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• Authoritative Active File - 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.

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

  AnchorDudes Usenet Newsgroup Server FAQ General presentation of binary newsgroups: specific terms, provider comparison with a pricing table, newsgroup listings and a quick review of newsreader software. http://www.newsgroupservers.net/

  Australian Usenet Offers the latest news about Australian ISPs' Usenet services, also includes tutorials on how to get started with programs like Alt.Binz, Newsleecher and Grabit along with a collection of links. http://www.ozusenet.info/

  Beginner's Guide to Newsgroup Newsreaders Presents newsgroups and newsreaders with a particular focus on binary newsgroups. http://www.newsreaders.info/

  Binaries4all Offers binary newsgroup tutorials covering downloading, posting and use of software tools. Includes messageboard. http://www.binaries4all.com/

  CanadianAlien Explains how to use binary newsgroups. http://www.canadianalien.com/

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

  Finding the Appropriate Newsgroup Lists of groups listed according to where to post common kinds of posts, where to read about common topics, and so on. http://sites.google.com/site/findnewsgroup/

  Free Advice on Usenet News An editorial introduction to Usenet. http://membres.lycos.fr/abmdf/usentnws.html

  Freedom Knights of Usenet 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/

  How to Usenet A brief introduction to Usenet, particularly focusing on selecting a server and choosing a newsreader. Also features a collection of useful links. http://www.how-to-usenet.com/

  Internet Software Consortium 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 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/

  Links to Professor Timo Salmi's FAQ Material Timo Salmi has 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://lipas.uwasa.fi/~ts/http/tsfaq.html

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

  NewsgroupReviews.com Information and reviews on newsgroup access providers and newsreaders along with basic tutorials. http://www.newsgroupreviews.com/

  News2mail.com Delivers via e-mail articles from user-selected newsgroups. Free service. http://www.news2mail.com/

  Pi's Smiley List A list of smilies used on Usenet. http://piology.org/smiley.txt

  Rules for Posting to Usenet Brief introduction to Usenet and appropriate guidelines to follow for posting. http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/posting-rules/part1/

  Slyck's Guide to the Newsgroups Tutorials on binary newsgroups : how to download, verify, combine and decode files as well as how to post them. Tutorials on other topics such as IRC and P2P are also available. http://www.slyck.com/ng.php

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

  The Usenet Newbie Project A global presentation of Usenet: how to access it, how to read posts, explanation of technical terms and acronyms. http://tgos.org/newbie/

  Usenet on Livinginternet.com History of Usenet as a whole and of specific hierarchies like alt.*, bitnet and fidonet, old Usenet maps, the way the newsgroups work and how to use them, tips on advanced use, useful links. http://www.livinginternet.com/u/u.htm

  Usenet Replayer 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/

  Usenet-Newsgroups.com Offers reviews of several websites on newsgroups. Includes a forum where users can share ideas and get assistance. http://www.usenet-newsgroups.com/

  Usenetpage.com Provides basic information and links about Usenet with a particular focus on binary newsgroups and related utilities. http://www.usenetpage.com/

  Usenetpedia A simple and relaxed presentation of Usenet, its history and its specific vocabulary. http://www.usenetpedia.com/

  User's Guide to the Changing Usenet 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/users.guide

  Wikipedia: Usenet A presentation of Usenet: its history, terms and organization along with technical details and information on binary content. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet

  yEnc - Encoding for Usenet and E-mail Homepage of the public domain encoding format widely used in binary newsgroups. A stand alone yEnc decoder is also available for download with its source code. http://www.yenc.org/