[news.newusers.questions] a description of USENET

datta@vacs.uwp.wisc.edu (David Datta) (10/23/89)

I am looking for a description of USENET that would be appropriate to
give to someone who has absolutly no idea as to what it could be. I
have been asked to help describe it to new users and I figgured I would
see if someone has written such a description already.

I have already looked through the monthly info postings and didn't see
anything that is really appropriate for people who didn't already have
some idea of what USENET is.

So, if you have written a description of USENET [for a proposal or
something] that might be used as a simple introduction to the concepts
of USENET, like how messages are propagated and such, in lay-english.
Please mail me a copy.  I will summarize all of the messages I
receive.

Thanks in advance.


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-Dave datta@vacs.uwp.wisc.edu