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alt.config — creation of new newsgroups in the alt.* hierarchy. alt.sex — the first alt.* newsgroup for discussion of sexual topics. alt.sex.stories — text-based erotic stories of all types. alt.suicide.holiday — pro-choice discussion of suicide. alt.tv.simpsons — discusses the TV show The Simpsons.
The term top-level hierarchy refers to the hierarchy defined by the prefix before the first dot. The most commonly known hierarchies are the Usenet hierarchies . So for instance newsgroup rec.arts.sf.starwars.games would be in the rec.* top-level Usenet hierarchy, where the asterisk (*) is defined as a wildcard character .
create well-named, well-used newsgroups in the Big-8 Usenet hierarchies; make necessary adjustments to existing groups; remove groups that are not well-used; and; assist and encourages the support of a canonical Big-8 newsgroup list by Usenet sites. [5]
(Top) 1 See also. Toggle the table of contents. Category: Newsgroups. ... Pages in category "Newsgroups" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.
Programs called newsreaders are used to read and post messages (called articles or posts, and collectively termed news) to one or more newsgroups. Users must have access to a news server to use a newsreader. This is a list of such newsreaders.
Mozilla Mail & Newsgroups: GUI: Traditional newsreader Yes No No No No Free Cross-platform: MPL–GPL–LGPL tri-license Replaced by SeaMonkey Mail & Newsgroups Mozilla Thunderbird: GUI: Traditional newsreader Yes No No No No Yes Yes Free Cross-platform: MPL: Plugin support Newsbin Pro: GUI: Binary Grabber Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ( $10/yr ) Yes Yes ...
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Now, moderated newsgroups may appear in any hierarchy, typically with .moderated added to the group name. Usenet newsgroups in the Big-8 hierarchy are created by proposals called a Request for Discussion, or RFD. The RFD is required to have the following information: newsgroup name, checkgroups file entry, and moderated or unmoderated status.