[news.announce.newusers] Changes to Alternative Newsgroup Hierarchies

spaf@arthur.cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford) (10/01/87)

*** old/altgroups.n	Tue Sep 15 11:22:00 1987
--- src/altgroups.n	Thu Sep 24 08:08:50 1987
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*** 5,7 ****
  Original-from: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
! [Most recent change: 14 September 1987 by spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)]
  
--- 5,7 ----
  Original-from: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
! [Most recent change: 23 September 1987 by spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)]
  
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*** 13,16 ****
  sites wishing to support them and finding a feed.  In general, these
! groups are not carried by the entire network due to their volume and/or
! a restricted sphere of interest.
  
--- 13,17 ----
  sites wishing to support them and finding a feed.  In general, these
! groups are not carried by the entire network due to their volume, a
! restricted sphere of interest, or a different set of administrative
! rules and concerns.
  
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*** 36,37 ****
--- 37,41 ----
  
+ Note that the "uunet" service carries all of these hierarchies.  Contact
+ uunet!postmaster for subscription details.
+ 
  Alt
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*** 40,42 ****
  by a collection of sites that choose to carry them.  Many Usenet sites
! are not interested in these groups, usually including the backbone,
  although some backbone sites do carry them.  There are currently three
--- 44,46 ----
  by a collection of sites that choose to carry them.  Many Usenet sites
! are not interested in these groups, often including the backbone,
  although some backbone sites do carry them.  There are currently three
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*** 45,47 ****
--- 49,53 ----
  alt.config		Alternative subnet discussions and connectivity.
+ alt.cyberpunk           Alternative interactions among computers and people.
  alt.drugs		Alternative discussions about drugs, man.
+ alt.flame               Alternative, literate, pithy, succinct screaming.
  alt.gourmand		Alternative recipes, moderated by Brian Reid.
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*** 51,57 ****
  Submissions to the moderated alt.gourmand group should be mailed to
! reid@decwrl.dec.com.
  
! Total traffic in the groups is pretty small -- maybe 10-30 messages a
! week.  You can join the "alt subnet" by finding a site in your area
! that carries the groups.  Either send mail to the administrators of the
  sites you connect to, or post something to a local "general" or
--- 57,62 ----
  Submissions to the moderated alt.gourmand group should be mailed to
! recipes@decwrl.dec.com (Brian Reid).
  
! You can join the "alt subnet" by finding a site in your area that
! carries the groups.  Either send mail to the administrators of the
  sites you connect to, or post something to a local "general" or
***************
*** 59,63 ****
  it's "ba.wanted").  If no sites nearby are getting them, you can get
! them from uunet, which is a commercial uucp/Usenet service -- contact
! uunet!rick.
  
  Inet/DDN
--- 64,92 ----
  it's "ba.wanted").  If no sites nearby are getting them, you can get
! them from uunet.
  
+ Bionet
+ ------
+ There is a newsgroup heirarchy for molecular biology called "bionet"
+ originating from BIONET-20.ARPA and carried on a limited number of
+ machines including rutgers, ukma, and one of the machines at UCSD.
+ Contact Rob Liebschutz <usenet@presto.ig.com> for more details.  The
+ current newsgroup list looks like this:
+ 
+ bionet.general			General BIONET announcements.
+ bionet.politics			Political issues relevant to science.
+ bionet.jobs			Scientific Job opportunities.
+ bionet.molbio.news		Research news of interest to the community.
+ bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts	Requests for information and lab reagents.
+ bionet.molbio.genbank		Info about the GenBank Nucleic acid database.
+ bionet.molbio.evolution		How genes and proteins have evolved. 
+ bionet.molbio.gene-express	How genes are regulated in cells.
+ bionet.molbio.gene-org		How genes are organized on chromosomes. 
+ bionet.molbio.oncogenes		Genes that cause cancer.
+ bionet.molbio.plant		Molecular biology of plants.
+ bionet.molbio.proteins		Research on proteins and protein databases.
+ bionet.molbio.yeast		Molecular biology of yeast.
+ bionet.software.pc		Info on PC software for scientists.
+ bionet.software.pc.comm		Info on PC communications software.
+ bionet.software.contrib		Info on programs contributed to BIONET.
+ 
  Inet/DDN
***************
*** 70,73 ****
  flowing through the mail (some sites get these groups via UUCP and
! other tranpost mechanisms, but the volume is substantial and load
! significant without a high-speed link).  Further details may be
  obtained by writing to Erik Fair (fair@ucbarpa.berkeley.edu).
--- 99,102 ----
  flowing through the mail (some sites get these groups via UUCP and
! other tranpost mechanisms, but the volume can be substantial and load
! may be significant without a high-speed link).  Further details may be
  obtained by writing to Erik Fair (fair@ucbarpa.berkeley.edu).
***************
*** 76,79 ****
  -------
! A third such hierarchy is the "unix-pc" distribution.  This consists
! of groups devoted to users of the AT&T Unix-PC.  These groups were
  originally exchanged by academic sites with large numbers of AT&T PCs,
--- 105,108 ----
  -------
! Another such hierarchy is the "unix-pc" distribution.  This consists of
! groups devoted to users of the AT&T Unix-PC.  These groups were
  originally exchanged by academic sites with large numbers of AT&T PCs,
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*** 80,85 ****
  but other sites have joined this distribution.  To get the newsgroups,
! you need to contact a site already getting them; gatech, psuvax1 and
! ukma all get these groups and the admins there may be willing to help
! find a feed should you desire (and ask nicely). The unix-pc groups
! circulated include:
  
--- 109,114 ----
  but other sites have joined this distribution.  To get the newsgroups,
! you need to contact a site already getting them; ihnp4, gatech, psuvax1
! and ukma all get these groups and the admins there may be willing to
! help find a feed should you desire (and ask nicely); uunet also carries
! these groups. The unix-pc groups circulated include:
  
-- 
Gene Spafford
Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-2004
Internet:  spaf@cs.purdue.edu	uucp:	...!{decwrl,gatech,ucbvax}!purdue!spaf

spaf@arthur.cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford) (11/03/87)

*** old/altgroups.n	Thu Oct  1 08:35:53 1987
--- src/altgroups.n	Wed Oct 21 14:30:22 1987
***************
*** 5,7 ****
  Original-from: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
! [Most recent change: 23 September 1987 by spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)]
  
--- 5,7 ----
  Original-from: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
! [Most recent change: 21 October 1987 by spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)]
  
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*** 45,48 ****
  are not interested in these groups, often including the backbone,
! although some backbone sites do carry them.  There are currently three
! main groups and two administrative:
  
--- 45,48 ----
  are not interested in these groups, often including the backbone,
! although some backbone sites do carry them.  Here is a recent list
! of the 'alt" newsgroups:
  
***************
*** 70,72 ****
  originating from BIONET-20.ARPA and carried on a limited number of
! machines including rutgers, ukma, and one of the machines at UCSD.
  Contact Rob Liebschutz <usenet@presto.ig.com> for more details.  The
--- 70,72 ----
  originating from BIONET-20.ARPA and carried on a limited number of
! machines including rutgers, ukma, and all of the machines at UCSD.
  Contact Rob Liebschutz <usenet@presto.ig.com> for more details.  The
***************
*** 107,114 ****
  groups devoted to users of the AT&T Unix-PC.  These groups were
! originally exchanged by academic sites with large numbers of AT&T PCs,
! but other sites have joined this distribution.  To get the newsgroups,
! you need to contact a site already getting them; ihnp4, gatech, psuvax1
! and ukma all get these groups and the admins there may be willing to
! help find a feed should you desire (and ask nicely); uunet also carries
! these groups. The unix-pc groups circulated include:
  
--- 107,117 ----
  groups devoted to users of the AT&T Unix-PC.  These groups were
! originated as a mailing list started by three owners of AT&T Unix PCs:
! Gary Smith, David Dalton and Kathy Vincent.  As the list expanded, it
! turned into a newsgroup hierarchy, and more and more sites began to
! carry the groups; hundreds of sites now carry these groups.  To recieve
! them, you need to contact a site already getting them; ihnp4, gatech,
! psuvax1 and ukma are well-known sites getting these groups and the
! admins there may be willing to help find a feed should you desire (and
! ask nicely); uunet also carries these groups. The unix-pc groups
! circulated include:
  
-- 
Gene Spafford
Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-2004
Internet:  spaf@cs.purdue.edu	uucp:	...!{decwrl,gatech,ucbvax}!purdue!spaf

spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford) (12/02/87)

*** old/altgroups.n	Mon Nov  2 16:15:11 1987
--- src/altgroups.n	Fri Nov 20 08:25:14 1987
***************
*** 5,7 ****
  Original-from: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
! [Most recent change: 21 October 1987 by spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)]
  
--- 5,7 ----
  Original-from: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
! [Most recent change: 20 November 1987 by spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)]
  
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*** 48,49 ****
--- 48,50 ----
  
+ alt.aquaria		The aquarium & related as a hobby.
  alt.config		Alternative subnet discussions and connectivity.
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*** 53,54 ****
--- 54,56 ----
  alt.gourmand		Alternative recipes, moderated by Brian Reid.
+ alt.hypertext		Discussion of hypertext -- uses, transport, etc.
  alt.sources		Alternative source code, unmoderated.
***************
*** 70,74 ****
  originating from BIONET-20.ARPA and carried on a limited number of
! machines including rutgers, ukma, and all of the machines at UCSD.
! Contact Rob Liebschutz <usenet@presto.ig.com> for more details.  The
! current newsgroup list looks like this:
  
--- 72,76 ----
  originating from BIONET-20.ARPA and carried on a limited number of
! machines including rutgers, mit-eddie, ukma, and all of the machines at
! UCSD.  Contact Rob Liebschutz <usenet@presto.ig.com> for more details.
! The current newsgroup list looks like this:
  
***************
*** 112,117 ****
  them, you need to contact a site already getting them; ihnp4, gatech,
! psuvax1 and ukma are well-known sites getting these groups and the
! admins there may be willing to help find a feed should you desire (and
! ask nicely); uunet also carries these groups. The unix-pc groups
! circulated include:
  
--- 114,119 ----
  them, you need to contact a site already getting them; ihnp4, gatech,
! mit-eddie, psuvax1, sdcsvax and ukma are well-known sites getting these
! groups and the admins there may be willing to help find a feed should
! you desire (and ask nicely); uunet also carries these groups. The
! unix-pc groups circulated include:
  
-- 
Gene Spafford
Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-2004
Internet:  spaf@cs.purdue.edu	uucp:	...!{decwrl,gatech,ucbvax}!purdue!spaf

spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford) (01/02/88)

This posting contains a listing of differences between the version of 
the article (referenced in the "Subject:" line) just posted to this
group, and the version posted a few weeks ago.  New users may ignore
this posting -- it is intended to enable experienced users
to track changes to the regularly posted Usenet documents.

*** old/altgroups.n	Wed Dec  2 12:39:27 1987
--- src/altgroups.n	Fri Jan  1 15:17:05 1988
***************
*** 5,7 ****
  Original-from: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
! [Most recent change: 20 November 1987 by spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)]
  
--- 5,7 ----
  Original-from: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
! [Most recent change: 31 December 1987 by spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)]
  
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*** 31,33 ****
  
! In general, there is is no restriction on getting these groups as long
  as you have the capacity to receive, store, and forward the groups;
--- 31,33 ----
  
! Usually, there is is no restriction on getting these groups as long
  as you have the capacity to receive, store, and forward the groups;
***************
*** 72,76 ****
  originating from BIONET-20.ARPA and carried on a limited number of
! machines including rutgers, mit-eddie, ukma, and all of the machines at
! UCSD.  Contact Rob Liebschutz <usenet@presto.ig.com> for more details.
! The current newsgroup list looks like this:
  
--- 72,76 ----
  originating from BIONET-20.ARPA and carried on a limited number of
! machines including rutgers, phri, mit-eddie, ukma, and all of the
! machines at UCSD.  Contact Rob Liebschutz <usenet@presto.ig.com> for
! more details.  The current newsgroup list looks like this:
  
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*** 77,84 ****
  bionet.general			General BIONET announcements.
- bionet.politics			Political issues relevant to science.
  bionet.jobs			Scientific Job opportunities.
! bionet.molbio.news		Research news of interest to the community.
! bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts	Requests for information and lab reagents.
! bionet.molbio.genbank		Info about the GenBank Nucleic acid database.
  bionet.molbio.evolution		How genes and proteins have evolved. 
  bionet.molbio.gene-express	How genes are regulated in cells.
--- 77,83 ----
  bionet.general			General BIONET announcements.
  bionet.jobs			Scientific Job opportunities.
! bionet.molbio.bio-matrix	Computer applications to biological databases.
! bionet.molbio.embldatabank	Info about the EMBL Nucleic acid database.
  bionet.molbio.evolution		How genes and proteins have evolved. 
+ bionet.molbio.genbank		Info about the GenBank Nucleic acid database.
  bionet.molbio.gene-express	How genes are regulated in cells.
***************
*** 85,86 ****
--- 84,87 ----
  bionet.molbio.gene-org		How genes are organized on chromosomes. 
+ bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts	Requests for information and lab reagents.
+ bionet.molbio.news		Research news of interest to the community.
  bionet.molbio.oncogenes		Genes that cause cancer.
***************
*** 88,90 ****
--- 89,94 ----
  bionet.molbio.proteins		Research on proteins and protein databases.
+ bionet.molbio.seqnet		Redistribution of European SEQNET bboard.
  bionet.molbio.yeast		Molecular biology of yeast.
+ bionet.politics			Political issues relevant to science.
+ bionet.software.contrib		Info on programs contributed to BIONET.
  bionet.software.pc		Info on PC software for scientists.
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*** 91,93 ****
  bionet.software.pc.comm		Info on PC communications software.
- bionet.software.contrib		Info on programs contributed to BIONET.
  
--- 95,96 ----
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*** 104,105 ****
--- 107,119 ----
  obtained by writing to Erik Fair (fair@ucbarpa.berkeley.edu).
+ 
+ Pubnet
+ ------
+ The "pubnet" distribution is for public-access systems.  Current groups
+ include:
+ 	pubnet.sources		pubnet.unix
+ 	pubnet.config		pubnet.wanted
+ 	pubnet.talk		pubnet.sysops
+ Currently, the following sites receive the group, and the system admins
+ there can be contacted for more info or to establish a feed:
+ 	chinet, ddsw1, gryphon, icus, igloo, killer, qetzal, and tapa.
  
-- 
Gene Spafford
Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-2004
Internet:  spaf@cs.purdue.edu	uucp:	...!{decwrl,gatech,ucbvax}!purdue!spaf

spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford) (02/04/88)

This posting contains a listing of differences between the version of 
the article (referenced in the "Subject:" line) just posted to this
group, and the version posted a few weeks ago.  New users may ignore
this posting -- it is intended to enable experienced users
to track changes to the regularly posted Usenet documents.

*** old/altgroups.n	Fri Jan  1 15:41:12 1988
--- src/altgroups.n	Tue Feb  2 23:25:13 1988
***************
*** 5,7 ****
  Original-from: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
! [Most recent change: 31 December 1987 by spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)]
  
--- 5,7 ----
  Original-from: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
! [Most recent change: 31 January 1988 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)]
  
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*** 64,68 ****
  sites you connect to, or post something to a local "general" or
! "wanted" newsgroup for your area (e.g., in the San Francisco Bay Area,
! it's "ba.wanted").  If no sites nearby are getting them, you can get
! them from uunet.
  
--- 64,67 ----
  sites you connect to, or post something to a local "general" or
! "wanted" newsgroup for your area .  If no sites nearby are getting
! them, you can get them from uunet.
  
***************
*** 110,113 ****
  ------
! The "pubnet" distribution is for public-access systems.  Current groups
! include:
  	pubnet.sources		pubnet.unix
--- 109,112 ----
  ------
! The "pubnet" distribution is for public-access systems and was originated
! by Bill Wisner.  Current groups include:
  	pubnet.sources		pubnet.unix
***************
*** 116,119 ****
  Currently, the following sites receive the group, and the system admins
! there can be contacted for more info or to establish a feed:
! 	chinet, ddsw1, gryphon, icus, igloo, killer, qetzal, and tapa.
  
--- 115,119 ----
  Currently, the following sites receive the group, and the system admins
! there can be contacted for more info or to establish a feed:  chinet,
! dasys1, ddsw1, gryphon, icus, igloo, killer, ncoast, netsys, qetzal,
! and tapa.
  
***************
*** 128,130 ****
  them, you need to contact a site already getting them; ihnp4, gatech,
! mit-eddie, psuvax1, sdcsvax and ukma are well-known sites getting these
  groups and the admins there may be willing to help find a feed should
--- 128,130 ----
  them, you need to contact a site already getting them; ihnp4, gatech,
! mit-eddie, psuvax1, ucsd and ukma are well-known sites getting these
  groups and the admins there may be willing to help find a feed should
***************
*** 137,138 ****
--- 137,160 ----
  unix-pc.test 		Test group.
+ 
+ usrgroup
+ --------
+ The usrgroup hierarchy is sponsored by /usr/group and consists of groups
+ devoted to discussion of topics relating to POSIX/Unix.  uunet carries
+ these groups, as do rutgers and ukma.
+ 
+ usrgroup.distfile       Distributed File System extensions.
+ usrgroup.graphics       Graphics/windows extensions.
+ usrgroup.internat       Internationalization extensions.
+ usrgroup.netinter       Network Interface extensions.
+ usrgroup.perfmeas       Performance Measurements.
+ usrgroup.realtime       Realtime extensions.
+ usrgroup.security       Security extensions.
+ usrgroup.supercom       Supercomputing extensions.
+ usrgroup.technical      General /usr/group Technical Committee discussions.
+ 
+ Further info on the efforts of /usr/group can be obtained from:
+ 	     /usr/group
+ 	     4655 Old Ironsides Drive, Suite 200
+ 	     Santa Clara, CA  95054
+ 	     408-986-8840
  
-- 
Gene Spafford
Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-2004
Internet:  spaf@cs.purdue.edu	uucp:	...!{decwrl,gatech,ucbvax}!purdue!spaf

spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford) (03/02/88)

This posting contains a listing of differences between the version of 
the article (referenced in the "Subject:" line) just posted to this
group, and the version posted a few weeks ago.  New users may ignore
this posting -- it is intended to enable experienced users
to track changes to the regularly posted Usenet documents.

*** old/altgroups.n	Wed Feb  3 18:19:25 1988
--- src/altgroups.n	Sun Feb  7 20:05:50 1988
***************
*** 5,7
  Original-from: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
! [Most recent change: 31 January 1988 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)]
  

--- 5,7 -----
  Original-from: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
! [Most recent change: 7 February 1988 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)]
  
***************
*** 117,119
  dasys1, ddsw1, gryphon, icus, igloo, killer, ncoast, netsys, qetzal,
! and tapa.
  

--- 117,119 -----
  dasys1, ddsw1, gryphon, icus, igloo, killer, ncoast, netsys, qetzal,
! mit-eddie and tapa.
  
***************
*** 142,144
  devoted to discussion of topics relating to POSIX/Unix.  uunet carries
! these groups, as do rutgers and ukma.
  

--- 142,144 -----
  devoted to discussion of topics relating to POSIX/Unix.  uunet carries
! these groups, as do rutgers, mit-eddie and ukma.
  
-- 
Gene Spafford
Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-2004
Internet:  spaf@cs.purdue.edu	uucp:	...!{decwrl,gatech,ucbvax}!purdue!spaf

spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford) (04/04/88)

This posting contains a listing of differences between the version of 
the article (referenced in the "Subject:" line) just posted to this
group, and the version posted a few weeks ago.  New users may ignore
this posting -- it is intended to enable experienced users
to track changes to the regularly posted Usenet documents.

*** old/altgroups.n	Tue Mar  1 20:19:23 1988
--- src/altgroups.n	Fri Mar 11 21:18:22 1988
***************
*** 5,7
  Original-from: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
! [Most recent change: 7 February 1988 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)]
  

--- 5,7 -----
  Original-from: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
! [Most recent change: 11 March 1988 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)]
  
***************
*** 55,56
  alt.hypertext		Discussion of hypertext -- uses, transport, etc.
  alt.sources		Alternative source code, unmoderated.

--- 55,57 -----
  alt.hypertext		Discussion of hypertext -- uses, transport, etc.
+ alt.individualism	??
  alt.sources		Alternative source code, unmoderated.
-- 
Gene Spafford
NSF/Purdue/U of Florida  Software Engineering Research Center,
Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-2004
Internet:  spaf@cs.purdue.edu	uucp:	...!{decwrl,gatech,ucbvax}!purdue!spaf

spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford) (05/09/88)

This posting contains a listing of differences between the version of 
the article (referenced in the "Subject:" line) just posted to this
group, and the version posted a few weeks ago.  New users may ignore
this posting -- it is intended to enable experienced users
to track changes to the regularly posted Usenet documents.

*** old/altgroups.n	Sun Apr  3 18:44:47 1988
--- src/altgroups.n	Sun May  8 23:21:44 1988
***************
*** 5,7
  Original-from: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
! [Most recent change: 11 March 1988 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)]
  

--- 5,7 -----
  Original-from: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
! [Most recent change: 6 May 1988 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)]
  
***************
*** 56,57
  alt.individualism	??
  alt.sources		Alternative source code, unmoderated.

--- 56,60 -----
  alt.individualism	??
+ alt.rock-n-roll		Counterpart to alt.sex and alt.drugs....
+ alt.sca			Society for Creative Anachronism
+ alt.sex			Postings of a prurient nature.
  alt.sources		Alternative source code, unmoderated.
***************
*** 96,97
  
  Inet/DDN

--- 99,113 -----
  
+ Biz
+ ---
+ "Biz" is a distribution of newsgroups that are carried and propagated
+ by sites interested in the world of business products around them -- in
+ particular, computer products and services.  This includes product
+ announcements, announcements of fixes and enhancements, product
+ reviews, and postings of demo software.  Current biz groups include:
+ 	biz.config	biz.control		biz.newgroup
+ 	biz.test	biz.comp.hardware	biz.comp.software
+ 	biz.comp.software.demos			biz.comp.services
+ 	biz.comp.telebit			biz.comp.mcs
+ Feeds can be obtained from ddsw1 and spl1, among others.
+ 
  Inet/DDN
***************
*** 128,130
  carry the groups; hundreds of sites now carry these groups.  To recieve
! them, you need to contact a site already getting them; ihnp4, gatech,
  mit-eddie, psuvax1, ucsd and ukma are well-known sites getting these

--- 144,146 -----
  carry the groups; hundreds of sites now carry these groups.  To recieve
! them, you need to contact a site already getting them; att-ih, gatech,
  mit-eddie, psuvax1, ucsd and ukma are well-known sites getting these
-- 
Gene Spafford
NSF/Purdue/U of Florida  Software Engineering Research Center,
Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-2004
Internet:  spaf@cs.purdue.edu	uucp:	...!{decwrl,gatech,ucbvax}!purdue!spaf

spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford) (05/17/88)

This posting contains a listing of differences between the version of 
the article (referenced in the "Subject:" line) just posted to this
group, and the version posted a few weeks ago.  New users may ignore
this posting -- it is intended to enable experienced users
to track changes to the regularly posted Usenet documents.

*** old/altgroups.n	Sun May  8 23:37:02 1988
--- src/altgroups.n	Thu May 12 20:49:43 1988
***************
*** 5,7
  Original-from: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
! [Most recent change: 6 May 1988 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)]
  

--- 5,7 -----
  Original-from: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
! [Most recent change: 12 May 1988 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)]
  
***************
*** 112,113
  
  Inet/DDN

--- 112,152 -----
  
+ GNU
+ ---
+ "gnu.all" is a set of newsgroups that are gated bi-directionally
+ with the Internet mailing lists concerned with the GNU Project of the
+ Free Software Foundation.  GNU (GNU's Not Unix) will be a complete
+ development of an operating system with freely redistributable source
+ code.  The GNU Project is led by Richard Stallman.
+ 
+ Current groups include:
+ 
+ Newsgroup	Description
+ ---------	-----------
+ gnu.announce	Status and announcements from the Project (moderated)
+ gnu.config	GNU's Not Usenet administration and configuration
+ gnu.test	GNU's Not Usenet alternative sub-network testing
+ gnu.emacs	Editor/development environment and occasional sources
+ gnu.emacs.bug	GNU Emacs bug reports and suggested fixes
+ gnu.emacs.vms	Discussion of the VMS port of GNU Emacs
+ gnu.emacs.lisp.manual	Working group on the GNU Emacs LISP Programmer's Manual
+ gnu.gdb.bug	GNU DeBugger bug reports and suggested fixes
+ gnu.gcc		Discussion of the GNU C Compiler
+ gnu.gcc.bug	GNU C Compiler bug reports and suggested fixes
+ gnu.g++		Discussion of the GNU C++ Compiler and GDB+ Debugger
+ gnu.g++.bug	G++ and GDB+ bug reports and suggested fixes
+ gnu.chess	Discussion of the GNU Chess program
+ 
+ Usenet sites carrying the gnu.all newsgroups include
+ bloom-beacon.mit.edu, bu-cs.bu.edu, decwrl.dec.com, im4u.cs.utexas.edu,
+ mailrus.cc.umich.edu, mandrill.ces.cwru.edu, osu-cis, cs.purdue.edu,
+ rutgers.edu, tut.cis.ohio-state.edu, uccba.uc.edu, and uunet.uu.net, as
+ well as many more.  Ask usenet@any of these sites for a feed.
+ 
+ Questions about GNU can be directed to gnu@prep.ai.mit.edu or:
+    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+    675 Mass Ave
+    Cambridge, MA 02139
+    USA
+    +1 (617) 876-3296
+ 
  Inet/DDN
***************
*** 144,146
  carry the groups; hundreds of sites now carry these groups.  To recieve
! them, you need to contact a site already getting them; att-ih, gatech,
  mit-eddie, psuvax1, ucsd and ukma are well-known sites getting these

--- 183,185 -----
  carry the groups; hundreds of sites now carry these groups.  To recieve
! them, you need to contact a site already getting them; att, gatech,
  mit-eddie, psuvax1, ucsd and ukma are well-known sites getting these
-- 
Gene Spafford
NSF/Purdue/U of Florida  Software Engineering Research Center,
Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-2004
Internet:  spaf@cs.purdue.edu	uucp:	...!{decwrl,gatech,ucbvax}!purdue!spaf

spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford) (06/01/88)

This posting contains a listing of differences between the version of 
the article (referenced in the "Subject:" line) just posted to this
group, and the version posted a few weeks ago.  New users may ignore
this posting -- it is intended to enable experienced users
to track changes to the regularly posted Usenet documents.

*** old/altgroups.n	Tue May 17 11:46:53 1988
--- src/altgroups.n	Thu May 19 10:03:48 1988
***************
*** 5,7
  Original-from: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
! [Most recent change: 12 May 1988 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)]
  

--- 5,7 -----
  Original-from: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
! [Most recent change: 19 May 1988 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)]
  
***************
*** 53,55
  alt.flame		Alternative, literate, pithy, succinct screaming.
! alt.gourmand		Alternative recipes, moderated by Brian Reid.
  alt.hypertext		Discussion of hypertext -- uses, transport, etc.

--- 53,55 -----
  alt.flame		Alternative, literate, pithy, succinct screaming.
! alt.gourmand		Recipes & cooking info. (Moderated)
  alt.hypertext		Discussion of hypertext -- uses, transport, etc.
-- 
Gene Spafford
NSF/Purdue/U of Florida  Software Engineering Research Center,
Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-2004
Internet:  spaf@cs.purdue.edu	uucp:	...!{decwrl,gatech,ucbvax}!purdue!spaf

spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford) (07/27/88)

This posting contains a listing of differences between the version of 
the article (referenced in the "Subject:" line) just posted to this
group, and the version posted a few weeks ago.  New users may ignore
this posting -- it is intended to enable experienced users
to track changes to the regularly posted Usenet documents.

*** old/altgroups.n	Wed Jun  1 01:29:02 1988
--- src/altgroups.n	Tue Jul 26 17:02:59 1988
***************
*** 2,3
  Expires: 21days
  Approved: spaf@purdue.EDU

--- 2,5 -----
  Expires: 21days
+ Summary: describes the following alternate hierarchies: alt, bionet, biz,
+     gnu, inet/ddn, pubnet, unix-pc
  Approved: spaf@purdue.EDU
***************
*** 5,7
  Original-from: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
! [Most recent change: 19 May 1988 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)]
  

--- 7,9 -----
  Original-from: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
! [Most recent change: 26 July 1988 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)]
  
***************
*** 44,47
  by a collection of sites that choose to carry them.  Many Usenet sites
! are not interested in these groups, often including the backbone,
! although some backbone sites do carry them.  Here is a recent list
  of the 'alt" newsgroups:

--- 46,48 -----
  by a collection of sites that choose to carry them.  Many Usenet sites
! are not interested in these groups.  Here is a recent list
  of the 'alt" newsgroups:
***************
*** 56,57
  alt.individualism	??
  alt.rock-n-roll		Counterpart to alt.sex and alt.drugs....

--- 57,59 -----
  alt.individualism	??
+ alt.recovery		??
  alt.rock-n-roll		Counterpart to alt.sex and alt.drugs....
***************
*** 193,216
  unix-pc.test 		Test group.
- 
- usrgroup
- --------
- The usrgroup hierarchy is sponsored by /usr/group and consists of groups
- devoted to discussion of topics relating to POSIX/Unix.  uunet carries
- these groups, as do rutgers, mit-eddie and ukma.
- 
- usrgroup.distfile       Distributed File System extensions.
- usrgroup.graphics       Graphics/windows extensions.
- usrgroup.internat       Internationalization extensions.
- usrgroup.netinter       Network Interface extensions.
- usrgroup.perfmeas       Performance Measurements.
- usrgroup.realtime       Realtime extensions.
- usrgroup.security       Security extensions.
- usrgroup.supercom       Supercomputing extensions.
- usrgroup.technical      General /usr/group Technical Committee discussions.
- 
- Further info on the efforts of /usr/group can be obtained from:
- 	     /usr/group
- 	     4655 Old Ironsides Drive, Suite 200
- 	     Santa Clara, CA  95054
- 	     408-986-8840
  

--- 195,196 -----
  unix-pc.test 		Test group.
  
-- 
Gene Spafford
NSF/Purdue/U of Florida  Software Engineering Research Center,
Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-2004
Internet:  spaf@cs.purdue.edu	uucp:	...!{decwrl,gatech,ucbvax}!purdue!spaf

spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford) (08/18/88)

This posting contains a listing of differences between the version of 
the article (referenced in the "Subject:" line) just posted to this
group, and the version posted a few weeks ago.  New users may ignore
this posting -- it is intended to enable experienced users
to track changes to the regularly posted Usenet documents.

*** old/altgroups.n	Tue Jul 26 19:56:07 1988
--- src/altgroups.n	Wed Aug 17 23:03:56 1988
***************
*** 7,9
  Original-from: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
! [Most recent change: 26 July 1988 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)]
  

--- 7,9 -----
  Original-from: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
! [Most recent change: 17 August 1988 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)]
  
***************
*** 39,42
  
! Note that the "uunet" service carries all of these hierarchies.  Contact
! uunet!postmaster for subscription details.
  

--- 39,42 -----
  
! Note that the "uunet" service carries all of these hierarchies.
! Contact uunet!postmaster for subscription details.
  
***************
*** 42,43
  
  Alt

--- 42,49 -----
  
+ Also note -- the lists in this article are totally unofficial and
+ possibly incomplete or inaccurate.  I try to keep the lists up-to-date,
+ but make no guarantee that any of the information contained corresponds
+ with the named groups in any significant way.  Corrections and comments
+ should be mailed directly to me.
+ 
  Alt
***************
*** 53,54
  alt.drugs		Alternative discussions about drugs, man.
  alt.flame		Alternative, literate, pithy, succinct screaming.

--- 59,61 -----
  alt.drugs		Alternative discussions about drugs, man.
+ alt.emusic		Electronic music discussions?
  alt.flame		Alternative, literate, pithy, succinct screaming.
***************
*** 55,56
  alt.gourmand		Recipes & cooking info. (Moderated)
  alt.hypertext		Discussion of hypertext -- uses, transport, etc.

--- 62,64 -----
  alt.gourmand		Recipes & cooking info. (Moderated)
+ alt.great-lakes		??
  alt.hypertext		Discussion of hypertext -- uses, transport, etc.
***************
*** 57,59
  alt.individualism	??
! alt.recovery		??
  alt.rock-n-roll		Counterpart to alt.sex and alt.drugs....

--- 65,67 -----
  alt.individualism	??
! alt.recovery		12-step groups (such as AA, ACA, GA, etc)
  alt.rock-n-roll		Counterpart to alt.sex and alt.drugs....
***************
*** 61,62
  alt.sex			Postings of a prurient nature.
  alt.sources		Alternative source code, unmoderated.

--- 69,71 -----
  alt.sex			Postings of a prurient nature.
+ alt.slack		Posting relating to the Church of the Subgenius.
  alt.sources		Alternative source code, unmoderated.
***************
*** 62,63
  alt.sources		Alternative source code, unmoderated.
  alt.test		Alternative subnetwork testing.

--- 71,73 -----
  alt.sources		Alternative source code, unmoderated.
+ alt.sources.amiga	Technically-oriented Amiga PC sources.  (Moderated)
  alt.test		Alternative subnetwork testing.
***************
*** 78,80
  machines including rutgers, phri, mit-eddie, ukma, and all of the
! machines at UCSD.  Contact Rob Liebschutz <usenet@presto.ig.com> for
  more details.  The current newsgroup list looks like this:

--- 88,90 -----
  machines including rutgers, phri, mit-eddie, ukma, and all of the
! machines at UCSD.  Contact Eliot Lear <usenet@net.bio.net> for
  more details.  The current newsgroup list looks like this:
***************
*** 92,93
  bionet.molbio.oncogenes		Genes that cause cancer.
  bionet.molbio.plant		Molecular biology of plants.

--- 102,104 -----
  bionet.molbio.oncogenes		Genes that cause cancer.
+ bionet.molbio.pir		The PIR protein sequencing database.
  bionet.molbio.plant		Molecular biology of plants.
***************
*** 95,96
  bionet.molbio.seqnet		Redistribution of European SEQNET bboard.
  bionet.molbio.yeast		Molecular biology of yeast.

--- 106,108 -----
  bionet.molbio.seqnet		Redistribution of European SEQNET bboard.
+ bionet.molbio.swiss-prot	Discussions on the Swiss Protein database.
  bionet.molbio.yeast		Molecular biology of yeast.
***************
*** 97,98
  bionet.politics			Political issues relevant to science.
  bionet.software.contrib		Info on programs contributed to BIONET.

--- 109,111 -----
  bionet.politics			Political issues relevant to science.
+ bionet.sci-resources		Info on funding agencies & programs.
  bionet.software.contrib		Info on programs contributed to BIONET.
***************
*** 139,140
  gnu.chess	Discussion of the GNU Chess program
  

--- 152,154 -----
  gnu.chess	Discussion of the GNU Chess program
+ gnu.utils.bug	Discussion of bugs in GNU utility programs (e.g., gnumake)
  
***************
*** 165,166
  
  Pubnet

--- 179,235 -----
  
+ Current inet groups are:
+   comp.ai.edu		Applications of Artificial Intelligence to Education.
+   comp.ai.vision		Artifical Intelligence Vision Research. (Moderated)
+   comp.arch.parallel-sym	Parallel symbolic computing.
+   comp.dcom.lans.hyperchannel	Hyperchannel networks within an IP network.
+   comp.dcom.lans.v2lni	Proteon Pronet/V2LNI Ring networks.
+   comp.editors		Topics related to computerized text editing.
+   comp.edu.composition	Writing instruction in computer-based classrooms.
+   comp.lang.asm370	Programming in IBM System/370 Assembly Language.
+   comp.lang.clu		The CLU language & related topics. (Moderated)
+   comp.lang.forth.mac	The CSI MacForth programming environment.
+   comp.lang.icon		Topics related to the ICON programming language.
+   comp.lang.idl		IBL (Interface Description Language) related topics.
+   comp.lang.lisp.franz	The Franz Lisp programming language.
+   comp.lang.lisp.x	The XLISP language system.
+   comp.lang.rexx		The REXX command langauge.
+   comp.lang.scheme.c	The Scheme language environment.
+   comp.lang.visual	Visual programming languages.
+   comp.lsi.cad		Electrical Computer Aided Design.
+   comp.mail.multi-media	Multimedia Mail.
+   comp.music		Applications of computers in music research.
+   comp.os.aos		Topics related to Data General's AOS/VS.
+   comp.os.cpm.amethyst	Discussion of Amethyst, CP/M-80 software package.
+   comp.os.rsts		Topics related to the PDP-11 RSTS/E operating system.
+   comp.os.v		The V distributed operating system from Stanford.
+   comp.periphs.printers	Information on printers.
+   comp.protocols.iso.dev-environ	The ISO Development Environment.
+   comp.protocols.iso.x400	X400 mail protocol discussions.  (Moderated)
+   comp.protocols.iso.x400.gateway	X400 mail gateway discussions.  (Moderated)
+   comp.protocols.pcnet	Topics related to PCNET (a personal computer network).
+   comp.protocols.pup	The Xerox PUP network protocols.
+   comp.protocols.tcp-ip.domains	Topics related to Domain Style names.
+   comp.sys.cdc		Control Data Corporation Computers (e.g., Cybers).
+   comp.sys.handhelds	Handheld computers and programmable calculators.
+   comp.sys.ibm.pc.net	The IBM PC Token Ring.
+   comp.sys.intel.ipsc310	Anything related to Xenix on an Intel 310.
+   comp.sys.northstar	Northstar microcomputer users.
+   comp.sys.super		Supercomputers.
+   comp.sys.ti.explorer	The Texas Instruments Explorer.
+   comp.sys.zenith		Heath terminals and related Zenith products.
+   comp.terminals.bitgraph	The BB&N BitGraph Terminal.
+   comp.terminals.tty5620	AT&T Dot Mapped Display Terminals (5620 and BLIT).
+   comp.theory		Theoretical Computer Science.
+   comp.theory.cell-automata	Discussion of all aspects of cellular automata.
+   comp.theory.dynamic-sys	Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems.
+   comp.theory.self-org-sys	Topics related to self-organization.
+   comp.unix.cray		Cray computers and their operating systems.
+   news.software.nntp	The Network News Transfer Protocol.
+   rec.games.vectrex	The Vectrex game system.
+   rec.mag.fsfnet		A Science Fiction "fanzine." (Moderated)
+   sci.bio.technology	Any topic relating to biotechnology.
+   sci.math.num-analysis	Numerical Analysis.
+   sci.philosophy.meta	Discussions within the scope of "MetaPhilosophy."
+   soc.culture.esperanto	The neutral international language Esperanto.
+ 
  Pubnet
***************
*** 169,173
  by Bill Wisner.  Current groups include:
! 	pubnet.sources		pubnet.unix
! 	pubnet.config		pubnet.wanted
! 	pubnet.talk		pubnet.sysops
  Currently, the following sites receive the group, and the system admins

--- 238,246 -----
  by Bill Wisner.  Current groups include:
!    pubnet.config   Pubnet connectivity discussions.
!    pubnet.nixpub   The "nixpub" list of public access UNIXes.
!    pubnet.sources  Software of interest to BBS users and sysops.
!    pubnet.talk     Miscellaneous BBS talk.
!    pubnet.test     Pubnet subnet testing.
!    pubnet.wanted   "Wanted" messages with a limited audience.
!    pubnet.sysops   Discussions between sysops of BBS systems.
  Currently, the following sites receive the group, and the system admins
-- 
Gene Spafford
NSF/Purdue/U of Florida  Software Engineering Research Center,
Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-2004
Internet:  spaf@cs.purdue.edu	uucp:	...!{decwrl,gatech,ucbvax}!purdue!spaf