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About News-Posting, by J R Stockton
merlyn.demon.co.uk
Explanation of Usenet terms and tips on how to write and post to Usenet.
User's Guide to the Changing Usenet
cil-www.oce.orst.edu
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.
SmR-usenet
smr-usenet.com
Usenet tutorials, FAQs, and reviews of usenet providers. Also providing free posting services via NNTP for text-only newsgroups.
Usenet Portal
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.
news2mail.com
news2mail.com
Have the news from Usenet newsgroups delivered to your mail-inbox.
Jukka Korpela's Material about Usenet
cs.tut.fi
Selection of links to material on Usenet. Editorials by Jukka explaining the workings of Usenet and the reasons for certain conventions.
Mib Software Usenet Rapid Knowledge Transfer
mibsoftware.com
Information about Usenet for users and developers.
Links to Professor Timo Salmi's FAQ material
uwasa.fi
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.
The Usenet Newbie Project
tgos.org
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.
Kevin Butler's Simple Guide to Newsgroups
members.tripod.com
A brief history about the origin of newsgroups and tips on how to participate in newsgroups.
Computer Partners
compar.com
Brief explanation of newsgroups and instructions for using Netscape Navigator or Outlook Express for reading newsgroups.
Finding the Appropriate Newsgroup
geocities.com
Lists of groups listed according to where to post common kinds of posts, where to read about common topics, and so on.
Usenet Replayer
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.
pi's smiley list
piology.org
Comprehensive list of smilies used on Usenet.
Snoozenet
newsreaders.com
Tim Pierce's New's Hacking page. Includes links to RFC 977, 1036, son-of-1036.
Netscan Newsgroup Tracker
netscan.research.microsoft.com
Social statistics on Usenet groups including number of posts and crossposts.
Rules for posting to Usenet
faqs.org
Brief introduction to Usenet and appropriate guidelines to follow for posting.
Free Advice on Usenet News
islandnet.com
An editorial introduction to Usenet.
Master List of Newsgroup Hierarchies
magma.ca
A complete list of newsgroup hierarchies and their descriptions.
W-net : Everything About Usenet
geocities.com
Usenet basics. Learn about newsgroups from scratch. Learn how to get banned Newsgroups. Partial list of Newsgroups.
Amiga Network News
ann.lu
Amiga newsgroup summaries.
Authoritative active file
unknown
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.
Freedom Knights of Usenet
jetcafe.org
Dedicated to free speech, and its implementation on Usenet, an alternative point of view. Information about Usenet sites of Virtue and surviving UDPs.
Alternate Usenet TOP 1000
news.anthologeek.net
An alternate to the Freenix Top 1000 site.
Internet Software Consortium
unknown
An FTP site with archives of various Usenet related documents. Includes active files, control messages, list of Usenet hierarchies.