Usenet (Subscribe)
Links
About News-Posting, by J R Stockton
http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/news-use.htm
Explanation of Usenet terms and tips on how to write and post to Usenet.
AnchorDudes Usenet Newsgroup Server FAQ
http://www.newsgroupservers.net/
General presentation of binary newsgroups: specific terms, provider comparison with a pricing table, newsgroup listings and a quick review of newsreader software.
Beginner's Guide to Newsgroup Newsreaders
Presents newsgroups and newsreaders with a particular focus on binary newsgroups.
Binaries4all
Offers binary newsgroup tutorials covering downloading, posting and use of software tools. Includes messageboard.
CanadianAlien
Explains how to use binary newsgroups.
Computer Partners
http://www.compar.com/infopool/articles/news2vs3.html
Brief explanation of newsgroups and instructions for using Netscape Navigator or Outlook Express for reading newsgroups.
Finding the Appropriate Newsgroup
http://www.geocities.com/findnewsgroup/index.html
Lists of groups listed according to where to post common kinds of posts, where to read about common topics, and so on.
Free Advice on Usenet News
http://membres.lycos.fr/abmdf/usentnws.html
An editorial introduction to Usenet.
Freedom Knights of Usenet
http://www.jetcafe.org/~dave/usenet/
Dedicated to free speech, and its implementation on Usenet, an alternative point of view. Information about Usenet sites of Virtue and surviving UDPs.
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.
Jukka Korpela's Material about Usenet
http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/usenet/
Selection of links to material on Usenet. Editorials by Jukka explaining the workings of Usenet and the reasons for certain conventions.
Links to Professor Timo Salmi's FAQ Material
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.
Marco Schmidt's Usenet Page
http://schmidt.devlib.org/usenet/
Features news items related to Usenet, a map of regional newsgroups and hierarchies as well as a collection of links.
Mib Software Usenet Rapid Knowledge Transfer
http://www.mibsoftware.com/userkt/userkt.html
Information about Usenet for users and developers.
News2mail.com
Delivers via e-mail articles from user-selected newsgroups. Free service.
Pi's Smiley List
Comprehensive list of smilies used on Usenet.
Rules for posting to Usenet
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/posting-rules/part1/
Brief introduction to Usenet and appropriate guidelines to follow for posting.
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.
SmR-usenet
Usenet tutorials, FAQs, and reviews of usenet providers. Also providing free posting services via NNTP for text-only newsgroups.
Snoozenet
http://www.newsreaders.com/misc/twpierce/news/
Tim Pierce's New's Hacking page. Includes links to RFC 977, 1036, son-of-1036.
The Usenet Newbie Project
A global presentation of Usenet: how to access it, how to read posts, explanation of technical terms and acronyms.
Usenet on Livinginternet.com
http://www.livinginternet.com/u/u.htm
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.
Usenet Portal
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.
Usenet Replayer
http://www.usenet-replayer.com/
Web-based Usenet tools, including news resources archive, news server search, posting and retrieving of Usenet messages, advertising products, and forgery cancellations. Free.
Usenet-Newsgroups.com
http://www.usenet-newsgroups.com/
Offers reviews of several websites on newsgroups. Includes a forum where users can share ideas and get assistance.