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1.1     ! root        1: The following is a list of currently active USENET newsgroups as of
        !             2: 1 April, 1983.  There are two basic subcategories of netwide
        !             3: newsgroups:  net.all and fa.all.  net.all consists of USENET
        !             4: bulletin board newsgroups that are circulated around the entire
        !             5: net; fa.all is a set of groups that are gatewayed to USENET
        !             6: from the ARPANET.  The fa.all groups consist of mainly digests,
        !             7: though there are some bulletin boards.  Some of the net.all and
        !             8: fa.all groups are gatewayed between the networks, i.e. items
        !             9: submitted from the ARPA side to the digest are split up and
        !            10: submitted to the USENET group, while articles submitted on the
        !            11: USENET side are bundled up and submitted to the digest.  To post to
        !            12: fa.all groups, send mail back along the return address found
        !            13: in the From line of the articles.  There are other subcategories,
        !            14: but they are local, local to institutions, local to geographic
        !            15: regions, etc. and are not listed here.  Please report any
        !            16: corrections, additions, etc. to this list to me.
        !            17: 
        !            18: Adam Buchsbaum
        !            19: research!alb
        !            20: ----------------------------------------------------------------------
        !            21: Newsgroup              Description
        !            22: ----------------------------------------------------------------------
        !            23: net.adm.site           Automatic maintenance of the USENET directory.
        !            24:                        Currently experimental.
        !            25: net.ai                 Artificial intelligence.
        !            26: net.analog             Analog design developments, ideas, and components.
        !            27: net.applic             Applicative language and related architecture.
        !            28: net.arch               Computer architecture.
        !            29: net.audio              High fidelity audio.
        !            30: net.auto               Automobiles and automotive products and laws.
        !            31: net.aviation           Aviation rules, means, and methods.
        !            32: net.books              Books of all genres, shapes, and sizes.
        !            33: net.bugs               General bug reports and fixes.
        !            34:        net.bugs.2bsd           Subgroup for UNIX* version 2BSD related bugs.
        !            35:        net.bugs.4bsd           Subgroup for UNIX version 4BSD related bugs.
        !            36:        net.bugs.usg            Subgroup for USG (System III, V, etc.) bugs.
        !            37:        net.bugs.uucp           Subgroup for UUCP related bugs.
        !            38:        net.bugs.v7             Subgroup for UNIX V7 related bugs.
        !            39: net.chess              Chess and computer chess.
        !            40: net.college            College, college activities, campus life, etc.
        !            41: net.columbia           The space shuttle and the STS program.
        !            42: net.cooks              Cooking, cookbooks, and recipes.
        !            43: net.cse                        Computer science education.
        !            44: net.cycle              Motorcycles and related products and laws.
        !            45: net.dcom               Data communications hardware and software.
        !            46: net.decus              DEC* User's Society newsgroup.
        !            47: net.emacs              EMACS editors of different flavors.
        !            48: net.eunice             The SRI Eunice system.
        !            49: net.flame              For flaming on any topic.
        !            50: net.followup           Followups to articles in net.general.
        !            51: net.games              Games and computer games.
        !            52:        net.games.emp           Subgroup for Empire.
        !            53:        net.games.frp           Subgroup for Fantasy Role Playing games.
        !            54:        net.games.pacman        Subgroup for Pacman.
        !            55:        net.games.pbm           Subgroup for Play by Mail games.
        !            56:        net.games.rogue         Subgroup for Rogue.
        !            57:        net.games.trivia        Subgroup for trivia.
        !            58:        net.games.video         Subgroup for video games.
        !            59: net.garden             Gardening, methods and results.
        !            60: net.general            General queries, requests, announcements, etc.
        !            61: net.graphics           Computer graphics, art, and animation.
        !            62: net.ham-radio          Amateur Radio practices, contests, events, rules, etc.
        !            63: net.info-terms         All sorts of terminals.
        !            64: net.invest             Investments and the handling of money.
        !            65: net.jobs               Job announcements, requests, etc.
        !            66: net.jokes              Jokes and the like.  May be slightly offensive.
        !            67:        net.jokes.d             Subgroup for discussions on the content
        !            68:                                of submissions to net.jokes.
        !            69: net.lan                        Local area network hardware and software.
        !            70: net.lang               Different computer languages.
        !            71:        net.lang.ada            Subgroup for Ada*.
        !            72:        net.lang.apl            Subgroup for APL.
        !            73:        net.lang.c              Subgroup for C.
        !            74:        net.lang.forth          Subgroup for Forth.
        !            75:        net.lang.lisp           Subgroup for LISP.
        !            76:        net.lang.pascal         Subgroup for PASCAL.
        !            77:        net.lang.prolog         Subgroup for PROLOG.
        !            78:        net.lang.st80           Subgroup for Smalltalk 80.
        !            79: net.lsi                        Large scale integrated circuits.
        !            80: net.mail               Proposed new mail/network standards.
        !            81: net.math               Mathematical discussions and puzzles.
        !            82: net.med                        Medicine and its related products and regulations.
        !            83: net.micro              Micro computers of all kinds.
        !            84:        net.micro.16k           Subgroup for 16k's.
        !            85:        net.micro.432           Subgroup for 432's.
        !            86:        net.micro.68k           Subgroup for 68k's.
        !            87:        net.micro.apple         Subgroup for Apple's.
        !            88:        net.micro.atari         Subgroup for Atari's.
        !            89:        net.micro.pc            Subgroup for IBM personal computers.
        !            90:        net.micro.zx            Subgroup for zx's.
        !            91: net.misc               Miscellaneous discussions too short lived for
        !            92:                        their own groups.
        !            93: net.movies             Reviews and discussions of movies.
        !            94: net.music              Music lovers' group.
        !            95: net.news               Discussions of USENET itself.
        !            96:        net.news.b              Subgroup for B news software.
        !            97:        net.news.config         Subgroup for posting of computer down times
        !            98:                                and network interruptions.
        !            99:        net.news.group          Subgroup for discussions and lists of
        !           100:                                newsgroups.
        !           101:        net.news.map            Subgroup for maps.
        !           102:        net.news.newsite        Subgroup for new site announcements.
        !           103: net.nlang              ''Natural'' languages.
        !           104: net.notes              Notesfile software from the University of Illinois.
        !           105: net.periphs            Peripheral devices.
        !           106: net.pets               Pets, pet care, and household animals in general.
        !           107: net.philosophy         Philosophical discussions.
        !           108: net.physics            Physical laws, properties, etc.
        !           109: net.poems              For the posting of poems.
        !           110: net.politics           Political discussions.  Could get hot.
        !           111: net.railroad           Railroad services and interruption of same.
        !           112: net.rec                        Recreational/participant sports.
        !           113:        net.rec.birds           Subgroup for bird watching.
        !           114:        net.rec.boat            Subgroup for boating.
        !           115:        net.rec.bridge          Subgroup for bridge.
        !           116:        net.rec.caves           Subgroup for caving.
        !           117:        net.rec.coins           Subgroup for coin collecting.
        !           118:        net.rec.photo           Subgroup for photography.
        !           119:        net.rec.scuba           Subgroup for SCUBA diving.
        !           120:        net.rec.ski             Subgroup for skiing.
        !           121:        net.rec.skydive         Subgroup for skydiving.
        !           122: net.records            Records, both new and old, of all musical varieties.
        !           123: net.religion           Religious, ethical, and moral implications of actions.
        !           124: net.research           Research and computer research.
        !           125: net.rumor              For the posting of rumors.
        !           126: net.sf-lovers          Science fiction lovers' newsgroup.
        !           127: net.singles            Newsgroup for single people, their activities, etc.
        !           128: net.social             Like net.singles, but for everyone.
        !           129: net.sources            For the posting of software packages.
        !           130: net.space              Space, space programs, space related research, etc.
        !           131: net.sport              Spectator sports.
        !           132:        net.sport.baseball      Subgroup for baseball.
        !           133:        net.sport.football      Subgroup for football.
        !           134:        net.sport.hockey        Subgroup for hockey.
        !           135: net.startrek           Star Trek, the TV show and the movies.
        !           136: net.suicide            Suicide, its causes and effects (!).
        !           137: net.taxes              Tax laws and advice.
        !           138: net.test               For testing of network software.  Very boring.
        !           139: net.travel             Traveling all over the world.
        !           140: net.tv                 The boob tube, its history, and past and current shows.
        !           141: net.ucds               The UNIX circuit design system.
        !           142: net.unix-wizards       Discussions, bug reports, and fixes on and
        !           143:                        for UNIX.  Not for the weak of heart.
        !           144: net.usenix             USENIX Association events and announcements.
        !           145: net.usoft              Universal software packages.
        !           146:        net.usoft.s             Subgroup for the S Statistical Package.
        !           147: net.video              Video and video components.
        !           148: net.vvs                        The Vortex Video System for digitized video images.
        !           149: net.wanted             Requests for things that are needed, e.g. device
        !           150:                        drivers, pointers to people, etc.
        !           151: net.wines              Wines and spirits.
        !           152: net.wobegon            That radio show.
        !           153: net.women              Women's rights, discrimination, etc.
        !           154: net.works              Assorted workstations.
        !           155: fa.arms-d              Arms discussion digest.
        !           156: fa.arpa-bboard         ARPANET bulletin board.
        !           157: fa.bitgraph            The BBN bitgraph terminal.
        !           158: fa.digest-p            Digest-people digest.
        !           159: fa.editor-p            Editor-people digest.
        !           160: fa.energy              Energy programs, conservation, etc.
        !           161: fa.human-nets          Computer aided communications.
        !           162: fa.info-cpm            Control Program / Micro mailing list.
        !           163: fa.info-terms          All sorts of terminals.
        !           164: fa.info-vax            DEC's VAX* line of computers.
        !           165: fa.info-vlsi           Very large scale integrated circuits.
        !           166: fa.poli-sci            Politics and/versus science.
        !           167: fa.railroad            Railroad services and interruption of same.
        !           168: fa.sf-lovers           Science fiction lovers' digest.
        !           169: fa.tcp-ip              TCP and IP network protocols.
        !           170: fa.telecom             Telecommunications digest.
        !           171: fa.teletext            Teletext digest.
        !           172: 
        !           173: --------------------
        !           174: * UNIX is a Trademark of Bell Laboratories.
        !           175: * DEC is a Trademark of the Digital Equipment Corporation.
        !           176: * VAX is a Trademark of the Digital Equipment Corporation.
        !           177: * Ada is a Trademark of the Ada Joint Program Office of the
        !           178:   Department of Defense.
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