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Subject: Changes to List of Active Newsgroups
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Date: Mon, 16-Mar-87 08:48:19 EST
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*** old/active.n	Tue Mar  3 12:46:06 1987
--- src/active.n	Sun Mar 15 16:31:16 1987
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*** 4,6 ****
  
! [Most recent change: 26 February 1987 by spaf@gatech.edu]
  
--- 4,6 ----
  
! [Most recent change: 15 March 1987 by forys@boulder.colorado.edu]
  
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*** 13,29 ****
  
! The "comp" classification includes topics of interest to computer
! professionals and hobbyists, including topics in computer science,
! software source, and information on hardware and software systems.  The
! "sci" newsgroups are intended to be technical in nature and relate to
! the established sciences.  The "misc" groups address themes not easily
! classified under any of the other headings or which incorporate themes
! from multiple categories. The "soc" groups address social issues and
! socializing.  The "talk" groups are largely debate-oriented, and tend
! to feature long discussions without resolution and without appreciable
! amounts of useful information.  The "news" groups concern the news
! network and software itself.  The "rec" groups are recreation and
! hobby-oriented groups.  An eventual goal is to include the current
! "mod" groups into the same seven category naming scheme sometime in
! 1987.
  
  The "world" and "mod" newsgroups are (usually) circulated around the
--- 13,39 ----
  
! "comp"  Topics of interest to both computer professionals and
! 	hobbyists, including topics in computer science, software
! 	source, and information on hardware and software systems.
  
+ "sci"   Discussions intended as technical in nature and relating
+ 	to the established sciences.
+ 
+ "misc"  Groups addressing themes not easily classified under any of the
+ 	other headings or which incorporate themes from multiple
+ 	categories.
+ 
+ "soc"	Groups primarily addressing social issues and socializing.
+ 
+ "talk"	Groups largely debate-oriented and tending to feature long
+ 	discussions without resolution and without appreciable amounts
+ 	of generally useful information.
+ 
+ "news"	Groups concerned with the news network and software themselves.
+ 
+ "rec"	Groups oriented towards hobbies and recreational activities.
+ 
+ "mod"	Groups held-over from when moderated groups had to have
+ 	this prefix; an eventual goal is to include the current "mod"
+ 	groups into the above seven categories sometime in 1987.
+ 
  The "world" and "mod" newsgroups are (usually) circulated around the
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*** 83,85 ****
  	*sci.physics		physics@sri-unix.arpa
! 	*sci.space		space@angband.arpa
  	*talk.origins		evolution@kestrel.arpa
--- 93,95 ----
  	*sci.physics		physics@sri-unix.arpa
! 	*sci.space		space@angband.s1.gov
  	*talk.origins		evolution@kestrel.arpa
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*** 187,188 ****
--- 197,199 ----
  comp.bugs.2bsd		Reports of UNIX* version 2BSD related bugs.
+ comp.bugs.4bsd.ucb-fixes	Bug reports/fixes for BSD Unix. (Moderated)
  comp.bugs.4bsd		Reports of UNIX version 4BSD related bugs.
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*** 277,279 ****
  rec.arts.drwho		Discussion about Dr. Who.
! rec.arts.movies		Reviews and discussions of movies.
  rec.arts.poems		For the posting of poems.
--- 288,291 ----
  rec.arts.drwho		Discussion about Dr. Who.
! rec.arts.movies		Discussions of movies and movie making.
! rec.arts.movies.reviews	Reviews of movies. (Moderated)
  rec.arts.poems		For the posting of poems.