List of newsgroups

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Template:Short description Template:Refimprove This is a partial list of newsgroups that are significant for their popularity or their position in Usenet history.

The Big-8 hierarchies

These are the most widely distributed and carefully controlled newsgroup hierarchies. See Big 8 (Usenet) and the Great Renaming for more information.

comp

Template:See also Computer-related topics.

humanities

Topics related to the humanities (fine arts, literature, philosophy, Classical Latin, etc.).

misc

Miscellaneous topics. Examples include:

  • misc.legal.moderated — A moderated legal forum.
  • misc.taxes.moderated — A moderated professional tax forum open to the general public.

news

Matters related to the functioning of Usenet itself.

  • news.admin.announce (moderated)
  • news.admin.net-abuse.blacklisting (moderated)
  • news.admin.net-abuse.bulletins (moderated)
  • news.admin.net-abuse.email — discussion of abuse of email by spammers and other parties.
  • news.admin.net-abuse.misc
  • news.admin.net-abuse.policy (moderated)
  • news.admin.net-abuse.sightings (moderated)
  • news.admin.net-abuse.usenet — discussion of abuse of usenet by spammers and other parties.

rec

Recreation and entertainment topics.

sci

Template:See also Science-related topics.

soc

Discussion related to society and social subcultures. Examples include:

talk

Discussion of various topics, especially controversial ones. Includes political topics as well.

The alt hierarchy

Template:See also This is the most extensive newsgroup hierarchy outside of the Big 8. Examples include:

References

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