Xref: utzoo news.lists:892 news.groups:11033 news.misc:3404 Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!decwrl!purdue!spaf From: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU (Gene Spafford) Newsgroups: news.lists,news.groups,news.misc Subject: Changes to Alternative Newsgroup Hierarchies Summary: describes the following alternate hierarchies: alt, bionet, biz, gnu, inet/ddn, pubnet, unix-pc, u3b Message-ID: <7429@medusa.cs.purdue.edu> Date: 22 Jul 89 04:14:57 GMT Expires: 20 Oct 89 04:14:57 GMT Followup-To: news.lists Organization: Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue Univ. Lines: 172 Approved: spaf@cs.purdue.EDU Supersedes: <6968@medusa.cs.purdue.edu> This posting contains a listing of differences between the version of the article (referenced in the "Subject:" line) just posted to the news.announce.newusers group, and the version posted a few weeks ago. It is intended to enable experienced users to track changes to the regularly posted Usenet documents. *** /tmp/fo16322 Fri Jul 21 23:13:24 1989 --- /tmp/fo26322 Fri Jul 21 23:13:24 1989 *************** *** 7,9 Original-from: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford) ! [Most recent change: 19 June 1989 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)] --- 7,9 ----- Original-from: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford) ! [Most recent change: 21 Jul 1989 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)] *************** *** 61,62 alt.config Alternative subnet discussions and connectivity. alt.cult-movies Movies with a cult following (e.g., Rocky Horror PS) --- 61,63 ----- alt.config Alternative subnet discussions and connectivity. + alt.cosuard Council of Sysops & Users Against Rate Discrimination. alt.cult-movies Movies with a cult following (e.g., Rocky Horror PS) *************** *** 79,81 alt.recovery 12-step groups (such as AA, ACA, GA, etc) ! alt.restaurants Restaurant reviews. alt.rhode_island Discussion of the great little state. --- 80,82 ----- alt.recovery 12-step groups (such as AA, ACA, GA, etc) ! alt.restaurants Serious consideration of the art of restauranting. alt.rhode_island Discussion of the great little state. *************** *** 127,129 bionet.molbio.swiss-prot Discussions on the Swiss Protein database. ! bionet.population-bio ?? bionet.sci-resources Info on funding agencies & programs. --- 128,130 ----- bionet.molbio.swiss-prot Discussions on the Swiss Protein database. ! bionet.population-bio Technical discussions about population. bionet.sci-resources Info on funding agencies & programs. *************** *** 143,154 ! biz.config Biz Usenet configuration and administration ! biz.control Control information and messages ! biz.newgroup ??? ! biz.test Biz newsgroup test messages ! biz.comp.hardware ??? ! biz.comp.software ??? ! biz.comp.software.demos ??? ! biz.comp.services ??? ! biz.comp.telebit ??? ! biz.comp.mcs ??? --- 144,153 ----- ! biz.comp.hardware Generic commercial hardware postings. ! biz.comp.services Generic commercial service postings. ! biz.comp.software Generic commercial software postings. ! biz.config Biz Usenet configuration and administration. ! biz.control Control information and messages. ! biz.misc Miscellaneous postings of a commercial nature. ! biz.test Biz newsgroup test messages. ! biz.stolen Postings about stolen mechandise. *************** *** 154,156 ! Feeds can be obtained from ddsw1, spl1, and telly.on.ca among others. --- 153,157 ----- ! Feeds may possibly be obtained from ddsw1.mcs.com, ! osu-cis.cis.ohio-state.edu, husc6.harvard.edu, rutgers.edu, spl1, and ! telly.on.ca among others. *************** *** 162,164 operating system with freely redistributable source code. The GNU ! Project is led by Richard Stallman. --- 163,168 ----- operating system with freely redistributable source code. The GNU ! Project is led by Richard Stallman. Note that use of these groups to ! discuss topics considered contrary to GNU aims and political ! philosophy are considered off-limits (e.g., porting of GNU code to ! Apple machines, usefulness of intellectual property laws). *************** *** 189,191 Usenet sites carrying the gnu.all newsgroups include bloom-beacon.mit.edu, ! bu-cs.bu.edu, decwrl.dec.com, cs.utexas.edu, mailrus.cc.umich.edu, mandrill.ces.cwru.edu, osu-cis, cs.purdue.edu, rutgers.edu, telly.on.ca, --- 193,195 ----- Usenet sites carrying the gnu.all newsgroups include bloom-beacon.mit.edu, ! cs.bu.edu, decwrl.dec.com, cs.utexas.edu, mailrus.cc.umich.edu, mandrill.ces.cwru.edu, osu-cis, cs.purdue.edu, rutgers.edu, telly.on.ca, *************** *** 216,218 comp.ai.edu Applications of Artificial Intelligence to Education. ! comp.ai.vision Artifical Intelligence Vision Research. (Moderated) comp.dcom.lans.hyperchannel Hyperchannel networks within an IP network. --- 220,222 ----- comp.ai.edu Applications of Artificial Intelligence to Education. ! comp.ai.vision Artificial Intelligence Vision Research. (Moderated) comp.dcom.lans.hyperchannel Hyperchannel networks within an IP network. *************** *** 225,227 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. --- 229,231 ----- comp.lang.icon Topics related to the ICON programming language. ! comp.lang.idl IDL (Interface Description Language) related topics. comp.lang.lisp.franz The Franz Lisp programming language. *************** *** 228,230 comp.lang.lisp.x The XLISP language system. ! comp.lang.rexx The REXX command langauge. comp.lang.scheme.c The Scheme language environment. --- 232,234 ----- comp.lang.lisp.x The XLISP language system. ! comp.lang.rexx The REXX command language. comp.lang.scheme.c The Scheme language environment. *************** *** 245,247 comp.protocols.tcp-ip.domains Topics related to Domain Style names. ! comp.soft-sys.andrew The Andrew software system from CMU. comp.sys.cdc Control Data Corporation Computers (e.g., Cybers). --- 249,251 ----- comp.protocols.tcp-ip.domains Topics related to Domain Style names. ! comp.soft-sys.andrew The Andrew system from CMU. comp.sys.cdc Control Data Corporation Computers (e.g., Cybers). *************** *** 315,321 ! u3b.config 3B Distribution configuration ! u3b.misc 3B Miscellaneous Discussions ! u3b.sources Sources for AT&T 3B software. ! u3b.tech 3B Technical Discussions ! u3b.test 3B Distribution Testing --- 319,326 ----- ! u3b.config 3B Distribution configuration. ! u3b.misc 3B Miscellaneous Discussions. ! u3b.sources Sources for AT&T 3B systems. ! u3b.tech 3B Technical Discussions. ! u3b.test 3B Distribution Testing. ! -- Gene Spafford NSF/Purdue/U of Florida Software Engineering Research Center, Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue University, W. 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