Wed Apr 28 22:09:35 CDT 1999

Usenet II

Administrative groups:

net.announce Official announcements about Usenet II.
net.config Janitorial duties in the nice new net.
net.config.leaks Holes in the nice new net.
net.config.feed-requests Beg, trade, borrow, or buy access.
net.config.unsound-sites We're taking our net and going home.
net.control Where the net-monitor posts.
net.test Chat with autoreply bots.

Initial hierarchies, and czars:

net.aquaria Richard Sexton <richard@ns1.vrx.net>

net.aquaria General discussion of aquaria
net.aquaria.config Net.aquaria newsgroup configuration issues
net.aquaria.marine General discussion of marine aquaria.

net.aviation Javier Henderson <javier@kjsl.com>

net.aviation.aerobatics Aerobatics and Attitude Adjustments
net.aviation.homebuilt Building your own aircraft at home
net.aviation.ifr Flying only by reference to instruments
net.aviation.marketplace For sale/wanted ads
net.aviation.military Military aircraft
net.aviation.piloting General pilot discussions
net.aviation.rotorcraft Rotary wing aircraft forum
net.aviation.simulators Flight simulation
net.aviation.students Learning to fly
net.aviation.ultralight Light aircraft
net.aviation.announcements Important Aviation Announcements (Moderated)
Contact: javier@kjsl.com (Javier Henderson)
Submission: javier@kjsl.com

net.bicycles Danny Lieberman <dfl@panix.com>

net.bicycles.config Rambling about net.bicycles.
net.bicycles.general General discussion of bicycles and HPVs
net.bicycles.activism Discussion of bicycle activism
net.bicycles.marketplace Buying and selling of bicycles and HPVs

net.bizarre Ron Echeverri <rone@ennui.org>

net.bizarre This is not a newsgroup.

net.computers Russell Nelson <nelson@crynwr.com>

net.computers.datacom Data Communications
net.computers.telecom Computer-related Telecommunications
net.computers.os.unix.linux The Linux operating system
net.computers.os.unix.solaris Discussion of Sun Microsystems Solaris OS
net.computers.os.unix.rhapsody Apple's next generation OS.
net.computers.os.other Other operating systems
net.computers.email.qmail qmail - a mail transport agent for the 90's
net.computers.embedded Realtime and Embedded Controllers
net.computers.other Other computer issues

net.crafts Liz Reynolds, Piglet, Victoria Fike <czarinas@panix.com>

net.crafts.general All miscellaneous crafty stuff.
net.crafts.general.marketplace.commercial Companies selling craft equipage.
net.crafts.general.marketplace.private Individuals selling craft equipage.
net.crafts.textiles.general Threads about thread and needle.
net.crafts.textiles.marketplace.commercial For companies to sell.
net.crafts.textiles.marketplace.private Individuals buying and selling.
net.crafts.metalworking.general Heavy metal & heavier hammers.
net.crafts.woodworking.general Build a house or carve a chain.
net.crafts.zymurgy.general Hops, yeast, fruit, & grain.

net.current-events Neil Crellin <neilc@stanford.edu>

net.current-events.general General discussion of current events.

net.education Kate Wrightson <kate@rigel.econ.uga.edu>

net.education.general Miscellanious education discussion.

net.food Stephanie da Silva <arielle@taronga.com>

net.food.spicy Hot! Hot! Hot!
net.food.chocolate All things Chocolate
net.food.coffee-klatch General chat about food and cooking
net.food.veg.lifestyle The philosphy of vegetarianism
net.food.veg.cookery Vegetarian cooking and recipes.
net.food.desserts The means to an end, sweet or savoury
net.food.asian Asian cookery
net.food.japanese Nani o tabemashita ka?
net.food.bread Bread, bread machines, sourdough
net.food.pizza Pizza!
net.food.advocacy Waiter, there's a raw egg in my soup!
net.food.healthy Healthy eating.
net.food.drink.beer Let's head out to the pub.
net.food.drink.liquor For the spirits of Christmas parties
net.food.drink.wine The net, a glass of wine, and thou
net.food.announce What's new in net.food? (Moderated)
Contact: arielle@taronga.com (Stephanie da Silva)
Submission: net-food@taronga.com

net.games.roleplaying Bruce Baugh <arisian@eyrie.org>

net.games.roleplaying.advocacy My game is better than yours!
net.games.roleplaying.announce Roleplaying game-related news.
net.games.roleplaying.general Undifferentiated tabletop & live action gaming
net.games.roleplaying.marketplace Roleplaying games bought and sold.
net.games.roleplaying.theory Contemplating the essence of gaming.

net.general Russ Allbery <rra@stanford.edu>

net.general And stuff. See.

net.genre Jeff Mercer <riffer@afn.org>

net.genre.config Metadiscussion of the net.genre hierarchy.
net.genre.sf.config Metadiscussion of the net.genre.sf hierarchy.
net.genre.sf.tv Science fiction and fantasy related TV programs
net.genre.sf.movies Science fiction and fantasy related movies
net.genre.sf.other Other science fiction and fantasy discussion
net.genre.sf.written Science fiction and fantasy in print
net.genre.sf.star-wars Use the Net, Luke!
net.genre.sf.star-trek Boldly going forwards because we can't find reverse!
net.genre.other For genres not already covered.

net.genre.sf.babylon5 Dave Williams <dave@clues.com>

net.genre.sf.babylon5 Our last, best hope for a fifth season

net.genre.sf.fandom Gary Farber <gfarber@panix.com>

net.genre.sf.fandom Fans and fandom.

net.history Todd Michel McComb <net-history@medieval.org>

net.history.general Anything about history

net.humour Vince Sabio <HumourNet@telephonet.com>

net.humour.config Metadiscussion about the net.humour hierarchy.
net.humour.funny "General" humour newsgroup. (Moderated)
Contact: HumourNet@telephonet.com (Vince Sabio)
Submission: net.humour.funny@humournet.com
net.humour.open Humour free-for-all -- but nothing "off colour."
net.humour.off-colour Unmoderated, anything goes. You've been warned.
net.humour.bawdy "Off colour" sidekick of net.humour.funny. (Moderated)
Contact: sking@direct.ca (Shawn King)
Contact: richl@softsolutions.com (Rich Laniewski)
Submission: net.humour.bawdy@humournet.com
net.humour.talk The ultimate in low signal-to-noise ratios.
net.humour.religion Your "higher source" for humour! (Moderated)
Contact: revrus@ganandacc.org (Rev. Rus Jeffrey)
Submission: net.humour.religion@humournet.com

net.internet Odd Einar Aurbakken <oea@a.sol.no>

net.internet.dns.policy Domain Name System policy
net.internet.dns.names Domain Name System naming issues

net.lycanthropy LoveBear <bear@dogmatix.iinet.net.au>

net.lycanthropy Discussions of all facets of personal lycanthropy.

net.media JD Falk <net-media-czar@cybernothing.org>

net.media.tv Television (neither rare nor well done)
net.media.movies The Movies (film, video, even MPEG)
net.media.film-industry The Industry
net.media.print The printed word
net.media.electronic The electronic media
net.media.other Anything not covered by existing groups

net.medicine John C. Mozena <moz@cybernothing.org>

net.medicine.clinical.general All about making people better.
net.medicine.research.general Finding ways to make people better.
net.medicine.public-health.drugs Drugs and society's health.
net.medicine.public-health.general Healthy people, all at once.
net.medicine.support.general Mutual support is a stable structure.
net.medicine.education.general Teaching and learning medicine.
net.medicine.policy.general What do we do and who pays for it?
net.medicine.veterinary.general Animal health care.

net.music Todd Michel McComb <net-music@medieval.org>

net.music.general Anything about music.
net.music.style.ska The Jamaican beat
net.music.style.metal Heavy metal and related hard rock
net.music.world.general World and ethnic traditions
net.music.classical.general European traditional art music & descendants

net.origins David Iain Greig <greig@ediacara.org>

net.origins Evolution vs. creation (sometimes hot!)

net.religion Catherine Hampton <net-religion-czar@hrweb.org>

net.religion.policy Discussing the net.religion hierarchy
net.religion.flame My god can beat up your god
net.religion.interfaith Working together
net.religion.announce Announcements about the net.religion hierarchy. (Moderated)
Contact: ariel@best.com (Catherine Hampton)
Submission: ariel@best.com

net.science David Iain Greig <greig@ediacara.org>

net.science.misc Nonspecific discussion of science.
net.science.physics.misc Quarks to universes.
net.science.biology.misc It's alive, Jim.
net.science.biology.evolution Natural selection, etc...
net.science.geology.misc It's dead, Jim.
net.science.chemistry.misc Can we really drink that EtOH?

net.sexuality "B. Elijah Griffin" <eli@panix.com>

net.sexuality.general Discussion and chat of a sexual nature
net.sexuality.motss Members of the same sex discussing sexuality
net.sexuality.bondage Bondage, Dominance, submission and S&M
net.sexuality.stories.discuss Discussion, requests, etc of n.s.s
net.sexuality.stories Erotic prose and poetry (Moderated)
Contact: admin-net-sexuality-stories@qz.little-neck.ny.us
Submission: net-sexuality-stories@qz.little-neck.ny.us

net.sport John C. Mozena <moz@cybernothing.org>

net.sport.config Discussion about the net.sport hierarchy.
net.sport.general Discussion about sports.
net.sport.hockey He shoots, he scores!
net.sport.football.ncaa American college football
net.sport.football.nfl American professional football

net.subculture Ron Echeverri <rone@ennui.org>

net.subculture.usenet Who we are, what we do, why we do it.
net.subculture.tasteless If you love to be disgusting.
net.subculture.gothic The gothic subculture and lifestyle.

net.support Beverley R. White <wednesday@tezcat.com>

net.support.config Metadiscussion of the net.support hierarchy.
net.support.psych.misc For those with miscellaneous psychiatric disorders.
net.support.addiction.misc Dealing with miscellaneous addictions.
net.support.grief Coping with the loss of a loved one.
net.support.abuse.sexual Recovering from childhood sexual abuse.
net.support.announce Announcements relevant to net.support.* (Moderated)
Contact: wednesday@tezcat.com (Beverley R. White)
Submission: wednesday@tezcat.com

net.theatre Steve Atkins <net-theatre@blighty.com>

net.theatre.stagecraft Backstage theatre
net.theatre.musicals Staged musicals and operetta
net.theatre.plays Staged plays
net.theatre.acting Theatre performers forum
net.theatre.announce Announcements relevant to the net.theatre hierarchy

net.writing Russ Allbery <rra@stanford.edu>, Kate Wrightson <kate@eyrie.org>

net.writing.general Stuff you've written and comments thereon.

net.writing.roleplaying.in-character Alistair Young <avatar@arkane.demon.co.uk>

net.writing.roleplaying.in-character.misc Various settings.
net.writing.roleplaying.in-character.announce ments & FAQs. (Moderated)
Contact: avatar@arkane.demon.co.uk (Alistair Young)
Submission: nwric-announce@arkane.demon.co.uk