Changes to Alternative Newsgroup Hierarchies, Part I
David C Lawrence
Comment: enhanced & edited until 5/93 by sp...@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
Last-change: 25 Sep 1995 by newgroup...@uunet.uu.net (David C Lawrence)
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Newsgroups: news.lists,news.groups,news.announce.newgroups,news.answers
+ From: newgroup...@uunet.uu.net (David C Lawrence)
Followup-to: news.groups
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Comment: enhanced & edited until 5/93 by sp...@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
! Last-change: 8 Jun 1995 by ta...@uunet.uu.net (David C Lawrence)
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Comment: enhanced & edited until 5/93 by sp...@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
! Last-change: 25 Sep 1995 by newgroup...@uunet.uu.net (David C Lawrence)
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alt.2600 The magazine or the game system. You decide.
+ alt.2600.codez No description.
alt.2600.hope.announce Hackers on Planet Earth announcements.
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alt.2600.hope.tech Technology concerns for Hackers on Planet Earth 1994.
alt.2600hz Use alt.mag.2600 instead.
! alt.3d Three-dimensional imaging.
alt.3d.sirds Especially for Single Image Random Dot Stereograms.
--- 69,74 ----
alt.2600.hope.tech Technology concerns for Hackers on Planet Earth 1994.
+ alt.2600.moderated ? (Moderated)
alt.2600hz Use alt.mag.2600 instead.
! alt.3d Use alt.3d.misc instead.
! alt.3d.misc Three-dimensional imaging.
alt.3d.sirds Especially for Single Image Random Dot Stereograms.
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--- 83,85 ----
alt.activism Activities for activists.
+ alt.activism.children Open discussion of political issues about children.
alt.activism.d A place to discuss issues in alt.activism.
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alt.agriculture.misc Use sci.agriculture instead.
- alt.airline.schedules Current airline schedules of various carriers.
alt.alcohol Don't drink and drive on the Info...no, I can't say it.
--- 92,93 ----
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*** 99,100 ****
--- 103,105 ----
alt.alt.alt.alt.alt When the ants go marching five by five.
+ alt.alt.comics.jack-chick No description.
alt.alumni.bronx-science Those crazy kids from Bronx-Sci.
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--- 111,113 ----
alt.anagrams Playing with words.
+ alt.anarchism Anarchists of the world, unite!
alt.anger Seething rage.
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alt.animals.felines.lions Royalty of the Beasts.
- alt.animals.felines.snowleopards Snow leopards.
alt.animals.foxes For those wild and crazy guys.
--- 120,121 ----
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--- 131,133 ----
alt.aol.rejects Another forum for gripes about America Online.
+ alt.apocalypse Now.
alt.appalachian Appalachian region awareness, events, and culture.
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--- 141,146 ----
alt.aromatherapy The effects of scents.
+ alt.art.colleges An Art forum for colleges.
+ alt.art.marketplace Art and art supplies wanted and forsale.
alt.art.scene Making a spectacle of yourself in the art world.
+ alt.art.video Artistic expression with using video as a medium.
alt.art.virtual-beret Art isn't really wearing a chapeau.
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alt.athiesm Illiterate Godless heathens.
- alt.aus.footy.panthers Ferocious black leopards playing football.
alt.authorware About Authorware, produced by Authorware. So subtle.
alt.autos.antique Use rec.autos.antique instead.
--- 162,165 ----
alt.athiesm Illiterate Godless heathens.
alt.authorware About Authorware, produced by Authorware. So subtle.
+ alt.auto.mercedes Discussing Mercedes-Benz cars.
alt.autos.antique Use rec.autos.antique instead.
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*** 174,175 ****
--- 183,187 ----
alt.bbs.doors Bulletin board system add-on executables, or "doors".
+ alt.bbs.doors.binaries Use alt.binaries.bbs instead.
+ alt.bbs.doors.lord No description.
+ alt.bbs.doors.lord.binaries Use alt.binaries.bbs instead.
alt.bbs.first-class The First Class Mac GUI BBS.
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--- 195,197 ----
alt.bbs.pcbuucp The commerical PCBoard gateway, PCB-UUCP.
+ alt.bbs.proboard No description.
alt.bbs.ra RemoteAccess discussion.
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*** 200,203 ****
alt.bigfoot.research Serious discussion by Bigfoot researchers. (Moderated)
alt.binaries.bbs.pcboard Binaries for PCBoard systems.
- alt.binaries.bbs.renegade Binaries for Renegade BBSes.
alt.binaries.clip-art Distribution of DOS, Mac and Unix clipart.
--- 213,217 ----
alt.bigfoot.research Serious discussion by Bigfoot researchers. (Moderated)
+ alt.binaires.pictures.erotica.teen Use alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.teen.
+ alt.binaries.bbs Binaries for bulletin board systems.
alt.binaries.bbs.pcboard Binaries for PCBoard systems.
alt.binaries.clip-art Distribution of DOS, Mac and Unix clipart.
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*** 205,209 ****
--- 219,227 ----
alt.binaries.doom Binaries for or of the DOOM PC game.
+ alt.binaries.erotic.senior-citizens Use alt.binaries.pictures.erotic.senior-citizens.
+ alt.binaries.fashion.magazines Binaries related to fashion magazines.
alt.binaries.fonts Give your word processor some style!
alt.binaries.games Executables for games on various systems.
+ alt.binaries.games.discussion Discussing binaries from alt.binaries.gaes.
alt.binaries.games.vga-planets Conquer the universe via uudecode.
+ alt.binaries.gothic Mournful and dark binaries.
alt.binaries.great.ass.paulina Butt prints.
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alt.binaries.misc Random large files without a more appropriate group.
- alt.binaries.missing-adults Images of adult missing people.
alt.binaries.multimedia Sound, text and graphics data rolled in one.
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alt.binaries.nude.celebrities Willard Scott nekkid & other natural wonders.
+ alt.binaries.pictures Use alt.binaries.pictures.misc instead.
alt.binaries.pictures.12hr Pictures of clocks.
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alt.binaries.pictures.anime Images from Japanese animation.
- alt.binaries.pictures.art.bodyart Use alt.binaries.pictures.bodyart.
- alt.binaries.pictures.arts.bodyart Use alt.binaries.pictures.bodyart.
alt.binaries.pictures.ascii Pictures composed of ASCII characters.
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alt.binaries.pictures.children Pictures of children.
alt.binaries.pictures.d Discussions about picture postings.
! alt.binaries.pictures.dorks Geek High's Continual Online Yearbook.
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica Gigabytes of copyright violations.
--- 247,253 ----
alt.binaries.pictures.children Pictures of children.
+ alt.binaries.pictures.cops Pictures of police officers.
alt.binaries.pictures.d Discussions about picture postings.
! alt.binaries.pictures.erotic.anime Use alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.anime.
! alt.binaries.pictures.erotic.centerfolds Images of centerfold models.
! alt.binaries.pictures.erotic.senior-citizens Older folks in the hay.
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica Gigabytes of copyright violations.
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alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.anime Anime erotica - "Ecchi"/"Hentai"/"H".
! alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.autos Things that REALLY make guys go SCHWING!
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.bestiality Pictures of sex with animals.
--- 257,260 ----
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.anime Anime erotica - "Ecchi"/"Hentai"/"H".
! alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.art.pin-up Non-photographic realistic art.
! alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.bears Very hairy men.
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.bestiality Pictures of sex with animals.
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--- 265,267 ----
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.breasts Pictures of mammalian protruberances.
+ alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.butts Erotic butts come into view.
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.cartoons Copyright violations featuring toons.
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--- 272,274 ----
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.fetish Fetishistic, exotic, erotic images.
+ alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.fetish.feet Erotic visual foot action.
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.furry Erotic furry images.
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--- 278,286 ----
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.male.anal Men's poop chutes.
+ alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.oral Images of oral sex.
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.orientals Copyright violations featuring Asians.
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.pornstar Copyright violations of porn stars.
+ alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.pornstars Use alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.pornstar.
+ alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.pregnant Pregnant women in sexual situations.
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.redheads Erotic images of redheads.
+ alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.spanking Spanking pictures and images.
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.teen Teens, should be above age of consent.
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--- 288,293 ----
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.teen.female Teens, above age of consent.
+ alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.teen.fuck Teens, above age of consent, having sex.
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.teen.male Teens, above age of consent.
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.urine New dimensions in water photography.
+ alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.voyeurism Views for the viewers.
alt.binaries.pictures.fine-art.d Discussion of the fine-art binaries. (Moderated)
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alt.binaries.pictures.girls GIFs, JPEGs, et cetera of boys.
+ alt.binaries.pictures.groupsex Menage a trois and orgies.
alt.binaries.pictures.lesbians Images of women who love women.
alt.binaries.pictures.lingerie As if Victoria's Secret isn't frequent enough.
+ alt.binaries.pictures.lolita.misc No description.
alt.binaries.pictures.misc Have we saturated the network yet?
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alt.binaries.pictures.personal People publishing photos of themselves.
+ alt.binaries.pictures.rail Forum for ferroequinologist photos.
alt.binaries.pictures.supermodels Yet more copyright violations.
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alt.binaries.pictures.teen-idols Pictures of the hunks of tomorrow.
- alt.binaries.pictures.the-bob Pictures of net.god The BOB(c).
alt.binaries.pictures.utilities Posting of pictures-related utilities.
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alt.binaries.sounds.mods MODs and related sound formats.
alt.binaries.sounds.movies Sounds from copyrighted movies.
alt.binaries.sounds.music Music samples in MOD/669 format.
- alt.binaries.sounds.samples.music Musical instrument samples and stuff.
alt.binaries.sounds.tv Sounds from copyrighted television shows.
--- 323,327 ----
alt.binaries.sounds.mods MODs and related sound formats.
+ alt.binaries.sounds.mods.d Discussions of alt.binaries.sounds.mods.
alt.binaries.sounds.movies Sounds from copyrighted movies.
alt.binaries.sounds.music Music samples in MOD/669 format.
alt.binaries.sounds.tv Sounds from copyrighted television shows.
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alt.binaries.startrek Various binaries related to Star Trek.
+ alt.binaries.starwars Images and sounds from the Star Wars movies.
alt.binaries.warez.ibm-pc D00DZ in favour of pirating PC software.
+ alt.binaries.warez.ibm-pc.d Discussing alt.binaries.warez.ibm-pc.
+ alt.binaries.warez.ibm-pc.old D00DZ in favour of pirating antique PC software.
alt.binaries.warez.mac DOODZ in favour of pirating Mac software.
+ alt.binaries.warez.snes DOODZ in favour of pirating Super Nintendo software.
alt.bio.hackers Individualist uses of biotechnology.
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alt.bogus.group In alt? Who do you think you are to say so?
- alt.bonehead.cantu Someone doesn't think very highly of cantu.
alt.bonehead.kevin-mitnick Phone phreak phound.
- alt.bonehead.steve-crisp For REAL fans.
- alt.bonehead.tom-servo Paying homage to the Mad Newgrouper.
alt.bonsai Little trees and battle screams.
alt.books.anne-rice The Vampire Thermostat.
alt.books.beatgeneration Beat authors, Burroughs, Kerouac, etc.
--- 341,346 ----
alt.bogus.group In alt? Who do you think you are to say so?
alt.bonehead.kevin-mitnick Phone phreak phound.
alt.bonsai Little trees and battle screams.
alt.books.anne-rice The Vampire Thermostat.
+ alt.books.arthur-clarke The writings of SF writer Arthur C Clarke.
alt.books.beatgeneration Beat authors, Burroughs, Kerouac, etc.
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alt.books.cs-lewis Narnia and other C.S. Lewis tales.
- alt.books.cs.lewis Use alt.books.cs-lewis instead.
alt.books.dean-koontz Discussion of the writings of Dean R. Koontz.
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alt.books.kurt-vonnegut Discussion of Kurt Vonnegut's works.
alt.books.m-lackey Author Mercedes Lackey and her books.
alt.books.phil-k-dick Discussion about the works of Phillip K. Dick.
alt.books.reviews "If you want to know how it turns out, read it!".
alt.books.stephen-king The works of horror writer Stephen King.
alt.books.technical Discussion of technical books.
- alt.books.toffler Works by Alvin Toffler.
alt.books.tom-clancy The group for discusson of Mr. Techno-Thriller.
alt.boomerang The angular throwing club, not the Eddie Murphy flick.
alt.bosnia.action.now Aruging about more involvement in Bosnia.
alt.brain Use sci.cognitive instead.
--- 353,367 ----
alt.books.kurt-vonnegut Discussion of Kurt Vonnegut's works.
+ alt.books.larry-niven discussion of the works of SF writer Larry Niven.
alt.books.m-lackey Author Mercedes Lackey and her books.
alt.books.phil-k-dick Discussion about the works of Phillip K. Dick.
+ alt.books.raymond-feist No description.
alt.books.reviews "If you want to know how it turns out, read it!".
+ alt.books.sf.melanie-rawn No description.
alt.books.stephen-king The works of horror writer Stephen King.
alt.books.technical Discussion of technical books.
alt.books.tom-clancy The group for discusson of Mr. Techno-Thriller.
alt.boomerang The angular throwing club, not the Eddie Murphy flick.
+ alt.bored What people do when they are bored.
alt.bosnia.action.now Aruging about more involvement in Bosnia.
+ alt.braces No description.
alt.brain Use sci.cognitive instead.
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--- 369,377 ----
alt.buddha.short.fat.guy Religion. And not religion. Both. Neither.
+ alt.building.architecture Building industry architecture.
+ alt.building.construction Building industry construction.
+ alt.building.jobs Building industry jobs.
+ alt.building.manufacturing Building industry manufacturing.
+ alt.building.realestate Real estate and the building industry.
+ alt.business Use alt.business.misc instead.
+ alt.business.accountability Corporate accountability.
alt.business.home.pc For displaying PC home business plans and services.
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*** 342,346 ****
alt.business.seminars Business seminars.
alt.butt.harp The ultimate hum job.
- alt.buttered.scones You bring the tea.
alt.butts Cigarettes, guns, logs, casks, you name it.
alt.cad Computer Aided Design.
--- 384,389 ----
alt.business.seminars Business seminars.
+ alt.business.telecommunication.services ? (Moderated)
alt.butt.harp The ultimate hum job.
alt.butts Cigarettes, guns, logs, casks, you name it.
+ alt.cable-tv.re-regulate Debating regulation of cable television.
alt.cad Computer Aided Design.
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--- 400,402 ----
alt.cascade Art or litter, you decide.
+ alt.catastrophism Look out below!
alt.caving Spelunk.
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*** 361,362 ****
--- 405,407 ----
alt.celebrities Famous people and their sycophants.
+ alt.cellular Cellular telephone technology.
alt.cellular-phone-tech Brilliant telephony mind blows netnews naming.
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alt.cesium College Educated Students in Universal Mainland.
! alt.chess.bdg The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit.
alt.chess.ics The Internet Chess Server @valkyries.andrew.cmu.edu.
alt.child-support Raising children in a split family.
--- 411,415 ----
alt.cesium College Educated Students in Universal Mainland.
! alt.cheese This is cheezy.
alt.chess.ics The Internet Chess Server @valkyries.andrew.cmu.edu.
+ alt.chewy.wookie.net Ever kiss one?
alt.child-support Raising children in a split family.
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*** 390,391 ****
--- 436,438 ----
alt.clothing.sneakers Sports, casual, collection, or just one pair.
+ alt.clueless I have no idea how to describe this group.
alt.co-evolution The Whole Earth Review and associated lifestyles.
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*** 394,397 ****
--- 441,446 ----
alt.coffee Another group worshipping caffeine.
+ alt.coffee.clutch A family channel chit chat, like a klatsch.
alt.collecting.8-track-tapes Fans of the endless loop cartridge.
alt.collecting.autographs WOW! You got Pete Rose's? What about Kibo's?
+ alt.collecting.teddy-bears Collecting stuffed toy bears.
alt.college.college-bowl Discussions of the College Bowl competition.
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*** 410,411 ****
--- 459,461 ----
alt.comedy.improvisation Group improvisational comedies.
+ alt.comedy.laurel-hardy The Laurel and Hardy comedy team.
alt.comedy.slapstick Slapstick: comedy stressing farce and horseplay.
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*** 414,415 ****
--- 464,466 ----
alt.comedy.vaudeville Vaudeville and its descendants.
+ alt.comics.2000ad Discussing British comic 2000AD and related issues.
alt.comics.alternative You could try a book without pictures, for example.
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--- 468,470 ----
alt.comics.classic For the discussion of golden and silver age comic books.
+ alt.comics.dilbert Scott Adams's intrepid engineer.
alt.comics.elfquest W & R Pini's ElfQuest series.
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--- 476,481 ----
alt.community.intentional Some spinoff from alt.co-ops.
+ alt.community.local-money LETS and other local money systems.
alt.comp.acad-freedom.news Academic freedom issues related to computers. (Moderated)
alt.comp.acad-freedom.talk Academic freedom issues related to computers.
+ alt.comp.blind-users Computer technology for the visually impaired.
alt.comp.compression Use comp.compression instead.
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*** 431,433 ****
alt.comp.lang.borland-delphi Use comp.lang.pascal.misc instead.
! alt.comp.msx Some sort of computer system.
alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus ASUS motherboards.
--- 485,487 ----
alt.comp.lang.borland-delphi Use comp.lang.pascal.misc instead.
! alt.comp.malaysia Computers in Malaysia.
alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus ASUS motherboards.
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*** 437,438 ****
--- 491,493 ----
alt.comp.virus An unmoderated forum for discussing viruses.
+ alt.comp.virus.source.code The source code to various virii.
alt.computer.consultants The business of consulting about computers.
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*** 449,452 ****
alt.conspiracy.jfk The Kennedy assassination.
- alt.conspiracy.netcom Evil Empire / Gribbit.
alt.conspiracy.retards For those not impressed with the conspiracy-minded.
alt.consumers.experiences Use misc.consumers instead.
--- 504,507 ----
alt.conspiracy.jfk The Kennedy assassination.
alt.conspiracy.retards For those not impressed with the conspiracy-minded.
+ alt.construction The construction industry. See also alt.pave.the.earth.
alt.consumers.experiences Use misc.consumers instead.
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--- 510,512 ----
alt.corel.graphics The PClone package Corel Draw & related products.
+ alt.corporate.accountability Use alt.business.accountability instead.
alt.cosuard Sysops against rate discrimination.
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*** 461,462 ****
--- 517,519 ----
alt.crafts.plastic-canvas Using plastic and canvas in artful creations.
+ alt.crafts.professional Professional craftsmen.
alt.creative-cook Use rec.food.cooking instead.
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*** 480,484 ****
alt.culture.hawaii Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka 'Aina I Ka Pono.
- alt.culture.hawaii.irc Internet Relay Chat in Hawaii.
alt.culture.indonesia Use soc.culture.indonesia instead.
- alt.culture.indonesia Indonesian culture, news, etc.
alt.culture.internet The culture(s) of the Internet.
--- 537,539 ----
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*** 492,494 ****
alt.culture.ny-upstate New York State, above Westchester.
- alt.culture.okusi-ambeno Discussion about the Sultanate of Okusi-Ambeno.
alt.culture.oregon Discussion about the state of Oregon.
--- 547,548 ----
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*** 505,507 ****
alt.culture.www World Wide Web culture.
- alt.culture.zippies Zippie Culture.
alt.current-events.amfb-explosion Terrorism in America's heartland.
--- 559,560 ----
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*** 509,515 ****
alt.current-events.clinton.whitewater The Clinton Whitewater Scandle.
- alt.current-events.epidemics Outbreaks of serious disease around the world.
alt.current-events.haiti News about Haiti.
- alt.current-events.korean-crisis North Korea's nuclear armament.
alt.current-events.net-abuse Use news.admin.net-abuse.misc instead.
! alt.current-events.net-abuse.spam Use news.admin.net-abuse.misc instead.
alt.current-events.russia Current happenings in Russia.
--- 562,566 ----
alt.current-events.clinton.whitewater The Clinton Whitewater Scandle.
alt.current-events.haiti News about Haiti.
alt.current-events.net-abuse Use news.admin.net-abuse.misc instead.
! alt.current-events.rimm-study Debunking Marty Rimm's Rimm job of net.set.
alt.current-events.russia Current happenings in Russia.
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*** 523,525 ****
alt.cyberspace Cyberspace and how it should work.
- alt.cyberspace.rebels Tough individualists on the net.
alt.cynicism Bitter on the outside, idealistic on the inside!
--- 574,575 ----
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*** 527,529 ****
alt.dads-rights.unmoderated Unhindered discussion of the rights of fathers.
! alt.dcom.catv Use rec.video.cable-tv instead.
alt.dcom.slip-emulators Pseudo-SLIP/PPP with shell accounts. TIA, SLAP, etc.
--- 577,579 ----
alt.dads-rights.unmoderated Unhindered discussion of the rights of fathers.
! alt.david Where have you gone, Michaelangelo?
alt.dcom.slip-emulators Pseudo-SLIP/PPP with shell accounts. TIA, SLAP, etc.
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*** 534,536 ****
alt.desert-storm Continuing proof that alt groups never die.
! alt.desert-storm.facts The truth behind Operation: Desert Storm.
alt.destroy.microsoft Do it, and do it NOW!
--- 584,586 ----
alt.desert-storm Continuing proof that alt groups never die.
! alt.design.graphics Discussion of graphics design.
alt.destroy.microsoft Do it, and do it NOW!
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*** 544,552 ****
alt.discordia All hail Eris, etc.
- alt.discordia.scc Discussion of topics relevant to the Sno(w) Chao Cabal.
alt.discrimination Quotas, affirmative action, bigotry, persecution.
! alt.disney Use rec.arts.disney instead.
! alt.disney.collecting Use rec.arts.disney or rec.collecting.misc instead.
! alt.disney.criticism Use rec.arts.disney instead.
! alt.disney.disneyland Use rec.arts.disney or rec.parks.theme instead.
! alt.disney.the-evil-empire Use rec.arts.disney instead.
alt.divination Divination techniques (e.g., I Ching, Tarot, runes).
--- 594,601 ----
alt.discordia All hail Eris, etc.
alt.discrimination Quotas, affirmative action, bigotry, persecution.
! alt.disney Use rec.arts.disney.misc instead.
! alt.disney.collecting Use rec.arts.disney.merchandise instead.
! alt.disney.criticism Use rec.arts.disney.misc instead.
! alt.disney.disneyland Use rec.arts.disney.parks instead.
! alt.disney.secrets Use rec.arts.disney.misc instead.
alt.divination Divination techniques (e.g., I Ching, Tarot, runes).
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*** 554,559 ****
alt.dreams What do they mean?
alt.dreams.lucid What do they _really_ mean?
alt.drinks.kool-aid Beverage break on the Information Superhighway.
alt.drinks.snapple Made from the Best Stuff on Earth.
! alt.drugs Recreational pharmaceuticals and related flames.
alt.drugs.caffeine All about the world's most-used stimulant drug.
--- 603,610 ----
alt.dreams What do they mean?
+ alt.dreams.castaneda The dreaming techniques of Carlos Castaneda.
alt.dreams.lucid What do they _really_ mean?
+ alt.drinks.jolt Super buzz.
alt.drinks.kool-aid Beverage break on the Information Superhighway.
alt.drinks.snapple Made from the Best Stuff on Earth.
! alt.drugs Use rec.drugs.misc instead.
alt.drugs.caffeine All about the world's most-used stimulant drug.
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*** 562,566 ****
alt.drugs.hard Heroin, cocaine, and friends.
! alt.drugs.pot Cannabis conversations.
! alt.drugs.pot.cultivation Growing marijuana for fun and profit.
! alt.drugs.psychedelics Pink elephants and jumping out of windows.
alt.drugs.usenet Repeatedly pushing the button for a fix.
--- 613,618 ----
alt.drugs.hard Heroin, cocaine, and friends.
! alt.drugs.leri I'm a little leary of drugs too.
! alt.drugs.pot Use rec.drugs.cannabis instead.
! alt.drugs.pot.cultivation Use rec.drugs.cannabis instead.
! alt.drugs.psychedelics Use rec.drugs.psychedelic instead.
alt.drugs.usenet Repeatedly pushing the button for a fix.
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*** 570,573 ****
alt.dss Discussion of the new Digital Satellite Systems.
alt.duck.quack.quack.quack It looks like a duck, but it's an alt group.
- alt.duke.basketball.sucks.sucks.sucks I hear the primate center is cool, tho.
alt.dumpster Oscar has always wanted a roomier place.
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alt.dss Discussion of the new Digital Satellite Systems.
+ alt.duck Find the Duck within.
alt.duck.quack.quack.quack It looks like a duck, but it's an alt group.
alt.dumpster Oscar has always wanted a roomier place.
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*** 582,586 ****
alt.elvis.king Fat and dead, too. Pretty useless king.
- alt.emulators.ibmpc.apple2 The blind leading the blind.
alt.emusic Ethnic, exotic, electronic, elaborate, etc, music.
alt.energy.renewable Fueling ourselves without depleting everything.
alt.engr.explosives BOOM.
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alt.elvis.king Fat and dead, too. Pretty useless king.
alt.emusic Ethnic, exotic, electronic, elaborate, etc, music.
alt.energy.renewable Fueling ourselves without depleting everything.
+ alt.engineering.electrical Discussing electrical engineering.
alt.engr.explosives BOOM.
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*** 588,592 ****
alt.etext Texts made available for electronic redistribution.
alt.evil Tales from the dark side.
alt.exotic-music Exotic music discussions.
- alt.exploding.kibo Turning the man inside out.
alt.fairs.renaissance Discussions of Renaissance faires and festivals.
--- 640,644 ----
alt.etext Texts made available for electronic redistribution.
+ alt.eunuchs.questions Did it hurt?
alt.evil Tales from the dark side.
alt.exotic-music Exotic music discussions.
alt.fairs.renaissance Discussions of Renaissance faires and festivals.
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*** 595,598 ****
alt.fan.alan-keyes No description.
alt.fan.allman-brothers Fans of the Allman Brothers' music.
- alt.fan.amy-fisher Camille Paglia will understand.
alt.fan.art-bell For fans of old AT&T logos.
--- 647,650 ----
alt.fan.alan-keyes No description.
+ alt.fan.alicia-slvrstone For discussion of and about Alicia Silverstone.
alt.fan.allman-brothers Fans of the Allman Brothers' music.
alt.fan.art-bell For fans of old AT&T logos.
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*** 600,602 ****
alt.fan.authors.stephen-king Modern master of the spooky story.
- alt.fan.barbra.streisand Bahbrah!
alt.fan.barry-manilow Discussion group for fans of Barry Manilow.
--- 652,653 ----
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*** 604,606 ****
alt.fan.bgcrisis Priss, the Replicants, the ADP and Bubblegum Crisis.
- alt.fan.big-nate Lovable, but in his own little world.
alt.fan.bill-gates Fans of the original micro-softie.
--- 655,656 ----
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*** 613,615 ****
alt.fan.british-accent "Oooh, he just sounds soooo cool! *Giggle*"
- alt.fan.brooks.suttle No description.
alt.fan.bruce-campbell From the Evil Dead to Brisco County, Jr.
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*** 619,620 ****
--- 668,670 ----
alt.fan.ceiling Overused in movie fight scenes around the world.
+ alt.fan.cfny No description.
alt.fan.chris-elliott Get a Life, you Letterman flunky.
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*** 638,643 ****
alt.fan.doc-savage The Man of Bronze.
- alt.fan.doctor.bashir.grind.thrust.drool Fanboys fall for female.
alt.fan.don-imus Fans of radio host Imus.
alt.fan.don-n-mike Two radio guys.
- alt.fan.don.no-soul.simmons Of "Amazon Women On The Moon" fame.
alt.fan.douglas-adams Author of "The Meaning of Liff", & other fine works.
--- 688,691 ----
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*** 648,650 ****
alt.fan.dune Herbert's drinking buddies.
- alt.fan.ed-wood Ed Wood.
alt.fan.eddings The works of writer David Eddings.
--- 696,697 ----
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*** 652,653 ****
--- 699,701 ----
alt.fan.elton-john The music and antics of Elton John.
+ alt.fan.elvis-costello Fans of the singer Elvis Costello.
alt.fan.elvis-presley The late, great Elvis the Pelvis.
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*** 661,663 ****
alt.fan.gene-scott Some TV preacher and horsebreeder.
- alt.fan.gg-allin He's dead, Jim.
alt.fan.goons Careful Neddy, it's that dastardly Moriarty again.
--- 709,710 ----
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*** 666,669 ****
alt.fan.gur-obo alt.fan.the-bob in ROT13.
! alt.fan.gurn.blanston The life & times of Gurn Blanston.
! alt.fan.hamilton.bork.bork.bork Whatever.
alt.fan.harrison-ford From Blade Runner to Indian Jones to Clancy stories.
--- 713,715 ----
alt.fan.gur-obo alt.fan.the-bob in ROT13.
! alt.fan.harlan-ellison For the discussion of the works of Harlan Ellison.
alt.fan.harrison-ford From Blade Runner to Indian Jones to Clancy stories.
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*** 673,674 ****
--- 719,721 ----
alt.fan.hello-kitty I have no damn mouth!
+ alt.fan.henry-rollins Fans of the Henry Rollins Band. Mother!
alt.fan.hofstadter Douglas Hofstadter and Godel, Escher, Bach.
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*** 676,681 ****
alt.fan.howard-stern Fans of the abrasive radio & TV personality.
- alt.fan.howard-stern.fartman The Fartman personality.
alt.fan.ivor-cutler Jammy Smears, Life in a Scotch Sitting Room, etc.
alt.fan.jai-maharaj A contributor to alt.astrology and soc.culture.indian.
alt.fan.james-bond On his Majesty's Secret Service (& secret linen too).
alt.fan.jay-leno Fans of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
--- 723,729 ----
alt.fan.howard-stern Fans of the abrasive radio & TV personality.
alt.fan.ivor-cutler Jammy Smears, Life in a Scotch Sitting Room, etc.
+ alt.fan.jadzia.dax.slug.slug.slug No description.
alt.fan.jai-maharaj A contributor to alt.astrology and soc.culture.indian.
alt.fan.james-bond On his Majesty's Secret Service (& secret linen too).
+ alt.fan.james.cameron No description.
alt.fan.jay-leno Fans of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
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*** 683,684 ****
--- 731,733 ----
alt.fan.jen-coolest Gosh, isn't she just wonderful?
+ alt.fan.jenny-mccarthy Playmate & sitcom starlet.
alt.fan.jerky-boys Phone Pranks 'r' Us.
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*** 689,690 ****
--- 738,740 ----
alt.fan.jimmy-buffett A white sports coat and a pink crustacean.
+ alt.fan.joe-crummy No description.
alt.fan.joel-furr Joel Furr.
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*** 693,701 ****
alt.fan.john-winston The future people speak.
- alt.fan.jon-stewart Jon Stewart and his Show.
alt.fan.judge-ito The Ringmaster.
! alt.fan.kali.astarte.inanna Oh, give me that Old Time Religion!
alt.fan.karl-malden.nose Forget the rest of him, ya gotta love the nose.
alt.fan.karla-homolka Why are there so few hot, exhibitionist, S&M women?
! alt.fan.keegan Cal's loving devotees.
! alt.fan.kemasa Fans of Ken Sandberg.
alt.fan.kevin-mitnick Hooked hacker.
--- 743,751 ----
alt.fan.john-winston The future people speak.
alt.fan.judge-ito The Ringmaster.
! alt.fan.juliette.lewis No description.
alt.fan.karl-malden.nose Forget the rest of him, ya gotta love the nose.
alt.fan.karla-homolka Why are there so few hot, exhibitionist, S&M women?
! alt.fan.kate-moss Anything about Kate Moss, famous waifish model.
! alt.fan.kathy-jo Fans of Kathy-Jo Kramer.
! alt.fan.keanu-reeves People who love Keanu Reeves, in all his blandness.
alt.fan.kevin-mitnick Hooked hacker.
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*** 719,727 ****
alt.fan.marcia-clark No one would know her, but she prosecutes O.J. Simpson.
- alt.fan.maria-callas An opera singer.
alt.fan.mark-brian Discussion of the Mark & Brian radio program.
alt.fan.michaela.strachan British children's TV presenter.
- alt.fan.mike-chapman Politics, philosophy and postings of Mike Chapman.
alt.fan.mike-jittlov Electronic fan club for animator Mike Jittlov.
alt.fan.monty-python Electronic fan club for those wacky Brits.
- alt.fan.monty-python.silliness Use alt.fan.monty-python instead.
alt.fan.moxy.fruvous ang...@rpi.edu's favorite music group, moxy fruvous.
--- 769,776 ----
alt.fan.marcia-clark No one would know her, but she prosecutes O.J. Simpson.
alt.fan.mark-brian Discussion of the Mark & Brian radio program.
+ alt.fan.mel-brooks Comedic great Mel Brooks.
+ alt.fan.michael-bolton Fear for his bad hair days.
alt.fan.michaela.strachan British children's TV presenter.
alt.fan.mike-jittlov Electronic fan club for animator Mike Jittlov.
alt.fan.monty-python Electronic fan club for those wacky Brits.
alt.fan.moxy.fruvous ang...@rpi.edu's favorite music group, moxy fruvous.
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*** 742,743 ****
--- 791,793 ----
alt.fan.ok-soda It's not that good, it's just OK.
+ alt.fan.oksana-bayul.small-tits People not impressed with Oksana Bayul's figure.
alt.fan.oksana.bayul Another figure skater fan group.
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*** 753,754 ****
--- 803,805 ----
alt.fan.piers-anthony For fans of the s-f author Piers Anthony.
+ alt.fan.pj-orourke P.J. O'Rourke's dramatic displays.
alt.fan.pocahontas Discussion group for Disney's Pocahontas film.
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*** 760,766 ****
alt.fan.q Omnipotent being from either Star Trek or James Bond.
alt.fan.red.green Possum Lodge happenings.
alt.fan.ren-and-stimpy For folks who couldn't find alt.tv.ren-n-stimpy.
alt.fan.richard-nixon Even people who are not crooks die.
alt.fan.robert-jordan Baseball's most popular minor leaguer.
- alt.fan.rolf-harris No description.
alt.fan.ronald-reagan Jellybeans and all.
--- 811,819 ----
alt.fan.q Omnipotent being from either Star Trek or James Bond.
+ alt.fan.r-takahashi No description.
+ alt.fan.ralph.fiennes No description.
alt.fan.red.green Possum Lodge happenings.
alt.fan.ren-and-stimpy For folks who couldn't find alt.tv.ren-n-stimpy.
+ alt.fan.rich-conaty No description.
alt.fan.richard-nixon Even people who are not crooks die.
alt.fan.robert-jordan Baseball's most popular minor leaguer.
alt.fan.ronald-reagan Jellybeans and all.
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*** 769,770 ****
--- 822,824 ----
alt.fan.rush-limbaugh.tv-show Rush's television programme.
+ alt.fan.sailor-moon Sailor Moon animation, manga, and merchandise.
alt.fan.sam-raimi Fans of the talented horror/comedy movies director.
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*** 772,774 ****
--- 826,830 ----
alt.fan.sandra-bullock The Speed'ing babe from Arlington VA.
+ alt.fan.sandra-bullock.binaries Use alt.binaries.pictures.celebrities instead.
alt.fan.scarecrow The Wiz is a WOW!
+ alt.fan.schwarzenegger Ahrnold, MacArthur at twice the mass.
alt.fan.serdar-argic Notorious activist from zuma.uucp.
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*** 778,783 ****
alt.fan.speedbump Slowing down traffic.
! alt.fan.spinal-tap Down on the sex farm.
alt.fan.splifford The Big Red Dog's little known brother.
alt.fan.sting See alt.sex.bestiality.with-bees.
- alt.fan.super-big-gulp Brain freeze!
alt.fan.surak That wild and crazy Vulcan.
--- 834,838 ----
alt.fan.speedbump Slowing down traffic.
! alt.fan.spinal-tap The newsgroup that goes to 11.
alt.fan.splifford The Big Red Dog's little known brother.
alt.fan.sting See alt.sex.bestiality.with-bees.
alt.fan.surak That wild and crazy Vulcan.
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*** 817,829 ****
alt.flame Alternative, literate, pithy, succinct screaming.
alt.flame.airlines Problems and complaints with the airlines.
alt.flame.football.notre-dame Flames directed towards Notre Dame football.
! alt.flame.mud To all the MUDs I've loved before.
alt.flame.parents Going off about perceived parental injustices.
- alt.flame.richard-lee No description.
- alt.flame.right-wing-conservatives Sticking it to the ultra-conservatives.
alt.flame.roommate Putting the pig on a spit.
alt.flame.rush-limbaugh The opposition's version of alt.fan.rush-limbaugh.
! alt.flame.shaft Safe design of highrise buildings.
alt.flame.spelling USENET's favourite fallacious argoomint.
- alt.floors.uk Apparently Great Britain has some unique flooring.
alt.folklore.college Collegiate humor.
--- 872,884 ----
alt.flame Alternative, literate, pithy, succinct screaming.
+ alt.flame.abortion Use talk.abortion instead.
alt.flame.airlines Problems and complaints with the airlines.
alt.flame.football.notre-dame Flames directed towards Notre Dame football.
! alt.flame.james.ngygook No description.
! alt.flame.ms-windows Power users DON'T 'point-n-click'.
! alt.flame.nerds.jn No description.
alt.flame.parents Going off about perceived parental injustices.
alt.flame.roommate Putting the pig on a spit.
alt.flame.rush-limbaugh The opposition's version of alt.fan.rush-limbaugh.
! alt.flame.sam-donaldson The hair spray would probably start a flash fire.
alt.flame.spelling USENET's favourite fallacious argoomint.
alt.folklore.college Collegiate humor.
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*** 834,835 ****
--- 889,892 ----
alt.folklore.info Current urban legends and other folklore. (Moderated)
+ alt.folklore.internet Internet Myths and Legends.
+ alt.folklore.kooks The outer limits of human belief.
alt.folklore.military Military-oriented 'urban legends' and folklore.
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*** 839,841 ****
alt.fondle.vomit Stop playing with your food.
- alt.foo.bar Quux.
alt.food Use rec.food.cooking instead.
--- 896,897 ----
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*** 844,845 ****
--- 900,902 ----
alt.food.coffee Black gold of another sort. Colombian tea.
+ alt.food.dennys Breakfast, all day and all night.
alt.food.fast-food Fast food restaurants.
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*** 853,855 ****
alt.food.professionals Fruit of the Loom.
! alt.food.squeezepop No description.
alt.food.sushi The ancient art of preparing raw fish.
--- 910,912 ----
alt.food.professionals Fruit of the Loom.
! alt.food.red-lobster For the sea food lover in you.
alt.food.sushi The ancient art of preparing raw fish.
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*** 858,864 ****
alt.food.wine All about wine, for oeneophiles.
alt.fractal-design.painter Fractal Design's "Natural Media" painting.
alt.fractals Use sci.fractals instead.
- alt.fractals.pictures Use alt.binaries.pictures.fractals instead.
alt.fraternity.sorority Discussions of fraternity/sorority life and issues.
alt.freaks Rick James, we love you!
alt.freedom.of.information.act All about the FOIA.
--- 915,922 ----
alt.food.wine All about wine, for oeneophiles.
+ alt.forsale Use misc.forsale.misc instead.
alt.fractal-design.painter Fractal Design's "Natural Media" painting.
alt.fractals Use sci.fractals instead.
alt.fraternity.sorority Discussions of fraternity/sorority life and issues.
alt.freaks Rick James, we love you!
+ alt.freedom.academic Meaning of, threats to & defenses for academic freedom.
alt.freedom.of.information.act All about the FOIA.
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*** 867,873 ****
alt.french.captain.borg.borg.borg Assimilate this, Borg-baby.
- alt.fringeware Riding the radical edge of the software wave.
alt.fun.with.luc Luc has fun and likes cheese.
- alt.fun.with.matt No arms and no legs on a doorstep; how fun could it be?
alt.fun.with.steve The life and times of Steve.
- alt.fyrom.is-not.macedonia Sensitive Greeks.
alt.galactic-guide Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Known Galaxy Project.
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*** 885,888 ****
--- 940,945 ----
alt.games.dune-ii.virgin-games Virgin Games computer game Dune II.
+ alt.games.dust Hints & discussion of Dust: A Tale of the Wired West.
alt.games.final-fantasy The Final Fantasy game.
alt.games.final-fantasy.rpg Storytelling in the Final Fantasy universe.
+ alt.games.frp.2300ad 2300 A.D.
alt.games.frp.dnd-util Computer utilities for Dungeons and Dragons.
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*** 890,895 ****
alt.games.frp.tekumel Empire of the Petal Throne FRPG by M. A. R. Barker.
! alt.games.fst No description.
! alt.games.gb Perhaps this is about Galactic Bloodshed.
! alt.games.jyhad Another trading card game, like Magic, the Gathering.
! alt.games.ki No description.
alt.games.killer-instinct Serial psychos give it two thumbs up.
--- 947,951 ----
alt.games.frp.tekumel Empire of the Petal Throne FRPG by M. A. R. Barker.
! alt.games.heretic No description.
! alt.games.illuminati It's just a game, isn't it? Fnord.
! alt.games.ki Use alt.games.killer-instinct instead.
alt.games.killer-instinct Serial psychos give it two thumbs up.
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*** 897,902 ****
alt.games.marathon Discussion of the Macintosh Sci-Fi game Marathon.
! alt.games.milkcaps.pogs Like alt.games.milkcaps.
alt.games.mk Struggling in Mortal Kombat!
alt.games.mk.mk3 Mortal Kombat III.
- alt.games.mornington.crescent Use alt.games.mornington.cresent instead.
alt.games.mornington.cresent You can't get there from here.
--- 953,957 ----
alt.games.marathon Discussion of the Macintosh Sci-Fi game Marathon.
! alt.games.mechwarrior2 Activision's Second Battletech Simulator.
alt.games.mk Struggling in Mortal Kombat!
alt.games.mk.mk3 Mortal Kombat III.
alt.games.mornington.cresent You can't get there from here.
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*** 904,906 ****
alt.games.netrek.paradise Discussion of the paradise version of netrek.
- alt.games.nomic Ask sc...@glia.biostr.washington.edu.
alt.games.omega The end of the rouge-like line?
--- 959,960 ----
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*** 909,911 ****
alt.games.sf2 The video game Street Fighter 2.
! alt.games.sopwith No description.
alt.games.tiddlywinks Flip the discs --- fun for hours on end!
--- 963,965 ----
alt.games.sf2 The video game Street Fighter 2.
! alt.games.sports-leagues Online sports league newsgroup.
alt.games.tiddlywinks Flip the discs --- fun for hours on end!
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*** 922,923 ****
--- 976,978 ----
alt.games.whitewolf Discussion of WhiteWolf's line of gothic/horror RPGs.
+ alt.games.whitewolf.rage Rage, White Wolf's trading card game.
alt.games.wing-commander No description.
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*** 928,931 ****
alt.genealogy Use soc.genealogy.* instead.
- alt.gif-agreement The CompuServe/Unisys GIF "tax" agreement.
- alt.global.silly Silliness is everywhere.
alt.gobment.lones Talk about the thousand points of blight.
--- 983,984 ----
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*** 934,935 ****
--- 987,989 ----
alt.gopher Discussion of the gopher information service.
+ alt.gossip.royalty Rumours plaguing the crown.
alt.gothic The gothic movement: things mournful and dark.
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*** 937,940 ****
alt.gourmand Recipes & cooking info. (Moderated)
- alt.gov.foi-legislation Freedom of Information laws on all levels.
- alt.gov.meeting.partdemo Another clueless wonk makes a newsgroup.
alt.gov.meeting.services Another clueless wonk makes a newsgroup.
--- 991,992 ----
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*** 952,955 ****
--- 1004,1010 ----
alt.guitar.bass Bass guitars.
+ alt.guitar.lap-pedal Pedal steel guitar discussion group.
alt.guitar.tab Discussions about guitar tablature music.
+ alt.hacker No description.
alt.hackers Descriptions of projects currently under development. (Moderated)
+ alt.hackers.discuss A self-moderated hackers discussion group. (Moderated)
alt.hackers.malicious The really bad guys -- don't take candy from them.
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*** 962,973 ****
alt.health.cfids-action Chronic Fatigue Snydrome Action Group. (Moderated)
! alt.help.with.homework Shamelessness.
! alt.help.with.homework.compsci Computer Science student shamelessness.
alt.hemp It's about knot-tying with rope. Knot!
alt.heraldry.sca Use rec.heraldry instead.
alt.hi.are.you.cute Are there a lot of pathetic people on the net or what?
- alt.hillary-c.newt-g.binaries.pictures.erotica Anyone else's stomach just turn?
alt.hindu The Hindu religion. (Moderated)
- alt.history.future Discussion of possible history of the future.
alt.history.living A forum for discussing the hobby of living history.
alt.history.what-if What would the net have been like without this group?
alt.home.repair Bob Vila would love this group.
--- 1017,1029 ----
alt.health.cfids-action Chronic Fatigue Snydrome Action Group. (Moderated)
! alt.health.oxygen-therapy Discussion of oxygen & ozone therapy.
alt.hemp It's about knot-tying with rope. Knot!
alt.heraldry.sca Use rec.heraldry instead.
+ alt.herpes People suffering with herpes.
+ alt.herpes.personals People with herpes looking for companionship.
alt.hi.are.you.cute Are there a lot of pathetic people on the net or what?
alt.hindu The Hindu religion. (Moderated)
alt.history.living A forum for discussing the hobby of living history.
alt.history.what-if What would the net have been like without this group?
+ alt.home-theater.marketplace Home theater equipment wanted and for sale.
+ alt.home-theater.misc Discussing all aspects of home theatre systems.
alt.home.repair Bob Vila would love this group.
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*** 978,980 ****
alt.horror.cthulhu Campus Crusade for Cthulhu, Ctulhu, Ctulu, and the rest.
- alt.horror.shub-internet The process with a thousand young.
alt.horror.werewolves They were wolves, now they're something to be wary of.
--- 1034,1035 ----
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*** 984,986 ****
alt.human-brain A delicacy in some corners of the planet.
! alt.humor.best-of-usenet What the moderator thinks is funniest. (Moderated)
alt.humor.best-of-usenet.d Discussion of alt.humor.best-of-usenet posts.
--- 1039,1041 ----
alt.human-brain A delicacy in some corners of the planet.
! alt.humor.best-of-usenet What readers think is funniest in netnews. (Moderated)
alt.humor.best-of-usenet.d Discussion of alt.humor.best-of-usenet posts.
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*** 989,994 ****
alt.hvac Heating, venting and air conditioning.
- alt.hygiene.male There is still a reason for circumcision.
alt.hypertext Discussion of hypertext -- uses, transport, etc.
alt.hypnosis When you awaken, you will forget about this newsgroup.
! alt.illinois.schools.highschools.niles-west God help Usenet.
alt.illuminati See alt.cabal. Fnord.
--- 1044,1048 ----
alt.hvac Heating, venting and air conditioning.
alt.hypertext Discussion of hypertext -- uses, transport, etc.
alt.hypnosis When you awaken, you will forget about this newsgroup.
! alt.icelandic.waif.bjork.bjork.bjork No description.
alt.illuminati See alt.cabal. Fnord.
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*** 1004,1008 ****
alt.internet.access.wanted "Oh. OK, how about just an MX record for now?"
alt.internet.guru Recognizing the people responsible for inet success.
alt.internet.media-coverage The coverage of the internet by the media.
- alt.internet.providers.canada.channel1 The Canadian ISP Channel1.
alt.internet.services Not available in the uucp world, even via email.
--- 1058,1062 ----
alt.internet.access.wanted "Oh. OK, how about just an MX record for now?"
+ alt.internet.commerce Doing business on the Internet.
alt.internet.guru Recognizing the people responsible for inet success.
alt.internet.media-coverage The coverage of the internet by the media.
alt.internet.services Not available in the uucp world, even via email.
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*** 1011,1016 ****
alt.inventors People with new ideas.
alt.irc Internet Relay Chat material.
alt.irc.announce Announcements about Internet Relay Chat (IRC). (Moderated)
- alt.irc.ascension for disscusion of events & people on IRC #ascension.
alt.irc.bots Daemons on the Internet Relay Chat.
alt.irc.games Playing games on IRC.
--- 1065,1072 ----
alt.inventors People with new ideas.
+ alt.invest.penny-stocks Investing in low cost stocks.
alt.irc Internet Relay Chat material.
+ alt.irc.42 No description.
alt.irc.announce Announcements about Internet Relay Chat (IRC). (Moderated)
alt.irc.bots Daemons on the Internet Relay Chat.
+ alt.irc.epic No description.
alt.irc.games Playing games on IRC.
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*** 1022,1023 ****
--- 1078,1080 ----
alt.irc.undernet.chatzone Discussion group for #chatzone on Undernet IRC.
+ alt.irs.class-action Discussing a class-action suit against US's IRS.
alt.is.doomed If it's a sewer, let's treat it like one! (Moderated)
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*** 1025,1026 ****
--- 1082,1084 ----
alt.japanese.text Postings in Japanese; Japanese language software.
+ alt.jell-o.fetish Sexual stimulation from gelatin.
alt.jokes.limericks There once was a group in alt.
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*** 1029,1033 ****
--- 1087,1094 ----
alt.journalism.criticism I write, therefore I'm biased.
+ alt.journalism.freelance Clearinghouse for freelance writers.
alt.journalism.gay-press News from a homosexual viewpoint.
alt.journalism.gonzo Hunter S. Thomspon's approach to reporting.
+ alt.journalism.moderated The profession of journalism. (Moderated)
alt.journalism.music Reporting on topics of music.
+ alt.journalism.newspapers Writing in the newspaper industry.
alt.journalism.photo The work of photo journalists.
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*** 1044,1045 ****
--- 1105,1107 ----
alt.lang.asm Assembly languages of various flavors.
+ alt.lang.awk Use comp.lang.awk instead.
alt.lang.basic The Language That Would Not Die.
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*** 1048,1049 ****
--- 1110,1113 ----
alt.lang.design Discussion for the design of computer languges.
+ alt.lang.strine No description.
+ alt.lang.vrml Virtual Reality Modeling Language discussion.
alt.language.urdu.poetry Poetry in the Indic Urdu language.
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*** 1051,1053 ****
alt.lawyers.sue.sue.sue Use misc.legal instead.
- alt.left-handed For left-handed folks.
alt.lefthanders How gauche.
--- 1115,1116 ----
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*** 1057,1058 ****
--- 1120,1122 ----
alt.lesbian.feminist.poetry Everyone has their niche.
+ alt.letzebuerger No description.
alt.lies This is not a newsgroup.
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*** 1065,1071 ****
alt.lotto.players Gambling with the state as bookmaker.
! alt.lwaxana-troi.die.die.die I'm picking up some negative feelings here.
alt.lycra The WunderFabrik.
- alt.macedonia.is.greece Sensitive Greeks.
alt.mag.playboy Four decades of appreciation or degradation. Your pick.
- alt.magazine.the.new.republic The New Republic magazine.
alt.magazines.pornographic Use alt.sex.magazines instead.
--- 1129,1133 ----
alt.lotto.players Gambling with the state as bookmaker.
! alt.lucky.w No description.
alt.lycra The WunderFabrik.
alt.mag.playboy Four decades of appreciation or degradation. Your pick.
alt.magazines.pornographic Use alt.sex.magazines instead.
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*** 1078,1089 ****
alt.magick.sex Pursuing spirituality through sexuality and vice versa.
alt.magick.tyagi Magick as revealed by Mordred Nagasiva.
alt.make.money.fast And piss off thousands of people even faster.
! alt.malta The Mediterranean Maltese Islands.
alt.manga Use rec.arts.manga instead.
alt.manufacturing.misc All about manufacturing.
alt.masonic.demolay Demonstrating how to build a basement.
alt.masonic.members Freemasons.
- alt.masonic.youth Children of Freemasons.
alt.math.iams Internet Amateur Mathematics Society. (Moderated)
alt.mcdonalds Can I get fries with that?
alt.med.allergy Helping people with allergies.
--- 1140,1153 ----
alt.magick.sex Pursuing spirituality through sexuality and vice versa.
+ alt.magick.sex.angst No description.
alt.magick.tyagi Magick as revealed by Mordred Nagasiva.
alt.make.money.fast And piss off thousands of people even faster.
! alt.management.tech-support No description.
alt.manga Use rec.arts.manga instead.
alt.manufacturing.misc All about manufacturing.
+ alt.marketplace.funky-stuff.forsale No description.
alt.masonic.demolay Demonstrating how to build a basement.
alt.masonic.members Freemasons.
alt.math.iams Internet Amateur Mathematics Society. (Moderated)
alt.mcdonalds Can I get fries with that?
+ alt.mechwarrior2 Use alt.games.mechwarrior2 instead.
alt.med.allergy Helping people with allergies.
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*** 1093,1095 ****
alt.med.fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia Fibrositis List.
- alt.med.phys-assts The profession of physician's assistant.
alt.med.veterinary Veterinary medicine and animal health.
--- 1157,1158 ----
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*** 1098,1100 ****
--- 1161,1165 ----
alt.meditation.quanyin The Quan Yin method of meditation.
+ alt.meditation.shabda Spiritual Freedom Through Inner Sound & Light.
alt.meditation.transcendental Contemplation of states beyond the teeth.
+ alt.mega-ego.yonderboy Cruel irony, indeed.
alt.memetics The evolution of ideas in societies.
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*** 1119,1122 ****
--- 1184,1190 ----
alt.motorcycles.harley Use rec.motorcycles.harley instead.
+ alt.motss.bisexua-l No description.
alt.mountain-bike Use rec.bicycles.off-road instead.
alt.movies.branagh-thmpsn Films of Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson.
+ alt.movies.chaplin Discussion of Charlie Chaplin's life and art.
+ alt.movies.hitchcock The films of Alfred Hitchcock.
alt.movies.independent Films put out by independent producers.
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*** 1131,1132 ****
--- 1199,1201 ----
alt.movies.visual-effects Discussion of visual f/x for movies and tv.
+ alt.msdos.batch MS-DOS batch files.
alt.msdos.programmer For the serious MS/DOS programmer (no forsale ads).
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*** 1134,1138 ****
alt.mud.german No description.
alt.mud.lp Use rec.games.mud.lp instead.
alt.mud.programming Programming in text-based virtual reality environments.
- alt.muff Screw ups.
alt.music.4-track People who need to get out more often.
--- 1203,1207 ----
alt.mud.german No description.
+ alt.mud.island The Island Multi-User Dungeon.
alt.mud.lp Use rec.games.mud.lp instead.
alt.mud.programming Programming in text-based virtual reality environments.
alt.music.4-track People who need to get out more often.
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*** 1141,1142 ****
--- 1210,1214 ----
alt.music.abba Swedish pop.
+ alt.music.african African music.
+ alt.music.alanis Discussion of Alanis Morissette.
+ alt.music.alanis.morissette Discussion of Alanis Morissette.
alt.music.aliceinchains One of Seattle's finest.
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*** 1144,1148 ****
alt.music.alternative.female Discussing alternative music by female artists.
alt.music.amy-grant Discussion about Amy Grant and her music.
- alt.music.army-of-lovers Discussion of those Sexual Revolutionists!
alt.music.banana-truffle Bananananana Truffle.
alt.music.barenaked-ladies Kraft Dinner at its finest.
--- 1216,1221 ----
alt.music.alternative.female Discussing alternative music by female artists.
+ alt.music.america Discussion of the pop-rock group America.
alt.music.amy-grant Discussion about Amy Grant and her music.
alt.music.banana-truffle Bananananana Truffle.
+ alt.music.band-director Band directors' forum.
alt.music.barenaked-ladies Kraft Dinner at its finest.
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*** 1151,1152 ****
--- 1224,1226 ----
alt.music.beck Jeff Beck, I suspect.
+ alt.music.bee-gees The soulful stylings of the Brothers Gibb.
alt.music.bela-fleck Bela and the Flecktones.
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*** 1156,1159 ****
--- 1230,1236 ----
alt.music.black-metal Iron instruments.
+ alt.music.black-sabbath The band Black Sabbath and their music.
+ alt.music.blueoystercult BOC -- Godzilla's gonna get ya.
alt.music.blues-traveler For "All fellow travelers."
alt.music.blur Fandom of the uniquely British group Blur.
+ alt.music.bon-jovi For fans of Jon and the gang.
alt.music.bootlegs People pirating music performances.
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*** 1165,1166 ****
--- 1242,1244 ----
alt.music.canada Oh, Canada, eh?
+ alt.music.carnival Soca, Calypso, and Steel Pan.
alt.music.celine-dion The music & art of the international star Celine Dion.
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*** 1168,1169 ****
--- 1246,1249 ----
alt.music.cheap-trick Discussion of the pop-rock band Cheap Trick.
+ alt.music.chicago Discussion of the band Chicago.
+ alt.music.clash Anything about the musical group The Clash.
alt.music.complex-arrang To complex for _your_ simple mind.
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*** 1177,1181 ****
alt.music.def-leppard Discussion about the rock group Def Leppard.
- alt.music.detox Getting off a bad habit.
alt.music.dio For discussion about Ronnie James Dio.
- alt.music.disney Music produced by the Walt Disney Company.
alt.music.dream-theater Is "progressive metal" an accepted label?
--- 1257,1259 ----
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*** 1183,1184 ****
--- 1261,1263 ----
alt.music.ecto Happy Rhodes and other music by plasms.
+ alt.music.elastica For fans of Justine and co.
alt.music.elo The Electric Light Orchestra.
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*** 1187,1188 ****
--- 1266,1268 ----
alt.music.erasure Erasure's fan following.
+ alt.music.faith-no-more Discussion of the musical group Faith No More.
alt.music.fates-warning Fates Warning.
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*** 1190,1191 ****
--- 1270,1272 ----
alt.music.fleetwood-mac Rock group Fleetwood Mac and its members.
+ alt.music.foo-fighters No description.
alt.music.france Melodies from the French.
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*** 1198,1199 ****
--- 1279,1281 ----
alt.music.hawaiian The music of the Hawaiian islands.
+ alt.music.iggy-pop Discussing Iggy Pop, his life and work.
alt.music.independent Soloists without contracts with the major labels.
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*** 1202,1206 ****
alt.music.inxs Get it? "In Excess". In the words of Nelson, "Ha ha."
alt.music.james-taylor JT!
alt.music.janes-addictn The music of Jane's Addiction and its members.
- alt.music.jesus-lizard That's a heck of lizard ya got there, mate.
alt.music.jethro-tull Ironman sitting on a park bench.
--- 1284,1288 ----
alt.music.inxs Get it? "In Excess". In the words of Nelson, "Ha ha."
+ alt.music.j-s-bach Discussions about J.S. Bach (1685-1750).
alt.music.james-taylor JT!
alt.music.janes-addictn The music of Jane's Addiction and its members.
alt.music.jethro-tull Ironman sitting on a park bench.
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*** 1209,1211 ****
alt.music.journalism Use alt.journalism.music instead.
- alt.music.joydivision Ask Barbie: math is hard!
alt.music.karaoke Givin' it from the (usually drunken) heart.
--- 1291,1292 ----
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*** 1216,1219 ****
--- 1297,1302 ----
alt.music.live.the.band Talk about The Band.
+ alt.music.lloyd-webber Life and music of Andrew Lloyd Webber.
alt.music.lor-mckennitt Discussion of Loreena McKennit.
alt.music.lou-reed Lou Reed.
+ alt.music.luis-miguel The art, the music and the life of Luis Miguel.
alt.music.lyrics Discussion of song lyrics.
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*** 1227,1232 ****
alt.music.mexican Mexican influenced music.
alt.music.midi Music from MIDI devices.
alt.music.ministry Perhaps not the music you would expect.
alt.music.misc Use rec.music.misc instead.
! alt.music.mods No description.
alt.music.monkees Hey, hey, they were the Monkees.
--- 1310,1318 ----
alt.music.mexican Mexican influenced music.
+ alt.music.michael-jackson The enigmatic Michael Jackson.
alt.music.midi Music from MIDI devices.
+ alt.music.midiweb No description.
alt.music.ministry Perhaps not the music you would expect.
alt.music.misc Use rec.music.misc instead.
! alt.music.moby No description.
! alt.music.modern-rock Discussion of current rock and pop music.
alt.music.monkees Hey, hey, they were the Monkees.
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*** 1245,1247 ****
alt.music.pantera I'm broken.
- alt.music.pat-mccurdy No description.
alt.music.pat-metheny Free Discussion of Pat Metheny and his group.
--- 1331,1332 ----
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*** 1254,1255 ****
--- 1339,1341 ----
alt.music.planet-gong History and Mystery of the Planet Gong.
+ alt.music.pogues The Pogues.
alt.music.polkas Weird Al or not, polka is popular some folks.
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*** 1257,1258 ****
--- 1343,1345 ----
alt.music.pop.will.eat.itself Use alt.music.pop-eat-itself instead.
+ alt.music.prick No description.
alt.music.primus Discussions related to the music group Primus.
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*** 1270,1271 ****
--- 1357,1359 ----
alt.music.s-mclachlan A Touch of Solace in Ecstasy.
+ alt.music.saxophone Making the music and/or listening to it.
alt.music.seal Aquatic creatures playing cymbals and the horn stand.
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*** 1295,1296 ****
--- 1383,1386 ----
alt.music.the.police If you play it too loud, they bust your party.
+ alt.music.thecure The band The Cure.
+ alt.music.tlc No description.
alt.music.tmbg They Might Be Giants.
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*** 1303,1305 ****
alt.music.uk Music from the British Isles.
- alt.music.underworld No description.
alt.music.van-halen For discussion of topics related to Van Halen.
--- 1393,1394 ----
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*** 1310,1314 ****
alt.music.world Discussion of music from around the world.
- alt.music.yanni.aural-enema Flushing the ear channels of your existence.
alt.music.yes The progressive band Yes.
alt.music.yngwie No description.
alt.my.head.hurts So don't do that.
--- 1399,1403 ----
alt.music.world Discussion of music from around the world.
alt.music.yes The progressive band Yes.
alt.music.yngwie No description.
+ alt.music.zevon Warren Zevon's music.
alt.my.head.hurts So don't do that.
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*** 1320,1324 ****
alt.neo-tech Books and ideas from Neo-Tech Publishing Company.
- alt.net.and.modem.games Interactive networked games.
alt.net.scandal Outrageous happenings on the net.
- alt.netcom.sucks Work out your troubles with sup...@netcom.com.
alt.netgames.bolo Use rec.games.bolo instead.
--- 1409,1411 ----
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*** 1334,1336 ****
alt.nocem.misc Discussion about the NoCeM project.
- alt.nocem.test Testing/development of the NoCeM project.
alt.noise Ow, quit it.
--- 1421,1422 ----
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*** 1349,1351 ****
alt.online-service.imagination Discussion of The Imagination Network.
! alt.online-service.interramp For discussions about the ISP InterRamp.
alt.online-service.prodigy The Sears Prodigy system.
--- 1435,1437 ----
alt.online-service.imagination Discussion of The Imagination Network.
! alt.online-service.microsoft MSN (Microsoft Network) online service.
alt.online-service.prodigy The Sears Prodigy system.
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*** 1354,1356 ****
alt.org.earth-first Discussion of the Earth First! society.
! alt.org.food-not-bombs
alt.org.h-h-harriers Running + drinking w/the Hash House Harriers.
--- 1440,1442 ----
alt.org.earth-first Discussion of the Earth First! society.
! alt.org.food-not-bombs The Food Not Bombs homeless aid organization.
alt.org.h-h-harriers Running + drinking w/the Hash House Harriers.
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*** 1362,1365 ****
--- 1448,1453 ----
alt.org.starfleet The "Starfleet" Star Trek fan organization.
+ alt.org.team-os2 for the discussion of topics relevant to Team OS/2.
alt.org.toastmasters Public speaking and Toastmasters International.
alt.os.linux Use comp.os.linux.* instead.
+ alt.os.linux.caldera The Caldera Network Desktop.
alt.os.multics 30 years old and going strong.
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*** 1381,1382 ****
--- 1469,1471 ----
alt.parenting.solutions Use misc.kids.* instead.
+ alt.parenting.spanking Discussion about punishment methods for children.
alt.parenting.twins-triplets The issues of raising twins & other multiples.
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*** 1388,1389 ****
--- 1477,1479 ----
alt.peeves Discussion of peeves & related.
+ alt.penguin-fetish.recovery This one's for you, Alun.
alt.periphs.pcmcia Credit card sized plug in peripherals (PCMCIA, JEDIA).
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*** 1404,1407 ****
alt.personals.spanking.punishment In search of bad butt burn.
- alt.personals.spanking.the.monkey Personal ads of masturbators.
alt.personals.tall Romance for tall people.
alt.pets.chia Makes a wonderful male pattern baldness coverup, too.
--- 1494,1497 ----
alt.personals.spanking.punishment In search of bad butt burn.
alt.personals.tall Romance for tall people.
+ alt.personals.teen Teen personal ads and e-mail-me ads.
alt.pets.chia Makes a wonderful male pattern baldness coverup, too.
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*** 1413,1414 ****
--- 1503,1505 ----
alt.philosophy.jarf The Jarf philosphy/metaphysics/religion/culture.
+ alt.philosophy.no-dogs Items in TV show "No Dogs or Philosophers Allowed".
alt.philosophy.objectivism A product of the Ayn Rand corporation.
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*** 1417,1418 ****
--- 1508,1510 ----
alt.pinecone The heart of camp arts & crafts.
+ alt.planning.transportation Transportation planning issues and techniques.
alt.planning.urban Urban development.
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*** 1431,1433 ****
alt.politics.homosexuality As the name implies.
! alt.politics.india.progressive All about progressive politics in India.
alt.politics.italy Political happenings in Italy.
--- 1523,1525 ----
alt.politics.homosexuality As the name implies.
! alt.politics.immigration All issues related to immigration.
alt.politics.italy Political happenings in Italy.
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*** 1436,1439 ****
alt.politics.media How the mass media is involved in shaping politics.
! alt.politics.meijer One stop shopping and the politics thereof.
! alt.politics.nationalism.white People who believe in White Supremacy.
alt.politics.org.batf Politics of the U.S. firearms (etc.) regulation agency.
--- 1528,1531 ----
alt.politics.media How the mass media is involved in shaping politics.
! alt.politics.nationalism.black About an individual nation just for blacks.
! alt.politics.nationalism.white About White Supremacy.
alt.politics.org.batf Politics of the U.S. firearms (etc.) regulation agency.
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*** 1455,1458 ****
alt.politics.usa.republican Discussions of the USA Republican Party.
- alt.politics.vietnamese Governing in Viet Nam.
alt.politics.white-power People who believe in White Supremacy.
alt.polyamory For those with multiple loves.
--- 1547,1550 ----
alt.politics.usa.republican Discussions of the USA Republican Party.
alt.politics.white-power People who believe in White Supremacy.
+ alt.politics.youth Discussions about youth politics.
alt.polyamory For those with multiple loves.
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*** 1465,1467 ****
alt.private.investigator Digging up the dirt.
- alt.projectmng Project management.
alt.prophecies.nostradamus Mystic verse.
--- 1557,1558 ----
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*** 1473,1482 ****
alt.psychology.jung Discussion of works & theories of Carl Jung.
- alt.psychology.mistake-theory Research and discussion about mistakes.
alt.psychology.nlp Neuro-linguistic programming.
alt.psychology.personality Personality taxonomy, such as Myers-Briggs.
alt.psychotic.roommates Single white female seeks roommate.
! alt.pub-ban.homolka About the publication ban on the Karla Homolka trial.
alt.pub.coffeehouse.amethyst Realistic place to meet and chat with friends.
alt.pub.dragons-inn Fantasy virtual reality pub similar to alt.callahans.
- alt.pub.havens-rest Fantasy virtual reality pub similar to alt.callahans.
alt.pud "Discussion of the TFiLE PuD!@#@#!@$!" Whatever.
--- 1564,1573 ----
alt.psychology.jung Discussion of works & theories of Carl Jung.
alt.psychology.nlp Neuro-linguistic programming.
alt.psychology.personality Personality taxonomy, such as Myers-Briggs.
+ alt.psychology.synchronicity Interdisciplinary discussion of synchronicity.
+ alt.psychology.transpersonal Transpersonal psychology.
alt.psychotic.roommates Single white female seeks roommate.
! alt.pub.cafe-bob Coffeehouse of the USENET Subplot.
alt.pub.coffeehouse.amethyst Realistic place to meet and chat with friends.
alt.pub.dragons-inn Fantasy virtual reality pub similar to alt.callahans.
alt.pud "Discussion of the TFiLE PuD!@#@#!@$!" Whatever.
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*** 1500,1501 ****
--- 1591,1593 ----
alt.radio.uk.talk-radio Talk radio (call-in) programmes in the British Isles.
+ alt.railroad Use misc.transport.rail.misc instead.
alt.random.noise Bitstream Underground's Random Noise.
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*** 1503,1505 ****
alt.rap-gdead Fans of The Grateful Dead and Rap. Really.
- alt.rap.sucks The anti-rap crowd sounds off.
alt.rave Techno-culture: music, dancing, drugs, dancing, etc.
--- 1595,1596 ----
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*** 1508,1510 ****
alt.rec.camping Use rec.backcountry instead.
! alt.recipes.hawaii Use rec.food.recipes instead.
alt.recovery For people in recovery programs (e.g., AA, ACA, GA).
--- 1599,1601 ----
alt.rec.camping Use rec.backcountry instead.
! alt.rec.spot The Spot, the Cool Site of the Year on the Web.
alt.recovery For people in recovery programs (e.g., AA, ACA, GA).
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*** 1512,1514 ****
alt.recovery.addiction.sexual Recovering sex addicts.
- alt.recovery.adult-children For adults from dysfunctional families.
alt.recovery.catholicism Getting over a Roman Catholic upbringing.
--- 1603,1604 ----
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*** 1519,1529 ****
alt.recovery.sexual-addiction Getting over being addicted to sex.
alt.religion.all-worlds Grokking the Church of All Worlds from Heinlein's book.
! alt.religion.amiga Rumours of Commodore's death are greatly exaggerated.
alt.religion.asatru No description.
alt.religion.buddhism.nichiren Nichiren believers unite.
- alt.religion.buddhism.nichiren.shoshu.news News of the Shoshu.
alt.religion.buddhism.tibetan The teachings of Buddha as studied in Tibet.
alt.religion.christian Unmoderated forum for discussing Christianity.
alt.religion.christian.boston-church The international Church of Christ.
alt.religion.computers Tiresome technical tirades.
alt.religion.eckankar Eckankar, the religion of the Light and Sound of God.
--- 1609,1623 ----
alt.recovery.sexual-addiction Getting over being addicted to sex.
+ alt.red.solocup No description.
alt.religion.all-worlds Grokking the Church of All Worlds from Heinlein's book.
! alt.religion.angels Belief in angels.
alt.religion.asatru No description.
+ alt.religion.broadcast No description.
alt.religion.buddhism.nichiren Nichiren believers unite.
alt.religion.buddhism.tibetan The teachings of Buddha as studied in Tibet.
alt.religion.christian Unmoderated forum for discussing Christianity.
+ alt.religion.christian.anabaptist.brethren No description.
alt.religion.christian.boston-church The international Church of Christ.
+ alt.religion.christian.calvary-chapel No description.
alt.religion.computers Tiresome technical tirades.
+ alt.religion.course-miracle A Course in Miracles (ACIM).
alt.religion.eckankar Eckankar, the religion of the Light and Sound of God.
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*** 1533,1535 ****
alt.religion.kibology He's Fred, Jim.
- alt.religion.kibology.orthodox No neus is good neus.
alt.religion.monica Discussion about net-venus Monica and her works.
--- 1627,1628 ----
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*** 1537,1539 ****
alt.religion.rabbet The Rabbet sect.
! alt.religion.roy-masters Group for radio evangelist & guru Roy Masters.
alt.religion.scientology L. Ron Hubbard's Church of Scientology.
--- 1630,1632 ----
alt.religion.rabbet The Rabbet sect.
! alt.religion.roshambo I'm going rock.
alt.religion.scientology L. Ron Hubbard's Church of Scientology.
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*** 1548,1549 ****
--- 1641,1643 ----
alt.religion.zoroastrianism Zoraster's/Zarathustra's religion, mazdaism.
+ alt.religon.beavis-n-butthead Worshipping two teen morons.
alt.relocate Setting up a new home in a far away place.
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*** 1553,1555 ****
alt.revolution.american.second Jeffersonian dreams.
- alt.revolution.cnog No description.
alt.revolution.counter Discussions of counter-revolutionary issues.
--- 1647,1648 ----
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*** 1562,1564 ****
alt.rock-n-roll.metal For the headbangers on the net.
- alt.rock-n-roll.metal.black No description.
alt.rock-n-roll.metal.death "Death metal" and newgroup overkill.
--- 1655,1656 ----
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*** 1567,1568 ****
--- 1659,1661 ----
alt.rock-n-roll.metal.ironmaiden Sonic torture methods.
+ alt.rock-n-roll.metal.megadeth The band Megadeth.
alt.rock-n-roll.metal.metallica Sort of like Formica with more hair.
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*** 1575,1580 ****
alt.romance Discussion about the romantic side of love.
! alt.romance.chat Talk about no sex.
! alt.romance.online Love over the wire - does it work?
alt.romance.unhappy alt.angst on the run.
alt.rush-limbaugh Fans of the conservative activist radio announcer.
alt.rv Rotten varmints or recreational vehicles, you decide.
--- 1668,1675 ----
alt.romance Discussion about the romantic side of love.
! alt.romance.chat Chit chat about romance, often silly.
! alt.romance.mature-adult Discussions and personals for mature adults.
! alt.romance.teen Talk about teen love and infatuations.
alt.romance.unhappy alt.angst on the run.
alt.rush-limbaugh Fans of the conservative activist radio announcer.
+ alt.russia.sun Discussions about Sun hard- and software usage in the ex-USSR.
alt.rv Rotten varmints or recreational vehicles, you decide.
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*** 1582,1583 ****
--- 1677,1679 ----
alt.satanism Not such a bad dude once you get to know him.
+ alt.satellite.tv.crypt Satellite signal de-cryption techniques.
alt.satellite.tv.europe All about European satellite tv.
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*** 1586,1591 ****
alt.sb.programmer Programming the Sound Blaster PC sound card.
- alt.sca Use rec.org.sca instead.
- alt.schmuck.follower.dead.bad.sci-fi.writer No description.
alt.school.homework-help Looking for assistance with schoolwork.
! alt.schools.polytechnic.in.pasadena More school madness.
alt.sci.physics.acoustics The soundness of the science of sound.
--- 1682,1685 ----
alt.sb.programmer Programming the Sound Blaster PC sound card.
alt.school.homework-help Looking for assistance with schoolwork.
! alt.sci.joe-bay The "b" stands for "bargain!"
alt.sci.physics.acoustics The soundness of the science of sound.
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*** 1601,1603 ****
alt.security.index Pointers to good stuff in alt.security. (Moderated)
- alt.security.keydist Exchange of keys for public key encryption systems.
alt.security.pgp The Pretty Good Privacy package.
--- 1695,1696 ----
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*** 1606,1608 ****
alt.self-improve Self-improvement in less than 14 characters.
- alt.selfpity Because we need it!
alt.sewing A group that is not as it seams.
--- 1699,1700 ----
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*** 1616,1617 ****
--- 1708,1710 ----
alt.sex.bondage.furtoonia A new marketplace competitor for Fruitopia.
+ alt.sex.bondage.particle.physics Whatever spins your electrons.
alt.sex.bondage.sco.unix For frustrated SCO users.
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*** 1620,1621 ****
--- 1713,1715 ----
alt.sex.brothels All about cathouses.
+ alt.sex.carasso No description.
alt.sex.cthulhu It's amazing what tentacles can do.
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*** 1624,1625 ****
--- 1718,1720 ----
alt.sex.enemas Cleansing the bowels as an erotic act.
+ alt.sex.erotica.market.place Use alt.sex.erotica.marketplace.
alt.sex.erotica.marketplace The business of sex.
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*** 1628,1632 ****
alt.sex.exhibitionism So you want to be a star.
! alt.sex.extraterrestrial I'm carrying an alien love child.
alt.sex.fat Rollin' with the rolly polly.
alt.sex.femdom Discussions about female dominant relationships.
alt.sex.fetish.amputee Sexual attraction to missing body parts.
--- 1723,1728 ----
alt.sex.exhibitionism So you want to be a star.
! alt.sex.extropians No descriptipn.
alt.sex.fat Rollin' with the rolly polly.
alt.sex.femdom Discussions about female dominant relationships.
+ alt.sex.fencing Sword play or containment systems, take your pick.
alt.sex.fetish.amputee Sexual attraction to missing body parts.
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*** 1639,1640 ****
--- 1735,1737 ----
alt.sex.fetish.jello Sticky and almost fluid ... hmm.
+ alt.sex.fetish.motorcycles Motorcycles as sex objects.
alt.sex.fetish.orientals The mysteries of Asia are a potent lure.
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*** 1643,1644 ****
--- 1740,1742 ----
alt.sex.fetish.robots This is for you robot types.
+ alt.sex.fetish.scat People excited by excrement.
alt.sex.fetish.size For discussion & posting of fantasies related to size.
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*** 1656,1657 ****
--- 1754,1757 ----
alt.sex.first-time What was your first time like?
+ alt.sex.furry Peaches, crew cuts, tennis balls, whatever.
+ alt.sex.gangbang Tonight's movie: 20000 convicts in the hood & a woman.
alt.sex.girl.watchers Use alt.sex.voyeurism instead.
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*** 1666,1667 ****
--- 1766,1768 ----
alt.sex.masturbation Where one's SO is oneself.
+ alt.sex.modem-kamikaze No description.
alt.sex.motss Jesse Helms would not subscribe to this group.
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*** 1669,1671 ****
--- 1770,1774 ----
alt.sex.necrophilia Dead people as stimulus.
+ alt.sex.nudels.me.too No description.
alt.sex.oral Not involving sound. Void where prohibited by law.
+ alt.sex.orgy Discussion of orgies and group sex.
alt.sex.pedophilia Discussing the issues around attraction to children.
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*** 1676,1681 ****
alt.sex.plushies Plush Sex: Strategically Placed Holes.
alt.sex.safe For the discussion and encouragement of safe sex.
alt.sex.services The oldest profession.
alt.sex.sgml Markup languages as a sexual tool.
- alt.sex.sheep.baaa.baaa.baaa.moo What's this? Bleats me!
alt.sex.sm.fig Sadism and masochism with mulberries.
--- 1779,1785 ----
alt.sex.plushies Plush Sex: Strategically Placed Holes.
+ alt.sex.prostitution The oldest profession.
alt.sex.safe For the discussion and encouragement of safe sex.
+ alt.sex.senator-exon Exon does the nasty. We have proof!
alt.sex.services The oldest profession.
alt.sex.sgml Markup languages as a sexual tool.
alt.sex.sm.fig Sadism and masochism with mulberries.
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*** 1687,1689 ****
--- 1791,1796 ----
alt.sex.stories.hetero Stories featuring heterosexual sex.
+ alt.sex.stories.moderated Stories with sexual content. (Moderated)
+ alt.sex.stories.tg No description.
alt.sex.strip-clubs Discussion of strip clubs, exotic dancers, etc.
+ alt.sex.super-size Sex talk for very large people and their admirers.
alt.sex.swingers The promiscuous crowd.
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*** 1692,1693 ****
--- 1799,1802 ----
alt.sex.ugly Not all girls are beautiful, but we love the ugly too.
+ alt.sex.video-swap No description.
+ alt.sex.voxmeet No description.
alt.sex.voyeurism A lot of lurkers in this group.
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*** 1696,1697 ****
--- 1805,1807 ----
alt.sex.watersports Not quite co-ed naked water polo.
+ alt.sex.weight-gain Exploring the eroticism of feeding and being fed.
alt.sex.wizards Questions for only true sex wizards.
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*** 1707,1711 ****
alt.silly-group.radish-therapy Radishes will cure your ills.
- alt.silly-group.spiffo Discussions of things Spiffo<tm> and Oif.
alt.silly.group.names.d Eponymy.
- alt.silly.little.newsgroup With a silly.big.name.
alt.skate Use rec.sport.skating.* instead.
--- 1817,1819 ----
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*** 1736,1738 ****
alt.society.sovereign Independence in society.
- alt.society.steve-lane I'm going to take over the world!
alt.society.underwear What's the big deal, anyway?
--- 1844,1845 ----
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*** 1741,1742 ****
--- 1848,1850 ----
alt.solar.thermal Sun. Heat. An obvious connexion to most.
+ alt.solaris.x86 Sun's Solaris on Intel x86 compatible computers.
alt.soulmates Richard Bach and his herculean odds.
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*** 1749,1754 ****
alt.spam What is that stuff that doth jiggle in the breeze?
- alt.spam.tin Spam must be contained.
alt.spank.tonya.harding Thin ice.
alt.speech.debate High school and collegiate debate and forensics.
- alt.speech.misc Various speech and forensics topics.
alt.spleen Venting as a biological function.
--- 1857,1860 ----
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*** 1762,1763 ****
--- 1868,1870 ----
alt.sport.horse-racing Run for the roses: breeding, betting on & racing horses.
+ alt.sport.horse-racing.systems Horse race handicapping systems & strategies.
alt.sport.jet-ski Discussion of personal watercraft.
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*** 1773,1777 ****
alt.sport.weightlifting Use misc.fitness instead.
alt.sports.badminton Discussion about badminton.
alt.sports.baseball.atlanta-braves Atlanta Braves major league baseball.
- alt.sports.baseball.az-diamondbacks Arizona Diamondbacks baseball.
alt.sports.baseball.balt-orioles Baltimore Orioles major league baseball.
--- 1880,1884 ----
alt.sport.weightlifting Use misc.fitness instead.
+ alt.sport.wrestling.amateur Traditional Greco-Roman rasslin'.
alt.sports.badminton Discussion about badminton.
alt.sports.baseball.atlanta-braves Atlanta Braves major league baseball.
alt.sports.baseball.balt-orioles Baltimore Orioles major league baseball.
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*** 1804,1806 ****
alt.sports.baseball.tor-bluejays Toronto Blue Jays baseball talk.
- alt.sports.basketball.college.big-5 Big 5 college basketball.
alt.sports.basketball.ivy.penn U of Pennsylvania (NOT Penn State!) basketball.
--- 1911,1912 ----
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*** 1814,1819 ****
alt.sports.basketball.nba.gs-warriors Golden State Warriors NBA basketball.
! alt.sports.basketball.nba.hou-rockets Houston Rockets NBA basketball.
! alt.sports.basketball.nba.la-lakers Los Angeles Lakers NBA basketball.
! alt.sports.basketball.nba.miami-heat Miami Heat NBA basketball.
! alt.sports.basketball.nba.mil-bucks Milwaukee Bucks NBA basketball.
alt.sports.basketball.nba.mn-wolves Minnesota Timberwolves NBA basketball.
--- 1920,1926 ----
alt.sports.basketball.nba.gs-warriors Golden State Warriors NBA basketball.
! alt.sports.basketball.nba.hou-rockets Houston Rockets NBA basketball talk.
! alt.sports.basketball.nba.ind-pacers Indiana Pacers NBA basketball talk.
! alt.sports.basketball.nba.la-lakers Los Angeles Lakers NBA basketball talk.
! alt.sports.basketball.nba.miami-heat Miami Heat NBA basketball talk.
! alt.sports.basketball.nba.mil-bucks Milwaukee Bucks NBA basketball talk.
alt.sports.basketball.nba.mn-wolves Minnesota Timberwolves NBA basketball.
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*** 1829,1834 ****
alt.sports.basketball.pro.ny-knicks New York Knicks NBA basketball talk.
! alt.sports.college.acc Discussions about the Atlantic Coast Conference.
alt.sports.college.big-east Discussions of college sports in the big-east.
alt.sports.college.ivy-league Ivy League athletics.
alt.sports.college.michigan Sports at Michigan colleges.
alt.sports.college.ohio-state OSU Sports plus a whole lot more.
--- 1936,1945 ----
alt.sports.basketball.pro.ny-knicks New York Knicks NBA basketball talk.
! alt.sports.college.acc The Atlantic Coast Conference.
! alt.sports.college.atl10 No description.
alt.sports.college.big-east Discussions of college sports in the big-east.
+ alt.sports.college.big10 The Big 10 college athletic conference.
+ alt.sports.college.big10.purdue Purdue University sports.
alt.sports.college.ivy-league Ivy League athletics.
alt.sports.college.michigan Sports at Michigan colleges.
+ alt.sports.college.notre-dame Notre Dame sports.
alt.sports.college.ohio-state OSU Sports plus a whole lot more.
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*** 1836,1838 ****
alt.sports.college.syracuse Sports at Syracuse University.
! alt.sports.falconry Falconry.
alt.sports.football.arena Arena football (US-style, not soccer).
--- 1947,1949 ----
alt.sports.college.syracuse Sports at Syracuse University.
! alt.sports.college.utexas Univerisity of Texas at Austin athletics.
alt.sports.football.arena Arena football (US-style, not soccer).
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*** 1840,1841 ****
--- 1951,1953 ----
alt.sports.football.mn-vikings Minnesota Vikings NFL football talk.
+ alt.sports.football.oak-raiders Oakland Raiders NFL football talk.
alt.sports.football.pro.atl-falcons Atlanta Falcons NFL football talk.
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*** 1870,1872 ****
alt.sports.football.pro.wash-redskins Washington Redskins NFL football talk.
! alt.sports.hocket.nhl.det-redwings Detroit Red Wings NHL hocket talk.
alt.sports.hockey.echl EC Hockey League.
--- 1982,1984 ----
alt.sports.football.pro.wash-redskins Washington Redskins NFL football talk.
! alt.sports.hockey.ahl No description.
alt.sports.hockey.echl EC Hockey League.
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*** 1891,1892 ****
--- 2003,2005 ----
alt.sports.hockey.nhl.sj-sharks San Jose Sharks NHL hockey talk.
+ alt.sports.hockey.nhl.stl-blues Saint Louis Blues NHL hockey talk.
alt.sports.hockey.nhl.tor-mapleleafs Toronto Maple Leafs NHL hockey talk.
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*** 1897,1902 ****
alt.sports.hockey.whl Some hockey league, maybe.
! alt.sports.oj-simpson His time is passed, but some want to still discuss it.
! alt.sports.radio Sports as heard on the radio.
! alt.sports.radio.ferrall No description.
! alt.sports.soccer.european Football, European-style.
alt.stagecraft Technical theatre issues.
--- 2010,2013 ----
alt.sports.hockey.whl Some hockey league, maybe.
! alt.sports.soccer.european Football, European style.
! alt.sports.soccer.european.uk Footballs, British style.
alt.stagecraft Technical theatre issues.
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*** 1914,1916 ****
alt.stupidity Discussion about stupid newsgroups.
- alt.suburbs Living on the skirt of the city.
alt.sufi "Come, come, whoever you are, this caravan is not of despair..."
--- 2025,2026 ----
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*** 1928,1929 ****
--- 2038,2040 ----
alt.support.big-folks Sizeism can be as awful as sexism or racism.
+ alt.support.boy-lovers Peer support for boy lovers.
alt.support.breastfeeding Discussion & support for breastfeeding.
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*** 1931,1933 ****
alt.support.cancer.prostate Helping men with prostate cancer.
- alt.support.cant.urinate.in-public Helping people afraid of public toilets.
alt.support.cerebral-palsy Cerebral Palsy support.
--- 2042,2043 ----
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*** 1939,1940 ****
--- 2049,2051 ----
alt.support.diet Seeking enlightenment through weight loss.
+ alt.support.disabled.sexuality sexual issues relating to disabled people.
alt.support.dissociation For persons with dissociative disorders.
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*** 1944,1947 ****
--- 2055,2060 ----
alt.support.eating-disord People over the edge about weight loss.
+ alt.support.endometriosis Endometriosis support group.
alt.support.epilepsy Epilepsy support.
alt.support.ex-cult Recovering from religious cult experiences.
+ alt.support.food-allergies Discussion group for people with food allergies.
alt.support.foster-parents People who are foster parents.
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*** 1949,1951 ****
alt.support.headaches.migraine Discussion of migraine and headache ailments.
! alt.support.hemophilia Hemophilia support group.
alt.support.jock-strap Helping genitals cope.
--- 2062,2064 ----
alt.support.headaches.migraine Discussion of migraine and headache ailments.
! alt.support.househusbands Men who tend the home.
alt.support.jock-strap Helping genitals cope.
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*** 1954,1955 ****
--- 2067,2069 ----
alt.support.loneliness It's not easy being green.
+ alt.support.marfan Marfan syndrome support group.
alt.support.menopause Helping women through menopause.
***************
*** 1960,1961 ****
--- 2074,2076 ----
alt.support.ocd For overcoming Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
+ alt.support.osteogenesis.imperfecta Discussing Brittle Bone Disease.
alt.support.ostomy No description.
***************
*** 1964,1966 ****
alt.support.prostate.prostatitis For individuals with prostatitis.
- alt.support.psoriasis Discussing the skin disease, psoriasis.
alt.support.schizophrenia Mutual support for schizophrenics.
--- 2079,2080 ----
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*** 1971,1972 ****
--- 2085,2087 ----
alt.support.skin-diseases Psoriasis and other common skin afflictions.
+ alt.support.skin-diseases.psoriasis Discussing the skin-disease psoriasis.
alt.support.sleep-disorder For all types of sleep disorders.
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*** 1977,1983 ****
alt.support.stuttering Support for people who stutter.
alt.support.tall Issues of interest to tall people.
- alt.support.telecommute For companies implementing a telecommuting program.
alt.support.tinnitus Coping with ringing ears and other head noises.
alt.support.tourette Support for folks with Tourette's Syndrome.
- alt.support.turner-syndrom Turner Syndrome support group.
alt.surfing Riding the ocean waves.
--- 2092,2097 ----
alt.support.stuttering Support for people who stutter.
+ alt.support.survivors.prozac Survivors of Prozac & all other SSRIs.
alt.support.tall Issues of interest to tall people.
alt.support.tinnitus Coping with ringing ears and other head noises.
alt.support.tourette Support for folks with Tourette's Syndrome.
alt.surfing Riding the ocean waves.
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*** 1985,1987 ****
alt.sustainable.agriculture Such as the Mekong delta before Agent Orange.
- alt.svens.house.of.12.year-old.lust Satiric pedophilia.
alt.swedish.chef.bork.bork.bork The beginning of the end.
--- 2099,2100 ----
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*** 1996,1998 ****
alt.sys.pc-clone.gateway2000 A PC clone vendor.
! alt.sys.pc-clone.micron A PC clone Vendor.
alt.sys.pc-clone.zeos Zeos computer systems.
--- 2109,2111 ----
alt.sys.pc-clone.gateway2000 A PC clone vendor.
! alt.sys.pc-clone.micron A PC clone vendor.
alt.sys.pc-clone.zeos Zeos computer systems.
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*** 2009,2010 ****
--- 2122,2124 ----
alt.talk.royalty Discussion of royalty and nobility.
+ alt.tanya.shalayeva No description.
alt.tarot Your destiny is in the cards.
***************
*** 2020,2027 ****
alt.tennis Use rec.sport.tennis instead.
- alt.tequilla It becomes hard to spell when you drink too much.
alt.test Alternative subnetwork testing.
alt.test.d Discussion about posts in alt.test.
alt.test.my.new.group Thank you for sharing.
alt.test.only Stop interrupting testing with discussion.
! alt.test.test Like we really needed another.
alt.testing.testing Radio check.
--- 2134,2143 ----
alt.tennis Use rec.sport.tennis instead.
alt.test Alternative subnetwork testing.
+ alt.test.a No description.
alt.test.d Discussion about posts in alt.test.
+ alt.test.group No description.
alt.test.my.new.group Thank you for sharing.
+ alt.test.obi-wan Newgrouper couldn't resist the dark side of the force.
alt.test.only Stop interrupting testing with discussion.
! alt.test.yer.posts No description.
alt.testing.testing Radio check.
***************
*** 2029,2030 ****
--- 2145,2147 ----
alt.this.is.yet.another.test You made your bed, lie in it.
+ alt.thought.southern No description.
alt.thrash Thrashlife.
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*** 2039,2049 ****
alt.travel.canada All about travelling to Canada.
! alt.travel.canada.ontario All about travelling to Ontario.
! alt.travel.canada.ontario.toronto All about travelling to Toronto.
alt.travel.road-trip Ever go to Montreal for pizza --- from Albany?
alt.true-crime Criminal acts around the world.
- alt.turn.to.the.darkside Discussion of purely educational experiments.
alt.tv.90210 Use alt.tv.bh90210 instead.
alt.tv.ab-fab Discussion of the BBC TV comedy Absolutely Fabulous.
- alt.tv.absolutely-fabulous People who love television.
- alt.tv.absolutely_fabulous People who love television.
alt.tv.air-farce Royal Canadian Air Farce.
--- 2156,2162 ----
alt.travel.canada All about travelling to Canada.
! alt.travel.rides Usenet ride sharing board.
alt.travel.road-trip Ever go to Montreal for pizza --- from Albany?
alt.true-crime Criminal acts around the world.
alt.tv.90210 Use alt.tv.bh90210 instead.
alt.tv.ab-fab Discussion of the BBC TV comedy Absolutely Fabulous.
alt.tv.air-farce Royal Canadian Air Farce.
***************
*** 2055,2060 ****
alt.tv.bh90210 Fans of "Beverly Hills 90210" TV show.
- alt.tv.billnye No description.
alt.tv.brady-bunch Here's the story of a lovely lady.
alt.tv.brisco-county A western comedy adventure.
- alt.tv.cartoon-network Discussions about the Cartoon Network on cable tv.
alt.tv.chicago-hope Discussion of the TV Show Chicago Hope.
--- 2168,2171 ----
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*** 2084,2085 ****
--- 2195,2197 ----
alt.tv.la-law LA Law's evening soap opera.
+ alt.tv.law-and-order The Law & Order television programme.
alt.tv.liquid-tv Animated variety.
***************
*** 2089,2090 ****
--- 2201,2203 ----
alt.tv.magnum-pi Tom Selleck stars as a hunky private investigator.
+ alt.tv.man-from-uncle The classic "Man from U.N.C.L.E." series.
alt.tv.mash Nothing like a good comedy about war and dying.
***************
*** 2098,2100 ****
alt.tv.my-s-c-life My So-Called Life and Operation Life Support.
- alt.tv.my-so-called-life Use alt.tv.my-s-c-life instead.
alt.tv.networks.cbc Shows on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
--- 2211,2212 ----
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*** 2104,2105 ****
--- 2216,2218 ----
alt.tv.northern-exp For the TV show with moss growing on it.
+ alt.tv.nowhere-man The TV show "Nowhere Man" on US UPN stations.
alt.tv.nypd-blue For fans of the NYPD Blue TV show.
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*** 2107,2109 ****
alt.tv.picket-fences The Picket Fences show.
- alt.tv.pingu No description.
alt.tv.prisoner The Prisoner television series from years ago.
--- 2220,2221 ----
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*** 2125,2126 ****
--- 2237,2239 ----
alt.tv.sesame-street Sunny day.
+ alt.tv.silk-stalkings USA's Silk Stalkings murder/mystery show.
alt.tv.simpsons Don't have a cow, man!
***************
*** 2128,2129 ****
--- 2241,2243 ----
alt.tv.sliders FOX's Sliders.
+ alt.tv.sliders.creative Writing stories in the Slider's show environment.
alt.tv.snl Saturday Night Live, older but not better.
***************
*** 2132,2133 ****
--- 2246,2248 ----
alt.tv.star-trek.voyager Another Star Trek universe show: Voyager.
+ alt.tv.swatkats No description.
alt.tv.talkshows.daytime Babble.
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*** 2138,2139 ****
--- 2253,2255 ----
alt.tv.the-jihad No description.
+ alt.tv.the-tick SPOOON!!!
alt.tv.time-traxx Back from the future in Time Traxx.
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*** 2143,2147 ****
alt.tv.tv-nation Some show called "TV Nation".
- alt.tv.twilight.zone Rod Serling fantasies.
alt.tv.twin-peaks Discussion about the popular (and unusual) TV show.
! alt.tv.vanishing.son The Vanishing Son.
alt.tv.vr5 V.R. 5.
--- 2259,2262 ----
alt.tv.tv-nation Some show called "TV Nation".
alt.tv.twin-peaks Discussion about the popular (and unusual) TV show.
! alt.tv.v Discussion of the sci-fi phenomenon V.
alt.tv.vr5 V.R. 5.
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*** 2153,2156 ****
alt.tv.xuxa That Connie Dobbs clone, her tv show, and her double Xs.
alt.ufo.reports Use alt.paranet.ufo instead.
- alt.ultra-conservatives.crazies-with-guns No description.
alt.unix.wizards Like comp.unix.wizards, only unmoderated.
--- 2268,2271 ----
alt.tv.xuxa That Connie Dobbs clone, her tv show, and her double Xs.
+ alt.ucb.uclink Group for discussion of UC Berkeley's UCLink System.
alt.ufo.reports Use alt.paranet.ufo instead.
alt.unix.wizards Like comp.unix.wizards, only unmoderated.
***************
*** 2163,2165 ****
alt.usenet.reposts Use alt.best.of.internet instead.
- alt.usenet.reposts.d Discussion of articles posted to alt.usenet.reposts.
alt.usenet.tjames The USENET of T. James Madison.
--- 2278,2279 ----
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*** 2170,2172 ****
alt.uu.lang.esperanto.misc Learning Esperanto at the Usenet University.
- alt.uu.lang.russian.misc Learning Russian at the Usenet University.
alt.uu.math.misc Learning math at the Usenet University.
--- 2284,2285 ----
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*** 2180,2182 ****
alt.visa.us Discussion/information on visas pertaining to US.
- alt.wais Use comp.infosystems.wais instead.
alt.war Not just collateral damage.
--- 2293,2294 ----
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*** 2184,2192 ****
alt.war.vietnam Discussion of all aspects of the Vietnam War.
! alt.wedding Til death or our lawyers do us part.
alt.wesley.crusher.die.die.die Ensigns just get no respect.
alt.whine Why me?
- alt.white_house.invasion The White House makes a poor assault vehicle.
- alt.who.is.bob Send $11.
alt.windows.cde The Common Desktop Environment.
- alt.windows95.beta Early releases of Windows 95.
alt.winsock Windows Sockets.
--- 2296,2305 ----
alt.war.vietnam Discussion of all aspects of the Vietnam War.
! alt.warez.ibm-pc.apps D00DZ in favour of pirating PC applications.
! alt.warez.ibm-pc.games D00DZ in favour of pirating PC games.
! alt.warez.ibm-pc.old D00DZ in favour of pirating old PC software.
! alt.wedding Use soc.couples.wedding instead.
alt.wesley.crusher.die.die.die Ensigns just get no respect.
+ alt.what.the.hell No description.
alt.whine Why me?
alt.windows.cde The Common Desktop Environment.
alt.winsock Windows Sockets.
***************
*** 2200,2201 ****
--- 2313,2315 ----
alt.wonderment.bgjw Making up urban legends at McGill U. & other places.
+ alt.www.hotjava Discussions of Sun Microsystems's Java language.
alt.yoga All forms and aspects of yoga.
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*** 2203,2206 ****
alt.zen+budo Zen in combination with budo & other martial arts.
- alt.zima A clear malt beverage, better with lime.
alt.zines Small magazines, mostly noncommercial.
--- 2317,2320 ----
alt.zen+budo Zen in combination with budo & other martial arts.
alt.zines Small magazines, mostly noncommercial.
+ alt.zorch No description.
David C Lawrence
*** old/altgroups2.n Thu Jun 8 04:46:33 1995
--- ./src/altgroups2.n Mon Sep 25 23:57:07 1995
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*** 1,2 ****
--- 1,3 ----
Newsgroups: news.lists,news.groups,news.announce.newgroups,news.answers
+ From: newgroup...@uunet.uu.net (David C Lawrence)
Followup-to: news.groups
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*** 25,26 ****
--- 26,28 ----
bionet.biology.tropical Discussions about tropical biology.
+ bionet.biology.vectors Research & control of arthropods which transmit disease.
bionet.biophysics The science and profession of biophysics.
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*** 34,36 ****
bionet.drosophila Discussions about the biology of fruit flies.
! bionet.emf-bio Electromagnetic field interactions with bio systems.
bionet.general General BIOSCI discussion.
--- 36,39 ----
bionet.drosophila Discussions about the biology of fruit flies.
! bionet.ecology.physiology Research & education in physiological ecology. (Moderated)
! bionet.emf-bio Interactions of EM fields with biological systems. (Moderated)
bionet.general General BIOSCI discussion.
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*** 41,45 ****
bionet.info-theory Discussions about biological information theory.
! bionet.jobs Scientific Job opportunities.
bionet.jobs.wanted Requests for employment in the biological sciences.
bionet.journals.contents Contents of biology journal publications. (Moderated)
bionet.journals.letters.tibs Letters to Editor of Trends in Biochemical Sci. (Moderated)
--- 44,49 ----
bionet.info-theory Discussions about biological information theory.
! bionet.jobs.offered Job openings in the biological sciences. (Moderated)
bionet.jobs.wanted Requests for employment in the biological sciences.
bionet.journals.contents Contents of biology journal publications. (Moderated)
+ bionet.journals.letters.biotechniques Discussion of the journal Biotechniques. (Moderated)
bionet.journals.letters.tibs Letters to Editor of Trends in Biochemical Sci. (Moderated)
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*** 66,67 ****
--- 70,73 ----
bionet.molec-model The physical & chemical aspects of molecular modelling.
+ bionet.molecules.peptides Chemical and biological aspects of peptides.
+ bionet.molecules.repertoires Generation and use of libraries of molecules.
bionet.mycology Discussions about filamentous fungi.
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*** 69,70 ****
--- 75,77 ----
bionet.neuroscience.amyloid Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
+ bionet.organisms.pseudomonas Research on the genus Pseudomonas.
bionet.organisms.schistosoma Discussions about Schistosoma research.
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*** 75,76 ****
--- 82,84 ----
bionet.plants Discussion about all aspects of plant biology.
+ bionet.plants.education Education issues in plant biology.
bionet.population-bio Technical discussions about population biology.
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*** 81,83 ****
bionet.prof-society.csm Canadian Society of Microbiologists. (Moderated)
! bionet.prof-society.faseb Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. (Moderated)
bionet.protista Discussion on ciliates and other protists.
--- 89,92 ----
bionet.prof-society.csm Canadian Society of Microbiologists. (Moderated)
! bionet.prof-society.faseb Fed of Amer. Societies for Experimental Biology. (Moderated)
! bionet.prof-society.navbo North American Vascular Biology Organization. (Moderated)
bionet.protista Discussion on ciliates and other protists.
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*** 91,92 ****
--- 100,102 ----
bionet.software.www Information about WWW sources of interest to biologists. (Moderated)
+ bionet.software.x-plor X-PLOR for 3D macromolecular structure determination.
bionet.structural-nmr Exploring the structure of macromolecules using NMR.
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*** 125,127 ****
bit.listserv.arie-l RLG Ariel Document Transmission Group.
! bit.listserv.ashe-l Higher Ed Policy and Research.
bit.listserv.asis-l American Society of Information Science.
--- 135,137 ----
bit.listserv.arie-l RLG Ariel Document Transmission Group.
! bit.listserv.ashe-l Higher Ed Policy and Research. (Moderated)
bit.listserv.asis-l American Society of Information Science.
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*** 150,152 ****
bit.listserv.catala Catalan Discussion List.
! bit.listserv.catholic Free Catholic List. (Moderated) (Moderated)
bit.listserv.cdromlan CD-ROM on Local Area Networks.
--- 160,162 ----
bit.listserv.catala Catalan Discussion List.
! bit.listserv.catholic Free Catholic List. (Moderated)
bit.listserv.cdromlan CD-ROM on Local Area Networks.
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*** 192,194 ****
bit.listserv.frac-l FRACTAL Discussion List.
! bit.listserv.free-l Fathers Rights and Equality Discussion List.
bit.listserv.freemasonry Free Masonry Discussion List. (Moderated)
--- 202,204 ----
bit.listserv.frac-l FRACTAL Discussion List.
! bit.listserv.free-l Fathers Rights and Equality Discussion List. (Moderated)
bit.listserv.freemasonry Free Masonry Discussion List. (Moderated)
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*** 217,219 ****
bit.listserv.idms-l CA-IDMS Discussions.
! bit.listserv.imagelib Image Databases in Libraries.
bit.listserv.innopac Innovative Interfaces Online Public Access.
--- 227,229 ----
bit.listserv.idms-l CA-IDMS Discussions.
! bit.listserv.imagelib Image Databases in Libraries List. (Moderated)
bit.listserv.innopac Innovative Interfaces Online Public Access.
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*** 251,256 ****
bit.listserv.muslims Islamic Information and News Network. (Moderated)
! bit.listserv.netnws-l NETNWS-L Netnews List.
bit.listserv.nettrain Network Trainers List. (Moderated)
bit.listserv.new-list NEW-LIST - New List Announcements. (Moderated)
- bit.listserv.next-l NeXT Computer List.
bit.listserv.nodmgt-l Node Management.
--- 261,265 ----
bit.listserv.muslims Islamic Information and News Network. (Moderated)
! bit.listserv.netnws-l VM NetNews List. (Moderated)
bit.listserv.nettrain Network Trainers List. (Moderated)
bit.listserv.new-list NEW-LIST - New List Announcements. (Moderated)
bit.listserv.nodmgt-l Node Management.
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*** 271,273 ****
bit.listserv.postcard Postcard Collectors Discussion Group.
! bit.listserv.power-l POWER-L IBM RS/6000 POWER Family.
bit.listserv.powerh-l PowerHouse Discussion List.
--- 280,282 ----
bit.listserv.postcard Postcard Collectors Discussion Group.
! bit.listserv.power-l IBM RS/6000 POWER Family List. (Moderated)
bit.listserv.powerh-l PowerHouse Discussion List.
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*** 277,279 ****
bit.listserv.qualrs-l Qualitative Research of the Human Sciences.
! bit.listserv.railroad Railroad Discussions.
bit.listserv.relusr-l Relay Users Forum.
--- 286,289 ----
bit.listserv.qualrs-l Qualitative Research of the Human Sciences.
! bit.listserv.radio-l Digital Audio Broadcasting List. (Moderated)
! bit.listserv.railroad Railroad List. (Moderated)
bit.listserv.relusr-l Relay Users Forum.
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*** 383,385 ****
biz.next.newprod New product announcements for the NeXT.
! biz.oreilly.announce New product announcements from O'Reilly and Associates (Moderated)
biz.pagesat For discussion of the Pagesat Satellite Usenet Newsfeed.
--- 393,395 ----
biz.next.newprod New product announcements for the NeXT.
! biz.oreilly.announce New product announcements from O'Reilly and Associates. (Moderated)
biz.pagesat For discussion of the Pagesat Satellite Usenet Newsfeed.
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*** 469,471 ****
clari.feature.dilbert The daily comic strip "Dilbert" (MIME/uuencoded GIF). (Moderated)
! clari.feature.imprb_research Excerpts from the Annals of Improbable Research (Moderated)
clari.feature.joebob Joe Bob Briggs goes to the Drive-in. (Moderated)
--- 479,485 ----
clari.feature.dilbert The daily comic strip "Dilbert" (MIME/uuencoded GIF). (Moderated)
! clari.feature.doonesbury Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury. (Moderated)
! clari.feature.experimental New trial and experimental features. (Moderated)
! clari.feature.forbetter Lynn Johnston's For Better or For Worse. (Moderated)
! clari.feature.foxtrot Bill Amend's FoxTrot. (Moderated)
! clari.feature.imprb_research Excerpts from the Annals of Improbable Research. (Moderated)
clari.feature.joebob Joe Bob Briggs goes to the Drive-in. (Moderated)
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*** 473,474 ****
--- 487,489 ----
clari.feature.miss_manners Judith Martin's humourous etiquette advice. (Moderated)
+ clari.feature.toles Tom Toles' editorial cartoons. (Moderated)
clari.feature.worldviews Views of the World: International editorial cartoons. (Moderated)
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*** 492,503 ****
clari.local.arizona News of Arizona. (Moderated)
! clari.local.arkansas News of Arkansas (Moderated)
clari.local.california News of California. (Moderated)
clari.local.chicago News of Chicago. (Moderated)
! clari.local.colorado News of Colorado (Moderated)
! clari.local.connecticut News of Connecticut (Moderated)
! clari.local.delaware News of Delaware (Moderated)
clari.local.florida News of Floria. (Moderated)
clari.local.georgia News of Georgia. (Moderated)
! clari.local.hawaii News of Hawaii (Moderated)
! clari.local.idaho News of Idaho (Moderated)
clari.local.illinois News of Illinois. (Moderated)
--- 507,518 ----
clari.local.arizona News of Arizona. (Moderated)
! clari.local.arkansas News of Arkansas. (Moderated)
clari.local.california News of California. (Moderated)
clari.local.chicago News of Chicago. (Moderated)
! clari.local.colorado News of Colorado. (Moderated)
! clari.local.connecticut News of Connecticut. (Moderated)
! clari.local.delaware News of Delaware. (Moderated)
clari.local.florida News of Floria. (Moderated)
clari.local.georgia News of Georgia. (Moderated)
! clari.local.hawaii News of Hawaii. (Moderated)
! clari.local.idaho News of Idaho. (Moderated)
clari.local.illinois News of Illinois. (Moderated)
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*** 505,511 ****
clari.local.iowa News of Iowa. (Moderated)
! clari.local.kansas News of Kansas (Moderated)
! clari.local.kentucky News of Kentucky (Moderated)
clari.local.los_angeles News of Los Angeles, California. (Moderated)
clari.local.louisiana News of Louisiana. (Moderated)
! clari.local.maine News of Maine (Moderated)
clari.local.maryland News of Maryland. (Moderated)
--- 520,526 ----
clari.local.iowa News of Iowa. (Moderated)
! clari.local.kansas News of Kansas. (Moderated)
! clari.local.kentucky News of Kentucky. (Moderated)
clari.local.los_angeles News of Los Angeles, California. (Moderated)
clari.local.louisiana News of Louisiana. (Moderated)
! clari.local.maine News of Maine. (Moderated)
clari.local.maryland News of Maryland. (Moderated)
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*** 514,520 ****
clari.local.minnesota News of Minnesota. (Moderated)
! clari.local.mississippi News of Mississippi (Moderated)
clari.local.missouri News of Missouri. (Moderated)
! clari.local.montana News of Montana (Moderated)
clari.local.nebraska News of Nebraska. (Moderated)
! clari.local.nevada News of Nevada (Moderated)
clari.local.new_hampshire News of New Hampshire. (Moderated)
--- 529,535 ----
clari.local.minnesota News of Minnesota. (Moderated)
! clari.local.mississippi News of Mississippi. (Moderated)
clari.local.missouri News of Missouri. (Moderated)
! clari.local.montana News of Montana. (Moderated)
clari.local.nebraska News of Nebraska. (Moderated)
! clari.local.nevada News of Nevada. (Moderated)
clari.local.new_hampshire News of New Hampshire. (Moderated)
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*** 527,529 ****
clari.local.ohio News of Ohio. (Moderated)
! clari.local.oklahoma News of Oklahoma (Moderated)
clari.local.oregon News of Oregon. (Moderated)
--- 542,544 ----
clari.local.ohio News of Ohio. (Moderated)
! clari.local.oklahoma News of Oklahoma. (Moderated)
clari.local.oregon News of Oregon. (Moderated)
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*** 532,539 ****
clari.local.sfbay News of San Francisco Bay Area. (Moderated)
! clari.local.south_carolina News of South Carolina (Moderated)
! clari.local.south_dakota News of South Dakota (Moderated)
! clari.local.tennessee News of Tennessee (Moderated)
clari.local.texas News of Texas. (Moderated)
clari.local.utah News of Utah. (Moderated)
! clari.local.vermont News of Vermont (Moderated)
clari.local.virginia+dc News of Virginia and Washington DC. (Moderated)
--- 547,554 ----
clari.local.sfbay News of San Francisco Bay Area. (Moderated)
! clari.local.south_carolina News of South Carolina. (Moderated)
! clari.local.south_dakota News of South Dakota. (Moderated)
! clari.local.tennessee News of Tennessee. (Moderated)
clari.local.texas News of Texas. (Moderated)
clari.local.utah News of Utah. (Moderated)
! clari.local.vermont News of Vermont. (Moderated)
clari.local.virginia+dc News of Virginia and Washington DC. (Moderated)
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*** 568,570 ****
clari.nb.unix Newsbytes Unix news. (Moderated)
! clari.nb.windows Newsbytes: Windows and Windows NT (Moderated)
clari.net.admin Announcements for news admins at ClariNet sites. (Moderated)
--- 583,585 ----
clari.nb.unix Newsbytes Unix news. (Moderated)
! clari.nb.windows Newsbytes: Windows and Windows NT. (Moderated)
clari.net.admin Announcements for news admins at ClariNet sites. (Moderated)
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*** 691,693 ****
clari.world.asia.koreas News of North and South Korea. (Moderated)
! clari.world.asia.south News of South Asia (Pakistan, Bangladesh, etc.) (Moderated)
clari.world.asia.southeast News of Southeast Asia. (Moderated)
--- 706,708 ----
clari.world.asia.koreas News of North and South Korea. (Moderated)
! clari.world.asia.south News of South Asia (Pakistan, Bangladesh, etc.). (Moderated)
clari.world.asia.southeast News of Southeast Asia. (Moderated)
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*** 816,828 ****
! hepnet.admin Discussions among hepnet.* netnews administrators
! hepnet.announce Announcement of general interest
! hepnet.conferences Discussions of conference and workshops
! hepnet.freehep Discussions about the freehep archives
! hepnet.general Discussions of general interest
! hepnet.hepix Discussions on the use of Unix
! hepnet.heplib Discussions about HEPLIB
! hepnet.jobs Job announcements and discussions
! hepnet.lang.c++ Discussions of the use of C++
! hepnet.test Test postings
! hepnet.videoconf Discussions on the use of videoconferencing
--- 831,843 ----
! hepnet.admin Discussions among hepnet.* netnews administrators.
! hepnet.announce Announcement of general interest.
! hepnet.conferences High Energy Physics conferences & workshops.
! hepnet.freehep The freehep High Energy Physics archives.
! hepnet.general General interest items for High Energy Physics.
! hepnet.hepix The use of Unix for High Energy Physics work.
! hepnet.heplib The HEPLIB High Energy Physics library.
! hepnet.jobs High Energy Physics job announcements and discussions.
! hepnet.lang.c++ The use of C++ for High Energy Physics work.
! hepnet.test Test postings in the hepnet.* distribution.
! hepnet.videoconf Video conferencing High Energy Physics researchers.
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*** 834,838 ****
--- 849,864 ----
ieee.announce General Announcements for IEEE community.
+ ieee.bbs.help Help Discussion regarding IEEE Bulletin Boards.
+ ieee.bbs.info Info on IEEE Bulletin Boards.
+ ieee.ces.audio-visual Consumer Electronics Society - Digital Audio/Video.
+ ieee.ces.broadcast-cable Consumer Electronics Society - Broadcast/Cable.
+ ieee.ces.home-automation Consumer Electronics Society - Home Automation.
+ ieee.ces.personal-communications Personal Communications.
ieee.config Postings about managing the ieee.* groups.
+ ieee.eab.announce Educational Activities - Announcements.
+ ieee.eab.general Educational Activities - General Discussion.
ieee.general IEEE - General discussion.
ieee.pcnfs Discussion & tips on PC-NFS.
+ ieee.pcs.general IEEE Professional Communication Society discussions.
+ ieee.pub.announce Publishing Activities - Announcements.
+ ieee.pub.general Publishing Activities - General Discussion.
ieee.rab.announce Regional Activities Board - Announcements.
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*** 840,841 ****
--- 866,869 ----
ieee.region1 Region 1 Announcements.
+ ieee.stds.announce Standards Department - Announcements.
+ ieee.stds.general Standards Department - General Discussion.
ieee.tab.announce Technical Activities Board - Announcements.
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*** 970,972 ****
info.pem-dev *IETF privacy enhanced mail discussions (pem...@tis.com). (Moderated)
! info.ph Qi, ph, sendmail/phquery discussions (inf...@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu). (Moderated)
info.rfc *Announcements of newly released RFCs (rfc-r...@nic.ddn.mil). (Moderated)
--- 998,1000 ----
info.pem-dev *IETF privacy enhanced mail discussions (pem...@tis.com). (Moderated)
! info.ph Qi, ph, sendmail/phquery discussions (inf...@postoffice.cso.uiuc.edu). (Moderated)
info.rfc *Announcements of newly released RFCs (rfc-r...@nic.ddn.mil). (Moderated)