Usenet related computer and technical resources

About News-Posting - Explanation of Usenet terms and tips on how to write and post to Usenet.

Alternate Usenet TOP 1000 - An alternate to the Freenix Top 1000 site.

aus.* Newsgroup Administration - Provides the definitive list of all newsgroups in aus.* (Australia) including charters

Authoritative active file - Maintained by the Big Eight Moderation Team at isc.org. This active file is a complete and current list of newsgroups available. Not limited to the "Big 8" groups only.

Computer Partners - Brief explanation of newsgroups and instructions for using Netscape Navigator or Outlook Express for reading newsgroups.

Finding the Appropriate Newsgroup - Lists of groups listed according to where to post common kinds of posts

Free Advice on Usenet News - An editorial introduction to Usenet.

Freedom Knights of Usenet - Dedicated to free speech

Internet Software Consortium - An FTP site with archives of various Usenet related documents. Includes active files

Jukka Korpela's Material about Usenet - Selection of links to material on Usenet. Editorials by Jukka explaining the workings of Usenet and the reasons for certain conventions.

Kevin Butler's Simple Guide to Newsgroups - A brief history about the origin of newsgroups and tips on how to participate in newsgroups.

Links to Professor Timo Salmi's FAQ material - Timo Salmi has extensive advice on how to participate effectively in Usenet. Topics include: Proper quoting

Master List of Newsgroup Hierarchies - A complete list of newsgroup hierarchies and their descriptions.

Mib Software Usenet Rapid Knowledge Transfer - Information about Usenet for users and developers.

Netscan Newsgroup Tracker - Social statistics on Usenet groups including number of posts and crossposts.

News Group Help.com - Subscription tutorials on how to download files from binary newsgroups

news2mail.com - Have the news from Usenet newsgroups delivered to your mail-inbox.

pi's smiley list - Comprehensive list of smilies used on Usenet.

Rules for posting to Usenet - Brief introduction to Usenet and appropriate guidelines to follow for posting.

SmR-usenet - Usenet tutorials

Snoozenet - Tim Pierce's New's Hacking page. Includes links to RFC 977

The Usenet Newbie Project - Learn everything about the Usenet in one place. How to access it

Top 1000 Usenet Sites - Statistics on Usenet sites calculated by taking a sample of news articles on many sites. Participation open to all Usenet sites

Usenet Peering Page - Usenet providers and other organizations

Usenet Portal - Categorized links to web sites concerning technical aspects of usenet

Usenet Replayer - Web-based Usenet tools

User's Guide to the Changing Usenet - Explains how RFDs (Requests For Discussion) and CFVs (Call For Votes) can be used to change a Usenet newsgroup. Gives tips on how to stay abreast of changes in newsgroups and how to be an active participant.

W-net : Everything About Usenet - Usenet basics. Learn about newsgroups from scratch. Learn how to get banned Newsgroups. Partial list of Newsgroups.