Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site gatech.CSNET
Path: utzoo!linus!gatech!usenet
From: usenet@gatech.CSNET
Newsgroups: mod.newslists,net.announce.newusers,net.news.group
Subject: List of Active Newsgroups (Last changed: 14 September 1985)
Message-ID: <1249@gatech.CSNET>
Date: Sun, 15-Sep-85 00:16:37 EDT
Article-I.D.: gatech.1249
Posted: Sun Sep 15 00:16:37 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 15-Sep-85 05:32:25 EDT
Expires: Sun, 6-Oct-85 00:16:37 EDT
Sender: spaf@gatech.CSNET
Organization: School of Information and Computer Science, Georgia Tech
Lines: 278
Approved: spaf@gatech.CSNET
Xref: linus mod.newslists:181 net.announce.newusers:1016 net.news.group:3089

[Most recent change: 14 September 1985 by spaf]

The following is a list of currently active USENET newsgroups as of
15 September 1985.  There are three basic subcategories of netwide
newsgroups: "net.*", "fa.*", and "mod.*".

"net.*" consists of USENET bulletin board newsgroups that are
circulated around the entire net.

"fa.*" is a set of groups that are gatewayed to USENET from the
ARPANET.  The "fa.*" groups consist mainly of digests, though there are
some bulletin boards.  To post to "fa.*" groups, send mail back along
the return address found in the "From" line of the articles.

Some of the "net.*" and "fa.*" 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.

"mod.*" groups are moderated.  They can only be posted to by mailing to
the moderator (provided in a companion posting).

There are other subcategories, but they are local: to institutions, to
geographic regions, etc. and they are not listed here.  Please report
any corrections, additions, etc. to this list to me.

Note that there are distribution categories which can be used to
restrict the propagation of news articles.  Currently, distributions
include:
	net		worldwide distribution (default)
	att		limited to AT&T
	can		limited to Canada
	eunet		limited to European sites
	na		limited to North America
	usa		limited to the United States
There may be other regional and local distribution categories available
at your site.  Most US states have distribution categories named after
the two letter abbreviation for that state or category (e.g., "ga" for
Georgia, "nj" for New Jersey). Please use an appropriate distribution
category if your article is not likely to be of interest to USENET
readers worldwide.

A good example of a restricted distribution newsgroup is "na.forsale"
which exists for users to post "item for sale" notices.  It only
exists in the "na" (North American) category.


Gene Spafford
gatech!spaf
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroup		Description
----------------------------------------------------------------------
net.abortion		All sorts of discussions on abortion.
net.ai			Artificial intelligence discussions.
net.analog		Analog design developments, ideas, and components.
net.announce		Moderated, general announcements of interest to all.
	net.announce.newusers	Moderated, explanatory postings for new users.
net.arch		Computer architecture.
net.astro		Astronomy discussions and information.
	net.astro.expert	Discussion by experts in astronomy.
net.audio		High fidelity audio.
net.auto		Automobiles, automotive products and laws.
net.aviation		Aviation rules, means, and methods.
net.bicycle		Bicycles, related products and laws.
net.bio			Biology and related sciences.
net.bizarre		Strange postings and reports of odd occurrences.
net.books		Books of all genres, shapes, and sizes.
net.bugs		General bug reports and fixes.
	net.bugs.2bsd		Reports of UNIX* version 2BSD related bugs.
	net.bugs.4bsd		Reports of UNIX version 4BSD related bugs.
	net.bugs.usg		Reports of USG (System III, V, etc.) bugs.
	net.bugs.uucp		Reports of UUCP related bugs.
	net.bugs.v7		Reports of UNIX V7 related bugs.
net.cog-eng		Cognitive engineering.
net.college		College, college activities, campus life, etc.
net.columbia		The space shuttle and the STS program.
net.comics		The funnies, old and new.
net.consumers		Consumer interests, product reviews, etc.
net.cooks		Food, cooking, cookbooks, and recipes.
net.crypt		Different methods of data en/decryption.
net.cse			Computer science education.
net.cycle		Motorcycles and related products and laws.
net.database		Database and data management issues and theory.
net.dcom		Data communications hardware and software.
net.decus		DEC* Users' 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.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.general		*Important* and timely announcements of interest to all.
 			   (Note the description of net.misc.)
net.graphics		Computer graphics, art, animation, image processing,
 			    pattern recognition, and machine vision.
net.ham-radio		Amateur Radio practices, contests, events, rules, etc.
	net.ham-radio.packet	Discussion about packet radio setups.
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 somewhat offensive.
	net.jokes.d		Discussions on the content of net.jokes articles
net.kids		Children, their behavior and activities.
net.lan			Local area network hardware and software.
net.lang		Different computer languages.
	net.lang.ada		Discussion about Ada*.
	net.lang.apl		Discussion about APL.
	net.lang.c		Discussion about C.
	net.lang.f77		Discussion about FORTRAN.
	net.lang.forth		Discussion about Forth.
	net.lang.lisp		Discussion about LISP.
	net.lang.mod2		Discussion about Modula-2.
	net.lang.pascal		Discussion about Pascal.
	net.lang.prolog		Discussion about PROLOG.
	net.lang.st80		Discussion about Smalltalk 80.
net.legal		Legalities and the ethics of law.
net.lsi			Large scale integrated circuits.
net.mag			Magazine summaries, tables of contents, etc.
net.mail		Proposed new mail/network standards.
	net.mail.headers	Gatewayed from the ARPA header-people list.
net.math		Mathematical discussions and puzzles.
	net.math.stat		Statistics discussion.
	net.math.symbolic	Symbolic algebra discussion.
net.med			Medicine and its related products and regulations.
net.micro		Micro computers of all kinds.
	net.micro.16k		National Semiconductor 32000 series chips
	net.micro.6809		Discussion about 6809's.
	net.micro.68k		Discussion about 68k's.
	net.micro.apple		Discussion about Apple micros.
	net.micro.amiga		Talk about the new Amiga micro.
	net.micro.atari		Discussion about Atari micros.
	net.micro.att		Discussions about AT&T microcomputers 
	net.micro.cbm		Discussion about Commodore micros.
	net.micro.cpm		Discussion about the CP/M operating system.
	net.micro.hp		Discussion about Hewlett/Packard's.
	net.micro.mac		Material about the Apple MacIntosh & Lisa
	net.micro.pc		Discussion about IBM personal computers.
	net.micro.ti		Discussion about Texas Instruments.
	net.micro.trs-80	Discussion about TRS-80's.
net.misc		Various discussions too short lived for other groups.
			   Also items of a general nature not important
			   enough for net.general or net.announce.
	net.misc.coke		Discussion about New Coke vs. Classic Coke.*
				   This is a temporary newsgroup.
net.motss		Issues pertaining to homosexuality.
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.synth		Synthesizers and computer music
net.net-people		Announcements, requests, etc. about people on the net.
net.news		Discussions of USENET itself.
	net.news.adm		Comments directed to news administrators.
	net.news.b		Discussion about B news software.
	net.news.config		Postings of system down times and interruptions.
	net.news.group		Discussions and lists of newsgroups
	net.news.newsite	Postings of new site announcements.
	net.news.notes		Notesfile software from the Univ. of Illinois.
	net.news.sa		Comments directed to system administrators.
	net.news.stargate	Discussion about satellite transmission of news.
net.nlang		Natural languages, cultures, heritages, etc.
	net.nlang.africa	Discussions about Africa & things African
	net.nlang.celts		Group about Celtics.
	net.nlang.greek		Group about Greeks.
	net.nlang.india		Group for discussion about India & things Indian
net.origins		Evolution versus creationism (sometimes hot!).
net.periphs		Peripheral devices.
net.pets		Pets, pet care, and household animals in general.
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.politics.theory	Theory of politics and political systems.
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.religion		Religious, ethical, and moral implications of actions.
	net.religion.christian	Discussion about form and nature of Christianity
	net.religion.jewish	Information and discussion about Judaism.
net.research		Research and computer research.
net.roots		Genealogical matters.
net.rumor		For the posting of rumors.
net.sci			General purpose scientific discussions.
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 & documentation.
 			   (cf. net.wanted.sources)
	net.sources.bugs	For bug fixes and features discussion
 				   pertaining to items in net.sources
	net.sources.games	Postings of recreational software
	net.sources.mac		Software for the Apple MacIntosh
net.space		Space, space programs, space related research, etc.
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.suicide		Suicide, laws, ethics, and its causes and effects (!).
net.taxes		Tax laws and advice.
net.test		For testing of network software.  Very boring.
net.text		Text processing.
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.unix		UNIX neophytes group.
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.veg			Vegetarians.
net.video		Video and video components.
net.wanted		Requests for things that are needed.
	net.wanted.sources	Requests for software, termcap entries, etc.
net.wines		Wines and spirits.
net.wobegon		"The Prairie Home Companion" 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.human-nets		Computer aided communications digest.
fa.info-kermit		Information about the popular Kermit software package.
fa.info-mac		Apple MacIntosh micros.
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.laser-lovers		Laser printers, hardware and software.
fa.poli-sci		Politics and/versus science.
fa.tcp-ip		TCP and IP network protocols.
fa.telecom		Telecommunications digest.

mod.general		A moderated version of net.general
mod.map			Various maps, including UUCP maps
mod.motss		Moderated newsgroup on gay issues and topics
mod.movies		Moderated reviews and discussion of movies
mod.music		Moderated reviews and discussion of things musical
mod.newprod		Announcements of new products of interest to readers
mod.newslists		Postings of news-related statistics and lists
mod.politics		Discussions on political problems, systems, solutions.
mod.rec			Discussions on pastimes (not currently active)
	mod.rec.guns		Discussions about firearms
mod.sources		Moderated postings of public domain sources
mod.std			Moderated discussion about various standards
	mod.std.c		Discussion about C language standards
	mod.std.mumps		Discussion about standards for MUMPS
	mod.std.unix		Discussion for the P1003 committee on Unix
mod.test		Testing of moderated newsgroups -- no moderator
mod.unix		Moderated discussion of Unix* features and bugs

--------------------
* UNIX is a Trademark of AT&T 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
   United States Department of Defense.
* Coke is a Trademark of the Coca-Cola Corporation.


Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com