Macintosh & Lisa. comp.sys.misc Micro computers of all kinds. comp.sys.nsc.32k National Semiconductor 32000 series chips. comp.sys.tandy Discussion about TRS-80's. comp.sys.ti Discussion about Texas Instruments. comp.terminals All sorts of terminals. comp.text Text processing. comp.unix.questions UNIX neophytes group. comp.unix.wizards Discussions, bug reports, and fixes on and for UNIX. comp.unix.xenix Discussion about the Xenix OS. comp.windows.x Discussion about the X Window System. misc.consumers Consumer interests, product reviews, etc. misc.consumers.house Discussion about owning and maintaining a house. misc.forsale Short, tasteful postings about items for sale. misc.handicap Items of interest for/about the handicapped. (Moderated) misc.headlines Current interest: drug testing, terrorism, etc. misc.invest Investments and the handling of money. misc.jobs Job announcements, requests, etc. misc.kids Children, their behavior and activities. misc.legal Legalities and the ethics of law. misc.misc Various discussions not fitting in any other group. misc.taxes Tax laws and advice. misc.test For testing of network software. Very boring. misc.wanted Requests for things that are needed (NOT software). news.admin Comments directed to news administrators. news.config Postings of system down times and interruptions. news.groups Discussions and lists of newsgroups. news.lists News-related statistics and lists. (Moderated) news.misc Discussions of USENET itself. news.newsites Postings of new site announcements. news.software.b Discussion about B news software. news.software.notes Notesfile software from the Univ. of Illinois. news.stargate Discussion about satellite transmission of news. news.sysadmin Comments directed to system administrators. rec.arts.books Books of all genres, shapes, and sizes. rec.arts.comics The funnies, old and new. rec.arts.drwho Discussion about Dr. Who. rec.arts.movies Reviews and discussions of movies. rec.arts.poems For the posting of poems. rec.arts.sf-lovers Science fiction lovers' newsgroup. rec.arts.startrek Star Trek, the TV show and the movies. rec.arts.tv The boob tube, its history, and past and current shows. rec.arts.tv.soaps Postings about soap operas. rec.arts.wobegon "A Prairie Home Companion" radio show discussion. rec.audio High fidelity audio. rec.autos Automobiles, automotive products and laws. rec.autos.tech Technical aspects of automobiles, et. al. rec.aviation Aviation rules, means, and methods. rec.bicycles Bicycles, related products and laws. rec.birds Hobbyists interested in bird watching. rec.boats Hobbyists interested in boating. rec.food.cooking Food, cooking, cookbooks, and recipes. rec.food.drink Wines and spirits. rec.food.veg Vegetarians. rec.games.board Discussion and hints on board games. rec.games.bridge Hobbyists interested in bridge. rec.games.chess Chess & computer chess. rec.games.empire Discussion and hints about Empire. rec.games.frp Discussion about Fantasy Role Playing games. rec.games.go Discussion about Go. rec.games.hack Discussion, hints, etc. about the Hack game. rec.games.misc Games and computer games. rec.games.pbm Discussion about Play by Mail games. rec.games.rogue Discussion and hints about Rogue. rec.games.trivia Discussion about trivia. rec.games.video Discussion about video games. rec.gardens Gardening, methods and results. rec.ham-radio Amateur Radio practices, contests, events, rules, etc. rec.ham-radio.packet Discussion about packet radio setups. rec.humor Jokes and the like. May be somewhat offensive. rec.humor.d Discussions on the content of rec.humor articles. rec.mag Magazine summaries, tables of contents, etc. rec.misc General topics about recreational/participant sports. rec.motorcycles Motorcycles and related products and laws. rec.music.classical Discussion about classical music. rec.music.folk Folks discussing folk music of various sorts. rec.music.gdead A group for (Grateful) Dead-heads. rec.music.makers For performers and their discussions. rec.music.misc Music lovers' group. rec.music.synth Synthesizers and computer music. rec.nude Hobbyists interested in naturist/nudist activities. rec.pets Pets, pet care, and household animals in general. rec.photo Hobbyists interested in photography. rec.puzzles Puzzles, problems, and quizzes. rec.railroad Real and model train fans' newsgroup. rec.scuba Hobbyists interested in SCUBA diving. rec.skiing Hobbyists interested in skiing. rec.skydiving Hobbyists interested in skydiving. rec.sport.baseball Discussion about baseball. rec.sport.basketball Discussion about basketball. rec.sport.football Discussion about football. rec.sport.hockey Discussion about hockey. rec.sport.misc Spectator sports. rec.travel Traveling all over the world. rec.video Video and video components. rec.woodworking Hobbyists interested in woodworking. sci.astro Astronomy discussions and information. sci.bio Biology and related sciences. sci.crypt Different methods of data en/decryption. sci.electronics Circuits, theory, electrons and discussions. sci.lang Natural languages, communication, etc. sci.math Mathematical discussions and pursuits. sci.math.stat Statistics discussion. sci.math.symbolic Symbolic algebra discussion. sci.med Medicine and its related products and regulations. sci.misc Short-lived discussions on subjects in the sciences. sci.physics Physical laws, properties, etc. sci.research Research methods, funding, ethics, and whatever. sci.space Space, space programs, space related research, etc. sci.space.shuttle The space shuttle and the STS program. soc.college College, college activities, campus life, etc. soc.culture.african Discussions about Africa & things African. soc.culture.celtic Group about Celtics (*not* basketball!). soc.culture.greek Group about Greeks. soc.culture.indian Group for discussion about India & things Indian. soc.culture.jewish Group for discussion about Jewish culture & religion. soc.culture.misc Group for discussion about other cultures. soc.misc Socially-oriented topics not in other groups. soc.motss Issues pertaining to homosexuality. soc.net-people Announcements, requests, etc. about people on the net. soc.roots Genealogical matters. soc.singles Newsgroup for single people, their activities, etc. soc.women Women's rights, discrimination, etc. talk.abortion All sorts of discussions and arguments on abortion. talk.bizarre The unusual, bizarre, curious, and often stupid. talk.origins Evolution versus creationism (sometimes hot!). talk.philosophy.misc Philosophical musings on all topics. talk.politics.misc Political discussions and ravings of all kinds. talk.politics.theory Theory of politics and political systems. talk.religion.misc Religious, ethical, & moral implications. talk.religion.newage Esoteric and minority religions & philosophies. talk.rumors For the posting of rumors. E-O-F exit 0
usenet@gatech.UUCP (03/01/87)
: News software at revisions 2.10.2 and beyond has the capability of : automatically comparing the active file against a centrally-maintained : list of active groups. A version of this message is posted on the : 1st and 16th of every month with a distribution of "na". : What follows is a shell script to run such a message at your site in case : you do not get the posted version. : : If your "inews" program does not reside in /usr/lib/news/inews, change : the variable declaration given below, or else enter the pathname at : the prompt. : : Gene Spafford : 1 March 1987 : --------------- cut here and run the rest through "sh" --------------- INEWS=${INEWS-/usr/lib/news/inews} DISTRIBUTION=${DISTRIBUTION-local} if test ! -f $INEWS; then echo -n "Enter the pathname of the inews program: " INEWS=`(read foo;echo $foo)</dev/tty` fi $INEWS -h <<E-O-F Subject: cmsg checkgroups Control: checkgroups Newsgroups: control,news.adm.ctl Distribution: $DISTRIBUTION Approved: usenet@gatech.edu net.sources For the posting of software packages & documentation. net.sources.bugs For bug fixes and features discussion net.sources.games Postings of recreational software. net.sources.mac Software for the Apple Macintosh. mod.announce General announcements of interest to all. 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(Moderated) mod.computers.sequent Sequent systems, (esp. Balance 8000). (Moderated) mod.computers.sun Sun "workstation" computers. (Moderated) mod.computers.vax DEC's VAX* line of computers & VMS. (Moderated) mod.computers.workstations Various workstation-type computers. (Moderated) mod.conferences Calls for papers and conference announcements. (Moderated) mod.comp-soc Discussion on the impact of technology on society. (Moderated) mod.graphics Graphics software, hardware, theory, etc. (Moderated) mod.human-nets Computer aided communications digest. (Moderated) mod.mac Apple Macintosh micros -- info, uses, but no programs. (Moderated) mod.mac.binaries Encoded public domain programs in binary form. (Moderated) mod.mac.sources Public domain software in source code format. (Moderated) mod.mag.fidonet FidoNew digest, official newsletter of FidoNet Assoc. (Moderated) mod.mag.otherrealms Edited science fiction and fantasy "magazine". (Moderated) mod.map Various maps, including UUCP maps. 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(Moderated) comp.bugs.2bsd Reports of UNIX* version 2BSD related bugs. comp.bugs.4bsd Reports of UNIX version 4BSD related bugs. comp.bugs.misc General bug reports and fixes (includes V7 & uucp). comp.bugs.sys5 Reports of USG (System III, V, etc.) bugs. comp.cog-eng Cognitive engineering. comp.databases Database and data management issues and theory. comp.dcom.lans Local area network hardware and software. comp.dcom.modems Data communications hardware and software. comp.edu Computer science education. comp.emacs EMACS editors of different flavors. comp.graphics Computer graphics, art, animation, image processing. comp.lang.ada Discussion about Ada*. comp.lang.apl Discussion about APL. comp.lang.c Discussion about C. comp.lang.c++ The object-oriented C++ language. comp.lang.forth Discussion about Forth. comp.lang.fortran Discussion about FORTRAN. comp.lang.lisp Discussion about LISP. comp.lang.misc Different computer languages not specifically listed. comp.lang.modula2 Discussion about Modula-2. comp.lang.pascal Discussion about Pascal. comp.lang.prolog Discussion about PROLOG. comp.lang.smalltalk Discussion about Smalltalk 80. comp.lsi Large scale integrated circuits. comp.mail.headers Gatewayed from the ARPA header-people list. comp.mail.misc General discussions about computer mail. comp.mail.uucp Mail in the uucp network environment. comp.misc General topics about computers not covered elsewhere. comp.org.decus DEC* Users' Society newsgroup. comp.org.usenix USENIX Association events and announcements. comp.os.cpm Discussion about the CP/M operating system. comp.os.eunice The SRI Eunice system. comp.os.misc General OS-oriented discussion not carried elsewhere. comp.os.minix Discussion of Tanenbaum's MINIX system. comp.periphs Peripheral devices. comp.sources.atari.st Source code-only postings for the Atari ST. (Moderated) comp.sources.d For any discussion of source postings. comp.sources.wanted Requests for software and fixes. comp.std.internat Discussion about international standards. comp.sys.amiga Discussion about the Amiga micro. comp.sys.apple Discussion about Apple micros. comp.sys.atari.8bit Discussion about 8 bit Atari micros. comp.sys.atari.st Discussion about 16 bit Atari micros. comp.sys.att Discussions about AT&T microcomputers. comp.sys.cbm Discussion about Commodore micros. comp.sys.dec Discussions about DEC computer systems. comp.sys.hp Discussion about Hewlett-Packard equipment. comp.sys.ibm.pc Discussion about IBM personal computers. comp.sys.intel Disucussions about Intel systems and parts. comp.sys.m6809 Discussion about 6809's. comp.sys.m68k Discussion about 68k's. comp.sys.mac Discussions about the Apple Macintosh & Lisa. comp.sys.misc Micro computers of all kinds. comp.sys.nsc.32k National Semiconductor 32000 series chips. comp.sys.tandy Discussion about TRS-80's. comp.sys.ti Discussion about Texas Instruments. comp.terminals All sorts of terminals. comp.text Text processing. comp.unix.questions UNIX neophytes group. comp.unix.wizards Discussions, bug reports, and fixes on and for UNIX. comp.unix.xenix Discussion about the Xenix OS. comp.windows.x Discussion about the X Window System. misc.consumers Consumer interests, product reviews, etc. misc.consumers.house Discussion about owning and maintaining a house. misc.forsale Short, tasteful postings about items for sale. misc.handicap Items of interest for/about the handicapped. (Moderated) misc.headlines Current interest: drug testing, terrorism, etc. misc.invest Investments and the handling of money. misc.jobs Job announcements, requests, etc. misc.kids Children, their behavior and activities. misc.legal Legalities and the ethics of law. misc.misc Various discussions not fitting in any other group. misc.taxes Tax laws and advice. misc.test For testing of network software. Very boring. misc.wanted Requests for things that are needed (NOT software). news.admin Comments directed to news administrators. news.config Postings of system down times and interruptions. news.groups Discussions and lists of newsgroups. news.lists News-related statistics and lists. (Moderated) news.misc Discussions of USENET itself. news.newsites Postings of new site announcements. news.software.b Discussion about B news software. news.software.notes Notesfile software from the Univ. of Illinois. news.stargate Discussion about satellite transmission of news. news.sysadmin Comments directed to system administrators. rec.arts.books Books of all genres, shapes, and sizes. rec.arts.comics The funnies, old and new. rec.arts.drwho Discussion about Dr. Who. rec.arts.movies Reviews and discussions of movies. rec.arts.poems For the posting of poems. rec.arts.sf-lovers Science fiction lovers' newsgroup. rec.arts.startrek Star Trek, the TV show and the movies. rec.arts.tv The boob tube, its history, and past and current shows. rec.arts.tv.soaps Postings about soap operas. rec.arts.wobegon "A Prairie Home Companion" radio show discussion. rec.audio High fidelity audio. rec.autos Automobiles, automotive products and laws. rec.autos.tech Technical aspects of automobiles, et. al. rec.aviation Aviation rules, means, and methods. rec.bicycles Bicycles, related products and laws. rec.birds Hobbyists interested in bird watching. rec.boats Hobbyists interested in boating. rec.food.cooking Food, cooking, cookbooks, and recipes. rec.food.drink Wines and spirits. rec.food.veg Vegetarians. rec.games.board Discussion and hints on board games. rec.games.bridge Hobbyists interested in bridge. rec.games.chess Chess & computer chess. rec.games.empire Discussion and hints about Empire. rec.games.frp Discussion about Fantasy Role Playing games. rec.games.go Discussion about Go. rec.games.hack Discussion, hints, etc. about the Hack game. rec.games.misc Games and computer games. rec.games.pbm Discussion about Play by Mail games. rec.games.rogue Discussion and hints about Rogue. rec.games.trivia Discussion about trivia. rec.games.video Discussion about video games. rec.gardens Gardening, methods and results. rec.ham-radio Amateur Radio practices, contests, events, rules, etc. rec.ham-radio.packet Discussion about packet radio setups. rec.humor Jokes and the like. May be somewhat offensive. rec.humor.d Discussions on the content of rec.humor articles. rec.mag Magazine summaries, tables of contents, etc. rec.misc General topics about recreational/participant sports. rec.motorcycles Motorcycles and related products and laws. rec.music.classical Discussion about classical music. rec.music.folk Folks discussing folk music of various sorts. rec.music.gdead A group for (Grateful) Dead-heads. rec.music.makers For performers and their discussions. rec.music.misc Music lovers' group. rec.music.synth Synthesizers and computer music. rec.nude Hobbyists interested in naturist/nudist activities. rec.pets Pets, pet care, and household animals in general. rec.photo Hobbyists interested in photography. rec.puzzles Puzzles, problems, and quizzes. rec.railroad Real and model train fans' newsgroup. rec.scuba Hobbyists interested in SCUBA diving. rec.skiing Hobbyists interested in skiing. rec.skydiving Hobbyists interested in skydiving. rec.sport.baseball Discussion about baseball. rec.sport.basketball Discussion about basketball. rec.sport.football Discussion about football. rec.sport.hockey Discussion about hockey. rec.sport.misc Spectator sports. rec.travel Traveling all over the world. rec.video Video and video components. rec.woodworking Hobbyists interested in woodworking. sci.astro Astronomy discussions and information. sci.bio Biology and related sciences. sci.crypt Different methods of data en/decryption. sci.electronics Circuits, theory, electrons and discussions. sci.lang Natural languages, communication, etc. sci.math Mathematical discussions and pursuits. sci.math.stat Statistics discussion. sci.math.symbolic Symbolic algebra discussion. sci.med Medicine and its related products and regulations. sci.misc Short-lived discussions on subjects in the sciences. sci.physics Physical laws, properties, etc. sci.research Research methods, funding, ethics, and whatever. sci.space Space, space programs, space related research, etc. sci.space.shuttle The space shuttle and the STS program. soc.college College, college activities, campus life, etc. soc.culture.african Discussions about Africa & things African. soc.culture.celtic Group about Celtics (*not* basketball!). soc.culture.greek Group about Greeks. soc.culture.indian Group for discussion about India & things Indian. soc.culture.jewish Group for discussion about Jewish culture & religion. soc.culture.misc Group for discussion about other cultures. soc.misc Socially-oriented topics not in other groups. soc.motss Issues pertaining to homosexuality. soc.net-people Announcements, requests, etc. about people on the net. soc.roots Genealogical matters. soc.singles Newsgroup for single people, their activities, etc. soc.women Women's rights, discrimination, etc. talk.abortion All sorts of discussions and arguments on abortion. talk.bizarre The unusual, bizarre, curious, and often stupid. talk.origins Evolution versus creationism (sometimes hot!). talk.philosophy.misc Philosophical musings on all topics. talk.politics.misc Political discussions and ravings of all kinds. talk.politics.theory Theory of politics and political systems. talk.religion.misc Religious, ethical, & moral implications. talk.religion.newage Esoteric and minority religions & philosophies. talk.rumors For the posting of rumors. E-O-F exit 0
usenet@gatech.EDU (03/16/87)
: News software at revisions 2.10.2 and beyond has the capability of : automatically comparing the active file against a centrally-maintained : list of active groups. A version of this message is posted on the : 1st and 16th of every month with a distribution of "na". : What follows is a shell script to run such a message at your site in case : you do not get the posted version. : : If your "inews" program does not reside in /usr/lib/news/inews, change : the variable declaration given below, or else enter the pathname at : the prompt. : : Gene Spafford : 16 March 1987 : --------------- cut here and run the rest through "sh" --------------- INEWS=${INEWS-/usr/lib/news/inews} DISTRIBUTION=${DISTRIBUTION-local} if test ! -f $INEWS; then echo -n "Enter the pathname of the inews program: " INEWS=`(read foo;echo $foo)</dev/tty` fi $INEWS -h <<E-O-F Subject: cmsg checkgroups Control: checkgroups Newsgroups: control,news.adm.ctl Distribution: $DISTRIBUTION Approved: usenet@gatech.edu net.sources For the posting of software packages & documentation. net.sources.bugs For bug fixes and features discussion net.sources.games Postings of recreational software. net.sources.mac Software for the Apple Macintosh. mod.announce General announcements of interest to all. (Moderated) mod.announce.newusers Explanatory postings for new users. (Moderated) mod.ai Discussions about Artificial Intelligence. (Moderated) mod.amiga Commodore Amiga micros -- info, uses, but no programs. (Moderated) mod.amiga.binaries Encoded public domain programs in binary form. (Moderated) mod.amiga.sources Public domain software in source code format. (Moderated) mod.compilers Discussion about compiler construction, theory, etc. (Moderated) mod.computers Discussion about various computers and related. (Moderated) mod.computers.68k 68000-based systems. (Moderated) mod.computers.apollo Apollo computer systems. (Moderated) mod.computers.masscomp The Masscomp line of computers. (Moderated) mod.computers.ibm-pc The IBM PC, PC-XT, and PC-AT. (Moderated) mod.computers.laser-printers Laser printers, hardware and software. (Moderated) mod.computers.pyramid Pyramid 90x computers. (Moderated) mod.computers.ridge Ridge 32 computers and ROS. (Moderated) mod.computers.sequent Sequent systems, (esp. Balance 8000). (Moderated) mod.computers.sun Sun "workstation" computers. (Moderated) mod.computers.vax DEC's VAX* line of computers & VMS. (Moderated) mod.computers.workstations Various workstation-type computers. (Moderated) mod.conferences Calls for papers and conference announcements. (Moderated) mod.comp-soc Discussion on the impact of technology on society. (Moderated) mod.graphics Graphics software, hardware, theory, etc. (Moderated) mod.human-nets Computer aided communications digest. (Moderated) mod.mac Apple Macintosh micros -- info, uses, but no programs. (Moderated) mod.mac.binaries Encoded public domain programs in binary form. (Moderated) mod.mac.sources Public domain software in source code format. (Moderated) mod.mag.fidonet FidoNew digest, official newsletter of FidoNet Assoc. (Moderated) mod.mag.otherrealms Edited science fiction and fantasy "magazine". (Moderated) mod.map Various maps, including UUCP maps. (Moderated) mod.music Reviews and discussion of things musical. (Moderated) mod.music.gaffa Progressive music discussions (e.g., Kate Bush). (Moderated) mod.newprod Announcements of new products of interest to readers. (Moderated) mod.newslists Postings of news-related statistics and lists. (Moderated) mod.os Disussions about operating systems and related areas. (Moderated) mod.os.os9 Discussions about the os9 operating system. (Moderated) mod.os.unix Discussion of UNIX* features and bugs. (Moderated) mod.philosophy Discussion of philosphical issues and concepts. (Moderated) mod.philosophy.tech Technical philosophy: math, science, logic, etc. (Moderated) mod.politics Discussions on political problems, systems, solutions. (Moderated) mod.politics.arms-d Arms discussion digest. (Moderated) mod.protocols Various forms and types of FTP protocol discussions. (Moderated) mod.protocols.appletalk Applebus hardware & software discussion. (Moderated) mod.protocols.kermit Information about the Kermit package. (Moderated) mod.protocols.tcp-ip TCP and IP network protocols. (Moderated) mod.psi Discussion of paranormal abilities and experiences. (Moderated) mod.rec Discussions on pastimes (not currently active). (Moderated) mod.rec.guns Discussions about firearms. (Moderated) mod.recipes Recipes from the USENET Cookbook (troff and text). (Moderated) mod.religion Top-level group with no moderator (as of yet). (Moderated) mod.religion.christian Discussions on Christianity and related topics. (Moderated) mod.risks Risks to the public from computers & users. (Moderated) mod.sources postings of public-domain sources. (Moderated) mod.sources.doc Archived public-domain documentation. (Moderated) mod.sources.games Postings of public-domain game sources. (Moderated) mod.std Discussion about various standards. (Moderated) mod.std.c Discussion about C language standards. (Moderated) mod.std.mumps Discussion for the X11.1 committee on Mumps. (Moderated) mod.std.unix Discussion for the P1003 committee on UNIX. (Moderated) mod.techreports Announcements and lists of technical reports. (Moderated) mod.telecom Telecommunications digest. (Moderated) comp.ai Artificial intelligence discussions. comp.arch Computer architecture. comp.binaries.atari.st Binary-only postings for the Atari ST. (Moderated) comp.bugs.2bsd Reports of UNIX* version 2BSD related bugs. comp.bugs.4bsd.ucb-fixes Bug reports/fixes for BSD Unix. (Moderated) comp.bugs.4bsd Reports of UNIX version 4BSD related bugs. comp.bugs.misc General bug reports and fixes (includes V7 & uucp). comp.bugs.sys5 Reports of USG (System III, V, etc.) bugs. comp.cog-eng Cognitive engineering. comp.databases Database and data management issues and theory. comp.dcom.lans Local area network hardware and software. comp.dcom.modems Data communications hardware and software. comp.edu Computer science education. comp.emacs EMACS editors of different flavors. comp.graphics Computer graphics, art, animation, image processing. comp.lang.ada Discussion about Ada*. comp.lang.apl Discussion about APL. comp.lang.c Discussion about C. comp.lang.c++ The object-oriented C++ language. comp.lang.forth Discussion about Forth. comp.lang.fortran Discussion about FORTRAN. comp.lang.lisp Discussion about LISP. comp.lang.misc Different computer languages not specifically listed. comp.lang.modula2 Discussion about Modula-2. comp.lang.pascal Discussion about Pascal. comp.lang.prolog Discussion about PROLOG. comp.lang.smalltalk Discussion about Smalltalk 80. comp.lsi Large scale integrated circuits. comp.mail.headers Gatewayed from the ARPA header-people list. comp.mail.misc General discussions about computer mail. comp.mail.uucp Mail in the uucp network environment. comp.misc General topics about computers not covered elsewhere. comp.org.decus DEC* Users' Society newsgroup. comp.org.usenix USENIX Association events and announcements. comp.os.cpm Discussion about the CP/M operating system. comp.os.eunice The SRI Eunice system. comp.os.misc General OS-oriented discussion not carried elsewhere. comp.os.minix Discussion of Tanenbaum's MINIX system. comp.periphs Peripheral devices. comp.sources.atari.st Source code-only postings for the Atari ST. (Moderated) comp.sources.d For any discussion of source postings. comp.sources.wanted Requests for software and fixes. comp.std.internat Discussion about international standards. comp.sys.amiga Discussion about the Amiga micro. comp.sys.apple Discussion about Apple micros. comp.sys.atari.8bit Discussion about 8 bit Atari micros. comp.sys.atari.st Discussion about 16 bit Atari micros. comp.sys.att Discussions about AT&T microcomputers. comp.sys.cbm Discussion about Commodore micros. comp.sys.dec Discussions about DEC computer systems. comp.sys.hp Discussion about Hewlett-Packard equipment. comp.sys.ibm.pc Discussion about IBM personal computers. comp.sys.intel Disucussions about Intel systems and parts. comp.sys.m6809 Discussion about 6809's. comp.sys.m68k Discussion about 68k's. comp.sys.mac Discussions about the Apple Macintosh & Lisa. comp.sys.misc Micro computers of all kinds. comp.sys.nsc.32k National Semiconductor 32000 series chips. comp.sys.tandy Discussion about TRS-80's. comp.sys.ti Discussion about Texas Instruments. comp.terminals All sorts of terminals. comp.text Text processing. comp.unix.questions UNIX neophytes group. comp.unix.wizards Discussions, bug reports, and fixes on and for UNIX. comp.unix.xenix Discussion about the Xenix OS. comp.windows.x Discussion about the X Window System. misc.consumers Consumer interests, product reviews, etc. misc.consumers.house Discussion about owning and maintaining a house. misc.forsale Short, tasteful postings about items for sale. misc.handicap Items of interest for/about the handicapped. (Moderated) misc.headlines Current interest: drug testing, terrorism, etc. misc.invest Investments and the handling of money. misc.jobs Job announcements, requests, etc. misc.kids Children, their behavior and activities. misc.legal Legalities and the ethics of law. misc.misc Various discussions not fitting in any other group. misc.taxes Tax laws and advice. misc.test For testing of network software. Very boring. misc.wanted Requests for things that are needed (NOT software). news.admin Comments directed to news administrators. news.config Postings of system down times and interruptions. news.groups Discussions and lists of newsgroups. news.lists News-related statistics and lists. (Moderated) news.misc Discussions of USENET itself. news.newsites Postings of new site announcements. news.software.b Discussion about B news software. news.software.notes Notesfile software from the Univ. of Illinois. news.stargate Discussion about satellite transmission of news. news.sysadmin Comments directed to system administrators. rec.arts.books Books of all genres, shapes, and sizes. rec.arts.comics The funnies, old and new. rec.arts.drwho Discussion about Dr. Who. rec.arts.movies Discussions of movies and movie making. rec.arts.movies.reviews Reviews of movies. (Moderated) rec.arts.poems For the posting of poems. rec.arts.sf-lovers Science fiction lovers' newsgroup. rec.arts.startrek Star Trek, the TV show and the movies. rec.arts.tv The boob tube, its history, and past and current shows. rec.arts.tv.soaps Postings about soap operas. rec.arts.wobegon "A Prairie Home Companion" radio show discussion. rec.audio High fidelity audio. rec.autos Automobiles, automotive products and laws. rec.autos.tech Technical aspects of automobiles, et. al. rec.aviation Aviation rules, means, and methods. rec.bicycles Bicycles, related products and laws. rec.birds Hobbyists interested in bird watching. rec.boats Hobbyists interested in boating. rec.food.cooking Food, cooking, cookbooks, and recipes. rec.food.drink Wines and spirits. rec.food.veg Vegetarians. rec.games.board Discussion and hints on board games. rec.games.bridge Hobbyists interested in bridge. rec.games.chess Chess & computer chess. rec.games.empire Discussion and hints about Empire. rec.games.frp Discussion about Fantasy Role Playing games. rec.games.go Discussion about Go. rec.games.hack Discussion, hints, etc. about the Hack game. rec.games.misc Games and computer games. rec.games.pbm Discussion about Play by Mail games. rec.games.rogue Discussion and hints about Rogue. rec.games.trivia Discussion about trivia. rec.games.video Discussion about video games. rec.gardens Gardening, methods and results. rec.ham-radio Amateur Radio practices, contests, events, rules, etc. rec.ham-radio.packet Discussion about packet radio setups. rec.humor Jokes and the like. May be somewhat offensive. rec.humor.d Discussions on the content of rec.humor articles. rec.mag Magazine summaries, tables of contents, etc. rec.misc General topics about recreational/participant sports. rec.motorcycles Motorcycles and related products and laws. rec.music.classical Discussion about classical music. rec.music.folk Folks discussing folk music of various sorts. rec.music.gdead A group for (Grateful) Dead-heads. rec.music.makers For performers and their discussions. rec.music.misc Music lovers' group. rec.music.synth Synthesizers and computer music. rec.nude Hobbyists interested in naturist/nudist activities. rec.pets Pets, pet care, and household animals in general. rec.photo Hobbyists interested in photography. rec.puzzles Puzzles, problems, and quizzes. rec.railroad Real and model train fans' newsgroup. rec.scuba Hobbyists interested in SCUBA diving. rec.skiing Hobbyists interested in skiing. rec.skydiving Hobbyists interested in skydiving. rec.sport.baseball Discussion about baseball. rec.sport.basketball Discussion about basketball. rec.sport.football Discussion about football. rec.sport.hockey Discussion about hockey. rec.sport.misc Spectator sports. rec.travel Traveling all over the world. rec.video Video and video components. rec.woodworking Hobbyists interested in woodworking. sci.astro Astronomy discussions and information. sci.bio Biology and related sciences. sci.crypt Different methods of data en/decryption. sci.electronics Circuits, theory, electrons and discussions. sci.lang Natural languages, communication, etc. sci.math Mathematical discussions and pursuits. sci.math.stat Statistics discussion. sci.math.symbolic Symbolic algebra discussion. sci.med Medicine and its related products and regulations. sci.misc Short-lived discussions on subjects in the sciences. sci.physics Physical laws, properties, etc. sci.research Research methods, funding, ethics, and whatever. sci.space Space, space programs, space related research, etc. sci.space.shuttle The space shuttle and the STS program. soc.college College, college activities, campus life, etc. soc.culture.african Discussions about Africa & things African. soc.culture.celtic Group about Celtics (*not* basketball!). soc.culture.greek Group about Greeks. soc.culture.indian Group for discussion about India & things Indian. soc.culture.jewish Group for discussion about Jewish culture & religion. soc.culture.misc Group for discussion about other cultures. soc.misc Socially-oriented topics not in other groups. soc.motss Issues pertaining to homosexuality. soc.net-people Announcements, requests, etc. about people on the net. soc.roots Genealogical matters. soc.singles Newsgroup for single people, their activities, etc. soc.women Women's rights, discrimination, etc. talk.abortion All sorts of discussions and arguments on abortion. talk.bizarre The unusual, bizarre, curious, and often stupid. talk.origins Evolution versus creationism (sometimes hot!). talk.philosophy.misc Philosophical musings on all topics. talk.politics.misc Political discussions and ravings of all kinds. talk.politics.theory Theory of politics and political systems. talk.religion.misc Religious, ethical, & moral implications. talk.religion.newage Esoteric and minority religions & philosophies. talk.rumors For the posting of rumors. E-O-F exit 0
usenet@gatech.UUCP (04/01/87)
: News software at revisions 2.10.2 and beyond has the capability of : automatically comparing the active file against a centrally-maintained : list of active groups. A version of this message is posted on the : 1st and 16th of every month with a distribution of "na". : What follows is a shell script to run such a message at your site in case : you do not get the posted version. : : If your "inews" program does not reside in /usr/lib/news/inews, change : the variable declaration given below, or else enter the pathname at : the prompt. : : Gene Spafford : 1 April 1987 : --------------- cut here and run the rest through "sh" --------------- INEWS=${INEWS-/usr/lib/news/inews} DISTRIBUTION=${DISTRIBUTION-local} if test ! -f $INEWS; then echo -n "Enter the pathname of the inews program: " INEWS=`(read foo;echo $foo)</dev/tty` fi $INEWS -h <<E-O-F Subject: cmsg checkgroups Control: checkgroups Newsgroups: control,news.adm.ctl Distribution: $DISTRIBUTION Approved: usenet@gatech.edu net.sources For the posting of software packages & documentation. net.sources.bugs For bug fixes and features discussion net.sources.games Postings of recreational software. net.sources.mac Software for the Apple Macintosh. mod.announce General announcements of interest to all. (Moderated) mod.announce.newusers Explanatory postings for new users. (Moderated) mod.ai Discussions about Artificial Intelligence. (Moderated) mod.amiga Commodore Amiga micros -- info, uses, but no programs. (Moderated) mod.amiga.binaries Encoded public domain programs in binary form. (Moderated) mod.amiga.sources Public domain software in source code format. (Moderated) mod.compilers Discussion about compiler construction, theory, etc. (Moderated) mod.computers Discussion about various computers and related. (Moderated) mod.computers.68k 68000-based systems. (Moderated) mod.computers.apollo Apollo computer systems. (Moderated) mod.computers.masscomp The Masscomp line of computers. (Moderated) mod.computers.ibm-pc The IBM PC, PC-XT, and PC-AT. (Moderated) mod.computers.laser-printers Laser printers, hardware and software. (Moderated) mod.computers.pyramid Pyramid 90x computers. (Moderated) mod.computers.ridge Ridge 32 computers and ROS. (Moderated) mod.computers.sequent Sequent systems, (esp. Balance 8000). (Moderated) mod.computers.sun Sun "workstation" computers. (Moderated) mod.computers.vax DEC's VAX* line of computers & VMS. (Moderated) mod.computers.workstations Various workstation-type computers. (Moderated) mod.conferences Calls for papers and conference announcements. (Moderated) mod.comp-soc Discussion on the impact of technology on society. (Moderated) mod.graphics Graphics software, hardware, theory, etc. (Moderated) mod.human-nets Computer aided communications digest. (Moderated) mod.mac Apple Macintosh micros -- info, uses, but no programs. (Moderated) mod.mac.binaries Encoded public domain programs in binary form. (Moderated) mod.mac.sources Public domain software in source code format. (Moderated) mod.mag.fidonet FidoNew digest, official newsletter of FidoNet Assoc. (Moderated) mod.mag.otherrealms Edited science fiction and fantasy "magazine". (Moderated) mod.map Various maps, including UUCP maps. (Moderated) mod.music Reviews and discussion of things musical. (Moderated) mod.music.gaffa Progressive music discussions (e.g., Kate Bush). (Moderated) mod.newprod Announcements of new products of interest to readers. (Moderated) mod.newslists Postings of news-related statistics and lists. (Moderated) mod.os Disussions about operating systems and related areas. (Moderated) mod.os.os9 Discussions about the os9 operating system. (Moderated) mod.os.unix Discussion of UNIX* features and bugs. (Moderated) mod.philosophy Discussion of philosphical issues and concepts. (Moderated) mod.philosophy.tech Technical philosophy: math, science, logic, etc. (Moderated) mod.politics Discussions on political problems, systems, solutions. (Moderated) mod.politics.arms-d Arms discussion digest. (Moderated) mod.protocols Various forms and types of FTP protocol discussions. (Moderated) mod.protocols.appletalk Applebus hardware & software discussion. (Moderated) mod.protocols.kermit Information about the Kermit package. (Moderated) mod.protocols.tcp-ip TCP and IP network protocols. (Moderated) mod.psi Discussion of paranormal abilities and experiences. (Moderated) mod.rec Discussions on pastimes (not currently active). (Moderated) mod.rec.guns Discussions about firearms. (Moderated) mod.recipes Recipes from the USENET Cookbook (troff and text). (Moderated) mod.religion Top-level group with no moderator (as of yet). (Moderated) mod.religion.christian Discussions on Christianity and related topics. (Moderated) mod.risks Risks to the public from computers & users. (Moderated) mod.sources postings of public-domain sources. (Moderated) mod.sources.doc Archived public-domain documentation. (Moderated) mod.sources.games Postings of public-domain game sources. (Moderated) mod.std Discussion about various standards. (Moderated) mod.std.c Discussion about C language standards. (Moderated) mod.std.mumps Discussion for the X11.1 committee on Mumps. (Moderated) mod.std.unix Discussion for the P1003 committee on UNIX. (Moderated) mod.techreports Announcements and lists of technical reports. (Moderated) mod.telecom Telecommunications digest. (Moderated) comp.ai Artificial intelligence discussions. comp.arch Computer architecture. comp.binaries.atari.st Binary-only postings for the Atari ST. (Moderated) comp.bugs.2bsd Reports of UNIX* version 2BSD related bugs. comp.bugs.4bsd.ucb-fixes Bug reports/fixes for BSD Unix. (Moderated) comp.bugs.4bsd Reports of UNIX version 4BSD related bugs. comp.bugs.misc General bug reports and fixes (includes V7 & uucp). comp.bugs.sys5 Reports of USG (System III, V, etc.) bugs. comp.cog-eng Cognitive engineering. comp.databases Database and data management issues and theory. comp.dcom.lans Local area network hardware and software. comp.dcom.modems Data communications hardware and software. comp.edu Computer science education. comp.emacs EMACS editors of different flavors. comp.graphics Computer graphics, art, animation, image processing. comp.lang.ada Discussion about Ada*. comp.lang.apl Discussion about APL. comp.lang.c Discussion about C. comp.lang.c++ The object-oriented C++ language. comp.lang.forth Discussion about Forth. comp.lang.fortran Discussion about FORTRAN. comp.lang.lisp Discussion about LISP. comp.lang.misc Different computer languages not specifically listed. comp.lang.modula2 Discussion about Modula-2. comp.lang.pascal Discussion about Pascal. comp.lang.prolog Discussion about PROLOG. comp.lang.smalltalk Discussion about Smalltalk 80. comp.lsi Large scale integrated circuits. comp.mail.headers Gatewayed from the ARPA header-people list. comp.mail.misc General discussions about computer mail. comp.mail.uucp Mail in the uucp network environment. comp.misc General topics about computers not covered elsewhere. comp.org.decus DEC* Users' Society newsgroup. comp.org.usenix USENIX Association events and announcements. comp.os.cpm Discussion about the CP/M operating system. comp.os.eunice The SRI Eunice system. comp.os.misc General OS-oriented discussion not carried elsewhere. comp.os.minix Discussion of Tanenbaum's MINIX system. comp.periphs Peripheral devices. comp.sources.amiga Source code-only postings for the Amiga. (Moderated) comp.sources.atari.st Source code-only postings for the Atari ST. (Moderated) comp.sources.d For any discussion of source postings. comp.sources.wanted Requests for software and fixes. comp.std.internat Discussion about international standards. comp.std.unix Discussion for the P1003 committee on UNIX. (Moderated) comp.sys.amiga Discussion about the Amiga micro. comp.sys.apple Discussion about Apple micros. comp.sys.atari.8bit Discussion about 8 bit Atari micros. comp.sys.atari.st Discussion about 16 bit Atari micros. comp.sys.att Discussions about AT&T microcomputers. comp.sys.cbm Discussion about Commodore micros. comp.sys.dec Discussions about DEC computer systems. comp.sys.hp Discussion about Hewlett-Packard equipment. comp.sys.ibm.pc Discussion about IBM personal computers. comp.sys.intel Disucussions about Intel systems and parts. comp.sys.m6809 Discussion about 6809's. comp.sys.m68k Discussion about 68k's. comp.sys.mac Discussions about the Apple Macintosh & Lisa. comp.sys.misc Micro computers of all kinds. comp.sys.nsc.32k National Semiconductor 32000 series chips. comp.sys.tandy Discussion about TRS-80's. comp.sys.ti Discussion about Texas Instruments. comp.terminals All sorts of terminals. comp.text Text processing. comp.unix.questions UNIX neophytes group. comp.unix.wizards Discussions, bug reports, and fixes on and for UNIX. comp.unix.xenix Discussion about the Xenix OS. comp.windows.x Discussion about the X Window System. misc.consumers Consumer interests, product reviews, etc. misc.consumers.house Discussion about owning and maintaining a house. misc.forsale Short, tasteful postings about items for sale. misc.handicap Items of interest for/about the handicapped. (Moderated) misc.headlines Current interest: drug testing, terrorism, etc. misc.invest Investments and the handling of money. misc.jobs Job announcements, requests, etc. misc.kids Children, their behavior and activities. misc.legal Legalities and the ethics of law. misc.misc Various discussions not fitting in any other group. misc.taxes Tax laws and advice. misc.test For testing of network software. Very boring. misc.wanted Requests for things that are needed (NOT software). news.admin Comments directed to news administrators. news.config Postings of system down times and interruptions. news.groups Discussions and lists of newsgroups. news.lists News-related statistics and lists. (Moderated) news.misc Discussions of USENET itself. news.newsites Postings of new site announcements. news.software.b Discussion about B news software. news.software.notes Notesfile software from the Univ. of Illinois. news.stargate Discussion about satellite transmission of news. news.sysadmin Comments directed to system administrators. rec.arts.books Books of all genres, shapes, and sizes. rec.arts.comics The funnies, old and new. rec.arts.drwho Discussion about Dr. Who. rec.arts.movies Discussions of movies and movie making. rec.arts.movies.reviews Reviews of movies. (Moderated) rec.arts.poems For the posting of poems. rec.arts.sf-lovers Science fiction lovers' newsgroup. rec.arts.startrek Star Trek, the TV show and the movies. rec.arts.tv The boob tube, its history, and past and current shows. rec.arts.tv.soaps Postings about soap operas. rec.arts.wobegon "A Prairie Home Companion" radio show discussion. rec.audio High fidelity audio. rec.autos Automobiles, automotive products and laws. rec.autos.tech Technical aspects of automobiles, et. al. rec.aviation Aviation rules, means, and methods. rec.bicycles Bicycles, related products and laws. rec.birds Hobbyists interested in bird watching. rec.boats Hobbyists interested in boating. rec.food.cooking Food, cooking, cookbooks, and recipes. rec.food.drink Wines and spirits. rec.food.veg Vegetarians. rec.games.board Discussion and hints on board games. rec.games.bridge Hobbyists interested in bridge. rec.games.chess Chess & computer chess. rec.games.empire Discussion and hints about Empire. rec.games.frp Discussion about Fantasy Role Playing games. rec.games.go Discussion about Go. rec.games.hack Discussion, hints, etc. about the Hack game. rec.games.misc Games and computer games. rec.games.pbm Discussion about Play by Mail games. rec.games.rogue Discussion and hints about Rogue. rec.games.trivia Discussion about trivia. rec.games.video Discussion about video games. rec.gardens Gardening, methods and results. rec.ham-radio Amateur Radio practices, contests, events, rules, etc. rec.ham-radio.packet Discussion about packet radio setups. rec.humor Jokes and the like. May be somewhat offensive. rec.humor.d Discussions on the content of rec.humor articles. rec.mag Magazine summaries, tables of contents, etc. rec.misc General topics about recreational/participant sports. rec.motorcycles Motorcycles and related products and laws. rec.music.classical Discussion about classical music. rec.music.folk Folks discussing folk music of various sorts. rec.music.gdead A group for (Grateful) Dead-heads. rec.music.makers For performers and their discussions. rec.music.misc Music lovers' group. rec.music.synth Synthesizers and computer music. rec.nude Hobbyists interested in naturist/nudist activities. rec.pets Pets, pet care, and household animals in general. rec.photo Hobbyists interested in photography. rec.puzzles Puzzles, problems, and quizzes. rec.railroad Real and model train fans' newsgroup. rec.scuba Hobbyists interested in SCUBA diving. rec.skiing Hobbyists interested in skiing. rec.skydiving Hobbyists interested in skydiving. rec.sport.baseball Discussion about baseball. rec.sport.basketball Discussion about basketball. rec.sport.football Discussion about football. rec.sport.hockey Discussion about hockey. rec.sport.misc Spectator sports. rec.travel Traveling all over the world. rec.video Video and video components. rec.woodworking Hobbyists interested in woodworking. sci.astro Astronomy discussions and information. sci.bio Biology and related sciences. sci.crypt Different methods of data en/decryption. sci.electronics Circuits, theory, electrons and discussions. sci.lang Natural languages, communication, etc. sci.math Mathematical discussions and pursuits. sci.math.stat Statistics discussion. sci.math.symbolic Symbolic algebra discussion. sci.med Medicine and its related products and regulations. sci.misc Short-lived discussions on subjects in the sciences. sci.physics Physical laws, properties, etc. sci.research Research methods, funding, ethics, and whatever. sci.space Space, space programs, space related research, etc. sci.space.shuttle The space shuttle and the STS program. soc.college College, college activities, campus life, etc. soc.culture.african Discussions about Africa & things African. soc.culture.celtic Group about Celtics (*not* basketball!). soc.culture.greek Group about Greeks. soc.culture.indian Group for discussion about India & things Indian. soc.culture.jewish Group for discussion about Jewish culture & religion. soc.culture.misc Group for discussion about other cultures. soc.misc Socially-oriented topics not in other groups. soc.motss Issues pertaining to homosexuality. soc.net-people Announcements, requests, etc. about people on the net. soc.roots Genealogical matters. soc.singles Newsgroup for single people, their activities, etc. soc.women Women's rights, discrimination, etc. talk.abortion All sorts of discussions and arguments on abortion. talk.bizarre The unusual, bizarre, curious, and often stupid. talk.origins Evolution versus creationism (sometimes hot!). talk.philosophy.misc Philosophical musings on all topics. talk.politics.misc Political discussions and ravings of all kinds. talk.politics.theory Theory of politics and political systems. talk.religion.misc Religious, ethical, & moral implications. talk.religion.newage Esoteric and minority religions & philosophies. talk.rumors For the posting of rumors. E-O-F exit 0
usenet@gatech.edu (05/03/87)
: News software at revisions 2.10.2 and beyond has the capability of : automatically comparing the active file against a centrally-maintained : list of active groups. A version of this message is posted on the : 1st and 16th of every month with a distribution of "na". : What follows is a shell script to run such a message at your site in case : you do not get the posted version. : : If your "inews" program does not reside in /usr/lib/news/inews, change : the variable declaration given below, or else enter the pathname at : the prompt. : : Gene Spafford : 3 May 1987 : --------------- cut here and run the rest through "sh" --------------- INEWS=${INEWS-/usr/lib/news/inews} DISTRIBUTION=${DISTRIBUTION-local} if test ! -f $INEWS; then echo -n "Enter the pathname of the inews program: " INEWS=`(read foo;echo $foo)</dev/tty` fi $INEWS -h <<E-O-F Subject: cmsg checkgroups Control: checkgroups Newsgroups: control,news.adm.ctl Distribution: $DISTRIBUTION Approved: usenet@gatech.edu comp.ai Artificial intelligence discussions. comp.ai.digest Artificial Intelligence discussions. (Moderated) comp.arch Computer architecture. comp.binaries.amiga Encoded public domain programs in binary. (Moderated) comp.binaries.atari.st Binary-only postings for the Atari ST. (Moderated) comp.binaries.mac Encoded Macintosh programs in binary. (Moderated) comp.bugs.2bsd Reports of UNIX* version 2BSD related bugs. comp.bugs.4bsd Reports of UNIX version 4BSD related bugs. comp.bugs.4bsd.ucb-fixes Bug reports/fixes for BSD Unix. (Moderated) comp.bugs.misc General bug reports and fixes (includes V7 & uucp). comp.bugs.sys5 Reports of USG (System III, V, etc.) bugs. comp.cog-eng Cognitive engineering. comp.compilers Compiler construction, theory, etc. (Moderated) comp.databases Database and data management issues and theory. comp.dcom.lans Local area network hardware and software. comp.dcom.modems Data communications hardware and software. comp.dcom.telecom Telecommunications digest. (Moderated) comp.doc Archived public-domain documentation. (Moderated) comp.doc.techreports Lists of technical reports. (Moderated) comp.edu Computer science education. comp.emacs EMACS editors of different flavors. comp.graphics Computer graphics, art, animation, image processing. comp.graphics.digest Graphics software, hardware, theory, etc. (Moderated) comp.lang.ada Discussion about Ada*. comp.lang.apl Discussion about APL. comp.lang.c Discussion about C. comp.lang.c++ The object-oriented C++ language. comp.lang.forth Discussion about Forth. comp.lang.fortran Discussion about FORTRAN. comp.lang.lisp Discussion about LISP. comp.lang.misc Different computer languages not specifically listed. comp.lang.modula2 Discussion about Modula-2. comp.lang.pascal Discussion about Pascal. comp.lang.prolog Discussion about PROLOG. comp.lang.smalltalk Discussion about Smalltalk 80. comp.laser-printers Laser printers, hardware & software. (Moderated) comp.lsi Large scale integrated circuits. comp.mail.elm Discussion and fixes for ELM mail system. (Moderated) comp.mail.headers Gatewayed from the ARPA header-people list. comp.mail.maps Various maps, including UUCP maps. (Moderated) comp.mail.misc General discussions about computer mail. comp.mail.uucp Mail in the uucp network environment. comp.misc General topics about computers not covered elsewhere. comp.newprod Announcements of new products of interest. (Moderated) comp.org.decus DEC* Users' Society newsgroup. comp.org.fidonet FidoNews digest, official news of FidoNet Assoc. (Moderated) comp.org.usenix USENIX Association events and announcements. comp.os.cpm Discussion about the CP/M operating system. comp.os.eunice The SRI Eunice system. comp.os.minix Discussion of Tanenbaum's MINIX system. comp.os.misc General OS-oriented discussion not carried elsewhere. comp.os.os9 Discussions about the os9 operating system. (Moderated) comp.os.research Operating systems and related areas. (Moderated) comp.os.vms DEC's VAX* line of computers & VMS. comp.periphs Peripheral devices. comp.protocols.appletalk Applebus hardware & software. comp.protocols.kermit Info about the Kermit package. (Moderated) comp.protocols.misc Various forms and types of FTP protocol. comp.protocols.tcp-ip TCP and IP network protocols. comp.risks Risks to the public from computers & users. (Moderated) comp.society The impact of technology on society. (Moderated) comp.sources.amiga Source code-only postings for the Amiga. (Moderated) comp.sources.atari.st Source code-only postings for the Atari ST. (Moderated) comp.sources.bugs For bug fixes and features discussion comp.sources.d For any discussion of source postings. comp.sources.games Postings of recreational software. (Moderated) comp.sources.mac Software for the Apple Macintosh. (Moderated) comp.sources.misc Posting of software . (Moderated) comp.sources.unix Postings of public-domain sources. (Moderated) comp.sources.wanted Requests for software and fixes. comp.std.c Discussion about C language standards. (Moderated) comp.std.internat Discussion about international standards. comp.std.misc Discussion about various standards. (Moderated) comp.std.mumps Discussion for the X11.1 committee on Mumps. (Moderated) comp.std.unix Discussion for the P1003 committee on UNIX. (Moderated) comp.sys.amiga Commodore Amiga: info&uses, but no programs. comp.sys.apollo Apollo computer systems. comp.sys.apple Discussion about Apple micros. comp.sys.atari.8bit Discussion about 8 bit Atari micros. comp.sys.atari.st Discussion about 16 bit Atari micros. comp.sys.att Discussions about AT&T microcomputers. comp.sys.cbm Discussion about Commodore micros. comp.sys.dec Discussions about DEC computer systems. comp.sys.hp Discussion about Hewlett-Packard equipment. comp.sys.ibm.pc Discussion about IBM personal computers. comp.sys.ibm.pc.digest The IBM PC, PC-XT, and PC-AT. (Moderated) comp.sys.intel Disucussions about Intel systems and parts. comp.sys.m6809 Discussion about 6809's. comp.sys.m68k Discussion about 68k's. comp.sys.m68k.pc Discussion about 68k-based PCs. (Moderated) comp.sys.mac Discussions about the Apple Macintosh & Lisa. comp.sys.mac.digest Apple Macintosh: info&uses, but no programs. (Moderated) comp.sys.masscomp The Masscomp line of computers. (Moderated) comp.sys.misc Discussion about computers of all kinds. comp.sys.nsc.32k National Semiconductor 32000 series chips. comp.sys.pyramid Pyramid 90x computers. comp.sys.ridge Ridge 32 computers and ROS. comp.sys.sequent Sequent systems, (esp. Balance 8000). (Moderated) comp.sys.sun Sun "workstation" computers. (Moderated) comp.sys.tandy Discussion about TRS-80's. comp.sys.ti Discussion about Texas Instruments. comp.sys.workstations Various workstation-type computers. (Moderated) comp.terminals All sorts of terminals. comp.text Text processing issues and methods. comp.text.desktop Technolgy & techniques of desktop publishing. (Moderated) comp.unix Discussion of UNIX* features and bugs. (Moderated) comp.unix.questions UNIX neophytes group. comp.unix.wizards Discussions, bug reports, and fixes on and for UNIX. comp.unix.xenix Discussion about the Xenix OS. comp.windows.misc Various issues about windowing systems. comp.windows.news Sun Microsystems' NewS window system. comp.windows.x Discussion about the X Window System. misc.consumers Consumer interests, product reviews, etc. misc.consumers.house Discussion about owning and maintaining a house. misc.forsale Short, tasteful postings about items for sale. misc.handicap Items of interest for/about the handicapped. (Moderated) misc.headlines Current interest: drug testing, terrorism, etc. misc.invest Investments and the handling of money. misc.jobs Job announcements, requests, etc. misc.kids Children, their behavior and activities. misc.legal Legalities and the ethics of law. misc.misc Various discussions not fitting in any other group. misc.psi Paranormal abilities and experiences. (Moderated) misc.taxes Tax laws and advice. misc.test For testing of network software. Very boring. misc.wanted Requests for things that are needed (NOT software). news.admin Comments directed to news administrators. news.announce.conferences Calls for papers and conference announcements. (Moderated) news.announce.important General announcements of interest to all. (Moderated) news.announce.newusers Explanatory postings for new users. (Moderated) news.config Postings of system down times and interruptions. news.groups Discussions and lists of newsgroups. news.lists News-related statistics and lists. (Moderated) news.misc Discussions of USENET itself. news.newsites Postings of new site announcements. news.software.b Discussion about B news software. news.software.notes Notesfile software from the Univ. of Illinois. news.stargate Discussion about satellite transmission of news. news.sysadmin Comments directed to system administrators. rec.arts.books Books of all genres, shapes, and sizes. rec.arts.comics The funnies, old and new. rec.arts.drwho Discussion about Dr. Who. rec.arts.movies Discussions of movies and movie making. rec.arts.movies.reviews Reviews of movies. (Moderated) rec.arts.poems For the posting of poems. rec.arts.sf-lovers Science fiction lovers' newsgroup. rec.arts.startrek Star Trek, the TV show and the movies. rec.arts.tv The boob tube, its history, and past and current shows. rec.arts.tv.soaps Postings about soap operas. rec.arts.wobegon "A Prairie Home Companion" radio show discussion. rec.audio High fidelity audio. rec.autos Automobiles, automotive products and laws. rec.autos.tech Technical aspects of automobiles, et. al. rec.aviation Aviation rules, means, and methods. rec.bicycles Bicycles, related products and laws. rec.birds Hobbyists interested in bird watching. rec.boats Hobbyists interested in boating. rec.food.cooking Food, cooking, cookbooks, and recipes. rec.food.drink Wines and spirits. rec.food.recipes Recipes from the USENET Cookbook (troff & text). (Moderated) rec.food.veg Vegetarians. rec.games.board Discussion and hints on board games. rec.games.bridge Hobbyists interested in bridge. rec.games.chess Chess & computer chess. rec.games.empire Discussion and hints about Empire. rec.games.frp Discussion about Fantasy Role Playing games. rec.games.go Discussion about Go. rec.games.hack Discussion, hints, etc. about the Hack game. rec.games.misc Games and computer games. rec.games.pbm Discussion about Play by Mail games. rec.games.rogue Discussion and hints about Rogue. rec.games.trivia Discussion about trivia. rec.games.video Discussion about video games. rec.gardens Gardening, methods and results. rec.guns Discussions about firearms. (Moderated) rec.ham-radio Amateur Radio practices, contests, events, rules, etc. rec.ham-radio.packet Discussion about packet radio setups. rec.humor Jokes and the like. May be somewhat offensive. rec.humor.d Discussions on the content of rec.humor articles. rec.mag Magazine summaries, tables of contents, etc. rec.mag.otherrealms Edited science fiction & fantasy "magazine". (Moderated) rec.misc General topics about recreational/participant sports. rec.motorcycles Motorcycles and related products and laws. rec.music.classical Discussion about classical music. rec.music.folk Folks discussing folk music of various sorts. rec.music.gaffa Progressive music (e.g., Kate Bush). (Moderated) rec.music.gdead A group for (Grateful) Dead-heads. rec.music.makers For performers and their discussions. rec.music.misc Music lovers' group. rec.music.synth Synthesizers and computer music. rec.nude Hobbyists interested in naturist/nudist activities. rec.pets Pets, pet care, and household animals in general. rec.photo Hobbyists interested in photography. rec.puzzles Puzzles, problems, and quizzes. rec.railroad Real and model train fans' newsgroup. rec.scuba Hobbyists interested in SCUBA diving. rec.skiing Hobbyists interested in skiing. rec.skydiving Hobbyists interested in skydiving. rec.sport.baseball Discussion about baseball. rec.sport.basketball Discussion about basketball. rec.sport.football Discussion about football. rec.sport.hockey Discussion about hockey. rec.sport.misc Spectator sports. rec.travel Traveling all over the world. rec.video Video and video components. rec.woodworking Hobbyists interested in woodworking. sci.astro Astronomy discussions and information. sci.bio Biology and related sciences. sci.crypt Different methods of data en/decryption. sci.electronics Circuits, theory, electrons and discussions. sci.lang Natural languages, communication, etc. sci.math Mathematical discussions and pursuits. sci.math.stat Statistics discussion. sci.math.symbolic Symbolic algebra discussion. sci.med Medicine and its related products and regulations. sci.misc Short-lived discussions on subjects in the sciences. sci.philosophy.tech Technical philosophy: math, science, logic, etc. sci.physics Physical laws, properties, etc. sci.research Research methods, funding, ethics, and whatever. sci.space Space, space programs, space related research, etc. sci.space.shuttle The space shuttle and the STS program. soc.college College, college activities, campus life, etc. soc.culture.african Discussions about Africa & things African. soc.culture.celtic Group about Celtics (*not* basketball!). soc.culture.greek Group about Greeks. soc.culture.indian Group for discussion about India & things Indian. soc.culture.jewish Group for discussion about Jewish culture & religion. soc.culture.misc Group for discussion about other cultures. soc.human-nets Computer aided communications digest. (Moderated) soc.misc Socially-oriented topics not in other groups. soc.motss Issues pertaining to homosexuality. soc.net-people Announcements, requests, etc. about people on the net. soc.politics Political problems, systems, solutions. (Moderated) soc.politics.arms-d Arms discussion digest. (Moderated) soc.religion.christian Christianity and related topics. (Moderated) soc.roots Genealogical matters. soc.singles Newsgroup for single people, their activities, etc. soc.women Women's rights, discrimination, etc. talk.abortion All sorts of discussions and arguments on abortion. talk.bizarre The unusual, bizarre, curious, and often stupid. talk.origins Evolution versus creationism (sometimes hot!). talk.philosophy.misc Philosophical musings on all topics. talk.politics.misc Political discussions and ravings of all kinds. talk.politics.theory Theory of politics and political systems. talk.religion.misc Religious, ethical, & moral implications. talk.religion.newage Esoteric and minority religions & philosophies. talk.rumors For the posting of rumors. net.sources Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. net.sources.bugs Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. net.sources.games Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. net.sources.mac Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. mod.announce Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.announce.newusers Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.ai Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.amiga Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.compilers Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.computers Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.computers.68k Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.computers.apollo Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.computers.masscomp Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.computers.ibm-pc Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.computers.laser-printers Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.computers.pyramid Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.computers.ridge Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.computers.sun Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.computers.vax Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.computers.workstations Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.conferences Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.comp-soc Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.graphics Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.human-nets Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.mac Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.mac.binaries Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.mac.sources Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.mag.fidonet Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.mag.otherrealms Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.map Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.music Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.music.gaffa Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.newprod Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.newslists Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.os Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.os.os9 Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.os.unix Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.philosophy Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.philosophy.tech Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.politics Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.politics.arms-d Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.protocols Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.protocols.appletalk Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.protocols.kermit Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.protocols.tcp-ip Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.psi Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.rec Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.rec.guns Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.recipes Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.religion Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.religion.christian Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.risks Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.sources Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.sources.doc Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.sources.games Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.std Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.std.c Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.std.mumps Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.std.unix Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.techreports Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) mod.telecom Obsolete -- to be deleted in May 1987. (Moderated) E-O-F exit 0