alt.usenet.offline-reader is for the discussion of offline systems
for netnews in general.  This includes the installation and use of
offline systems, and the discussion of "packet formats" to
facilitate offline activities.

comp.os.msdos.mail-news is for the discussion of any aspect of
managing RFC-compliant mail and news on MS-DOS machines, and is
not limited to the discussion of offline activities.

comp.os.os2.mail-news is for the discussion of any aspect of
managing RFC-compliant mail and news on OS/2 machines, and is
not limited to the discussion of offline activities.

comp.os.ms-windows.apps.winsock.mail \  for the use of winsock-compatible
comp.os.ms-windows.apps.winsock.news  > mail, news, and other applications
comp.os.ms-windows.apps.winsock.misc /  (including SLIP/PPP access)

alt.usenet.offline-reader.forte-agent is for the discussion of Forte, Inc.'s
Agent and Free Agent newsreader/mail agents.

alt.oui.support is for the discussion of Peak to Peak's OUI (Offline
Usenet Interface) at <news://news.privatei.com/alt.oui.support> only
[defunct]

alt.sys.amiga.thor is for the discussion of the Amiga package Thor

news.software.readers is for the discussion of news software in general,
and specific packages which aren't already covered in a more specific group.

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