Usenet Related FAQs

What is Usenet

• Welcome to Usenet!
• What is Usenet?
• What is Usenet? A second opinion.
• Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Usenet

Becoming a Usenet Site

• How to become a Usenet site

Usenet Software

• Usenet Software: History and Sources

Usenet Transport software

• INN
  • INN FAQ Part 1/9: General Information
  • INN FAQ Part 2/9: Specific notes for specific operating systems
  • INN FAQ Part 3/9: Reasons why INN isn't starting
  • INN FAQ Part 4/9: Debugging & Configuring Information
  • INN FAQ Part 5/9: Other error messages and what they mean
  • INN FAQ Part 6/9: Day-to-day operation and changes to the system
  • INN FAQ Part 7/9: Problems with INN already running
  • INN FAQ Part 8/9: Appendix A: Norman's install guide
  • INN FAQ Part 9/9: Appendix B: Configurations for certain systems

• FAQ: news.software.anu-news

Usenet Reader software

• NN
  • What's New in the NN FAQ
  • NN Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) with Answers
  • Getting Started with News and the NN News Reader

• TRN
  • [news.software.readers] trn newsreader FAQ, part 1: Basics
  • [news.software.readers] trn newsreader FAQ, part 2: Advanced

• Reading Usenet Offline
  • alt.usenet.offline-reader FAQ (01/02) intro
  • alt.usenet.offline-reader FAQ (02/02) software
  • Yet Another Offline FAQ

Usenet Moderation

• Usenet Moderation Software Archive
• Usenet Moderators Handbook
• List of Moderators for Usenet
• Archives of Moderated Usenet Newsgroups

Usenet Netiquette

• Emily Postnews Answers Your Questions on Netiquette
• Rules for posting to Usenet
• A Primer on How to Work With the Usenet Community
• FAQ on making and using a .signature file
• Hints on writing style for Usenet
• the Internet Writer Resource Guide (1/2)
• the Internet Writer Resource Guide (2/2)

Usenet Abuses

• Current Usenet spam thresholds and guidelines
• Net Abuse FAQ
• news.admin.net-abuse FAQ (2/2)
• alt.spam FAQ or "Figuring out fake E-Mail & Posts". Rev 960708
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Usenet Advertising

• Advertising on Usenet: How To Do It, How Not To Do It

Usenet Hierarchies

• Master List of Newsgroup Hierarchies, v4.00
• Master List of Newsgroup Hierarchies, v4.01

What Newsgroups are available ?

• List of Active Newsgroups (Part 1)
• List of Active Newsgroups (Part 2)

Alternative Hierarchies

• Starting an "alt" group
• So You Want to Create an Alt Newsgroup -- (html version)
• Emily Postnews answers your questions on how to create a new alt group
• Alternative Newsgroup Hierarchies (Part 1)
• Alternative Newsgroup Hierarchies (Part 2)
• Alternative Newsgroup Hierarchies (Part 3)
• Alternative Newsgroup Hierarchies (Part 4)
• Alternative Newsgroup Hierarchies (Part 5)

Creating newsgroups

• Usenet Volunteer Votetakers
• How to Create a New Usenet Newsgroup
• Guidelines on Usenet Newsgroup Names
• How to Write a Good Newgroup Message
• Gathering Traffic Data for Proposed Newsgroups

Canceling Messages

• Cancel Messages: Frequently Asked Questions, Part 1/4
• Cancel Messages: Frequently Asked Questions, Part 2/4
• Cancel Messages: Frequently Asked Questions, Part 3/4
• Cancel Messages: Frequently Asked Questions, Part 4/4

Where can I find more information

• FAQs about FAQs

• news.answers
  • Introduction to the *.answers newsgroups
  • *.answers submission guidelines
  • *.answers post-approval guidelines

• Periodic Usenet Postings
  • List of Periodic Informational Postings, Part 1/20
  • List of Periodic Informational Postings, Part 2/20
  • List of Periodic Informational Postings, Part 3/20
  • List of Periodic Informational Postings, Part 4/20
  • List of Periodic Informational Postings, Part 5/20
  • List of Periodic Informational Postings, Part 6/20
  • List of Periodic Informational Postings, Part 7/20
  • List of Periodic Informational Postings, Part 8/20
  • List of Periodic Informational Postings, Part 9/20
  • List of Periodic Informational Postings, Part 10/20
  • List of Periodic Informational Postings, Part 11/20
  • List of Periodic Informational Postings, Part 12/20
  • List of Periodic Informational Postings, Part 13/20
  • List of Periodic Informational Postings, Part 14/20
  • List of Periodic Informational Postings, Part 15/20
  • List of Periodic Informational Postings, Part 16/20
  • List of Periodic Informational Postings, Part 17/20
  • List of Periodic Informational Postings, Part 18/20
  • List of Periodic Informational Postings, Part 19/20
  • List of Periodic Informational Postings, Part 20/20

Usenet Oracle

• [rec.humor.oracle] Intro to the Usenet Oracle (Monthly Posting)

Misc. Usenet

• An Alternative Primer on Net Abuse, Free Speech, and Usenet
• The USENET Site of Virtue FAQ
• Introduction to news.announce
• Welcome to news.newusers.questions! (weekly posting)
• Usenet Info Center FAQ
• [alt.usenet.manifestoes] Manifesto Mini-FAQ (v1.3)
• news.groups.reviews guidelines
• alt.usenet.reposts (AUR) and alt.usenet.reposts.d (AURd) Frequently Asked Questions
• A Guide to Social Newsgroups and Mailing Lists
• Archives of news.announce.newgroup postings
• Archives of newgroup and rmgroup control messages

Regional Newsgroups

USA - us.* hierarchy

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