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[Most recent change: 19 May 1991 by [e-mail] (Gene Spafford)]

The following is a list of currently active USENET newsgroups as of
20 May 1991.  The groups distributed worldwide are divided
into seven broad classifications:  "news", "soc", "talk", "misc",
"sci", "comp" and "rec".  Each of these classifications is organized
into groups and subgroups according to topic.

"comp"  Topics of interest to both computer professionals and
    hobbyists, including topics in computer science, software
    source, and information on hardware and software systems.

"sci"   Discussions marked by special and usually practical knowledge,
    relating to research in or application of the established
    sciences.

"misc"  Groups addressing themes not easily classified under any of the
    other headings or which incorporate themes from multiple
    categories.

"soc"    Groups primarily addressing social issues and socializing.

"talk"    Groups largely debate-oriented and tending to feature long
    discussions without resolution and without appreciable amounts
    of generally useful information.

"news"    Groups concerned with the news network and software themselves.

"rec"    Groups oriented towards hobbies and recreational activities.

These "world" newsgroups are (usually) circulated around the entire
USENET -- this implies world-wide distribution.  Not all groups
actually enjoy such wide distribution, however.  The European Usenet
and Eunet sites take only a selected subset of the more "technical"
groups, and controversial "noise" groups are often not carried by many
sites in the US and Canada (these groups are often under the "talk"
and "soc" classifications).  Many sites do not carry some or all of
the comp.binaries groups.

There are groups in other subcategories, but they are local: to
institutions, to geographic regions, etc. and they are not listed
here.  Note that these distribution categories can be used to restrict
the propagation of news articles.  Currently, distributions include:
    world        worldwide distribution (default)
    att        limited to AT&T
    can        limited to Canada
    eunet        limited to European sites
    na        limited to North America
    usa        limited to the United States
There may be other regional and local distribution categories available
at your site.  Most US states have distribution categories named after
the two letter abbreviation for that state or category (e.g., "ga" for
Georgia, "nj" for New Jersey). Please use an appropriate distribution
category if your article is not likely to be of interest to USENET
readers worldwide.  A companion article to this lists all of the
regional distributions and their newsgroups.

Some groups are moderated or are monitored mailing lists.  They can
only be posted to by mailing submissions to the coordinator (provided
in a companion posting).  Some selected sites provide automatic
remailing in support of 2.11 news -- posting to one of these groups
automatically mails the article for the poster. Some of the moderated
groups are gatewayed to USENET from the Internet and appear as
newsgroups to facilitate distribution and posting from the Usenet.
Other of the "world" groups are bidirectionally gatewayed with
Internet mailing lists; items submitted from the Internet side to the
digest are split up and submitted to the USENET group, while articles
submitted on the USENET side are bundled up and submitted to the
mailing list.  A complete list of moderated newsgroups, submission
addresses and moderators is given in a companion posting.

The following "world" groups have been gatewayed with the listed
Internet lists.  Some of them may not still be gatewayed due to
broken software and/or gateways; such groups are marked with an
asterisk ("*") in the list below.  Please contact me if you should know
of their current status.  Also note that the group "comp.lang.forth" is
gatewayed with the Bitnet discussion list "[e-mail]", and
rec.railroad is run from "[e-mail]".
Some of these lists are gated one-way into Usenet groups; those groups
have been marked with a ">" symbol in the list below.

If you are reading this article from a site not on the Usenet, you may
subscribe to Internet lists by writing to the request address.
You form such an address by putting "-request" before the "@" symbol,
as in "[e-mail]".  This gets your message directly to
the list maintainer instead of broadcasting it to all the readers of
the list.

Also note that moderators of Usenet groups may not be in charge of the
corresponding mailing list or gateway.  For example, the moderator of
comp.sources.unix does not have anything to do with the unix-sources
mailing list; matters concerning the mailing list should be addressed
to [e-mail]

    Usenet Group        Internet list
    ------------        -------------
    comp.dcom.modems    [e-mail]
    comp.dcom.telecom    [e-mail]
    comp.emacs        [e-mail]
       >comp.emacs        [e-mail]
       >comp.emacs        [e-mail]
    *comp.lang.ada        [e-mail]
    comp.lang.c        [e-mail]
     >comp.lang.c++        [e-mail]
     >comp.lang.c++        [e-mail]
    comp.lang.modula2    [e-mail]
    *comp.lang.pascal    [e-mail]
    *comp.lang.prolog    [e-mail]
    comp.os.cpm        [e-mail]
    comp.os.minix        [e-mail]
    comp.os.vms        [e-mail]
    comp.protocols.kerberos    [e-mail]
    comp.protocols.tcp-ip    [e-mail]
    comp.sources.misc    [e-mail]
    comp.sources.unix    [e-mail]
    comp.sys.apollo        [e-mail]
    comp.sys.apple2        [e-mail]
    comp.sys.atari.8bit    [e-mail]
    comp.sys.atari.st    [e-mail]
    comp.sys.misc        [e-mail]
    comp.sys.sun        [e-mail]
    comp.sys.tahoe        [e-mail]
    comp.sys.xerox        [e-mail]
    *comp.terminals        [e-mail]
    >comp.text.tex        [e-mail]
    comp.unix.questions    [e-mail]
    comp.unix.internals    [e-mail]
    comp.windows.x        [e-mail]
    rec.arts.sf-lovers    [e-mail]
    rec.equestrian        [e-mail]
    rec.food.recipes    [e-mail]
        rec.radio.amateur.misc  [e-mail]
        rec.radio.amateur.packet    [e-mail]
    rec.music.gdead        [e-mail]
    rec.music.synth        [e-mail]
        rec.video               [e-mail]
    *sci.astro        [e-mail]
    sci.physics        [e-mail]
    sci.physics.fusion    [e-mail]
    sci.space        [e-mail]
    soc.roots        [e-mail]

Please notify me of any errors or changes to the information in this article.

Gene Spafford
[e-mail]
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Newsgroup        Description
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comp.admin.policy    Discussions of site administration policies.
comp.ai            Artificial intelligence discussions.
comp.ai.neural-nets    All aspects of neural networks.
comp.ai.nlang-know-rep    Natural Language and Knowledge Representation. (Moderated)
comp.ai.philosophy    Philosophical aspects of Artificial Intelligence.
comp.ai.shells        Artificial intelligence applied to shells. (Moderated)
comp.arch        Computer architecture.
comp.archives        Descriptions of public access archives. (Moderated)
comp.benchmarks        Discussion of benchmarking techniques and results.
comp.binaries.acorn    Binary-only postings for Acorn machines. (Moderated)
comp.binaries.amiga    Encoded public domain programs in binary. (Moderated)
comp.binaries.apple2    Binary-only postings for the Apple II computer.
comp.binaries.atari.st    Binary-only postings for the Atari ST. (Moderated)
comp.binaries.ibm.pc    Binary-only postings for IBM PC/MS-DOS. (Moderated)
comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d    Discussions about IBM/PC binary postings.
comp.binaries.mac    Encoded Macintosh programs in binary. (Moderated)
comp.binaries.os2    Binaries for use under the OS/2 ABI. (Moderated)
comp.bugs.2bsd        Reports of UNIX* version 2BSD related bugs.
comp.bugs.4bsd        Reports of UNIX version 4BSD related bugs.
comp.bugs.4bsd.ucb-fixes    Bug reports/fixes for BSD Unix. (Moderated)
comp.bugs.misc        General UNIX bug reports and fixes (incl V7, uucp)
comp.bugs.sys5        Reports of USG (System III, V, etc.) bugs.
comp.cog-eng        Cognitive engineering.
comp.compilers        Compiler construction, theory, etc. (Moderated)
comp.compression    Data compression algorithms and theory.
comp.databases        Database and data management issues and theory.
comp.dcom.fax        Fax hardware, software, and protocols.
comp.dcom.lans        Local area network hardware and software.
comp.dcom.modems    Data communications hardware and software.
comp.dcom.sys.cisco    Info on Cisco routers and bridges.
comp.dcom.telecom    Telecommunications digest. (Moderated)
comp.doc        Archived public-domain documentation. (Moderated)
comp.doc.techreports    Lists of technical reports. (Moderated)
comp.dsp        Digital Signal Processing using computers.
comp.edu        Computer science education.
comp.emacs        EMACS editors of different flavors.
comp.fonts        Typefonts -- design, conversion, use, etc.
comp.graphics        Computer graphics, art, animation, image processing.
comp.graphics.visualization     Info on scientific visualization.
comp.groupware        Hardware & software for facilitating group interaction.
comp.infosystems    Any discussion about information systems.
comp.ivideodisc        Interactive videodiscs -- uses, potential, etc.
comp.lang.ada        Discussion about Ada*.
comp.lang.apl        Discussion about APL.
comp.lang.c        Discussion about C.
comp.lang.c++        The object-oriented C++ language.
comp.lang.clos        Common Lisp Object System discussions.
comp.lang.eiffel    The object-oriented Eiffel language.
comp.lang.forth        Discussion about Forth.
comp.lang.fortran    Discussion about FORTRAN.
comp.lang.functional    Discussion about functional languages.
comp.lang.idl-pvwave    IDL and PV-Wave language discussions.
comp.lang.lisp        Discussion about LISP.
comp.lang.misc        Different computer languages not specifically listed.
comp.lang.modula2    Discussion about Modula-2.
comp.lang.modula3    Discussion about the Modula-3 language.
comp.lang.objective-c    The Objective-C language and environment.
comp.lang.pascal    Discussion about Pascal.
comp.lang.perl        Discussion of Larry Wall's Perl system.
comp.lang.postscript    The PostScript Page Description Language.
comp.lang.prolog    Discussion about PROLOG.
comp.lang.scheme    The Scheme Programming language.
comp.lang.sigplan    Info & announcements from ACM SIGPLAN. (Moderated)
comp.lang.smalltalk    Discussion about Smalltalk 80.
comp.lang.vhdl        VHSIC Hardware Description Language, IEEE 1076/87.
comp.laser-printers    Laser printers, hardware & software. (Moderated)
comp.lsi        Large scale integrated circuits.
comp.mail.elm        Discussion and fixes for ELM mail system.
comp.mail.headers    Gatewayed from the Internet header-people list.
comp.mail.maps        Various maps, including UUCP maps. (Moderated)
comp.mail.mh        The UCI version of the Rand Message Handling system.
comp.mail.misc        General discussions about computer mail.
comp.mail.mush        The Mail User's Shell (MUSH).
comp.mail.sendmail    Configuring and using the BSD sendmail agent.
comp.mail.uucp        Mail in the uucp network environment.
comp.misc        General topics about computers not covered elsewhere.
comp.multimedia        Interactive multimedia technologies of all kinds.
comp.newprod        Announcements of new products of interest. (Moderated)
comp.object        Object-oriented programming and languages.
comp.org.acm        Topics about the Association for Computing Machinery.
comp.org.decus        Digital Equipment Computer Users' Society newsgroup.
comp.org.fidonet    FidoNews digest, official news of FidoNet Assoc. (Moderated)
comp.org.ieee        Issues and announcements about the IEEE & its members.
comp.org.sug        Talk about/for the The Sun User's Group.
comp.org.usenix        USENIX Association events and announcements.
comp.org.usenix.roomshare      Finding lodging during Usenix conferences.
comp.os.coherent    Discussion and support of the Coherent operating system.
comp.os.cpm        Discussion about the CP/M operating system.
comp.os.mach        The MACH OS from CMU & other places.
comp.os.minix        Discussion of Tanenbaum's MINIX system.
comp.os.misc        General OS-oriented discussion not carried elsewhere.
comp.os.msdos.apps    Discussion of applications that run under MS-DOS.
comp.os.msdos.desqview    QuarterDeck's Desqview and related products.
comp.os.msdos.misc    Miscellaneous topics about MS-DOS machines.
comp.os.msdos.programmer    Programming MS-DOS machines.
comp.os.os2.apps    Discussions of applications under OS/2.
comp.os.os2.misc    Miscellaneous topics about the OS/2 system.
comp.os.os2.programmer    Programming OS/2 machines.
comp.os.os9        Discussions about the os9 operating system.
comp.os.research    Operating systems and related areas. (Moderated)
comp.os.vms        DEC's VAX* line of computers & VMS.
comp.os.xinu        The XINU operating system from Purdue (D. Comer).
comp.parallel        Massively parallel hardware/software. (Moderated)
comp.periphs        Peripheral devices.
comp.periphs.scsi    Discussion of SCSI-based peripheral devices.
comp.protocols.appletalk    Applebus hardware & software.
comp.protocols.ibm    Networking with IBM mainframes.
comp.protocols.iso    The ISO protocol stack.
comp.protocols.kerberos    The Kerberos authentication server.
comp.protocols.kermit    Info about the Kermit package. (Moderated)
comp.protocols.misc    Various forms and types of FTP protocol.
comp.protocols.nfs    Discussion about the Network File System protocol.
comp.protocols.tcp-ip    TCP and IP network protocols.
comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc    TCP/IP for IBM(-like) personal computers.
comp.realtime        Issues related to real-time computing.
comp.research.japan    The nature of research in Japan. (Moderated)
comp.risks        Risks to the public from computers & users. (Moderated)
comp.robotics        All aspects of robots and their applications.
comp.simulation        Simulation methods, problems, uses. (Moderated)
comp.society        The impact of technology on society. (Moderated)
comp.society.development    Computer technology in developing countries.
comp.society.folklore    Computer folklore & culture, past & present. (Moderated)
comp.society.futures    Events in technology affecting future computing.
comp.software-eng    Software Engineering and related topics.
comp.sources.3b1    Source code-only postings for the AT&T 3b. (Moderated)
comp.sources.acorn    Source code-only postings for the Acorn. (Moderated)
comp.sources.amiga    Source code-only postings for the Amiga. (Moderated)
comp.sources.apple2    Source code and discussion for the Apple2. (Moderated)
comp.sources.atari.st    Source code-only postings for the Atari ST. (Moderated)
comp.sources.bugs    Bug reports, fixes, discussion for posted sources.
comp.sources.d        For any discussion of source postings.
comp.sources.games    Postings of recreational software. (Moderated)
comp.sources.games.bugs    Bug reports and fixes for posted game software.
comp.sources.mac    Software for the Apple Macintosh. (Moderated)
comp.sources.misc    Posting of software. (Moderated)
comp.sources.reviewed    Source code evaluated by peer review. (Moderated)
comp.sources.sun    Software for Sun workstations. (Moderated)
comp.sources.unix    Postings of complete, UNIX-oriented sources. (Moderated)
comp.sources.wanted    Requests for software and fixes.
comp.sources.x        Software for the X windows system. (Moderated)
comp.specification    Languages and methodologies for formal specification.
comp.std.c        Discussion about C language standards.
comp.std.c++        Discussion about C++ language, library, standards.
comp.std.internat    Discussion about international standards.
comp.std.misc        Discussion about various standards.
comp.std.mumps        Discussion for the X11.1 committee on Mumps. (Moderated)
comp.std.unix        Discussion for the P1003 committee on UNIX. (Moderated)
comp.sw.components    Software components and related technology.
comp.sys.3b1        Discussion and support of AT&T 7300/3B1/UnixPC.
comp.sys.acorn        Discussion on Acorn and ARM-based computers.
comp.sys.alliant    Info and discussion about Alliant computers.
comp.sys.amiga.advocacy    Why an Amiga is better than XYZ.
comp.sys.amiga.announce    Announcements about the Amiga. (Moderated)
comp.sys.amiga.applications    Miscellaneous applications.
comp.sys.amiga.audio    Music, MIDI, speech synthesis, other sounds.
comp.sys.amiga.datacomm    Methods of getting bytes in and out.
comp.sys.amiga.emulations    Various hardware & software emulators.
comp.sys.amiga.games    Discussion of games for the Commodore Amiga.
comp.sys.amiga.graphics    Charts, graphs, pictures, etc.
comp.sys.amiga.hardware    Amiga computer hardware, Q&A, reviews, etc.
comp.sys.amiga.introduction    Group for newcomers to Amigas.
comp.sys.amiga.marketplace    Where to find it, prices, etc.
comp.sys.amiga.misc    Discussions not falling in another Amiga group.
comp.sys.amiga.multimedia    Animations, video, & multimedia.
comp.sys.amiga.programmer    Developers & hobbyists discuss code.
comp.sys.amiga.reviews        Reviews of Amiga software, hardware. (Moderated)
comp.sys.apollo        Apollo computer systems.
comp.sys.apple2        Discussion about Apple II micros.
comp.sys.atari.8bit    Discussion about 8 bit Atari micros.
comp.sys.atari.st    Discussion about 16 bit Atari micros.
comp.sys.atari.st.tech    Technical discussions of Atari ST hard/software.
comp.sys.att        Discussions about AT&T microcomputers.
comp.sys.cbm        Discussion about Commodore micros.
comp.sys.concurrent    The Concurrent/Masscomp line of computers. (Moderated)
comp.sys.dec        Discussions about DEC computer systems.
comp.sys.dec.micro    DEC Micros (Rainbow, Professional 350/380)
comp.sys.encore        Encore's MultiMax computers.
comp.sys.hp        Discussion about Hewlett-Packard equipment.
comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc    Discussion about IBM personal computers.
comp.sys.ibm.pc.digest    The IBM PC, PC-XT, and PC-AT. (Moderated)
comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware    XT/AT/EISA hardware, any vendor.
comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt    Topics related to IBM's RT computer.
comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware      Microchannel hardware, any vendor.
comp.sys.intel        Discussions about Intel systems and parts.
comp.sys.isis        The ISIS distributed system from Cornell.
comp.sys.laptops    Laptop (portable) computers.
comp.sys.m6809        Discussion about 6809's.
comp.sys.m68k        Discussion about 68k's.
comp.sys.m68k.pc    Discussion about 68k-based PCs. (Moderated)
comp.sys.m88k        Discussion about 88k-based computers.
comp.sys.mac.announce    Important notices for Macintosh users. (Moderated)
comp.sys.mac.apps    Discussions of Macintosh applications.
comp.sys.mac.comm    Discussion of Macintosh communications.
comp.sys.mac.digest    Apple Macintosh: info&uses, but no programs. (Moderated)
comp.sys.mac.games    Discussions of games on the Macintosh.
comp.sys.mac.hardware    Macintosh hardware issues & discussions.
comp.sys.mac.hypercard    The Macintosh Hypercard: info & uses.
comp.sys.mac.misc    General discussions about the Apple Macintosh.
comp.sys.mac.programmer    Discussion by people programming the Apple Macintosh.
comp.sys.mac.system    Discussions of Macintosh system software.
comp.sys.mac.wanted    Postings of "I want XYZ for my Mac."
comp.sys.mips        Systems based on MIPS chips.
comp.sys.misc        Discussion about computers of all kinds.
comp.sys.ncr        Discussion about NCR computers.
comp.sys.next        NeXT's workstations, peripherals, and software.
comp.sys.nsc.32k    National Semiconductor 32000 series chips.
comp.sys.novell        Discussion of Novell Netware products.
comp.sys.proteon    Proteon gateway products.
comp.sys.pyramid    Pyramid 90x computers.
comp.sys.ridge        Ridge 32 computers and ROS.
comp.sys.sequent    Sequent systems, (Balance and Symmetry).
comp.sys.sgi        Silicon Graphics's Iris workstations and software.
comp.sys.sun        Sun "workstation" computers. (Moderated)
comp.sys.tahoe        CCI 6/32, Harris HCX/7, & Sperry 7000 computers.
comp.sys.tandy        Discussion about TRS-80's.
comp.sys.ti        Discussion about Texas Instruments.
comp.sys.transputer    The Transputer computer and OCCAM language.
comp.sys.xerox        Xerox 1100 workstations and protocols.
comp.sys.zenith.z100    The Zenith Z-100 (Heath H-100) family of computers.
comp.terminals        All sorts of terminals.
comp.text        Text processing issues and methods.
comp.text.desktop    Technology & techniques of desktop publishing.
comp.text.tex        Discussion about the TeX and LaTeX systems & macros.
comp.theory.info-retrieval    Information Retrieval topics. (Moderated)
comp.unix.admin        Administering a Unix-based system.
comp.unix.aix        IBM's version of UNIX.
comp.unix.amiga        Minix, SYSV4 and other *nix on an Amiga.
comp.unix.aux        The version of UNIX for Apple Macintosh II computers.
comp.unix.internals    Discussions on hacking UNIX internals.
comp.unix.large        UNIX on mainframes and in large networks.
comp.unix.misc        Various topics that don't fit other groups.
comp.unix.msdos        MS-DOS running under UNIX by whatever means.
comp.unix.programmer    Q&A for people programming under Unix.
comp.unix.questions    UNIX neophytes group.
comp.unix.shell        Using and programming the Unix shell.
comp.unix.sysv286    UNIX System V (not XENIX) on the '286.
comp.unix.sysv386    Versions of System V (not Xenix) on Intel 80386-based boxes.
comp.unix.ultrix    Discussions about DEC's Ultrix.
comp.unix.wizards    Questions for only true Unix wizards.
comp.unix.xenix.misc    General discussions regarding XENIX (except SCO).
comp.unix.xenix.sco    XENIX versions from the Santa Cruz Operation.
comp.windows.interviews    The InterViews object-oriented windowing system.
comp.windows.misc    Various issues about windowing systems.
comp.windows.ms        Window systems under MS/DOS.
comp.windows.ms.programmer     Writing apps for MS Windows.
comp.windows.news    Sun Microsystems' NeWS window system.
comp.windows.open-look    Discussion about the Open Look GUI.
comp.windows.x        Discussion about the X Window System.
comp.virus        Computer viruses & security. (Moderated)

misc.consumers        Consumer interests, product reviews, etc.
misc.consumers.house    Discussion about owning and maintaining a house.
misc.education        Discussion of the educational system.
misc.emerg-services    Forum for paramedics & other first responders.
misc.entrepreneurs    Discussion on operating a business.
misc.fitness        Physical fitness, exercise, etc.
misc.forsale        Short, tasteful postings about items for sale.
misc.forsale.computers    Computers and computer equipment for sale.
misc.handicap        Items of interest for/about the handicapped. (Moderated)
misc.headlines        Current interest: drug testing, terrorism, etc.
misc.invest        Investments and the handling of money.
misc.jobs.contract    Discussions about contract labor.
misc.jobs.misc        Discussion about employment, workplaces, careers.
misc.jobs.offered    Announcements of positions available.
misc.jobs.resumes    Postings of resumes and "situation wanted" articles.
misc.kids        Children, their behavior and activities.
misc.legal        Legalities and the ethics of law.
misc.misc        Various discussions not fitting in any other group.
misc.news.southasia    News from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, etc. (Moderated)
misc.rural        Devoted to issues concerning rural living.
misc.security        Security in general, not just computers. (Moderated)
misc.taxes        Tax laws and advice.
misc.test        For testing of network software.  Very boring.
misc.wanted        Requests for things that are needed (NOT software).

news.admin        Comments directed to news administrators.
news.announce.conferences    Calls for papers and conference announcements. (Moderated)
news.announce.important    General announcements of interest to all. (Moderated)
news.announce.newgroups    Calls for newgroups & announcements of same. (Moderated)
news.announce.newusers    Explanatory postings for new users. (Moderated)
news.config        Postings of system down times and interruptions.
news.groups        Discussions and lists of newsgroups.
news.lists        News-related statistics and lists. (Moderated)
news.lists.ps-maps    Maps relating to USENET traffic flows. (Moderated)
news.misc        Discussions of USENET itself.
news.newsites        Postings of new site announcements.
news.newusers.questions    Q & A for users new to the Usenet.
news.software.anu-news    VMS B-news software from Australian National Univ.
news.software.b        Discussion about B-news-compatible software.
news.software.nn    Discussion about the "nn" news reader package.
news.software.notes    Notesfile software from the Univ. of Illinois.
news.sysadmin        Comments directed to system administrators.

rec.aquaria        Keeping fish and aquaria as a hobby.
rec.arts.animation    Discussion of various kinds of animation.
rec.arts.anime        Japanese animation fen discussion.
rec.arts.bodyart    Tattoos and body decoration discussions.
rec.arts.books        Books of all genres, and the publishing industry.
rec.arts.cinema        Discussion of the art of cinema. (Moderated)
rec.arts.comics        Comic books and strips, graphic novels, sequential art.
rec.arts.dance        Any aspects of dance not covered in another newsgroup.
rec.arts.disney        Discussion of any Disney-related subjects.
rec.arts.drwho        Discussion about Dr. Who.
rec.arts.erotica    Erotic fiction and verse. (Moderated)
rec.arts.fine        Fine arts & artists.
rec.arts.int-fiction    Discussions about interactive fiction.
rec.arts.misc        Discussions about the arts not in other groups.
rec.arts.movies        Discussions of movies and movie making.
rec.arts.movies.reviews    Reviews of movies. (Moderated)
rec.arts.poems        For the posting of poems.
rec.arts.sf-lovers    Science fiction lovers' newsgroup.
rec.arts.sf-reviews    Critiques of science fiction stories. (Moderated)
rec.arts.startrek    Star Trek, the TV shows and the movies.
rec.arts.startrek.info    Information about the universe of Star Trek. (Moderated)
rec.arts.theatre    Discussion of all aspects of stage work & theatre.
rec.arts.tv        The boob tube, its history, and past and current shows.
rec.arts.tv.soaps    Postings about soap operas.
rec.arts.tv.uk        Discussions of telly shows from the UK.
rec.arts.wobegon    "A Prairie Home Companion" radio show discussion.
rec.audio        High fidelity audio.
rec.audio.car        Discussions of automobile audio systems.
rec.audio.high-end    High-end audio systems. (Moderated)
rec.autos        Automobiles, automotive products and laws.
rec.autos.driving    Driving automobiles.
rec.autos.sport        Discussion of organized, legal auto competitions.
rec.autos.tech        Technical aspects of automobiles, et. al.
rec.autos.vw        Issues pertaining to Volkswagon products.
rec.aviation        Aviation rules, means, and methods.
rec.backcountry        Activities in the Great Outdoors.
rec.bicycles        Bicycles, related products and laws.
rec.birds        Hobbyists interested in bird watching.
rec.boats        Hobbyists interested in boating.
rec.boats.paddle    Talk about any boats with oars, paddles, etc.
rec.climbing        Climbing techniques, competition announcements, etc.
rec.collecting          Discussion among collectors of many things.
rec.equestrian        Discussion of things equestrian.
rec.folk-dancing    Folk dances, dancers, and dancing.
rec.food.cooking    Food, cooking, cookbooks, and recipes.
rec.food.drink        Wines and spirits.
rec.food.recipes    Recipes for interesting food and drink. (Moderated)
rec.food.restaurants    Discussion of dining out.
rec.food.veg        Vegetarians.
rec.gambling        Articles on games of chance & betting.
rec.games.board        Discussion and hints on board games.
rec.games.bridge    Hobbyists interested in bridge.
rec.games.chess        Chess & computer chess.
rec.games.empire    Discussion and hints about Empire.
rec.games.frp        Discussion about Role Playing games.
rec.games.go        Discussion about Go.
rec.games.hack        Discussion, hints, etc. about the Hack game.
rec.games.misc        Games and computer games.
rec.games.moria        Comments, hints, and info about the Moria game.
rec.games.mud        Various aspects of multi-users computer games.
rec.games.pbm        Discussion about Play by Mail games.
rec.games.pinball    Discussing pinball-related issues.
rec.games.programmer    Discussion of adventure game programming.
rec.games.rogue        Discussion and hints about Rogue.
rec.games.trivia    Discussion about trivia.
rec.games.video        Discussion about video games.
rec.games.video.arcade    Discussions about coin-operated video games.
rec.gardens        Gardening, methods and results.
rec.guns        Discussions about firearms. (Moderated)
rec.humor        Jokes and the like.  May be somewhat offensive.
rec.humor.d        Discussions on the content of rec.humor articles.
rec.humor.funny        Jokes that are funny (in the moderator's opinion). (Moderated)
rec.hunting        Discussions about hunting. (Moderated)
rec.mag            Magazine summaries, tables of contents, etc.
rec.mag.otherrealms    Edited science fiction & fantasy "magazine". (Moderated)
rec.martial-arts    Discussion of the various martial art forms.
rec.misc        General topics about recreational/participant sports.
rec.models.rc        Radio-controlled models for hobbyists.
rec.models.rockets    Model rockets for hobbyists.
rec.motorcycles        Motorcycles and related products and laws.
rec.music.afro-latin    Music with afro-latin influences.
rec.music.beatles    Postings about the Fab Four & their music.
rec.music.bluenote    Discussion of jazz, blues, and related types of music.
rec.music.cd        CDs -- availability and other discussions.
rec.music.christian    Christian music, both contemporary and traditional.
rec.music.classical    Discussion about classical music.
rec.music.country.western       C&W music, performers, performances, etc.
rec.music.dementia    Discussion of comedy and novelty music.
rec.music.dylan        Discussion of Bob's works & music.
rec.music.folk        Folks discussing folk music of various sorts.
rec.music.funky        Funk, rap, hip-hop, house, soul, r&b and related.
rec.music.gaffa        Discussion of Kate Bush & other alternative music. (Moderated)
rec.music.gdead        A group for (Grateful) Dead-heads.
rec.music.makers    For performers and their discussions.
rec.music.misc        Music lovers' group.
rec.music.newage    "New Age" music discussions.
rec.music.reviews    Reviews of music of all genres and mediums. (Moderated)
rec.music.synth        Synthesizers and computer music.
rec.music.video        Discussion of music videos and music video software.
rec.nude        Hobbyists interested in naturist/nudist activities.
rec.org.sca        Society for Creative Anachronism.
rec.pets        Pets, pet care, and household animals in general.
rec.pets.dogs        Any and all subjects relating to dogs as pets.
rec.photo        Hobbyists interested in photography.
rec.puzzles        Puzzles, problems, and quizzes.
rec.pyrotechnics    Fireworks, rocketry, safety, & other topics.
rec.radio.amateur.misc    Amateur radio practices, contests, events, rules, etc.
rec.radio.amateur.packet       Discussion about packet radio setups.
rec.radio.amateur.policy       Radio use & regulation policy.
rec.radio.cb        Citizen-band radio.
rec.radio.noncomm    Topics relating to noncommercial radio.
rec.radio.shortwave    Shortwave radio enthusiasts.
rec.radio.swap        ffers to trade and swap radio equipment.
rec.railroad        Real and model train fans' newsgroup.
rec.running        Running for enjoyment, sport, exercise, etc.
rec.scuba        Hobbyists interested in SCUBA diving.
rec.skiing        Hobbyists interested in snow skiing.
rec.skydiving        Hobbyists interested in skydiving.
rec.sport.baseball    Discussion about baseball.
rec.sport.basketball.college    Hoops on the collegiate level.
rec.sport.basketball.misc    Discussion about basketball.
rec.sport.basketball.pro    Talk of professional basketball.
rec.sport.cricket    Discussion about the sport of cricket.
rec.sport.disc        Discussion of flying disc based sports.
rec.sport.football.college    US-style college football.
rec.sport.football.misc    Discussion about American-style football.
rec.sport.football.pro    US-style professional football.
rec.sport.hockey    Discussion about hockey.
rec.sport.misc        Spectator sports.
rec.sport.pro-wrestling    Discussion about professional wrestling.
rec.sport.rugby        Discussion about the game of rugby.
rec.sport.soccer    Discussion about soccer (Association Football).
rec.sport.tennis    Things related to the sport of tennis.
rec.travel        Traveling all over the world.
rec.video        Video and video components.
rec.video.satellite    Getting shows via satellite.
rec.windsurfing        Riding the waves as a hobby.
rec.woodworking        Hobbyists interested in woodworking.

sci.aeronautics        The science of aeronautics & related technology.
sci.aquaria        Only scientifically-oriented postings about aquaria.
sci.astro        Astronomy discussions and information.
sci.bio            Biology and related sciences.
sci.chem        Chemistry and related sciences.
sci.crypt        Different methods of data en/decryption.
sci.econ        The science of economics.
sci.edu            The science of education.
sci.electronics        Circuits, theory, electrons and discussions.
sci.energy        Discussions about energy, science & technology.
sci.engr        Technical discussions about engineering tasks.
sci.engr.chem        All aspects of chemical engineering.
sci.environment        Discussions about the environment and ecology.
sci.geo.fluids        Discussion of geophysical fluid dynamics.
sci.geo.geology        Discussion of solid earth sciences.
sci.geo.meteorology    Discussion of meteorology and related topics.
sci.lang        Natural languages, communication, etc.
sci.lang.japan        The Japanese language, both spoken and written.
sci.logic        Logic -- math, philosophy & computational aspects.
sci.math        Mathematical discussions and pursuits.
sci.math.stat        Statistics discussion.
sci.math.symbolic    Symbolic algebra discussion.
sci.med            Medicine and its related products and regulations.
sci.med.aids        AIDS: treatment, pathology/biology of HIV, prevention. (Moderated)
sci.med.physics        Issues of physics in medical testing/care.
sci.military        Discussion about science & the military. (Moderated)
sci.misc        Short-lived discussions on subjects in the sciences.
sci.nanotech        Self-reproducing molecular-scale machines. (Moderated)
sci.optics        Discussion relating to the science of optics.
sci.philosophy.tech    Technical philosophy: math, science, logic, etc.
sci.physics        Physical laws, properties, etc.
sci.physics.fusion    Info on fusion, esp. "cold" fusion.
sci.psychology        Topics related to psychology.
sci.psychology.digest    Psychology discussions and information. (Moderated)
sci.research        Research methods, funding, ethics, and whatever.
sci.skeptic        Skeptics discussing pseudo-science.
sci.space        Space, space programs, space related research, etc.
sci.space.shuttle    The space shuttle and the STS program.
sci.virtual-worlds    Modelling the universe. (Moderated)

soc.college        College, college activities, campus life, etc.
soc.college.grad    General issues related to graduate schools.
soc.college.gradinfo    Information about graduate schools.
soc.couples        Discussions for couples (cf. soc.singles).
soc.culture.african    Discussions about Africa & things African.
soc.culture.african.american    Discussions about Afro-American issues.
soc.culture.arabic    Technological & cultural issues, *not* politics.
soc.culture.asean    Countries of the Assoc. of SE Asian Nations.
soc.culture.asian.american    Issues & discussion about Asian-Americans.
soc.culture.australian        Australian culture and society.
soc.culture.bangladesh    Issues & discussion about Bangladesh.
soc.culture.british    Issues about Britain & those of British descent.
soc.culture.canada    Discussions of Canada and its people.
soc.culture.china    About China and Chinese culture.
soc.culture.celtic    Group about Celts (*not* basketball!).
soc.culture.europe    Discussing all aspects of all-European society.
soc.culture.filipino    Group about the Filipino culture.
soc.culture.french    French culture, history, and related discussions.
soc.culture.german    Discussions about German culture and history.
soc.culture.greek    Group about Greeks.
soc.culture.hongkong    Discussions pertaining to Hong Kong.
soc.culture.indian    Group for discussion about India & things Indian.
soc.culture.iranian    Discussions about Iran and things Iranian/Persian.
soc.culture.japan    Everything Japanese, except the Japanese language.
soc.culture.jewish    Jewish culture & religion. (cf. talk.politics.mideast)
soc.culture.korean    Discussions about Korean & things Korean.
soc.culture.latin-america    Topics about Latin-America.
soc.culture.lebanon    Discussion about things Lebanese.
soc.culture.magyar    The Hungarian people & their culture.
soc.culture.misc    Group for discussion about other cultures.
soc.culture.nepal    Discussion of people and things in & from Nepal.
soc.culture.new-zealand    Discussion of topics related to New Zealand.
soc.culture.nordic    Discussion about culture up north.
soc.culture.pakistan    Topics of discussion about Pakistan.
soc.culture.polish    Polish culture, Polish past, and Polish politics.
soc.culture.soviet    Topics relating to Russian or Soviet culture.
soc.culture.sri-lanka    Things & people from Sri Lanka.
soc.culture.taiwan    Discussion about things Taiwanese.
soc.culture.thai    Thai people and their culture.
soc.culture.turkish    Discussion about things Turkish.
soc.culture.vietnamese    Issues and discussions of Vietnamese culture.
soc.culture.yugoslavia    Discussions of Yugoslavia and its people.
soc.feminism        Discussion of feminism & feminist issues. (Moderated)
soc.history        Discussions of things historical.
soc.men            Issues related to men, their problems & relationships.
soc.misc        Socially-oriented topics not in other groups.
soc.motss        Issues pertaining to homosexuality.
soc.net-people        Announcements, requests, etc. about people on the net.
soc.politics        Political problems, systems, solutions. (Moderated)
soc.politics.arms-d    Arms discussion digest. (Moderated)
soc.religion.christian    Christianity and related topics. (Moderated)
soc.religion.eastern    Discussions of Eastern religions. (Moderated)
soc.religion.islam    Discussions of the Islamic faith. (Moderated)
soc.rights.human    Human rights & activism (e.g., Amnesty International).
soc.roots        Genealogical matters.
soc.singles        Newsgroup for single people, their activities, etc.
soc.veterans        Social issues relating to military veterans.
soc.women        Issues related to women, their problems & relationships.

talk.abortion        All sorts of discussions and arguments on abortion.
talk.bizarre        The unusual, bizarre, curious, and often stupid.
talk.environment    Discussion the state of the environment & what to do.
talk.origins        Evolution versus creationism (sometimes hot!).
talk.philosophy.misc    Philosophical musings on all topics.
talk.politics.drugs    The politics of drug issues.
talk.politics.guns    The politics of firearm ownership and (mis)use.
talk.politics.mideast    Discussion & debate over Middle Eastern events.
talk.politics.misc    Political discussions and ravings of all kinds.
talk.politics.soviet    Discussion of Soviet politics, domestic and foreign.
talk.politics.theory    Theory of politics and political systems.
talk.rape        Discussions on stopping rape; not to be crossposted.
talk.religion.misc    Religious, ethical, & moral implications.
talk.religion.newage    Esoteric and minority religions & philosophies.
talk.rumors        For the posting of rumors.

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Gene Spafford
NSF/Purdue/U of Florida  Software Engineering Research Center,
Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-1398
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