What newsgroups do I subscribe to?
Beni
This is actually my first post to a newsgroup - I once tried to use
usenet back in 1998, but never got the hang of it. So this is my second
try ;)
Now that I finally found a free newsgroup-provider (my own ISP shut down
its news-server a few years ago), no I come to the second big step: what
newsgroups do I subscribe to. There seem to be a lot of Newsgroups about
the same topic. There is for example a
alt.comp.linux
and a
alt.comp.os.linux
newsgroup. How do I tell the difference between Newsgroupt that seem to
be about the same topic (in generale, not in the example above...)
Well then, I hope I did nothing wrong yet with posting this question,
otherwise please excuse my newbie-mistake.
Regards,
Beni
Thor Kottelin
news:hrh5j2$q0d$1...@news.eternal-september.org...
> Now that I finally found a free newsgroup-provider (my own ISP shut down
> its news-server a few years ago), no I come to the second big step: what
> newsgroups do I subscribe to. There seem to be a lot of Newsgroups about
> the same topic. There is for example a
>
> alt.comp.linux
>
> and a
>
> alt.comp.os.linux
>
> newsgroup. How do I tell the difference between Newsgroupt that seem to
> be about the same topic (in generale, not in the example above...)
You could initially subscribe to both in order to see where the discussion
is.
There is no definitely authoritative group list for the alt.* hierarchy as
there is for Big-8 groups. However, here is one take on which groups
should be consider to exist:
http://usenet.trigofacile.com/hierarchies/index.py?see=ALT&only=checkgroups
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Thor Kottelin
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Stephen Wolstenholme
wrote:
>How do I tell the difference between Newsgroupt that seem to
>be about the same topic
Have a look through the most recent messages but don't waste time
downloading the lot!
Steve
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Thor Kottelin
news:hrhkkq$qnb$1...@news.albasani.net...
> However, here is one take on which groups should be consider to exist:
s/consider/considered
Whiskers
> Hello there,
>
> This is actually my first post to a newsgroup - I once tried to use
> usenet back in 1998, but never got the hang of it. So this is my second
> try ;)
Welcome :))
> Now that I finally found a free newsgroup-provider (my own ISP shut down
> its news-server a few years ago), no I come to the second big step: what
> newsgroups do I subscribe to. There seem to be a lot of Newsgroups about
> the same topic. There is for example a
>
> alt.comp.linux
>
> and a
>
> alt.comp.os.linux
>
> newsgroup. How do I tell the difference between Newsgroupt that seem to
> be about the same topic (in generale, not in the example above...)
>
> Well then, I hope I did nothing wrong yet with posting this question,
> otherwise please excuse my newbie-mistake.
>
> Regards,
>
> Beni
Eventually, it comes down to reading a group for a while before posting to
it (known as "lurking") to get an idea of what sort of things are
discussed in that group and what customs there are. That process can be
assisted by going to the Google Groups archive of the group; their list is
here <http://groups.google.co.uk/groups/dir?hl=en%3Fhl&sel=gtype%3D0>.
The core of usenet is known as the 'Big Eight' hierarchies
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_8_(Usenet)> whose names are meant to
give some clue as to what they are about.
Alongside the big 8 there is the alt.* hierarchy, which is less formal and
predictable in its organisation and covers a vast array of topics - not
all of them suitable for family viewing.
Then there are all the others; probably best left for when you are feeling
more confident finding your way about.
There are a great many 'silent' groups, which get little or no traffic;
including some that only exist because someone mis-typed the name of a
group, or were created as a joke.
If you are looking for groups to discuss Linux distros you are interested
in, the alt.os.linux.* groups are a good place to look.
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Beni
and newsgroups to go through :D
Cheers,
Beni