alb (03/01/83)
The following is a list of currently active USENET newsgroups as of 1 March, 1983. There are two basic subcategories of netwide newsgroups: net.all and fa.all. net.all consists of USENET bulletin board newsgroups that are circulated around the entire net; fa.all is a set of groups that are gatewayed to USENET from the ARPANET. The fa.all groups consist of mainly digests, though there are some bulletin boards. Some of the net.all and fa.all groups are gatewayed between the networks, i.e. items submitted from the ARPA side to the digest are split up and submitted to the USENET group, while articles submitted on the USENET side are bundled up and submitted to the digest. To post to fa.all groups, send mail back along the return address found in the From line of the articles. There are other subcategories, but they are local, local to institutions, local to geographic regions, etc. and are not listed here. Please report any corrections, additions, etc. to this list to me. Adam Buchsbaum research!alb ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Newsgroup Description ---------------------------------------------------------------------- net.adm.site Automatic maintenance of the USENET directory. Currently experimental. net.ai Artificial intelligence. net.applic Applicative language and related architecture. net.arch Computer architecture. net.audio High fidelity audio. net.auto Automobiles and automotive products and laws. net.aviation Aviation rules, means, and methods. net.books Books of all genres, shapes, and sizes. net.bugs General bug reports and fixes. net.bugs.2bsd Subgroup for UNIX* version 2BSD related bugs. net.bugs.4bsd Subgroup for UNIX version 4BSD related bugs. net.bugs.usg Subgroup for USG (System III, V, etc.) bugs. net.bugs.uucp Subgroup for UUCP related bugs. net.bugs.v7 Subgroup for UNIX V7 related bugs. net.chess Chess and computer chess. net.college College, college activities, campus life, etc. net.columbia The space shuttle and the STS program. net.cooks Cooking, cookbooks, and recipes. net.cse Computer science education. net.cycle Motorcycles and related products and laws. net.dcom Data communications hardware and software. net.decus DEC* User's Society newsgroup. net.emacs EMACS editors of different flavors. net.eunice The SRI Eunice system. net.flame For flaming on any topic. net.followup Followups to articles in net.general. net.games Games and computer games. net.games.emp Subgroup for Empire. net.games.frp Subgroup for Fantasy Role Playing games. net.games.pacman Subgroup for Pacman. net.games.pbm Subgroup for Play by Mail games. net.games.rogue Subgroup for Rogue. net.games.trivia Subgroup for trivia. net.games.video Subgroup for video games. net.general General queries, requests, announcements, etc. net.graphics Computer graphics, art, and animation. net.ham-radio Amateur Radio practices, contests, events, rules, etc. net.info-terms All sorts of terminals. net.invest Investments and the handling of money. net.jobs Job announcements, requests, etc. net.jokes Jokes and the like. May be slightly offensive. net.jokes.d Subgroup for discussions on the content of submissions to net.jokes. net.lan Local area network hardware and software. net.lang Different computer languages. net.lang.ada Subgroup for Ada*. net.lang.apl Subgroup for APL. net.lang.c Subgroup for C. net.lang.forth Subgroup for Forth. net.lang.lisp Subgroup for LISP. net.lang.pascal Subgroup for PASCAL. net.lang.prolog Subgroup for PROLOG. net.lang.st80 Subgroup for Smalltalk 80. net.lsi Large scale integrated circuits. net.mail Proposed new mail/network standards. net.math Mathematical discussions and puzzles. net.med Medicine and its related products and regulations. net.micro Micro computers of all kinds. net.micro.432 Subgroup for 432's. net.micro.68k Subgroup for 68k's. net.micro.apple Subgroup for Apple's. net.micro.atari Subgroup for Atari's. net.micro.pc Subgroup for IBM personal computers. net.micro.zx Subgroup for zx's. net.misc Miscellaneous discussions too short lived for their own groups. net.movies Reviews and discussions of movies. net.music Music lovers' group. net.news Discussions of USENET itself. net.news.b Subgroup for B news software. net.news.config Subgroup for posting of computer down times and network interruptions. net.news.group Subgroup for discussions and lists of newsgroups. net.news.map Subgroup for maps. net.news.newsite Subgroup for new site announcements. net.nlang ''Natural'' languages. net.notes Notesfile software from the University of Illinois. net.periphs Peripheral devices. net.philosophy Philosophical discussions. net.physics Physical laws, properties, etc. net.poems For the posting of poems. net.politics Political discussions. Could get hot. net.railroad Railroad services and interruption of same. net.rec Recreational/participant sports. net.rec.birds Subgroup for bird watching. net.rec.boat Subgroup for boating. net.rec.bridge Subgroup for bridge. net.rec.caves Subgroup for caving. net.rec.coins Subgroup for coin collecting. net.rec.photo Subgroup for photography. net.rec.scuba Subgroup for SCUBA diving. net.rec.ski Subgroup for skiing. net.rec.skydive Subgroup for skydiving. net.records Records, both new and old, of all musical varieties. net.religion Religious, ethical, and moral implications of actions. net.rumor For the posting of rumors. net.sf-lovers Science fiction lovers' newsgroup. net.singles Newsgroup for single people, their activities, etc. net.social Like net.singles, but for everyone. net.sources For the posting of software packages. net.space Space, space programs, space related research, etc. net.sport Spectator sports. net.sport.baseball Subgroup for baseball. net.sport.football Subgroup for football. net.sport.hockey Subgroup for hockey. net.startrek Star Trek, the TV show and the movies. net.suicide Suicide, its causes and effects (!). net.taxes Tax laws and advice. net.test For testing of network software. Very boring. net.travel Traveling all over the world. net.tv The boob tube, its history, and past and current shows. net.ucds The UNIX circuit design system. net.unix-wizards Discussions, bug reports, and fixes on and for UNIX. Not for the weak of heart. net.usenix USENIX Association events and announcements. net.usoft Universal software packages. net.usoft.s Subgroup for the S Statistical Package. net.video Video and video components. net.vvs The Vortex Video System for digitized video images. net.wanted Requests for things that are needed, e.g. device drivers, pointers to people, etc. net.wines Wines and spirits. net.wobegon That radio show. net.women Women's rights, discrimination, etc. net.works Assorted workstations. fa.arms-d Arms discussion digest. fa.arpa-bboard ARPANET bulletin board. fa.bitgraph The BBN bitgraph terminal. fa.digest-p Digest-people digest. fa.editor-p Editor-people digest. fa.energy Energy programs, conservation, etc. fa.human-nets Computer aided communications. fa.info-cpm Control Program / Micro mailing list. fa.info-terms All sorts of terminals. fa.info-vax DEC's VAX* line of computers. fa.info-vlsi Very large scale integrated circuits. fa.poli-sci Politics and/versus science. fa.sf-lovers Science fiction lovers' digest. fa.tcp-ip TCP and IP network protocols. fa.telecom Telecommunications digest. fa.teletext Teletext digest. -------------------- * UNIX is a Trademark of Bell Laboratories. * DEC is a Trademark of the Digital Equipment Corporation. * VAX is a Trademark of the Digital Equipment Corporation. * Ada is a Trademark of the Ada Joint Program Office of the Department of Defense.