Knowledge: usenet
See Also:
- computers → internet → protocols → nntp
- computers → security → internet → privacy → products and tools
Links
- Freedom Knights of Usenet
http://www.jetcafe.org/~dave/usenet/ - Dedicated to free speech, and its implementation on Usenet, an alternative point of view. Information about Usenet sites of Virtue and surviving UDPs.
- Free Advice on Usenet News
http://www.islandnet.com/~tmc/html/articles/usentnws.htm - An editorial introduction to Usenet.
- W-net : Everything About Usenet
http://www.geocities.com/ski_usenet/ - Usenet basics. Learn about newsgroups from scratch. Learn how to get banned Newsgroups. Partial list of Newsgroups.
- Snoozenet
http://www.newsreaders.com/misc/twpierce/news/ - Tim Pierce's New's Hacking page. Includes links to RFC 977, 1036, son-of-1036.
- Rules for posting to Usenet
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/posting-rules/part1/ - Brief introduction to Usenet and appropriate guidelines to follow for posting.
- Internet Software Consortium
ftp://ftp.isc.org/pub/usenet/ - An FTP site with archives of various Usenet related documents. Includes active files, control messages, list of Usenet hierarchies.
- Authoritative Active File
ftp://ftp.isc.org/pub/usenet/CONFIG/active - Maintained by the Big Eight Moderation Team at isc.org. This active file is a complete and current list of newsgroups available. Not limited to the "Big 8" groups only.
- Kevin Butler's Simple Guide to Newsgroups
http://members.tripod.com/~Kevin_Butler/newsgroups.html - A brief history about the origin of newsgroups and tips on how to participate in newsgroups.
- SmR-usenet
http://smr-usenet.com/ - Usenet tutorials, FAQs, and reviews of usenet providers. Also providing free posting services via NNTP for text-only newsgroups.
- Mib Software Usenet Rapid Knowledge Transfer
http://www.mibsoftware.com/userkt/userkt.html - Information about Usenet for users and developers.
- The Usenet Newbie Project
http://tgos.org/newbie/ - Learn everything about the Usenet in one place. How to access it, how to read posts, explanation of technical terms and acronyms and how to create your own Newsgroups.
- Pi's Smiley List
http://piology.org/smiley.txt - Comprehensive list of smilies used on Usenet.
- Jukka Korpela's Material about Usenet
http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/usenet/ - Selection of links to material on Usenet. Editorials by Jukka explaining the workings of Usenet and the reasons for certain conventions.
- Finding the Appropriate Newsgroup
http://www.geocities.com/findnewsgroup/index.html - Lists of groups listed according to where to post common kinds of posts, where to read about common topics, and so on.
- Usenet Replayer
http://www.usenet-replayer.com/ - Web-based Usenet tools, including news resources archive, news server search, posting and retrieving of Usenet messages, advertising products, and forgery cancellations. Free.
- Usenet Portal
http://www.usenetportal.com/ - Categorized links to web sites concerning technical aspects of usenet, tutorials, open usenet servers, and all aspects of usenet. Reviews and ratings of Usenet providers, articles about newsgroups, and NNTP software suggestions.
- Usenet-Newsgroups.com
http://www.usenet-newsgroups.com/ - Offers reviews of several websites on newsgroups. Includes a forum where users can share ideas and get assistance.
- Usenetpedia
http://www.usenetpedia.com/ - A simple and relaxed presentation of Usenet, its history and its specific vocabulary.
- Slyck's Guide to the Newsgroups
http://www.slyck.com/ng.php - Tutorials on binary newsgroups : how to download, verify, combine and decode files as well as how to post them. Tutorials on other topics such as IRC and P2P are also available.
- yEnc - Encoding for Usenet and E-mail
http://www.yenc.org/ - Homepage of the public domain encoding format widely used in binary newsgroups. A stand alone yEnc decoder is also available for download with its source code.
- Computer Partners
http://www.compar.com/infopool/articles/news2vs3.html - Brief explanation of newsgroups and instructions for using Netscape Navigator or Outlook Express for reading newsgroups.
- User's Guide to the Changing Usenet
http://cil-www.oce.orst.edu/users.guide - Explains how RFDs (Requests For Discussion) and CFVs (Call For Votes) can be used to change a Usenet newsgroup. Gives tips on how to stay abreast of changes in newsgroups and how to be an active participant.
- Links to Professor Timo Salmi's FAQ Material
http://lipas.uwasa.fi/~ts/http/tsfaq.html - Timo Salmi has extensive advice on how to participate effectively in Usenet. Topics include: Proper quoting, proper signatures, how to respond to "crackpots", where to put test postings and other important topics.
- Binaries4all
http://www.binaries4all.com/ - Offers binary newsgroup tutorials covering downloading, posting and use of software tools. Includes messageboard.
- News2mail.com
http://www.news2mail.com/ - Delivers via e-mail articles from user-selected newsgroups. Free service.
- Beginner's Guide to Newsgroup Newsreaders
http://www.newsreaders.info/ - Presents newsgroups and newsreaders with a particular focus on binary newsgroups.
- Usenetpage.com
http://www.usenetpage.com/ - Provides basic information and links about Usenet with a particular focus on binary newsgroups and related utilities.
- CanadianAlien
http://www.canadianalien.com/ - Explains how to use binary newsgroups.
- Usenet on Livinginternet.com
http://www.livinginternet.com/u/u.htm - History of Usenet as a whole and of specific hierarchies like alt.*, bitnet and fidonet, old Usenet maps, the way the newsgroups work and how to use them, tips on advanced use, useful links.
- AnchorDudes Usenet Newsgroup Server FAQ
http://www.newsgroupservers.net/ - General presentation of binary newsgroups: specific terms, provider comparison with a pricing table, newsgroup listings and a quick review of newsreader software.
- Wikipedia: Usenet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet - Comprehensive presentation of Usenet: its history, terms and organization along with technical details and information on binary content.
- About News-Posting, by J R Stockton
http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/news-use.htm - Explanation of Usenet terms and tips on how to write and post to Usenet.
- Marco Schmidt's Usenet Page
http://schmidt.devlib.org/usenet/ - Features news items related to Usenet, a map of regional newsgroups and hierarchies as well as a collection of links.
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