Authoritative active file Save
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.
ftp://ftp.isc.org/pub/usenet/CONFIG/a...   

About News-Posting, by J R Stockton Save
Explanation of Usenet terms and tips on how to write and post to Usenet.
http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/news-us...   

Alternate Usenet TOP 1000 Save
An alternate to the Freenix Top 1000 site.
http://news.anthologeek.net   

Amiga Network News Save
Amiga newsgroup summaries.
http://www.ann.lu   

Computer Partners Save
Brief explanation of newsgroups and instructions for using Netscape Navigator or Outlook Express for reading newsgroups.
http://www.compar.com/news/news2vs3.html   

Finding the Appropriate Newsgroup Save
Lists of groups listed according to where to post common kinds of posts, where to read about common topics, and so on.
http://www.geocities.com/findnewsgrou...   

Free Advice on Usenet News Save
An editorial introduction to Usenet.
http://www.islandnet.com/~tmc/html/ar...   

Freedom Knights of Usenet Save
Dedicated to free speech, and its implementation on Usenet, an alternative point of view. Information about Usenet sites of Virtue and surviving UDPs.
http://www.jetcafe.org/~dave/usenet/   

Internet Software Consortium Save
An FTP site with archives of various Usenet related documents. Includes active files, control messages, list of Usenet hierarchies.
ftp://ftp.isc.org/pub/usenet/   

Jukka Korpela's Material about Usenet Save
Selection of links to material on Usenet. Editorials by Jukka explaining the workings of Usenet and the reasons for certain conventions.
http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/usenet/   

Kevin Butler's Simple Guide to Newsgroups Save
A brief history about the origin of newsgroups and tips on how to participate in newsgroups.
http://members.tripod.com/~Kevin_Butl...   

Links to Professor Timo Salmi's FAQ material Save
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.
http://www.uwasa.fi/~ts/http/tsfaq.html   

Master List of Newsgroup Hierarchies Save
A complete list of newsgroup hierarchies and their descriptions.
http://www.magma.ca/~leisen/mlnh/   

Mib Software Usenet Rapid Knowledge Transfer Save
Information about Usenet for users and developers.
http://www.mibsoftware.com/userkt/use...   

Netscan Newsgroup Tracker Save
Social statistics on Usenet groups including number of posts and crossposts.
http://netscan.research.microsoft.com/   

News Group Help.com Save
Subscription tutorials on how to download files from binary newsgroups, such as movies, mp3s and programs.
http://www.nghelp.com   

Rules for posting to Usenet Save
Brief introduction to Usenet and appropriate guidelines to follow for posting.
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/posti...   

SmR-usenet Save
Usenet tutorials, FAQs, and reviews of usenet providers. Also providing free posting services via NNTP for text-only newsgroups.
http://smr-usenet.com/   

Snoozenet Save
Tim Pierce''s New''s Hacking page. Includes links to RFC 977, 1036, son-of-1036.
http://www.newsreaders.com/misc/twpie...   

The Usenet Newbie Project Save
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.
http://tgos.org/newbie   

Top 1000 Usenet Sites Save
Statistics on Usenet sites calculated by taking a sample of news articles on many sites. Participation open to all Usenet sites, no matter how small. Stats available through mailing list or on this site.
http://www.freenix.org/reseau/top1000/   

Usenet Peering Page Save
Usenet providers and other organizations, who are running a Usenet server, looking for Usenet peers can enter their information on the website if they want to be contacted by others in the Usenet community.
http://peering.usenet.com   

Usenet Portal Save
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.
http://www.usenetportal.com   

Usenet Replayer Save
Web-based Usenet tools, including news resources archive, news server search, posting and retrieving of Usenet messages, advertising products, and forgery cancellations. Free.
http://www.usenet-replayer.com/   

User's Guide to the Changing Usenet Save
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.
http://cil-www.oce.orst.edu:8080/user...   

W-net : Everything About Usenet Save
Usenet basics. Learn about newsgroups from scratch. Learn how to get banned Newsgroups. Partial list of Newsgroups.
http://www.geocities.com/ski_usenet   

news2mail.com Save
Have the news from Usenet newsgroups delivered to your mail-inbox.
http://www.news2mail.com   

pi's smiley list Save
Comprehensive list of smilies used on Usenet.
http://piology.org/smiley.txt   

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