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What is Usenet? "What is Usenet?"


The Guide: Understanding and Using Newsgroups - An excellent introduction to what is often a difficult subject to explain. This guide answers the right questions in brief sections covering usenet's definition, use, and how-to's.

The Usenet Access Guide - Uzi Paz's Usenet Access Guide is one of the best Usenet FAQs out there. If you want to read a good, long FAQ-style explanation of what Usenet is, this is the one to read.

Usenet.org's Usenet Guide - A brief guide to online resources about Usenet newsgroups. It provides beginners' guides, FAQs and a list of newsgroups about usenet. It is lacking in much information about servers or software. A small resource primarily for beginners who want to quickly learn the basics.

Link Page for news.newusers.questions - This site represents an online companion to this particular newsgroup. It offers many concise introductory guides. News.newusers.questions is a forum for newcomers (to usenet and the internet in general) to ask questions and find answers from more advanced users.

FAQs.org Usenet FAQs - The ultimate FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) resource, offering countless FAQs on Usenet. Much of this information is technical, somewhat outdated, or obscure, making it a better place for intermediate to advanced users looking for more (even arcane) information about Usenet.

Usenet Access "Usenet Access"


Google Groups - Post and read comments in Usenet discussion forums. Quick, easy and free. Google acquired Deja.com in 2001, providing Google with a massive Usenet archive dating back to 1995 (more than 500 million messages).

Easynews - With incredible retention well beyond the limits of most providers and a completion rate to match, Easynews is the most respected name in the business amongst serious Usenet users. They even have a web interface, and the quality of that feature is unmatched by any competitor as well.

Giganews - Giganews is a Usenet backbone provider. That means that almost every single newsgroup message passes through Giganews' servers at some point. They are one of the biggest names in the business. They are a very reliable service.

Newzbot! Public Usenet Resources for the Masses - A great resource of hundreds of public servers. These servers are constantly changing, and this site updates frequently to suit.

Free Usenet News Servers - A database of free and public servers. This site also offers a commercial servers list.

Newsgroup Listings "Newsgroup Listings"


Harley Hahn's Master List of Usenet Newsgroups - Finding a newsgroup for the topic you want can be difficult, especially when it comes to weeding through "bogus" groups (non-existent or filled with spam). This list is keyword searchable and even indexed into subjects. To find a group about cat diseases, just start with the "animals" section.

Tile.net: The Reference to Usenet Newsgroups - List and search thousands of newsgroups alphabetically. There is also an option to list by description, where one can go through keywords alphabetically to find associated group(s).

FAQs by Newsgroup - Almost every active newsgroup has a FAQ and charter. Many even have websites providing information and resources about the group and its topic. This page contains many group FAQs. Once you've found a newsgroup of interest, check here to learn more about it.

Master List of Newsgroup Hierarchies - One of the most confusing things about newsgroup listings is the hiearchical abbreviations--the prefixes of group names. If you're looking for discussions about computers, should you look in alt.* groups or somewhere else? This index lists all the hierarchies and provides their descriptions.

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