Checkgroups message
use...@gatech.edu
: automatically comparing the active file against a centrally-maintained
: list of active groups. Until a majority of network sites upgrade their
: news to a version compatible with the "checkgroups" control message,
: site administrators will have to run the message by hand. What follows
: is a shell script to run such a message at your site. If your "inews"
: program does not reside in /usr/lib/news/inews, change the variable
: declaration given below, or else enter the pathname at the prompt.
:
: Gene Spafford
: 1 November 1986
: --------------- cut here and run the rest through "sh" ---------------
INEWS=${INEWS-/usr/lib/news/inews}
DISTRIBUTION=${DISTRIBUTION-local}
if test ! -f $INEWS; then
echo -n "Enter the pathname of the inews program: "
INEWS=`(read foo;echo $foo)</dev/tty`
fi
$INEWS -h <<E-O-F
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net.ai Artificial intelligence discussions.
net.announce.arpa-internet Announcements from the Arpa world
net.arch Computer architecture.
net.audio High fidelity audio.
net.auto Automobiles, automotive products and laws.
net.auto.tech Technical aspects of automobiles, et. al.
net.aviation Aviation rules, means, and methods.
net.bicycle Bicycles, related products and laws.
net.books Books of all genres, shapes, and sizes.
net.bugs General bug reports and fixes.
net.bugs.2bsd Reports of UNIX* version 2BSD related bugs.
net.bugs.4bsd Reports of UNIX version 4BSD related bugs.
net.bugs.usg Reports of USG (System III, V, etc.) bugs.
net.bugs.uucp Reports of UUCP related bugs.
net.bugs.v7 Reports of UNIX V7 related bugs.
net.cog-eng Cognitive engineering.
net.comics The funnies, old and new.
net.cooks Food, cooking, cookbooks, and recipes.
net.cse Computer science education.
net.cycle Motorcycles and related products and laws.
net.database Database and data management issues and theory.
net.dcom Data communications hardware and software.
net.decus DEC* Users' Society newsgroup.
net.emacs EMACS editors of different flavors.
net.eunice The SRI Eunice system.
net.games Games and computer games.
net.games.board Discussion and hints on board games.
net.games.chess Chess & computer chess.
net.games.emp Discussion and hints about Empire.
net.games.frp Discussion about Fantasy Role Playing games.
net.games.go Discussion about Go.
net.games.hack Discussion, hints, etc. about the Hack game.
net.games.pbm Discussion about Play by Mail games.
net.games.rogue Discussion and hints about Rogue.
net.games.trivia Discussion about trivia.
net.games.video Discussion about video games.
net.garden Gardening, methods and results.
net.graphics Computer graphics, art, animation, image processing,
net.ham-radio Amateur Radio practices, contests, events, rules, etc.
net.ham-radio.packet Discussion about packet radio setups.
net.info-terms All sorts of terminals.
net.internat Discussion about international standards
net.jokes Jokes and the like. May be somewhat offensive.
net.jokes.d Discussions on the content of net.jokes articles
net.lan Local area network hardware and software.
net.lang Different computer languages.
net.lang.ada Discussion about Ada*.
net.lang.apl Discussion about APL.
net.lang.c Discussion about C.
net.lang.c++ The object-oriented C++ language.
net.lang.f77 Discussion about FORTRAN.
net.lang.forth Discussion about Forth.
net.lang.lisp Discussion about LISP.
net.lang.mod2 Discussion about Modula-2.
net.lang.pascal Discussion about Pascal.
net.lang.prolog Discussion about PROLOG.
net.lang.st80 Discussion about Smalltalk 80.
net.lsi Large scale integrated circuits.
net.mag Magazine summaries, tables of contents, etc.
net.mail Proposed new mail/network standards.
net.mail.headers Gatewayed from the ARPA header-people list.
net.micro Micro computers of all kinds.
net.micro.6809 Discussion about 6809's.
net.micro.68k Discussion about 68k's.
net.micro.apple Discussion about Apple micros.
net.micro.amiga Talk about the new Amiga micro.
net.micro.atari8 Discussion about 8 bit Atari micros.
net.micro.atari16 Discussion about 16 bit Atari micros.
net.micro.att Discussions about AT&T microcomputers
net.micro.cbm Discussion about Commodore micros.
net.micro.cpm Discussion about the CP/M operating system.
net.micro.hp Discussion about Hewlett/Packard's.
net.micro.mac Material about the Apple Macintosh & Lisa
net.micro.ns32k National Semiconductor 32000 series chips
net.micro.pc Discussion about IBM personal computers.
net.micro.ti Discussion about Texas Instruments.
net.micro.trs-80 Discussion about TRS-80's.
net.movies Reviews and discussions of movies.
net.music Music lovers' group.
net.music.classical Discussion about classical music.
net.music.folk Folks discussing folk music of various sorts
net.music.gdead A group for (Grateful) Dead-heads
net.music.makers For performers and their discussions.
net.music.synth Synthesizers and computer music
net.news Discussions of USENET itself.
net.news.adm Comments directed to news administrators.
net.news.b Discussion about B news software.
net.news.config Postings of system down times and interruptions.
net.news.group Discussions and lists of newsgroups
net.news.newsite Postings of new site announcements.
net.news.notes Notesfile software from the Univ. of Illinois.
net.news.sa Comments directed to system administrators.
net.news.stargate Discussion about satellite transmission of news.
net.periphs Peripheral devices.
net.pets Pets, pet care, and household animals in general.
net.poems For the posting of poems.
net.puzzle Puzzles, problems, and quizzes.
net.railroad Real and model train fans' newsgroup.
net.rec Recreational/participant sports.
net.rec.birds Hobbyists interested in bird watching.
net.rec.boat Hobbyists interested in boating.
net.rec.bridge Hobbyists interested in bridge.
net.rec.nude Hobbyists interested in naturist/nudist activities.
net.rec.photo Hobbyists interested in photography.
net.rec.scuba Hobbyists interested in SCUBA diving.
net.rec.ski Hobbyists interested in skiing.
net.rec.skydive Hobbyists interested in skydiving.
net.rec.wood Hobbyists interested in woodworking.
net.sf-lovers Science fiction lovers' newsgroup.
net.sources For the posting of software packages & documentation.
net.sources.bugs For bug fixes and features discussion
net.sources.d For any discussion on net.sources postings.
net.sources.games Postings of recreational software
net.sources.mac Software for the Apple Macintosh
net.sport Spectator sports.
net.sport.baseball Discussion about baseball.
net.sport.football Discussion about football.
net.sport.hockey Discussion about hockey.
net.sport.hoops Discussion about basketball.
net.startrek Star Trek, the TV show and the movies.
net.text Text processing.
net.travel Traveling all over the world.
net.tv The boob tube, its history, and past and current shows.
net.tv.drwho Discussion about Dr. Who.
net.tv.soaps Postings about soap operas.
net.unix UNIX neophytes group.
net.unix-wizards Discussions, bug reports, and fixes on and for UNIX.
net.usenix USENIX Association events and announcements.
net.veg Vegetarians.
net.video Video and video components.
net.wines Wines and spirits.
net.wobegon "A Prairie Home Companion" radio show discussion.
mod.announce General announcements of interest to all. (Moderated)
mod.announce.newusers Explanatory postings for new users. (Moderated)
mod.ai Discussions about Artificial Intelligence (Moderated)
mod.amiga Commodore Amiga micros -- info, uses, but no programs. (Moderated)
mod.amiga.binaries Encoded public domain programs in binary form. (Moderated)
mod.amiga.sources Public domain software in source code format. (Moderated)
mod.compilers Discussion about compiler construction, theory, etc. (Moderated)
mod.computers Discussion about various computers and related. (Moderated)
mod.computers.68k 68000-based systems. (Moderated)
mod.computers.apollo Apollo computer systems. (Moderated)
mod.computers.masscomp The Masscomp line of computers. (Moderated)
mod.computers.ibm-pc The IBM PC, PC-XT, and PC-AT. (Moderated)
mod.computers.laser-printers Laser printers, hardware and software. (Moderated)
mod.computers.pyramid Pyramid 90x computers. (Moderated)
mod.computers.ridge Ridge 32 computers and ROS. (Moderated)
mod.computers.sequent Sequent systems, (esp. Balance 8000). (Moderated)
mod.computers.sun Sun "workstation" computers (Moderated)
mod.computers.vax DEC's VAX* line of computers & VMS. (Moderated)
mod.computers.workstations Various workstation-type computers. (Moderated)
mod.conferences Calls for papers and conference announcements. (Moderated)
mod.comp-soc Discussion on the impact of technology on society. (Moderated)
mod.graphics Graphics software, hardware, theory, etc. (Moderated)
mod.human-nets Computer aided communications digest. (Moderated)
mod.legal Discussions of computers and the law. (Moderated)
mod.mac Apple Macintosh micros -- info, uses, but no programs. (Moderated)
mod.mac.binaries Encoded public domain programs in binary form. (Moderated)
mod.mac.sources Public domain software in source code format. (Moderated)
mod.mag Discussions on electronicly published "magazines" (Moderated)
mod.mag.otherrealms Edited science fiction and fantasy "magazine". (Moderated)
mod.map Various maps, including UUCP maps (Moderated)
mod.movies Reviews and discussion of movies (Moderated)
mod.music Reviews and discussion of things musical (Moderated)
mod.music.gaffa Progressive music discussions (e.g., Kate Bush). (Moderated)
mod.newprod Announcements of new products of interest to readers (Moderated)
mod.newslists Postings of news-related statistics and lists (Moderated)
mod.os Disussions about operating systems and related areas. (Moderated)
mod.os.os9 Discussions about the os9 operating system. (Moderated)
mod.os.unix Discussion of UNIX* features and bugs. (Moderated)
mod.philosophy Discussion of philosphical issues and concepts. (Moderated)
mod.philosophy.tech Technical philosophy: math, science, logic, etc (Moderated)
mod.politics Discussions on political problems, systems, solutions. (Moderated)
mod.politics.arms-d Arms discussion digest. (Moderated)
mod.protocols Various forms and types of FTP protocol discussions. (Moderated)
mod.protocols.appletalk Applebus hardware & software discussion. (Moderated)
mod.protocols.kermit Information about the Kermit package. (Moderated)
mod.protocols.tcp-ip TCP and IP network protocols. (Moderated)
mod.psi Discussion of paranormal abilities and experiences. (Moderated)
mod.rec Discussions on pastimes (not currently active) (Moderated)
mod.rec.guns Discussions about firearms (Moderated)
mod.recipes A "distributed cookbook" of screened recipes. (Moderated)
mod.religion Top-level group with no moderator (as of yet). (Moderated)
mod.religion.christian Discussions on Christianity and related topics. (Moderated)
mod.risks Risks to the public from computers & users. (Moderated)
mod.sources postings of public-domain sources. (Moderated)
mod.sources.doc Archived public-domain documentation. (Moderated)
mod.sources.games Postings of public-domain game sources (Moderated)
mod.std Discussion about various standards (Moderated)
mod.std.c Discussion about C language standards (Moderated)
mod.std.mumps Discussion for the X11.1 committee on Mumps (Moderated)
mod.std.unix Discussion for the P1003 committee on UNIX (Moderated)
mod.techreports Announcements and lists of technical reports. (Moderated)
mod.telecom Telecommunications digest. (Moderated)
mod.test Testing of moderated newsgroups -- no moderator (Moderated)
mod.vlsi Very large scale integrated circuits. (Moderated)
comp.ai Artificial intelligence discussions.
comp.arch Computer architecture.
comp.bugs.2bsd Reports of UNIX* version 2BSD related bugs.
comp.bugs.4bsd Reports of UNIX version 4BSD related bugs.
comp.bugs.misc General bug reports and fixes (includes V7 & uucp).
comp.bugs.sys5 Reports of USG (System III, V, etc.) bugs.
comp.cog-eng Cognitive engineering.
comp.databases Database and data management issues and theory.
comp.dcom.lans Local area network hardware and software.
comp.dcom.modems Data communications hardware and software.
comp.edu Computer science education.
comp.emacs EMACS editors of different flavors.
comp.graphics Computer graphics, art, animation, image processing,
comp.lang.ada Discussion about Ada*.
comp.lang.apl Discussion about APL.
comp.lang.c Discussion about C.
comp.lang.c++ The object-oriented C++ language.
comp.lang.forth Discussion about Forth.
comp.lang.fortran Discussion about FORTRAN.
comp.lang.lisp Discussion about LISP.
comp.lang.misc Different computer languages not specifically listed.
comp.lang.modula2 Discussion about Modula-2.
comp.lang.pascal Discussion about Pascal.
comp.lang.prolog Discussion about PROLOG.
comp.lang.smalltalk Discussion about Smalltalk 80.
comp.lsi Large scale integrated circuits.
comp.mail.headers Gatewayed from the ARPA header-people list.
comp.mail.misc General discussions about computer mail.
comp.mail.uucp Mail in the uucp network environment.
comp.misc General topics about computers not covered elsewhere.
comp.org.decus DEC* Users' Society newsgroup.
comp.org.usenix USENIX Association events and announcements.
comp.os.cpm Discussion about the CP/M operating system.
comp.os.eunice The SRI Eunice system.
comp.os.misc General OS-oriented discussion not carried elsewhere.
comp.periphs Peripheral devices.
comp.sources.d For any discussion of source postings.
comp.sources.wanted Requests for software and fixes.
comp.std.internat Discussion about international standards
comp.sys.amiga Discussion about the Amiga micro.
comp.sys.apple Discussion about Apple micros.
comp.sys.atari.8bit Discussion about 8 bit Atari micros.
comp.sys.atari.st Discussion about 16 bit Atari micros.
comp.sys.att Discussions about AT&T microcomputers
comp.sys.cbm Discussion about Commodore micros.
comp.sys.dec Discussions about DEC computer systems.
comp.sys.hp Discussion about Hewlett/Packard's.
comp.sys.ibm.pc Discussion about IBM personal computers.
comp.sys.intel Disucussions about Intel systems and parts.
comp.sys.m6809 Discussion about 6809's.
comp.sys.m68k Discussion about 68k's.
comp.sys.mac Discussions about the Apple Macintosh & Lisa.
comp.sys.misc Micro computers of all kinds.
comp.sys.nsc.32k National Semiconductor 32000 series chips
comp.sys.tandy Discussion about TRS-80's.
comp.sys.ti Discussion about Texas Instruments.
comp.terminals All sorts of terminals.
comp.text Text processing.
comp.unix.questions UNIX neophytes group.
comp.unix.wizards Discussions, bug reports, and fixes on and for UNIX.
comp.unix.xenix Discussion about the Xenix OS.
misc.consumers Consumer interests, product reviews, etc.
misc.consumers.house Discussion about owning and maintaining a house.
misc.forsale Short, tasteful postings about items for sale.
misc.headlines Current interest: drug testing, terrorism, etc.
misc.invest Investments and the handling of money.
misc.jobs Job announcements, requests, etc.
misc.kids Children, their behavior and activities.
misc.legal Legalities and the ethics of law.
misc.misc Various discussions not fitting in any other group.
misc.taxes Tax laws and advice.
misc.test For testing of network software. Very boring.
misc.wanted Requests for things that are needed (NOT software).
news.admin Comments directed to news administrators.
news.config Postings of system down times and interruptions.
news.groups Discussions and lists of newsgroups
news.misc Discussions of USENET itself.
news.newsites Postings of new site announcements.
news.software.b Discussion about B news software.
news.software.notes Notesfile software from the Univ. of Illinois.
news.stargate Discussion about satellite transmission of news.
news.sysadmin Comments directed to system administrators.
rec.misc General topics about recreational/participant sports.
sci.astro Astronomy discussions and information.
sci.bio Biology and related sciences.
sci.crypt Different methods of data en/decryption.
sci.electronics Circuits, theory, electrons and discussions.
sci.lang Natural languages, communication, etc.
sci.math Mathematical discussions and pursuits
sci.math.stat Statistics discussion.
sci.math.symbolic Symbolic algebra discussion.
sci.med Medicine and its related products and regulations.
sci.misc Short-lived discussions on subjects in the sciences.
sci.physics Physical laws, properties, etc.
sci.research Research methods, funding, ethics, and whatever.
sci.space Space, space programs, space related research, etc.
sci.space.shuttle The space shuttle and the STS program.
soc.college College, college activities, campus life, etc.
soc.culture.african Discussions about Africa & things African
soc.culture.celtic Group about Celtics (*not* basketball!)
soc.culture.greek Group about Greeks.
soc.culture.indian Group for discussion about India & things Indian
soc.culture.jewish Group for discussion about Jewish culture & religion
soc.culture.misc Group for discussion about other cultures
soc.misc Socially-oriented topics not in other groups.
soc.motss Issues pertaining to homosexuality.
soc.roots Genealogical matters.
soc.singles Newsgroup for single people, their activities, etc.
soc.net-people Announcements, requests, etc. about people on the net.
soc.women Women's rights, discrimination, etc.
talk.abortion All sorts of discussions and arguments on abortion.
talk.bizarre The unusual, bizarre, curious, and often stupid.
talk.origins Evolution versus creationism (sometimes hot!).
talk.philosophy.misc Philosophical musings on all topics.
talk.politics.misc Political discussions and ravings of all kinds.
talk.politics.theory Theory of politics and political systems.
talk.religion.misc Religious, ethical, & moral implications.
talk.rumors For the posting of rumors.
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