This is an ultra abbreviated version of Newsgroups Info Center.  This 
version is designed to be quick guide to the news groups giving you a 
descriptions The group and a few stats. The full version should be 
avalible in the same place you got this file.

This version contains:
	
	o the newsgroups title
        o a short desciption for the group from the 
	  "List of Active Newsgroups" parts I & II and from
          "Alternative_Newsgroups_Hierarchies" parts I & II 
       OR a long description for the group when avalible 
           (This is the main area where I could use help on so 
           start sending them in if you want to see this BIBLE
           get anywhere.)
        o the estamated total number of readers, the % of newsreaders
          who read that group, and the monthly number of messages per
          month, from the "USENET_Rearship_report_for_*"

The majority of this information is gotten from the posts at news.lists.

Please note that this is a first draft and the format is likly to change 
as time goes on.

As mentioned above I could really use descriptions for the groups.  The
descriptions don't have to be real long, orginal charters will do.  So if
you can either cut and paste a charter from a faq or write your own
description it would be MOST appresated.

For more information please see the file "bible-faq" under the 
/pub/usenet-b/info directory at ftp.clark.net or check out my home page at
"http://www.clark.net/pub/usenet-b/www/home.html".  

###

Relcom.*

  is the hierarchy of Russian-language newsgroups distributed

alt.0d

  Yet another attempt to collect stupid people up front.

  Readers: 6900 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 313

alt.1d

  One-dimensional imaging, & the thinking behind it.

  Readers: 64000 (0.7%)             Traffic per month: 1135

alt.2600

  The magazine or the game system.  You decide.

  Readers: 160000 (1.6%)            Traffic per month: 8589

alt.2600.hope.d

  Hackers on Planet Earth discussion.

alt.2600hz

  Use alt.mag.2600 instead.

  Readers: 8400 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 205

alt.3d

  Three-dimensional imaging.

  Readers: 67000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 736

alt.3d.sirds

  Especially for Single Image Random Dot Stereograms.

alt.3d.studio

  For 3D Studio users.

  Readers: 5000 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 335

alt.aapg.announce

  The American Association of Petroleum Geologists.

alt.aapg.general

  The American Association of Petroleum Geologists.

alt.abortion.inequity

  Paternal obligations of failing to abort unwanted child.

  Readers: 54000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 2209

alt.abuse.offender.recovery

  Helping abuse-offenders to recover & heal.

alt.abuse.recovery

  Helping victims of abuse to recover.

  Readers: 30000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 610

alt.abuse.transcendence

  A no-spoiler zone group, designed to be a discussion zone regarding 
  non-standard models, methods, and styles of dealing with all forms of 
  abuse -- a place to find them as well. Hoping to see some fairly intense 
  discussion here; this would be the "dangerous" group  rather than the 
  "safe" one... or "a" safe one...

  Readers: 8500 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 272

alt.acme.exploding.newsgroup

  Beep beep.

alt.activism

  Activities for activists.

  Readers: 170000 (1.5%)            Traffic per month: 6222

alt.activism.d

  A place to discuss issues in alt.activism.

alt.activism.death-penalty

  For people opposed to capital punishment.

  Readers: 29000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2120

alt.adjective.noun.verb.verb.verb

  The penultimate alt group.

  Readers: 10000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 310

alt.adoption

  For those involved with or contemplating adoption.

  Readers: 39000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 2685

alt.adoption.agency

  Licensed non-profit adoption agency information.

  Readers: 5300 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 227

alt.aeffle.und.pferdle

  German TV cartoon characters das Aeffle und das Pferdle.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 88

alt.agriculture.fruit

  Fruit production.

  Readers: 5200 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 93

alt.agriculture.misc

  Use sci.agriculture instead.

  Readers: 23000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 530

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.

alt.aldus.freehand

  The other hand is busy.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 267

alt.aldus.misc

  Aldus products not covered in another alt.aldus group.

alt.aldus.pagemaker

  Don't use expensive user support, come here instead.

  Readers: 41000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1108

alt.algebra.help

  Cheating on Homework 101.

alt.alien.research

  Extraterrestial body snatching for fun and profit.

  Readers: 3200 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 423

alt.alien.vampire.flonk.flonk.flonk

  Something about simoN.

  Readers: 5500 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 1566

alt.alien.visitors

  Space Aliens on Earth!	Abduction!  Gov't Coverup!

  Readers: 96000 (0.9%)             Traffic per month: 4073

alt.allsysop

  Use comp.bbs.misc instead.

alt.alt

  ASCII stereograms.

  Readers: 7300 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 173

alt.alt.alt.alt.alt

  When the ants go marching five by five.

  Readers: 4600 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 102

alt.alumni.bronx-science

  Those crazy kids from Bronx-Sci.

alt.amateur-comp

  Discussion and input for Amateur Computerist Newsletter.

  Readers: 28000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 230

alt.amazon-women.admirers

  A group for the posting of personals,  experiences, and limitations 
  experienced by and about Amazonically proportioned women.  This group
  does not only deal with the physical size of women, but the mental 
  attitude that makes a woman truly an Amazon. Many tall women have 
  trouble dealing with problems of height and this group will also
  explore these issues.

  Readers: 35000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1193

alt.amiga.demos

  Use alt.sys.amiga.demos instead.

  Readers: 7600 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 71

alt.amiga.slip

  Use comp.sys.amiga.networking instead.

alt.anagrams

  Playing with words.

  Readers: 10000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 311

alt.anger

  Seething rage.

alt.angst

  Anxiety in the modern world.

  Readers: 50000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 4152

alt.animals.badgers

  Wombat love.

  Readers: 5000 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 38

alt.animals.bears

  Who's gonna win the Super Bowl?  Da Bears!

alt.animals.dolphins

  Flipper, Darwin, and all their friends.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 327

alt.animals.felines

  Cats of all types.

  Readers: 7600 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 533

alt.animals.felines.lions

  Royalty of the Beasts.

alt.animals.felines.snowleopards

  Snow leopards.

alt.animals.foxes

  For those wild and crazy guys.

  Readers: 6700 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 99

alt.animals.raccoons

  Discussion of raccoons and raccoon-related topics.

alt.animation.spumco

  For discussion of the work of Spumco, the animation studio best known for
  creating the original episodes of "Ren and Stimpy."  However, Spumco has not
  been involved with that TV show for a long time, and it is moving on to
  other projects.  Therefore, this newsgroup will allow of other Spumco
  animation projects besides "Ren & Stimpy."

  Readers: 4300 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 52

alt.animation.warner-bros

  Discussions about Warner Brothers cartoons.

  Readers: 23000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 621

alt.anonymous

  A group for discussion of anonymous news servers, such as:
       - Are they legit?
       - Limiting postings? 
       - Dealing with abusers?
       - Dealing with godless communist censors like Dickee DePEEEEEEWWWWW

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 411

alt.anonymous.messages

  An anonymous message pool newgroup, whatever that is.

  Readers: 7700 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 336

alt.answers

  As if anyone on alt has the answers. (Moderated)

  Readers: 88000 (0.9%)             Traffic per month: 728

alt.aol-sucks

  Why some people hate AOL and its users.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 2902

alt.aol.rejects

  Another forum for gripes about America Online.

  Readers: 6100 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 213

alt.appalachian

  Appalachian region awareness, events, and culture.

  Readers: 28000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 651

alt.aquaria

  The aquarium & related as a hobby.

  Readers: 91000 (0.8%)             Traffic per month: 2397

alt.aquaria.killies

  Killifish, members of family cyprinodontidae.

alt.archaeology

  Use sci.archaeology instead.

alt.archery

  Robin Hood had the right idea.

  Readers: 50000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 976

alt.architecture

  Building design/construction and related topics.

  Readers: 28000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 865

alt.architecture.alternative

  Non-traditional building designs.

  Readers: 22000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 548

alt.architecture.int-design

  Interior design of man-made spaces.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 155

alt.aromatherapy

  The effects of scents.

alt.art.scene

  Making a spectacle of yourself in the art world.

alt.art.virtual-beret

  Art isn't really wearing a chapeau.

alt.artcom

  Artistic Community, arts & communication.

  Readers: 66220 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 761

alt.arts.ballet

  All aspects of ballet & modern dance as performing art.

  Readers: 6500 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 550

alt.arts.nomad

  A forum for the discussion of issues related to the idea that beliefs and
  identity are becoming increasingly unstable. Our emerging global culture is
  influenced by a shifting and constant movement that alters economic,
  spiritual, and  geographic categories and hence our understanding of the world.
  
  NOMAD represents varying concepts of space and time that inform
  relationships between and across cultures, between gendered
  and culturally different  individuals. It investigates what happens
  to an image, a story, a theory that moves from place to place. NOMAD
  challenges truth while recognizing that certain "essentialisms" can be
  made useful.
  
  NOMAD includes the effects of televisual and digital technologies on
  social  and cultural meaning. It is about the ability to be in at least
  two places at  once, to be in two or more moments of historical space
  and time, to be both in and out of one's body. It explores the
  homogenizing tendencies of global communications media in relation 
  to local cultures. It concerns the influence of these technologies 
  over even those who appear to be outside the circuits, over those 
  who are otherwise perceived as marginal or who are willfully peripheral.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 124

alt.arts.storytelling

  Discussion of storytelling in all its forms.

  Readers: 6200 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 151

alt.ascii-art

  Pictures composed of ASCII characters.

  Readers: 68000 (0.7%)             Traffic per month: 1613

alt.ascii-art.animation

  Movies composed of ASCII characters.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 107

alt.asian-movies

  Movies from Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Chinese mainland.

  Readers: 34000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1616

alt.astrology

  Twinkle, twinkle, little planet.

  Readers: 50000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 3976

alt.astrology.asian

  The stars as they appear over the Orient.

alt.atari-jaguar.discussion

  As opposed to simply alt.atari.jaguar.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 608

alt.atari.2600

  The Atari 2600 game system, not 2600 Magazine.

  Readers: 5600 (0.3%)              Traffic per month: 304

alt.atari.2600vcs

  Twits shouldn't create groups.  Cf. alt.atari.2600.vcs.

  Readers: 21000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 54

alt.atheism

  Godless heathens.

  Readers: 120000 (1.1%)            Traffic per month: 11019

alt.atheism.moderated

  Focused Godless heathens. (Moderated)

  Readers: 36000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 994

alt.atheism.satire

  Atheism-related humour and satire.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1567

alt.athiesm

  Illiterate Godless heathens.

alt.aus.footy.panthers

  Ferocious black leopards playing football.

alt.authorware

  About Authorware, produced by Authorware.  So subtle.

  Readers: 3000 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 58

alt.autos.antique

  Use rec.autos.antique instead.

  Readers: 28000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1180

alt.autos.camaro.firebird

  A couple of American sports cars.

  Readers: 9800 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 558

alt.autos.karting

  Racing go-karts.

  Readers: 7100 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 130

alt.autos.macho-trucks

    A forum for the discussion of issues of interest to macho truck 
  enthusiasts.  It is meant to be a happy, fun newsgroup.  It is not a 
  MENSA convention or a scratching post for political correctness freaks.  
  Those who insist on confusing an otherwise clear issue with scientific 
  truths and verifiableinformation will probably end up squashed beneath 
  an F-150. 
    
  Behold, the Macho Truck Credo:
     1.   More cubic inches is always better, even when it's not.
     2.   Big fat tires are always better, even when they're not.
     3.   My truck can *haul* your little sissy truck.
     4.   If a truck still runs, it ought to be street-legal.
     5.   Blue smoke means it's now properly broken in.
     6.   If it's not part of the power train, it's optional.
     7.   That goes double for sheet metal and mufflers.
     8.   A truck without 4 wheel drive is like beer without alcohol.
     9.   Until you've got headlights, driving lights, fog lights,
          clearance lights, running lights, turning lights, and special
          super-bright "you got your bright lights on dummy" lights, you 
          don't necessarily have too many lights.
    10.  Granny low is the way to go.

alt.autos.rod-n-custom

  Use rec.autos.rod-n-custom instead.

  Readers: 28000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 831

alt.babylon5.uk

  Use uk.media.tv.sf.babylon5 instead.

alt.bacchus

  Disciples of the god of wine.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 114

alt.backrubs

    The alt.backrubs newsgroup functions primarily as a place for discussion 
  of massage techniques and principles, and issues related to massage 
  including bodywork therapies, e.g. Rolfing.  
    Although it would be a waste of energy to post messages seeking sexual 
  partners in alt.backrubs, there have been some interesting discussions 
  about areas of overlap between massage and sex. The archive contains 
  collections of such postings.

  Readers: 48000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 367

alt.bad.clams

  Festering food or financial forgeries.

alt.baldspot

  He's not only the founder, he's a customer; our guy Sy.

  Readers: 4100 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 106

alt.banjo

  Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 427

alt.banjo.clawhammer

  Technique and tricks from the masters of banjo.

alt.barney.dinosaur.die.die.die

  "There's enough hatred of Barney for everyone!"

  Readers: 19000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1478

alt.basement.graveyard

  Another side of the do-it-yourself movement.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 118

alt.bbs

  Computer BBS systems & software.

  Readers: 190000 (1.5%)            Traffic per month: 2006

alt.bbs.ads

  Ads for various computer BBS's.

  Readers: 66000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 1526

alt.bbs.allsysop

  SysOp concerns of ALL networks and technologies.

  Readers: 60000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 998

alt.bbs.citadel

  The Citadel BBS.

alt.bbs.doors

  Bulletin board system add-on executables, or "doors".

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 711

alt.bbs.first-class

  The First Class Mac GUI BBS.

  Readers: 34000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 975

alt.bbs.gigo-gateway

  Garbage in, garbage out --- alt.* in a nutshell.

alt.bbs.internet

  BBSs that are hooked up to the Internet.

  Readers: 120000 (1.0%)            Traffic per month: 1429

alt.bbs.lists

  Postings of regional BBS listings.

  Readers: 130000 (1.1%)            Traffic per month: 903

alt.bbs.lists.d

  Discussion and requests of regional BBS listings.

  Readers: 57000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 181

alt.bbs.majorbbs

  The MajorBBS by Galacticomm, Inc.

  Readers: 25000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 345

alt.bbs.metal

  The METAL Telecommunications Enviornment.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 131

alt.bbs.pcboard

  Technical support for the PCBoard BBS.

  Readers: 33000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 774

alt.bbs.pcbuucp

  The commerical PCBoard gateway, PCB-UUCP.

  Readers: 23000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 68

alt.bbs.ra

  RemoteAccess discussion.

alt.bbs.renegade

  The James Dean of BBSes.

  Readers: 8600 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 911

alt.bbs.searchlight

  Searchlight BBS system discussions.

  Readers: 10000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1033

alt.bbs.tribbs

  Didn't Kirk have some trouble with tribbs?

alt.bbs.unixbbs

  UnixBBS, from Nervous XTC.

  Readers: 38000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 157

alt.bbs.watergate

  The WaterGate mail processor.

  Readers: 7035 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 72

alt.bbs.wildcat

  WILDCAT! BBS from Mustang Software, Inc.

  Readers: 27000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1238

alt.bbs.wwiv

  The WWIV bulletin board system.

alt.beadworld

  We must appease the Bead Gods.

  Readers: 1600 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 38

alt.beer

  Good for what ales ya.

  Readers: 85000 (0.8%)             Traffic per month: 2670

alt.beer.like-molson-eh

  A beer that Canadians can be like, uh, proud of, eh?

alt.beograd

  City and people of Beograd.

alt.best.of.internet

  It was a time of sorrow, it was a time of joy.

  Readers: 66000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 913

alt.bible.prophecy

  Discussion of the Bible and its prophecies.

alt.bigfoot

  Dr. Scholl's gone native.

  Readers: 42000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1471

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.

  Readers: 2400 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 54

alt.binaries.clip-art

  Distribution of DOS, Mac and Unix clipart.

  Readers: 25000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1430

alt.binaries.descent

  The Decline and Fall of the alt.binaries Empire.

alt.binaries.doom

  Binaries for or of the DOOM PC game.

  Readers: 29000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1089

alt.binaries.fonts

  Give your word processor some style!

alt.binaries.games

  Executables for games on various systems.

  Readers: 4500 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 748

alt.binaries.games.vga-planets

  Conquer the universe via uudecode.

alt.binaries.heretic

  Post lots of ASCII messages here to be a heretic.

alt.binaries.lingerie

  Use alt.binaries.pictures.lingerie instead.

alt.binaries.mac.games

  Games for the Macintosh.

alt.binaries.misc

  Random large files without a more appropriate group.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1146

alt.binaries.missing-adults

  Images of adult missing people.

alt.binaries.multimedia

  Sound, text and graphics data rolled in one.

  Readers: 96000 (0.9%)             Traffic per month: 7038

alt.binaries.multimedia.d

  Discussion of digitized animation files.

  Readers: 5400 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 163

alt.binaries.multimedia.erotica

  Moving pictures of a prurient nature.

  Readers: 33000 (0.7%)             Traffic per month: 4798

alt.binaries.nude.celebrities

  Willard Scott nekkid & other natural wonders.

  Readers: 19000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 4733

alt.binaries.pictures.12hr

  Pictures of clocks.

alt.binaries.pictures.animals

  Pictures of all types of animals.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1297

alt.binaries.pictures.anime

  Images from Japanese animation.

  Readers: 23000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 865

alt.binaries.pictures.art.bodyart

  Use alt.binaries.pictures.bodyart.

alt.binaries.pictures.arts.bodyart

  Use alt.binaries.pictures.bodyart.

  Readers: 2700 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 73

alt.binaries.pictures.ascii

  Pictures composed of ASCII characters.

  Readers: 25000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 177

alt.binaries.pictures.astro

  Very black pictures.

  Readers: 17000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 298

alt.binaries.pictures.black.erotic.females

  Use a.b.p.erotica.black.females.

alt.binaries.pictures.bodyart

  Graphics of body stylings.

  Readers: 4600 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 259

alt.binaries.pictures.boys

  GIFs, JPEGs, et cetera of boys.

alt.binaries.pictures.cartoons

  Images from animated cartoons.

  Readers: 44000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1538

alt.binaries.pictures.celebrities

  An unmoderated group to carry postings of encoded pictures
  featuring famous people, which do not fit into other pictures groups, i.e.
  people that are not supermodels or porn stars. Since this group is intended
  as a companion group to alt.binaries.pictures.misc and not abp.erotica,
  pictures in this group should be G rated, i.e. do not include nudity. Pictures
  of famous nude people still should go to alt.binaries.pictures.erotica*.
  If any nude pictures are posted, they should carry a note of that in the
  subject and the description.
  
  Crosspostings between this group and alt.binaries.pictures.misc are not
  incourged, since abp.misc is supposed to take anything that doesn't 
  fit in other groups. Crosspostings between this group and abps are 
  acceptable, if the subject fits into both groups.
  
  All discussion related to postings in alt.binaries.pictures.celebrities should
  go to alt.binaries.pictures.d. A .d group specifically for the group will
  not be created. To assure this, all posters should set the Followup-To
  field to alt.binaries.pictures.d. Discussions about the people portrayed in
  pictures posted in the group should best take place in the appropriate
  groups for each celebrity, e.g. alt.fan.*, alt.tv.*, rec.music.*, etc.

  Readers: 48000 (0.8%)             Traffic per month: 4783

alt.binaries.pictures.children

  Pictures of children.

  Readers: 3600 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 736

alt.binaries.pictures.d

  Discussions about picture postings.

  Readers: 120000 (1.1%)            Traffic per month: 459

alt.binaries.pictures.dorks

  Geek High's Continual Online Yearbook.

alt.binaries.pictures.erotica

  Gigabytes of copyright violations.

  Readers: 290000 (3.1%)            Traffic per month: 17015

alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.amateur.d

  Amateur subjects/photographers.

  Readers: 10000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 202

alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.amateur.female

  Amateur subjects/photographers.

  Readers: 39000 (0.8%)             Traffic per month: 4908

alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.amateur.male

  Amateur subjects/photographers.

  Readers: 8800 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 874

alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.anime

  Anime erotica - "Ecchi"/"Hentai"/"H".

  Readers: 23000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 2128

alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.autos

  Things that REALLY make guys go SCHWING!

alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.bestiality

  Pictures of sex with animals.

  Readers: 22000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1284

alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.black.females

  Sexy ebony women.

alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.black.male

  Tall, dark & handsome black men.

alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.blondes

  Copyright violations featuring blondes.

  Readers: 130000 (1.7%)            Traffic per month: 3302

alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.bondage

  Bondage and S&M-related erotic images.

  Readers: 28000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 3217

alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.breasts

  Pictures of mammalian protruberances.

  Readers: 21000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 2082

alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.cartoons

  Copyright violations featuring toons.

  Readers: 32000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 1384

alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.cheerleaders

  Gimme a B..R..E..A..K.

alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.d

  Discussing erotic copyright violations.

  Readers: 100000 (1.1%)            Traffic per month: 927

alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.female

  Copyright violations featuring females.

  Readers: 150000 (1.9%)            Traffic per month: 9106

alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.female.anal

  Women's poop chutes.

alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.fetish

  Fetishistic, exotic, erotic images.

  Readers: 25000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 1911

alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.furry

  Erotic furry images.

  Readers: 20000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 474

alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.gaymen

  Explicit pictures of gay men.

alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.latina

  Latina women.

alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.male

  Copyright violations featuring males.

  Readers: 55000 (0.7%)             Traffic per month: 10171

alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.male.anal

  Men's poop chutes.

alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.orientals

  Copyright violations featuring Asians.

  Readers: 88000 (1.2%)             Traffic per month: 4692

alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.pornstar

  Copyright violations of porn stars.

  Readers: 7500 (0.4%)              Traffic per month: 967

alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.redheads

  Erotic images of redheads.

alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.teen

  Teens, should be above age of consent.

  Readers: 28000 (0.7%)             Traffic per month: 4403

alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.teen.d

  Teens, should be above age of consent.

alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.teen.female

  Teens, above age of consent.

alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.teen.male

  Teens, above age of consent.

alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.urine

  New dimensions in water photography.

alt.binaries.pictures.fine-art.d

  Discussion of the fine-art binaries. (Moderated)

  Readers: 42000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 7

alt.binaries.pictures.fine-art.digitized

  Art from conventional media. (Moderated)

  Readers: 34000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 4

alt.binaries.pictures.fine-art.graphics

  Art created on computers. (Moderated)

  Readers: 34000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 10

alt.binaries.pictures.fractals

  Cheaper just to send the program parameters.

  Readers: 50000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 340

alt.binaries.pictures.furry

  Originaly funny animal art.

  Readers: 20000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 354

alt.binaries.pictures.girlfriend

  Pictures of girlfriends.

  Readers: 2800 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 226

alt.binaries.pictures.girlfriends

  Commercially controverisal group.

  Readers: 14000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2258

alt.binaries.pictures.girls

  GIFs, JPEGs, et cetera of boys.

alt.binaries.pictures.lesbians

  Images of women who love women.

alt.binaries.pictures.lingerie

  As if Victoria's Secret isn't frequent enough.

  Readers: 6600 (0.3%)              Traffic per month: 481

alt.binaries.pictures.misc

  Have we saturated the network yet?

  Readers: 140000 (1.4%)            Traffic per month: 3608

alt.binaries.pictures.nude.celebrities

  Images of normally clothed famous folk.

alt.binaries.pictures.nudism

  Images featuring nudists.

  Readers: 24000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 1947

alt.binaries.pictures.personal

  People publishing photos of themselves.

alt.binaries.pictures.supermodels

  Yet more copyright violations.

  Readers: 130000 (1.5%)            Traffic per month: 7431

alt.binaries.pictures.tasteless

  Eccchh, that last one was *sick*.

  Readers: 99000 (1.1%)             Traffic per month: 2345

alt.binaries.pictures.teen-idols

  Pictures of the hunks of tomorrow.

  Readers: 5700 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 1535

alt.binaries.pictures.the-bob

  Pictures of net.god The BOB(c).

alt.binaries.pictures.utilities

  Posting of pictures-related utilities.

  Readers: 110000 (1.1%)            Traffic per month: 2573

alt.binaries.pictures.vehicles

  Images of vehicles.

  Readers: 7200 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 694

alt.binaries.pictures.victoria.secret

  Use alt.binaries.pictures.lingerie.

alt.binaries.slack

  Sounds and pictures of J.R. "Bob" Dobbs.

  Readers: 5400 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 331

alt.binaries.sounds.cartoons

  Sounds from copyrighted animated shows.

  Readers: 11000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 843

alt.binaries.sounds.d

  Sounding off.

  Readers: 64000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 170

alt.binaries.sounds.erotica

  Uhh Uhh Uhh Uhhhhhhhhhhhh.  Ooh.

  Readers: 34000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 930

alt.binaries.sounds.midi

  MIDI binaries.

  Readers: 29000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 3094

alt.binaries.sounds.misc

  Digitized audio adventures.

  Readers: 92000 (0.9%)             Traffic per month: 852

alt.binaries.sounds.mods

  MODs and related sound formats.

  Readers: 35000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 2788

alt.binaries.sounds.movies

  Sounds from copyrighted movies.

  Readers: 37000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1805

alt.binaries.sounds.music

  Music samples in MOD/669 format.

  Readers: 51000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 3178

alt.binaries.sounds.samples.music

  Musical instrument samples and stuff.

alt.binaries.sounds.tv

  Sounds from copyrighted television shows.

  Readers: 32000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 2747

alt.binaries.sounds.utilities

  Sound utilities.

  Readers: 24000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 562

alt.binaries.startrek

  Various binaries related to Star Trek.

alt.binaries.warez.ibm-pc

  D00DZ in favour of pirating PC software.

  Readers: 3900 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 1237

alt.binaries.warez.mac

  DOODZ in favour of pirating Mac software.

alt.birthright

  Birthright Party propaganda.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 35

alt.bitch.pork

  Flames in a particular vein.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 100

alt.bitterness

  No matter what it's for, you know how it'll turn out.

  Readers: 29000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1399

alt.blasphemy

  Irreverence on the net?  Who would have thought.

alt.bogus.group

  In alt?  Who do you think you are to say so?

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 107

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.

  Readers: 25000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 206

alt.books.anne-rice

  The Vampire Thermostat.

  Readers: 37000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 2948

alt.books.beatgeneration

  Beat authors, Burroughs, Kerouac, etc.

  Readers: 3300 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 310

alt.books.brian-lumley

  Books by Brian Lumley.

alt.books.clive-barker

  Discussion of the writings of Clive Barker.

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.

alt.books.deryni

  Katherine Kurtz's books, especially the Deryni series.

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 223

alt.books.isaac-asimov

  Fans of the late SF/science author Isaac Asimov.

  Readers: 26000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 355

alt.books.kurt-vonnegut

  Discussion of Kurt Vonnegut's works.

alt.books.m-lackey

  Author Mercedes Lackey and her books.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 526

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!".

  Readers: 46000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1646

alt.books.stephen-king

  The works of horror writer Stephen King.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 2098

alt.books.technical

  Discussion of technical books.

  Readers: 45000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 296

alt.books.toffler

  Works by Alvin Toffler.

alt.books.tom-clancy

  The group for discusson of Mr. Techno-Thriller.

  Readers: 7700 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 717

alt.boomerang

  The angular throwing club, not the Eddie Murphy flick.

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 124

alt.bosnia.action.now

  Aruging about more involvement in Bosnia.

alt.brother-jed

  The born-again minister touring US campuses.

  Readers: 23000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 131

alt.buddha.short.fat.guy

  Religion. And not religion. Both. Neither.

  Readers: 23000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1487

alt.business.home.pc

  For displaying PC home business plans and services.

alt.business.hospitality

  Hotel, resort, tour and restaurant businesses.

alt.business.import-export

  Business aspects of international trade.

  Readers: 6900 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 3532

alt.business.insurance

  All about the insurance industry.

alt.business.internal-audit

  Discussion of internal auditing.

alt.business.misc

  All aspects of commerce.

  Readers: 44000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 6202

alt.business.multi-level

  Multi-level (network) marketing businesses.

  Readers: 39000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 3578

alt.business.seminars

  Business seminars.

alt.buttered.scones

  You bring the tea.

alt.butts

  Cigarettes, guns, logs, casks, you name it.

alt.cad

  Computer Aided Design.

  Readers: 47000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 459

alt.cad.autocad

  CAD as practiced by customers of Autodesk.

  Readers: 43000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 969

alt.cad.cadkey

  Cadkey, Datacad, and other Cadkey, Inc. products.

alt.california

  The state and the state of mind.

  Readers: 48000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1176

alt.callahans

  Callahan's bar for puns and fellowship.

  Readers: 67000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 2733

alt.canadian.beaver

  More from "Things that make you go, 'eh?'"

alt.captain.sarcastic

  For the captain's minions.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 139

alt.cardgame.magic

  Use rec.games.trading-cards.magic.misc instead.

alt.cardgame.spellfire

  TSR's SpellFire game.

alt.cars.Ford-Probe

  "PROBE ME" --- actual Viriginia woman's license plate.

alt.cartoon.reboot

  Don't like the current animation?  Ctl-alt-del.

alt.cascade

  Art or litter, you decide.

  Readers: 29000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 285

alt.caving

  Spelunk.

alt.cd-rom

  Discussions of optical storage media.

  Readers: 110000 (0.9%)            Traffic per month: 1605

alt.cd-rom.reviews

  Reviews of various published things available on CD-ROM.

  Readers: 31000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 386

alt.celebrities

  Famous people and their sycophants.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 960

alt.cellular-phone-tech

  Brilliant telephony mind blows netnews naming.

  Readers: 5600 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 619

alt.cellular.oki.900

  A whole group for a telephone model.

alt.censorship

  Discussion about restricting speech/press.

  Readers: 72000 (0.7%)             Traffic per month: 4005

alt.cereal

  Breakfast cereals and their (m)ilk.

  Readers: 22000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 382

alt.cesium

  College Educated Students in Universal Mainland.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 42

alt.chess.bdg

  The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit.

  Readers: 6200 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 30

alt.chess.ics

  The Internet Chess Server @valkyries.andrew.cmu.edu.

  Readers: 11000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 294

alt.child-support

  Raising children in a split family.

  Readers: 32000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1698

alt.chinchilla

  The nature of chinchilla farming in America today.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 223

alt.chinese.computing

  Discussion group for Chinese computing.

  Readers: 17000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 351

alt.chinese.fengshui

  The aesthete of location, Chinese-style.

alt.chinese.text

  Postings in Chinese; Chinese language software.

  Readers: 54000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 3981

alt.chinese.text.big5

  Posting in Chinese[BIG 5].

  Readers: 32000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1114

alt.chips.salt-n-vinegar

  People fond of salt and vinegar potato chips.

alt.christnet

  Gathering place for Christian ministers and users.

  Readers: 23000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 4676

alt.christnet.bible

  Bible discussion and research.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1938

alt.christnet.christianlife

  How to live what Christians believe.

  Readers: 9100 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 499

alt.christnet.evangelical

  Some aspect of evangelism.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 219

alt.christnet.hypocrisy

  "Vengeance is mine!" sayeth jfurr.

  Readers: 10000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 76

alt.christnet.nudism

  Stripping in the name of the Lord.

alt.christnet.philosophy

  Philosophical implications of Christianity.

  Readers: 11000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 770

alt.christnet.prayer

  Prayer in the lives of Christians.

alt.christnet.second-coming.real-soon-now

  It could happen.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 727

alt.christnet.sex

  Some of them still do that, you know.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1030

alt.christnet.theology

  The distinctives of God of Christian theology.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 931

alt.clearing.technology

  Traumatic Incident Reduction and Clearing.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 768

alt.clothing.lingerie

  The special secrets under wraps.

  Readers: 25000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 708

alt.clothing.sneakers

  Sports, casual, collection, or just one pair.

alt.co-evolution

  The Whole Earth Review and associated lifestyles.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 45

alt.co-ops

  Discussion about co-operatives.

  Readers: 48000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 117

alt.cobol

  Relationship between programming and stone axes.

  Readers: 45000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 115

alt.coffee

  Another group worshipping caffeine.

  Readers: 23000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1060

alt.collecting.8-track-tapes

  Fans of the endless loop cartridge.

alt.collecting.autographs

  WOW! You got Pete Rose's? What about Kibo's?

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1723

alt.college.college-bowl

  Discussions of the College Bowl competition.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 636

alt.college.food

  Dining halls, cafeterias, mystery meat, and more.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 160

alt.college.fraternities

  College and university fraternities.

  Readers: 21000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2792

alt.college.fraternities.dlta-sigma-phi

  Delta Sigma Phi.

alt.college.fraternities.sigma-pi

  Sigma Pi: A fellowship of kindred minds.

alt.college.sororities

  College and university sororities.

  Readers: 7400 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 529

alt.college.tunnels

  Tunnelling beneath the campuses.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 121

alt.college.us

  Is that "us" as in "U. S.", or do you just mean y'all?

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 603

alt.comedy.air-farce

  Royal Canadian Air Farce.

alt.comedy.british

  Discussion of British comedy in a variety of media.

  Readers: 33000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1940

alt.comedy.british.blackadder

  The Black Adder programme.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 499

alt.comedy.firesgn-thtre

  Firesign Theatre in all its flaming glory.

  Readers: 23000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 393

alt.comedy.improvisation

  Group improvisational comedies.

alt.comedy.slapstick

  Slapstick: comedy stressing farce and horseplay.

alt.comedy.slapstick.3-stooges

  For discussion about the boys, for announcements of upcoming
  events such as film festivals, and for pointers to sounds and
  images of Moe, Larry, Curly, and the other,
  less-loved Stooges: Shemp,  Joe, and Curly Joe.

alt.comedy.standup

  Discussion of stand-up comedy and comedians.

  Readers: 8300 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 380

alt.comics.alternative

  You could try a book without pictures, for example.

  Readers: 21000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 173

alt.comics.batman

  Marketing mania.

  Readers: 24000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1067

alt.comics.classic

  For the discussion of golden and silver age comic books.

alt.comics.elfquest

  W & R Pini's ElfQuest series.

  Readers: 21000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 233

alt.comics.fan-fiction

  Original works using existing comic characters.

alt.comics.image

  What would a comic be without an image?

alt.comics.lnh

  For the perpetuation of the ongoing story of the Legion of
  Net.Heroes, a band of rec.arts.comics readers who've created
  super-heroic alter-egos for fictional purposes.  Like Suicide
  Squid (a r.a.c. typo that went on to produce T-shirts, an alt.fan
  group and an appearance on Parker Lewis), the LNH has been a 
  fabid success in rec.arts.comics, and has taken up a significant
  portion of the group's traffic.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 117

alt.comics.peanuts

  For the discussion of the Peanuts comic strip.

alt.comics.superman

  No one knows it is also alt.clark.kent.

  Readers: 23000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 740

alt.community.intentional

  Some spinoff from alt.co-ops.

alt.comp.acad-freedom.news

  Academic freedom issues related to computers. (Moderated)

  Readers: 10000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: -

alt.comp.acad-freedom.talk

  Academic freedom issues related to computers.

  Readers: 55000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 273

alt.comp.compression

  Use comp.compression instead.

  Readers: 8400 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 161

alt.comp.databases.xbase.clipper

  Use comp.lang.clipper instead.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 256

alt.comp.fsp

  A file transport protocol.

  Readers: 34000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 69

alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt

  Designing devious devices in the den.

  Readers: 40000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 756

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.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 837

alt.comp.shareware

  "Try Before You Buy" software marketing.

  Readers: 9200 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 724

alt.comp.shareware.for-kids

  "Try Before You Buy" for children.

alt.comp.tandem-users

  Users of Tandem computers.

alt.comp.virus

  An unmoderated forum for discussing viruses.

  Readers: 7800 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 795

alt.computer.consultants

  The business of consulting about computers.

  Readers: 50000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1488

alt.computer.consultants.ads

  Soliciting for computer consultants.

alt.computer.workshop.live

  Interactive TV.

alt.config

  Alternative subnet discussions and connectivity.

  Readers: 150000 (1.2%)            Traffic per month: 4849

alt.config,

  alt.newgroup, alt.answers, news.admin.misc, and news.groups,

alt.consciousness

  Use sci.psychology.consciousness instead.

  Readers: 37000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1370

alt.consciousness.4th-way

  A forum for the discussion of the ides presented by George Gurdjieff,
  Peter Ouspensky and other students and teachers of the "Work" as it is 
  called.  Gurdjieff taught that man is asleep.  His lifes work centered on 
  discovering and teaching methods which would teach what it means to be 
  awake, and under what conditions "objective consciousness" could be 
  realized. 

alt.consciousness.jancox

  Jan Cox's view of consciousness.

alt.consciousness.mysticism

  A group where individuals can discuss their own mystical experiences as 
  comparative discussion of mysticism in varied traditions.  Mystical 
  experiences are a part of numerous religious, esoteric and occult 
  traditions.   

alt.consciousness.near-death-exp

  Discussion of near-death experiences.

alt.conspiracy

  Be paranoid -- they're out to get you.

  Readers: 110000 (1.1%)            Traffic per month: 4421

alt.conspiracy.area51

  The US Government has a secret they're not telling you.

alt.conspiracy.jfk

  The Kennedy assassination.

  Readers: 26000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 2582

alt.conspiracy.netcom

  Evil Empire / Gribbit.

alt.conspiracy.retards

  For those not impressed with the conspiracy-minded.

alt.consumers.experiences

  Use misc.consumers instead.

  Readers: 4100 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 191

alt.consumers.free-stuff

  Free offers and how to take advantage of them.

  Readers: 30000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1444

alt.cooking-chat

  Use rec.food.cooking instead.

alt.corel.graphics

  The PClone package Corel Draw & related products.

  Readers: 6100 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 166

alt.cosuard

  Sysops against rate discrimination.

  Readers: 33000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 270

alt.coupons

  /koo pahns/, not /kew pahns/.  Try it.

alt.cows.moo.moo.moo

  Like cows would cluck or something.

  Readers: 7800 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 272

alt.crackers

  Snack food in little bits or big bytes.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 107

alt.cracks

  Heavy toolbelt wearers of the world, unite.

  Readers: 4300 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 441

alt.crafts.plastic-canvas

  Using plastic and canvas in artful creations.

alt.creative-cook

  Use rec.food.cooking instead.

  Readers: 4900 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 133

alt.creative-cooking

  Use rec.food.cooking instead.

  Readers: 3200 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 169

alt.crime

  Crime in general, not just the crimes in alt.*.

alt.cuddle

  What cows do with their food; should be alt.cows.cuddle.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 2995

alt.cult-movies

  Movies with a cult following.

  Readers: 97000 (1.0%)             Traffic per month: 5280

alt.cult-movies.evil-deads

  The Evil Dead movie series.

  Readers: 2200 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 48

alt.cult-movies.rocky-horror

  Virgin!	 Virgin!  Virgin!  Virgin!

  Readers: 24000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 731

alt.cult.nudism

  Crackpots in the nudist movement.

alt.culture.alaska

  Is this where the ice weasels come from?

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 645

alt.culture.argentina

  Use soc.culture.argentina instead.

  Readers: 9870 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 154

alt.culture.austrian

  Use soc.culture.austria instead.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 152

alt.culture.beaches

  Surf's up!

alt.culture.bullfight

  To understand and appreciate the bullfight.

alt.culture.cajun

  Cajun culture, history, genealogy, events.

alt.culture.egyptian

  Use soc.culture.egyptian instead.

alt.culture.french-polynesia

  The culture and tourism of French Polynesia.

alt.culture.gard-trask

  The Legend of Gardner Trask III.

alt.culture.hawaii

  Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka 'Aina I Ka Pono.

  Readers: 30000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2747

alt.culture.hawaii.irc

  Internet Relay Chat in Hawaii.

alt.culture.indonesia

  Indonesian culture, news, etc.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 835

alt.culture.internet

  The culture(s) of the Internet.

  Readers: 36000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1074

alt.culture.jesse-garon

  'Jesse Garon', The GoldenBoy of USENET.

alt.culture.karnataka

  Culture and language of the Indian state of Karnataka.

  Readers: 24000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 920

alt.culture.kerala

  A group to discuss the culture of the Keralite people including
  the language malayalam, politics, religion, films, music,
  literature and  news about the Keralite community 
  across the world.

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 538

alt.culture.kuwait

  Use soc.culture.kuwait instead.

alt.culture.lewiz

  Use alt.fan.lewiz instead.

alt.culture.military-brats

  We learned to walk in Army bootees.

alt.culture.net-viking

  Norsemen on the net.

alt.culture.ny-upstate

  New York State, above Westchester.

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 792

alt.culture.okusi-ambeno

  Discussion about the Sultanate of Okusi-Ambeno.

alt.culture.oregon

  Discussion about the state of Oregon.

  Readers: 24000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 624

alt.culture.saudi

  The life and times of the people of Saudi Arabia.

alt.culture.somalia

  Use soc.culture.somalia instead.

alt.culture.tamil

  Use soc.culture.tamil instead.

alt.culture.tuva

  An unmoderated newsgroup to encourage discussion and exchange of 
  information about Tuva, formerly Tannu Tuva, a country in South Siberia 
  absorbed in to the former USSR in 1944.
  
  Previously a country few Westerners had heard of, Tuva has  caught 
  foreigner's imagination since the opening of the Soviet borders and the 
  travel book "Tuva or Bust".  A paper mailing list "Friends of Tuva" is 
  growing almost exponentially as more and more people seek a forum to 
  discuss Tuvan culture.  Discussion could include: throat singing, 
  language, travel to Tuva, Tuvan folk art, and appearances by Tuvan 
  performers and visitors outside of Tuva. 

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 84

alt.culture.us.1970s

  At least pick a _good_ decade to be stuck in the past.

alt.culture.us.1980s

  The Me Decade.

alt.culture.us.asian-indian

  Asian Indians in the US and Canada.

  Readers: 28000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1305

alt.culture.us.southwest

  Basking in the sun of the US's lower left.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 409

alt.culture.usenet

  A self-referential oxymoron.

  Readers: 40000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 678

alt.culture.virtual.oceania

  Oceania project discussion and news. (Moderated)

alt.culture.www

  World Wide Web culture.

alt.culture.zippies

  Zippie Culture.

alt.current-events.amfb-explosion

  Terrorism in America's heartland.

alt.current-events.bosnia

  The strife of Bosnia-Herzegovina.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 890

alt.current-events.clinton.whitewater

  The Clinton Whitewater Scandle.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1828

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

  Originally this group was created to discus the Canter and Siegal mass
  advertising spam (spam = identical post to 20 or more groups), but
  since spamming appears to have become a daily event the group seems to
  be here to stay.  This group is the main forum for discussing threats
  to the net,  spam warnings, cancellation notices and general discussion
  on the subject of abuse of the net.  This is not the place to post
  personal disputes since it is for abuse *of* the net, not abuse *on* the
  net.

  Originally this group was created to discus the Canter and Siegal mass
  advertising spam (spam = identical post to 20 or more groups), but
  since spamming appears to have become a daily event the group seems to
  be here to stay.  This group is the main forum for discussing threats
  to the net,  spam warnings, cancellation notices and general discussion
  on the subject of abuse of the net.  This is not the place to post
  personal disputes since it is for abuse *of* the net, not abuse *on* the
  net.

  Readers: 34000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1215

alt.current-events.net-abuse.spam

  Use news.admin.net-abuse.misc instead.

alt.current-events.russia

  Current happenings in Russia.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1083

alt.current-events.ukraine

  Current and fast paced Ukrainian events.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 128

alt.current-events.usa

  What's new in the United States.

  Readers: 18000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 651

alt.cybercafes

  Cyber/Computer/Internet Cafes or Coffeeshops.

alt.cyberpunk

  High-tech low-life.

  Readers: 100000 (0.8%)            Traffic per month: 1455

alt.cyberpunk.chatsubo

  Literary virtual reality in a cyberpunk hangout.

  Readers: 44000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 317

alt.cyberpunk.movement

  A little laxative might help.

  Readers: 44000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 136

alt.cyberpunk.tech

  Cyberspace and Cyberpunk technology.

  Readers: 63000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 346

alt.cyberspace

  Cyberspace and how it should work.

  Readers: 58000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1208

alt.cyberspace.rebels

  Tough individualists on the net.

alt.cynicism

  Bitter on the outside, idealistic on the inside!

alt.dads-rights

  Rights of fathers. (Moderated)

  Readers: 29000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 320

alt.dads-rights.unmoderated

  Unhindered discussion of the rights of fathers.

alt.dcom.slip-emulators

  Pseudo-SLIP/PPP with shell accounts. TIA, SLAP, etc.

  Readers: 8900 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 890

alt.dcom.slip.emulators

  Use alt.dcom.slip-emulators instead.

alt.dcom.telecom

  Unmoderated discussion of telecommunications technology.

  Readers: 130000 (1.1%)            Traffic per month: 1191

alt.dead.porn.stars

  ... and the diseases that killed them, next on Geraldo.

alt.dear.whitehouse

  When Hints from Heloise aren't enough.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 943

alt.desert-storm

  Continuing proof that alt groups never die.

  Readers: 24000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 91

alt.destroy.microsoft

  Do it, and do it NOW!

alt.destroy.the.earth

  Please leave the light on when you leave.

  Readers: 25000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 356

alt.destroy.the.internet

  Demons in the wire.

alt.dev.null

  The ultimate in moderated newsgroups. (Moderated)

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 13

alt.devilbunnies

  Probably better left undescribed.

  Readers: 22000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1582

alt.disasters.aviation

  Plane Lands Safely at Airfield, Film at 11.

alt.disasters.earthquake

  Did the 'big one' shut down the 'net?

alt.disasters.misc

  General discussion of disaster issues.

alt.discordia

  All hail Eris, etc.

  Readers: 33000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 996

alt.discordia.scc

  Discussion of topics relevant to the Sno(w) Chao Cabal.

alt.discrimination

  Quotas, affirmative action, bigotry, persecution.

  Readers: 34000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2361

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).

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 225

alt.dragons-inn

  Breathing fire tends to make one very thirsty.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 888

alt.dreams

  What do they mean?

  Readers: 69000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 1008

alt.dreams.lucid

  What do they _really_ mean?

  Readers: 27000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 820

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.

  Readers: 120000 (1.0%)            Traffic per month: 4653

alt.drugs.caffeine

  All about the world's most-used stimulant drug.

  Readers: 25000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 249

alt.drugs.chemistry

  Discussion of drug chemistry and synthesis.

  Readers: 8000 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 588

alt.drugs.culture

  Entertainment while under the influence.

  Readers: 5700 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 821

alt.drugs.hard

  Heroin, cocaine, and friends.

alt.drugs.pot

  Cannabis conversations.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 2812

alt.drugs.pot.cultivation

  Growing marijuana for fun and profit.

alt.drugs.psychedelics

  Pink elephants and jumping out of windows.

  Readers: 10000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1077

alt.drugs.usenet

  Repeatedly pushing the button for a fix.

  Readers: 8200 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 196

alt.drumcorps

  A forum for discussion about the drum and bugle corps activity 
  throughout the United States and the world.  Drum corps are competitive 
  marching units composed of bugles, percussion and color guard.  They 
  perform 12 minutes musical and marching programs and corps compete in 
  over 120 contests throughout the world during the months of June to 
  August every summer.  World championships are held every yea during the 
  third week in August.  This year they are in Madison, WI.
  
  Discussion on may include the posting of scores from contests held during 
  the marching season as well as commentary about each corps' performance.  
  Any thing discussing the drum corps activity are welcomed.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 189

alt.drunken.bastards

  Peeing in the potted plants.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 784

alt.drwho.creative

  Writing about long scarves and time machines.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 203

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.

alt.education.alternative

  School doesn't have to suck!

alt.education.disabled

  A group for the discussion of issues concerning education for people
  with disabilities, including both physical and mental disabilities.
  Both those with disabilities and others involved in or concerned with
  their education are encouraged to contribute to this group.   Matters
  discussed might include access to facilities and the problems of people
  whose method of learning differs from that assumed in most schools.
  
  Posters should always bear in mind that humans have a wide set of
  distinct abilities, and that low or different ability in one area does
  not imply low ability in others: on the contrary, the most gifted in
  some areas are often weak in others, and vice versa.

  Readers: 25000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 451

alt.education.distance

  Learning from teachers who are far away.

  Readers: 24000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 542

alt.education.email-project

  The email project for teaching English.

alt.education.higher.stu-affairs

  Student Affairs principles & practices.

alt.education.home-school.christian

  Christian home-schoolers. (Moderated)

alt.education.ib

  The International Baccalaureate Diploma Program.

alt.education.research

  Studying about studying.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 308

alt.elvis.king

  Fat and dead, too.  Pretty useless king.

  Readers: 2600 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 50

alt.emusic

  Ethnic, exotic, electronic, elaborate, etc, music.

  Readers: 49000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 289

alt.energy.renewable

  Fueling ourselves without depleting everything.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 921

alt.engr.explosives

  BOOM.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1210

alt.ensign.wesley.die.die.die

  We just can't get enough of him.

  Readers: 8700 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 88

alt.etext

  Texts made available for electronic redistribution.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 80

alt.evil

  Tales from the dark side.

  Readers: 48000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 883

alt.exotic-music

  Exotic music discussions.

  Readers: 55000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 361

alt.exploding.kibo

  Turning the man inside out.

alt.fairs.renaissance

  Discussions of Renaissance faires and festivals.

  Readers: 9300 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 353

alt.fan.actors

  Discussion of actors, make and female.

alt.fan.addams.wednesday

  She's deadpan and she's homicidal.

  Readers: 9700 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 100

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.

alt.fan.asprin

  I'm fond of buffered analgesics. Robert Lynn Asprin too.

  Readers: 7900 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 91

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.

alt.fan.ben-elton

  British comic Ben Elton's plays and other writings.

alt.fan.bgcrisis

  Priss, the Replicants, the ADP and Bubblegum Crisis.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 356

alt.fan.big-nate

  Lovable, but in his own little world.

alt.fan.bill-gates

  Fans of the original micro-softie.

  Readers: 25000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1479

alt.fan.bill-nye

  No description.

alt.fan.blade-runner

  The movie Blade Runner.

alt.fan.blues-brothers

  Jake & Elwood ride again!

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 173

alt.fan.bob-larson

  No description.

alt.fan.brad-pitt

  A young actor the women seem to be crazy about.

alt.fan.brad.allison

  No description.

alt.fan.british-accent

  "Oooh, he just sounds soooo cool!  *Giggle*"

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 2679

alt.fan.brooks.suttle

  No description.

alt.fan.bruce-campbell

  From the Evil Dead to Brisco County, Jr.

  Readers: 8700 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 91

alt.fan.camille-paglia

  Amy Fisher would understand.

alt.fan.capt-beefheart

  Some musician guy I've never heard of.

alt.fan.cecil-adams

  The brother Douglas Adams never talks about.

  Readers: 11000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1525

alt.fan.ceiling

  Overused in movie fight scenes around the world.

  Readers: 1500 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 16

alt.fan.chris-elliott

  Get a Life, you Letterman flunky.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 183

alt.fan.christina-ricci

  No description.

alt.fan.cock-sucking

  Fans of felatio.

alt.fan.conan-obrien

  Late Night with a big red pompadour.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 931

alt.fan.courtney-love

  The Notorious Courtney Love.

  Readers: 5500 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 1287

alt.fan.crispin-glover

  Discussion of actor Crispin Glover.

alt.fan.cult-dead-cow

  Fans and files from cDc Communications.

  Readers: 3400 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 23

alt.fan.dan-quayle

  For discussion of a past US Vice President.

  Readers: 24000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 2122

alt.fan.dave_barry

  Electronic fan club for humorist Dave Barry.

  Readers: 46000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 588

alt.fan.david-bowie

  The man who fell to earth.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 565

alt.fan.david-sternlight

  David Sternlight, sci.crypt crusader.

  Readers: 9200 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 530

alt.fan.debbie.gibson

  Newsgroup for the discussion of the work and persona of songwriter,
  musician, producer, singer and actress Debbie Gibson. Questions posted 
  will most likely be answered by either members of the MailingList 
  (e-mail BtL@egbt.org for info)or the fan club (D.G.I.F.) on-line.

  Readers: 9200 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 382

alt.fan.dennis-miller

  Comedian Dennis Miller.

alt.fan.depeche-mode

  A pop music group.

alt.fan.devo

  Funny hats do not a band make.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 289

alt.fan.dice-man

  7?  11?  Crap personified.

  Readers: 7000 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 39

alt.fan.dirty-whores

  Group for fans of dirty whores like Kathy-Jo Kramer.

  Readers: 3800 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 455

alt.fan.disney.afternoon

  Disney Afternoon characters & shows.

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 258

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.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 462

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.

  Readers: 55000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 968

alt.fan.dr-bronner

  "ALL-ONE!" apparently means something here.

alt.fan.dragonlance

  Please ignore if group exists on your site.

  Readers: 5800 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 1106

alt.fan.dragons

  People just love automobiles at Pennsic.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 3234

alt.fan.drmellow

  A place to worship Dr. Mellow.

alt.fan.dune

  Herbert's drinking buddies.

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 593

alt.fan.ed-wood

  Ed Wood.

alt.fan.eddings

  The works of writer David Eddings.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 777

alt.fan.elite

  Maker of Supermodels.

alt.fan.elton-john

  The music and antics of Elton John.

alt.fan.elvis-presley

  The late, great Elvis the Pelvis.

alt.fan.enya

  Use alt.music.enya instead.

  Readers: 9800 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 62

alt.fan.eric-cantona

  No description.

alt.fan.fabio

  A hunk of pecs.

alt.fan.frank-zappa

  Is that a Sears poncho?

  Readers: 30000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2458

alt.fan.furry

  Fans of funny animals, ala Steve Gallacci's book.

  Readers: 32000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1097

alt.fan.furry.muck

  FurryMUCK and other anthropomorphic MU*s.

alt.fan.g-gordon-liddy

  Crime does pay, or we wouldn't have so much of it.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1954

alt.fan.gene-scott

  Some TV preacher and horsebreeder.

  Readers: 10000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 199

alt.fan.gg-allin

  He's dead, Jim.

alt.fan.goons

  A group for fans of the Incomparable Goon Show:
  
  Here's a song that I recall,
  My mother sang to me.
  She sang it when she tucked me in,
  When I was nine-teee-threee...
    
      "Ying tong ying tong ying tong ying tong
         ying tong iddle I po..."

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 292

alt.fan.greaseman

  The "Greaseman," aka Doug Tracht, is a highly talented "shock" DJ, employed
  at WWDC-FM Washington, DC for nearly 10 years before being picked up for
  syndication by the same network that carries Howard Stern.  He enjoys a
  large following around the country by former audiences in both Florida and
  Washington,  as well as fans scattered around the country who share his
  material via cassette-tape. 
  
  Some individuals think "Grease" is far more creative and talented than Mr.
  Fart-Man Stern.  Whatever the preference, most agree he is an acquired taste.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 136

alt.fan.greg-kinnear

  The host of "TalkSoup" on the E! Entertainment Channel.

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.

alt.fan.hawaii-five-o

  Book 'em, Dano.

alt.fan.heather-locklear

  TJ Hooker's hottest cop.

alt.fan.heinlein

  Fans of SF author Robert Heinlein grok this group.

alt.fan.hello-kitty

  I have no damn mouth!

alt.fan.hofstadter

  Douglas Hofstadter and Godel, Escher, Bach.

  Readers: 7200 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 84

alt.fan.holmes

  Elementary, my dear Watson.  Like he ever said that.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 351

alt.fan.howard-stern

  Fans of the abrasive radio & TV personality.

  Readers: 54000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1747

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).

  Readers: 25000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 938

alt.fan.jay-leno

  Fans of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

alt.fan.jello-biafra

  The Dead Kennedys' lead singer.

  Readers: 8700 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 476

alt.fan.jen-coolest

  Gosh, isn't she just wonderful?

  Readers: 11000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 161

alt.fan.jerky-boys

  Phone Pranks 'r' Us.

alt.fan.jesus-christ

  Israel in 4 BC had no mass communication.

alt.fan.jim-carrey

  Wild and wacky comedian Jame Carrey.

alt.fan.jim-rome

  For the discussion of the 'Huge One'.

alt.fan.jimi-hendrix

  Fans of the late-great guitarist, Jimi Hendrix.

alt.fan.jimmy-buffett

  A white sports coat and a pink crustacean.

  Readers: 22000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1027

alt.fan.joel-furr

  Joel Furr.

  Readers: 22000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 575

alt.fan.john-denver

  Please, take him home to the place where he belongs.

alt.fan.john-palmer

  With an army of lawyers from a Michigan warren.

  Readers: 11000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 24

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?

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 159

alt.fan.keegan

  Cal's loving devotees.

alt.fan.kemasa

  Fans of Ken Sandberg.

alt.fan.kevin-mitnick

  Hooked hacker.

alt.fan.kinks

  Come Dancing.

alt.fan.kroq

  LA radio station KROQ, FM 106.7.  Great monster name.

  Readers: 5800 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 202

alt.fan.laurie.anderson

  Will it be a music concert or a lecture this time?

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 216

alt.fan.lea-salonga

  No description.

alt.fan.lemurs

  Little critters with BIG eyes.

  Readers: 22000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 115

alt.fan.letterman

  One of the top 10 reasons to get the alt groups.

  Readers: 51000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 3113

alt.fan.letterman.guests.female

  Dave's babes.

alt.fan.letterman.top-ten

  Top Ten lists from the Letterman show. (Moderated)

  Readers: 19000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: -

alt.fan.lewiz

  Lewis De Payne culture club.

alt.fan.lightbulbs

  Luminescence in a glass case.

alt.fan.lion-king

  Discussion of Disney's "The Lion King".

alt.fan.liz-phair

  No description.

alt.fan.longest-thread

  Fans of the Longest Thread Ever.

alt.fan.lynne-russell

  No description.

alt.fan.madonna

  Nice tits, eh... And how about that puppy?

  Readers: 25000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1077

alt.fan.major.kira.pant.pant.pant

  Fanboys fall for female.

alt.fan.mandy-patinkin

  No description.

alt.fan.marcia-clark

  No one would know her, but she prosecutes O.J. Simpson.

alt.fan.maria-callas

  An opera singer.

  Readers: 7700 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 34

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.

  Readers: 41000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 251

alt.fan.monty-python

  Electronic fan club for those wacky Brits.

  Readers: 60000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 2036

alt.fan.monty-python.silliness

  Use alt.fan.monty-python instead.

alt.fan.moxy.fruvous

  angelm@rpi.edu's favorite music group, moxy fruvous.

alt.fan.mozilla

  Discussions of Netscape's WWW browser Mozilla.

alt.fan.mr-kfi

  Fans of the "dopest, freshest homeboy" on KFI.

alt.fan.mst3k

  I thought people hated jerks who talked in theatres.

  Readers: 50000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 360

alt.fan.muchmusic

  No description.

alt.fan.naked-guy

  Discussing Andrew Martinez - the Naked Guy at Berkeley.

alt.fan.nancy-kerrigan.ouch.ouch.ouch

  Another Nancy & Tonya saga group.

alt.fan.nathan.brazil

  The Well of Souls and all things Markovian.

  Readers: 4100 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 15

alt.fan.neil-gaiman

  No description.

alt.fan.newt-gingrich

  Conservatives return with a vengence.

alt.fan.noam-chomsky

  Noam Chomsky's writings and opinions.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 796

alt.fan.oingo-boingo

  Have you ever played ping pong in Pago Pago?

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 397

alt.fan.oj-simpson

  Juice! Juice! Juice!

  Readers: 25000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 4108

alt.fan.oj-simpson.die.die.die

  People who've decided he's guilty.

alt.fan.oj-simpson.gas-chamber

  More people who've decided he's guilty.

alt.fan.ok-soda

  It's not that good, it's just OK.

alt.fan.oksana.bayul

  Another figure skater fan group.

alt.fan.pam-anderson

  Playmate and Baywatch lifeguard.

alt.fan.paul-bernardo

  Until death do us part.

alt.fan.penn-n-teller

  The magicians Penn Jillette & Teller.

  Readers: 11000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 112

alt.fan.pern

  Anne McCaffery's SF oeuvre.

  Readers: 25000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 564

alt.fan.peter-david

  No description.

alt.fan.philip-dick

  Philip K. Dick, writer.

alt.fan.philippa.forrester

  No description.

alt.fan.phoebe-cates

  Princess Caraboo.

alt.fan.piers

  Like alt.fan.piers-anthony, but for anyone named Piers.

alt.fan.piers-anthony

  For fans of the s-f author Piers Anthony.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 163

alt.fan.pocahontas

  Discussion group for Disney's Pocahontas film.

alt.fan.pooh

  Winnie-the-Pooh and Piglet too.

alt.fan.power-rangers

  Discussion of important Power Rangers facts.

  Readers: 4200 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 345

alt.fan.pratchett

  For fans of Terry Pratchett, s-f humor writer.

  Readers: 30000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 5110

alt.fan.pratchett.announce

  Announcements about pubic wigs & book signings. (Moderated)

alt.fan.publius

  Julius will be so jealous.

alt.fan.q

  Omnipotent being from either Star Trek or James Bond.

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 110

alt.fan.red.green

  Possum Lodge happenings.

alt.fan.ren-and-stimpy

  For folks who couldn't find alt.tv.ren-n-stimpy.

  Readers: 61000 (0.7%)             Traffic per month: 79

alt.fan.richard-nixon

  Even people who are not crooks die.

alt.fan.robert-jordan

  Baseball's most popular minor leaguer.

  Readers: 2000 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 19

alt.fan.rolf-harris

  No description.

alt.fan.ronald-reagan

  Jellybeans and all.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 844

alt.fan.rumpole

  Rumpole of the Bailey.

alt.fan.rush-limbaugh

  Derogation of others for fun and profit.

  Readers: 140000 (1.3%)            Traffic per month: 14880

alt.fan.sam-raimi

  Fans of the talented horror/comedy movies director.

alt.fan.samantha-fox

  For fans of the famous Page 3 Girl/pop singer.

alt.fan.sandra-bullock

  The Speed'ing babe from Arlington VA.

alt.fan.scarecrow

  The Wiz is a WOW!

alt.fan.serdar-argic

  Notorious activist from zuma.uucp.

  Readers: 6500 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 7

alt.fan.shostakovich

  Fans of the music of Shostakovich.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 249

alt.fan.skinny

  Fat fetishes have no place here.

  Readers: 1500 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 116

alt.fan.sonic-hedgehog

  Sega's spinning blue hero.

alt.fan.speedbump

  Slowing down traffic.

alt.fan.spinal-tap

  Down on the sex farm.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 199

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!

  Readers: 5900 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 115

alt.fan.surak

  That wild and crazy Vulcan.

  Readers: 9200 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 177

alt.fan.tank-girl

  No, she doesn't make noises like a squirrel.  Really.

  Readers: 10000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 205

alt.fan.tarantino

  Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino.

  Readers: 8500 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 1213

alt.fan.teen.idols

  Boys and men that teenagers worship.

  Readers: 9600 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 1167

alt.fan.teen.idols.JTT

  No description.

alt.fan.teen.starlets

  Girls and women that teenagers worship.

alt.fan.the-bob

  No, not just any Bob -- _THE_ Bob.

alt.fan.tito

  No description.

alt.fan.tlc

  Discussion of TLC rap/hip-hop group.

alt.fan.tolkien

  Mortal Men doomed to die.

  Readers: 28000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1082

alt.fan.tom-clancy

  Use alt.books.tom-clancy instead.

  Readers: 4200 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 147

alt.fan.tom-leykis

  Some guy.

alt.fan.tom-robbins

  31 flavours for readers.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 140

alt.fan.tonya-harding.whack.whack.whack

  Someone get this chick a colorist!

  Readers: 8400 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 114

alt.fan.u2

  The Irish rock band U2.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 813

alt.fan.unabomber

  Fans of the mystical and awe-inspiring UNABOMBER.

alt.fan.vic-reeves

  Britain's top light entertainer and formation mollusc.

alt.fan.warlord

  A group solely for the discussion and critisism of signatures over four
  lines long, the idea is to present a signature which hasn't been seen
  in the last month or so with a witty, and hopefully, funny comment
  about it.   Presenting a signature without comment or making a inane
  comment will probably get you flamed.  This is a good place to look for
  fancy artwork in signatures, and a good place to check occasionally if
  you have fancy artwork in your signature :-)

  Readers: 28000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 529

alt.fan.wedge

  Standing by, red 2.

  Readers: 8800 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 126

alt.fan.wednesday

  Happy, happy hump day.

alt.fan.winona-ryder

  Generation X's gorgeous, elfin, brainy, goddess actress.

alt.fan.wodehouse

  Discussion of the works of humour author P.G. Wodehouse.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 256

alt.fan.woody-allen

  The diminutive neurotic.

  Readers: 11000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 217

alt.fan.zoogz-rift

  Groovy rock star & manager of pro wrestlers.

alt.fandom.cons

  Announcements of conventions (SciFi and others).

  Readers: 43000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 335

alt.fantasy.conan

  People dreaming about O'Brien.

alt.fashion

  All facets of the fasion industry discussed.

  Readers: 39000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1007

alt.fax

  Use comp.dcom.fax instead.

  Readers: 24000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 210

alt.feminazis

  For people who hate radical feminists.

  Readers: 9600 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 718

alt.feminism

  Use soc.feminism instead.

  Readers: 50000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 5057

alt.feminism.individualism

  Discussions about feminism and individualism.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 623

alt.filesystems.afs

  The Andrew Filesystem.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 32

alt.fishing

  Use rec.outdoors.fishing instead.

  Readers: 48000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1471

alt.flame

  Alternative, literate, pithy, succinct screaming.

  Readers: 94000 (0.8%)             Traffic per month: 5113

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.

  Readers: 2500 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 23

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.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 246

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.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 138

alt.floors.uk

  Apparently Great Britain has some unique flooring.

alt.folklore.college

  Collegiate humor.

  Readers: 49000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 292

alt.folklore.computers

  Stories & anecdotes about computers (some true!).

  Readers: 120000 (0.9%)            Traffic per month: 3141

alt.folklore.gemstones

  Stories about minerals.

alt.folklore.ghost-stories

  Boo!

  Readers: 33000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1223

alt.folklore.herbs

  Discussion of all aspects of herbs and their uses.

  Readers: 37000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1571

alt.folklore.info

  Current urban legends and other folklore. (Moderated)

  Readers: 7800 (0.3%)              Traffic per month: -

alt.folklore.military

  Military-oriented 'urban legends' and folklore.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 518

alt.folklore.science

  The folklore of science, not the science of folklore.

  Readers: 40000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1284

alt.folklore.suburban

  Serious discussion of urban legends. (Moderated)

  Readers: 9600 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 75

alt.folklore.urban

  Urban legends, ala Jan Harold Brunvand.

  Readers: 140000 (1.1%)            Traffic per month: 7481

alt.fondle.vomit

  Stop playing with your food.

  Readers: 7900 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 117

alt.foo.bar

  Quux.

alt.food

  Use rec.food.cooking instead.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 325

alt.food.chocolate

  Aphrodisiac confections.

  Readers: 6400 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 232

alt.food.cocacola

  An American Classic.  Buy our nostalgic art.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 273

alt.food.coffee

  Black gold of another sort.  Colombian tea.

  Readers: 6100 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 264

alt.food.fast-food

  Fast food restaurants.

alt.food.fat-free

  Very low fat foods; not necessarily about weight loss.

  Readers: 34000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1083

alt.food.grits

  Ground hominy, germless.

alt.food.ice-cream

  I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream.

alt.food.low-fat

  Low fat diets, food, and cooking.

  Readers: 3000 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 448

alt.food.mcdonalds

  Carl Sagan's favourite burger place.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 562

alt.food.pancakes

  Fun with flapjacks.

alt.food.peeps

  No description.

alt.food.professionals

  Fruit of the Loom.

alt.food.squeezepop

  No description.

alt.food.sushi

  The ancient art of preparing raw fish.

alt.food.taco-bell

  Make a run for the border.

  Readers: 4400 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 924

alt.food.waffle-house

  Not just for breakfast anymore.

  Readers: 6000 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 42

alt.food.wine

  All about wine, for oeneophiles.

  Readers: 6500 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 564

alt.fractal-design.painter

  Fractal Design's "Natural Media" painting.

  Readers: 3400 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 9

alt.fraternity.sorority

  Discussions of fraternity/sorority life and issues.

  Readers: 7000 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 806

alt.freaks

  Rick James, we love you!

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 495

alt.freedom.of.information.act

  All about the FOIA.

alt.freemasonry

  Someone will build my basement for free?  Cool.

  Readers: 9600 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 709

alt.freenet

  Free access to computer networks.

  Readers: 5800 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 68

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.

  Readers: 4000 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 110

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.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 151

alt.gambling

  Use rec.gambling instead.

  Readers: 6000 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 330

alt.games

  Use rec.games.misc instead.

alt.games.air-warrior

  The Air Warrior combat computer game.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 926

alt.games.apogee

  A real high point in any gamer's day.

  Readers: 6500 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 437

alt.games.cosmic-wimpout

  A dice game popular in the computer crowd.

alt.games.dark-forces

  Discussion of Star Wars related game.

alt.games.descent

  Some game.

  Readers: 5300 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 2179

alt.games.doom

  A really popular PC game.

  Readers: 78000 (1.0%)             Traffic per month: 3991

alt.games.doom.announce

  Announcements about the PC game Doom. (Moderated)

  Readers: 19000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 22

alt.games.doom.ii

  Ladies and Gentlemen, We are in Hell.  On Earth!

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 993

alt.games.doom.newplayers

  Helping people new to a really popular PC game.

  Readers: 7700 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 188

alt.games.dune-ii.virgin-games

  Virgin Games computer game Dune II.

alt.games.final-fantasy

  The Final Fantasy game.

alt.games.final-fantasy.rpg

  Storytelling in the Final Fantasy universe.

alt.games.frp.dnd-util

  Computer utilities for Dungeons and Dragons.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 203

alt.games.frp.live-action

  Use rec.games.frp.live-action instead.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 37

alt.games.frp.tekumel

  Empire of the Petal Throne FRPG by M. A. R. Barker.

  Readers: 9200 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 153

alt.games.fst

  No description.

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.

alt.games.lynx

  The Atari Lynx.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 220

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!

  Readers: 35000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 4003

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.

  Readers: 13000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 380

alt.games.mtrek

  Multi-Trek, a multi-user Star Trek-like game.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 57

alt.games.netrek.paradise

  Discussion of the paradise version of netrek.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 567

alt.games.nomic

  Ask scott@glia.biostr.washington.edu.

alt.games.omega

  The end of the rouge-like line?

  Readers: 12000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 127

alt.games.playmaker-football

  Playmaker Football discussion area.

alt.games.quake

  Natural disasters as sport.

  Readers: 9000 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 977

alt.games.sf2

  The video game Street Fighter 2.

  Readers: 36000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1783

alt.games.sopwith

  No description.

alt.games.tiddlywinks

  Flip the discs --- fun for hours on end!

  Readers: 10000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 40

alt.games.torg

  Gateway for TORG mailing list.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 358

alt.games.tradewars

  No description. (Moderated)

alt.games.ultima.dragons

  Hints for Ultima games.

  Readers: 5300 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 1176

alt.games.vampire.the.masquerade

  A World of Dark game.

alt.games.vga-planets

  Discussion of Tim Wisseman's VGA Planets.

  Readers: 26000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1821

alt.games.vga-planets.binaries

  Use alt.binaries.games.vga-planets instead.

alt.games.video.classic

  Video games from before the mid-1980s.

  Readers: 23000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 249

alt.games.video.sony-playstation

  Sony's Playstation.

alt.games.warcraft

  The craft of war.

alt.games.wc3

  A sequel to the infamous Water Closet games.

alt.games.whitewolf

  Discussion of WhiteWolf's line of gothic/horror RPGs.

  Readers: 26000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 4402

alt.games.wing-commander

  No description.

alt.games.xpilot

  Discussion on all aspects of the X11 game Xpilot.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 37

alt.games.xtrek

  The networked game Xtrek.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 81

alt.gathering.rainbow

  For discussing the annual Rainbow Gathering.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 371

alt.geek

  To fulfill an observed need.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 183

alt.genealogy

  Use soc.genealogy.* instead.

  Readers: 32000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 2812

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.

alt.good.morning

  Would you like coffee with that?

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1871

alt.good.news

  A place for some news that's good news.

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 131

alt.gopher

  Discussion of the gopher information service.

  Readers: 47000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 34

alt.gothic

  The gothic movement: things mournful and dark.

  Readers: 38000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 8538

alt.gothic.fashion

  discussion on pointy boots, hair dye, and makeup tips!

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.

alt.government.abuse

  About governmental abuses of its power.

alt.grad-student.tenured

  Professional students.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 130

alt.grad.skool.sux

  Apparently high school English classes sucked too.

alt.graffiti

  The writing is on the wall.

  Readers: 10000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 473

alt.graphics

  Use comp.graphics.* instead.

alt.graphics.pixutils

  Discussion of pixmap utilities.

  Readers: 82000 (0.7%)             Traffic per month: 238

alt.great-lakes

  Discussions of the Great Lakes and adjacent places.

  Readers: 29000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 506

alt.great.ass.paulina

  Ditch Rick for these drooling fanboys.  Yah, right.

  Readers: 4200 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 138

alt.guinea.pig.conspiracy

  Rodents are massing for the Great Rebellion.

alt.guitar

  You axed for it, you got it.

  Readers: 46000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 3805

alt.guitar.amps

  Discussion of guitar amplifiers.

alt.guitar.bass

  Bass guitars.

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1081

alt.guitar.tab

  Discussions about guitar tablature music.

  Readers: 52000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 2240

alt.hackers

  Descriptions of projects currently under development. (Moderated)

  Readers: 100000 (0.9%)            Traffic per month: 191

alt.hackers.malicious

  The really bad guys -- don't take candy from them.

  Readers: 8600 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 670

alt.hackintosh

  Clever programming on Apple's Macintosh.

alt.hangover

  Pass the aspirin and a barrel of coffee.

  Readers: 11000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 88

alt.happy.birthday.to.me

  Exploding egoism.

alt.happynet

  Kibo's HappyNet.

alt.hash.house.harriers

  Use alt.org.h-h-harriers instead.

alt.health.ayurveda

  A place where netfolks can discuss various experiences they have had with 
  ayurveda, tell each other where to buy the hard-to-find herbs, review 
  books, and so on. People new to ayurveda can ask "what is it" (I'm 
  preparing a FAQ for this) and folks can find others in their area who 
  they can meet face-to-face. 

  Readers: 10000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 106

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!

  Readers: 30000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1423

alt.heraldry.sca

  Use rec.heraldry instead.

  Readers: 10000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 35

alt.hi.are.you.cute

  Are there a lot of pathetic people on the net or what?

  Readers: 6600 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 913

alt.hillary-c.newt-g.binaries.pictures.erotica

  Anyone else's stomach just turn?

alt.hindu

  The Hindu religion. (Moderated)

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 70

alt.history.future

  Discussion of possible history of the future.

alt.history.living

  A forum for discussing the hobby of living history.

  Readers: 7700 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 240

alt.history.what-if

  A newsgroup to discuss the alternate courses history
  could have taken if events had happened a different way at various
  junctures, such as, what if the South had won the Civil War by defeating
  Meade at Gettysburg and causing Lincoln to lose the election of 1864 to
  McClellan?  This is a popular theme in science fiction and fantasy, but is
  not limited to science fiction and fantasy.  There exists a mailing list
  dedicated to this subject which, among other things, has compiled quite a
  list of alternate historical themes.  

  Readers: 21000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1511

alt.home.repair

  Bob Vila would love this group.

  Readers: 7400 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 971

alt.homosexual

  Same as alt.sex.homosexual.

alt.horology

  A group for the science of clocks and watches.

alt.horror

  The horror genre.

  Readers: 50000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1426

alt.horror.creative

  Original horror fiction, poems, pictures.

alt.horror.cthulhu

  Campus Crusade for Cthulhu, Ctulhu, Ctulu, and the rest.

  Readers: 29000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 773

alt.horror.shub-internet

  The process with a thousand young.

  Readers: 7700 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 27

alt.horror.werewolves

  They were wolves, now they're something to be wary of.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1297

alt.hotrod

  High speed automobiles. (Moderated)

  Readers: 5800 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 188

alt.housing.nontrad

  Communes, co-housing & alternative living arrangements.

  Readers: 11000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 31

alt.how-to

  Do-it-yourself (DIY) topics.

alt.human-brain

  A delicacy in some corners of the planet.

  Readers: 10000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 66

alt.humor.best-of-usenet

  This group is a moderated group which collects humorous articles from
  all the other newsgroups, the moderation is light and the articles can
  be considered funny for almost any reason, either deliberate or
  accidental.  The full headers of an article you post must be posted (so
  the post can be attributed to the original group and author).  The
  moderator generally does not judge the aticles humor and will only stop
  secondary comments, duplicates and cascades, possibly offensive
  articles are rot-13 encrypted.

  Readers: 71000 (0.7%)             Traffic per month: 118

alt.humor.best-of-usenet.d

  Discussion of alt.humor.best-of-usenet posts.

  Readers: 25000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 96

alt.humor.bluesman

  Humor from the 105th St. BluesMan's world.

alt.humor.puns

  Not here.

  Readers: 20000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 842

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.

  Readers: 80000 (0.7%)             Traffic per month: 717

alt.hypnosis

  When you awaken, you will forget about this newsgroup.

  Readers: 26000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 596

alt.illinois.schools.highschools.niles-west

  God help Usenet.

alt.illuminati

  See alt.cabal.	Fnord.

  Readers: 23000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 641

alt.image.medical

  Medical image exchange discussions.

  Readers: 22000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 227

alt.impeach.clinton

  Some think he performs as though he is impeared.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 2604

alt.india.progressive

  Progressive politics in the Indian sub-continent. (Moderated)

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 114

alt.individualism

  Philosophies where individual rights are paramount.

  Readers: 57000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1412

alt.industrial

  The Industrial Computing Society claimed this name.

  Readers: 23000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 175

alt.industrial.computing

  The Industrial Computing Society tries again.

alt.infertility

  Discussion of infertility causes and treatments.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1656

alt.info-science

  This is really about library science.

alt.insults.gangbang

  Group taunting.

alt.internet.access.wanted

  "Oh. OK, how about just an MX record for now?"

  Readers: 62000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 1675

alt.internet.guru

  Recognizing the people responsible for inet success.

alt.internet.media-coverage

  The coverage of the internet by the media.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 655

alt.internet.providers.canada.channel1

  The Canadian ISP Channel1.

alt.internet.services

  Not available in the uucp world, even via email.

  Readers: 160000 (1.3%)            Traffic per month: 2717

alt.internet.talk-radio

  Carl Malamud's Internet Talk Radio program.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 63

alt.internet.talk.bizarre

  Use talk.bizarre instead.

  Readers: 5200 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 102

alt.inventors

  People with new ideas.

alt.irc

  Internet Relay Chat material.

  Readers: 180000 (1.6%)            Traffic per month: 1691

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.

alt.irc.hottub

  Discussion of the IRC channel #hottub.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 188

alt.irc.ircii

  IRC, the sequel.

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 168

alt.irc.questions

  How-to questions for IRC (International Relay Chat).

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 525

alt.irc.undernet

  A group for the discussion of the Undernet, an alternate network of irc 
  servers.  Suitable topics include why undernet is better than EFnet, why 
  users should try undernet, basically anything at all related to undernet 
  except articles telling us why undernet is unnecessary or why EFnet is 
  better than undernet.  More specifically, this group is not intended to 
  house a flame war between EFnet ops and Undernet ops. 

  Readers: 5900 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 84

alt.irc.undernet.chatzone

  Discussion group for #chatzone on Undernet IRC.

alt.is.doomed

  If it's a sewer, let's treat it like one! (Moderated)

alt.islam.sufism

  Discussions of the mystical dimensions of Islam.

alt.japanese.text

  Postings in Japanese; Japanese language software.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 461

alt.jokes.limericks

  There once was a group in alt.

alt.jokes.pentium

  Playing with the problems plaguing Pentium.

  Readers: 3100 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 313

alt.journalism

  Shop talk by journalists and journalism students.

  Readers: 32000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2161

alt.journalism.criticism

  I write, therefore I'm biased.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 504

alt.journalism.gay-press

  News from a homosexual viewpoint.

alt.journalism.gonzo

  Hunter S. Thomspon's approach to reporting.

  Readers: 10000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 353

alt.journalism.music

  Reporting on topics of music.

alt.journalism.photo

  The work of photo journalists.

alt.journalism.print

  For newspaper, magazine and online reporters.

alt.journalism.students

  People studying to be journalists.

alt.jyotish

  No description.

alt.kalbo

  Bald guys of the world, unite!

  Readers: 9500 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 61

alt.ketchup

  Whak* Whak* ...shake... Whak* Damn, all over my tie.

  Readers: 9600 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 105

alt.kids-talk

  A place for the pre-college set on the net.

  Readers: 53000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 2712

alt.kids-talk.penpals

  Use soc.penpals instead.

alt.kill.the.whales

  And fulfill the prophecy of Star Trek IV!

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 65

alt.lacrosse

  Use alt.sport.lacrosse instead.

alt.landscape.architecture

  Landscape design and planning.

alt.lang.asm

  Assembly languages of various flavors.

  Readers: 31000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 255

alt.lang.basic

  The Language That Would Not Die.

  Readers: 34000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 411

alt.lang.ca-realizer

  The CA Realizer GUI programming environment.

alt.lang.delphi

  Use comp.lang.pascal.misc instead.

alt.lang.design

  Discussion for the design of computer languges.

alt.language.urdu.poetry

  Poetry in the Indic Urdu language.

alt.law-enforcement

  No, ossifer, there's nothing illegal going on in alt.

  Readers: 26000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2285

alt.lawyers.sue.sue.sue

  Use misc.legal instead.

alt.left-handed

  For left-handed folks.

alt.lefthanders

  How gauche.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 558

alt.legend.king-arthur

  Legends and history of Arthur, King of the Britons.

alt.legend.the-bob

  The Legend of The BOB(c).

alt.lemmings

  Rodents with a death wish.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 57

alt.lesbian.feminist.poetry

  Everyone has their niche.

  Readers: 8800 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 529

alt.lies

  This is not a newsgroup.

alt.life.afterlife

  The warm light at end of the tunnel is a locomotive.

  Readers: 8900 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 65

alt.life.sucks

  Another whingy alt group.

  Readers: 8400 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 424

alt.lifestyle.barefoot

  Discussions related to going barefoot.

alt.literacy.adult

  Adults, Literacy, Reading, Writing.

alt.locksmithing

  You locked your keys in *where*?

  Readers: 35000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 634

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.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 197

alt.macedonia.is.greece

  Sensitive Greeks.

alt.mag.playboy

  Four decades of appreciation or degradation. Your pick.

  Readers: 32000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 883

alt.magazine.the.new.republic

  The New Republic magazine.

alt.magazines.pornographic

  Use alt.sex.magazines instead.

alt.magic

  For discussion about stage magic.

  Readers: 44000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 2246

alt.magic.secrets

  The Butler did it, with mirrors, to Colonel Mustard.

alt.magick

  For discussion about supernatural arts.

  Readers: 46000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1992

alt.magick.chaos

  Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 227

alt.magick.ethics

  Discussion of the ethics/morals of magickal work.

alt.magick.moderated

  Serious discussion of magickal practices. (Moderated)

alt.magick.sex

  Pursuing spirituality through sexuality and vice versa.

  Readers: 22000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 361

alt.magick.tyagi

  Magick as revealed by Mordred Nagasiva.

alt.make.money.fast

  And piss off thousands of people even faster.

  Readers: 6900 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 1238

alt.malta

  The Mediterranean Maltese Islands.

alt.manga

  Use rec.arts.manga instead.

  Readers: 22000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 172

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?

  Readers: 27000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 691

alt.med.allergy

  Helping people with allergies.

  Readers: 6400 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 518

alt.med.cfs

  Chronic Fatague Syndrome discussions. (Moderated)

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1753

alt.med.ems

  Use misc.emerg-services instead.

alt.med.equipment

  Discussion of medical equipment.

alt.med.fibromyalgia

  Fibromyalgia Fibrositis List.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 2874

alt.med.phys-assts

  The profession of physician's assistant.

alt.med.veterinary

  Veterinary medicine and animal health.

alt.med.vision.improve

  Improving vision.

alt.meditation

  General discussion of meditation.

  Readers: 28000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 725

alt.meditation.quanyin

  The Quan Yin method of meditation.

alt.meditation.transcendental

  Contemplation of states beyond the teeth.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1381

alt.memetics

  The evolution of ideas in societies.

  Readers: 11000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 83

alt.mens-rights

  We hold these truths to be self-evident.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 718

alt.messianic

  Messianic traditions.

  Readers: 26000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 3169

alt.mexico

  The people of Central America's largest nation.

alt.military.aas

  The Air Force's cadet honor society, Arnold Air.

alt.military.cadet

  A Forum for discussion of military training programs, with emphasis 
  on officer accession programs.  This includes programs for cadets, 
  midshipmen, officer candidates and other, similar ranks. 

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 625

alt.military.police

  Discussions of military police matters.

alt.mindcontrol

  Are you sure those thoughts are really your own?

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 246

alt.mining.recreational

  Digging rock as a hobby.

alt.misanthropy

  People who hate people.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 94

alt.misc

  Use misc.misc instead.

  Readers: 5000 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 189

alt.misc.forteana

  Group for the discussion of any kind of wierd or unusual events,
  anything from UFOs to giant hamsters loose in Russian sewers.  The
  group is not a skeptic nor a gullible group, it  is for swapping
  information about strange things reported around the world.  The idea
  is to keep an open mind and examine interesting reports etc without
  making a judgement about them.  The group is named after Charles Fort
  who was the author of several books on this subject.

  Group for the discussion of any kind of wierd or unusual events,
  anything from UFOs to giant hamsters loose in Russian sewers.  The
  group is not a skeptic nor a gullible group, it  is for swapping
  information about strange things reported around the world.  The idea
  is to keep an open mind and examine interesting reports etc without
  making a judgement about them.  The group is named after Charles Fort
  who was the author of several books on this subject.

alt.missing-adults

  Locating missing adults.

alt.missing-kids

  Locating missing children.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 123

alt.models

  Use rec.models.* instead.

  Readers: 30000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 343

alt.motd

  The messages of the day.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 95

alt.motherjones

  Mother Jones magazine.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 198

alt.mothersuperior

  Not a sexual position.

alt.motorcycle.sportbike

  Use rec.motorcycles.racing instead.

alt.motorcycles.harley

  Use rec.motorcycles.harley instead.

  Readers: 11000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 336

alt.mountain-bike

  Use rec.bicycles.off-road instead.

alt.movies.branagh-thmpsn

  a newsgroup for the discussion of the films of Kenneth Branagh and
  Emma Thompson.  Criticisms, babble, and hero-worship of Ken and Em and their
  work are all on-topic here.  Discussion of their other work, such as in
  television and theater, is also welcomed.

alt.movies.independent

  Films put out by independent producers.

alt.movies.indian

  Films from India and the Indian subcontinent.

alt.movies.joe-vs-volcano

  Fans discuss the movie Joe versus the Volcano.

alt.movies.kubrick

  For the discussion of Stanley Kubrick's movies.

alt.movies.monster

  Godzilla! The Wolfman! The Thing! Aiiieee!!

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 513

alt.movies.scorsese

  Are you talking to me?  You think I'm funny?

alt.movies.silent

  Shhhhhhhhhhh!

alt.movies.spielberg

  Films of blockbuster director Steven Spielberg.

  Readers: 4500 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 405

alt.movies.tim-burton

  A newsgroup to serve as a forum for the discussion of Tim Burton -- 
  movie director, producer, writer, artist animator and photographer.   
  This group can also be used as the forum for the discussion of all movie  
  projects related to Mr. Burton, including:
        Edward Scissorhands             Vincent
        Beetlejuice                     Frankenweenie
        Batman                          The Black Cauldron
        Batman Returns                  The Fox and the Hound
        Nightmare Before Christmas      Alladin (Faerie Tale Theatre)
        Beetlejuice (animated)          Family Dog
        The Jar (Hitchcock)             Cabin Boy
        Ed Wood                         Batman Forever
        Hansel & Gretel                 [other future projects]
  
  Postings to this newsgroup might include:
        * Press releases for upcoming Burton-related projects
        * Film reviews/reaction of Burton-related projects
        * technical discussions of Burton-related projects 
          (i.e. use of stop-motion animation, set design, etc.)
        * Tie-ins (i.e. books, merchandise, interviews, etc.)
        * Any other discussion relevant to Tim Burton

alt.movies.visual-effects

  Discussion of visual f/x for movies and tv.

  Readers: 4700 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 213

alt.msdos.programmer

  For the serious MS/DOS programmer (no forsale ads).

  Readers: 68000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 807

alt.mud

  Use rec.games.mud instead.

  Readers: 34000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 266

alt.mud.german

  No description.

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.

  Readers: 5500 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 403

alt.music.4ad

  A group for the discussion of the various artists (30 or 40)
  that are or have been on the British 4AD music label. 
  
  A few of the individuals/groups on 4AD are:
        Pixies             Pale Saints          Bauhaus
        This Mortal Coil   Cocteau Twins        Breeders
      Lydia Lunch (!)    Ultra Vivid Scene    Slowdive
      His Name is Alive
  and many more...

alt.music.a-cappella

  Use rec.music.a-cappella instead.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 171

alt.music.abba

  Swedish pop.

alt.music.aliceinchains

  One of Seattle's finest.

alt.music.alternative

  For groups having 2 or less Platinum-selling albums.

  Readers: 140000 (1.3%)            Traffic per month: 9962

alt.music.alternative.female

  Discussing alternative music by female artists.

  Readers: 21000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1284

alt.music.amy-grant

  Discussion about Amy Grant and her music.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 608

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.

  Readers: 3800 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 259

alt.music.beach-boys

  Use rec.music.artists.beach-boys instead.

alt.music.beastie-boys

  The Beastie Boys.

alt.music.beck

  Jeff Beck, I suspect.

alt.music.bela-fleck

  Bela and the Flecktones.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 362

alt.music.big-band

  Sounds from the Big Band era.

alt.music.billy-joel

  Discussion of Billy Brinkley, err Joel.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 608

alt.music.bjork

  For fans of Bjork and the late Sugarcubes.

alt.music.black-metal

  Iron instruments.

alt.music.blues-traveler

  For "All fellow travelers."

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1380

alt.music.blur

  Fandom of the uniquely British group Blur.

alt.music.bootlegs

  People pirating music performances.

  Readers: 10000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1650

alt.music.boyz-2-men

  The harmonizing tunes of Boyz II Men.

alt.music.brian-eno

  Apparently too popular to warrant further description.

alt.music.bruce-springsteen

  New Jersey's finest.

alt.music.butholesurfers

  The Butthole Surfers.

alt.music.byrds

  The music and fans of The Byrds.

alt.music.canada

  Oh, Canada, eh?

  Readers: 26000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1157

alt.music.celine-dion

  The music & art of the international star Celine Dion.

alt.music.chapel-hill

  You might think hymnals and chants, but you'd be wrong.

  Readers: 9800 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 815

alt.music.cheap-trick

  Discussion of the pop-rock band Cheap Trick.

alt.music.complex-arrang

  To complex for _your_ simple mind.

  Readers: 2200 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 10

alt.music.counting-crows

  In my day, we used to count sheep.

  Readers: 4300 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 316

alt.music.ct-dummies

  Discussion of the musical group Crash Test Dummies.

alt.music.dance

  Music to dance to.

alt.music.danzig

  Discussion of the works of Glenn Danzig.  MOTHER!

alt.music.dave-matthews

  The Dave Matthews Band.

alt.music.dead-kennedys

  Art is not bound by the limits of tastefulness.

alt.music.deep-purple

  Discussions about Deep Purple and related artists.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 625

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?

alt.music.ebm

  Electronic (or not?) Body Music.

alt.music.ecto

  Happy Rhodes and other music by plasms.

alt.music.elo

  The Electric Light Orchestra.

  Readers: 10000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 336

alt.music.enigma-dcd-etc

  Enigma and similar bands.

alt.music.enya

  Gaelic set to spacey music.

  Readers: 30000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 410

alt.music.erasure

  Erasure's fan following.

alt.music.fates-warning

  Fates Warning.

alt.music.filk

  SF/fantasy related folk music.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1013

alt.music.fleetwood-mac

  Rock group Fleetwood Mac and its members.

alt.music.france

  Melodies from the French.

alt.music.genesis

  Genesis, in all their incarnations.

alt.music.green-day

  The band Green Day.

alt.music.gwar

  Gwarrrrr.

alt.music.hardcore

  Could be porno set to music.

  Readers: 26780 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2824

alt.music.harmonica

  Lip music.

alt.music.harry-chapin

  Taxi!

alt.music.hawaiian

  The music of the Hawaiian islands.

alt.music.independent

  Soloists without contracts with the major labels.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 2408

alt.music.indigo-girls

  The musical duo Indigo Girls.

alt.music.info-society

  The band InSoc, AKA Information Society.

alt.music.inxs

  Get it?  "In Excess".  In the words of Nelson, "Ha ha."

alt.music.james-taylor

  JT!

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 242

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.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 561

alt.music.jewish

  Music from the Jewish heritage.

  Readers: 8600 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 226

alt.music.jimi.hendrix

  'Scuse me, while I kiss the sky.

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.

  Readers: 7800 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 126

alt.music.kylie-minogue

  Music of Kylie Minogue.

alt.music.led-zeppelin

  Discussion about Led Zeppelin and their music.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1160

alt.music.leonard-cohen

  The music of Leonard Cohen.

alt.music.lightfoot

  Discussion about the music of Gordon Lightfoot.

alt.music.live.the.band

  Talk about The Band.

alt.music.lor-mckennitt

  Discussion of Loreena McKennit.

alt.music.lou-reed

  Lou Reed.

  Readers: 2700 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 217

alt.music.lyrics

  Discussion of song lyrics.

  Readers: 7200 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 2476

alt.music.makers.dj

  About DJ's, their music, and lives.

alt.music.makers.electronic

  The art of creating techno, ambient, etc.

alt.music.makers.woodwind

  People who play woodwind instruments.

alt.music.mariah.carey

  Able to break glasses with a single boundless high note.

alt.music.marillion

  A progressive band.  The Silmarillion is a book.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 457

alt.music.marilyn-manson

  You've been a good little boy!

alt.music.mazzy-star

  No description.

alt.music.mexican

  Mexican influenced music.

alt.music.midi

  Music from MIDI devices.

  Readers: 6300 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 712

alt.music.ministry

  Perhaps not the music you would expect.

alt.music.misc

  Use rec.music.misc instead.

  Readers: 6700 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 780

alt.music.mods

  No description.

alt.music.monkees

  Hey, hey, they were the Monkees.

  Readers: 11000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 954

alt.music.moody-blues

  Still In Search of the Lost Chord.

  Readers: 10000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 293

alt.music.morrissey

  Morrissey's career and music.

alt.music.moxy-fruvous

  No description.

alt.music.new-order

  The music of New Order and its members.

alt.music.nin

  Nine Inch Nails.

  Readers: 28000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 6722

alt.music.nin.creative

  Works for Reznor's Nine Inch Nails.

alt.music.nin.d

  Use alt.music.nin instead.

alt.music.nirvana

  Generation X's Seattle leaders, leaderless.

  Readers: 25000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2831

alt.music.oasis

  No description.

alt.music.offspring

  No description.

alt.music.orb

  For fans of the Ambient Techno music group "The Orb".

alt.music.ozzy

  Blizzard of Osbourne.

alt.music.pantera

  I'm broken.

alt.music.pat-mccurdy

  No description.

  Readers: 9000 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 40

alt.music.pat-metheny

  Free Discussion of Pat Metheny and his group.

alt.music.paul-simon

  Discussion of Paul Simon's music.

alt.music.paul-westerberg

  Discussion of Paul and the Replacements.

alt.music.pearl-jam

  The music of the alternative rock band Pearl Jam.

  Readers: 22000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 3282

alt.music.pet-shop-boys

  The music of the Pet Shop Boys.

alt.music.peter-gabriel

  So, it's the music of Peter Gabriel, sans frontier.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 415

alt.music.pink-floyd

  Sold out shows everywhere.

  Readers: 31000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2970

alt.music.planet-gong

  History and Mystery of the Planet Gong.

alt.music.polkas

  Weird Al or not, polka is popular some folks.

alt.music.pop-eat-itself

  Musical group Pop Will Eat Itself.

alt.music.pop.will.eat.itself

  Use alt.music.pop-eat-itself instead.

alt.music.primus

  Discussions related to the music group Primus.

alt.music.prince

  So my Prince came.  Make him go away.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1713

alt.music.producer

  Discussion about record production and A&R.

alt.music.progressive

  Discussion of progressive rock; that is, the art rock movement of the
  1970's, headed by Yes, Genesis, ELP, Kansas, Gentle Giant, and others.
  This music is characterized by strong classical and jazz influences,
  lengthy pieces, and attention to compositional details (perhaps
  noticeable mainly to trained musicians) rather than catchiness or
  marketability.  New artists that write compositionally complex music
  are also discussed.
  
  There are other definitions for "progressive" music.  For one group of
  people, it is a synonym for today's "alternative" music.
  alt.music.progressive does NOT address this music; see
  alt.music.alternative instead.  For a second group of people, it means
  any music that progresses beyond popular music in some significant
  way.  alt.music.progressive sometimes addresses this type of music.
  
  The most common argument concerning "progressive rock" occurs when two
  people use different definitions of "progressive."  One or both of
  them start screaming, "the music you like is NOT progressive."  These
  arguments get nowhere and should be avoided.
  
  Note that alt.music.genesis and alt.music.yes exist for discussions
  particular to Genesis and Yes, respectively.

  Readers: 41000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 2902

alt.music.psychedelic

  All types of psychedelic music.

alt.music.pulp

  Fandom of the British band Pulp.

alt.music.queen

  The band Queen and related solo acts.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1060

alt.music.ramones

  For discussion of the kings of puck rock.

alt.music.replacements

  Jesus rides beside us.

alt.music.rockabilly

  Rockabilly.

alt.music.roger-waters

  To Pink or Not to Pink.

  Readers: 7500 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 302

alt.music.rush

  To group to discuss anything pertaining to the Canadian rock group, Rush. 
  Their music, style, albums, tours and analysis of such, as well as anything 
  else dealing with Rush is fodder for discussion.

  Readers: 34000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1942

alt.music.s-mclachlan

  A Touch of Solace in Ecstasy.

alt.music.seal

  Aquatic creatures playing cymbals and the horn stand.

alt.music.shonen-knife

  No description.

alt.music.ska

  Discussions of ska ( skank ) music, bands, and suchlike.

  Readers: 26000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1861

alt.music.smash-pumpkins

  The Smashing Pumpkins.

  Readers: 8500 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 652

alt.music.smiths

  Discussion about the Smiths, and related solo projects.

alt.music.sondheim

  Life and music of Stephen Sondheim.

alt.music.sonic-youth

  Loud enough to make you deaf.

  Readers: 5800 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 544

alt.music.sophie-hawkins

  News & Discussions on Sophie B. Hawkins.

alt.music.soul

  Discussion of sweet soul music.

alt.music.soundgarden

  The band Soundgarden.

alt.music.squeeze

  Discussion of the Brit-pop combo Squeeze.

alt.music.stone-roses

  No description.

alt.music.stone-temple

  The band Stone Temple Pilots.

alt.music.suede

  No description.

alt.music.supergrass

  Oxford's finest.

alt.music.swedish-pop

  ABBA and beyond.

  Readers: 11000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 327

alt.music.sylvian

  David "Japan" Sylvian and friends.

alt.music.synth.roland.u20

  The Roland U20 synthesizer.

alt.music.synthpop

  Depeche Mode, Erasure, Pet Shop Boys, and much more!

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1765

alt.music.tape-culture

  No description.

alt.music.techno

  Bring on the bass!

  Readers: 23000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1772

alt.music.texas

  Janis Joplin to ZZ Top, Willie Nelson to Pantera.

alt.music.the-band

  The music and fans of The Band.

alt.music.the-doors

  A rider on the storm no more.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 506

alt.music.the.police

  If you play it too loud, they bust your party.

  Readers: 3800 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 146

alt.music.tmbg

  They Might Be Giants.

  Readers: 23000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1311

alt.music.todd-rundgren

  Todd Rundgren music fandom.

alt.music.tom-waits

  Discussion of works of artist Tom Waits.

alt.music.tool

  Tool is so... out there, man.

alt.music.tragically-hip

  The rock band The Tragically Hip.

alt.music.type-o-negative

  A group for fans of the band type-o-negative.

alt.music.u2

  Another group for the band U2. See also alt.fan.u2.

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 904

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.

alt.music.video-games

  Music that appears in video games.

alt.music.ween

  Marble Tulip Juicy Tree.

alt.music.weird-al

  Parodies-R-Us.

alt.music.who

  Enduring megagroup.

alt.music.world

  A group for the discussion of music based in any of the world's 
  classical, popular, and folk traditions.  Excluded from this group would 
  be any musical traditions that already have their own newsgroups
  (e.g. rec.music.classical, rec.music.indian.classical, rec.music.afro-latin,
  rec.music.folk (which appears to be dedicated mostly to American
  folk music), etc.).  However, music that might be unwelcome in any of 
  the above-named groups because it does not adhere to traditional forms 
  closely enough (e.g. baroque-Indian-Cuban-pop fusion music) would be 
  welcome to be discussed in alt.music.world. Of course, discussion of 
  highly traditional music would be just as welcome as discussion of 
  non-traditional genre-crossing music. 
  
  In short:  If you would find it in the "World Music" or "International" 
  section of a record store and it doesn't have its own newsgroup, then 
  alt.music.world would be the place to discuss it.

  Readers: 23000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 476

alt.music.yanni.aural-enema

  Flushing the ear channels of your existence.

alt.music.yes

  The progressive band Yes.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1841

alt.music.yngwie

  No description.

alt.my.head.hurts

  So don't do that.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 562

alt.mythology

  Zeus rules.

  Readers: 31000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 948

alt.mythology.mythic-animals

  Creatures of myth, fantasy, and imagination.

  Readers: 1900 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 31

alt.native

  People indigenous to an area before modern colonisation.

  Readers: 42000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 729

alt.necromicon

  Big time death wish.

  Readers: 10000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 32

alt.necronomicon

  Use alt.necromicon instead.

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 support@netcom.com.

alt.new-england

  The USA's north eastern region.

alt.newbie

  The altnet housewarming committee.

  Readers: 7400 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 589

alt.newbies

  Housewarming for a group.

alt.newgroup.for.fun.fun.fun

  Yes, we delight in your games.

  Readers: 9100 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 46

alt.news-media

  Don't believe the hype.

  Readers: 36000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1053

alt.news.macedonia

  News concerning Macedonia in the Balkan Region.

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1560

alt.news.microsoft

  Gate's megacorp in the news.

  Readers: 4100 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 675

alt.niteclub.alternative

  Alternative music nightclubs.

alt.niteclub.commercial

  Commercially owned nightclubs.

alt.nocem.misc

  Discussion about the NoCeM project.

alt.nocem.test

  Testing/development of the NoCeM project.

alt.noise

  Ow, quit it.

  Readers: 4100 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 62

alt.non.sequitur

  Richard Nixon.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 143

alt.nosebeeping

  Test newgroup goes wild in slapstick spoof.

alt.npractitioners

  Nurse practitioners.

alt.nuke.the.USA

  Last one out is a radioactive egg.

alt.obituaries

  Notices of dead folks.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 214

alt.office.management

  Office management issues.

alt.online-service

  Large commercial online services, and the Internet.

  Readers: 34000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 510

alt.online-service.america-online

  Or should that be "America Offline?"

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 522

alt.online-service.compuserve

  Discussions and questions about Compuserve.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 459

alt.online-service.delphi

  Run!  It's the Delphoids!

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 177

alt.online-service.freenet

  Public FreeNet systems.

  Readers: 19000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 124

alt.online-service.genie

  Discussions and questions about GEnie.

  Readers: 2700 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 85

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.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 2153

alt.online-service.well

  Talk about The Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link @well.com.

alt.org.audubon

  Regarding the Audubon Society.

alt.org.earth-first

  Discussion of the Earth First! society.

alt.org.h-h-harriers

  Running + drinking w/the Hash House Harriers.

alt.org.jaycees

  Junior Chamber of Commerce.

alt.org.odyssey-mind

  Nee Olympics of the Mind.

alt.org.promisekeepers

  The Christian Organization PromiseKeepers.

alt.org.royal-rangers

  No description.

alt.org.sierra-club

  Regarding the Sierra Club.

alt.org.starfleet

  The "Starfleet" Star Trek fan organization.

alt.org.toastmasters

  Public speaking and Toastmasters International.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 311

alt.os.linux

  Use comp.os.linux.* instead.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 531

alt.os.multics

  30 years old and going strong.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 38

alt.os.windows95.crash.crash.crash

  Early test runs have not impressed.

alt.out-of-body

  Out of Body Experiences.

  Readers: 25000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 426

alt.pagan

  Discussions about paganism & religion.

  Readers: 88000 (0.8%)             Traffic per month: 5359

alt.pantyhose

  Stockings are sexier.

  Readers: 60000 (0.7%)             Traffic per month: 1985

alt.parallel.universes

  Perpendicular universes hurt more.

alt.paranet.abduct

  "They replaced Jim-Bob with a look-alike!"

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 187

alt.paranet.metaphysics

  Philosphical ontology, cosmology and cosmetology.

alt.paranet.paranormal

  "If it exists, how can supernatural be beyond natural?"

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 245

alt.paranet.psi

  "How much pressure can you generate with your brain?"

  Readers: 11000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 82

alt.paranet.science

  "Maybe if we dissect the psychic ..."

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 112

alt.paranet.skeptic

  "I don't believe they turned you into a newt."

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 98

alt.paranet.ufo

  "Heck, I guess naming it ``UFO'' identifies it."

  Readers: 37000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 2175

alt.paranormal

  A forum for discussion of computer and standalone facsimile technology, 
  including computerfax  hardware/software, faxmodems, standalone fax 
  machines, plain paper fax machines, and other fax devices.

  Readers: 35000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 849

alt.paranormal.channeling

  Spiritual mediumship, channeling and channelers.

alt.paranormal.spells.hexes.magic

  And Rolaids.spells.relief.

alt.parenting.solutions

  Use misc.kids.* instead.

alt.parenting.twins-triplets

  The issues of raising twins & other multiples.

alt.parents-teens

  Parent-teenager relationships.

  Readers: 31000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 474

alt.party

  Parties, celebration and general debauchery.

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 124

alt.pave.the.earth

  Damn the environmentalists, full speed ahead!

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 826

alt.peace-corps

  The works of the Peace Corps.

  Readers: 8500 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 120

alt.peace.corps

  Use alt.peace-corps instead.

alt.peeves

  Discussion of peeves & related.

  Readers: 59000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 2284

alt.periphs.pcmcia

  Credit card sized plug in peripherals (PCMCIA, JEDIA).

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 252

alt.personals

  Do you really want to meet someone this way?

  Readers: 140000 (1.2%)            Traffic per month: 5829

alt.personals.ads

  Geek seeks Dweeb. Object: low-level interfacing.

  Readers: 84000 (0.8%)             Traffic per month: 4136

alt.personals.aliens

  Looking for out-of-this-world love.

alt.personals.bi

  Personals by or seeking bisexuals.

  Readers: 42000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1946

alt.personals.big-folks

  Romance for large people.

  Readers: 4300 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 159

alt.personals.bondage

  Are you tied up this evening?

  Readers: 60000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 2478

alt.personals.fat

  Romance for fat people.

  Readers: 4300 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 99

alt.personals.fetish

  Romance for object-oriented people.

  Readers: 11000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 917

alt.personals.intercultural

  Sometimes the twain can meet.

alt.personals.jewish

  Advertising for romance with Jewish people.

alt.personals.misc

  Dweeb seeks Geek. Object: low-level interfacing.

  Readers: 44000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1435

alt.personals.motss

  Romance for gay people.

alt.personals.poly

  Hi there, do you multiprocess?

  Readers: 37000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 822

alt.personals.spanking

  Oedipus gives this group a thumbs up.

  Readers: 24000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1231

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.

  Readers: 6300 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 64

alt.pets.ferrets

  Ferrets and the people who love them.

alt.pets.hamsters

  Make that wheel go 'round.

  Readers: 4400 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 336

alt.pets.rabbits

  Coneys abound. See also alt.fan.john-palmer.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 657

alt.ph.uk

  United Kingdom version of alt.2600.

alt.philosophy.debate

  Back to basics.

alt.philosophy.jarf

  The Jarf philosphy/metaphysics/religion/culture.

  Readers: 8600 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 283

alt.philosophy.objectivism

  A product of the Ayn Rand corporation.

  Readers: 30000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 4246

alt.philosophy.taoism

  All aspects of Taoism.

alt.philosophy.zen

  Meditating on how the alt.* namespace works.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 367

alt.pinecone

  The heart of camp arts & crafts.

alt.planning.urban

  Urban development.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 519

alt.politics.british

  Politics and a real Queen, too.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 2636

alt.politics.bush

  The politics of shrubbery.

  Readers: 8700 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 68

alt.politics.clinton

  President Bill Clinton.

  Readers: 100000 (1.0%)            Traffic per month: 11259

alt.politics.correct

  A Neil Bush fan club.

  Readers: 46000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 5213

alt.politics.datahighway

  Electronic interstate infrastructure.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 627

alt.politics.democrats.d

  U.S. Democratic party.

  Readers: 9700 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 5665

alt.politics.ec

  The European economic community.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 770

alt.politics.economics

  War == Poverty, & other discussions.

  Readers: 27000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2271

alt.politics.elections

  All about the process of electing leaders.

  Readers: 28000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1320

alt.politics.equality

  An oxymoron.

  Readers: 11000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 515

alt.politics.europe.misc

  The general political situation in Europe.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 357

alt.politics.greens

  Green party politics & activities worldwide.

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 807

alt.politics.homosexuality

  As the name implies.

  Readers: 66000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 3325

alt.politics.italy

  Political happenings in Italy.

alt.politics.korea

  A forum for Korean politics. (Moderated)

alt.politics.libertarian

  The libertarian ideology.

  Readers: 45000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 6727

alt.politics.media

  How the mass media is involved in shaping politics.

  Readers: 52000 (0.7%)             Traffic per month: 378

alt.politics.meijer

  One stop shopping and the politics thereof.

alt.politics.nationalism.white

  People who believe in White Supremacy.

  Readers: 4500 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 999

alt.politics.org.batf

  Politics of the U.S. firearms (etc.) regulation agency.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1796

alt.politics.org.cia

  The United States Centrial Intelligence Agency.

  Readers: 7400 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 588

alt.politics.org.fbi

  The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation.

alt.politics.org.misc

  Political organizations.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 327

alt.politics.org.nsa

  The ultrasecret security arm of the US government.

  Readers: 7300 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 378

alt.politics.org.un

  Politics at the "United" Nations.

  Readers: 11000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 122

alt.politics.perot

  Discussion of the non-candidate.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1596

alt.politics.radical-left

  Who remains after the radicals left?

  Readers: 30000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 5833

alt.politics.reform

  Political reform.

  Readers: 25000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 3965

alt.politics.scorched-earth

  An environmentally oriented group.

alt.politics.sex

  Not a good idea to mix them, sez Marilyn & Profumo.

  Readers: 23000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 185

alt.politics.socialism.trotsky

  A newsgroup to serve as the forum for the large Trotskyite 
  community on the Internet which presently has no forum to discuss what 
  they perceive to be "real" socialism.  I don't understand it much myself, 
  but you've probably seen the flames in alt.politics.radical-left directed 
  at the actual theorists from the wacko kooks.  In other words, this group 
  is intended to separate the serious discussion out from the flamage.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 432

alt.politics.usa.congress

  Discussions relating to U.S. House and Senate.

alt.politics.usa.constitution

  U.S. Constitutional politics.

  Readers: 25000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 3925

alt.politics.usa.misc

  Miscellaneous USA politics.

  Readers: 26000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 4540

alt.politics.usa.newt-gingrich

  Discussion of House Speaker Gingrich.

alt.politics.usa.republican

  Discussions of the USA Republican Party.

  Readers: 35000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 10751

alt.politics.vietnamese

  Governing in Viet Nam.

alt.politics.white-power

  People who believe in White Supremacy.

  Readers: 4800 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 1702

alt.polyamory

  For those with multiple loves.

  Readers: 41000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1947

alt.postmodern

  Postmodernism, semiotics, deconstruction, and the like.

  Readers: 55000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1028

alt.president.clinton

  Will the CIA undermine his efforts?

  Readers: 26000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 3377

alt.prisons

  Can I get an alt.* feed in the slammer?.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 430

alt.privacy

  Privacy issues in cyberspace.

  Readers: 63000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1316

alt.privacy.anon-server

  Issues surrounding programs that aid anonymity.

  Readers: 23000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 381

alt.privacy.clipper

  The USA administration's Clipper encryption plan.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 56

alt.private.investigator

  Digging up the dirt.

alt.projectmng

  Project management.

alt.prophecies.nostradamus

  Mystic verse.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 517

alt.prose

  Postings of original writings, fictional & otherwise.

  Readers: 50000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 168

alt.psst.hoy

  Psst, buddy.  Wanna buy a hoy?

alt.psychoactives

  Better living through chemistry.

  Readers: 37000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 312

alt.psychology

  Use sci.psychology.misc instead.

alt.psychology.help

  An alt.support group away from home.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 422

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.

  Readers: 6500 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 288

alt.psychology.personality

  Personality taxonomy, such as Myers-Briggs.

  Readers: 28000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 420

alt.psychotic.roommates

  Single white female seeks roommate.

  Readers: 4100 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 46

alt.pub-ban.homolka

  About the publication ban on the Karla Homolka trial.

  Readers: 5100 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 10

alt.pub.coffeehouse.amethyst

  Realistic place to meet and chat with friends.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1396

alt.pub.dragons-inn

  Fantasy virtual reality pub similar to alt.callahans.

  Readers: 26000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 107

alt.pub.havens-rest

  Fantasy virtual reality pub similar to alt.callahans.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 39

alt.pud

  "Discussion of the TFiLE PuD!@#@#!@$!"    Whatever.

  Readers: 8600 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 101

alt.pulp

  Paperback fiction, newsprint production, orange juice.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 327

alt.punk

  A group to allow people being to able to post whatever the hell they 
  think is punk.  Things like putting on shows, going to shows,
  feeding your dog, doing a zine, etc.

  Readers: 28000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 5200

alt.punk.europe

  Burning them keeps European insects away.

alt.punk.straight-edge

  Shaving eyebrows for fun and profit.

  Readers: 2200 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 60

alt.pyrotechnics

  Use rec.pyrotechnics instead.

alt.ql.creative

  Quantum Leap fiction for the typographically challenged.

  Readers: 11000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 220

alt.quotations

  Quotations, quips, .sig lines, witticisms, et al.

  Readers: 30000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1155

alt.radio.college

  Use rec.radio.noncomm instead.

alt.radio.digital

  Digital radio signals.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 83

alt.radio.networks.cbc

  Radio programming by the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.

  Readers: 7800 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 245

alt.radio.networks.npr

  U.S. National Public Radio: shows, stories, hosts, etc.

  Readers: 23000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 394

alt.radio.online-tonight

  OnLine Tonight radio show discussion.

alt.radio.pirate

  Hide the gear, here comes the magic station-wagons.

  Readers: 27000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 623

alt.radio.scanner

  Use rec.radio.scanner instead.

  Readers: 84000 (0.9%)             Traffic per month: 814

alt.radio.scanner.uk

  Use uk.radio.amateur instead.

alt.radio.talk

  Radio talk and call-in shows.

alt.radio.uk

  Radio in the United Kingdom.

alt.radio.uk.talk-radio

  Talk radio (call-in) programmes in the British Isles.

alt.random.noise

  Bitstream Underground's Random Noise.

alt.rap

  Use rec.music.hip-hop instead.

  Readers: 43000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 2455

alt.rap-gdead

  Fans of The Grateful Dead and Rap. Really.

  Readers: 24000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 86

alt.rap.sucks

  The anti-rap crowd sounds off.

alt.rave

  Techno-culture: music, dancing, drugs, dancing, etc.

  Readers: 40000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 2156

alt.real-estate-agents

  Realty heads.

alt.realtor.relocation

  Realtors helping with long moves.

alt.rec.camping

  Use rec.backcountry instead.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 589

alt.recipes.hawaii

  Use rec.food.recipes instead.

alt.recovery

  For people in recovery programs (e.g., AA, ACA, GA).

  Readers: 47000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 680

alt.recovery.aa

  Recovery and Alcoholics Anonymous.

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.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 600

alt.recovery.codependency

  Mutually destructive relationships.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 444

alt.recovery.compulsive-eat

  Food is an addictive drug.

alt.recovery.na

  Recovery and Narcotics Anonymous.

alt.recovery.religion

  A group for those people who feel that religion (most notably, 
  Scientology or evangelical Christianity) has played a significantly 
  negative role in their lives, and that they are experiencing a process 
  of "recovery." 

  Readers: 2200 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 86

alt.recovery.sexual-addiction

  Getting over being addicted to sex.

alt.religion.all-worlds

  Grokking the Church of All Worlds from Heinlein's book.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 270

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.

  Readers: 5900 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 369

alt.religion.christian

  Unmoderated forum for discussing Christianity.

  Readers: 21000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 5540

alt.religion.christian.boston-church

  The international Church of Christ.

alt.religion.computers

  Tiresome technical tirades.

  Readers: 43000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 178

alt.religion.eckankar

  Eckankar, the religion of the Light and Sound of God.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 500

alt.religion.emacs

  Emacs.	Umacs.	We all macs.

  Readers: 23000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 78

alt.religion.gnostic

  History and philosophies of the Gnostic sects.

  Readers: 2300 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 42

alt.religion.islam

  Discussion of Islamic Faith & Soc.Religion.Islam.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1832

alt.religion.kibology

  He's Fred, Jim.

  Readers: 60000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 5575

alt.religion.kibology.orthodox

  No neus is good neus.

alt.religion.monica

  Discussion about net-venus Monica and her works.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1116

alt.religion.mormon

  Mormon religion.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 4576

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.

  Readers: 33000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 12305

alt.religion.secular.atavism

  Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny!

alt.religion.sexuality

  The politics of sexuality and religion.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 997

alt.religion.shamanism

  Use soc.religion.shamanism instead.

  Readers: 6800 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 247

alt.religion.subgenius

  Use alt.slack instead.

alt.religion.universal-life

  Universal Life Church.

alt.religion.urantia-book

  Discussions about the Urantia Book.

alt.religion.vaisnava

  Discussion of the Vaisnava spiritual tradition.

alt.religion.wicca

  No description.

  Readers: 4300 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 1343

alt.religion.zoroastrianism

  Zoraster's/Zarathustra's religion, mazdaism.

alt.relocate

  Setting up a new home in a far away place.

alt.restaurants

  Use rec.food.restaurants instead.

  Readers: 27000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 126

alt.revenge

  Two wrongs trying to make a right.

  Readers: 22000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1149

alt.revisionism

  "It CAN'T be that way 'cause here's the FACTS".

  Readers: 30000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1693

alt.revolution.american.second

  Jeffersonian dreams.

alt.revolution.cnog

  No description.

alt.revolution.counter

  Discussions of counter-revolutionary issues.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 275

alt.rhode_island

  A little state with apparently world wide interest.

  Readers: 37000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 582

alt.rock-n-roll

  Counterpart to alt.sex and alt.drugs.

  Readers: 73000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 1418

alt.rock-n-roll.acdc

  Dirty deeds done dirt cheap.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 250

alt.rock-n-roll.aerosmith

  Lead singer looks like an ugly lady.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 407

alt.rock-n-roll.classic

  Classic rock, both the music and its marketing.

  Readers: 25000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 930

alt.rock-n-roll.hard

  For the discussion of hard rock music (i.e.: Music that is not heavy metal,
  but is too heavy to be just rock and roll. ex: Guns N Roses, Def Leppard,
  Motley Crue)

  Readers: 27000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 778

alt.rock-n-roll.metal

  For the headbangers on the net.

  Readers: 51000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1661

alt.rock-n-roll.metal.black

  No description.

alt.rock-n-roll.metal.death

  "Death metal" and newgroup overkill.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1295

alt.rock-n-roll.metal.gnr

  "Axl Rose" is an anagram for "Oral Sex".

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 397

alt.rock-n-roll.metal.heavy

  Non-sissyboy metal bands.

  Readers: 34000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1836

alt.rock-n-roll.metal.ironmaiden

  Sonic torture methods.

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 473

alt.rock-n-roll.metal.metallica

  Sort of like Formica with more hair.

  Readers: 35000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1031

alt.rock-n-roll.metal.motley-crue

  The music of Motley Crue.

alt.rock-n-roll.metal.progressive

  Slayer teams up with Tom Cora.

  Readers: 25000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 491

alt.rock-n-roll.oldies

  Discussion of rock and roll music from 1950-1970.

  Readers: 26000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1975

alt.rock-n-roll.stones

  Gathering plenty of moss by now.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 563

alt.rodney-king

  Riot catalyst.

alt.rodney.dangerfield

  Still not getting any respect.

alt.romance

  Discussion about the romantic side of love.

  Readers: 110000 (1.0%)            Traffic per month: 3733

alt.romance.chat

  Talk about no sex.

  Readers: 42000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1226

alt.romance.online

  Love over the wire - does it work?

alt.romance.unhappy

  alt.angst on the run.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 540

alt.rush-limbaugh

  Fans of the conservative activist radio announcer.

  Readers: 90000 (0.9%)             Traffic per month: 3180

alt.rv

  Rotten varmints or recreational vehicles, you decide.

alt.sailing.asa

  The American Sailing Association.

alt.satanism

  Not such a bad dude once you get to know him.

  Readers: 39000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1141

alt.satellite.tv.europe

  All about European satellite tv.

  Readers: 27000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2786

alt.save.the.earth

  Environmentalist causes.

  Readers: 25000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 724

alt.sb.programmer

  Programming the Sound Blaster PC sound card.

  Readers: 26000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 181

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.

  Readers: 22000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 203

alt.sci.physics.new-theories

  Scientific theories you won't find in journals.

  Readers: 33000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1255

alt.sci.planetary

  Studies in planetary science.

  Readers: 23000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 226

alt.sci.sociology

  People are really interesting when you watch them.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 171

alt.sci.tech.indonesian

  Science and technology in Indonesia.

  Readers: 2900 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 76

alt.sci.time-travel

  Theory of time travel.

alt.scooter

  Motor scooters, like Vespas, Lambrettas, etc.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 391

alt.scooter.classic

  Classic motor scooters, like Vespas, Lambrettas, etc.

alt.scottish.clans

  Discussions about Scottish Clans.

  Readers: 6800 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 566

alt.security

  Security issues on computer systems.

  Readers: 130000 (0.9%)            Traffic per month: 832

alt.security.index

  Pointers to good stuff in alt.security. (Moderated)

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: -

alt.security.pgp

  The Pretty Good Privacy package.

  Readers: 72000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 2870

alt.seduction.fast

  The story of television.

alt.sega.genesis

  Another addiction.

  Readers: 30000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 788

alt.self-improve

  Self-improvement in less than 14 characters.

  Readers: 29000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 550

alt.selfpity

  Because we need it!

alt.sewing

  A group that is not as it seams.

  Readers: 51000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 618

alt.sex

  Postings of a prurient nature.

  Readers: 410000 (3.7%)            Traffic per month: 9726

alt.sex.anal

  Sexual acts involving the anus.

  Readers: 16000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1200

alt.sex.bears

  Hairy homosexual men.

  Readers: 10000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 609

alt.sex.bestiality

  Happiness is a warm puppy.

  Readers: 92000 (0.9%)             Traffic per month: 1614

alt.sex.bestiality.barney

  For people with big, purple newt fetishes.

  Readers: 13000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 78

alt.sex.bondage

  Tie me, whip me, make me read the net!

  Readers: 200000 (1.9%)            Traffic per month: 4812

alt.sex.bondage.furtoonia

  A new marketplace competitor for Fruitopia.

alt.sex.bondage.sco.unix

  For frustrated SCO users.

alt.sex.boredom

  Excuse me while I turn the page.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 106

alt.sex.breast

  Discussions about female breasts -- big and small.

  Readers: 60000 (1.0%)             Traffic per month: 2693

alt.sex.brothels

  All about cathouses.

  Readers: 5500 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 176

alt.sex.cthulhu

  It's amazing what tentacles can do.

  Readers: 6000 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 124

alt.sex.doom.with-sound

  Ask grisha@athena.mit.edu what this is about.

alt.sex.dylan

  No description.

alt.sex.enemas

  Cleansing the bowels as an erotic act.

  Readers: 22000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 482

alt.sex.erotica.marketplace

  The business of sex.

  Readers: 41000 (0.7%)             Traffic per month: 2538

alt.sex.escorts.ads

  Looking for personal escorts.

alt.sex.escorts.ads.d

  Discussion of personal escort advertisements.

alt.sex.exhibitionism

  So you want to be a star.

  Readers: 100000 (1.4%)            Traffic per month: 2060

alt.sex.extraterrestrial

  I'm carrying an alien love child.

alt.sex.fat

  Rollin' with the rolly polly.

  Readers: 17000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1182

alt.sex.femdom

  Discussions about female dominant relationships.

  Readers: 30000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1118

alt.sex.fetish.amputee

  Sexual attraction to missing body parts.

  Readers: 7600 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 184

alt.sex.fetish.diapers

  They're dry and secure all day, too.

  Readers: 22000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 797

alt.sex.fetish.drew-barrymore

  Keen on ET's star child, all grown up.

alt.sex.fetish.fa

  Rollin' with the rolly polly.

  Readers: 20000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 972

alt.sex.fetish.fashion

  Rubber, leather, chains, and other fetish clothing.

  Readers: 41000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 751

alt.sex.fetish.feet

  Kiss them. Now.

  Readers: 41000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1487

alt.sex.fetish.hair

  Hair, hair, everywhere. Palms even.

  Readers: 31000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 628

alt.sex.fetish.jello

  Sticky and almost fluid ... hmm.

alt.sex.fetish.orientals

  The mysteries of Asia are a potent lure.

  Readers: 44000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 3797

alt.sex.fetish.peterds.momma

  Peter D's momma sure is something.

alt.sex.fetish.power-rangers.kimberly.tight-spandex

  Need we say more?

alt.sex.fetish.robots

  This is for you robot types.

alt.sex.fetish.size

  For discussion & posting of fantasies related to size.

  Readers: 6400 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 219

alt.sex.fetish.smoking

  Discussion of smoking as a sexual fetish.

alt.sex.fetish.sportswear

  For those with a fetish about sports clothes.

alt.sex.fetish.startrek

  Illogical yet fascinating Star Trek lust.

  Readers: 18000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1144

alt.sex.fetish.the-bob

  The BOB(c) fetishes; The BOB(c) in drag.

alt.sex.fetish.tickling

  Laughter is the best foreplay.

alt.sex.fetish.trent-reznor

  Trent "NIN" Reznor's screaming slaves.

alt.sex.fetish.waifs

  Arousal by young, underweight people.

  Readers: 6800 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 174

alt.sex.fetish.watersports

  They don't mean hottub polo.

  Readers: 42000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 753

alt.sex.fetish.wet-and-messy

  Sploshing, food, mud and other messy fetishes.

alt.sex.fetish.white-mommas

  People who dig covering a women with White-Out.

alt.sex.fetish.wrestling

  Rough-housing for sexual kicks.

alt.sex.first-time

  What was your first time like?

  Readers: 5400 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 220

alt.sex.girl.watchers

  Use alt.sex.voyeurism instead.

  Readers: 6400 (0.3%)              Traffic per month: 148

alt.sex.guns

  Fuel for the pornography-incites-violence debate.

alt.sex.hello-kitty

  Why are there so few, hot, exhibitionist, S&M pussies?

alt.sex.homosexual

  Homosexual relations.

  Readers: 24000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1130

alt.sex.incest

  Discussing the issues of intra-family sexual relations.

alt.sex.intergen

  Robbing the cradle and the grave.

  Readers: 32000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 379

alt.sex.jp

  Discussion on sex with people with the initials J.P.

  Readers: 4600 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 76

alt.sex.magazines

  Discussions of magazines with sticky pages.

  Readers: 25000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 439

alt.sex.marsha-clark

  Passion for the prosecutor.

alt.sex.masturbation

  Where one's SO is oneself.

  Readers: 100000 (1.1%)            Traffic per month: 4192

alt.sex.motss

  Jesse Helms would not subscribe to this group.

  Readers: 85000 (0.9%)             Traffic per month: 1530

alt.sex.movies

  Discussing the ins and outs of certain movies.

  Readers: 130000 (1.4%)            Traffic per month: 4625

alt.sex.necrophilia

  Dead people as stimulus.

alt.sex.oral

  Not involving sound.  Void where prohibited by law.

alt.sex.pedophilia

  Discussing the issues around attraction to children.

  Readers: 4200 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 1468

alt.sex.pictures

  Gigabytes of copyright violations.

  Readers: 120000 (1.5%)            Traffic per month: 5085

alt.sex.pictures.female

  Copyright violations featuring mostly females.

  Readers: 80000 (1.2%)             Traffic per month: 3931

alt.sex.pictures.male

  Copyright violations featuring mostly males.

  Readers: 19000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2553

alt.sex.plushies

  Plush Sex: Strategically Placed Holes.

  Readers: 9500 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 280

alt.sex.safe

  For the discussion and encouragement of safe sex.

  Readers: 6500 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 487

alt.sex.services

  The oldest profession.

  Readers: 54000 (0.8%)             Traffic per month: 2425

alt.sex.sgml

  Markup languages as a sexual tool.

alt.sex.sheep.baaa.baaa.baaa.moo

  What's this?  Bleats me!

alt.sex.sounds

  Noises from the heat of passion.

  Readers: 23000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 438

alt.sex.spanking

  Bondage for beginners.

  Readers: 60000 (0.8%)             Traffic per month: 2906

alt.sex.stories

  For those who need it *NOW*.

  Readers: 330000 (3.2%)            Traffic per month: 7616

alt.sex.stories.d

  For those who talk about needing it *NOW*.

  Readers: 96000 (1.0%)             Traffic per month: 1352

alt.sex.stories.gay

  Erotic tales involving homosexuals.

alt.sex.stories.hetero

  Stories featuring heterosexual sex.

  Readers: 12000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 112

alt.sex.strip-clubs

  Discussion of strip clubs, exotic dancers, etc.

  Readers: 48000 (0.7%)             Traffic per month: 1648

alt.sex.swingers

  The promiscuous crowd.

alt.sex.telephone

  Discussion of phone sex services.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1711

alt.sex.trans

  Sex lives of transsexuals.

  Readers: 8500 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 381

alt.sex.ugly

  Not all girls are beautiful, but we love the ugly too.

alt.sex.voyeurism

  A lot of lurkers in this group.

  Readers: 100000 (1.4%)            Traffic per month: 2094

alt.sex.wanted

  Requests for erotica, either literary or in the flesh.

  Readers: 110000 (1.4%)            Traffic per month: 3781

alt.sex.wanted.escorts.ads

  Looking for escorts.

alt.sex.watersports

  A group that deals with those sexual activities known as 
  watersports, golden showers, or Natursekt. This would include
  personal experiences; stories; film/video recommendations; and in
  particular sources for the purchase of such materials, especially
  in America, where there is a dearth of such material compared to Europe;
  magazine recommendations and outlet details; and above all a place where
  those that are interested in this activity may participate in the
  discussions either directly or by using an anonymous service, or simply
  'lurk'. 

  Readers: 21000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 271

alt.sex.wizards

  Questions for only true sex wizards.

  Readers: 110000 (1.1%)            Traffic per month: 3214

alt.sexual.abuse.recovery

  Helping others deal with traumatic experiences.

  Readers: 51000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 2381

alt.sexy.bald.captains

  More Stardrek.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 102

alt.sf4m

  A group for forumites everywhere.  We know who you are.

alt.shared-reality.sf-and-fantasy

  "Worlds Beyond" shared universe.

alt.shared-reality.startrek.klingon

  An unmoderated group for the writing of a shared universe reality 
  involving Klingons in a loose framework. In the style of shared-universe 
  stories, many authors write intertwined  stories in a single universe. 
  Each author takes turns at developing the plots and characters, with the 
  stories ongoing rather than terminating. 

alt.shenanigans

  Practical jokes, pranks, randomness, etc.

  Readers: 44000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 786

alt.shoe.lesbians

  A discussion for shoe lesbians and their friends.

alt.showbiz.gossip

  A misguided attempt to centralise gossip.

  Readers: 32000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 3481

alt.shut.the.hell.up.geek

  Group for Usenet motto.

  Readers: 7600 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 103

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.

  Readers: 5400 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 45

alt.silly.little.newsgroup

  With a silly.big.name.

alt.skate

  Use rec.sport.skating.* instead.

  Readers: 34000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 200

alt.skate-board

  Discussion of all apsects of skate-boarding.

  Readers: 25000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1198

alt.skate.figure

  Use rec.sport.skating.ice.figure instead.

alt.skinheads

  The skinhead culture/anti-culture.

  Readers: 61000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 2964

alt.skinheads.moderated

  The skinhead culture/anti-culture. (Moderated)

alt.skunks

  Le pew.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 42

alt.slack

  Posting relating to the Church of the Subgenius.

  Readers: 70000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 3347

alt.smokers

  Puffing on tobacco.

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 2206

alt.smokers.cigars

  From stogies to cubans.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1955

alt.smokers.pipes

  Briars, meerschaums, and calabashes.

alt.smouldering.dog.zone

  The smell is enough to kill ya.

alt.snail-mail

  Mail sent on paper.  Some people still do that.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 335

alt.snowmobiles

  For bikers who don't like two wheels in snow and ice.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 199

alt.society.anarchy

  A forum for discussion and organization of activism, future, history 
  and theory relevant to anarchy and anarchism.  Appropriate 
  crossposting and posting of relevant material to alt.society.anarchy 
  is encouraged.
  
  Anarchism and anarchist societies have played an important yet
  little-known role in human history. Anarchist activism and
  ideas have spread at an unprecedented rate in the nineteenth
  and twentieth centuries. Now, with statism in chaos and
  disrepair everywhere, anarchism has great appeal for an
  incredibly diverse set of people. 

  Readers: 34000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1597

alt.society.civil-liberties

  Same as alt.society.civil-liberty.

  Readers: 14000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 297

alt.society.civil-liberty

  Same as alt.society.civil-liberties.

  Readers: 47000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 3522

alt.society.conservatism

  Social, cultural, and political conservatism.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1645

alt.society.futures

  Musing on where we're all headed.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 522

alt.society.generation-x

  Lifestyles of those born 1960-early-1970s.

  Readers: 32000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 5433

alt.society.high-school

  The vaguely alternative world of high school.

alt.society.labor-unions

  Theory and practise of labor unions.

alt.society.mental-health

  Keeping your marbles in the modern world.

alt.society.neutopia

  A place to further the cause of peace and love.

  Readers: 9100 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 1369

alt.society.revolution

  Espousing Jeffersonian ideals.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 2767

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?

  Readers: 4700 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 218

alt.soft-sys.corel.draw

  The Corel Draw graphics package.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 546

alt.solar.photovoltaic

  Generating voltage from the sun's energy.

alt.solar.thermal

  Sun.  Heat.  An obvious connexion to most.

alt.soulmates

  Richard Bach and his herculean odds.

  Readers: 8700 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 212

alt.sources

  Alternative source code, unmoderated. Caveat Emptor.

  Readers: 140000 (1.0%)            Traffic per month: 153

alt.sources.amiga

  Source code for the Amiga.

  Readers: 57000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 88

alt.sources.d

  Discussion of posted sources.

  Readers: 80000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 36

alt.sources.index

  Pointers to source code in alt.sources.*. (Moderated)

  Readers: 29000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: -

alt.sources.mac

  Source code for Apple Macintosh computers.

  Readers: 32000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 110

alt.sources.wanted

  Requests for source code.

  Readers: 87000 (0.7%)             Traffic per month: 199

alt.spam

  What is that stuff that doth jiggle in the breeze?

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 511

alt.spam.tin

  Spam must be contained.

  Readers: 7600 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 38

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.

  Readers: 8700 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 56

alt.sport.basketball.nba.orl-magic

  Use alt.sports.basketball.nba.orlando-magic.

alt.sport.basketball.pro.fantasy

  Rotisserie league basketball.

alt.sport.bowling

  In the gutter again.

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 933

alt.sport.bungee

  Like alt.suicide with rubber bands.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 61

alt.sport.darts

  Look what you've done to the wall!

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 205

alt.sport.falconry

  Hunting with birds of prey.

alt.sport.foosball

  Table soccer and dizzy little men.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 39

alt.sport.horse-racing

  Run for the roses: breeding, betting on & racing horses.

alt.sport.jet-ski

  Discussion of personal watercraft.

alt.sport.korfball

  Discussion of the sport of Korfball.

alt.sport.lacrosse

  The game of lacrosse.

alt.sport.lasertag

  Indoor splatball with infrared lasers.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 403

alt.sport.officiating

  Being a referee.

  Readers: 11000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 168

alt.sport.paintball

  Splat, you're it.

  Readers: 22000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 531

alt.sport.photon

  Light amusement.

  Readers: 8400 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 152

alt.sport.pool

  Knock your balls into your pockets for fun.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 138

alt.sport.racquetball

  All aspects of indoor racquetball and related sports.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 222

alt.sport.squash

  With the proper technique, vegetables can go very fast.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 145

alt.sport.weightlifting

  Use misc.fitness instead.

alt.sports.badminton

  Discussion about badminton.

alt.sports.baseball.atlanta-braves

  Atlanta Braves major league baseball.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 756

alt.sports.baseball.az-diamondbacks

  Arizona Diamondbacks baseball.

alt.sports.baseball.balt-orioles

  Baltimore Orioles major league baseball.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 767

alt.sports.baseball.bos-redsox

  Boston Red Sox major league baseball.

  Readers: 10000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 838

alt.sports.baseball.calif-angels

  California Angles major league baseball.

alt.sports.baseball.chi-whitesox

  Chicago White Sox major league baseball.

alt.sports.baseball.chicago-cubs

  Chicago Cubs major league baseball.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 500

alt.sports.baseball.cinci-reds

  Cincinnati Reds major league baseball.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 429

alt.sports.baseball.cleve-indians

  Cleveland Indians major league baseball.

  Readers: 1900 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 182

alt.sports.baseball.col-rockies

  Colorado Rockies major league baseball.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 230

alt.sports.baseball.detroit-tigers

  Detroit Tigers major league baseball.

  Readers: 2600 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 143

alt.sports.baseball.fla-marlins

  Florida Marlins major league baseball.

  Readers: 2400 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 45

alt.sports.baseball.houston-astros

  Houston Astros major league baseball.

  Readers: 12000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 203

alt.sports.baseball.kc-royals

  Kansas City Royals major league baseball.

alt.sports.baseball.la-dodgers

  Los Angeles Dodgers major league baseball.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 949

alt.sports.baseball.minor-leagues

  Minor league baseball talk.

  Readers: 2700 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 137

alt.sports.baseball.mke-brewers

  Milwaukee Brewers major league baseball.

  Readers: 11000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 233

alt.sports.baseball.mn-twins

  Minnesota Twins major league baseball.

  Readers: 12000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 159

alt.sports.baseball.montreal-expos

  Montreal Expos major league baseball.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 587

alt.sports.baseball.ny-mets

  New York Mets baseball talk.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 662

alt.sports.baseball.ny-yankees

  New York Yankees baeball talk.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1110

alt.sports.baseball.oakland-as

  Oakland As major league baseball.

  Readers: 11000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 287

alt.sports.baseball.phila-phillies

  Philadelphia Phillies baseball talk.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 933

alt.sports.baseball.pitt-pirates

  Pittsburg Pirates major league baseball.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 211

alt.sports.baseball.sd-padres

  San Diego Padres major league baseball talk.

  Readers: 7600 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 36

alt.sports.baseball.sea-mariners

  Seattle Mariners major league baseball.

  Readers: 1800 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 57

alt.sports.baseball.sf-giants

  San Francisco Giants baseball talk.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 700

alt.sports.baseball.stl-cardinals

  St Louis Cardinals baseball talk.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 375

alt.sports.baseball.texas-rangers

  Texas Rangers major league baseball.

alt.sports.baseball.tor-bluejays

  Toronto Blue Jays baseball talk.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 692

alt.sports.basketball.college.big-5

  Big 5 college basketball.

alt.sports.basketball.ivy.penn

  U of Pennsylvania (NOT Penn State!) basketball.

alt.sports.basketball.nba.atlanta-hawks

  Atlanta Hawks NBA basketball.

alt.sports.basketball.nba.boston-celtics

  Boston Celtics NBA basketball.

alt.sports.basketball.nba.char-hornets

  Charlotte Hornets NBA basketball.

alt.sports.basketball.nba.chicago-bulls

  Chicago Bulls NBA basketball.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1539

alt.sports.basketball.nba.dallas-mavs

  Dallas Mavericks NBA basketball.

alt.sports.basketball.nba.denver-nuggets

  Denver Nuggets NBA basketball.

alt.sports.basketball.nba.det-pistons

  Detroit Pistons NBA basketball talk.

alt.sports.basketball.nba.gs-warriors

  Golden State Warriors NBA basketball.

alt.sports.basketball.nba.hou-rockets

  This group is dedicated to the discussion of the Houston Rockets. This will 
  be a place for information and discussion about the Rockets that is not of 
  interest to the general NBA fan. (Unfortunately, houston-rockets is one 
  character too long.)

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.

alt.sports.basketball.nba.nj-nets

  New Jersey Nets NBA basketball.

  Readers: 8500 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 96

alt.sports.basketball.nba.orlando-magic

  Orlando Magic NBA basketball talk.

alt.sports.basketball.nba.phila-76ers

  Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball talk.

alt.sports.basketball.nba.phx-suns

  Phoenix Suns NBA basketball talk.

  Readers: 10000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1036

alt.sports.basketball.nba.sa-spurs

  San Antonio Spurs NBA basketball talk.

alt.sports.basketball.nba.sac-kings

  Sacramento Kings NBA basketball talk.

alt.sports.basketball.nba.seattle-sonics

  Seattle Sonics NBA basketball.

  Readers: 9300 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 818

alt.sports.basketball.nba.utah-jazz

  Utah Jazz NBA basketball talk.

alt.sports.basketball.nba.wash-bullets

  Washington Bullets NBA basketball.

  Readers: 5700 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 304

alt.sports.basketball.pro.ny-knicks

  New York Knicks NBA basketball talk.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1719

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.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 140

alt.sports.college.michigan

  Sports at Michigan colleges.

alt.sports.college.ohio-state

  OSU Sports plus a whole lot more.

alt.sports.college.pac-10

  Discussions of college sports in the Pac 10.

alt.sports.college.syracuse

  Sports at Syracuse University.

alt.sports.falconry

  Falconry.

alt.sports.football.arena

  Arena football (US-style, not soccer).

alt.sports.football.college.fsu-seminoles

  Florida U Seminoles football.

alt.sports.football.mn-vikings

  Minnesota Vikings NFL football talk.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 379

alt.sports.football.pro.atl-falcons

  Atlanta Falcons NFL football talk.

alt.sports.football.pro.buffalo-bills

  Buffalo Bills NFL football talk.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 160

alt.sports.football.pro.car-panthers

  Carolina Panthers NFL football talk.

  Readers: 11000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 85

alt.sports.football.pro.chicago-bears

  Chicago Bears NFL football talk.

  Readers: 5200 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 257

alt.sports.football.pro.cinci-bengals

  Cincinnati Bengals NFL football talk.

alt.sports.football.pro.cleve-browns

  Cleveland Browns NFL football talk.

  Readers: 6400 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 454

alt.sports.football.pro.dallas-cowboys

  Dallas Cowboys NFL football talk.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1040

alt.sports.football.pro.denver-broncos

  Denver Broncos NFL football talk.

  Readers: 6000 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 235

alt.sports.football.pro.detroit-lions

  Detroit Lions NFL football talk.

alt.sports.football.pro.gb-packers

  Green Bay Packers NFL football talk.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 760

alt.sports.football.pro.houston-oilers

  Houston Oilers NFL football talk.

alt.sports.football.pro.indy-colts

  Indianapolis Colts NFL football talk.

alt.sports.football.pro.jville-jaguars

  Jacksonville Jaguars NFL football talk.

  Readers: 7100 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 73

alt.sports.football.pro.kc-chiefs

  Kansas City Chiefs NFL football talk.

alt.sports.football.pro.la-raiders

  Los Angeles Raiders NFL football talk.

  Readers: 6600 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 396

alt.sports.football.pro.la-rams

  Los Angeles Rams NFL football talk.

alt.sports.football.pro.miami-dolphins

  Miami Dolphins NFL football talk.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 862

alt.sports.football.pro.ne-patriots

  New England Patriots NFL football talk.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 553

alt.sports.football.pro.no-saints

  New Orleans Saints NFL football talk.

  Readers: 5300 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 136

alt.sports.football.pro.ny-giants

  New York Giants NFL football talk.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 275

alt.sports.football.pro.ny-jets

  New York Jets NFL football talk.

  Readers: 5200 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 173

alt.sports.football.pro.phila-eagles

  Philadelphia Eagles NFL football talk.

  Readers: 7100 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 301

alt.sports.football.pro.phoe-cardinals

  Phoenix Cardinals NFL football talk.

alt.sports.football.pro.pitt-steelers

  Pittsburgh Steelers NFL football talk.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 517

alt.sports.football.pro.sd-chargers

  San Diego Chargers NFL football talk.

  Readers: 5900 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 1516

alt.sports.football.pro.sea-seahawks

  Seattle Seahawks NFL football talk.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 361

alt.sports.football.pro.sf-49ers

  San Francisco 49ers NFL football talk.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 827

alt.sports.football.pro.stl-rams

  St. Louis Rams NFL football talk.

alt.sports.football.pro.tampabay-bucs

  Tampa Bay Bucaneers NFL football talk.

  Readers: 8100 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 351

alt.sports.football.pro.wash-redskins

  Washington Redskins NFL football talk.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 455

alt.sports.hocket.nhl.det-redwings

  Detroit Red Wings NHL hocket talk.

alt.sports.hockey.echl

  EC Hockey League.

  Readers: 7200 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 155

alt.sports.hockey.fantasy

  Rotisserie league ice hockey.

alt.sports.hockey.ihl

  I Hockey Leage.

alt.sports.hockey.nhl.boston-bruins

  Boston Bruins NHL hockey talk.

alt.sports.hockey.nhl.buffalo-sabres

  Buffalo Sabres NHL hockey talk.

  Readers: 9400 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 293

alt.sports.hockey.nhl.chi-blackhawks

  Chicago Blackhawks NHL hockey talk.

  Readers: 9900 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 623

alt.sports.hockey.nhl.clgry-flames

  Calgary Flames NHL hockey talk.

alt.sports.hockey.nhl.dallas-stars

  Dallas Stars NHL hockey talk.

alt.sports.hockey.nhl.det-redwings

  Detroit Redwings NHL hockey talk.

alt.sports.hockey.nhl.edm-oilers

  Edmonton Oilers NHL hockey talk.

alt.sports.hockey.nhl.hford-whalers

  Hartford Whalers NHL hockey talk.

  Readers: 7200 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 105

alt.sports.hockey.nhl.la-kings

  Los Angeles Kings NHL hockey talk.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 410

alt.sports.hockey.nhl.mtl-canadiens

  Montreal Canadiens NHL hockey talk.

  Readers: 11000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 774

alt.sports.hockey.nhl.nj-devils

  New Jersey Devils NHL hockey talk.

  Readers: 10000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 693

alt.sports.hockey.nhl.ny-islanders

  New York Islanders NHL hockey talk.

alt.sports.hockey.nhl.ny-rangers

  New York Rangers NHL hockey talk.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1249

alt.sports.hockey.nhl.phila-flyers

  Philadelphia Flyers NHL hockey talk.

alt.sports.hockey.nhl.pit-penguins

  Pittsburgh Penguins NHL hockey talk.

alt.sports.hockey.nhl.que-nordiques

  Quebec Nordiques NHL hockey talk.

alt.sports.hockey.nhl.sj-sharks

  San Jose Sharks NHL hockey talk.

  Readers: 10000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 998

alt.sports.hockey.nhl.tor-mapleleafs

  Toronto Maple Leafs NHL hockey talk.

  Readers: 11000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 890

alt.sports.hockey.nhl.vanc-canucks

  Vancouver Canucks NHL hockey talk.

  Readers: 10000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 994

alt.sports.hockey.nhl.wash-capitals

  Washington Captials NHL hockey talk.

  Readers: 9700 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 352

alt.sports.hockey.nhl.winnipeg-jets

  Winnipeg Jets NHL hockey talk.

  Readers: 11000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1054

alt.sports.hockey.rhi

  Some hockey league, maybe.

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.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 301

alt.starfleet.rpg

  Starfleet role playing stories.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 2460

alt.startrek.borg

  Galactic spam.

alt.startrek.cardassian

  Cardassians in the Star Trek universe.

alt.startrek.creative

  Stories and parodies related to Star Trek.

  Readers: 60000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 2016

alt.startrek.klingon

  AcK!  What is that thing on your head?!

  Readers: 26000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 377

alt.startrek.romulan

  Romulans in the Star Trek universe.

alt.startrek.uss-amagosa

  The Internet Star Trek Society.

alt.startrek.vulcan

  Vulcans in the Star Trek universe.

alt.steinberg.cubase

  Discussion of Cubase and Steinberg Products.

alt.stop.spamming

  Use news.admin.net-abuse.misc instead.

alt.stories.erotic

  Use rec.arts.erotica instead.

alt.stupidity

  Discussion about stupid newsgroups.

  Readers: 63000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 2898

alt.suburbs

  Living on the skirt of the city.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 102

alt.sufi

  "Come, come, whoever you are, this caravan is not of despair..."

alt.suicide.holiday

  Talk of why suicides increase at holidays.

  Readers: 37000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1442

alt.super.nes

  Use rec.games.video.nintendo instead.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 321

alt.supermodels

  Discussing famous & beautiful models.

  Readers: 54000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 798

alt.supermodels.cindy-crawford

  House of Style's overexposed host.

alt.support

  Dealing with emotional situations & experiences.

  Readers: 31000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 217

alt.support.abortion

  Pro-choice advocates.

alt.support.abuse-partners

  People with people who were abused.

  Readers: 3600 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 47

alt.support.anxiety-panic

  Support for people who have panic attacks.

  Readers: 4800 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 267

alt.support.arthritis

  Helping people with stiff joints.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 483

alt.support.asthma

  Dealing with labored breathing.

  Readers: 11000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 846

alt.support.attn-deficit

  A place to discuss Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention 
  Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder in adults and children (ADD/ADHD).
  
  Information posted should include definition of the conditions, current 
  treatment strategies, names of books, articles and orginazations dealing 
  with AD[H]D, information about laws pertaining to education of ADD  
  children and other information on coping with the disorder. 
  
  Anything posted to this newsgroup could be re-transmitted (within the 
  bounds of current copywrite laws).

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1735

alt.support.big-folks

  Sizeism can be as awful as sexism or racism.

  Readers: 23000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 882

alt.support.breastfeeding

  Discussion & support for breastfeeding.

alt.support.cancer

  Emotional aid for people with cancer.

  Readers: 26000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 736

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.

alt.support.crohns-colitis

  Support for sufferers of ulcerative colitis.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1142

alt.support.depression

  Depression and mood disorders.

  Readers: 28000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 5821

alt.support.depression.manic

  Extremely serious depression problems.

alt.support.depression.seasonal

  Depression that comes and goes.

alt.support.diabetes.kids

  A newsgroup to serve as the support forum for children with 
  diabetes and their parents.  A lengthy explanation and statemnent of 
  purpose follows the FYNF line.
  
  Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) exacts a tremendous toll on
  the lives of children who are forced to grow up with the disease. The
  rigors of monitoring insulin and activity levels, along with the stigma
  of being "different" is a difficult burden for all diabetics.
  
  The parents of diabetic children, while not suffering directly from the
  effects of IDDM, must also carry the burden of dealing with the disease.
  
  There are many special issues relating to diabetes in both childhood and
  adolescence - issues that present unique problems for diabetic children
  and their parents. The dietary complication involved with holidays,
  birthdays, trick-or-treating, and other such "special" events is just
  one of the challenges.
  
  Parents of diabetics are keenly aware of the long-term effects of IDDM.
  The potential for development of destructive processes such as retinopa-
  thy (leading to blindness), nephropathy (leading to kidney failure, and
  heart disease, demands that strict control of blood sugars is main-
  tained.
  
  Of more immediate concern to parents of IDDM children is the prevention
  of dangerous insulin reactions. The unpredictable nature of childhood
  makes controlling these reactions difficult, and creates high levels of
  distress in parents.
  
  Parents must take on an instructional role when their IDDM children
  begin to interact with mainstream society. Teachers and childcare
  workers must be educated before assuming responsibility for an IDDM
  child. Parents deal with guilt and fear, and struggle with a desire to
  overprotect the child with diabetes.
  
  The siblings of IDDM children also feel the strain put on the family by
  diabetes. Often these siblings feel neglected or overlooked, and dealing
  with these feelings on top of the normal sibling confrontations places
  an additional load on the family. 
  
  The groups for diabetics (such as misc.health.diabetes) have
  proven to be a blessing to those who suffer from the disease. 
  
  The focus of such groups, however, is very broad (covering non-insulin-
  dependent diabetics, who greatly outnumber IDDM victims), and can only
  begin to address the needs of IDDM children and their families.
  
  This group is for information sharing, emotional support, and
  guidance for families who are involved with IDDM.

alt.support.diet

  Seeking enlightenment through weight loss.

  Readers: 27000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1465

alt.support.dissociation

  For persons with dissociative disorders.

alt.support.divorce

  Discussion of marital breakups.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1086

alt.support.dwarfism

  Support for unusually short people. (Moderated)

alt.support.dystonia

  The cyberspace support group for dystonia.

alt.support.eating-disord

  People over the edge about weight loss.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 847

alt.support.epilepsy

  Epilepsy support.

alt.support.ex-cult

  Recovering from religious cult experiences.

alt.support.foster-parents

  People who are foster parents.

alt.support.grief

  Support group for the grieving.

alt.support.headaches.migraine

  Discussion of migraine and headache ailments.

  Readers: 4900 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 774

alt.support.hemophilia

  Hemophilia support group.

alt.support.jock-strap

  Helping genitals cope.

  Readers: 1100 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 16

alt.support.kidney-failure

  Helping people deal with kidney problems.

alt.support.learning-disab

  For individuals with learning disabilities.

alt.support.loneliness

  It's not easy being green.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 516

alt.support.menopause

  Helping women through menopause.

alt.support.mult-sclerosis

  Living with multiple sclerosis.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1914

alt.support.non-smokers

  Discussing issues relating to second-hand smoke.

alt.support.non-smokers.moderated

  The dangers of secondhand smoke. (Moderated)

alt.support.obesity

  Support/resources to treat obesity. (Moderated)

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 405

alt.support.ocd

  For overcoming Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

alt.support.ostomy

  No description.

alt.support.personality

  Group for those with personality disorders.

alt.support.post-polio

  Post Polio Syndrome discussion area.

alt.support.prostate.prostatitis

  For individuals with prostatitis.

  Readers: 3700 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 196

alt.support.psoriasis

  Discussing the skin disease, psoriasis.

alt.support.schizophrenia

  Mutual support for schizophrenics.

alt.support.short

  Short people commiserate.

alt.support.shyness

  Um, er, <blush>, well, maybe I will post, after all.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 320

alt.support.single-parents

  Single parenting solutions and support.

alt.support.sinusitis

  Inflammation of the sinuses.

alt.support.skin-diseases

  Psoriasis and other common skin afflictions.

alt.support.sleep-disorder

  For all types of sleep disorders.

alt.support.social-phobia

  Helping Xenophobes.

alt.support.spina-bifida

  Support for people dealing with Spina Bifida.

alt.support.step-parents

  Dealing with step parents.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 163

alt.support.stop-smoking

  Getting over the nicotine addiction.

  Readers: 2700 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 125

alt.support.stuttering

  Support for people who stutter.

alt.support.tall

  For the discussion of matters of general interest to the tall community.  
  These issues involve finding clothing, furniture, cars, etc. that fit, 
  tall clubs in North America and elsewhere, and other issues of general 
  interest.  This does not include stories, GIFs, and so forth.  While  
  alt.support.tall would not be my preferred name -- it carries a less   
  positive connotation than I would like -- it fits well into the current  
  alt.support hierarchy.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 708

alt.support.telecommute

  For companies implementing a telecommuting program.

alt.support.tinnitus

  Coping with ringing ears and other head noises.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 383

alt.support.tourette

  Support for folks with Tourette's Syndrome.

alt.support.turner-syndrom

  Turner Syndrome support group.

alt.surfing

  Riding the ocean waves.

  Readers: 29000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1824

alt.surrealism

  Surrealist ideologies and their influences.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 267

alt.sustainable.agriculture

  Such as the Mekong delta before Agent Orange.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 354

alt.svens.house.of.12.year-old.lust

  Satiric pedophilia.

alt.swedish.chef.bork.bork.bork

  The beginning of the end.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 195

alt.sys.amiga.blitz

  The Blitz Basic programming language.

alt.sys.amiga.demos

  Code and talk to show off the Amiga.

  Readers: 28000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 373

alt.sys.amiga.uucp

  AmigaUUCP.

  Readers: 24000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 22

alt.sys.icl

  International Computers Limited hardware and software.

alt.sys.intergraph

  Support for Intergraph machines.

  Readers: 25000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 277

alt.sys.mac.newuser-help

  A forum for Macintosh users new to the internet.

alt.sys.pc-clone.acer

  Acer computer systems.

alt.sys.pc-clone.dell

  Dell computer systems.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 500

alt.sys.pc-clone.gateway2000

  A PC clone vendor.

  Readers: 53000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 2957

alt.sys.pc-clone.micron

  A PC clone Vendor.

  Readers: 8800 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 822

alt.sys.pc-clone.zeos

  Zeos computer systems.

  Readers: 11000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 362

alt.sys.pdp10

  The trusty old PDP 10.

alt.sys.pdp11

  The trusty old PDP 11.

alt.sys.perq

  PERQ graphics workstations.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 97

alt.sys.sun

  Technical discussion of Sun Microsystems products.

  Readers: 43000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 168

alt.sysadmin.recovery

  Getting over the trauma of system administration.

alt.taiwan.republic

  Use soc.culture.taiwan instead.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 220

alt.talk.esperanto

  Diskutoj per la internacia lingvo.

alt.talk.hypothetical

  Suppose we had unlimited resources.

alt.talk.korean

  For 'less serious' discussions than are the norm in soc.culture.korean, 
  and less silly than in alt.religion.monica.  The forum would be a place for
  Koreans, Korean-Americans, other of the Korean dispora, and all others
  interested in light talk concerning or related to Korea or things
  Korean.

alt.talk.royalty

  Discussion of royalty and nobility.

alt.tarot

  Your destiny is in the cards.

  Readers: 10000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 371

alt.tasteless

  Truly disgusting.

  Readers: 83000 (0.8%)             Traffic per month: 3733

alt.tasteless.jokes

  Sometimes insulting rather than disgusting or humorous.

  Readers: 81000 (0.8%)             Traffic per month: 4250

alt.teachers.lesson-planning

  Helping teachers plan their instruction.

alt.technology.obsolete

  Outdated or outmoded technology.

  Readers: 9800 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 28

alt.teens

  Teenagers.

alt.teens.poetry.and.stuff

  Use rec.arts.poems instead.

alt.tequilla

  It becomes hard to spell when you drink too much.

alt.test

  Alternative subnetwork testing.

  Readers: 56000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 12799

alt.test.d

  Discussion about posts in alt.test.

alt.test.my.new.group

  Thank you for sharing.

  Readers: 1600 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 85

alt.test.only

  Stop interrupting testing with discussion.

alt.test.test

  Like we really needed another.

  Readers: 2100 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 46

alt.testing.testing

  Radio check.

alt.thinking.hurts

  So don't do that.

  Readers: 1600 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 48

alt.this.is.yet.another.test

  You made your bed, lie in it.

alt.thrash

  Thrashlife.

  Readers: 28000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 471

alt.timewasters

  A pretty good summary of making the list of alt groups.

  Readers: 7900 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 25

alt.tinygirls

  Like alt.sex.fetish.waifs.

  Readers: 3700 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 127

alt.toolkits.xview

  The X windows XView toolkit.

  Readers: 34000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 66

alt.toys.hi-tech

  Optimus Prime is my hero.

  Readers: 32000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 251

alt.toys.lego

  Use rec.toys.lego instead.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 57

alt.toys.transformers

  From robots to vehicles and back again.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1569

alt.transgendered

  Boys will be girls, and vice-versa.

  Readers: 34000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1266

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?

  Readers: 22000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 490

alt.true-crime

  Criminal acts around the world.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 339

alt.turn.to.the.darkside

  Discussion of purely educational experiments.

alt.tv.90210

  Use alt.tv.bh90210 instead.

  Readers: 6300 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 141

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.

alt.tv.animaniacs

  Steven Spielberg's Animaniacs!

  Readers: 37000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 2286

alt.tv.babylon-5

  Use rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5 instead.

  Readers: 40000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1553

alt.tv.barney

  He's everywhere.  Now appearing in several alt groups.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 147

alt.tv.beakmans-world

  Some sort of science and comedy show.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 182

alt.tv.beavis-n-butthead

  Uh huh huh huh uh uh huh uh huh.

  Readers: 35000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1570

alt.tv.bh90210

  Fans of "Beverly Hills 90210" TV show.

  Readers: 39000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1537

alt.tv.billnye

  No description.

alt.tv.brady-bunch

  Here's the story of a lovely lady.

  Readers: 11000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 204

alt.tv.brisco-county

  A western comedy adventure.

  Readers: 7900 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 130

alt.tv.cartoon-network

  Discussions about the Cartoon Network on cable tv.

alt.tv.chicago-hope

  Discussion of the TV Show Chicago Hope.

alt.tv.comedy-central

  Just what the hell is going on here?

alt.tv.commercials

  Keep them on the boob tube and off the net.

alt.tv.dark_shadows

  For the fans that refuse to die.

alt.tv.dinosaurs

  A live action animated sitcom.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 22

alt.tv.dinosaurs.barney.die.die.die

  Squish the saccharine newt.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 102

alt.tv.discovery.canada

  The Discovery Channel Canada discussion group.

alt.tv.duckman

  The Duckman animated sitcom.

alt.tv.earth2

  Discussion of _Earth 2_ television series.

  Readers: 5600 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 1022

alt.tv.eek-the-cat

  Fans of the television show Eek the Cat.

  Readers: 4600 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 27

alt.tv.er

  Discussion of the television show E.R.

  Readers: 7400 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 1883

alt.tv.forever-knight

  The Forever Knight television programme.

alt.tv.frasier

  Kelsey Grammer as Frasier.

  Readers: 7100 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 377

alt.tv.friends

  Discussion of NBC's comedy Friends.

  Readers: 9800 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 3087

alt.tv.game-shows

  Just look at these wonderful prizes.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 638

alt.tv.hercules-legendary-journeys

  Hercules: the Legendary Journeys.

alt.tv.hermans-head

  Fans of those inside (and outside) of Herman's Head.

alt.tv.highlander

  There was only one, then a bad sequel, now a tv show.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1605

alt.tv.home-imprvment

  Discussions on the hit ABC sitcom Home Improvement.

alt.tv.homicide

  A shotgun does an impressive job of destroying a TV.

alt.tv.infomercials

  A newsgroup for discussing (and possibly even flaming) the merits of 
  infomercials, which are half-hour paid  advertisements for products and 
  services, usually presented under the  guise of being talk shows, and 
  usually airing late at night on cable TV.  Topics which can be discussed 
  here are the production values and comedy values of the shows, the merits 
  of the products being advertised and anything else that's relevant.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 142

alt.tv.kids-in-hall

  The Kids in the Hall comedy skits.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 819

alt.tv.knight-rider

  Discussions about Knight Rider.

alt.tv.kungfu

  "Kung-fu" and "Kung-fu, The Legend Continues".

alt.tv.la-law

  LA Law's evening soap opera.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 27

alt.tv.liquid-tv

  Animated variety.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 87

alt.tv.lois-n-clark

  The new adventures of the man from Krypton, Superman.

  Readers: 21000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2051

alt.tv.lost-in-space.danger.will-robinson.danger.danger.danger

  Lost in Space.

alt.tv.mad-about-you

  Some people really love their televisions.

  Readers: 21000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 744

alt.tv.magnum-pi

  Tom Selleck stars as a hunky private investigator.

alt.tv.mash

  Nothing like a good comedy about war and dying.

  Readers: 24000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 390

alt.tv.max-headroom

  Blipverts will kill ya.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 94

alt.tv.melrose-place

  Cat fights and sleaziness, Wednesdays on FOX.

  Readers: 41000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 3282

alt.tv.models-inc

  A spinoff of Melrose Place.

alt.tv.mst3k

  Hey, you robots! Down in front!

  Readers: 32000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 637

alt.tv.mtv

  I want my MTV.

alt.tv.muppets

  Miss Piggy on the tube.

  Readers: 37000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 943

alt.tv.mwc

  "Married... With Children".

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 380

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).

alt.tv.news-shows

  Tabloid journalism on the televison.

alt.tv.newsradio

  Discussion of the NBC sitcom Newsradio.

alt.tv.nickelodeon

  The first network for kids.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 210

alt.tv.northern-exp

  For the TV show with moss growing on it.

  Readers: 35000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1033

alt.tv.nypd-blue

  For fans of the NYPD Blue TV show.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 691

alt.tv.party-of-five

  Fans of Fox's Party of Five.

alt.tv.picket-fences

  The Picket Fences show.

  Readers: 5900 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 485

alt.tv.pingu

  No description.

alt.tv.prisoner

  The Prisoner television series from years ago.

  Readers: 41000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 474

alt.tv.public-access

  Public access and community television.

alt.tv.quantum-leap.creative

  Fanfiction relating to the show Quantum Leap.

alt.tv.real-world

  Discussion of the MTV programme "The Real World".

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 386

alt.tv.reboot

  Convincing 3-D animation.

alt.tv.red-dwarf

  The British sci-fi/comedy show.

  Readers: 32000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2872

alt.tv.ren-n-stimpy

  Some change from Lassie, eh?

  Readers: 27000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 159

alt.tv.robotech

  The Robotech animated SF TV series.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 640

alt.tv.rockford-files

  But he won't do windows.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 193

alt.tv.roseanne

  In all her glory.

  Readers: 5900 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 267

alt.tv.saved-bell

  Saved by the Bell, a sitcom for teens.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 357

alt.tv.saved-by-the-bell

  Use alt.tv.saved-bell instead.

  Readers: 5600 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 24

alt.tv.sctv

  SCTV (Second City TV) & alumni discussions.

alt.tv.seaquest

  Deep sea adventures in the future.

alt.tv.seinfeld

  A funny guy.

  Readers: 45000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1091

alt.tv.sentai

  Live action Asian SF/Fantasy discussion, etc.

  Readers: 6200 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 266

alt.tv.sesame-street

  Sunny day.

alt.tv.simpsons

  Don't have a cow, man!

  Readers: 220000 (1.9%)            Traffic per month: 5883

alt.tv.simpsons.itchy-scratchy

  The cartoon-within-a-cartoon.

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 204

alt.tv.sliders

  FOX's Sliders.

  Readers: 4300 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 1702

alt.tv.snl

  Saturday Night Live, older but not better.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 887

alt.tv.star-trek.ds9

  Deep Space 9.

alt.tv.star-trek.tos

  The original Star Trek series.

alt.tv.star-trek.voyager

  Another Star Trek universe show:  Voyager.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 2458

alt.tv.talkshows.late

  Late night wars on the major networks.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 121

alt.tv.taz-mania

  The Tazmanian Devil's show.

alt.tv.tekwar

  A discussion of the television TekWar series.

alt.tv.the-critic

  FOX's animated series with Jon Lovmyself.

alt.tv.the-jihad

  No description.

alt.tv.time-traxx

  Back from the future in Time Traxx.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 32

alt.tv.tiny-toon

  Discussion about the "Tiny Toon Adventures" show.

  Readers: 37000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 243

alt.tv.tiny-toon.fandom

  Apparently one fan group could not bind them all.

  Readers: 22000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 276

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.

  Readers: 46000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1427

alt.tv.vanishing.son

  The Vanishing Son.

alt.tv.vr5

  V.R. 5.

alt.tv.weird-science

  Weird Science.

alt.tv.wings

  For Sandpiper Air Frequent Flyers.

alt.tv.wiseguy

  A wise guy.

alt.tv.x-files

  Extra-terrestrial coverup conspiracies.

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alt.tv.x-files.creative

  Creative writings for the The X-Files.

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alt.tv.xuxa

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alt.ufo.reports

  Use alt.paranet.ufo instead.

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alt.ultra-conservatives.crazies-with-guns

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alt.unix.wizards

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alt.unix.wizards.free

  Use alt.unix.wizards instead.

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alt.usage.english

  English grammar, word usages, and related topics.

  Readers: 54000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 3158

alt.usage.german

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alt.usenet.kooks

  I have a theory about why we have such crazy theories.

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alt.usenet.manifestoes

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alt.usenet.offline-reader

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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.

alt.utensils.spork

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alt.uu.announce

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alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions

  Usenet University helps with LINUX.

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alt.uu.future

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alt.uu.lang.esperanto.misc

  Learning Esperanto at the Usenet University.

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alt.uu.lang.russian.misc

  Learning Russian at the Usenet University.

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alt.vacation.las-vegas

  Everything you always wanted to know about Vegas.

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alt.vampyres

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alt.video.games.reviews

  Reviews of video games.

alt.video.laserdisc

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alt.video.tape-trading

  A group for NON-PROFIT collecting and  trading video tapes among collectors.  
  There has always been TONS of discussion among people who are looking for
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alt.virtual-adepts

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alt.visa.us

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alt.war

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alt.war.civil.usa

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alt.war.vietnam

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alt.wedding

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alt.wesley.crusher.die.die.die

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alt.white_house.invasion

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alt.who.is.bob

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alt.windows.cde

  The Common Desktop Environment.

alt.windows95.beta

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alt.winsock

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alt.winsock.programming

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alt.winsock.trumpet

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alt.winsock.voice

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alt.wired

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alt.wolves

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alt.women.attitudes

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alt.women.supremacy

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alt.wonderment.bgjw

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alt.yoga

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alt.zen

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alt.zen+budo

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alt.zima

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alt.zines

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bionet.agroforestry

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bionet.announce

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bionet.audiology

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bionet.biology.cardiovascular

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bionet.biology.computational

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bionet.biology.grasses

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bionet.biology.n2-fixation

  A list/newsgroup for the exchange of information, research 
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  It is created by the UNESCO Microbial Resources Center (MIRCEN)
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bionet.biology.symbiosis

  Research in symbiosis.

bionet.biology.tropical

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bionet.biophysics

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bionet.celegans

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bionet.cellbiol

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bionet.cellbiol.cytonet

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bionet.cellbiol.insulin

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bionet.chlamydomonas

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bionet.diagnostics

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bionet.diagnostics.prenatal

  Research in prenatal diagnostics.

bionet.drosophila

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bionet.emf-bio

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bionet.general

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bionet.genome.arabidopsis

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bionet.genome.chromosomes

  A group where Greg Lennon and Bruce Roe are discussion leaders.   
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    1. Physical mapping of human, mouse and other mammalian chromosomes
  
    2. Large-scale sequencing of cDNAs and chromosomes
  
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    5. Generation of chromosome-specific clones and sequences
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bionet.glycosci

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bionet.immunology

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bionet.info-theory

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bionet.jobs

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bionet.jobs.wanted

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bionet.journals.contents

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bionet.journals.letters.tibs

  Letters to Editor of Trends in Biochemical Sci. (Moderated)

bionet.journals.note

  Advice on dealing with journals in biology.

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bionet.metabolic-reg

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bionet.microbiology

  The science and profession of microbiology.

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bionet.molbio.ageing

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bionet.molbio.bio-matrix

  Computer applications to biological databases.

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bionet.molbio.embldatabank

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bionet.molbio.evolution

  How genes and proteins have evolved.

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bionet.molbio.gdb

  Messages to and from the GDB database staff.

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bionet.molbio.genbank

  Info about the GenBank Nucleic acid database.

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bionet.molbio.genbank.updates

  Hot off the presses! (Moderated)

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bionet.molbio.gene-linkage

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bionet.molbio.genome-program

  Discussion of Human Genome Project issues.

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bionet.molbio.hiv

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bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts

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bionet.molbio.molluscs

  Discussions about research on mollusc DNA.

bionet.molbio.proteins

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bionet.molbio.proteins.7tms_r

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bionet.molbio.proteins.fluorescent

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bionet.molbio.rapd

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bionet.molbio.yeast

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bionet.molec-model

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bionet.mycology

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bionet.neuroscience

  Research issues in the neurosciences.

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bionet.neuroscience.amyloid

  Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.

bionet.organisms.schistosoma

  Discussions about Schistosoma research.

bionet.organisms.urodeles

  Research scientists using urodele amphibians.

bionet.organisms.zebrafish

  Research using the model organism Zebrafish.

bionet.parasitology

  Research discussions in parasitology.

bionet.photosynthesis

  The Photosynthesis Researchers' newsgroup is for the interests of
  professionals and students involved in all aspects of Photosynthesis
  research.  This service has until now been provided by a distribution list
  (PHOTOSYN@VM.TAU.AC.IL).
  
  Here are some examples of use of the list:-
  
  - Requests for technical information regarding protocols, materials,
    equipment, etc., used for photosynthesis-related research.
  
  - Advertisement of academic positions and requests for employment
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  - Distribution of photosynthesis-related journal listings
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  - Announcement of scientific meetings.
  
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bionet.plants

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bionet.population-bio

  Technical discussions about population biology.

  Readers: 21200 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 32

bionet.prof-society.afcr

  American Federation for Clinical Research. (Moderated)

bionet.prof-society.ascb

  The American Society for Cell Biology. (Moderated)

bionet.prof-society.biophysics

  Biophysical Society official announcements. (Moderated)

bionet.prof-society.cfbs

  Canadian Federation of Biological Societies.

bionet.prof-society.csm

  Canadian Society of Microbiologists. (Moderated)

bionet.prof-society.faseb

  Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. (Moderated)

bionet.protista

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bionet.sci-resources

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bionet.software

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bionet.software.acedb

  Discussions by users of genome DBs using ACEDB.

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bionet.software.gcg

  A plave for discussions by users and developers of genome databases 
  using the ACEDB software.
  
  This group includes discussions ranging from construction of new
  databases using the ACEDB software, curation of genetic and physical
  map information into Ace format, to questions about the use of any of
  the species specific databases utilizing the ACEDB software.
  
  As part of the C. elegans genome effort Jean Thierry-Mieg and Richard
  Durbin developed a generalized software solution for genome databases.
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  biological information.
  
  Many groups have begun using ACEDB to create a variety of genome
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  their development. The number of groups utilizing the ACEDB software
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  share knowledge and resources. This group allows the community of
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  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 55

bionet.software.sources

  Software Source relating to biology. (Moderated)

bionet.software.srs

  Sequence Retrieval System (SRS) software.

bionet.software.staden

  Using the Staden molecular sequence analysis software.

bionet.software.www

  Information about WWW sources of interest to biologists. (Moderated)

  Readers: 5300 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 19

bionet.structural-nmr

  Exploring the structure of macromolecules using NMR.

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bionet.toxicology

  Research in toxicology.

bionet.users.addresses

  Who's who in Biology.

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bionet.virology

  For (a) posting of information relating to:
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          (2) Virus structure and morphogenesis
          (3) Multiplication of viruses
          (4) Virus genetics and evolution
          (5) Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of viruses
          (6) Host response to viral infections
          (7) Vaccinology and antiviral chemotherapy
          (8) Any other matters pertaining to viruses not
              mentioned above
  
  Whilst the group name is virology and the charter above only mentions
  viruses, postings in the above categories about infectious agents such
  as viroids and prions are to be included in this group. Discussion
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  (b) the posting of news on methods or reagents relating to techniques
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  (c) the posting of articles from various 'non-journal' publications
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  (d) the posting of articles relating to current outbreaks of viral
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bionet.women-in-bio

  Discussions about women in biology.

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bionet.xtallography

  Discussions about protein crystallography.

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bit.admin

  bit.* newgroups discussions.

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bit.databases.mssql-l

  Microsoft SQL Server List.

bit.general

  Discussions relating to BitNet/Usenet.

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bit.lang.neder-l

  Dutch Language and Literature List. (Moderated)

bit.listserv.3com-l

  3Com Products Discussion List.

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bit.listserv.9370-l

  IBM 9370 and VM/IS specific topics List.

bit.listserv.ada-law

  ADA Law Discussions.

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bit.listserv.advanc-l

  Geac Advanced Integrated Library System Users.

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bit.listserv.advise-l

  User Services List.

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bit.listserv.aect-l

  Educational Communication and Technology.

bit.listserv.aera

  American Educational Research Association. (Moderated)

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bit.listserv.aix-l

  IBM AIX Discussion List.

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bit.listserv.albanian

  Albanian Discussion List. (Moderated)

bit.listserv.allmusic

  Discussions on all forms of Music.

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bit.listserv.apar-l

  Apparition List. (Moderated)

bit.listserv.appc-l

  APPC Discussion List.

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bit.listserv.apple2-l

  Apple II List.

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bit.listserv.arie-l

  RLG Ariel Document Transmission Group.

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bit.listserv.ashe-l

  Higher Ed Policy and Research.

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bit.listserv.asis-l

  American Society of Information Science.

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bit.listserv.asm370

  IBM 370 Assembly Programming Discussions.

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bit.listserv.authorware

  Authorware Professional Authoring Program.

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bit.listserv.autism

  Autism List.

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bit.listserv.autocat

  Library Cataloging and Authorities List.

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bit.listserv.axslib-l

  Library Access for People with Disabilities.

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bit.listserv.banyan-l

  Banyan Vines Network Software Discussions.

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bit.listserv.basque-l

  Basque Culture List. (Moderated)

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bit.listserv.berita

  News about Malaysia and Singapore. (Moderated)

bit.listserv.berita.d

  Discussions about b.l.berita. (Moderated)

bit.listserv.bgrass-l

  Bluegrass Music List. (Moderated)

bit.listserv.big-lan

  Campus-Size LAN Discusssion Group.

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bit.listserv.billing

  Chargeback of computer resources.

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bit.listserv.biosph-l

  Biosphere, ecology, Discussion List.

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bit.listserv.bitnews

  News about BitNet. (Moderated)

bit.listserv.blindnws

  Blindness Issues and Discussions. (Moderated)

bit.listserv.blues-l

  Blues Music List. (Moderated)

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bit.listserv.bosnet

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bit.listserv.buslib-l

  Business Libraries List.

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bit.listserv.c+health

  Computer and Health Discussion List. (Moderated)

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bit.listserv.c370-l

  C/370 Discussion List.

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bit.listserv.calc-ti

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bit.listserv.candle-l

  Candle Products Discussion List.

bit.listserv.catala

  Catalan Discussion List.

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bit.listserv.catholic

  Free Catholic List. (Moderated) (Moderated)

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bit.listserv.cdromlan

  CD-ROM on Local Area Networks.

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bit.listserv.cfs.newsletter

  Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Newsletter. (Moderated)

bit.listserv.christia

  Practical Christian Life. (Moderated)

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bit.listserv.cics-l

  CICS Discussion List.

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bit.listserv.cinema-l

  Discussions on all forms of Cinema.

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bit.listserv.circplus

  Circulation Reserve and Related Library Issues.

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bit.listserv.cmspip-l

  VM/SP CMS Pipelines Discussion List.

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bit.listserv.coco

  Tandy Color Computer List.

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bit.listserv.confocal

  Confocal Microscopy List.

bit.listserv.croatia

  Croatian News. (Moderated)

bit.listserv.csg-l

  Control System Group Network.

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bit.listserv.cumrec-l

  CUMREC-L Administrative computer use. (Moderated)

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bit.listserv.cw-email

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bit.listserv.cwis-l

  Campus-Wide Information Systems.

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bit.listserv.cyber-l

  CDC Computer Discussion.

bit.listserv.dasig

  Database Administration.

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bit.listserv.db2-l

  DB2 Data Base Discussion List.

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bit.listserv.deaf-l

  Deaf List.

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bit.listserv.decnews

  Digital Equipment Corporation News List.

bit.listserv.dectei-l

  DECUS Education Software Library Discussions.

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bit.listserv.devel-l

  Technology Transfer in International Development.

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bit.listserv.devmedia

  Media for Development and Democracy. (Moderated)

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bit.listserv.disarm-l

  Disarmament Discussion List.

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bit.listserv.down-syn

  Downs Syndrome Discussion Group.

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bit.listserv.dsshe-l

  Disabled Student Services in Higher Education.

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bit.listserv.e-europe

  Eastern Europe Business Network. (Moderated)

bit.listserv.earntech

  EARN Technical Group.

bit.listserv.easi

  Computer Access for People with Disabilities.

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bit.listserv.edi-l

  Electronic Data Interchange Issues.

bit.listserv.edpolyan

  Education Policy Analysis Forum. (Moderated)

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bit.listserv.edtech

  EDTECH - Educational Technology. (Moderated)

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bit.listserv.edusig-l

  EDUSIG Discussions.

bit.listserv.emusic-l

  Electronic Music Discussion List.

bit.listserv.endnote

  Bibsoft Endnote Discussions.

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bit.listserv.envbeh-l

  Forum on Environment and Human Behavior.

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bit.listserv.ethics-l

  Discussion of Ethics in Computing.

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bit.listserv.euearn-l

  Eastern Europe List.

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bit.listserv.film-l

  Film making and reviews List.

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bit.listserv.fire-l

  Fire Fighting Discussions. (Moderated)

bit.listserv.fnord-l

  New Ways of Thinking List.

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bit.listserv.frac-l

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bit.listserv.free-l

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bit.listserv.freemasonry

  Free Masonry Discussion List. (Moderated)

bit.listserv.games-l

  Computer Games List.

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bit.listserv.gaynet

  GayNet Discussion List. (Moderated)

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bit.listserv.gddm-l

  The GDDM Discussion List.

bit.listserv.geodesic

  List for the Discussion of Buckminster Fuller.

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bit.listserv.geograph

  GEOGRAPH (this group) is the Geography List. This of this group
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bit.listserv.gophern

  Lets go Gopherin.

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bit.listserv.govdoc-l

  Discussion of Government Document Issues.

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bit.listserv.graph-ti

  Discussion of the TI-8x Series Calculator. (Moderated)

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bit.listserv.gutnberg

  GUTNBERG Discussion List. (Moderated)

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bit.listserv.hdesk-l

  Help Desk Operations.

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bit.listserv.helix-l

  Helix Express Discussion List.

bit.listserv.hellas

  The Hellenic Discussion List. (Moderated)

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bit.listserv.help-net

  Help on BitNet and the Internet.

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bit.listserv.history

  History List.

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bit.listserv.hrvatska

  Croatian News. (Moderated)

bit.listserv.hungary

  Hungarian Discussion List.

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bit.listserv.hytel-l

  For announcements of new versions of the popular HYTELNET
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bit.listserv.i-amiga

  Info-Amiga List.

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bit.listserv.ibm-hesc

  IBM Higher Education Consortium.

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bit.listserv.ibm-main

  IBM Mainframe Discussion List.

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bit.listserv.ibm7171

  Protocol Converter List.

bit.listserv.ibmtcp-l

  IBM TCP/IP List.

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bit.listserv.idms-l

  CA-IDMS Discussions.

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bit.listserv.imagelib

  Image Databases in Libraries.

bit.listserv.innopac

  Innovative Interfaces Online Public Access.

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bit.listserv.ioob-l

  Industrial Psychology.

bit.listserv.ipct-l

  Interpersonal Computing and Technology List. (Moderated)

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bit.listserv.ispf-l

  ISPF Discussion Group.

bit.listserv.japan

  Japanese Business and Economics Network. (Moderated)

bit.listserv.jes2-l

  JES2 Discussion group.

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bit.listserv.jnet-l

  BITNIC JNET-L List.

bit.listserv.l-hcap

  Handicap List. (Moderated)

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bit.listserv.l-vmctr

  VMCENTER Components Discussion List.

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bit.listserv.lawsch-l

  Law School Discussion List.

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bit.listserv.lawsch.internships

  Law School Internships.

bit.listserv.liaison

  BITNIC LIAISON.

bit.listserv.libref-l

  Library Reference Issues. (Moderated)

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bit.listserv.libres

  Library and Information Science Research. (Moderated)

bit.listserv.linkfail

  Link failure announcements.

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bit.listserv.lis-l

  Library and Information Science Students.

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bit.listserv.literary

  Discussions about Literature.

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bit.listserv.lsoft-announce

  ListServ Announcements. (Moderated)

bit.listserv.lstsrv-l

  Forum on LISTSERV.

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bit.listserv.mail-l

  BITNIC MAIL-L List.

bit.listserv.mailbook

  MAIL/MAILBOOK subscription List.

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bit.listserv.makedon

  Makedon List. (Moderated)

bit.listserv.mba-l

  MBA Student curriculum Discussion.

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bit.listserv.mbu-l

  Megabyte University - Computers and Writing.

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bit.listserv.mdphd-l

  Dual Degree List. (Moderated)

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bit.listserv.medforum

  Medical Students Discussions. (Moderated)

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bit.listserv.medlib-l

  Medical Libraries Discussion List.

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bit.listserv.mednews

  Health Info-Com Network Newsletter. (Moderated)

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bit.listserv.mideur-l

  Middle Europe Discussion List.

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bit.listserv.mla-l

  Music Library Association.

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bit.listserv.movie.memorabilia

  Movie Poster List.

bit.listserv.museum-l

  Museum Discussion List.

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bit.listserv.muslims

  Islamic Information and News Network. (Moderated)

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bit.listserv.netnws-l

  NETNWS-L Netnews List.

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bit.listserv.nettrain

  Network Trainers List. (Moderated)

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bit.listserv.new-list

  NEW-LIST - New List Announcements. (Moderated)

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bit.listserv.next-l

  NeXT Computer List.

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bit.listserv.nodmgt-l

  Node Management.

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bit.listserv.notabene

  Nota Bene List.

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bit.listserv.notis-l

  NOTIS/DOBIS Discussion group List.

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bit.listserv.novell

  Novell LAN Interest Group.

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bit.listserv.nppa-l

  National Press Photographers Association. (Moderated)

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bit.listserv.opers-l

  Mainframe Operations Discussion List.

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bit.listserv.os2-l

  OS/2 Discussion.

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bit.listserv.pacs-l

  Public-Access Computer System Forum. (Moderated)

  Readers: 10000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 189

bit.listserv.page-l

  IBM 3812/3820 Tips and Problems Discussion List.

bit.listserv.pagemakr

  PageMaker for Desktop Publishers.

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bit.listserv.pakistan

  Pakistan News Service. (Moderated)

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bit.listserv.pmail

  Pegasus Mail Discussions.

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bit.listserv.pmdf-l

  PMDF Distribution List.

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bit.listserv.pns-l

  Pakistan News Service Discussions. (Moderated)

bit.listserv.politics

  Forum for Discussion of Politics. (Moderated)

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bit.listserv.postcard

  Postcard Collectors Discussion Group.

  Readers: 8400 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 204

bit.listserv.power-l

  POWER-L IBM RS/6000 POWER Family.

bit.listserv.powerh-l

  PowerHouse Discussion List.

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bit.listserv.psycgrad

  Psychology Grad Student Discussions.

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bit.listserv.quaker-p

  ??? (Moderated)

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bit.listserv.quality

  TQM in Manufacturing and Service Industries. (Moderated)

bit.listserv.qualrs-l

  Qualitative Research of the Human Sciences.

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bit.listserv.railroad

  Railroad Discussions.

bit.listserv.relusr-l

  Relay Users Forum.

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bit.listserv.rra-l

  Romance Readers Anonymous. (Moderated)

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bit.listserv.rscs-l

  VM/RSCS Mailing List.

bit.listserv.rscsmods

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bit.listserv.screen-l

  Film and Television Discussion List. (Moderated)

bit.listserv.script-l

  IBM vs Waterloo SCRIPT Discussion Group.

bit.listserv.scuba-l

  Scuba diving Discussion List.

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bit.listserv.seasia-l

  Southeast Asia Discussion List.

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bit.listserv.seds-l

  Interchapter SEDS Communications.

  Readers: 6300 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 23

bit.listserv.sfs-l

  VM Shared File System Discussion List.

bit.listserv.sganet

  Student Government Global Mail Network.

  Readers: 6900 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 52

bit.listserv.simula

  The SIMULA Language List.

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bit.listserv.skeptic

  Discussion of Extraordinary Things. (Moderated)

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bit.listserv.slart-l

  SLA Reseach and Teaching. (Moderated)

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bit.listserv.slovak-l

  Slovak Discussion List.

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bit.listserv.snamgt-l

  SNA Network Management Discussion.

bit.listserv.snurse-l

  International Nursing Student Group.

  Readers: 5400 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 268

bit.listserv.sos-data

  Social Science Data List.

  Readers: 7500 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 25

bit.listserv.spires-l

  SPIRES Conference List.

bit.listserv.sportpsy

  Exercise and Sports Psychology.

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bit.listserv.sqlinfo

  Forum for SQL/DS and Related Topics.

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bit.listserv.sthcult

  Southern Cultures Discussions.

bit.listserv.superguy

  Superguy Story List. (Moderated)

bit.listserv.tbi-support

  Traumatic Brain Injury Support List. (Moderated)

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bit.listserv.techwr-l

  Technical Writing List.

  Readers: 11000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1258

bit.listserv.tecmat-l

  Technology in Secondary Math.

bit.listserv.tesl-l

  Teachers of ESL. (Moderated)

bit.listserv.test

  Test Newsgroup.

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bit.listserv.tex-l

  The TeXnical topics List.

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bit.listserv.tn3270-l

  tn3270 protocol Discussion List.

bit.listserv.toolb-l

  Asymetrix Toolbook List.

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bit.listserv.transplant

  Transplant Recipients List.

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bit.listserv.travel-l

  Tourism Discussions.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1697

bit.listserv.tsorexx

  REXX for TSO List.

bit.listserv.ucp-l

  University Computing Project Mailing List.

bit.listserv.uigis-l

  User Interface for Geographical Info Systems.

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bit.listserv.urep-l

  UREP-L Mailing List.

bit.listserv.uus-l

  Unitarian-Universalist List.

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bit.listserv.vfort-l

  VS-Fortran Discussion List.

bit.listserv.vm-util

  VM Utilities Discussion List.

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bit.listserv.vmesa-l

  VM/ESA Mailing List.

  Readers: 6700 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 116

bit.listserv.vmslsv-l

  VAX/VMS LISTSERV Discussion List.

bit.listserv.vmxa-l

  VM/XA Discussion List.

bit.listserv.vnews-l

  VNEWS Discussion List.

bit.listserv.vocnet

  Vocational Education Discussion Group.

  Readers: 1700 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 60

bit.listserv.vpiej-l

  Electronic Publishing Discussion List.

  Readers: 4200 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 19

bit.listserv.vse-l

  IBM VSE/ESA Discussion List.

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bit.listserv.wac-l

  Writing Across the Curriculum.

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bit.listserv.words-l

  English Language Discussion Group.

  Readers: 7600 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 3947

bit.listserv.wpcorp-l

  WordPerfect Corporation Products Discussions.

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bit.listserv.wpwin-l

  WordPerfect for Windows.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1388

bit.listserv.www-vm

  World-wide Wed on VM Platform List.

  Readers: 4800 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 129

bit.listserv.wx-talk

  WX-TALK (This newsgroup) is the Weather issues discussion group. WX-TALK 
  has been around for about six years now. While some of topics are covered in
  sci.geo.meteorology, WX-TALK is designed to handle both technical and
  non-technical topics. The two groups are sufficiently different to
  warrant their separate existance.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 562

bit.listserv.x400-l

  x.400 Protocol List.

bit.listserv.xedit-l

  VM System Editor List.

bit.listserv.xmailer

  Crosswell Mailer.

bit.listserv.xtropy-l

  Extopian List.

bit.mailserv.word-mac

  Word Processing on the Macintosh.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 71

bit.mailserv.word-pc

  Word Processing on the IBM PC.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 166

bit.med.resp-care.world

  Respiratory Care World.

bit.org.peace-corps

  International Volunteers Discussion Group.

  Readers: 6800 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 272

bit.sci.purposive-behavior

  Control System Group Network.

bit.software.international

  International Software List. (Moderated)

  Readers: 3100 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 9

bit.tech.africana

  Information Technology and Africa.

  Readers: 11000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 189

biz.americast

  AmeriCast announcements.

  Readers: 3400 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 46

biz.americast.samples

  Samples of AmeriCast. (Moderated)

biz.books.technical

  A place for bookstores, publishers, and others to conduct technica
  book business. Such business includes bookstores listing their policies
  and book availability; publishers advertising books and/or soliciting
  authors; agents looking for authors to produce books (used to see
  Mitchell Waite doing this for the Waite Group); etc.   A good place 
  for publishers list their requirements for manuscripts, etc.
  
  Careful consideration should be made when cross-posting to both mbt
  and bbt: the fact that a long-awaited book is available might merit
  mention in misc.books.technical.  The fact that you have 400 copies, or
  that you're offering them at a discount <does not>.  But it does belong
  in biz.books.technical.

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biz.clarinet

  Announcements about ClariNet.

  Readers: 12000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 12

biz.clarinet.sample

  Samples of ClariNet newsgroups for the outside world.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1215

biz.comp.accounting

  Dialogue specific to the accounting software industry.

biz.comp.mcs

  MCSNet. (Moderated)

biz.comp.telebit

  Support of the Telebit modem.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 40

biz.comp.telebit.netblazer

  The Telebit Netblazer.

  Readers: 8400 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 20

biz.config

  Biz Usenet configuration and administration.

  Readers: 13000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 27

biz.dec.decathena

  This newsgroup is intended for discussions of the DECathena product
  from Digital Equipment Corporation.  We expect customers, DECathena
  engineers, interested parties, and MIT Athena people to read and post
  to this group.
  
  The group is called biz.dec.decathena because "DECathena" is the name
  of the product and because "biz.dec.athena" would seem to intrude on
  MIT's original Athena package.  We dislike duplicating substrings in
  newsgroup names as much as anybody, but there's a reason for it this
  time.

biz.dec.decnews

  The DECNews newsletter. (Moderated)

biz.dec.ip

  IP networking on DEC machines.

  Readers: 9100 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 5

biz.digex.announce

  Announcements from Digex. (Moderated)

biz.digital.announce

  Digital Equipment Corp news & announcements. (Moderated)

  Readers: 2600 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 58

biz.digital.articles

  Digital Equipment Corp newsletter, catalog & journal. (Moderated)

biz.general

  Dialogue related to business operations and offerings.

  Readers: 6200 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 1817

biz.jobs.offered

  Position announcements.

  Readers: 63000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 5497

biz.marketplace.computers.discussion

  Discussion of computer merchandising.

biz.marketplace.computers.mac

  Macintosh hardware/software offered/wanted.

biz.marketplace.computers.other

  Other computer hardware/software.

biz.marketplace.computers.pc-clone

  PC-compatible hardware/software.

biz.marketplace.computers.workstation

  Computer workstation hardware/software.

biz.marketplace.discussion

  Discussion of biz.marketplace issues.

biz.marketplace.international

  International commerce opportunities.

biz.marketplace.international.discussion

  Talk of international commerce.

biz.marketplace.non-computer

  Non-computer merchandise offered/wanted.

biz.marketplace.services.computers

  Computer services offered/wanted.

biz.marketplace.services.discussion

  Discussion of business services.

biz.marketplace.services.non-computer

  Non-computer services offered/wanted.

biz.next.newprod

  New product announcements for the NeXT.

  Readers: 10000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 202

biz.oreilly.announce

  New product announcements from O'Reilly and Associates (Moderated)

  Readers: 8000 (0.3%)              Traffic per month: 3

biz.pagesat

  For discussion of the Pagesat Satellite Usenet Newsfeed.

  Readers: 2500 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 60

biz.softquad.announce

  SoftQuad Inc. news & announcements. (Moderated)

biz.stolen

  Postings about stolen merchandise.

biz.stortek.forum

  Storage Technology Corporation of Louisville, CO is a manufacturer of
  online, nearline, random access and mid range data storage devices,
  including tape libraries, raid and solid state devices.  It has a
  users group known as Forum, that periodically meets to discuss many
  issues concerning its products, to include problems, novel solutions,
  etc.  Forum has approximatel 12,000 members, many of whom have internet
  access.  The goals of Forum are:
  
        * increase MIS center productivity
        * exchange ideas and seek solutions
        * discuss specific applications
        * influence the direction of products
        * position thier business to meet the information management challenges
        of the future
  and
        * participate in an information storage and retrieval association
  
  StorageTek proposes that the newsgroup be an electronic medium
  that will permit the Forum members to discuss these issues on a 
  near time basis.
  
  StorageTek propsoes that the newsgroup be unmoderated.  This will
  insure Forum members that use the newsgroup that StorageTek is not
  attempting to influence discussions.

biz.tadpole.sparcbook

  Discussions on the Sparcbook portable computer.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 6

biz.test

  Biz newsgroup test messages.

  Readers: 10000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 290

biz.univel.misc

  In general, the purpose of the mailing list/newsgroup is to provide a
  forum for Univel users, developers and others discuss any issue
  specific to Univel, on technical, marketing, and other matters. The
  reasonable posting of announcements of products by and supporting Univel
  is encouraged.
  
  It is stressed that this group is *not* intended for the general
  discussions regarding USL System 5 Release 4.2, upon which the current
  release of Univel is based. There is a specific Usenet newsgroup,
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  Readers: 7800 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 91

biz.zeos.announce

  Zeos Product Announcements. (Moderated)

  Readers: 7100 (0.3%)              Traffic per month: 15

biz.zeos.general

  Zeos technical support and general information.

  Readers: 10000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 324

clari.apbl.biz.briefs

  Hourly business newsbrief from the AP. (Moderated)

clari.apbl.biz.headlines

  Headlines of top business stories. (Moderated)

clari.apbl.briefs

  Hourly newsbrief from the Associated Press. (Moderated)

clari.apbl.entertainment

  Entertainment news. (Moderated)

clari.apbl.movies

  News on movies and filmmaking. (Moderated)

clari.apbl.music

  News on music and the music industry. (Moderated)

clari.apbl.reports.commodity

  Chicago Board of Trade report. (Moderated)

clari.apbl.reports.dollar_gold

  Daily gold and dollar prices. (Moderated)

clari.apbl.reports.economy

  General economic reports. (Moderated)

clari.apbl.reports.finance

  Reports on the money supply. (Moderated)

clari.apbl.review

  Daily review of the news. (Moderated)

clari.apbl.stocks

  General stock market reports. (Moderated)

clari.apbl.stocks.analysis

  Market analysis from the insiders. (Moderated)

clari.apbl.stocks.dow

  Dow Jones averages. (Moderated)

clari.apbl.stocks.tech

  ClariNews TechWire stock reports. (Moderated)

clari.apbl.today_history

  Today in History feature. (Moderated)

clari.apbl.tv

  News on television and broadcasting. (Moderated)

clari.apbl.weather

  World weather reports. (Moderated)

clari.apbl.weather.misc

  Miscellaneous weather-related articles. (Moderated)

clari.apbl.weather.storms

  Major storms. (Moderated)

clari.apbl.weather.usa

  U.S. weather reports. (Moderated)

clari.biz.briefs

  Business newsbriefs. (Moderated)

  Readers: 1700 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 228

clari.biz.earnings

  Businesses' earnings, profits, losses. (Moderated)

clari.biz.economy

  Economic news and indicators. (Moderated)

  Readers: 8900 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 512

clari.biz.economy.world

  Economy stories for non-US countries. (Moderated)

  Readers: 8400 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 981

clari.biz.features

  Business feature stories. (Moderated)

  Readers: 6200 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 760

clari.biz.finance

  Finance, currency, Corporate finance. (Moderated)

  Readers: 8300 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 1346

clari.biz.industry.agriculture

  Agriculture, fishing, forestry. (Moderated)

clari.biz.industry.automotive

  The car and truck industry. (Moderated)

clari.biz.industry.aviation

  Airlines and airports. (Moderated)

clari.biz.industry.banking

  Banks and S&Ls. (Moderated)

clari.biz.industry.broadcasting

  The television and radio industry. (Moderated)

clari.biz.industry.construction

  The construction industry. (Moderated)

clari.biz.industry.dry_goods

  Consumer goods, clothing, furniture. (Moderated)

clari.biz.industry.energy

  Oil, gas, coal, alternatives. (Moderated)

clari.biz.industry.food

  Food processing, markets, restaurants. (Moderated)

clari.biz.industry.health

  The health care business. (Moderated)

clari.biz.industry.insurance

  The insurance industry. (Moderated)

clari.biz.industry.manufacturing

  Heavy industry. (Moderated)

clari.biz.industry.mining

  Mining for metals, minerals. (Moderated)

clari.biz.industry.print_media

  Newspapers, publishers, magazines. (Moderated)

clari.biz.industry.real_estate

  Housing and real estate. (Moderated)

clari.biz.industry.retail

  Retail stores and shops. (Moderated)

clari.biz.industry.services

  Consulting, brokerages, services. (Moderated)

clari.biz.industry.tourism

  The tourism and hotel industry. (Moderated)

clari.biz.industry.transportation

  Trains, buses, transit, shipping. (Moderated)

clari.biz.market.commodities

  Commodity reports. (Moderated)

clari.biz.market.misc

  Bonds, money market funds, other instruments. (Moderated)

clari.biz.market.news

  News affecting the financial markets. (Moderated)

clari.biz.market.report

  General market reports, S&P, etc. (Moderated)

  Readers: 4400 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 298

clari.biz.market.report.asia

  Asian market reports. (Moderated)

clari.biz.market.report.europe

  European market reports. (Moderated)

clari.biz.market.report.top

  Overview of the markets. (Moderated)

clari.biz.market.report.usa

  U.S. market reports. (Moderated)

clari.biz.market.report.usa.nyse

  New York Stock Exchange reports. (Moderated)

clari.biz.mergers

  Mergers and acquisitions. (Moderated)

  Readers: 6100 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 1028

clari.biz.misc

  Other business news. (Moderated)

  Readers: 6000 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 1133

clari.biz.review

  Daily review of business news. (Moderated)

clari.biz.top

  Top business news. (Moderated)

  Readers: 7500 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 1006

clari.biz.urgent

  Breaking business news. (Moderated)

  Readers: 4600 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 113

clari.biz.world_trade

  GATT, free trade, trade disputes. (Moderated)

clari.feature.bizarro

  Daily Bizarro comic panel by Dan Piraro. (Moderated)

clari.feature.dave_barry

  Columns of humourist Dave Barry. (Moderated)

  Readers: 6900 (0.7%)              Traffic per month: 8

clari.feature.dilbert

  The daily comic strip "Dilbert" (MIME/uuencoded GIF). (Moderated)

  Readers: 2800 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 31

clari.feature.imprb_research

  Excerpts from the Annals of Improbable Research (Moderated)

clari.feature.joebob

  Joe Bob Briggs goes to the Drive-in. (Moderated)

clari.feature.mike_royko

  Chicago Opinion Columnist Mike Royko. (Moderated)

  Readers: 2800 (0.3%)              Traffic per month: 19

clari.feature.miss_manners

  Judith Martin's humourous etiquette advice. (Moderated)

  Readers: 8200 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 15

clari.feature.worldviews

  Views of the World: International editorial cartoons. (Moderated)

clari.living

  Fashion, leisure, lifestyle. (Moderated)

clari.living.animals

  Human interest stories about animals. (Moderated)

clari.living.arts

  News of the arts. (Moderated)

clari.living.bizarre

  Unusual or funny news stories. (Moderated)

  Readers: 2800 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 242

clari.living.books

  News about books and authors. (Moderated)

clari.living.celebrities

  Famous people in the news. (Moderated)

clari.living.consumer

  Consumer issues and products. (Moderated)

clari.living.entertainment

  Entertainment news. (Moderated)

clari.living.goodnews

  Stories of success and survival. (Moderated)

clari.living.history

  News and human interest about history. (Moderated)

clari.living.history.today

  Today in History feature. (Moderated)

clari.living.human_interest

  General Human interest stories. (Moderated)

clari.living.movies

  News of film and movies. (Moderated)

  Readers: 2000 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 220

clari.living.music

  News of the music scene. (Moderated)

  Readers: 1700 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 270

clari.living.tv

  News of television programs and events. (Moderated)

clari.local.alabama

  News of Alabama. (Moderated)

clari.local.alaska

  News of Alaska. (Moderated)

clari.local.arizona

  News of Arizona. (Moderated)

clari.local.arkansas

  News of Arkansas (Moderated)

clari.local.california

  News of California. (Moderated)

  Readers: 1700 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 387

clari.local.chicago

  News of Chicago. (Moderated)

  Readers: 950 (0.1%)               Traffic per month: 622

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

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clari.local.hawaii

  News of Hawaii (Moderated)

clari.local.idaho

  News of Idaho (Moderated)

clari.local.illinois

  News of Illinois. (Moderated)

clari.local.indiana

  News of Indiana. (Moderated)

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)

  Readers: 1100 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 1531

clari.local.louisiana

  News of Louisiana. (Moderated)

clari.local.maine

  News of Maine (Moderated)

clari.local.maryland

  News of Maryland. (Moderated)

  Readers: 870 (0.1%)               Traffic per month: 155

clari.local.massachusetts

  News of Massachusetts. (Moderated)

  Readers: 980 (0.1%)               Traffic per month: 326

clari.local.michigan

  News of Michican. (Moderated)

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)

clari.local.new_jersey

  News of New Jersey. (Moderated)

  Readers: 1500 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 249

clari.local.new_mexico

  News of New Mexico. (Moderated)

clari.local.new_york

  News of New York. (Moderated)

  Readers: 4100 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 204

clari.local.north_carolina

  News of North Carolina. (Moderated)

clari.local.north_dakota

  News of North Dakota. (Moderated)

clari.local.nyc

  News of New York City, New York. (Moderated)

  Readers: 1600 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 279

clari.local.ohio

  News of Ohio. (Moderated)

  Readers: 900 (0.1%)               Traffic per month: 263

clari.local.oklahoma

  News of Oklahoma (Moderated)

clari.local.oregon

  News of Oregon. (Moderated)

clari.local.pennsylvania

  News of Pennsylvania. (Moderated)

  Readers: 1200 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 422

clari.local.rhode_island

  News of Rhode Island. (Moderated)

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)

  Readers: 840 (0.1%)               Traffic per month: 381

clari.local.washington

  News of Washington State. (Moderated)

  Readers: 800 (0.1%)               Traffic per month: 335

clari.local.west_virginia

  News of West Virginia. (Moderated)

clari.local.wisconsin

  News of Wisconsin. (Moderated)

clari.local.wyoming

  News of Wyoming. (Moderated)

clari.matrix_news

  Monthly journal on the internet. (Moderated)

clari.nb.apple

  Newsbytes Apple/Macintosh news. (Moderated)

  Readers: 5400 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 12

clari.nb.broadcast

  Newsbytes: interactive television, cable TV. (Moderated)

clari.nb.business

  Newsbytes business & industry news. (Moderated)

  Readers: 4900 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 84

clari.nb.chips

  Newsbytes: microprocessors, microcontrollers, RAM. (Moderated)

clari.nb.dos

  Newsbytes: DOS-specific news and products. (Moderated)

clari.nb.editorial

  Newsbytes: editorials and commentaries. (Moderated)

clari.nb.education

  Newsbytes: computers in education. (Moderated)

clari.nb.general

  Newsbytes: general computer news. (Moderated)

  Readers: 5600 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 123

clari.nb.govt

  Newsbytes: legal and government computer news. (Moderated)

  Readers: 4100 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 25

clari.nb.health

  Newsbytes: computers in medicine. (Moderated)

clari.nb.ibm

  Newsbytes: IBM PC World coverage. (Moderated)

  Readers: 4700 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 16

clari.nb.law

  Newsbytes: computer crime, legislation, privacy. (Moderated)

clari.nb.network

  Newsbytes: LANs and non-internet networking. (Moderated)

clari.nb.online

  Newsbytes: online services, the Internet, BBSs. (Moderated)

clari.nb.pc

  Newsbytes: hardware, software for PC products. (Moderated)

clari.nb.pda

  Newsbytes: Personal Digital Assistants, handheld computers. (Moderated)

clari.nb.pen

  Newsbytes: pen-based computing devices, software. (Moderated)

clari.nb.review

  Newsbytes: new product reviews. (Moderated)

clari.nb.summary

  Daily summary of Newsbytes news. (Moderated)

clari.nb.supercomputer

  Newsbytes: supercomputers, parallel processing. (Moderated)

clari.nb.telecom

  Newsbytes telecom & online industry news. (Moderated)

  Readers: 4200 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 71

clari.nb.top

  Newsbytes top stories (crossposted). (Moderated)

clari.nb.trends

  Newsbytes new developments & trends. (Moderated)

  Readers: 4700 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 51

clari.nb.unix

  Newsbytes Unix news. (Moderated)

  Readers: 3300 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 10

clari.nb.windows

  Newsbytes: Windows and Windows NT (Moderated)

clari.net.admin

  Announcements for news admins at ClariNet sites. (Moderated)

clari.net.announce

  Announcements for all ClariNet readers. (Moderated)

clari.net.answers

  Monthly postings for ClariNews readers. (Moderated)

clari.net.info

  Occasional announcements for readers. (Moderated)

clari.net.newusers

  Online info about ClariNet. (Moderated)

clari.net.talk

  Discussion of ClariNet -- NOT moderated.

  Readers: 3900 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 23

clari.net.talk.admin

  Discussion of adminstrative topics -- NOT moderated.

clari.net.talk.news

  Discussion of events in the news -- NOT moderated.

clari.news.aging

  News of senior citizens and aging. (Moderated)

clari.news.alcohol

  Drunk driving, alcoholism. (Moderated)

clari.news.blacks

  Black news. (Moderated)

clari.news.briefs

  Regular news summaries. (Moderated)

  Readers: 12000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1442

clari.news.censorship

  Censorship, government control of media. (Moderated)

clari.news.civil_rights

  Freedom, civil rights, human rights. (Moderated)

clari.news.conflict

  War, conflict, peace talks. (Moderated)

clari.news.corruption

  Corruption in government. (Moderated)

clari.news.crime.abductions

  Kidnappings, hostage-taking. (Moderated)

clari.news.crime.abuse

  Spouse and child abuse. (Moderated)

clari.news.crime.issue

  The social issue of crime. (Moderated)

clari.news.crime.juvenile

  Crimes by children and teenagers. (Moderated)

clari.news.crime.misc

  Other crimes. (Moderated)

clari.news.crime.murders

  Murders and shootings. (Moderated)

clari.news.crime.organized

  Organized crime. (Moderated)

clari.news.crime.sex

  Sex crimes, child pornography. (Moderated)

clari.news.crime.top

  Well-known crimes. (Moderated)

clari.news.crime.white_collar

  Insider trading, fraud, embezzlement. (Moderated)

clari.news.disaster

  Major problems, accidents & natural disasters. (Moderated)

  Readers: 8700 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 687

clari.news.drugs

  Drug abuse and social policy. (Moderated)

clari.news.education

  Primary and secondary education. (Moderated)

clari.news.education.higher

  Colleges and universities. (Moderated)

  Readers: 1400 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 120

clari.news.ethnicity

  Ethnicity issues. (Moderated)

clari.news.family

  Families, adoption, marriage. (Moderated)

clari.news.features

  Unclassified feature stories. (Moderated)

  Readers: 10000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 996

clari.news.flash

  Ultra-important once-a-year news flashes. (Moderated)

  Readers: 13000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: -

clari.news.gays

  Homosexuality and gay rights. (Moderated)

clari.news.guns

  Gun control and other gun news. (Moderated)

clari.news.hot.japan_quake

  News on the Kobe quake and related issues. (Moderated)

clari.news.immigration

  Refugees, immigration, migration. (Moderated)

clari.news.jews

  Jewish news. (Moderated)

clari.news.labor

  Unions, strikes. (Moderated)

  Readers: 4900 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 516

clari.news.labor.layoff

  Layoffs in the news. (Moderated)

clari.news.labor.strike

  Strikes. (Moderated)

  Readers: 4200 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 409

clari.news.poverty

  Poverty, homelessness, hunger. (Moderated)

clari.news.punishment

  Prison conditions, torture, death penalty. (Moderated)

clari.news.religion

  Religion, religious leaders, televangelists. (Moderated)

  Readers: 6800 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 840

clari.news.reproduction

  Abortion, contraception, fertility. (Moderated)

clari.news.review

  Daily news review. (Moderated)

clari.news.sex

  Sexual issues, sex-related political stories. (Moderated)

  Readers: 7900 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 64

clari.news.smoking

  Smoking and tobacco issues. (Moderated)

clari.news.terrorism

  Terrorist actions & related news around the world. (Moderated)

  Readers: 6400 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 1630

clari.news.top

  Top US news stories. (Moderated)

  Readers: 13000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2703

clari.news.trouble

  Less major accidents, problems & mishaps. (Moderated)

  Readers: 8000 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 1268

clari.news.urgent

  Major breaking stories of the day. (Moderated)

  Readers: 10000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 800

clari.news.usa.gov.financial

  Fiscal and financial US policy. (Moderated)

clari.news.usa.gov.foreign_policy

  U.S. foreign policy. (Moderated)

clari.news.usa.gov.misc

  Miscellaneous U.S. domestic policy. (Moderated)

clari.news.usa.gov.personalities

  Personalities and private lives. (Moderated)

clari.news.usa.gov.politics

  Party politics and electioneering. (Moderated)

clari.news.usa.gov.state+local

  State and local governments. (Moderated)

clari.news.usa.gov.white_house

  Presidential news. (Moderated)

clari.news.usa.law

  Legal news and U.S. lawsuits. (Moderated)

clari.news.usa.law.supreme

  The U.S. Supreme Court. (Moderated)

  Readers: 1400 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 204

clari.news.usa.military

  News of the U.S. military. (Moderated)

clari.news.weather

  Weather and temperature reports. (Moderated)

  Readers: 7200 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 697

clari.news.women

  Womens' issues: sexism, harassment. (Moderated)

clari.sfbay.briefs

  Twice daily news roundups for SF Bay Area. (Moderated)

  Readers: 750 (0.1%)               Traffic per month: 78

clari.sfbay.entertain

  Reviews and entertainment news for SF Bay Area. (Moderated)

clari.sfbay.fire

  Stories from Fire Depts. of the SF Bay. (Moderated)

clari.sfbay.general

  Main stories for SF Bay Area. (Moderated)

  Readers: 830 (0.1%)               Traffic per month: 230

clari.sfbay.misc

  Shorter general items for SF Bay Area. (Moderated)

clari.sfbay.police

  Stories from the Police Depts. of the SF Bay. (Moderated)

clari.sfbay.roads

  Reports from Caltrans and the CHP. (Moderated)

clari.sfbay.short

  Very short items for SF Bay Area. (Moderated)

clari.sfbay.weather

  SF Bay and California Weather reports. (Moderated)

  Readers: 750 (0.1%)               Traffic per month: 39

clari.sports.baseball

  Baseball scores, stories, stats. (Moderated)

  Readers: 9300 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 1031

clari.sports.baseball.games

  Baseball games & box scores. (Moderated)

  Readers: 3600 (0.5%)              Traffic per month: 1114

clari.sports.basketball

  Basketball coverage. (Moderated)

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clari.sports.basketball.college

  College basketball coverage. (Moderated)

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clari.sports.briefs

  General sports scoreboard. (Moderated)

  Readers: 610 (0.1%)               Traffic per month: 1393

clari.sports.features

  Sports feature stories. (Moderated)

  Readers: 5100 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 51

clari.sports.football

  Pro football coverage. (Moderated)

  Readers: 9400 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 146

clari.sports.football.college

  College football coverage. (Moderated)

  Readers: 3300 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 91

clari.sports.football.games

  Coverage of individual pro games. (Moderated)

  Readers: 8800 (0.5%)              Traffic per month: 103

clari.sports.golf

  Golf coverage. (Moderated)

clari.sports.hockey

  NHL coverage. (Moderated)

  Readers: 7200 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 790

clari.sports.misc

  Other sports, plus general sports news. (Moderated)

  Readers: 6800 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 1001

clari.sports.motor

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clari.sports.olympic

  The Olympic Games. (Moderated)

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clari.sports.review

  Daily review of sports. (Moderated)

clari.sports.tennis

  Tennis news & scores. (Moderated)

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clari.sports.top

  Top sports news. (Moderated)

  Readers: 6400 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 1192

clari.tw.aerospace

  Aerospace industry and companies. (Moderated)

  Readers: 4900 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 143

clari.tw.biotechnology

  Biotechnology news. (Moderated)

clari.tw.computers

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  Readers: 8100 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 561

clari.tw.defense

  Defense industry issues. (Moderated)

  Readers: 5200 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 313

clari.tw.electronics

  Electronics makers and sellers. (Moderated)

  Readers: 6100 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 130

clari.tw.environment

  Environmental news, hazardous waste, forests. (Moderated)

  Readers: 6000 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 390

clari.tw.health

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  Readers: 6600 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 893

clari.tw.health.aids

  AIDS stories, research, political issues. (Moderated)

  Readers: 5800 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 116

clari.tw.misc

  General technical industry stories. (Moderated)

  Readers: 4600 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 200

clari.tw.new_media

  Online services, multimedia, the Internet. (Moderated)

clari.tw.nuclear

  Nuclear power & waste. (Moderated)

  Readers: 5400 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 691

clari.tw.science

  General science stories. (Moderated)

  Readers: 6800 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 203

clari.tw.space

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  Readers: 6000 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 125

clari.tw.stocks

  Regular reports on computer & technology stock prices. (Moderated)

  Readers: 4800 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 157

clari.tw.telecom

  Phones, Satellites, Media & general Telecom. (Moderated)

  Readers: 5400 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 610

clari.tw.top

  Top technical stories. (Moderated)

clari.world.africa

  Translated reports from Africa. (Moderated)

  Readers: 4000 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 1705

clari.world.africa.south_africa

  News from South Africa. (Moderated)

clari.world.americas.canada

  General Canadian news. (Moderated)

clari.world.americas.canada.business

  Canadian business news. (Moderated)

clari.world.americas.canada.review

  Daily review of Canadian news. (Moderated)

clari.world.americas.caribbean

  News of the Caribbean island nations. (Moderated)

clari.world.americas.central

  News of Central America. (Moderated)

clari.world.americas.mexico

  News of Mexico. (Moderated)

clari.world.americas.south

  News of South America. (Moderated)

clari.world.asia.central

  Ex-Soviet republics in Central Asia. (Moderated)

clari.world.asia.china

  News of China. (Moderated)

clari.world.asia.hong_kong

  News of Hong Kong. (Moderated)

clari.world.asia.india

  News of India. (Moderated)

  Readers: 1500 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 358

clari.world.asia.japan

  News of Japan. (Moderated)

  Readers: 1700 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 1692

clari.world.asia.koreas

  News of North and South Korea. (Moderated)

  Readers: 1500 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 354

clari.world.asia.south

  News of South Asia (Pakistan, Bangladesh, etc.) (Moderated)

clari.world.asia.southeast

  News of Southeast Asia. (Moderated)

  Readers: 3200 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 1828

clari.world.asia.taiwan

  News of the Republic of China (Taiwan). (Moderated)

clari.world.briefs

  Brief of world events. (Moderated)

  Readers: 2700 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 276

clari.world.europe.alpine

  Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein. (Moderated)

clari.world.europe.balkans

  Former Yugoslavia, Romania, Bulgaria. (Moderated)

clari.world.europe.benelux

  Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg. (Moderated)

clari.world.europe.central

  Poland, Czech Rep., Slovakia, Hungary. (Moderated)

clari.world.europe.eastern

  Translated reports from Eastern Europe. (Moderated)

  Readers: 3800 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 322

clari.world.europe.france

  News of France and Monaco. (Moderated)

  Readers: 1600 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 589

clari.world.europe.germany

  News of Germany. (Moderated)

  Readers: 1500 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 602

clari.world.europe.greece

  News of Greece. (Moderated)

clari.world.europe.iberia

  Spain, Portugal, and Andorra. (Moderated)

clari.world.europe.ireland

  News of the Republic of Ireland. (Moderated)

clari.world.europe.italy

  News of Italy and San Marino. (Moderated)

clari.world.europe.northern

  Scandinavia, Finland, Iceland. (Moderated)

  Readers: 1500 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 233

clari.world.europe.russia

  News of Russia. (Moderated)

  Readers: 1500 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 1651

clari.world.europe.uk

  News of the United Kingdom. (Moderated)

clari.world.europe.union

  News about the European Union. (Moderated)

clari.world.mideast

  News from the Middle East. (Moderated)

  Readers: 4400 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 1007

clari.world.mideast.arabia

  News of the Arabian Peninsula. (Moderated)

clari.world.mideast.iran

  News of Iran. (Moderated)

clari.world.mideast.iraq

  News of Iraq. (Moderated)

clari.world.mideast.israel

  News of Israel and occupied lands. (Moderated)

  Readers: 2600 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 1176

clari.world.mideast.turkey

  News of Turkey. (Moderated)

clari.world.oceania

  News of Oceania. (Moderated)

clari.world.oceania.australia

  News of Australia. (Moderated)

clari.world.oceania.new_zealand

  News of New Zealand. (Moderated)

clari.world.organizations

  The UN and other organizations. (Moderated)

clari.world.top

  Top news from around the world. (Moderated)

  Readers: 3200 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 1808

comp.admin.policy

  Discussions of site administration policies.

  Readers: 100000 (0.7%)            Traffic per month: 206

comp.ai

  Artificial intelligence discussions.

  Readers: 150000 (1.0%)            Traffic per month: 938

comp.ai.alife

  Artificial Life is the study of artificial living systems and
  their constituent entities.  Topics for discussion in the newsgroup
  include, but are not be limited to:
  
  - optimization techniques (such as genetic algorithms)
    and modelling algorithms
  - the definition of a living system and "Life"
  - self-organizing systems
  - the origin of life
  - evolutionary learning
  - the development of ecosystems
  - complex system dynamics (with specific relation to living systems)
  - book and software reviews (non-commercial advertisements, as well)

  Readers: 33000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 409

comp.ai.edu

  Applications of Artificial Intelligence to Education.

  Readers: 83000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 80

comp.ai.fuzzy

  A group for discussions of issues in relation to:
  
  	o Fuzzy Set Theory
  	o Fuzzy Logic
  	o Fuzzy Articles/Technical Reports
  	o Fuzzy in Japan
  	o Fuzzy in "my" Country
  	o Available Fuzzy Software/Tools/Demos
  	o Fuzzy Hardware
  	o Fuzzy Inference
  	o Fuzzy Conference/Journal Announcements
  	o Fuzzy Applications
  	o Fuzzy Ftp Sites
  	o Fuzzy Picture Processing
  	o Fuzzy Control Systems
  	o Fuzzy Stochastic/Neuro/GA's Fusion

  Readers: 69000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 242

comp.ai.genetic

  This group is devoted to the subject of genetic algorithms, Including:
  -- Mathematical theory of genetic algorithms.
  -- Classifier systems, and other uses of GAs in machine learning.
  -- The use of GAs in function-optimization.
  -- Applications of GAs in any domain.
  -- The use of GAs in the modeling of evolution.
  -- Evolutionary aspects of artificial life.
  -- Combinations of genetic algorithms and neural networks.
  -- Other varieties of evolutionary computation
           -- e.g. "evolutionary strategies" and "genetic programming".
  -- Software for genetic algorithms.
  -- Implementational strategies for genetic algorithms.
  -- Conference and journal announcements.
  
  It should be noted that the presence of "AI" in the group name
  does not rule out discussion of aspects of genetic algorithms that are
  not directly related to AI, any more than it does in comp.ai.neural-nets.


  Readers: 67000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 322

comp.ai.jair.announce

  Announcements and abstracts.  This group will
  primarily be used to announce the publication
  of new papers; when a paper has been accepted
  to the journal, the abstract will be posted here.

  Readers: 33000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 7

comp.ai.jair.papers

  Accepted papers: postscript, LaTeX or other source
  suitable for text search, supporting code or other
  data that would not normally be included in
  articles due to size limitations.

  Readers: 30000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 7

comp.ai.nat-lang

  Natural language processing by computers.

  Readers: 54000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 130

comp.ai.neural-nets

  All aspects of neural networks.

  Readers: 110000 (0.8%)            Traffic per month: 741

comp.ai.nlang-know-rep

  Natural Language and Knowledge Representation. (Moderated)

  Readers: 56000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 17

comp.ai.philosophy

  Philosophical aspects of Artificial Intelligence.

  Readers: 93000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 1189

comp.ai.shells

  Expert systems and other artificial intelligence shells.

  Readers: 75000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 76

comp.ai.vision

  Artificial Intelligence Vision Research. (Moderated)

  Readers: 42000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 10

comp.answers

  Repository for periodic USENET articles. (Moderated)

  Readers: 150000 (1.1%)            Traffic per month: 701

comp.apps.spreadsheets

  This newsgroup is a forum for the discussion of spreadsheet
  products on various computer platforms. Use of spreadsheet products,
  add-ons, macro/scripting languages, and connections to other products
  (such as databases) are appropreate  topics for discussion. 
  Commercial, shareware, and public domain products may be discussed.

  Readers: 63000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 695

comp.arch

  Computer architecture.

  Readers: 130000 (0.8%)            Traffic per month: 572

comp.arch.arithmetic

  A forum for the discussion of implementing arithmetic functions in 
  digital computers (and other digital systems).  There are many other 
  newsgroups which share a peripheral interest with this topic, but none 
  which deals precisely with the topic of implementing arithmetic (and 
  logical) functions on digital systems.
  
  comp.arch.arithmetic deals with the topic of computer arithmetic at
  several different levels, from the circuit level (how to build a faster
  multiplier, for example) to the algorithmic level.  Both hardware and
  software implementations of arithmetic are approprate.  Any problem
  involving arithmetic or logical calculations is fair game for discussion,
  whether it be ALU design, digital signal processing, cryptography,
  minimization of logic equations, or anything else.  This newsgroup is
  also for the discussion of various protocols and standards relating to
  computer arithmetic, such as IEEE Standard 754.  In short, any topic
  relevant to computer arithmetic/logic is acceptable in this newsgroup.
  
  comp.arch.arithmetic serves all of those with an interest in  computer 
  arithmetic, from undergraduates wondering what two's complement  numbers 
  are, to seasoned researchers discussing the latest developments of the 
  field.  No one should be made to feel unwelcome, simply due to a lack of 
  experience or knowledge of the topics covered.  An FAQ is also avalible 
  for this group.
  
  Generally, any post relating to computer arithmetic or logic is considered 
  acceptable.  Posts which are not relevant to the topic at hand, or posts 
  which are excessively hostile, are considered unacceptable.  Constructive 
  criticism of another's ideas/work are OK, flames are not.  As comp.arch.
  arithmetic is an UNMODERATED newsgroup, readers are expected to exercise
  their own good judgment when posting.  It is anticipated that the vast
  majority of posters will be professional in their behavior, so moderation
  is not necessary.

  Readers: 34000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 99

comp.arch.bus.vmebus

  The newsgroup 'comp.arch.bus.vmebus' is a forum for discussing
  issues related to developing VMEbus-based systems.  This
  includes discussion of VMEbus-based hardware, such as CPU
  boards and I/O devices; the VMEbus specification; any alternate
  or secondary buses supported by the VMEbus International Trade
  Association (VITA) which includes FutureBus+, VSB, VXI, and
  VMX; open-architecture applications based on the VMEbus; and
  hardware-dependent software, such as device drivers and bus
  communication protocols.  The group is also available for
  questions and answers, so that developers of VMEbus-based
  hardware and software can get feedback or help with any
  problems they may encounter.
  
  Discussions should not be about hardware-independent software
  which use the VMEbus, such as the operating system or language
  being used, as there are other comp.* newsgroups dedicated to
  those functions.

  Readers: 37000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 112

comp.arch.embedded

  Embedded computer systems topics.

  Readers: 26000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 592

comp.arch.fpga

  For discussions all topics related to the use of reconfigurable Field 
  Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) as computational engines.  
  Appropriate topics include, but are not limited to,
  
           system architecture
           FPGA device architecture
           languages and compilation techniques
           tools
           software environments
           applications

  Readers: 26000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 226

comp.arch.storage

  This group is to facilitate and encourage communication among people 
  interested in computer storage systems.  The scope of the discussions
  would include issues relevant to all types of computer storage systems,
  both hardware and software.  The general emphasis here is on open
  storage systems as opposed to platform specific products or proprietary
  hardware from a particular vendor.  Such vendor specific discussions
  might belong in comp.sys.xxx or comp.periphs.  Many of these questions
  are at the research, architectural, and design levels today, but as more
  general storage system products enter the market, discussions may 
  expand into "how to use" type questions.
  
  This group serves as a forum for the discussion of issues which do
  not easily fit into the more tightly focused discussions in various
  existing newsgroups.  The issues are much broader than Unix
  (comp.unix.*, comp.os.*), as they transcend operating systems in
  general.  Distributed computer systems of the future will offer
  standard network storage services; what operating system(s) they use
  (if any) will be irrelevant to their clients.  The peripheral groups
  (comp.periphs, comp.periphs.scsi) are too hardware oriented for these
  topics.  Several of these topics involve active standards groups but
  several storage system issues are research topics in distributed
  systems.  In general, the standards newsgroups (comp.std.xxx) are too
  narrowly focused for these discussions.

  Readers: 67000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 367

comp.archives

  Descriptions of public access archives. (Moderated)

  Readers: 130000 (0.8%)            Traffic per month: 249

comp.archives.admin

  A forum for discussions relating to archive administration and
  archiving topics. Its focus is the maintenance of archives in 
  general, tools for dealing with accessing, maintaining and 
  updating archives and directions that archiving should be taking 
  in the future.

  The intent of the newsgroup is not to just focus on one type of
  archive administration but accept and encourage discussions on the
  administration of different types of archives such as ftp, uucp 
  and email based archives.

  Readers: 84000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 72

comp.archives.msdos.announce

  Announcements about MSDOS archives. (Moderated)

  Readers: 120000 (0.8%)            Traffic per month: 536

comp.archives.msdos.d

  This unmoderated newsgroup is the discussion subgroup of the
  moderated comp.archives.msdos.announce newsgroup.  The newsgroup
  covers users' reports, questions and discussions about the PD and
  shareware programs at the MSDOS FTP sites, and the users' questions
  about the MSDOS FTP sites such as the users' connectivity problem
  reports.  The group is also for posting requests/replies concerning
  where to find such programs as are stored at the MSDOS FTP sites.
  The newsgroup does not cover any discussions of fully commercial
  programs or programs for other operating systems like OS/2.  (These
  programs have Usenet newsgroups of their own).

  Readers: 75000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 303

comp.bbs.majorbbs

  Discussions on topics including the implementation, installation,
  and integration of The Major BBS, including  marketing
  techniques, new release announcements, and other information.
  Technical support provided by Galacticomm staff members as well
  as technical discussions on various aspects of the software from
  programming help to troubleshooting tips are also available.

  Readers: 37000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1620

comp.bbs.misc

  A group for discussion of all aspects of Bulletin Board Systems
  (BBSs).  Topics also include those currently discussed in alt.bbs,
   ads, .allsysop, .internet, .lists, and .lists.d.  Topics related to
  specific BBS software are not included, and can be discussed in their 
  corresponding comp.sys.* group or form a subgroup of comp.bbs (like
  comp.bbs.waffle).  If the software is platform independent, it can be
  discussed in comp.bbs.misc.  

  Readers: 74000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1475

comp.bbs.tbbs

  A group for use by The Bread Board System (TBBS) DOS-based bulletin board
  software system operators for technical help and support among system 
  operators and 3rd party vendors, including anything related to TBBS,
  such the eSoft distributed option modules (QSO, TDBS, TIMS, SYSOM, 
  Interchange, UltraChat) or 3rd party software (PIMP, TDBS applications).  
  The group does not assume any specific experience level, so both the 
  experienced and novice TBBS SysOp will be welcome as well as those who
  may be looking into the software for evaluation.  It will be a TBBS SysOp
  supported group with no official ties to eSoft Inc., the company that
  produces and distributes TBBS.

  Readers: 39000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 759

comp.bbs.waffle

  This group will is for the discussion of Waffle, 
  a multi-platform, USENET-capable BBS programs, including:
  
  * Setting up and maintaining Waffle under MS-DOS, UNIX, and
    any other platforms to which Waffle may be ported.
  * Add-on utilities such as off-line readers, archive-servers,
    statistics programs, etc.
  * Connectivity issues pertaining to Waffle sites (domain
    registration, UUCP maps, etc.).
  * Announcements of upcoming releases of Waffle or any of the
    major add-ons.
  * Postings of small executables (MS-DOS), sources (MS-DOS and
    UNIX), and scripts (shell, perl, etc.) pertaining to Waffle.
    Any utility, be it script, source, or executable, that is too
    large to post as a single message of under 60k should _not_
    be posted to this group.
  * Anything else pertaining to Waffle not specifically
    mentioned above.

  Readers: 160000 (1.0%)            Traffic per month: 380

comp.benchmarks

  Discussion of benchmarks and benchmarking including reporting
  benchmark results and publishing benchmark source code and bug
  fixes.

  Readers: 79000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 337

comp.binaries.acorn

  Binary-only postings for Acorn machines. (Moderated)

  Readers: 22000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 9

comp.binaries.amiga

  Encoded public domain programs in binary. (Moderated)

  Readers: 34000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 11

comp.binaries.apple2

  A place for posting Apple II programs.  This group is ONLY for programs, NO
  DISCUSSION.  The programs are usually archived with ShrinkIt, available on
  Apple II ftp sites, and converted to a textual format with Binscii, also
  available on ftp sites.  Check out the comp.sys.apple2 FAQ for more info on
  these programs.


  Readers: 47000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 34

comp.binaries.atari.st

  Binary-only postings for the Atari ST. (Moderated)

  Readers: 29000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 8

comp.binaries.cbm

  The newsgroup is for the purpose of swapping 8bit Comodore Binaries,
  mainly mainly for the 64 and 128 computers. The moderator will attempt to
  filter out copyrighted software, and insure that the programs work,
  although it is impossible to verify all software for all systems.

  Readers: 29000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 5

comp.binaries.geos

  The purpose of 'comp.binaries.geos' is to provide a place for the
  posting of uuencoded binaries for use with the GEOS operating system
  on conventional Personal Computers (PC's), pen-based Personal
  Digital Assistants (PDA's), and hybrid Personal Information Assistants
  (PIA's).
  
  This will include any freeware or shareware applications, drivers,
  libraries, document templates, screen backgrounds, clip-art, document
  files, icons, fonts, et cetera.  Binaries for other operating systems
  which provide interaction or compatibility with GEOS will also be
  accepted.  The group will be moderated; non-binaries and files without
  relation to GEOS will be returned.
  
  The 'comp.binaries.geos' group will be moderated to ensure that all
  postings are indeed binaries for use with GEOS.
  
  For more information on GEOS itself, please see the FAQ posted to
  'comp.os.geos' periodically.

  Readers: 14000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 6

comp.binaries.ibm.pc

  Binary-only postings for IBM PC/MS-DOS. (Moderated)

  Readers: 130000 (0.9%)            Traffic per month: 38

comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d

  Discussions about IBM/PC binary postings.

  Readers: 110000 (0.8%)            Traffic per month: 142

comp.binaries.ibm.pc.wanted

  Requests for IBM PC and compatible programs.

  Readers: 97000 (0.7%)             Traffic per month: 592

comp.binaries.mac

  Encoded Macintosh programs in binary. (Moderated)

  Readers: 110000 (0.7%)            Traffic per month: 102

comp.binaries.newton

  Apple Newton binaries, sources, books, etc. (Moderated)

  Readers: 28000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 95

comp.binaries.os2

  This moderated group will be used for distribution of binaries for
  the OS/2 operating system.
  
  The moderation will consist primarily of limiting postings to binaries
  only, and weeding out any discussion.  The moderator will ensure that
  binaries are suitably packaged, but will not, in general, do any testing
  of the submissions.  Commercial software and demos will not be posted.

  Readers: 39000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 8

comp.binaries.psion

  Binaries for the range of Psion computers. (Moderated)

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 31

comp.bugs.2bsd

  Reports of UNIX* version 2BSD related bugs.

  Readers: 43000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 21

comp.bugs.4bsd

  Reports of UNIX version 4BSD related bugs.

  Readers: 51000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 12

comp.bugs.4bsd.ucb-fixes

  Bug reports/fixes for BSD Unix. (Moderated)

  Readers: 21000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 10

comp.bugs.misc

  General UNIX bug reports and fixes (incl V7, uucp)

  Readers: 66000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 26

comp.bugs.sys5

  Reports of USG (System III, V, etc.) bugs.

  Readers: 38000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 5

comp.cad.autocad

  AutoDesk's AutoCAD software.

  Readers: 36000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1713

comp.cad.cadence

  Users of Cadence Design Systems products.

  Readers: 48000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 154

comp.cad.compass

  For discussing issues and exchanging information with regards to the
  Compass Design Automation EDA tools.
  
  The following topics would be appropriate for the newsgroup:
  
  -Useful hints on using the Compass Design Automation Software more
   effectively
  -Identification of bugs/shortcomings in the software
  -Suggestions for improving the design tools
  -Information regarding integration of the Compass Design Automation tools with
   other design software
  -Hardware related issues when using the tools
  -Applications notes
  -Scripts/programs which can assist in doing a design using the Compass Design
   Automation software
  -Benchmarks
  -Information regarding Compass User Group activities

  Readers: 32000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 33

comp.cad.i-deas

  SDRC I-DEAS Masters Series software.

  Readers: 11000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 68

comp.cad.microstation

  MicroStation CAD software and related products.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 473

comp.cad.pro-engineer

  Parametric Technology's Pro/Engineer design package.

  Readers: 45880 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 420

comp.cad.synthesis

  Research and production in the field of logic synthesis.

  Readers: 37000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 132

comp.client-server

  An open forum to discuss topics relating to client/server technology.
  Subscribers can discuss issues relating to programming, databases,
  communications, LAN technology, pricing, and hardware.  This group
  is open to users of client-server front and backends on any
  operating system platforms.

  Readers: 77000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 685

comp.cog-eng

  Cognitive engineering.

  Readers: 63000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 73

comp.compilers

  Compiler construction, theory, etc. (Moderated)

  Readers: 110000 (0.7%)            Traffic per month: 144

comp.compilers.tools.pccts

  Construction of compilers and tools with PCCTS.

  Readers: 23000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 93

comp.compression

  Data compression algorithms and theory.

  Readers: 97000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 892

comp.compression.research

  Discussions about data compression research. (Moderated)

  Readers: 55000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 41

comp.constraints

  During the International Workshop on Constraint Processing at CSAM'93 in
  St. Petersburg (Russia) this summer,  many participants expressed a need
  for a common forum to discuss all aspects of  constraint processing from
  different viewpoints  and to work out the common principles, techniques,
  and vocabulary, as well as to contrast and compare different approaches.
  
  TOPICS OF DISCUSSIONS
  
  Discussion and announcements on all aspects of constraint processing are
  welcome, including (but not limited to)
  
  .    *  constraint-satisfaction methods and consistency techniques,
  .    *  constraint logic programming,
  .    *  concurrent constraint languages,
  .    *  constraints and knowledge representation,
  .    *  object-oriented constraint processing,
  .    *  constraint programming,
  .    *  constraint maintenance,
  .    *  constraint relaxation techniques,
  .    *  hierarchical constraint problems,
  .    *  parallel and distributed computing with constraints,
  .    *  finite as well as continous domain handling,
  .    *  constraint processing in deductive databases, constraints in SQL,
  .    *  constraint processing in compilation for supercomputers,
  .    *  constraint processing in computer graphics and user interfaces,
  .    *  relations to operations research,
  .    *  complexity results,
  .    *  theoretical foundations,
  .    *  implementation techniques,
  .    *  and, especially, real-life applications.
  
  An increasing number  of researchers all over the world  are now dealing
  with different  aspects of constraint processing  regarded as a  general
  paradigm  of computation.  However, the constraint processing  community
  appears to be  very heterogeneous:   Researchers from logic programming,
  knowledge representation,  expert systems, theoretical computer science,
  operations research  and other  related fields are investigating the use
  of constraint processing methods, their theoretical foundations, as well
  as their applications  to real-life problems.  Each of these communities
  has its own subgroup dealing with  constraint processing issues, some of
  them with specialized meetings and workshops.  Discussion on  constraint
  processing issues is currently split over several newsgroups and mailing
  lists each dealing with constraint processing from different viewpoints.
  Thus,  it appears that a  common communication  media is missing for the
  discussion of  general issues  and for initiating a  cross-fertilization
  between the different communities.
  
  This newsgroup is intended to provide an international forum for
  communication between  researchers working  on different aspects of con-
  straint processing in order to investigate  similarities and differences
  between  their basic viewpoints  as well as to work out the common prin-
  ciples, vocabulary, and techniques that are used.

  Readers: 38000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 55

comp.databases

  Database and data management issues and theory.

  Readers: 140000 (0.9%)            Traffic per month: 1031

comp.databases.gupta

  Gupta SQLWindows client-server development.

comp.databases.informix

  Informix database management software discussions.

  Readers: 61000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1211

comp.databases.ingres

  Issues relating to INGRES products.

  Readers: 56000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 660

comp.databases.ms-access

  Access is a new RDBMS for the Windows Operating System. It includes
  WYSIWYG design tools for easy creation of tables, reports, forms and
  queries and a database programming language called Access Basic.  THe
  purpose of the group is to provide help to people who use Access's
  WYSIWYG design tools to create simple databases as well as to people who
  use Access Basic to create complex databases. 

  Readers: 65000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 3639

comp.databases.object

  A forum for the discussion of issues surrounding the recent introduction
  of object-oriented database management systems.  It provides a means
  whereby people with experience in these systems can share their knowledge;
  it also gives the growing number of people who are exploring this new
  field an opportunity to ask questions and provoke discussions concerning
  the suitability of object-oriented databases for the solution of specific
  problems. 
  
  This group also serves as a forum for discussing ongoing research into
  object-oriented databases, OODB programming interfaces and query
  languages, and related projects such as deductive and multimedia
  databases. 
  
  This newsgroup also provides for discussion of systems which are not
  technically object-oriented database management systems, but which offer
  some form of persistent object storage; or, conversely, which are full
  database management systems that offer some object-oriented features. 

  Readers: 58000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 397

comp.databases.olap

  Analytical Processing, Multidimensional DBMS, EIS, DSS.

  Readers: 27000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 219

comp.databases.oracle

  The SQL database products of the Oracle Corporation.

  Readers: 90000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 2811

comp.databases.paradox

  An unmoderated group dedicated to the discussion and support of 
  Borland's Paradox for DOS and Paradox for Windows.  It shall be for 
  technical support, help, hints, solutions, questions, answers, and 
  general discussion of the Paradox databases. 

  Readers: 42000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1761

comp.databases.pick

  Pick-like, post-relational, database systems.

  Readers: 38000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 692

comp.databases.progress

  The Progress 4GL & RDBMS.

  Readers: 22000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 204

comp.databases.rdb

  The relational database engine RDB from DEC.

  Readers: 39000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 178

comp.databases.sybase

  An open forum to discuss topics relating to SQL Server. 
  Subscribers can discuss both the SYBASE and MICROSOFT
  implemenations of SQL Server. These topics will include issues
  and technical questions are pertinent to the realm of SQL Server. 

  Readers: 78000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1133

comp.databases.theory

  Discussion of topics relating to advances in database
  technology including debate on theoretical, prototypical
  and performance aspects of Database Systems, Data Modelling
  and Logical and Physical Database Design. Specifically
  excluded are discussions relating to implemented DBMS
  whether commercial or not. 

  Readers: 62000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 234

comp.databases.xbase.fox

   A common forum to users and developers of xBase products. For:
   
   (1) To discuss the design, programming, and administration of systems
       and applications which use a database model and programming tools
       generically known as xBase (those tools derived or desended from
       Ashton-Tate's dBASE III).
   
       These include, among others:
       "dBASE"
           Ashton-Tate's dBASE III and dBASE III+
              (there are still thousands using these) Borland's
           dBase IV
       "Clipper"
           Nantucket's Clipper Summer '87 compiler
           Nantucket's Clipper 5.01 compiler
           Computer Associates CA-Clipper 5.2 compiler
       "Fox"
           Fox Software's FoxBase+ and FoxBase+(Mac)
           Fox Software's FoxPro 2.0
           MicroSoft's FoxPro (2.0 and 2.5)
       "Others"
           Computer Associates CA-dbFast
           Plus variants of these for other OS's (notably Unix)
   
   (2) To share ideas, information, and specific experience regarding
       design and programming of applications within the xBase
       environment, including efficient schema design and useful xBase
       programming techniques;
  
   (3) To discuss new products of interest to xBase users, including
       updates to xBase systems and third-party add-on products, their
       useage, advantages and drawbacks, and, where shareware/freeware
       can be found for downloading;
   
   (4) To educate and inform others about the strengths, weaknesses, and
       general usage of xBase to solve real world problems; and;
   
   (5) To provide xBase users and developers who have Usenet access what
       they have not had before: a common newsgroup to share with one
       another _xBase_ ideas, concerns, experiences, questions, and
       knowledge -- seperate from "general database" discussion,
       relational theory, and, discussion of mainframe database products.
   
   (6) Product specific discussion in the general group (c.d.xbase.misc) is
       discouraged, as is crossposting between product specific groups and
       the general database group.  Comparisions of xBase products with
       non-xBase products should be limited to the group comp.databases.

  Readers: 55000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1867

comp.databases.xbase.misc

  Discussion of xBase (dBASE-like) products.

  Readers: 40000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 303

comp.dcom.cabling

  Cabling selection, installation and use.

  Readers: 29000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 288

comp.dcom.cell-relay

  Forum for discussion of Cell Relay-based products.

  Readers: 54000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 770

comp.dcom.fax

  A forum for discussion of computer and standalone facsimile technology, 
  including computerfax hardware/software, faxmodems, standalone fax 
  machines, plain paper fax machines, and other fax devices.

  Readers: 70000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 394

comp.dcom.frame-relay

  Technology and issues regarding frame relay networks.

  Readers: 26000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 426

comp.dcom.isdn

  The Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN).

  Readers: 68000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1524

comp.dcom.lans.ethernet

  For discussions of the Ethernet protocols, the IEEE 802.3 protocol,
  and implementations of either on any medium, including chipsets which
  implement Ethernet/IEEE 802.3.  Also discussions of applications of
  Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 networks.
  
  Commercial announcements are explicitly prohibited, although vendor
  participation in discussions is welcome (as per long standing USENET
  custom, commercial announcements should only be made to comp.newprod).

  Readers: 78000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 669

comp.dcom.lans.fddi

  Discussions of the FDDI protocol suite, including the FDDI II and FDDI
  Follow-on Lan (FFOL) standardisation efforts.  Also discussions of
  implementations of FDDI for particular environments and applications
  of FDDI.  Discussions may include chipsets that implement the FDDI
  protocols.
  
  Commercial announcements are explicitly prohibited, but vendors may
  participate in discussions (commercial announcements belong in
  comp.newprod ONLY as per long-standing USENET custom).

  Readers: 54000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 106

comp.dcom.lans.hyperchannel

  Hyperchannel networks within an IP network.

  Readers: 24000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 7

comp.dcom.lans.misc

  Local area network hardware and software.

  Readers: 66000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 203

comp.dcom.lans.token-ring

  Installing and using token ring networks.

  Readers: 39000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 131

comp.dcom.modems

  Data communications hardware and software.

  Readers: 170000 (1.1%)            Traffic per month: 5694

comp.dcom.net-management

  Network management methods and applications.

  Readers: 27000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 178

comp.dcom.servers

  Selecting and operating data communications servers.

  Readers: 51000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 154

comp.dcom.sys.cisco

  Info on Cisco routers and bridges.

  Readers: 66000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1422

comp.dcom.sys.wellfleet

  Wellfleet bridge & router systems hardware & software.

  Readers: 34000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 117

comp.dcom.telecom

  Telecommunications digest. (Moderated)

  Readers: 180000 (1.1%)            Traffic per month: 605

comp.dcom.telecom.tech

  Discussion of technical aspects of telephony.

  Readers: 62000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 957

comp.dcom.videoconf

  Video conference technology and applications.

comp.doc

  Archived public-domain documentation. (Moderated)

  Readers: 35000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 9

comp.doc.techreports

  Lists of technical reports. (Moderated)

  Readers: 68000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 42

comp.dsp

  Digital Signal Processing using computers.

  Readers: 89000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 1020

comp.editors

  Topics related to computerized text editing.

  Readers: 75000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 436

comp.edu

  Computer science education.

  Readers: 83000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 468

comp.edu.composition

  Writing instruction in computer-based classrooms.

  Readers: 44000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 33

comp.edu.languages.natural

  Computer assisted languages instruction issues.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 64

comp.emacs

  EMACS editors of different flavors.

  Readers: 88000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 487

comp.emacs.xemacs

  An unmoderated newsgroup for the discussion of XEmacs, an 
  alternative version of GNU Emacs 19.  Topics appropriate to
  this newsgroup include (but are not limited to):
  
            * general questions and answers about XEmacs
            * XEmacs announcements
            * announcements of other packages which work with XEmacs
            * bug reports for XEmacs

  Readers: 38000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 328

comp.emulators.announce

  Emulator news, FAQs, announcements. (Moderated)

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 5

comp.emulators.apple2

  Emulators of Apple // systems.

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 267

comp.emulators.cbm

  Emulators of C-64, C-128, PET, and VIC-20 systems.

  Readers: 24000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 552

comp.emulators.misc

  Emulators of miscellaneous computer systems.

  Readers: 29000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 330

comp.emulators.ms-windows.wine

  A free MS-Windows emulator under X.

  Readers: 31000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 163

comp.fonts

  Typefonts -- design, conversion, use, etc.

  Readers: 87000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 1239

comp.graphics

  Computer graphics, art, animation, image processing.

  Readers: 180000 (1.2%)            Traffic per month: 2238

comp.graphics.algorithms

  A forum for the discussion of the algorithms used in the process of
  generating computer graphics.  These algorithms may be recently
  proposed in published journals or papers, old or previously
  known algorithms, or hacks used incidental to the process of
  computer graphics.  The scope of these algorithms may range
  from an efficient way to multiply matrices, all the way to a
  global illumination method incorporating raytracing, radiosity,
  infinite spectrum modeling, and perhaps even mirrored balls and
  lime jello.

  This group serves as a forum for programmers and researchers to
  exchange ideas and ask questions on recent papers or current research 
  related to computer graphics.

  Readers: 79000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 1237

comp.graphics.animation

  Technical aspects of computer animation.

  Readers: 91000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 1062

comp.graphics.api.misc

  Application Programmer Interface issues, methods.

comp.graphics.api.opengl

  The OpenGL 3D application programming interface.

comp.graphics.api.pexlib

  The PEXlib application programming interface.

comp.graphics.apps.alias

  3-D graphics software from Alias Research.

comp.graphics.apps.avs

  The Application Visualization System.

comp.graphics.apps.data-explorer

  IBM's Visualization Data Explorer (DX).

comp.graphics.apps.gnuplot

  The GNUPLOT interactive function plotter.

comp.graphics.apps.iris-explorer

  The IRIS Explorer, aka MVE.

comp.graphics.apps.lightwave

  NewTek's Lightwave3D & related topics.

comp.graphics.apps.wavefront

  Wavefront software products, problems, etc.

comp.graphics.avs

  The Application Visualization System.

  Readers: 47000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 60

comp.graphics.data-explorer

  A forum for the discussion of issues related to the IBM
  Visualization Data Explorer software product (commonly known as DX).
  
  Data Explorer is an integrated visualization environment that uses
  a visual programming interface.  It allows the user to connect
  functional modules to form new visualization processes.  This
  group will provide a forum for discussion of techniques, module
  development, and experiences using Data Explorer on various
  platforms (currently IBM, SGI, Sun, and HP workstations).

  Readers: 33000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 25

comp.graphics.explorer

  An open forum for discussion on all matters Explorer-related, in much the 
  same way as comp.graphics.avs and comp.soft-sys.khoros work for those 
  products. It would be also be good if the group could help the users of
  Explorer by giving them the option to keep in touch with both each other, 
  and the developers of Explorer itself. Questions can be answered, and 
  opinions heard by those working on future versions of the software.

  IRIS Explorer is an application creation system developed by Silicon
  Graphics that provides visualisation and analysis functionality for
  computational scientists, engineers and other scientists. The Explorer
  GUI allows users to build custom applications without having to write
  any, or a minimal amount of, traditonal code. Also, exisiting code can
  be easily integrated into the Explorer environment. Explorer currently
  is available on SGI and Cray machines, but will become available on
  other platforms in time.

  Readers: 44000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 38

comp.graphics.gnuplot

  The GNUPLOT interactive function plotter.

  Readers: 52000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 430

comp.graphics.misc

  Computer graphics miscellany.

comp.graphics.opengl

  A group for discussion regarding technical and marketing 
  issues surrounding the OpenGL 3D application programming
  interface and its emergence as a multiplatform graphics standard for
  distributed three dimensional graphics. 
  
  This group is for:
  
  1) Technical discussion of the OpenGL API, OpenGL Utility Library,
  and GL/X Wire protocol:  Comparison versus prior releases
  of the GL.  Input concerning desired enhancements or new features.
  
  Programming issues and techniques.  Analysis of implementations
  in different environments (Windows NT, Macintosh OS, Unix..).  Porting
  to OpenGL.  
  
  2) Marketing and Business Issues Analysis: Product plans of OpenGL
  licensees.
  
  Comparison versus other 2D and 3D graphics API's. Performance benchmarks
  and competitive analysis.  

  This group is for Technical discussion of the OpenGL API, OpenGL Utility 
  Library, and GL/X Wire protocol:  Comparison versus prior releases
  of the GL.  Input concerning desired enhancements or new features.
  Programming issues and techniques.  Analysis of implementations
  in different environments (Windows NT, Macintosh OS, Unix..).  Porting
  to OpenGL.

  This group is also for marketing and Business Issues Analysis: Product 
  plans of OpenGL licensees.Comparison versus other 2D and 3D graphics 
  API's. Performance benchmarks and competitive analysis.

  Readers: 56000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 388

comp.graphics.packages.alias

  A group dedicated to the discussion of Alias software
  products and their application.  These products include, but are not
  limited to Alias PowerAnimator, Alias Studio, Alias Sketch!, and
  Alias Eclipse.
  
  Appropriate topics within these guidelines include technical
  questions, tips and tricks, information about Alias products old and
  new, and announcement of employment opportunities of interest to
  subscribers.

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 456

comp.graphics.packages.lightwave

  NewTek's Lightwave3D and related topics.

  Readers: 25000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1397

comp.graphics.raytracing

  Ray tracing software, tools and methods.

  Readers: 63000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1179

comp.graphics.rendering.misc

  Rendering comparisons, approaches, methods.

comp.graphics.rendering.raytracing

  Raytracing software, tools and methods.

comp.graphics.rendering.renderman

  RenderMan interface & shading language.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 165

comp.graphics.research

  A forum for the discussion of substantive technical computer graphics 
  issues.  These issues are beyond the usage and interaction with current 
  software packages or particular hardware platforms, and the simple 
  techniques and ideas typically discussed in an introductory computer
  science and graphics course.

  Readers: 24000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 9

comp.graphics.visualization

  Info on scientific visualization.

  Readers: 88000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 175

comp.groupware

  Software and hardware for shared interactive environments.

  Readers: 78000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 156

comp.groupware.lotus-notes.misc

  Lotus Notes related discussions.

  Readers: 23000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1594

comp.home.automation

  A place for discussion of topics related to home automation. This 
  would include (but not necessarily be limited to):   
      1) Lighting
      2) Appliances
      3) Heating and Air Conditioning
      4) Irrigation Systems
      5) Security Systems
      6) "Home Automation Buses" (X-10, CEBus, etc.)
      7) Home Robots
  
  This group is primarily a nuts & bolts, how-to, discussion group.

  Readers: 39000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 996

comp.home.misc

  Media, technology and information in domestic spaces. (Moderated)

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 5

comp.human-factors

  Issues related to human-computer interaction (HCI).

  Readers: 69000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 455

comp.infosystems

  Any discussion about information systems.

  Readers: 93000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 242

comp.infosystems.announce

  Announcements of internet information services. (Moderated)

  Readers: 34000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 5

comp.infosystems.gis

  Discussion group for GIS software and related subject, GIS stands for
  Geographical Information Systems and involves information which is
  related to maps and represent objects in the real world.  Example would
  include databases containing information about maps and
  water/electric/cable networks along with the analysis of this
  information.  It also covers things like land ownership records and
  area usage analysis.  This group is a good source of information and
  data in this subject but does tend to be academic rather than

  Readers: 73000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 916

comp.infosystems.gopher

  Discussion of the Gopher information service.

  Readers: 66000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 203

comp.infosystems.interpedia

  A newsgroup for discussion of all aspects of the proposed Internet
  Encyclopedia, or Interpedia, including two main areas of discussion: 
  
  o  the collection, creation, and organization of textual and
     other reference material appropriate for an encyclopedia
  
  o  the creation of new software which uses an encyclopedia
     metaphor to allow access to any and all Internet services,
     resources, and information, including but not limited to
     material specifically collected or created for the Interpedia.

  Readers: 32000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 15

comp.infosystems.kiosks

  For discuss kiosks in general including issues such as prototype
  development, security, human factors, hardware, transactional systems,
  ongoing and/or beginning kiosk programs, and any other issues relating to
  kiosks.  This group is moderated because of the increasingly higher volume
  of garbage posts such as MAKE.MONEY.FAST and the GREEN CARD LOTTERY.  The
  moderators do their best to have a fast turnaround on message posting
  and all messages that have anything to do with kiosks will be posted.  The
  moderators are not there to judge message content but to avoid
  garbage-crossposting. 
  
  This group is also bidirectionally gatewayed to the mailing list,
  kiosks-l@lanl.gov.

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 58

comp.infosystems.wais

  For discussion of WAIS, the Wide Area Information System, a networked
  full text retreival system developed by Thinking Machines and Apple,
  and which is currently being discussed in alt.wais.
  
  WAIS uses the Z39.50 query protocol to do full text searches between
  clients and servers.  There are over 150 servers running on the Internet
  today, and with WAIS you can find everything from recipes to RFCs.
  It has proven to be particularly useful for providing access to large
  text archives like newsgroup and mailing list archives.

  Readers: 52000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 165

comp.infosystems.www.advocacy

  Comments and arguments over the best and worst.

  Readers: 23000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 377

comp.infosystems.www.announce

  World-Wide Web announcements. (Moderated)

  Readers: 88000 (0.8%)             Traffic per month: 1368

comp.infosystems.www.authoring.cgi

  Writing CGI scripts for the Web.

  Readers: 24000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1635

comp.infosystems.www.authoring.html

  Writing HTML for the Web.

  Readers: 35000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 3847

comp.infosystems.www.authoring.images

  Using images, imagemaps on the Web.

  Readers: 26000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1028

comp.infosystems.www.authoring.misc

  Miscellaneous Web authoring issues.

  Readers: 24000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 657

comp.infosystems.www.browsers.mac

  Web browsers for the Macintosh platform.

  Readers: 20000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 664

comp.infosystems.www.browsers.misc

  Web browsers for other platforms.

  Readers: 25000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 568

comp.infosystems.www.browsers.ms-windows

  Web browsers for MS Windows.

  Readers: 29000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1942

comp.infosystems.www.browsers.x

  Web browsers for the X-Window system.

  Readers: 24000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 544

comp.infosystems.www.misc

  A forum for general discussion of WWW (World Wide Web) related topics
  that are NOT covered by the other newsgroups in the hierarchy. This will
  likely include discussions of the Web's future, politicking regarding
  changes in the structure and protocols of the web that affect both clients
  and servers, et cetera.

  Readers: 110000 (0.8%)            Traffic per month: 2492

comp.infosystems.www.providers

  A forum for the discussion of WWW server software and the use of said
  software to present information to users. General server design, setup
  questions, server bug reports, security issues, HTML page design and other
  concerns of information providers are among the likely topics for this
  group. 

  Readers: 96000 (0.8%)             Traffic per month: 2769

comp.infosystems.www.servers.mac

  Web servers for the Macintosh platform.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 484

comp.infosystems.www.servers.misc

  Web servers for other platforms.

  Readers: 21000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 350

comp.infosystems.www.servers.ms-windows

  Web servers for MS Windows and NT.

  Readers: 23000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 515

comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix

  Web servers for UNIX platforms.

  Readers: 24000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1136

comp.infosystems.www.users

  A forum for the discussion of WWW client software and its use in
  contacting various Internet information sources. New user questions,
  client setup questions, client bug reports, resource-discovery questions
  on how to locate information on the web that can't be found by the means
  detailed in the FAQ and comparison between various client packages are
  among the acceptable topics for this group.

  Readers: 92000 (0.7%)             Traffic per month: 2210

comp.internet.library

  Discussing electronic libraries. (Moderated)

  Readers: 93000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 37

comp.internet.net-happenings

  Announcements of network happenings. (Moderated)

  Readers: 61000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 395

comp.ivideodisc

  Interactive videodiscs -- uses, potential, etc.

  Readers: 52000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 38

comp.lang.ada

  Discussion about Ada*.

  Readers: 86000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 1502

comp.lang.apl

  Discussion about APL.

  Readers: 54000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 193

comp.lang.asm.x86

  A group for discussions on all topics related to assembly language
  and low-level programming on IBM machines with '86 processors.
  Appropriate topics would include, but not be limited to,
  
             Assembly language tips and tricks (code techniques)
             MASM, TASM, and other commercial assemblers
             Graphics, sound, and other hardware programming
             Assembly language code
             Assembly language related share/freeware
             Linking assembly language with other languages
             Etc . . .
  
  Topics that are discouraged are:
  
             Flames about "{Language X} is {better/worse} than ASM"
             Flames like "{Assembler 1} is {better/worse} than {Assembler 2}"
             High-level language code, except when used for
                 hardware programming

  Readers: 33000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 952

comp.lang.asm370

  Programming in IBM System/370 Assembly Language.

  Readers: 37000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 156

comp.lang.basic.misc

  An unmoderated forum for users of dialects of BASIC in general, other 
  than those with more specific newsgroups.

  Readers: 36000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 782

comp.lang.basic.visual.3rdparty

  Add-ins for Visual Basic.

  Readers: 30000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 887

comp.lang.basic.visual.announce

  Official information on Visual Basic. (Moderated)

  Readers: 31000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 52

comp.lang.basic.visual.database

  Database aspects of Visual Basic.

  Readers: 30000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1055

comp.lang.basic.visual.misc

  Visual Basic in general.

  Readers: 42000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 3941

comp.lang.beta

  The object-oriented programming language BETA.

  Readers: 24000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 72

comp.lang.c

  Discussion about C.

  Readers: 320000 (2.0%)            Traffic per month: 3519

comp.lang.c++

  The object-oriented C++ language.

  Readers: 240000 (1.5%)            Traffic per month: 5655

comp.lang.clipper

  Clipper and Visual Objects programming languages.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 696

comp.lang.clos

  Common Lisp Object System discussions.

  Readers: 49000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 189

comp.lang.clu

  The CLU language & related topics.

  Readers: 18000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 6

comp.lang.cobol

  The COBOL language and software.

  Readers: 22000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 568

comp.lang.dylan

  For discussion of the Dylan language. This newsgroup is gatwayed
  gatewayed with the mailing list info-dylan@cambridge.apple.com.
  
  Dylan(TM) is a new object-oriented language, described in a book
  published by Apple Computer in April 1992.  Many people have expressed
  interest in the language since then, and prototype implementations are
  now appearing.
  
  In September, Apple created four public mailing lists for discussions
  of Dylan; the one called info-dylan is used for discussing any and all
  aspects of the language.  In just over a month, the volume of mail on
  info-dylan has reached the point where a newsgroup would be more
  useful than a mailing list; indeed, some subscribers have already
  removed their names from the list because of the high volume.  Apple
  will maintain a gateway with the mailing list so that current
  subcribers to info-dylan who lack newsgroup access will still be able
  to participate in the discussions.

  Readers: 39000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 191

comp.lang.eiffel

  The object-oriented Eiffel language.

  Readers: 59000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 348

comp.lang.forth

  Discussion about Forth.

  Readers: 59000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 883

comp.lang.forth.mac

  The CSI MacForth programming environment.

  Readers: 40000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 63

comp.lang.fortran

  Discussion about FORTRAN.

  Readers: 75000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 890

comp.lang.functional

  An unmoderated group for the discussional of functional
  programming and functional programming languages.  By 'functional
  programming' is meant programming without side effects and in a
  context where functions are first class objects.  It isn't necessary
  that the language itself be purely functional, so scheme, ml, etc. are
  valid topics for discussion; but only the functional aspects of not
  purely functional languages should be discussed.

  Readers: 62000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 113

comp.lang.hermes

  The Hermes language for distributed applications.

  Readers: 15000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 1

comp.lang.icon

  Topics related to the ICON programming language.

  Readers: 42000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 51

comp.lang.idl

  IDL (Interface Description Language) related topics.

  Readers: 35000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 28

comp.lang.idl-pvwave

  IDL and PV-Wave language discussions.

  Readers: 46000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 355

comp.lang.lisp

  Discussion about LISP.

  Readers: 74000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 341

comp.lang.lisp.franz

  The Franz Lisp programming language.

  Readers: 38000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 25

comp.lang.lisp.mcl

  Discussing Apple's Macintosh Common Lisp.

  Readers: 39000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 208

comp.lang.lisp.x

  The XLISP language system.

  Readers: 44000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 36

comp.lang.logo

  Comp.lang.logo provides a common ground for discussion of the Logo
  language and its variants, questions about language syntax,
  constructs, algorithms, and use of Logo and like languages for
  educational goals.  be facilitated.  Experiences, lessons learned and
  ``What worked for me'' stories that are posted to this newsgroup would
  allow a broad range of distribution and provide a knowledgeable group
  of contributors for answering questions.  Exchange of Logo programs
  would be facilitated by posting notices of program archives.
  
  This newsgroup is focused on the Logo approach to education,
  exploration, and programming in Logo.  Areas for discussion include,
  but are not limited to, the following topics:
  
  *  The Logo Language itself, including how to get started,
  programming questions, resources, and reference materials.
  
  *  Logo applications and development information including: design
  issues, utilities, experiences with Logo use, new features or
  capabilities [e.g. LEGO/Logo], and implementation issues for interpreter
  developers.  This area would also serve as a focal point for software
  trading, reviews and requests for available packages.
  
  *  Logo for educational, pedagogical, development or cognitive
  discipline support.
  
  *  General discussion on the uses of the Logo language for
  education, prototyping, exploratory programming, microworld
  development, tooling, AI-Education topics, classroom experiences and
  research results.
  
  In addition to topics and general discussion areas already listed,
  examples of questions that have been discussed in other groups that
  are appropriate for comp.lang.logo are:
  
  *  Why does my school system insist on teaching Logo to only advanced
  students when that was clearly not the goal of the language designers
  and developers? 
  
  *  How can I get my school system to use Logo to replace the
  Electronic Worksheets they are using now? 
  
  *  Anyone want to get a group buy together for LEGO/Logo and see if
  Dacta will give us a group discount? 
  
  *  When and where are the good Logo conferences this year? 
  
  *  Has anyone read the book ``Logo's Good Gnus ''  Is it any good? 
  
  *  Why are there so few microworlds outside the realm of
  mathematics? 
  
  *  How do I get started with Logo for my children at home? 

  Readers: 35000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 52

comp.lang.misc

  Different computer languages not specifically listed.

  Readers: 85000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 437

comp.lang.ml

  A moderated newsgroup exclusively for discussion of ML.  ML is a
  family of advanced programming languages with [usually]
  functional control structures, strict semantics, a strict
  polymorphic type system, and parametrized modules.  It includes
  Standard ML, Lazy ML, CAML, CAML Light, and various research languages.
  Implementations are available on many platforms, including PCs, mainframes,
  most models of  workstation, multi-processors and supercomputers.  ML has
  many thousands of users, is taught at many universities (and is the first
  programming language taught at some).
  
      Topics for discussion include (but are not limited to): 
       * general ML enquiries or discussion 
       * general interpretation of the definition of Standard ML 
       * applications and use of ML 
       * announcements of general interest (e.g. compiler releases)
       * discussion of semantics including sematics of ext. based on ML
       * discussion about library structure and content
       * tool development
       * comparison/contrast with other languages
       * implementation issues, techniques and algorithms including
  extensions based on ML

  Readers: 35000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 73

comp.lang.modula2

  Discussion about Modula-2.

  Readers: 54000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 310

comp.lang.modula3

  Discussion about the Modula-3 language.

  Readers: 42000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 109

comp.lang.mumps

  A newsgroup open to discussions on almost all topics related
  to versions of the M technology and the M language (also known as MUMPS).
  Appropriate topics would include, but not be limited to:
  
  advocacy, bindings to GUI platforms (M Windowing API),
  discussions of commercial products, object-oriented extensions,
  PC networking issues, programming techniques, tools, etc.
  
  The only topic that is excluded is:
  
  discussion of the standard for the M (MUMPS) language, ANSI X11.1
  which should be discussed in comp.std.mumps.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 234

comp.lang.oberon

  The Oberon language and system.

  Readers: 38000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 169

comp.lang.objective-c

  The Objective-C language and environment.

  Readers: 57000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 159

comp.lang.pascal

  Discussion about Pascal.

  Readers: 100000 (0.6%)            Traffic per month: 5322

comp.lang.perl

  Discussion of Larry Wall's Perl system.

  Readers: 120000 (0.8%)            Traffic per month: 2718

comp.lang.perl.announce

  Announcements about Perl. (Moderated)

  Readers: 20000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 27

comp.lang.perl.misc

  The Perl language in general.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 304

comp.lang.pop

  This is a group for the  discussions on the programming language Pop11,
  and related environments, libraries, languages and the Plug User Group.
  
  Relevant topics, in this group, cover all aspects of Pop11 programming
  (from novice questions to expert efficiency issues) and the current BSI
  standards effort (Pop9x), and how it relates to other languages of this type
  (e.g. GLOW, Pepper).
  
  Also relevant is conversations about the Poplog programming environment
  and its libraries. Like:
  
  OOP in Pop11 Flavours, or objectclass etc. and how they relate to other
  .    OOP languages (C++, CLOS etc.)
  X windows hacking in Pop11 and the Poplog widget set.
  Mixed language programming (eg. between Lisp/Pop11/Prolog/ML/C etc.) that
  .    is supported in Poplog but isn't relevant for discussion in other,
  .    pure language, groups
  Techniques for Artificial Intelligence programming (it is an AI language
  .    after all :)
  and so on.

  Readers: 34000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 32

comp.lang.postscript

  The PostScript Page Description Language.

  Readers: 98000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 872

comp.lang.prograph

  Any and all discussion about Prograph, a unique visual object-oriented
  dataflow programming language.
  
  What is Prograph?: Prograph is a complete programming language and
  environment that uses visual elements to describe objects and
  functions -- there is no textual syntax -- and it has its own
  interpreter and compiler.  After over five years of availability on
  the Apple Macintosh, Prograph is moving cross-platform with versions
  for Windows and several Unices currently in testing.  The most recent
  version of Prograph, Prograph CPX, contains a cross-platform
  application framework class library and high-level GUI builder.
  Prograph will also have the ability to generate C++ code which will be
  compilable under gcc linked to a set of compatibility classes on a
  wide variety of platforms.
  
  What about Prograph Source Code?: Prograph source code should not be
  loaded onto the usenet system, as it tends to be large.  Instead,
  there is a Prograph file archive maintained at ftp.iup.edu in the
  info-prograph directory where files can be uploaded and downloaded via
  anonymous ftp.  For those without ftp access, an info-prograph-sources
  mailing list can be established.  alt.sources.mac also lists Prograph
  code as one of its legal posting types.

  Readers: 23000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 243

comp.lang.prolog

  Discussion about PROLOG.

  Readers: 68000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 298

comp.lang.python

  Comp.lang.python is an unmoderated newsgroup which serves
  as a forum for discussing the Python computer language. The
  group will serve both those who just program in Python and
  those who work on developing the language. Topics that
  may be discussed include:
  
  .     - announcements of new versions of the language and
  .       applications written in Python.
  
  .     - discussion on the internals of the Python language.
  
  .     - general information about the language.
  
  .     - discussion on programming in Python.

  Readers: 29000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 55

comp.lang.rexx

  The REXX command language.

  Readers: 55000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 558

comp.lang.sather

  The object-oriented computer language Sather.

  Readers: 28000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 93

comp.lang.scheme

  The Scheme Programming language.

  Readers: 58000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 280

comp.lang.scheme.c

  The Scheme language environment.

  Readers: 36000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 35

comp.lang.sigplan

  Info & announcements from ACM SIGPLAN. (Moderated)

  Readers: 25000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 9

comp.lang.smalltalk

  Discussion about Smalltalk 80.

  Readers: 77000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1090

comp.lang.tcl

  This group consists of discussions relating to John Ousterhout's
  Tool Command Language (known as Tcl or 'tickle') as well as his
  high level GUI related language ToolKit (Tk).  Also, other languages
  and tools related to either Tcl or Tk are appropriate.  This newsgroup
  consists of questions, answers, frequently posted collections of
  information, announcements of free or commercial software, actual
  source code (pointers to binaries are prefered over posting of
  binaries in some encoded format), pointers to source code, pointers
  to WorldWideWeb or other Internet resources relating to Tcl, announcements
  concerning training seminars, pointers to electronic or printed articles
  relating to the subject matter, and humor relating to Tcl.  Flames about
  Tcl are typically found non-constructive.

  This group consists of discussions relating to John Ousterhout's
  Tool Command Language (known as Tcl or 'tickle') as well as his
  high level GUI related language ToolKit (Tk).  Also, other languages
  and tools related to either Tcl or Tk are appropriate.  This newsgroup
  consists of questions, answers, frequently posted collections of
  information, announcements of free or commercial software, actual
  source code (pointers to binaries are prefered over posting of
  binaries in some encoded format), pointers to source code, pointers
  to WorldWideWeb or other Internet resources relating to Tcl, announcements
  concerning training seminars, pointers to electronic or printed articles
  relating to the subject matter, and humor relating to Tcl.  Flames about
  Tcl are typically found non-constructive.

  This group consists of discussions relating to John Ousterhout's
  Tool Command Language (known as Tcl or 'tickle') as well as his
  high level GUI related language ToolKit (Tk).  Also, other languages
  and tools related to either Tcl or Tk are appropriate.  This newsgroup
  consists of questions, answers, frequently posted collections of
  information, announcements of free or commercial software, actual
  source code (pointers to binaries are prefered over posting of
  binaries in some encoded format), pointers to source code, pointers
  to WorldWideWeb or other Internet resources relating to Tcl, announcements
  concerning training seminars, pointers to electronic or printed articles
  relating to the subject matter, and humor relating to Tcl.  Flames about
  Tcl are typically found non-constructive.

  Readers: 73000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1328

comp.lang.verilog

  Discussing Verilog and PLI.

  Readers: 42000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 118

comp.lang.vhdl

  VHSIC Hardware Description Language, IEEE 1076/87.

  Readers: 53000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 361

comp.lang.visual

  General discussion of visual programming languages. (Moderated) (Moderated)

  Readers: 61000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 48

comp.laser-printers

  Laser printers, hardware & software. (Moderated)

  Readers: 32000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 10

comp.lsi

  Large scale integrated circuits.

  Readers: 67000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 167

comp.lsi.cad

  Electrical Computer Aided Design.

  Readers: 60000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 193

comp.lsi.testing

  Testing of electronic circuits.

  Readers: 41000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 73

comp.mail.elm

  Discussion and fixes for the ELM mail system.

  Readers: 100000 (0.6%)            Traffic per month: 354

comp.mail.headers

  Gatewayed from the Internet header-people list.

  Readers: 70000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 70

comp.mail.list-admin.policy

  Policy issues in running mailing lists.

  Readers: 16000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 16

comp.mail.list-admin.software

  Software used in the running of mailing lists.

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 75

comp.mail.maps

  Various maps, including UUCP maps. (Moderated)

  Readers: 55000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 576

comp.mail.mh

  The UCI version of the Rand Message Handling system.

  Readers: 63000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 162

comp.mail.mime

  Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions of RFC 1341.

  Readers: 54000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 215

comp.mail.misc

  General discussions about computer mail.

  Readers: 120000 (0.7%)            Traffic per month: 681

comp.mail.multi-media

  Multimedia Mail.

  Readers: 62000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 84

comp.mail.mush

  The Mail User's Shell (MUSH).

  Readers: 53000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 48

comp.mail.pine

    A group for discussion about use and development of the Pine
  mail/news user agent developed by the University of Washington.  Any
  Pine-related and Pine-specific discussion is acceptable, but general
  discussion regarding e.g. MIME or incoming-mail filters is referred to
  other, more appropriate newsgroups.

    A group for discussion about use and development of the Pine
  mail/news user agent developed by the University of Washington.  Any
  Pine-related and Pine-specific discussion is acceptable, but general
  discussion regarding e.g. MIME or incoming-mail filters is referred to
  other, more appropriate newsgroups.

  Readers: 33000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 837

comp.mail.sendmail

  Configuring and using the BSD sendmail agent.

  Readers: 88000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 842

comp.mail.smail

  An unmoderated newsgroup for the discussion of porting, using,
  configuring and administering the smail electronic mail transport
  agent (MTA).  It is primarily intended for smail 3 or later systems but
  older smail 2.5 questions may be also be included in the subject of the
  newsgroup.

  An unmoderated newsgroup for the discussion of porting, using,
  configuring and administering the smail electronic mail transport
  agent (MTA).  It is primarily intended for smail 3 or later systems but
  older smail 2.5 questions may be also be included in the subject of the
  newsgroup.

  Readers: 35000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 170

comp.mail.uucp

  Mail in the uucp network environment.

  Readers: 94000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 185

comp.mail.zmail

  The various Z-Mail products and their configurability.

comp.misc

  General topics about computers not covered elsewhere.

  Readers: 130000 (0.9%)            Traffic per month: 545

comp.multimedia

  Interactive multimedia technologies of all kinds.

  Readers: 130000 (0.8%)            Traffic per month: 1857

comp.music

  Applications of computers in music research.

  Readers: 93000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 1322

comp.networks.noctools.announce

  Info and announcements about NOC tools. (Moderated)

  Readers: 12000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 4

comp.networks.noctools.bugs

  Bug reports and fixes for NOC tools.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 12

comp.networks.noctools.d

  Discussion about NOC tools.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 7

comp.networks.noctools.submissions

  New NOC tools submissions.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 7

comp.networks.noctools.tools

  Descriptions of available NOC tools. (Moderated)

  Readers: 16000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 4

comp.networks.noctools.wanted

  Requests for NOC software.

  Readers: 23000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 25

comp.newprod

  Announcements of new products of interest. (Moderated)

  Readers: 93000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 43

comp.object

  Object-oriented programming and languages.

  Readers: 99000 (0.7%)             Traffic per month: 1796

comp.object.logic

  Integrating object-oriented and logic programming.

  Readers: 42000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 26

comp.org.acm

  Topics about the Association for Computing Machinery.

  Readers: 61000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 53

comp.org.cpsr.announce

  Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility. (Moderated)

  Readers: 15000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 10

comp.org.cpsr.talk

  Issues of computing and social responsibility.

  Readers: 29000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 758

comp.org.decus

  Digital Equipment Computer Users' Society newsgroup.

  Readers: 56000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 84

comp.org.eff.news

  News from the Electronic Frontier Foundation. (Moderated)

  Readers: 54000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 17

comp.org.eff.talk

  Discussion of EFF goals, strategies, etc.

  Readers: 93000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 2589

comp.org.fidonet

  FidoNews digest, official news of FidoNet Assoc. (Moderated)

  Readers: 26000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 9

comp.org.ieee

  Issues and announcements about the IEEE & its members.

  Readers: 71000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 76

comp.org.isoc.interest

  Discussion about the Internet Society.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 8

comp.org.issnnet

  The International Student Society for Neural Networks.

  Readers: 26000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 10

comp.org.lisp-users

  Association of Lisp Users related discussions.

  Readers: 26000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 12

comp.org.sug

  Talk about/for the The Sun User's Group.

  Readers: 47000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 16

comp.org.usenix

  USENIX Association events and announcements.

  Readers: 63000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 38

comp.org.usenix.roomshare

  Finding lodging during Usenix conferences.

  Readers: 26000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 12

comp.os.aos

  Topics related to Data General's AOS/VS.

  Readers: 34000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 38

comp.os.chorus

  comp.os.chorus is a forum for the discussion of issues related to the
  CHORUS OS technology.   Topic for discussion include:
  
        * Distributed Operating Systems
        * Microkernels
        * Real-Time Systems
        * UNIX
        * Multiple System Personalities
        * Object-Oriented Platforms 
        * Virtual Memory Management
        * Multi-threading
        * IPC protocols
        * Fault-Tolerant and Highly Available Systems

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 15

comp.os.coherent

  Discussion and support of the Coherent operating system.

  Readers: 45000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 178

comp.os.cpm

  Discussion about the CP/M operating system.

  Readers: 46000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 337

comp.os.cpm.amethyst

  Discussion of Amethyst, CP/M-80 software package.

  Readers: 15000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 6

comp.os.geos

  Comp.OS.GEOS is an unmoderated forum for general discussion of the
  GEOS operating system and related products from GeoWorks (Berkeley,
  CA), their associated third-party development partners, and
  independent software vendors.
  
  GEOS is a pre-emptive multitasking, multithreading, object-oriented
  graphical operating system which runs on PC-compatibles.
  
  All topics related to GEOS are welcome on Comp.OS.GEOS.  These
  include - but are not by any means limited to - GeoWorks Ensemble
  1.0, 1.2, and 2.0, GeoWorks Pro, the GeoWorks Personal Office
  Series, GeoWorks Escape, Certified Software's utilities and games,
  America Online, the forthcoming Tandy/Casio Zoomer palmtop and the
  applications being developed for it by Palm, Intuit, and others,
  configuration and performance-tuning of GEOS systems, bugs and
  "undocumented features," announcement and discussion of new
  hardware and software products, and matters pertaining to
  developing software for GEOS.

  Readers: 32000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 468

comp.os.linux.advocacy

  The repository for the endless flamewars surrounding the Linux 
  movement, primarily comparisons between Linux and other 
  operating systems. Please keep these discussions in 
  c.o.l.advocacy and out of the other Linux newsgroups.

  Readers: 48000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 3390

comp.os.linux.announce

  A moderated newsgroup for Linux announcements and source 
  patches. The purpose of this group was to get all of the 
  ``important'' Linux information out of the regular newsgroup and 
  into a place where all Linux users could see the important 
  announcements without having to wade through a jungle of other 
  postings. So far, this group has been very successful.

  Readers: 190000 (1.3%)            Traffic per month: 154

comp.os.linux.answers

  A moderated newsgroup for posting longer documents, such as FAQ 
  lists, Linux HOWTOs, and so forth.  Pointers to these documents 
  will be posted to c.o.l.announce, but c.o.l.answers will contain 
  the bulk of the material. Using two newsgroups allows those with 
  slow or expensive newsfeeds to not download the large postings 
  found in c.o.l.answers, instead choosing to only receive the 
  announcements in c.o.l.announce.

  Readers: 72000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 12

comp.os.linux.development.apps

  For discussions about applications development or porting under 
  Linux. All user-level programming should be discussed here.

  Readers: 65000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1362

comp.os.linux.development.system

  For discussions about systems programming and development under 
  Linux. Specifically, this means development OF the Linux system 
  itself, especially the kernel, device drivers, and any other 
  system-level software such as libraries, low-level utilities, and 
  so forth. Development FOR Linux should be discussed in 
  c.o.l.d.apps instead.

  Readers: 59000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1506

comp.os.linux.hardware

  For questions and discussions related to hardware support under Linux. 
    Can't get that BogoMatic Parallel Food Processor to work with 
    your Linux box? Here's the place to post. You should also see 
    the comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.* hierarchy of newsgroups.

  Readers: 66000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 2983

comp.os.linux.misc

  The canonical ``catch-all'' for discussions and questions which 
  don't fit into the other Linux newsgroups.  While c.o.l.setup is 
  generally for questions, c.o.l.misc is for discussions of a 
  general nature about Linux, such as setting up a file hierarchy 
  standard or questions about Linus' personal life and virtual 
  beer. Again, it should be noted that crossposting between 
  c.o.l.misc and other Linux newsgroups is strongly discouraged. If 
  your posting or question does not fit into ONLY ONE of the other 
  Linux newsgroups, post it to c.o.l.misc.

  Readers: 150000 (1.0%)            Traffic per month: 6022

comp.os.linux.networking

  For discussions about networking support under Linux, including 
  TCP/IP, SLIP, PPP, UUCP, and other protocols. If you have a 
  question about setting up networking on your system, this is the 
  place to post. If your question is related to networking 
  hardware (e.g., getting Linux to respond to a particular Ethernet 
  card), this is a better place to post than c.o.l.hardware.

  Readers: 60000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 2550

comp.os.linux.setup

  Linux installation and system administration.

  Readers: 79000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 4087

comp.os.linux.x

  For questions about installing, configuring, and running the X 
  Window System software under Linux, especially the XFree86 
  release of X11R6. Many new users have problems configuring X for 
  their video hardware, and this is the newsgroup to post to (not 
  c.o.l.hardware) if this is your situation. See also 
  comp.windows.x.i386unix.

  Readers: 62000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 2200

comp.os.lynx

  An unmoderated forum for general discussion of the LynxOS operating
  system and related products from Lynx Real-Time Systems (Los Gatos, CA), 
  their associated third-party Synergy partners, and independent software 
  vendors.
  
  LynxOS is a Unix-like, real-time operating system which runs on a number
  of platforms, including PC-compatibles (Intel 80386 or better), MVME 147
  (Motorola 68030), MVME 167 (Motorola 68040), Mips Magnum (Mips R3000),
  SPARC 2, and HP PA-RISC (sold through HP as HP-RT).
  
  All topics related to LynxOS are welcome on comp.os.lynx.  These include
  - but are not by any means limited to - configuration and performance-
  tuning of LynxOS systems, bugs and "undocumented features," announcement
  and discussion of new software products, exchange of driver code and
  matters pertaining to developing software for LynxOS.

  Readers: 35000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 73

comp.os.mach

  The MACH OS from CMU & other places.

  Readers: 65000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 76

comp.os.minix

  Discussion of Tanenbaum's MINIX system.

  Readers: 53000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 114

comp.os.misc

  General OS-oriented discussion not carried elsewhere.

  Readers: 70000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 69

comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy

  Speculation and debate about Microsoft Windows.

  Readers: 100000 (0.7%)            Traffic per month: 7208

comp.os.ms-windows.announce

  The comp.os.ms-windows.announce group is a moderated news group for
  announcing anything related to Microsoft Windows or Windows NT.
  Articles are subject to editing or rejection.
  
  Typical postings include new uploads to ftp sites, software/hardware
  releases or updates, meetings, conferences, exhibits, services, or
  rumors (reliable sources only ;).
  
  Especially useful are NEW uploads to FTP sites, which are easy to
  spot here, as opposed to other windows groups which receive 100's of
  posts per day.  So if you're first to upload a file to one of the FTP
  sites (cica/sunsite/etc), please feel free to send me an announcement.
  
  Posts regarding announcements about other Operating System vendors are
  fine as long as the primarily relate to Microsoft Windows/NT (examples:
  Sun's WABI, or IBM's OS/2 for Windows).
  
  For the most part, postings should generally be around 150 lines in
  length.  There are obvious exceptions and if you think you have
  one, please submit the article.
  
  This group is not for Job offerings (see misc.jobs.offered) or 
  Opinions on a posting (follow-ups to comp.os.ms-windows.misc).  If you
  grab a piece of software mentioned on this group and find a dangerous
  bug, please feel free to send me a note detailing the circumstances, if
  it's serious, I'll post it.
  
  Marketing hype will be edited from all postings.  If you market
  a Windows product, please post it's features, pricing and availability,
  please don't post the company's history/philosophy.

  Readers: 130000 (0.9%)            Traffic per month: 45

comp.os.ms-windows.apps.comm

  MS-Windows communication applications.

  Readers: 49000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 540

comp.os.ms-windows.apps.financial

  MS-Windows financial & tax software.

  Readers: 35000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 351

comp.os.ms-windows.apps.misc

  MS-Windows applications.

  Readers: 53000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1220

comp.os.ms-windows.apps.utilities

  MS-Windows utilities.

  Readers: 53000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1272

comp.os.ms-windows.apps.word-proc

  MS-Windows word-processing applications.

  Readers: 39000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1405

comp.os.ms-windows.misc

  General discussions about Windows issues.

  Readers: 140000 (0.9%)            Traffic per month: 6159

comp.os.ms-windows.networking.misc

  Windows and other networks.

  Readers: 53000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 636

comp.os.ms-windows.networking.tcp-ip

  Windows and TCP/IP networking.

  Readers: 66000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1656

comp.os.ms-windows.networking.windows

  Discussions about using Windows networks (Windows for Workgroups,
  NT Advanced Server and LAN Manager), including protocol stacks,
  mail issues, interoperability and third-party add-ons.

  Readers: 56000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 766

comp.os.ms-windows.nt.misc

  General discussion about Windows NT.

  Readers: 94000 (0.7%)             Traffic per month: 7344

comp.os.ms-windows.nt.setup

  Configuring Windows NT systems.

  Readers: 68000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 2856

comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.controls

  Controls, dialogs and VBXs.

  Readers: 40000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 717

comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.drivers

  Drivers & VxDs -- no driver requests!

  Readers: 39000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 469

comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.graphics

  GDI, graphics and printing.

  Readers: 46000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 726

comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.memory

  Memory management issues.

  Readers: 33000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 228

comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc

  Programming Microsoft Windows.

  Readers: 100000 (0.7%)            Traffic per month: 2782

comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.multimedia

  Multimedia programming.

  Readers: 42000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 420

comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.networks

  Network programming.

  Readers: 37000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 265

comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.ole

  OLE2, COM and DDE programming.

  Readers: 35000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 280

comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools

  Development tools in Windows.

  Readers: 85000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 1190

comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32

  32-bit Windows programming interfaces.

  Readers: 79000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1606

comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.winhelp

  WinHelp/Multimedia Viewer development.

  Readers: 37000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 537

comp.os.ms-windows.setup

  Installing and configuring Microsoft Windows.

  Readers: 110000 (0.7%)            Traffic per month: 2360

comp.os.ms-windows.video

  Video adapters and drivers for Windows.

  Readers: 44000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 668

comp.os.msdos.4dos

  The 4DOS command processor for MS-DOS.

  Readers: 42000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 222

comp.os.msdos.apps

  Discussion of applications that run under MS-DOS.

  Readers: 90000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 402

comp.os.msdos.desqview

  QuarterDeck's Desqview and related products.

  Readers: 51000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 145

comp.os.msdos.djgpp

  DOS GNU C/C++ applications and programming environment.

comp.os.msdos.mail-news

  Administering mail & network news systems under MS-DOS.

  Readers: 49000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 165

comp.os.msdos.misc

  Miscellaneous topics about MS-DOS machines.

  Readers: 110000 (0.7%)            Traffic per month: 1258

comp.os.msdos.pcgeos

  To discuss and share information about:
  
    - GeoWorks PC/GEOS and PC/GEOS-based products, including
      but not limited to Ensemble, Pro, Personal Office System,
      and the PC/GEOS software development kit.
  
    - Other software that operates within the PC/GEOS
      environment.
  
    - Hardware/software compatibilities and incompatibilities
      pertaining to PC/GEOS.
  
    - Software development for the PC/GEOS environment.

  Readers: 34000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 12

comp.os.msdos.programmer

  Programming MS-DOS machines.

  Readers: 110000 (0.7%)            Traffic per month: 1273

comp.os.msdos.programmer.turbovision

  TurboVision is a set of libraries that are currently provided with
  Borland C++ and Borland Pascal at no extra charge.  These libraries
  have all the features necessary to make full-featured text-based
  applications.  Since Borland C++ and Borland Pascal are only available
  for MS-DOS machines, TurboVision is likewise restricted to DOS
  environments.
  
  comp.os.msdos.programmer.turbovision (c.o.m.p.turbovision) will be an
  unmoderated forum for both C++ and Pascal users of the turbovision 
  libraries.  This can be done because the TurboVision environment is
  designed to be virtually identical in both languages with only some 
  slight syntax differences.
  
  TurboVision is a set of libraries that are currently provided with
  Borland C++ and Borland Pascal at no extra charge.  These libraries
  have all the features necessary to make full-featured text-based
  applications.  Since Borland C++ and Borland Pascal are only available
  for MS-DOS machines, TurboVision is likewise restricted to DOS
  environments.

  Readers: 37000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 205

comp.os.netware.announce

  Netware announcements. (Moderated)

  Readers: 22000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 19

comp.os.os2.advocacy

  Supporting and flaming OS/2.

  Readers: 86000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 7939

comp.os.os2.announce

  A group to carry news and announcements related to OS/2:
  (1)  FAQ Lists
  (2)  new applications
  (3)  new releases of OS/2 and accessories, including beta
  (4)  CSD announcements
  (5)  summaries of APARs opened
  (6)  OS/2 Worldwide BBS List
  (7)  Miscellaneous material

  Readers: 87000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 125

comp.os.os2.apps

  Discussions of applications under OS/2.

  Readers: 91000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 4812

comp.os.os2.beta

  A newsgroup to allow beta testers to discuss
  bugs, features, suggestions, and availability of beta versions of
  OS/2, including both OS/2 2.x and OS/2 3.x Mach.  In addition, this
  newsgroup is also used for discussing desired features for
  future beta releases, especially when a beta version is not an active
  topic of discussion.

  Readers: 51000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 372

comp.os.os2.bugs

  A forum for OS/2 system bug reports, bug diagnosis and
  work arounds, the availability of system patches and
  corrective service disks, and so forth.
  
  [Note that discussion of bugs in applications belong in other
  newsgroups, and discussion of bugs in OS/2 betas belong in
  comp.os.os2.beta]

  Readers: 59000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1789

comp.os.os2.comm

  Modem/Fax hardware/drivers/apps/utils under OS/2.

comp.os.os2.games

  Running games under OS/2.

  Readers: 44000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1884

comp.os.os2.mail-news

  Mail and news apps/utils (on- & offline) under OS/2.

comp.os.os2.marketplace

  Forsale/wanted; shopping; commercial ads; job postings.

comp.os.os2.misc

  Miscellaneous topics about the OS/2 system.

  Readers: 120000 (0.8%)            Traffic per month: 5353

comp.os.os2.multimedia

  Multi-media on OS/2 systems.

  Readers: 55000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 965

comp.os.os2.networking.misc

  Miscellaneous networking issues of OS/2.

  Readers: 36000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 996

comp.os.os2.networking.tcp-ip

  TCP/IP under OS/2.

  Readers: 42000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 4557

comp.os.os2.networking.www

  World Wide Web (WWW) apps/utils under OS/2.

comp.os.os2.programmer.misc

  Programming OS/2 machines.

  Readers: 51000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1625

comp.os.os2.programmer.oop

  Programming system objects (SOM, WPS, etc).

  Readers: 28000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 222

comp.os.os2.programmer.porting

  A forum for developers of ported software so as to 
  coordinate efforts, avoid duplication of effort, and	
  spur additional development.  The group also covers
  topics such as porting from other platforms (such as DOS,
  Windows, UNIX, etc), toolkits which aid in program
  portability (including porting tools such as Mirrors), and
  so forth.

  Readers: 37000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 258

comp.os.os2.programmer.tools

  Compilers, assemblers, interpreters under OS/2.

  Readers: 30000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 544

comp.os.os2.setup

  A group devoted to OS/2 system setup topics, including the
  availability of device drivers, compatibility information,
  installation procedures, system requirements, and overall
  performance optimization.

  Readers: 76000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 4014

comp.os.os2.setup.misc

  Installing/configuring OS/2; misc. hardware/drivers.

comp.os.os2.setup.storage

  Disk/Tape/CD-ROM hardware/drivers under OS/2.

comp.os.os2.setup.video

  Base video hardware/drivers under OS/2.

comp.os.os2.utilities

  General purpose utils (shells/backup/compression/etc).

  Readers: 4100 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 506

comp.os.os9

  Discussions about the os9 operating system.

  Readers: 45000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 174

comp.os.parix

  A forum for the discussion of issues related to the parallel Operating 
  System PARIX. These include, but are not limited to:
  
  * applications and PD-Software
  * hints and tips for programming and optimisation
  * installing contacts to other users
  * sharing experiences in using PARIX

  Readers: 14000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 11

comp.os.qnx

  Using and developing under the QNX operating system.

  Readers: 26000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 271

comp.os.research

  Operating systems and related areas. (Moderated)

  Readers: 68000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 88

comp.os.rsts

  Topics related to the PDP-11 RSTS/E operating system.

  Readers: 35000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 21

comp.os.v

  The V distributed operating system from Stanford.

  Readers: 34000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 12

comp.os.vms

  DEC's VAX* line of computers & VMS.

  Readers: 82000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 2207

comp.os.vxworks

  The VxWorks real-time operating system.

  Readers: 35000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 259

comp.os.xinu

  The XINU operating system from Purdue (D. Comer).

  Readers: 37000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 16

comp.parallel

  Massively parallel hardware/software. (Moderated)

  Readers: 81000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 167

comp.parallel.mpi

  A forum for discussing issues related to the use and interpretation 
  of MPI (Message Passing Interface), an informal standard for writing 
  message-passing programs.
  
  MPI was created by the MPI Forum, a group of University, Industry, and
  National Laboratory representatives including significant
  international representation.  The MPI standard can be obtained from
  netlib by sending the message "send draft-final.ps from mpi" to
  netlib@ornl.gov.  Alternatively, one can anonymous ftp to
  netlib2.cs.utk.edu.
  
  More information about MPI can be obtained by reading the MPI FAQ which
  is available by anonymous ftp at aurora.cs.msstate.edu in 
  pub/mpi/faq/mpi-faq.ascii.   The FAQ is also available through the WWW at 
  URL:
          http://www.cs.msstate.edu/dist_computing/mpi-faq.html
  Furthermore, the URL for the full online manual of the standard, and
  reference implementation is as follows:
          http://www.mcs.anl.gov/mpi/
    
  Appropriate discussion in the group will include both general MPI
  issues, platform-specific questions, and discussion comparing MPI to
  other systems.  Some examples:
  
  General MPI Issues
         Answers to novices' questions
         Clarification of the standard document
         Exchange of public-domain MPI source code
         Implementation of various applications
         etc.
  
  Platform-specific issues
         Implementations available
                 Peculiarities and bugs found in various implementations
         etc.
  
   Comparison to other systems
         P4, Express, LINDA, PVM, etc

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 116

comp.parallel.pvm

  The PVM system of multi-computer parallelization.

  Readers: 40000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 175

comp.patents

  Discussing patents of computer technology. (Moderated)

  Readers: 22000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: -

comp.periphs

  Peripheral devices.

  Readers: 76000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 382

comp.periphs.printers

  Information on printers.

  Readers: 78000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1488

comp.periphs.scsi

  Discussion of SCSI-based peripheral devices.

  Readers: 97000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 1584

comp.programming

  Programming issues that transcend languages and OSs.

  Readers: 88000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 675

comp.programming.literate

  Knuth's "literate programming" method and tools.

  Readers: 39000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 208

comp.protocols.appletalk

  Applebus hardware & software.

  Readers: 57000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 370

comp.protocols.dicom

  Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine.

  Readers: 27000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 57

comp.protocols.ibm

  Networking with IBM mainframes.

  Readers: 48000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 96

comp.protocols.iso

  The ISO protocol stack.

  Readers: 58000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 116

comp.protocols.iso.dev-environ

  The ISO Development Environment.

  Readers: 41000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 15

comp.protocols.iso.x400

  X400 mail protocol discussions.

  Readers: 47000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 75

comp.protocols.iso.x400.gateway

  X400 mail gateway discussions. (Moderated)

  Readers: 23000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: -

comp.protocols.kerberos

  The Kerberos authentication server.

  Readers: 52000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 234

comp.protocols.kermit.announce

  Kermit announcements. (Moderated)

  Readers: 13000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 3

comp.protocols.kermit.misc

  Kermit protocol and software.

  Readers: 27000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 230

comp.protocols.misc

  Various forms and types of protocol.

  Readers: 66000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 103

comp.protocols.nfs

  Discussion about the Network File System protocol.

  Readers: 77000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 352

comp.protocols.pcnet

  Topics related to PCNET (a personal computer network).

  Readers: 43000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 17

comp.protocols.ppp

  Discussion of the Internet Point to Point Protocol.

  Readers: 77000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 549

comp.protocols.smb

  SMB file sharing protocol and Samba SMB server/client.

  Readers: 23000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 234

comp.protocols.snmp

  The Simple Network Management Protocol.

  Readers: 52000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 188

comp.protocols.tcp-ip

  TCP and IP network protocols.

  Readers: 120000 (0.7%)            Traffic per month: 833

comp.protocols.tcp-ip.domains

  Topics related to Domain Style names.

  Readers: 78000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 426

comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc

  TCP/IP for IBM(-like) personal computers.

  Readers: 100000 (0.6%)            Traffic per month: 536

comp.protocols.time.ntp

  The network time protocol.

  Readers: 50000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 140

comp.publish.cdrom.hardware

  Hardware used in publishing with CD-ROM.

  Readers: 46000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 552

comp.publish.cdrom.multimedia

  Software for multimedia authoring & publishing.

  Readers: 55000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 363

comp.publish.cdrom.software

  Software used in publishing with CD-ROM.

  Readers: 52000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 322

comp.publish.prepress

  Electronic prepress.

  Readers: 25000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 666

comp.realtime

  Issues related to real-time computing.

  Readers: 86000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 455

comp.research.japan

  The nature of research in Japan. (Moderated)

  Readers: 47000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 54

comp.risks

  Moderated group to discuss any kind of computer related risks, this can
  be anything from internet worms to terminal caused eyesight problems.
  The group is mirrored in a mailing list of which the details are given
  in the articles which are posted.  The articles are posted in a digest
  format rather than as individual article.

  Readers: 250000 (1.6%)            Traffic per month: 10

comp.robotics

  All aspects of robots and their applications.

  Readers: 90000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 1102

comp.robotics.misc

  All aspects of robots and their applications.

  Readers: 7500 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 100

comp.robotics.research

  Academic, government & industry research in robotics. (M (Moderated)

  Readers: 7300 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 38

comp.security.announce

  Announcements from the CERT about security. (Moderated)

  Readers: 77000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 7

comp.security.misc

  A forum for rational discussion on security issues as they apply to 
  computers and networks. This is a wide subject area and as such no 
  attempt will be made to specificacly limit the discussion topics as long 
  as the general subject is computer security.
  
  Flames, Personal attacks, and obscurity arguments are   definately 
  NOT acceptable.  

  Readers: 130000 (0.8%)            Traffic per month: 817

comp.security.unix

  An newsgroup for the discussion of computer security topics that are 
  directly relevant to the various flavors of Unix.  Sample topics of 
  discussion include (but are not limited to) Unix security tools and 
  packages, differences in security features and relative strengths among 
  the various Unix's, pros and cons of running various network services, 
  etc.  Posting security related source code is sometimes OK, 
  but substantial packages should normally be posted to one of the 
  available source code groups. 

  Readers: 120000 (0.8%)            Traffic per month: 978

comp.simulation

  Simulation methods, problems, uses. (Moderated)

  Readers: 59000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 128

comp.society

  The impact of technology on society. (Moderated)

  Readers: 42000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 10

comp.society.cu-digest

  The Computer Underground Digest. (Moderated)

  Readers: 48000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 16

comp.society.development

  Computer technology in developing countries.

  Readers: 31000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 21

comp.society.folklore

  Computer folklore & culture, past & present. (Moderated)

  Readers: 41000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 6

comp.society.futures

  Events in technology affecting future computing.

  Readers: 53000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 188

comp.society.privacy

  Effects of technology on privacy. (Moderated)

  Readers: 47000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 93

comp.soft-sys.andrew

  The Andrew system from CMU.

  Readers: 36000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 28

comp.soft-sys.dce

  A group for discussions of any and all DCE implementations and >
  applications across all hardware platforms  and operating system.
  The topics to be discussed include (but are not limited to) the
  following:
  
      - Porting DCE applications between platforms
      - Configuring DCE cells
      - Installation of DCE
      - DCE performance
      - Network transport questions
      - Suggestions for future enhancements
      - Success Stories
      - Application development tools

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 240

comp.soft-sys.khoros

  The Khoros X11 visualization system.

  Readers: 36000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 377

comp.soft-sys.math.mathematica

  Mathematica discussion group. (Moderated)

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 346

comp.soft-sys.matlab

  The MathWorks calculation and visualization package.

  Readers: 38000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 814

comp.soft-sys.nextstep

  The NeXTstep computing environment.

  Readers: 31000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 77

comp.soft-sys.powerbuilder

  Application development tools from PowerSoft.

  Readers: 41000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1696

comp.soft-sys.ptolemy

  A forum for discussion by the users and implementers of Ptolemy, the 
  freely redistributable block-diagram-oriented tool for simulation, 
  software prototyping, and code generation from the University of 
  California, Berkeley.

  Readers: 17000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 83

comp.soft-sys.sas

  The SAS statistics package.

  Readers: 31000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1057

comp.soft-sys.shazam

  The SHAZAM econometrics computer program.

  Readers: 22000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 7

comp.soft-sys.spss

  The SPSS statistics package.

  Readers: 30000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 315

comp.soft-sys.wavefront

  Wavefront software products, problems, etc.

  Readers: 24000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 321

comp.software-eng

  Software Engineering and related topics.

  Readers: 120000 (0.8%)            Traffic per month: 946

comp.software.config-mgmt

  A forum for discussions issues related to configuration management (CM),
  both the bureaucratic procedures and the tools used to implement CM
  stratgies. CM is an corner-stone in software development, and have a very
  broad spectrum in its appearance. For small shops with non-critical, maybe
  all you need is RCS or SCCS and some makefiles. For saftety-critical
  systems, there might be a huge paperwork, and you may not change any code
  without having an SPR assigned to it.

  Readers: 35000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 176

comp.software.international

  A forum to discuss software that can handle 'international', i.e.
  non-English, text.  The encouraged topics will include
  1) How to write, where to find, and how to use internationalized 
     software
  2) What hardware/operating systems support internationalized software,
     (e.g. how do I do Asian word processing on
     MS-DOS/MacOS/MS-Windows-NT? what hardware/operating systems
     are available in other countries? What is DOS/V?  How do I 
     read a font from BIOS?  How does X11R6 support Asian keyboard
     input methods?)
  3) How to work with international de jure and de facto standards for
     representation of text, e.g. ASCII, JIS, Shift-JIS, Big5, EUC, 
     GB2312, KSC5601, ISO2022, ISO10646, and Unicode, and why some
     standards are popular in some countries & not others.
  4) How to process text in various languages (e.g. how do you strip
     vowels from Hebrew to get the canonical spelling?  How does one
     sort Chinese?  What is a locale file?)
  5) What magazines, books, and conferences deal with these issues?
  Please try to keep legal and marketing issues out of the group;
  becuase, the intent is to help people find, write, and use 
  non-English mono and multi-lingual software.

  Readers: 33000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 332

comp.software.licensing

  Software licensing technology.

  Readers: 31000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 97

comp.software.testing

  All aspects of testing computer systems.

  Readers: 43000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 414

comp.sources.3b1

  Source code-only postings for the AT&T 3b1. (Moderated)

  Readers: 23000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: -

comp.sources.acorn

  Source code-only postings for the Acorn. (Moderated)

  Readers: 27000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: -

comp.sources.amiga

  Source code-only postings for the Amiga. (Moderated)

  Readers: 30000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 7

comp.sources.apple2

  Source code and discussion for the Apple2. (Moderated)

  Readers: 17000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 8

comp.sources.atari.st

  Source code-only postings for the Atari ST. (Moderated)

  Readers: 22000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 6

comp.sources.bugs

  Bug reports, fixes, discussion for posted sources.

  Readers: 68000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 11

comp.sources.d

  For any discussion of source postings.

  Readers: 91000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 19

comp.sources.games

  Postings of recreational software. (Moderated)

  Readers: 98000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 9

comp.sources.games.bugs

  Bug reports and fixes for posted game software.

  Readers: 74000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 48

comp.sources.hp48

  This moderated newsgroup is for all program postings
  and anything that needs to be archived.  All programs can
  and should be posted here.  It will not matter if they are
  rpl source, assembly source, uuencoded binaries, asc encoded
  binaries, or any other format that might come up in the
  foreseeable future.  It would be good to post large
  documents like the internals list here for archiving and to
  keep the bytes down in the discussion group.  This is not a
  requirement, only a suggestion.
  
  Each posting should contain rkive(1) headers so that rkive(1)
  can be used to automatically archive each posting. 
  Hopefully the sites that archive comp.sources.* will also
  archive the HP48 source.  There will be at least one archive
  site, seq.uncwil.edu.
  
  Each posting should also contain a version number so that it
  will be much easier to keep track of newer versions and to
  purge old versions.
  
  Since most HP28 programs run on the HP48, they are welcome.  The 
  postings will be identified by HP28 in the subject line of each
  message.

  Readers: 28000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 7

comp.sources.mac

  Software for the Apple Macintosh. (Moderated)

  Readers: 34000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: -

comp.sources.misc

  Posting of software. (Moderated)

  Readers: 100000 (0.7%)            Traffic per month: 6

comp.sources.postscript

  Source code for programs written in PostScript. (Moderated)

  Readers: 37000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 8

comp.sources.reviewed

  A moderated newsgroup for the distribution of program sources that have 
  been subjected to a Peer Review process.  Similar to the process used for 
  academic journals, submissions are sent to a moderator who then sends the
  sources to Peer Review volunteers for evaluation.  The Reviewers are 
  asked to provided a timely evaluation of the software by compiling and 
  running it on their machine.  If time does not permit them to complete a 
  review, they are responsible for asking the moderator to select another 
  reviewer.  If the Moderator and Peer Reviewers judge a submission to be 
  acceptable, the sources will be posted along with the written comments 
  provided by the Reviewers.  If a submission is not found to be 
  acceptable, the submitter will be provided with the Reviewers' comments, 
  and they will have the option of addressingthose comments and 
  submitting the sources again. 

  Readers: 42000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: -

comp.sources.sun

  Software for Sun workstations. (Moderated)

  Readers: 42000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: -

comp.sources.testers

  Finding people to test software.

  Readers: 46000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 32

comp.sources.unix

  Postings of complete, UNIX-oriented sources. (Moderated)

  Readers: 110000 (0.7%)            Traffic per month: 30

comp.sources.wanted

  Requests for software and fixes.

  Readers: 120000 (0.8%)            Traffic per month: 368

comp.specification

  Languages and methodologies for formal specification.

  Readers: 60000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 83

comp.specification.larch

  Larch family of formal specification languages.

comp.specification.misc

  Formal specification methods in general.

comp.specification.z

  A group to handle messages concerned with the formal specification 
  notation Z. Z, based on set theory and first order predicate logic, has 
  been developed at the Programming Research Group (PRG) at Oxford 
  University for well over a decade. It is now used by industry as part of 
  the software (and hardware) development process in both the UK and the 
  US. It is currently undergoing standardization. Comp.specification.z 
  would provide a convenient forum  for messages concerned with recent 
  developments and the use of Z. 

  Readers: 40000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 79

comp.speech

  A newsgroup for the discussion of application and research issues 
  associated with speech technology and speech science.
  By nature speech technology is an inter-disciplinary field and the 
  newsgroup should reflect this.  Computer application is the basic
  theme of the group.  This includes:
   
  Speech Recognition - discussion of methodologies, training, 
     techniques, results and applications.  This should cover the 
     application of techniques including HMMs, neural-nets and so on 
     to the field. 
  Speech Synthesis - discussion concerning theoretical and practical
     issues associated with the design on speech synthesis systems.
     Speech Coding and Compression - both research and application matters.
  Phonetic/Linguistic Issues - coverage of linguistic and phonetic issues 
     which are relevant to speech technology applications.  Could cover 
     parsing, natural language processing, and prosodic work.
     Speech System Design - issues relating to the application of
     speech technology to real-world problems.  Includes the design of
     user interfaces, the building of real-time systems and so on.
  Other matters - relevant conferences, books, public domain software, 
     hardware, and related products and so on.

  Readers: 52000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 349

comp.std.announce

    A newsgroup for notifications from ANSI Standards Action
  and other sources of new draft national ands international Standards in
  the information systems and information technology areas that are
  available for public review and how to obtain copies of them and comment
  on them. As time, resources, and permissions permit, it will gradually
  be expanded to include announcements of newly-published final Standards
  and announcements of new standardization projects being initiated. 
  The material is extracted, with permission, from ANSI Standards
  Action and other publications by the ACM Standards Committee to keep
  ACM members informed about standardization activities that may affect
  them.  ACM assumes that all readers of the list are ACM Members and
  encourages those who are not to join.
    Except as indicated otherwise in a particular posting, the posting
  contains all of the information that is available except through the
  Standards Developer itself.  In particular, this is intended as a way of 
  circulating announcements and information.  It is not a discussion list, 
  and attempts to post to it will be ignored.

  Readers: 10000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: -

comp.std.c

  Discussion about C language standards.

  Readers: 74000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 296

comp.std.c++

  Discussion about C++ language, library, standards.

  Readers: 79000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1028

comp.std.internat

  Discussion about international standards.

  Readers: 59000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 102

comp.std.lisp

  User group (ALU) supported standards. (Moderated)

  Readers: 11000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: -

comp.std.misc

  Discussion about various standards.

  Readers: 53000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 55

comp.std.mumps

  Discussions about Mumps standards. (Moderated)

  Readers: 29000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 18

comp.std.unix

  Discussion for the P1003 committee on UNIX. (Moderated)

  Readers: 40000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 7

comp.std.wireless

  A newsgroup to promote consistency and mutual awareness between existing 
  committees (e.g., IEEE 802.11 and ETSI RES-10) and any future 
  committees. This newsgroup expedites their deliberations by providing 
  a convenient forum for technical discussion between their scheduled 
  meetings.  Additionally, the open nature of the newsgroup helps the 
  standardization process by allowing people not normally connected with 
  the standards groups to provide their input.  This newsgroup does not 
  have any official standing with any standards group or other 
  organization. This group is also for exploring applications for wireless 
  network technology.  The emerging standards must, after all, correctly 
  anticipate these applications.
      Acceptable Postings:
          Any questions, comments, results, or suggestions which are 
          related to any of the existing committees discussing wireless
          technologies.  This can include, but is not limited to, 
          current research, development or general applications of
          wireless networks.

  Readers: 31000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 182

comp.sw.components

  Software components and related technology.

  Readers: 43000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 15

comp.sys.3b1

  Discussion and support of AT&T 7300/3B1/UnixPC.

  Readers: 50000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 108

comp.sys.acorn

  Discussion on Acorn and ARM-based computers.

  Readers: 51000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 721

comp.sys.acorn.advocacy

  Why Acorn computers and programs are better.

  Readers: 30000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 202

comp.sys.acorn.announce

  Announcements for Acorn and ARM users. (Moderated)

  Readers: 33000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 26

comp.sys.acorn.apps

  Acorn software applications.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1117

comp.sys.acorn.games

  comp.sys.acorn.games is an unmoderated newgroup which serves as a
  forum for the discussion of games on Acorn machines. Topics that may
  be discussed include:
  
                   - Announcements of new games releases
                   - Original game reviews
                   - Magazine game review summaries (currently posted to
                     comp.sys.acorn)
                   - Discussion of general aspects of Acorn games
                   - Hints and cheats for games

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 686

comp.sys.acorn.hardware

  Acorn hardware.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1195

comp.sys.acorn.misc

  Acorn computing in general.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1120

comp.sys.acorn.networking

  Networking of Acorn computers.

  Readers: 13000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 452

comp.sys.acorn.programmer

  Programming of Acorn computers.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 797

comp.sys.acorn.tech

  Software and hardware aspects of Acorn and ARM products.

  Readers: 32000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 379

comp.sys.alliant

  Info and discussion about Alliant computers.

  Readers: 33000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 10

comp.sys.amiga.advocacy

  Rumors, complaints, flames, arguments, and wars about the Commodore
  Amiga computer.  Example topics are:
   	My computer is better than yours.
   	Complaints about Commodore sales and marketing.
   	Rumored new Amiga computers.

  Readers: 67000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 2935

comp.sys.amiga.announce

  Announcements pertaining to the Commodore Amiga computer.  This newsgroup
  is moderated.  Send announcements to announce@cs.ucdavis.edu; however,
  BE SURE to read the comp.sys.amiga.announce submission document first.
  Otherwise, your announcement may be rejected by the moderator if it does
  not meet the guidelines.  Topics include:
   	Commercial product announcements.
   	Shareware and freeware product announcements.
   	Press releases about Commodore.
   	Trade show reports.

  Readers: 150000 (1.0%)            Traffic per month: 19

comp.sys.amiga.applications

  Discussion of application software for the Commodore Amiga computer:
  word processors, databases, spreadsheets, desktop publishing, etc.

  Readers: 61000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1052

comp.sys.amiga.audio

  Discussion of sound and music topics related to the Commodore Amiga
  computer:  MIDI, mods, notation software, audio digitizers, sampled
  sound, music notation software, sequencing, etc.

  Readers: 56000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 363

comp.sys.amiga.cd32

  For discussion for the following topics:
  - using CD32 as a slave drive
  - Add-ons for the CD32 (eg FMV addition)
  - Technical talk about CD32
  - Serious issues for CD32 (piracy etc)

  Readers: 25000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 392

comp.sys.amiga.datacomm

  Discussion of telecommunications and data transfer using the Commodore
  Amiga computer.  This includes modems and cables, networking,
  telecommunication software, terminal emulators, ftp, Mosaic, etc.

  Readers: 60000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 655

comp.sys.amiga.emulations

  Discussions of the several hardware and software emulations of other 
  computers (Mac, IBM-PC, Atari, C64, Apple 2 series, and more) that run on/in
  (software/hardware emulations, respectively) the Amiga.  Includes  
  discussions of games and applications running only under the emulations, 
  since they are not of interest to the rest of the Amiga community.

  Readers: 59000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1838

comp.sys.amiga.games

  Discussion of games for the Commodore Amiga computer:  questions, hints,
  cheats, reviews (though formal reviews should be submitted to
  comp.sys.amiga.reviews), opinions, praise, complaints, etc.

  Readers: 69000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 2153

comp.sys.amiga.graphics

  Discussion of graphics software and hardware for the Commodore Amiga
  computer.  This includes graphics boards, 3D modeling, ray tracing,
  graphic file formats (IFF, GIF, JPEG, etc.), morphing, etc.

  Readers: 60000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 858

comp.sys.amiga.hardware

  A group for discussion about Amiga computer hardware.  Questions
  about the purchase of new hardware; problems with existing
  hardware; reviews of hardware products; modification and hacks
  of existing hardware; design of new hardware.

  Readers: 74000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 2671

comp.sys.amiga.introduction

  Beginners' questions and answers about the Commodore Amiga computer.
  Topics include:
   	What is an Amiga, what are the available models, etc.
   	How to set up your Amiga.
   	How to upgrade your Amiga.
   	Basic questions about how to do things with your Amiga.
   	And much more!

  Readers: 47000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 255

comp.sys.amiga.marketplace

  This newsgroup has two purposes.  First, it is a forum for individuals
  (NOT businesses) to buy and sell items related to the Commodore Amiga
  computer.  When posting in this group, please use a descriptive
  Subject that describes the items you want to buy or sell.  Second,
  this newsgroup is for discussion about vendors that sell Amiga-related
  products.  This includes information, praise, and complaints about
  these vendors.

  Readers: 71000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 2343

comp.sys.amiga.misc

  General discussion about the Commodore Amiga computer that does not fit
  in any of the other, more specific, comp.sys.amiga newsgroups.

  Readers: 91000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 3890

comp.sys.amiga.multimedia

  Discussion of multimedia applications of the Commodore Amiga computer:
  authoring software such as AmigaVision, Video Toaster applications
  (see also comp.sys.amiga.graphics), CD-ROM, and any topics about the
  combination of text, graphics, music, speech, animation, etc.

  Readers: 48000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 168

comp.sys.amiga.networking

  Discussions about networking packages for the Amiga.  This includes
  (but is not limited to) TCP/IP packages, SANA-II device drivers, DNET,
  Parnet, other commercial and freely distributable networking packages
  and applications, and hardware to support networking with Amiga
  computers. 

  Readers: 23000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 912

comp.sys.amiga.programmer

  Discussion about programming the Commodore Amiga computer.  Topics include:
   	Programming languages
   	Compilers and interpreters
   	"Help me find a bug in my code."  (Please post a *SHORT* example.)
   	Questions about how to program.
  Note that general programming questions that do not specifically
  involve the Amiga may be better answered in other newsgroups.  For
  example, a general C programming question may be better suited for
  comp.lang.c (assuming you have already checked the comp.lang.c Frequently
  Asked Questions article posted regularly in that group).

  Readers: 61000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1962

comp.sys.amiga.reviews

  Reviews of products for the Commodore Amiga computer.  Previous
  reviews are available by anonymous ftp from math.uh.edu in the
  directory /pub/Amiga/comp.sys.amiga.reviews.  The newsgroup is
  moderated; send mail to amiga-reviews-requests@math.uh.edu for more
  information.  If you would like to write reviews, you can obtain
  guidelines and a "fill in the blanks" review template from the same
  address.

  Readers: 58000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 16

comp.sys.amiga.uucp

  Discussion of UUCP (Unix to Unix Copy Program) software for the Commodore
  Amiga computer.  Amiga UUCP is used for transferring files between your
  Amiga and other computers, receiving Usenet News, and other communication
  tasks.  See also comp.sys.amiga.datacomm and comp.sys.amiga.networking.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 52

comp.sys.amstrad.8bit

  Amstrad CPC/PcW/GX4000 software/hardware.

  Readers: 15000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 201

comp.sys.apollo

  Apollo computer systems.

  Readers: 48000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 213

comp.sys.apple2

  Discussion about Apple II micros.

  Readers: 55000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1515

comp.sys.apple2.comm

  Apple II data communications.

  Readers: 28000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 81

comp.sys.apple2.gno

  The AppleIIgs GNO multitasking environment.

  Readers: 30000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 61

comp.sys.apple2.marketplace

  Buying, selling and trading Apple II equipment.

  Readers: 46000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 540

comp.sys.apple2.programmer

  Comp.sys.apple2.programmer is a newsgroup for discussion of
  programming techniques, programming information, and hardware information
  pertaining to the Apple II line.  Topics that can be covered include:
  
          1] Programming the Apple in any language, such as C, Basic,
  Assembly, Forth, and Pascal.
  
          2] Source code for programs that may be of interest to the
  Apple II community. This could include full programs, or parts of a
  large algorithm.
  
         3] Programming and the operating systems. There can't be a 
  discussion of Apple programming without including the operating systems, 
  such as Dos 3.3, ProDOS, GS/OS, GNO, and other ones I have forgotten.
  
          4] Information pertaining to the Apple II hardware. This could 
  include memory maps, locations of important ROM locations, the discussion
  of GS/OS toolsthat interact with hardware. This does not include topics
  such as : how to install hardware, how to fix hardware, and what
  software is compatable with what software. Perhaps comp.sys.apple2 could 
  handle these topics, as it currently does.

  Readers: 26000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 207

comp.sys.apple2.usergroups

  All about Apple II user groups.

  Readers: 25000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 49

comp.sys.arm

  The ARM processor architecture and support chips.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 77

comp.sys.atari.8bit

  comp.sys.atari.8bit is the unmoderated newsgroup serving as the Usenet 
  side of this discussion group.  All postings to comp.sys.atari.8bit 
  automatically appear in the Internet's Info-Atari8 Digest.
  
  Discussion related to the 8-bit Atari 400/800/XL/XE computers is valid on 
  comp.sys.atari.8bit.

  Readers: 46000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 922

comp.sys.atari.advocacy

  Attacking and defending Atari computers.

  Readers: 29000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 386

comp.sys.atari.announce

  A forum for the announcement and release of new atari related products:
  
  * atari computer hardware and software
  * commercial as well as shareware or related
  * announcement from individual authors, companies or distributors
  * press releases

  Readers: 9300 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 4

comp.sys.atari.programmer

  Programming on the Atari computer.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 211

comp.sys.atari.st

  Discussion about 16 bit Atari micros.

  Readers: 67000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 2123

comp.sys.atari.st.tech

  Technical discussions of Atari ST hard/software.

  Readers: 43000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 597

comp.sys.att

  Discussions about AT&T microcomputers.

  Readers: 50000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 142

comp.sys.cbm

  Discussion about Commodore micros.

  Readers: 57000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1393

comp.sys.cdc

  Control Data Corporation Computers (e.g., Cybers).

  Readers: 30000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 25

comp.sys.concurrent

  The Concurrent/Masscomp line of computers. (Moderated)

  Readers: 19000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 7

comp.sys.convex

  This group is a forum for discussing issues related to Convex
  computer systems hardware & software, common code optimization
  problems, system administration specific to ConvexOS.  It will
  NOT be a forum for forwarding sensitive information as e-mail and 
  individual contact are for this purpose.
  
  This includes discussion of Hardware, Software, System,
  System Administration topics related to Convex computers.
  
  This newsgroup is in conjunction with the existing mailing lists
  to allow users who do not receive News to submit and receive newsgroup
  traffic and take part in the discussions.

  Readers: 23000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 26

comp.sys.dec

  Discussions about DEC computer systems.

  Readers: 74000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 875

comp.sys.dec.micro

  DEC Micros (Rainbow, Professional 350/380)

  Readers: 51000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 111

comp.sys.encore

  Encore's MultiMax computers.

  Readers: 34000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 6

comp.sys.handhelds

  Handheld computers and programmable calculators.

  Readers: 52000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 353

comp.sys.harris

  A forum for discussing issues relating to Harris Computer Systems' 
  H-Series, HCX, and the Night Hawk family of computers.  It is expected
  that most of the traffic would relate to the Night Hawk (being Harris' 
  latest offering), however, discussions of older platforms are certainly welcome.
  
  Harris' business focus is on real-time computing.  A primary target market
  of the symmetric multiprocessor Night Hawk is real-time simulation and data
  acquisition.  It is hoped that Harris users from all fields (aerospace,
  education, research, engineering, government, manufacturing, simulation,
  etc.) would participate in this newsgroup.
  
  This group provides its readers an opportunity to network with other
  users to share experiences of hardware and software  solutions, 
  request and receive help from other users in solving specific
  problems, and identify solutions for unique applications.  While Harris
  employees are welcome to join the discussions, this group is not intended
  as an alternative to the standard Harris support channels.

  Readers: 12000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 18

comp.sys.hp.apps

  An open area for the discussion of software & applications running on
  any HP platform, although HPUX and MPE specific software solutions
  be discussed in the corresponding comp.sys.hp.hpux and
  comp.sys.hp.mpe newsgroups.

  Readers: 43000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 236

comp.sys.hp.hardware

  Discussion of Hewlett Packard system hardware.

  Readers: 50000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 762

comp.sys.hp.hpux

  Issues pertaining to HP-UX & 9000 series computers.

  Readers: 56000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1602

comp.sys.hp.misc

  Issues not covered in any other comp.sys.hp.* group.

  Readers: 47000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 270

comp.sys.hp.mpe

  Issues pertaining to MPE & 3000 series computers.

  Readers: 27000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 830

comp.sys.hp48

  A place for all discussion pertaining to the
  HP48 calculator and accessories.  HP28 discussion is also
  invited and welcome.  Anything that is normally posted to
  comp.sys.handhelds about the HP48 should be posted here with
  the exception of programs in any form.  Programs should be
  posted to comp.sources.hp48.

  Readers: 60000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1231

comp.sys.ibm.pc.demos

  Demonstration programs which showcase programmer skill.

  Readers: 62000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1318

comp.sys.ibm.pc.digest

  The IBM PC, PC-XT, and PC-AT. (Moderated)

  Readers: 69000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 5

comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action

  Arcade-style games on PCs.

  Readers: 120000 (0.9%)            Traffic per month: 6136

comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure

  Adventure (non-rpg) games on PCs.

  Readers: 97000 (0.7%)             Traffic per month: 4865

comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.announce

  A group for announcements that are useful to the entire PC computer 
  gaming population, including but not limited to new release 
  announcements, software publisher news, bug information, reviews and 
  GAME BYTES information.  Followups will be directed to misc or another 
  appropriate subgroup at the moderator's discretion.

  Readers: 100000 (0.8%)            Traffic per month: 53

comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.flight-sim

        An unmoderated group for the discussion of flight
  simulation games.  Simulation games are games which simulate a real
  or theoretically plausible air vehicle (using today's current 
  technology as its basis), and allow players to manipulate it as if
  it were real.  Examples include F15 Strike Eagle and Falcon 3.0.
  
        This group does not cover the same subject as
  rec.aviation.simulators, although they are related.  Again,
  rec.aviation.simulators is concerned with realism and related issues,
  while this group is more concerned with game play.

  Readers: 83000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 4826

comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.marketplace

  PC clone games wanted and for sale.

  Readers: 37000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1727

comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.misc

  Games not covered by other PC groups.

  Readers: 110000 (0.8%)            Traffic per month: 2577

comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg

  Role-playing games on the PC.

  Readers: 82000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 4206

comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic

  Strategy/planning games on PCs.

  Readers: 110000 (0.8%)            Traffic per month: 7867

comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.cd-rom

  CD-ROM drives and interfaces for the PC.

  Readers: 74000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1607

comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips

  Processor, cache, memory chips, etc.

  Readers: 88000 (0.7%)             Traffic per month: 2647

comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.comm

  Modems & communication cards for the PC.

  Readers: 67000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 799

comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc

  Miscellaneous PC hardware topics.

  Readers: 99000 (0.7%)             Traffic per month: 2152

comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.networking

  Network hardware & equipment for the PC.

  Readers: 61000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 527

comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage

  Hard drives & other PC storage devices.

  Readers: 78000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 3324

comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems

  Whole IBM PC computer & clone systems.

  Readers: 84000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 1401

comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video

  A newsgroup for the discussion of topics directly related to personal 
  computer video products, including such items as monitors, video cards 
  (including Window's accelerator cards, regular VGA cards, TV-in-a-window 
  cards, etc.), and any other video-imaging hardware.

  Readers: 76000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 2494

comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc

  Discussion about IBM personal computers.

  Readers: 120000 (0.8%)            Traffic per month: 1100

comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt

  Topics related to IBM's RT computer.

  Readers: 49000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 145

comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard.advocacy

  Unmoderated discussion of the pros and cons of soundcards in
  general. This discussion may possibly overlap some discussions on
  the other soundcard groups. Also reviews of soundcards and future
  opinions and tests of soundcards often appear in this group to
  be discussed by the users.

  Readers: 32000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1106

comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard.games

  Questions about using soundcards with games.

  Readers: 35000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 638

comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard.misc

  Soundcards in general.

  Readers: 45000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 790

comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard.music

  Music and sound questions using soundcards.

  Readers: 34000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 632

comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard.tech

  Technical questions about pc soundcards.

  Readers: 44000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1279

comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware

  Microchannel hardware, any vendor.

  Readers: 52000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 589

comp.sys.intel

  Discussions about Intel systems and parts.

  Readers: 130000 (0.9%)            Traffic per month: 2156

comp.sys.intel.ipsc310

  Anything related to the Intel 310.

  Readers: 29000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 15

comp.sys.isis

  The ISIS distributed system from Cornell.

  Readers: 38000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 28

comp.sys.laptops

  Laptop (portable) computers.

  Readers: 86000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 2205

comp.sys.m6809

  Discussion about 6809's.

  Readers: 42000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 36

comp.sys.m68k

  Discussion about 68k's.

  Readers: 59000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 193

comp.sys.m68k.pc

  Discussion about 68k-based PCs. (Moderated)

  Readers: 17000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 7

comp.sys.m88k

  Discussion about 88k-based computers.

  Readers: 38000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 27

comp.sys.mac.advocacy

  A place for discssion about the Macintosh computer family and
  software in comparison with computers and software from other
  companies.  All comparitive articles about the Macintosh should be 
  placed here if posted to the comp.sys.mac newsgroups sub-tree.  No 
  articles posted here should be cross-posted to other comp.sys.mac 
  newsgroups.

  Readers: 63000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 3346

comp.sys.mac.announce

  Important notices for Macintosh users. (Moderated)

  Readers: 96000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 11

comp.sys.mac.apps

  Discussions of Macintosh applications.

  Readers: 140000 (0.9%)            Traffic per month: 5075

comp.sys.mac.comm

  Discussion of Macintosh communications.

  Readers: 120000 (0.8%)            Traffic per month: 5491

comp.sys.mac.databases

  A forum for the discusson of database systems that are produced for the 
  Macintosh line of computers.  Currently these questions are posted
  almost exclusively to comp.sys.mac.apps but in actuality database systems 
  are not truly applications they are development environments similar in 
  scope to Hypercard which has its own group. This group is for all 
  database systems for the Mac, from the simplest flat-file manager to the 
  most complex relational/multi-user system.

  Readers: 48000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 868

comp.sys.mac.digest

  Apple Macintosh: info&uses, but no programs. (Moderated)

  Readers: 100000 (0.7%)            Traffic per month: 30

comp.sys.mac.games

  Discussions of games on the Macintosh.

  Readers: 120000 (0.8%)            Traffic per month: 5387

comp.sys.mac.games.action

  Action games for the Macintosh.

  Readers: 9900 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 474

comp.sys.mac.games.adventure

  Adventure games for the Macintosh.

  Readers: 9800 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 508

comp.sys.mac.games.announce

  Announcements for Mac gamers. (Moderated)

  Readers: 10000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 27

comp.sys.mac.games.flight-sim

  Flight simulator gameplay on the Mac.

  Readers: 9200 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 610

comp.sys.mac.games.marketplace

  Macintosh games for sale and trade.

  Readers: 8300 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 203

comp.sys.mac.games.misc

  Macintosh games not covered in other groups.

  Readers: 9300 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 377

comp.sys.mac.games.strategic

  Strategy/planning games on the Macintosh.

  Readers: 10000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 682

comp.sys.mac.graphics

  A group dedicated to MACINTOSH GRAPHICS... including but not
  exclusive to the following.
  
  1. 3D: Electric Image, Vidi Pro, Macromodel,Sketch, Infini-D, Strata.
  2. Draw/Page Layout: Illustrator, Freehand, Quark Express, PageMaker...
  3. Paint/Image Process: Photoshop, Painter X2, Kai's Power Tools ...
  4. Cad: MiniCad Plus, Upfront, Form Z, DesignWorkshop...
  5. QuickTime Movies: After Effects, Premiere, Morph, VideoFusion, Flo...
  6. Authoring: Director, Action, Persuasion...
  7. Graphic Utilities: Debablizer, Jag, Fetch, Fast Eddie...

  Readers: 49000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1699

comp.sys.mac.hardware

  Macintosh hardware issues & discussions.

  Readers: 150000 (0.9%)            Traffic per month: 6246

comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc

  General Mac hardware topics not already covered.

  Readers: 23000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 815

comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage

  All forms of Mac storage hardware and media.

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 818

comp.sys.mac.hardware.video

  Video input and output hardware on the Mac.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 502

comp.sys.mac.hypercard

  The Macintosh Hypercard: info & uses.

  Readers: 64000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 942

comp.sys.mac.misc

  General discussions about the Apple Macintosh.

  Readers: 130000 (0.8%)            Traffic per month: 2860

comp.sys.mac.oop.macapp3

  a forum for discussion of version 3 of the MacApp object oriented 
  application framework used to write many Macintosh applications. It is 
  anticipated that most posts will be technical in nature, but "advocacy" 
  for new features, MacApp-related meeting announcements, and other MacApp 
  discussion will also be welcome.

  Readers: 35000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 201

comp.sys.mac.oop.misc

  A newsgroup for discussion of other object-oriented programming issues on 
  the Macintosh.  Possibilities include discussion of the Think Class 
  Library and the forthcoming Bedrock library, as well as object-related 
  C++ and Object Pascal issues.

  Readers: 35000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 35

comp.sys.mac.oop.tcl

  Symantec's THINK Class Library for object programming.

  Readers: 36000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 227

comp.sys.mac.portables

  Discussion particular to laptop Macintoshes.

  Readers: 51000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 2005

comp.sys.mac.printing

  All about printing hardware and software on the Mac.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 741

comp.sys.mac.programmer.codewarrior

  A group for the unmoderated discussion of the CodeWarrior set of Macintosh 
  development tools.  This includes bug reports, feature requests, source 
  code, and anything else related to the use of the tools.  It does not 
  include binaries or advertisement.  It will be directly used by the 542 
  currently subscribed members of the codewarrior internet mailing list 
  (cwarrior@netcom.com) plus many more users as the tools gain popularity.  

  Readers: 29000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 2689

comp.sys.mac.programmer.help

  Help with Macintosh programming.

  Readers: 26000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 2411

comp.sys.mac.programmer.info

  A moderated newsgroup for posting FAQ's, digests, convention 
  and release announcements, "columns" by developers and industry 
  insiders, contact information, reviews, bulletins and any 
  frequently requested information relating to development for 
  the Macintosh computer system.

  Readers: 25000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 38

comp.sys.mac.programmer.misc

  Other issues of Macintosh programming.

  Readers: 28000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1290

comp.sys.mac.programmer.tools

  Macintosh programming tools.

  Readers: 27000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 833

comp.sys.mac.scitech

  A group for the discussion of practical and innovative applications
  of the Macintosh in a variety of scientific and engineering
  disciplines.  Some, but not all, of the fields expected to
  be included are:  Acoustics, Astronomy, Biochemistry, Biology,
  Chemistry, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Geology,
  Geophysics, Materials Science, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering,
  Medicine, Optics, Physics, and Psychology.
  
  There are a number of technologies that are common to many
  of the above scientific fields.  This newsgroup is also
  for the discussion of advances in and applications of those
  technologies.  Some, but not all, of the technologies of
  interest are: Computer Aided Drawing/Computer Aided Engineering,
  Digital Signal Processing, Data Acquisition, Image Processing,
  Modeling, Process Control, Simulation, Technical Graphing,
  Technical Publishing, and Visualization.
  
  Since many scientists and engineers develop technical
  programs on the Macintosh computer, this newsgroup is also
  be for the discussion of topics in programming that relate
  to the use of programs in a science or engineering
  environment.  It is assumed that this newsgroup will also
  include discussions of the Macintosh computer as it is used
  in the higher level education of scientists and engineers.

  Readers: 36000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 352

comp.sys.mac.system

  Discussions of Macintosh system software.

  Readers: 120000 (0.8%)            Traffic per month: 4478

comp.sys.mac.wanted

  Postings of "I want XYZ for my Mac."

  Readers: 110000 (0.7%)            Traffic per month: 3043

comp.sys.mentor

  A forum for Mentor Graphics product users. Topics related include:
  
  o       discussion of Mentor products, including but not limited to schematic
          capture tools, similation tools, IC layout tools, PCB layout tools,
          synthesis tools, and documentation tools.
  
  o       sharing experience of Mentor products, such as getting help from
          other users, voicing our ideas, and exchanging ideas.
  
  o       serving as a forum for Mentor Graphics Usergroup (MUG) members to
          plan, and announce MUG activities.
  
  o       informal communication with Mentor Graphics, including product
          enchancement request, future product direction discussion, etc.
  
  o       important announcements from Mentor Graphics that do not fit into
          purely commercial purpose, such as patch release, product upgrade
          schedule.

  Readers: 37000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 109

comp.sys.mips

  Systems based on MIPS chips.

  Readers: 48000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 34

comp.sys.misc

  Discussion about computers of all kinds.

  Readers: 60000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 86

comp.sys.msx

  The MSX home computer system.

  Readers: 8800 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 236

comp.sys.ncr

  Discussion about NCR computers.

  Readers: 44000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 181

comp.sys.newton.announce

  Newton information posts. (Moderated)

  Readers: 32000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 45

comp.sys.newton.misc

  To provide an unmoderated forum for the discussion Newton products and
  technologies.  Please feel free to post questions or discussions
  related to any of the aspect of Newton if a more appropriate newsgroup
  does not exist in the comp.sys.newton.* hierarchy.  Questins
  related to the newton newsgroup hierarchy or the moderation of
  comp.sys.newton.announce are also encouraged.

  Readers: 38000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2193

comp.sys.newton.programmer

  Discussion of Newton software development.

  Readers: 31000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 381

comp.sys.next.advocacy

  This group is a forum for:
          1. Discussing of (and providing feedback on) NeXT Policy
          2. Speculations concerning NeXTs future
          3. Expressing strong, perhaps unpopular opinions
          4. Long, philosophical (or unanswerable) discussions

  Readers: 39000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1344

comp.sys.next.announce

  A group for NeXT computer related announcements.  Including, but 
  not limiting to user group meeting announcements, new products relating 
  specifically to the NeXT machine, and other information announcements
  (such as the FAQ).

  Readers: 47000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 116

comp.sys.next.bugs

  A forum for discussion of new bugs and a resource for those looking for 
  bug fixes and workarounds for all versions of NeXTStep.  A master list of 
  confirmed bugs will be maintained and will be posted periodically, as 
  well as being made available from one or more archive sites.  This list 
  will include known fixes and/or workarounds.

  Readers: 32000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 57

comp.sys.next.hardware

  This group is a forum for discussing:
          1. 3rd party drives, modems, memory, printers...
          2. Questions about NeXT hardware specs
          3. Problems using/installing any of the above

  Readers: 43000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 608

comp.sys.next.marketplace

  This group is a forum for:
          1. Users to sell software/hardware
          2. Discussions of "what to buy"
          3. Discussions of prices.
          4. NeXT-related job offerings
  [commercial software still goes to csn.announce]

  Readers: 42000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 381

comp.sys.next.misc

  General discussion about the NeXT computer system.

  Readers: 49000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 385

comp.sys.next.programmer

  NeXT related programming issues.

  Readers: 41000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 414

comp.sys.next.software

  This group is a forum for discussions about software:
          1. Functionality
          2. Usage
          3. Availability
  [app development still goes to csn.programmer]

  Readers: 43000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 531

comp.sys.next.sysadmin

  Discussions related to NeXT system administration.

  Readers: 46000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 518

comp.sys.northstar

  Northstar microcomputer users.

  Readers: 25000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 10

comp.sys.novell

  Discussion of Novell Netware products.

  Readers: 99000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 3105

comp.sys.nsc.32k

  National Semiconductor 32000 series chips.

  Readers: 26000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 7

comp.sys.palmtops

  Super-powered calculators in the palm of your hand.

  Readers: 59000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1271

comp.sys.pen

  Interacting with computers through pen gestures.

  Readers: 41000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 306

comp.sys.powerpc

  A common forum to users and developers of products based on the PowerPC
  architecture.
  
  (1) To discuss the design, programming, and administration of systems
      and applications which use the IBM/Apple/Motorola PowerPC RISC based
      architecture.
  
      The architecture is based on RISC microprocessors which include, among 
      others:
  
      The MPC601 RISC Microprocessor
      The MPC603 RISC Microprocessor
      The MPC604 RISC Microprocessor
      The MPC620 RISC Microprocessor
  
  (2) To share ideas, information, and specific experience regarding
      design and programming of applications within the PowerPC
      environment, including efficient system design and useful PowerPC
      programming techniques;
  
  (3) To discuss the development tools and documentation regarding the PowerPC
      environment;
  
  (4) To discuss porting issues for bringing established products to the 
      new PowerPC platforms;
  
  (5) To discuss new products of interest to PowerPC developers and users, 
      including updates to PowerPC systems, new third party products, their 
      usage, advantages and drawbacks, and, where shareware/freeware can be 
      found for downloading;
  
  (6) To educate and inform others about the strengths, weaknesses, and
      general usage of PowerPC, to solve real world problems; 
  
  (7) To discus the goals, objectives, decisions, and services of the 
      PowerOpen organization;
  
  (8) To provide PowerPC developers and potential users who have Usenet access 
      to a common newsgroup to share with one another PowerPC ideas, concerns, 
      experiences, questions, and knowledge.

  Readers: 74000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 2185

comp.sys.prime

  Prime Computer products.

  Readers: 33000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 47

comp.sys.proteon

  Proteon gateway products.

  Readers: 22000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 8

comp.sys.psion

  Group for the Psion palmtop computer, includes general discussion of
  bugs, features and software sources.  Psion is a UK company but is
  expanding rapidly in other contries, although the palmtop is marketted
  by Acorn in Australia.  A lot of very useful hints, tips and software
  for the Psion can be picked up from this group, though mostly for the
  Psion 3a which is the latest version of the computer.  Palmtops are
  also known as PDA's, which stands for Personal Digital Assistant.

  Readers: 30000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1345

comp.sys.pyramid

  Pyramid 90x computers.

  Readers: 35000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 54

comp.sys.ridge

  Ridge 32 computers and ROS.

  Readers: 17000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 4

comp.sys.sequent

  Sequent systems, (Balance and Symmetry).

  Readers: 40000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 80

comp.sys.sgi.admin

  System administration on Silicon Graphics's Irises.

  Readers: 48000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1287

comp.sys.sgi.announce

  Announcements for the SGI community. (Moderated)

  Readers: 38000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 12

comp.sys.sgi.apps

  Applications which run on the Iris.

  Readers: 44000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 473

comp.sys.sgi.audio

  A place to discuss audio and MIDI software on SGI systems.  It provides a 
  forum for users, application-developers, SGI audio system engineers and 
  interested parties to pass around information about SGI audio.  Topics 
  should include applications, techniques, programming hacks, sample code, 
  questions, new ideas in audio programming, etc.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 110

comp.sys.sgi.bugs

  Bugs found in the IRIX operating system.

  Readers: 36000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 250

comp.sys.sgi.graphics

  Graphics packages and issues on SGI machines.

  Readers: 44000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 525

comp.sys.sgi.hardware

  Base systems and peripherals for Iris computers.

  Readers: 44000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 788

comp.sys.sgi.misc

  General discussion about Silicon Graphics's machines.

  Readers: 50000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 812

comp.sys.sinclair

  To provide a forum for the discussion of the various brainchildren of
  Sir Clive (born Clive Sinclair) and related computers such as the
  Jupiter Ace, TK and TS series', SAM Coupe and never-to-be Thor,
  software, peripherals, emulators for them, programming them; playing
  those wonderful games (6031769, anyone?); and anything else which
  interests the Sinclair community.

  Readers: 29000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1180

comp.sys.stratus

  Discussion of Stratus hardware and any and all software
  that runs on it.  Discussion will include Stratus
  hardware badged by other vendors, including the IBM
  System/88 and the Olivetti CPS-32 lines, and will
  include the VOS, FTX I (SVR3) and FTX II (SVR4)
  operating systems and applications executing over those
  operating systems.

  Readers: 28000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 98

comp.sys.sun.admin

  Sun system administration issues and questions.

  Readers: 120000 (0.8%)            Traffic per month: 2103

comp.sys.sun.announce

  Sun announcements and Sunergy mailings. (Moderated)

  Readers: 76000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 13

comp.sys.sun.apps

  Software applications for Sun computer systems.

  Readers: 77000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 367

comp.sys.sun.hardware

  Sun Microsystems hardware.

  Readers: 89000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 1087

comp.sys.sun.misc

  Miscellaneous discussions about Sun products.

  Readers: 88000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 576

comp.sys.sun.wanted

  People looking for Sun products and support.

  Readers: 70000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 443

comp.sys.super

  Supercomputers.

  Readers: 50000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 103

comp.sys.tahoe

  CCI 6/32, Harris HCX/7, & Sperry 7000 computers.

  Readers: 32000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 26

comp.sys.tandy

  Discussion about Tandy computers: new & old.

  Readers: 49000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 409

comp.sys.ti

  Discussion about Texas Instruments.

  Readers: 44000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 241

comp.sys.ti.explorer

  The Texas Instruments Explorer.

  Readers: 26000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 8

comp.sys.transputer

  The Transputer computer and OCCAM language.

  Readers: 47000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 72

comp.sys.unisys

  For discussion of systems sold  under the "Unisys" name,
  including former Sperry, Burroughs, and Convergent Technologies 
  machines.  Unisys software such as Mapper is also welcome.  Most 
  of the discussion of relabelled third-party UNIX equipment such as 
  the Convergent Technologies  386 PC-clone based boxes or the Arix 
  and Sequent minis are expected to go on in comp.unix or 
  comp.sys.sequent.

  Readers: 35000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 235

comp.sys.xerox

  Xerox 1100 workstations and protocols.

  Readers: 37000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 60

comp.sys.zenith

  Heath terminals and related Zenith products.

  Readers: 37000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 70

comp.sys.zenith.z100

  The Zenith Z-100 (Heath H-100) family of computers.

  Readers: 29000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 30

comp.terminals

  All sorts of terminals.

  Readers: 57000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 187

comp.terminals.bitgraph

  The BB&N BitGraph Terminal.

  Readers: 13000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 4

comp.terminals.tty5620

  AT&T Dot Mapped Display Terminals (5620 and BLIT).

  Readers: 33000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 16

comp.text

  Text processing issues and methods.

  Readers: 72000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 126

comp.text.desktop

  Technology & techniques of desktop publishing.

  Readers: 59000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 311

comp.text.frame

  Desktop publishing with FrameMaker.

  Readers: 44000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 500

comp.text.interleaf

  A place for discussion concerning the usage and technical aplications of 
  Interleaf software, much along the lines of what comp.text.frame is to 
  framemaker users.
  
  This includes interleaf lisp, interacting with other languages (like 
  ksh!), creating mathematical documents, ....ie, bringing the interleaf 
  community together to solve technical needs.

  Readers: 36000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 185

comp.text.pdf

  Adobe Acrobat and Portable Document Format technology.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 360

comp.text.sgml

  ISO 8879 SGML, structured documents, markup languages.

  Readers: 57000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 440

comp.text.tex

  Discussion about the TeX and LaTeX systems & macros.

  Readers: 87000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 2130

comp.theory

  Theoretical Computer Science.

  Readers: 80000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 291

comp.theory.cell-automata

  Discussion of all aspects of cellular automata.

  Readers: 48000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 114

comp.theory.dynamic-sys

  Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems.

  Readers: 45000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 19

comp.theory.info-retrieval

  Information Retrieval topics. (Moderated)

  Readers: 43000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 28

comp.theory.self-org-sys

  Topics related to self-organization.

  Readers: 44000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 22

comp.unix.admin

  Administering a Unix-based system.

  Readers: 150000 (0.9%)            Traffic per month: 1431

comp.unix.advocacy

  For discussions of the form 'Unix sucks!', 'Unix rules!', 'Unix is
  obsolete!', 'Unix is better/worse than system X', 'Unix X is
  better/worse than Unix Y', and similar.

  Readers: 40000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1825

comp.unix.aix

  IBM's version of UNIX.

  Readers: 95000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 2242

comp.unix.amiga

  Minix, SYSV4 and other *nix on an Amiga.

  Readers: 44000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 398

comp.unix.aux

  The version of UNIX for Apple Macintosh II computers.

  Readers: 54000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 248

comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.announce

  Announcements pertaining to 386BSD. (Moderated)

comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc

  386BSD operating system.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 27

comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.announce

  Announcements pertaining to BSD/OS. (Moderated)

comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc

  BSD/OS operating system.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 157

comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.announce

  Announcements pertaining to FreeBSD. (Moderated)

  Readers: 22000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 12

comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc

  FreeBSD operating system.

  Readers: 23000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1090

comp.unix.bsd.misc

  BSD operating systems.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 37

comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.announce

  Announcements pertaining to NetBSD. (Moderated)

  Readers: 23000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 11

comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc

  NetBSD operating system.

  Readers: 22000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 277

comp.unix.cray

  Cray computers and their operating systems.

  Readers: 49000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 48

comp.unix.dos-under-unix

  MS-DOS running under UNIX by whatever means.

  Readers: 48000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 105

comp.unix.internals

  Discussions on hacking UNIX internals.

  Readers: 75000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 171

comp.unix.large

  UNIX on mainframes and in large networks.

  Readers: 64000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 53

comp.unix.machten

  The MachTen operating system and related issues.

comp.unix.misc

  Various topics that don't fit other groups.

  Readers: 120000 (0.7%)            Traffic per month: 496

comp.unix.osf.misc

  Various aspects of Open Software Foundation products.

  Readers: 47000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 79

comp.unix.osf.osf1

  The Open Software Foundation's OSF/1.

  Readers: 53000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 711

comp.unix.pc-clone.16bit

  UNIX on 286 architectures.

  Readers: 37000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 77

comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit

  UNIX on 386 and 486 architectures.

  Readers: 62000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 155

comp.unix.programmer

  Q&A for people programming under Unix.

  Readers: 120000 (0.8%)            Traffic per month: 1210

comp.unix.questions

  UNIX neophytes group.

  Readers: 310000 (1.9%)            Traffic per month: 1701

comp.unix.sco.announce

  SCO and related product announcements. (Moderated)

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 37

comp.unix.sco.misc

  SCO Unix, Systems, and Environments.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1598

comp.unix.sco.programmer

  Programming in and for SCO Environments.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 215

comp.unix.shell

  Using and programming the Unix shell.

  Readers: 120000 (0.7%)            Traffic per month: 972

comp.unix.solaris

  Discussions about the Solaris operating system.

  Readers: 90000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 3097

comp.unix.sys3

  System III UNIX discussions.

  Readers: 16000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: -

comp.unix.sys5.misc

  Versions of System V which predate Release 3.

  Readers: 45000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 27

comp.unix.sys5.r3

  Discussing System V Release 3.

  Readers: 45000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 72

comp.unix.sys5.r4

  Discussing System V Release 4.

  Readers: 55000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 150

comp.unix.ultrix

  Discussions about DEC's Ultrix.

  Readers: 65000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 295

comp.unix.unixware

      A general-purpose forum for users, developers and resellers of 
      Novell's UnixWare products.
  
      UnixWare is Novell's implementation of Unix System 5 Release 4.2.
      While it is heavily based on R4.2, UnixWare contains significant
      enhancements and bundled products not necessarily shared by other
      licencees of generic System 5. Generic Unix discussions not specifically
      regarding UnixWare, are still to be directed to the existing group
      comp.unix.sys5.r4.
  
      Discussions regarding technical issues, as well as UnixWare's role
      in the marketplace, are welcome. Postings from Novell and third-party
      companies, announcing releases of new products by or supporting UnixWare,
      are explicitly permitted providing each announcement is only done once
      and is clearly marked in the "Subject:" line.

  Readers: 46000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1614

comp.unix.unixware.announce

  Announcements related to UnixWare. (Moderated)

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 9

comp.unix.unixware.misc

  Products of Novell's Unix Systems Group.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1220

comp.unix.user-friendly

  Discussion of UNIX user-friendliness.

  Readers: 41000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 42

comp.unix.wizards

  For only true Unix wizards. (Moderated)

  Readers: 100000 (0.6%)            Traffic per month: 22

comp.unix.xenix.misc

  General discussions regarding XENIX (except SCO).

  Readers: 41000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 27

comp.unix.xenix.sco

  XENIX versions from the Santa Cruz Operation.

  Readers: 56000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 183

comp.virus

  Computer viruses & security. (Moderated)

  Readers: 88000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 608

comp.windows.garnet

  The Garnet user interface development environment.

  Readers: 31000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 20

comp.windows.interviews

  The InterViews object-oriented windowing system.

  Readers: 48000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 91

comp.windows.misc

  Various issues about windowing systems.

  Readers: 91000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 705

comp.windows.news

  Sun Microsystems' NeWS window system.

  Readers: 72000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 311

comp.windows.open-look

  Discussion about the Open Look GUI.

  Readers: 59000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 123

comp.windows.suit

  The SUIT user-interface toolkit.

  Readers: 28000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 24

comp.windows.ui-builders.uimx

  Using and augmenting the UIM/X UI Builder.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 110

comp.windows.x

  Discussion about the X Window System.

  Readers: 150000 (0.9%)            Traffic per month: 1188

comp.windows.x.announce

  X Window System announcements. (Moderated)

  Readers: 90000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 28

comp.windows.x.apps

       A newsgroup for the discussion of X Windows applications,
  both public-domain and commercial (where appropriate).
  Its main purpose is to facilitate the finding of specific X
  Window applications (such as ftp sites for those applications which
  are in the public-domain), to discuss which application is best suited
  to particular situations, to provide a medium where one can review
  applications, and to provide a place where functional questions can be
  asked about X Window programs.
  
       This newsgroup covers all forms of X applications, regardless
  of the widget set(s) used or the program's function.
  
       Thes group is NOT for Xlib or widget programming discussion. 
  However discussion of application compilation or modifications, 
  provided they are not more suited to an Xlib or widget question is
  encouraged

  Readers: 75000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 311

comp.windows.x.i386unix

  For discussions about XFree86, the enhancement package for X11R5 on 
  Intel-based Unix, and for discussions of commercial implementations 
  of the X Window System from OS vendors and third parties.  Areas for 
  discussion include:
        1) Frequently Asked Questions - including archive location and
           retrieval, configuration, and email addresses for developer
           contacts.  Vendor contact information will also be listed.
        2) Announcements of new and upcoming releases, including calls
           for beta-testers.  Commercial vendors will be invited to
           post product summaries, with cross-references to comp.newprod
           or other sources of detailed information.
        3) Discussions of new features to be developed in XFree86, including 
           support for new display devices, protocol extensions, etc.
        4) General support from the developers of XFree86, and hopefully
           from commercial vendors.

  Readers: 68000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 499

comp.windows.x.intrinsics

  A newsgroup for for the discussion of the Xt Intrinsics, often
  referred to as the "X Toolkit".  The Intrinsics is an object-
  oriented system for creating user interface components in the X
  Window System.  This includes, but is not limited to:
  
  o   questions about the Intrinsics
  
  o   questions about writing custom widgets

  Readers: 55000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 98

comp.windows.x.motif

  The Motif GUI for the X Window System.

  Readers: 100000 (0.7%)            Traffic per month: 1076

comp.windows.x.pex

  This newsgroup is for the discussion of the PHIGS Extension to
  the X Window System.  This includes, but is not limited to:
  
  o   questions about particular implementations including the
  .   sample implementation (PEX-SI).
  
  o   questions about writing PEX applications
  
  o   questions about different API (application programmer
  .   interfaces) that generate the PEX protocol
  
  It is expected that discussions relating to both PEX and other
  graphics newsgroups may be cross-posted.

  Readers: 46000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 79

ddn.mgt-bulletin

  The DDN Management Bulletin from NIC.DDN.MIL (Moderated)

ddn.newsletter

  The DDN Newsletter from NIC.DDN.MIL (Moderated)

eye.config

  Proposals for new eye.* newsgroups, etc.

eye.general

  eye Followups and General Discussions.

eye.letters

  eye readers write. (Moderated)

eye.news

  eye News articles. (Moderated)

gnu.announce

  Status and announcements from the Project. (Moderated)

  Readers: 85000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 12

gnu.bash.bug

  Bourne Again SHell bug reports and suggested fixes. (Moderated)

  Readers: 38880 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 103

gnu.chess

  Announcements about the GNU Chess program.

  Readers: 47000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 54

gnu.emacs.announce

  Announcements about GNU Emacs. (Moderated)

  Readers: 34000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: -

gnu.emacs.bug

  GNU Emacs bug reports and suggested fixes. (Moderated)

  Readers: 48000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 279

gnu.emacs.gnews

  News reading under GNU Emacs using Weemba's Gnews.

  Readers: 23000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: -

gnu.emacs.gnus

  News reading under GNU Emacs using GNUS (in English).

  Readers: 50000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 112

gnu.emacs.help

  User queries and answers.

  Readers: 62000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1001

gnu.emacs.sources

  ONLY (please!) C and Lisp source code for GNU Emacs.

  Readers: 60000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 98

gnu.emacs.vm.bug

  Bug reports on the Emacs VM mail package.

  Readers: 34000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 190

gnu.emacs.vm.info

  Information about the Emacs VM mail package.

  Readers: 36000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 162

gnu.emacs.vms

  VMS port of GNU Emacs.

  Readers: 20000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 10

gnu.epoch.misc

  The Epoch X11 extensions to Emacs.

  Readers: 15000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 5

gnu.g++.announce

  Announcements about the GNU C++ Compiler. (Moderated)

  Readers: 40000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: -

gnu.g++.bug

  g++ bug reports and suggested fixes. (Moderated)

  Readers: 40000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 552

gnu.g++.help

  GNU C++ compiler (G++) user queries and answers.

  Readers: 51000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 285

gnu.g++.lib.bug

  g++ library bug reports/suggested fixes. (Moderated)

  Readers: 41000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 70

gnu.gcc.announce

  Announcements about the GNU C Compiler. (Moderated)

  Readers: 46000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: -

gnu.gcc.bug

  GNU C Compiler bug reports/suggested fixes. (Moderated)

  Readers: 44000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 147

gnu.gcc.help

  GNU C Compiler (gcc) user queries and answers.

  Readers: 54000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 393

gnu.gdb.bug

  gcc/g++ DeBugger bugs and suggested fixes. (Moderated)

  Readers: 44000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 62

gnu.ghostscript.bug

  GNU Ghostscript interpreter bugs. (Moderated)

  Readers: 48000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 101

gnu.gnusenet.config

  GNU's Not Usenet administration and configuration.

  Readers: 19000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: -

gnu.gnusenet.test

  GNU's Not Usenet alternative hierarchy testing.

  Readers: 17000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 72

gnu.groff.bug

  Bugs in the GNU roff programs. (Moderated)

  Readers: 34000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 39

gnu.misc.discuss

  Serious discussion about GNU and freed software.

  Readers: 80000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 273

gnu.smalltalk.bug

  Bugs in GNU Smalltalk. (Moderated)

  Readers: 23000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 9

gnu.utils.bug

  GNU utilities bugs (e.g., make, gawk. ls). (Moderated)

  Readers: 62000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 221

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

humanities.misc

  General topics in the arts & humanities.

ieee.announce

  General Announcements for IEEE community.

  Readers: 24000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 75

ieee.config

  Postings about managing the ieee.* groups.

  Readers: 4900 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 9

ieee.general

  IEEE - General discussion.

  Readers: 22000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 127

ieee.pcnfs

  Discussion & tips on PC-NFS.

  Readers: 7700 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 26

ieee.rab.announce

  Regional Activities Board - Announcements.

ieee.rab.general

  Regional Activities Board - General discussion.

ieee.region1

  Region 1 Announcements.

ieee.tab.announce

  Technical Activities Board - Announcements.

ieee.tab.general

  Technical Activities Board - General discussion.

ieee.tcos

  The Technical Committee on Operating Systems. (Moderated)

ieee.usab.announce

  USAB - Announcements.

ieee.usab.general

  USAB - General discussion.

info.admin

  Administrative messages regarding info.* groups (usenet@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu). (Moderated)

info.big-internet

  *Issues facing a huge Internet (big-internet@munnari.oz.au). (Moderated)

  Readers: 11020 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 19

info.bind

  *The Berkeley BIND server (bind@arpa.berkeley.edu). (Moderated)

  Readers: 10620 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 7

info.brl-cad

  BRL's Solid Modeling CAD system (cad@arl.army.mil). (Moderated)

  Readers: 8498 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 48

info.bsdi.users

  BSDI user forum (bsdi-users@bsdi.com). (Moderated)

  Readers: 8834 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 1028

info.bytecounters

  *NSstat network analysis program. (bytecounters@venera.isi.edu). (Moderated)

info.firearms

  Non-political firearms discussions (firearms@ns1.rutgers.edu). (Moderated)

  Readers: 8491 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 16

info.firearms.politics

  Political firearms discussions (firearms-politics@ns1.rutgers.edu). (Moderated)

  Readers: 8225 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 75

info.gated

  *Cornell's GATED program (gated-people@gated.cornell.edu). (Moderated)

info.grass.programmer

  GRASS geographic information system programmer issues (grassp-list @moon.cecer.army.mil). (Moderated)

  Readers: 6286 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 23

info.grass.user

  GRASS geographic information system user issues (grassu-list@moon.cecer.army.mil). (Moderated)

  Readers: 6608 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 232

info.ietf

  *Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) discussions (ietf@venera.isi.edu). (Moderated)

  Readers: 2345 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 23

info.ietf.hosts

  *IETF host requirements discussions (ietf-hosts@nnsc.nsf.net). (Moderated)

info.ietf.isoc

  *Internet Society discussions (isoc-interest@relay.sgi.com). (Moderated)

info.ietf.njm

  *Jo-MAAN - the Joint Monitoring Access between Adjacent Networks IETF working group (njm@merit.edu). (Moderated)

info.ietf.smtp

  *IETF SMTP extension discussions (ietf-smtp@dimacs.rutgers.edu). (Moderated)

info.isode

  *The ISO Development Environment package (isode@nic.ddn.mil). (Moderated)

info.jethro-tull

  Discussions about Jethro Tull's music (jtull@remus.rutgers.edu). (Moderated)

  Readers: 5810 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 11

info.labmgr

  Computer lab managers list (labmgr@ukcc.uky.edu). (Moderated)

  Readers: 6293 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 61

info.mach

  The Mach operating system (info-mach@cs.cmu.edu). (Moderated)

info.mh.workers

  *MH development discussions (mh-workers@ics.uci.edu). (Moderated)

info.nets

  Inter-network connectivity (info-nets@rg.net). (Moderated)

  Readers: 12620 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 21

info.nsf.grants

  *NSF grant notes (grants@note.nsf.gov). (Moderated)

info.nsfnet.cert

  *Computer Emergency Response Team announcements (nsfnet-cert@merit.edu). (Moderated)

info.nsfnet.status

  NSFnet status reports. (Moderated)

info.nupop

  Northwestern University's POP for PCs (nupop@casbah.acns.nwu.edu). (Moderated)

info.nysersnmp

  *The SNMP software distributed by PSI (nysersnmp@nisc.nyser.net). (Moderated)

info.osf

  *OSF Electronic Bulletin mailings (roma@uiuc.edu). (Moderated)

info.pem-dev

  *IETF privacy enhanced mail discussions (pem-dev@tis.com). (Moderated)

  Readers: 6223 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 39

info.ph

  Qi, ph, sendmail/phquery discussions (info-ph@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu). (Moderated)

  Readers: 6923 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 36

info.rfc

  *Announcements of newly released RFCs (rfc-request@nic.ddn.mil). (Moderated)

  Readers: 1911 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 15

info.slug

  Care and feeding of Symbolics Lisp machines (slug@iu.ai.sri.com). (Moderated)

  Readers: 6006 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 10

info.snmp

  *SNMP (Simple Gateway/Network Monitoring Protocol) (snmp@psi.com). (Moderated)

  Readers: 8820 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 295

info.solbourne

  Discussions & info about Solbourne computers (info-solbourne@acsu.buffalo.edu). (Moderated)

info.sun-managers

  *Sun-managers digest (sun-managers@rice.edu). (Moderated)

  Readers: 9625 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 699

info.sun-nets

  *Sun-nets (nee Sun Spots) digest (sun-nets@umiacs.umd.edu). (Moderated)

info.theorynt

  Theory list (theorynt@vm1.nodak.edu). (Moderated)

  Readers: 9226 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 47

info.unix-sw

  Software available for anonymous FTP (unix-sw-request@wsmr-simtel20.army.mil). (Moderated)

info.wisenet

  Women In Science and Engineering NETwork (wisenet@uicvm.uic.edu). (Moderated)

  Readers: 7784 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 243

k12.chat.teacher

  Casual conversation for teachers of grades K-12.

  Readers: 10000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1487

k12.ed.art

  Arts & crafts curricula in K-12 education.

  Readers: 10000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 117

k12.ed.business

  Business education curricula in grades K-12.

  Readers: 10000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 199

k12.ed.comp.literacy

  Teaching computer literacy in grades K-12.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 363

k12.ed.health-pe

  Health and Physical Education curricula in grades K-12.

  Readers: 11000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 136

k12.ed.life-skills

  Home Economics, career education, and school counseling.

  Readers: 9000 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 88

k12.ed.math

  Mathematics curriculum in K-12 education.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1010

k12.ed.music

  Music and Performing Arts curriculum in K-12 education.

  Readers: 9900 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 316

k12.ed.science

  Science curriculum in K-12 education.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 860

k12.ed.soc-studies

  Social Studies and History curriculum in K-12 education.

  Readers: 8700 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 252

k12.ed.special

  Educating students with handicaps and/or special needs.

  Readers: 9800 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 235

k12.ed.tag

  K-12 education for gifted and talented students.

  Readers: 9500 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 123

k12.ed.tech

  Industrial arts & vocational education in grades K-12.

  Readers: 10000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 383

k12.lang.art

  The art of teaching language skills in grades K-12.

  Readers: 8400 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 199

k12.lang.deutsch-eng

  Bilingual German/English practice with native speakers.

  Readers: 8300 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 231

k12.lang.esp-eng

  Bilingual Spanish/English practice with native speakers.

  Readers: 9500 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 415

k12.lang.francais

  French practice with native speakers.

  Readers: 9700 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 468

k12.lang.japanese

  Bilingual Japanese/English ith native speakers.

k12.lang.russian

  Bilingual Russian/English practice with native speakers.

  Readers: 9800 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 378

k12.library

  Implementing info technologies in school libraries.

  Readers: 7700 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 151

k12.sys.channel0

  Current projects.

  Readers: 6900 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 10

k12.sys.channel1

  Current projects.

k12.sys.channel10

  Current projects.

k12.sys.channel11

  Current projects.

  Readers: 6700 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 140

k12.sys.channel12

  Current projects.

k12.sys.channel2

  Current projects.

k12.sys.channel3

  Current projects.

k12.sys.channel4

  Current projects.

k12.sys.channel5

  Current projects.

  Readers: 6300 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 13

k12.sys.channel6

  Current projects.

k12.sys.channel7

  Current projects.

k12.sys.channel8

  Current projects.

k12.sys.channel9

  Current projects.

k12.sys.projects

  Discussion of potential projects.

  Readers: 7000 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 47

misc.activism.militia

  Citizens bearing arms for the common defense. (Moderated)

  Readers: 26000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 2006

misc.activism.progressive

  Information for Progressive activists. (Moderated)

  Readers: 43000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1527

misc.answers

  Repository for periodic USENET articles. (Moderated)

  Readers: 74000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: -

misc.books.technical

  Discussion of books about technical topics.

  Readers: 70000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 421

misc.business.consulting

  The business of consulting. (Moderated)

  Readers: 16000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 872

misc.business.facilitators

  Discussions for all types of facilitators.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 527

misc.business.records-mgmt

  All aspects of professional records management.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 116

misc.consumers

  Consumer interests, product reviews, etc.

  Readers: 140000 (0.9%)            Traffic per month: 2799

misc.consumers.house

  Discussion about owning and maintaining a house.

  Readers: 120000 (0.8%)            Traffic per month: 3005

misc.creativity

  A newsgroup for promoting creativity in all human endeavors.  
  Towards that end, readers are encouraged to suggest and discuss 
  techniques and strategies useful in enhancing creativity.  Worldwide 
  electronic brainstorming are encouraged as a means of assisting 
  individuals generate new ideas and solutions to problems.  Information 
  about resources (books, electronic lists, conferences, courses and 
  seminars, audio-visual  resources and software) will be distributed.
  
  A newsgroup to provide an opportunity for "netizens" (Internet
  Users) to share creative experiences in their personal and professional 
  lives. A group to give an opportunity to test new ideas, innovations, 
  inventions with others as a way to further develop these thoughts.
  
  Finally, a newsgroup for an additional source of emotional, intellectual 
  and social support often lacking in the lives of creative people.  The
  group enable creative individuals to connect with other creative 
  people all over the world, generating a synergy that will generate 
  innovative ideas urgently needed to solve the vast problems facing all 
  of humanity. 

  Readers: 26000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 193

misc.education

  Discussion of the educational system.

  Readers: 160000 (1.4%)            Traffic per month: 1206

misc.education.adult

  Adult education and adult literacy practice/research.

  Readers: 23000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 129

misc.education.home-school.christian

  Christian home-schooling.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 335

misc.education.home-school.misc

  Almost anything about home-schooling.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 456

misc.education.language.english

  Teaching English to speakers of other languages.

  Readers: 30000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 415

misc.education.medical

  Issues related to medical education.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 982

misc.education.multimedia

  Multimedia for education. (Moderated)

  Readers: 26000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 175

misc.education.science

  Issues related to science education.

  Readers: 23000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 274

misc.emerg-services

  Forum for paramedics & other first responders.

  Readers: 55000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1343

misc.entrepreneurs

  Discussion on operating a business.

  Readers: 98000 (0.7%)             Traffic per month: 4621

misc.entrepreneurs.moderated

  Entrepreneur/business topics. (Moderated)

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 785

misc.fitness

  Physical fitness, exercise, bodybuilding, etc.

  Readers: 99000 (0.7%)             Traffic per month: 4031

misc.fitness.aerobic

  All forms of aerobic activity.

misc.fitness.misc

  All other general fitness topics.

misc.fitness.weights

  Bodybuilding, weightlifting, resistance.

misc.forsale.computers.discussion

  isc.forsale.computers.discussion is for discussion relating to
  the .forsale.computer groups, to items for sale in the same
  and any other .forsale-related articles that do not offer to sell
  or buy computer equipment.  No commercial postings.

  Readers: 27000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 330

misc.forsale.computers.mac-specific.cards.misc

  Macintosh expansion cards.

  Readers: 23000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 406

misc.forsale.computers.mac-specific.cards.video

  Macintosh video cards.

  Readers: 22000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 301

misc.forsale.computers.mac-specific.misc

  Other Macintosh equipment.

  Readers: 32000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1849

misc.forsale.computers.mac-specific.portables

  Portable Macintosh systems.

  Readers: 26000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 846

misc.forsale.computers.mac-specific.software

  Macintosh software.

  Readers: 26000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1009

misc.forsale.computers.mac-specific.systems

  Complete Macintosh systems.

  Readers: 29000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1569

misc.forsale.computers.memory

  Memory chips and modules for sale and wanted.

  Readers: 39000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 2111

misc.forsale.computers.modems

  Modems for sale and wanted.

  Readers: 34000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1075

misc.forsale.computers.monitors

  Monitors and displays for sale and wanted.

  Readers: 30000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 677

misc.forsale.computers.net-hardware

  Networking hardware for sale and wanted.

  Readers: 27000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 593

misc.forsale.computers.other.misc

  Miscellaneous other equipment.

  Readers: 34000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1577

misc.forsale.computers.other.software

  Software for other systems.

  Readers: 27000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 747

misc.forsale.computers.other.systems

  Complete other types of systems.

  Readers: 28000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 706

misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.audio

  PC audio equipment.

  Readers: 24000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 351

misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.cards.misc

  PC expansion cards.

  Readers: 29000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 685

misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.cards.video

  PC video cards.

  Readers: 26000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 661

misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.misc

  Other PC-specific equipment.

  Readers: 44000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 2090

misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.motherboards

  PC motherboards.

  Readers: 41000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1281

misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.portables

  Portable PC systems.

  Readers: 37000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1262

misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.software

  PC software.

  Readers: 37000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1975

misc.forsale.computers.pc-specific.systems

  Complete PC systems.

  Readers: 39000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1123

misc.forsale.computers.printers

  Printers and plotters for sale and wanted.

  Readers: 29000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 958

misc.forsale.computers.storage

  A group primarily for articles to sell or buy hardware-independent 
  storage devices.  Typically this is SCSI equipment (of various 
  flavours): hard disks, tape drives, DAT drives, CD-ROMs, optical disks, 
  removable hard disks and others.  Less hardware-independent equipment 
  (such as IDE hard disks or QIC tape drives) are also acceptable.  No 
  commercial postings.

  Readers: 37000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1796

misc.forsale.computers.workstation

  Workstation related computer items.

  Readers: 82000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 973

misc.forsale.non-computer

  Non-computer items for sale and wanted.

  Readers: 40000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 2432

misc.handicap

  Items of interest for/about the handicapped. (Moderated)

  Readers: 29000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 318

misc.headlines

  Current interest: drug testing, terrorism, etc.

  Readers: 81000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 1550

misc.health.aids

  AIDS issues and support.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 491

misc.health.alternative

  For discussion (pro *and* con) of health care and therapies which are
  alternative, complementary, or not commonly accepted by Western
  scientific medicine.
  
  Appropriate topics include (but are not limited to): acupuncture,
  Alexander technique, alternative cancer therapies, aromatherapy,
  ayurveda, chiropractic, color therapy, healing, herbalism, holistic
  dentistry, holistic medicine, homeopathy, hypnosis, iridology,
  macrobiotics, meditation, megavitamin therapy, midwifery, naturopathy,
  natural vision improvement (Bates method, etc.), osteopathy,
  radiesthesia, reflexology, shiatsu and do-in, traditional medicine
  (Arab, Chinese, Native American, etc.), and yoga.
  
  Flames, name-calling, and abusive behavior in general (from either
  side) are not welcome, but constructive criticisms and arguments are
  encouraged, misc.health.alternative is a generally non-technical
  consumer level discussion group.

  Readers: 52000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 3604

misc.health.arthritis

  A group for discussions about different aspects of arthritis and related
  autoimmune disorders, such as lupus and scleroderma, mainly from the
  patient's point of view.  Medical discussions should be informational only,
  not for a substitute of consulting a properly trained medical practitioner.
  
  Anyone with an interest in arthritis is free to post, including but not
  limited to patients, their friends and family members, doctors, and
  other medical professionals dealing with different forms of arthritis.
  
  The following are examples of good topics:
  
    - symptoms and causes of different forms of arthritis
    - treatments, both conventional and alternative
    - arthritis-related practical problems and ways to overcome them
    - social issues relevant to arthritis patients
    - emotional support
    - different resources available to people with arthritis
  
    Scientific discussions that are likely to interest arthritis patients in
    general are welcome on misc.health.arthritis, even if cross-posted to
    sci.med.immunology.
  
    Commercial advertisements may NOT be posted to the this group.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 355

misc.health.diabetes

  Discussion of diabetes management in day to day life.

  Readers: 38000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1539

misc.immigration.canada

  A group on everything about Canadian immigration issues
  (ie. Canadian visas, permanent residency, and citizenship).
  
  Please observe all usenet netiquette. Since these are immigration
  newsgroups please avoid putting (excessive) advertisements that
  could irritate the readers.

  Readers: 28000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1155

misc.immigration.misc

  Miscellaneous countries immigration issues.

  Readers: 24000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 115

misc.immigration.usa

  USA immigration issues.

  Readers: 32000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1495

misc.industry.pulp-and-paper

  Technical topics in the pulp and paper industry.

misc.industry.quality

  Quality standards and other issues.

misc.industry.utilities.electric

  The electric utility industry.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 452

misc.int-property

  Discussion of intellectual property rights.

  Readers: 49000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 578

misc.invest

  Investments and the handling of money.

  Readers: 140000 (0.9%)            Traffic per month: 2593

misc.invest.canada

  Investing in Canadian financial markets.

  Readers: 54000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 915

misc.invest.funds

  Sharing info about bond, stock, real estate funds.

  Readers: 64000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1630

misc.invest.futures

  Physical commodity and financial futures markets.

  Readers: 26000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 986

misc.invest.real-estate

  Property investments.

  Readers: 47000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1442

misc.invest.stocks

  Forum for sharing info about stocks and options.

  Readers: 83000 (0.7%)             Traffic per month: 6307

misc.invest.technical

  Analyzing market trends with technical methods.

  Readers: 45000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1196

misc.jobs.contract

  Discussions about contract labor.

  Readers: 190000 (1.2%)            Traffic per month: 13353

misc.jobs.misc

  Discussion about employment, workplaces, careers.

  Readers: 200000 (1.3%)            Traffic per month: 1988

misc.jobs.offered

  A news group for the posting of job offerings by individuals,
  companies, or other organizations with positions to offer.  Job offers may
  be made by any organization with a job opening, or by a professional third
  party recruiting firm which has been hired to fill the opening.  Third party
  recruiters, however, should note that their being allowed to do business via
  Usenet is an unusual exception to the general rule which forbids using the
  network for commercial profit.  They should therefore be especially careful
  to adhere to the guidelines for posting.  Violations and abuses upset readers,
  who may call for prohibiting these commercial postings.
  
  Misc.jobs.offered is for offering jobs, not business opportunities.
  The posting must meet all legal requirements of the country where the
  work will be done.

  Readers: 330000 (2.1%)            Traffic per month: 25148

misc.jobs.offered.entry

  Job listings only for entry-level positions.

  Readers: 110000 (0.8%)            Traffic per month: 1100

misc.jobs.resumes

  Postings of resumes and "situation wanted" articles.

  Readers: 160000 (1.1%)            Traffic per month: 2741

misc.kids

  Children, their behavior and activities.

  Readers: 110000 (0.8%)            Traffic per month: 7462

misc.kids.computer

  The use of computers by children.

  Readers: 41000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 353

misc.kids.consumers

  Products related to kids.

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 131

misc.kids.health

  Children's health.

  Readers: 23000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 715

misc.kids.info

  For the periodic posting of informational posts and FAQ files related
  to groups in the misc.kids hierarchy.  Occasional one-time
  announcements of interest to misc.kids readers (such as juvenile
  product recall, misc.kids picnics or photoalbums) may be crossposted
  here from misc.kids (and/or the appropriate subgroup(s)).  However, as
  a low volume newsgroup, birth announcements, etc. are not appropriate
  for this group.  Posts to this group should be informational;
  discussion and questions will not appear here.  No advertising.
  Posters should be aware that the moderator cannot do distributions for
  other regions, and that there may be moderation delays.

  Readers: 24000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 43

misc.kids.pregnancy

    Discussion of matters related to pregnancy, including 
  pre-pregnancy planning, infertility, childbirth, and the recovery
  of the mother during the postpartum period.

  Readers: 29000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 3595

misc.kids.vacation

  Discussion on all forms of family-oriented vacationing.

  Readers: 28000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 262

misc.legal

  Legalities and the ethics of law.

  Readers: 130000 (0.8%)            Traffic per month: 4321

misc.legal.computing

  Discussing the legal climate of the computing world.

  Readers: 51000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 717

misc.legal.moderated

  All aspects of law. (Moderated)

  Readers: 33000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1162

misc.misc

  Various discussions not fitting in any other group.

  Readers: 100000 (0.7%)            Traffic per month: 1003

misc.news.bosnia

  News, articles, reports & information on Bosnia. (Moderated)

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 204

misc.news.east-europe.rferl

  The place where Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Daily Report(s) is posted   
  
  * The RFE/RL Daily Report is a digest of the latest developments
  * in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.  It is published
  * Monday through Friday (except German holidays) by the RFE/RL
  * Research Institute (a division of Radio Free Europe/Radio
  * Liberty Inc.) in Munich.  It averages roughly 30 Kbytes of
  * material per day.

  Readers: 12000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: -

misc.news.southasia

  News from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, etc. (Moderated)

  Readers: 66000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 160

misc.rural

  Devoted to issues concerning rural living.

  Readers: 60000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 880

misc.survivalism

  Disaster and long-term survival techniques and theory.

  Readers: 27000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1039

misc.taxes

  Tax laws and advice.

  Readers: 80000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1301

misc.test

  A test group which is monitered by several autorepliers (about 14 at
  the last count) around the world which sent E-mail to the poster. This
  means the speed and propogation of news around the world can be
  checked.  This group is often seen in follow-up lines since people
  often try to booby trap posts in an attempt to flood any people who
  respond with test E-mail replies.

  Readers: 57000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 4077

misc.test.moderated

  Testing of posting to moderated groups. (Moderated)

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 34

misc.transport.air-industry

  Airlines, airports, commercial aircraft. (Moderated)

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 756

misc.transport.rail.americas

  Railroads & railways in North & South America.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 867

misc.transport.rail.australia-nz

  Railways in Australia & New Zealand.

  Readers: 11000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 303

misc.transport.rail.europe

  Railroads & railways in all of Europe.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 889

misc.transport.rail.misc

  Miscellaneous rail issues & discussions.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 403

misc.transport.trucking

  Commercial trucking related issues.

misc.transport.urban-transit

  A forum for the discussion of urban public transportation systems, 
  emphasizing - but not limited to - rail and bus transit systems in 
  metropolitan centers worldwide.  Including, discussion of all aspects of 
  public transit, including planning, financing, selection of routes and 
  equipment, operating procedures, historical factoids, sociological 
  implications, etc.
  
  It is NOT a supplant of any of the existing newsgroup.  So, it should 
  not be seen as an extension of rec.railroad, whose charter includes at 
  least three areas (long-distance travel, freight railroads, and 
  recreational fan trips) that are at most tangential to 
  misc.transport.urban-transit.

  Readers: 22000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1954

misc.wanted

  Requests for things that are needed (NOT software).

  Readers: 130000 (0.9%)            Traffic per month: 1070

misc.writing

  Discussion of writing in all of its forms.

  Readers: 77000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 4810

news.admin.hierarchies

  Network news hierarchies.

  Readers: 23000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 249

news.admin.misc

  General topics of network news administration.

  Readers: 140000 (0.8%)            Traffic per month: 1185

news.admin.net-abuse.announce

  Information regarding network resource abuse. (Moderated)

  Readers: 35000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 146

news.admin.net-abuse.misc

  Network facility abuse, including spamming.

  Readers: 27000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2636

news.admin.policy

  Policy issues of USENET.

  Readers: 110000 (0.7%)            Traffic per month: 1697

news.admin.technical

  This group is dedicated to the technical aspects of maintaining the
  netnews environment.  Puzzled by the RFCs?  Trying to diagnose a tricky
  problem on your system?  Then post here.
  
  Personal abuse, repetition of things that have been hashed to death
  already, and articles more appropriate for news.admin.policy (questions of
  law and policy) would be rejected by the moderator with a request to post
  
  The archive that would be built up would be a valuable resource for new
  news administrators.  It's my hope that sites will archive the group from
  its beginning and that the group will be worth archiving.

  Readers: 80000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 85

news.announce.conferences

  Calls for papers and conference announcements. (Moderated)

  Readers: 160000 (1.0%)            Traffic per month: 127

news.announce.important

  news.announce.important exists for purpose of transmitting announcements
  of importance to the general readership of the USENET, as interpretted by
  its moderator, Mark Horton.  This group should be marked MODERATED.  If
  you are reading this message in your mail file, the chances are it is not.

  Readers: 390000 (2.3%)            Traffic per month: -

news.announce.newgroups

  Calls for newgroups & announcements of same. (Moderated)

  Readers: 240000 (1.4%)            Traffic per month: 262

news.announce.newusers

  Explanatory postings for new users. (Moderated)

  Readers: 1000000 (5.8%            Traffic per month: 40

news.answers

  Repository for periodic USENET articles. (Moderated)

  Readers: 440000 (2.6%)            Traffic per month: 2306

news.groups

  Discussions and lists of newsgroups.

  Readers: 260000 (1.6%)            Traffic per month: 5442

news.groups.questions

  Where can I find talk about topic X?

  Readers: 53000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1183

news.groups.reviews

  news.groups.reviews features descriptions of interesting (to someone)
  newsgroups and mailing lists.  Feel free to submit a review of your
  favorite.
  
  The moderator, Jim Jewett <grouprev+@pitt.edu> admits that he is slower 
  than he should be, but things do go out.
  
  It is a relatively low-volume group, but there is very little noise.
  (Depending on your opinions, possibly the two FAQs, and on-topic 
  reviews for groups _you_ don't care about.)

  Readers: 44000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 4

news.lists

  News-related statistics and lists. (Moderated)

  Readers: 180000 (1.0%)            Traffic per month: 39

news.lists.ps-maps

  Maps relating to USENET traffic flows. (Moderated)

  Readers: 92000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: -

news.misc

  Discussions of USENET itself.

  Readers: 130000 (0.8%)            Traffic per month: 173

news.newusers.questions

  Q & A for users new to the Usenet.

  Readers: 320000 (1.9%)            Traffic per month: 5787

news.software.anu-news

  ANU NEWS is a computer-based conferencing system for VAX/VMS systems.
  ANU NEWS can be connected into the Global USENET news network and/or
  any other news network. ANU NEWS supports both DECnet and TCP/IP
  (Multinet, WIN/TCP, Ultrix Connection, EXCELAN TCP, and CMU) as
  transports.
  
  The purpose of news.software.anu-news is to discuss any and all ANU
  NEWS related issues. It is the primary support channel for ANU NEWS
  users. New versions, fixes, workarounds, etc are posted to the
  newsgroup. Bug reports/fixes and suggestions for improvement are always
  welcome. Please always RTFM (Read The Friendly Manual) before posting.

  Readers: 73000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 63

news.software.b

  Discussion about B-news-compatible software.

  Readers: 95000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 178

news.software.nn

  Discussion about the "nn" news reader package.

  Readers: 76000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 73

news.software.readers

  An unmoderated discussion for newsreading software.
  
  Potential topics for discussion include:
    - rn and its variants
    - tass
    - xrn
    - gnus
    - Other platforms (Mac, MSDOS, VM)
    - design issues - if you decide to write or significantly modify one.
  
  Religious wars - rn vs nn, or gnus vs xrn - are not encouraged.
  
  Technical issues about nn, notes, anu-news, and PSU NetNews will
  probably find more answers in their respective newsgroups, but they
  are not excluded from discussion here.

  Readers: 110000 (0.7%)            Traffic per month: 867

rec.animals.wildlife

  Wildlife related discussions/information.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 661

rec.answers

  Repository for periodic USENET articles. (Moderated)

  Readers: 84000 (0.7%)             Traffic per month: 670

rec.antiques

  Discussing antiques and vintage items.

  Readers: 53000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1665

rec.antiques.marketplace

  Buying/selling/trading antiques.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1220

rec.antiques.radio+phono

  Audio devices and materials of yesteryear.

  Readers: 22000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1048

rec.aquaria

  Keeping fish and aquaria as a hobby.

  Readers: 63000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 3233

rec.arts.animation

  Discussion of various kinds of animation.

  Readers: 67000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1178

rec.arts.anime

  Japanese animation fen discussion.

  Readers: 100000 (0.7%)            Traffic per month: 6922

rec.arts.anime.info

  The following kinds of postings are approprate:
  - FAQs (natch)
  - Lists (voice actor list, CD list, subbed/dubbed anime list, etc...)
  - Informational postings ("How to take care of your cels", etc...)
  - Summary reviews of magazines like Animedia,
    Animage, NewType, Advance Comics, etc.
  - Anime Reviews
  - Industry, con, and club announcements
  - Any significant anime-related news ("Mamoru does DIRTY PAIR movie!")
  
  Any follow-ups to postings in rec.arts.anime.info will
  be sent to rec.arts.anime.

  Readers: 33000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 53

rec.arts.anime.marketplace

  Things for sale in the Japanese animation world.

  Readers: 41000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1161

rec.arts.anime.stories

  All about Japanese comic fanzines. (Moderated)

  Readers: 30000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 100

rec.arts.ascii

  ASCII art, info on archives, art, & artists. (Moderated)

  Readers: 34000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 528

rec.arts.bodyart

  Tattoos and body decoration discussions.

  Readers: 68000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1954

rec.arts.bonsai

  Dwarfish trees and shrubbery.

  Readers: 30000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 984

rec.arts.books

  Books of all genres, and the publishing industry.

  Readers: 140000 (0.9%)            Traffic per month: 3773

rec.arts.books.childrens

  All aspects of children's literature.

  Readers: 23000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 755

rec.arts.books.hist-fiction

  Historical fictions (novels) in general.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 508

rec.arts.books.marketplace

  A group for all aspects of the buying and selling of books including 
  books wanted, books for sale, bookstores. With respect to bookstores: 
  the business side of bookselling, lists and queries (such as what mail 
  order dealers specialize in a particular area) should be posted to
  rec.arts.books.marketplace. Reviews of bookstores should either be
  posted to rec.arts.books or posted to both.

  Readers: 29000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1719

rec.arts.books.reviews

  Book reviews. (Moderated)

  Readers: 26000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 116

rec.arts.books.tolkien

  The works of J.R.R. Tolkien.

  Readers: 37000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1311

rec.arts.comics.alternative

  Alternative (non-mainstream) comic books.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1418

rec.arts.comics.creative

  Encouraging good superhero-style writing.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 275

rec.arts.comics.dc.universe

  DC Comics' shared universe and characters.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 3339

rec.arts.comics.elfquest

  The Elfquest universe and characters.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 631

rec.arts.comics.info

  Reviews, convention information and other comics news. (Moderated)

  Readers: 41000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 115

rec.arts.comics.marketplace

  The exchange of comics and comic related items.

  Readers: 52000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 3593

rec.arts.comics.marvel.universe

  Marvel Comics' shared universe and characters.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 2177

rec.arts.comics.misc

  Comic books, graphic novels, sequential art.

  Readers: 63000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 5081

rec.arts.comics.other-media

  Comic book spinoffs in other media.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 645

rec.arts.comics.strips

  Discussion of short-form comics.

  Readers: 43000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 695

rec.arts.comics.xbooks

  The Mutant Universe of Marvel Comics.

  Readers: 48000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 6281

rec.arts.dance

  This is an unmoderated discussion forum on practically all dance forms
  and issues.  Most of the discussion focuses on social dance (in
  particular ballroom, swing, and country & western), but folk, tap,
  clogging, belly dancing, polka, disco, hustle, freestyle, slam, etc.
  are also legitimate topics.  Some discussion of jazz, ballet and folk
  dancing exists, but most of that traffic is in the groups
  rec.folk-dancing and alt.arts.ballet.
  
  It includes discussions about technique, styling, dance troupes,
  specific dancers, camps and workshops, competitions, and equipment,
  as well as conditioning for dance, injuries (their treatment and
  rehabilitation), stretching, etc. Moreover, this group welcomes
  queries concerning what dance clubs or organizations are in your area
  (please use restricted distribution) and how to get started dancing.
  
  This is a great forum to help dancers hook up with one another,
  whether for workshops, competitions, instruction, or simply finding a
  place to dance in a city you will be visiting.
  
  This group is not for commercial use.  Advertising for profit (as
  opposed to occasional recommendations by actual dancers) is not
  welcome. On the other hand, announcements of competitions,
  exhibitions, and special events are appropriate.

  Readers: 46000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1267

rec.arts.disney

  Discussion of any Disney-related subjects.

  Readers: 82000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 5179

rec.arts.drwho

  Discussion about Doctor Who, the British science-fiction TV show.
  Anything relating to the show can be discussed, including but not
  limited to opinions on stories, book/video reviews, general chat
  about the series, favourite stories, Doctors, companions...
  (The only exception is fan-written Doctor Who fiction, which should
  be posted to alt.drwho.creative instead.)


  Readers: 59000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 4321

rec.arts.erotica

  Erotic fiction and verse. (Moderated)

  Readers: 170000 (1.3%)            Traffic per month: 4

rec.arts.fine

  Fine arts & artists.

  Readers: 72000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1338

rec.arts.int-fiction

  Discussions about interactive fiction.

  Readers: 47000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 293

rec.arts.manga

  All aspects of the Japanese storytelling art form.

  Readers: 38000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1016

rec.arts.marching.band.college

  College marching bands.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 274

rec.arts.marching.band.high-school

  High school marching bands.

  Readers: 14000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 371

rec.arts.marching.colorguard

  Competitive color guard activity.

  Readers: 13000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 110

rec.arts.marching.drumcorps

  A forum for discussion of Drum & Bugle Corps (D&B) : competetions, 
  musical repertoires of corps, musical arrangements, drill design, 
  instruction techniques, etc. Postings from  current, past, and 
  prospective D&B members are welcome. 
  
  The rec.arts.marching groups are not intended to discuss marching techniques
  or military activity (e.g. staggering marching steps while crossing bridges
  to avoid the creation of potentially destructive harmonic waves). Discussion
  of any information of potential military value is forbidden. Discussion of
  recreational and performance marching in the military (e.g. The US Service
  Academys' Drum Corps) is permitted. Also, discussion is generally limited to
  units that bring motion to their performance -- concert bands and orchestra
  performances will generally not be discussed in rec.arts.marching.

  Readers: 30000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1807

rec.arts.marching.misc

  Marching-related performance activities.

  Readers: 24000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 18

rec.arts.misc

  Discussions about the arts not in other groups.

  Readers: 53000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 207

rec.arts.movies

  Discussions of movies and movie making.

  Readers: 180000 (1.5%)            Traffic per month: 11323

rec.arts.movies.announce

  Newsworthy events in the movie business. (Moderated)

  Readers: 27000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 47

rec.arts.movies.current-films

  The latest movie releases.

  Readers: 37000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 2068

rec.arts.movies.lists+surveys

  Top-N lists and general surveys.

  Readers: 23000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 457

rec.arts.movies.misc

  General aspects of movies not covered by other groups.

  Readers: 23000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 512

rec.arts.movies.movie-going

  Going-to-movies experiences.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 201

rec.arts.movies.past-films

  Past movies.

  Readers: 23000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1488

rec.arts.movies.people

  People in the movie business.

  Readers: 25000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 709

rec.arts.movies.production

  Filmmaking, amateur and professional.

  Readers: 25000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1101

rec.arts.movies.reviews

  Reviews of movies. (Moderated)

  Readers: 220000 (1.5%)            Traffic per month: 95

rec.arts.movies.tech

  Technical aspects of movies.

  Readers: 21000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 256

rec.arts.mystery

  A forum for the discussion of the fine art of murder as displayed in 
  crime fiction and mystery films, plays, and thrillers.
  
  The objectives are:
      + To offer a public forum to discuss mystery novels and films. 
        This includes the plot and character development, as well as
        formal aspects of the writing or film editing.
      + To create a meeting place for people with interest in reading of
        this genre, for opinions and criticism.
      + To exchange tips on good and bad crime fiction and films, and to
        discuss new publications on the field. Questions that will be
        discussed include: Is the plot realistic?, Are its twists and
        turns surprising?, Is it suspenseful?, Are the characters
        credible and interesting?, Is the book/film "atmospheric"?, 
        What is the standard of the writing?
      + The classical question on how to commit the perfect crime will
        certainly be an aspect of the discussion. Examples in the
        relevant literature may be critically examined (To give the
        group a scientific touch).
      + To establish a place on the net were fans of the classical
        whodunit can have it out with the disciples of the hardboiled
        variation or fans of the "police procedural". 
  
  Spoilers concerning the plot of mysteries should be made visible in
  the header of the postings. We don't want to know whodunit before the
  sleuth tells us or we find out by ourselves. Advertising related to to
  the subject should also be labeled, unrelated advertising should be
  sent to /dev/null rather than rec.arts.mystery.

  Readers: 25000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 926

rec.arts.poems

  For the posting of poems.

  Readers: 82000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 3641

rec.arts.prose

  Short works of prose fiction and followup discussion.

  Readers: 41000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 277

rec.arts.sf.announce

  Major announcements of the SF world. (Moderated)

  Readers: 46000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 66

rec.arts.sf.fandom

  Discussions of SF fan activities.

  Readers: 43000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1494

rec.arts.sf.marketplace

  Personal forsale notices of SF materials.

  Readers: 44000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1062

rec.arts.sf.misc

  Science fiction lovers' newsgroup.

  Readers: 51000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 369

rec.arts.sf.movies

  Discussing SF motion pictures.

  Readers: 64000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 1913

rec.arts.sf.reviews

  Reviews of science fiction/fantasy/horror works. (Moderated)

  Readers: 66000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 17

rec.arts.sf.science

  Real and speculative aspects of SF science.

  Readers: 42000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1285

rec.arts.sf.starwars

  Discussion of the Star Wars universe.

  Readers: 76000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 6407

rec.arts.sf.starwars.collecting

  Topics relating to Star Wars collecting.

rec.arts.sf.starwars.games

  Star Wars games:  RPG, computer, card, etc.

rec.arts.sf.starwars.info

  General information pertaining to Star Wars. (Moderated)

rec.arts.sf.starwars.misc

  Miscellaneous topics pertaining to Star Wars.

rec.arts.sf.tv

  Discussing general television SF.

  Readers: 64000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 3168

rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5

  Babylon 5 creators meet Babylon 5 fans.

  Readers: 64000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 11138

rec.arts.sf.tv.quantum-leap

  Quantum Leap TV, comics, cons, etc.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1387

rec.arts.sf.written

  A group for discussing the general SF which is seen by its audience in
  written form, whether printed or online.  Note that many more specific
  groups in rec.arts.sf.* exist to pull some traffic from this group,
  but in general, this is where new releases are discussed, informal
  reviews given, continuity topics discussed, authors compared, and is
  the starting point for many threads which should eventually be moved
  to more appropriate groups.  (Please cooperate when the call is put
  forward to move a discussion to a more specific group.)

  Readers: 83000 (0.7%)             Traffic per month: 4040

rec.arts.sf.written.robert-jordan

  Books by author Robert Jordan.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 4056

rec.arts.startrek.current

  New Star Trek shows, movies and books.

  Readers: 180000 (1.3%)            Traffic per month: 6229

rec.arts.startrek.fandom

  Discussions of conventions, television stations airing Star Trek, news and 
  policies from Paramount, and other fan-related issues.

  Readers: 130000 (1.0%)            Traffic per month: 923

rec.arts.startrek.info

  Information about the universe of Star Trek. (Moderated)

  Readers: 190000 (1.4%)            Traffic per month: 70

rec.arts.startrek.misc

  General discussions of Star Trek.

  Readers: 190000 (1.6%)            Traffic per month: 3440

rec.arts.startrek.reviews

  A moderated newsgroup exclusively for reviews of "Star Trek" 
  episodes, books, comics, and related items (just "episodes" in the 
  rest of the charter, for brevity).  It is open to all incarnations of 
  Star Trek: the original series, the Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and
  any others that pop up in the future.
  
  A "review" is defined as an original (non-followup) article that expresses
  and justifies an opinion about a particular episode.  The moderator has the
  power to reject articles that aren't appropriate for the group.  Articles
  may not be rejected on the basis of the opinions expressed, but might be
  rejected for either of the following reasons, among others:
  
  - The article states an opinion ("I hated the episode") without any
    discussion of WHY the poster thinks that, or with so little discussion
    ("because it had awful FX") that it's not useful to others seeking
    insight into the episode.
  - The article is very poorly written.  The moderator would be expected to
    be generous here, but has the power to reject completely incoherent
    messages that don't convey any clear opinion.  
  
  Followups will be directed to r.a.s.current or r.a.s.misc, or to other
  more appropriate groups in the r.a.s. heirarchy should any appear in the
  future.

  Readers: 47000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 102

rec.arts.startrek.tech

  Discussions of Star Trek's depiction of future technology, including warp 
  drives, phasers, photon torpedoes, transporters, communicators, turbolifts, 
  android technology, medical advances, Geordi's visor, violations of 20th 
  century physical laws, etc.

  Readers: 140000 (1.0%)            Traffic per month: 1977

rec.arts.theatre.misc

  Miscellaneous topics and issues in theatre.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1028

rec.arts.theatre.musicals

  Musical theatre around the world.

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 4973

rec.arts.theatre.plays

  Dramaturgy and discussion of plays.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 732

rec.arts.theatre.stagecraft

  Issues in stagecraft and production.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 640

rec.arts.tv

  The boob tube, its history, and past and current shows.

  Readers: 160000 (1.1%)            Traffic per month: 4165

rec.arts.tv.interactive

  Developments in interactive television.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 98

rec.arts.tv.mst3k

  For fans of Mystery Science Theater 3000.

  Readers: 22000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1995

rec.arts.tv.mst3k.announce

  Mystery Science Theater 3000 announcements. (Moderated)

rec.arts.tv.mst3k.misc

  For fans of Mystery Science Theater 3000.

  Readers: 11000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1183

rec.arts.tv.soaps.abc

  Postings specific to the soaps on ABC.  These soaps include Loving,
  All My Children, One Life to Live, General Hospital, and any future
  soaps airing on ABC.

  Readers: 28000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 5395

rec.arts.tv.soaps.cbs

  Soap operas produced by or for the CBS network.

  Readers: 28000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2439

rec.arts.tv.soaps.misc

  Postings of interest to all soap opera viewers.

  Readers: 27000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2241

rec.arts.tv.uk

  Discussions of telly shows from the UK.

  Readers: 67000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 3159

rec.arts.tv.uk.comedy

  Regarding UK-based comedy shows.

rec.arts.tv.uk.coronation-st

  Regarding the UK based show Coronation Street.

rec.arts.tv.uk.eastenders

  Regarding the UK based show Eastenders.

rec.arts.tv.uk.misc

  Miscellaneous topics about UK-based television.

rec.arts.wobegon

  "A Prairie Home Companion" radio show discussion.

  Readers: 37000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 162

rec.audio.car

  Discussions of automobile audio systems.

  Readers: 63000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 3900

rec.audio.high-end

  High-end audio systems. (Moderated)

  Readers: 62000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1152

rec.audio.marketplace

  Buying and selling of home audio equipment.

  Readers: 33000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2355

rec.audio.misc

  Post about audio here if you can't post anywhere else.

  Readers: 35000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1578

rec.audio.opinion

  Everybody's two bits on audio in your home.

  Readers: 26000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1774

rec.audio.pro

  A forum for the discussion of professional audio products, recording 
  and studio engineering as it relates to any of following:
  
        - Radio/TV audio for on-air and production
        - Sound reinforcement
        - Recording
  
  Some appropriate topics of discussion:
  
        - Buy/sell/swap of equipment
        - Equipment maintainance
        - Interfacing for control purposes
        - Modifications to equipment
        - Recording/mixing/editing/mastering techniques
        - Recording/reproduction media
        - Repair problems/solutions
        - Selection of equipment for particular situations
        - Studio design/construction
        - Testing and measurement
        - Use of computers in studios

  Readers: 61000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 3155

rec.audio.tech

  Theoretical, factual, and DIY topics in home audio.

  Readers: 30000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2370

rec.autos.4x4

  The on and off-road four wheel drive vehicle.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 2376

rec.autos.antique

  Discussing all aspects of automobiles over 25 years old.

  Readers: 39000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1449

rec.autos.driving

  Driving automobiles.

  Readers: 87000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 6774

rec.autos.makers.chrysler

  Dodge, Plymouth, Jeep, Eagle, etc info/talk.

  Readers: 22000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1413

rec.autos.makers.saturn

  A place for discussion of all aspects of Saturn vehicles, especially, but 
  not limited to, purchasing, owning and maintaining them, including:
  
            How to maintain and repair Saturn vehicles
            Performance, efficiency, reliability, and other statistics
            The usual enthusiasm and gripes from owners
            Reviews and comparisons for shoppers
            Price information
            All relevant announcements from GM or Saturn Corp.
            Shopping for promotional Saturn Corp. items

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 931

rec.autos.marketplace

  Buy/Sell/Trade automobiles, parts, tools, accessories.

  Readers: 43000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 2066

rec.autos.misc

  Miscellaneous discussion about automobiles.

  Readers: 47000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 4029

rec.autos.rod-n-custom

  High performance automobiles.

  Readers: 36000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1303

rec.autos.simulators

  Discussion of automotive simulators.

  Readers: 33000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1268

rec.autos.sport.f1

  Formula 1 motor racing.

  Readers: 38000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 4021

rec.autos.sport.indy

  Indy Car motor racing.

  Readers: 32000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2904

rec.autos.sport.info

  Auto racing news, results, announcements. (Moderated)

  Readers: 30000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 342

rec.autos.sport.misc

  Organized, legal auto competitions.

  Readers: 27000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 333

rec.autos.sport.nascar

  NASCAR and other professional stock car racing.

  Readers: 31000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 3825

rec.autos.sport.tech

  Technical aspects & technology of auto racing.

  Readers: 22000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 396

rec.autos.tech

  Technical aspects of automobiles, et. al.

  Readers: 95000 (0.7%)             Traffic per month: 4346

rec.autos.vw

  Issues pertaining to Volkswagen products.

  Readers: 63000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 3108

rec.aviation.announce

  Events of interest to the aviation community. (Moderated)

  Readers: 17000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: -

rec.aviation.answers

  Frequently asked questions about aviation. (Moderated)

  Readers: 28000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: -

rec.aviation.hang-gliding

  Hang-gliding, paragliding, foot-launched flight.

  Readers: 4500 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 368

rec.aviation.homebuilt

  Selecting, designing, building, and restoring aircraft.

  Readers: 35000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1459

rec.aviation.ifr

  Flying under Instrument Flight Rules.

  Readers: 30000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 661

rec.aviation.marketplace

  Aviation classifieds.

  Readers: 10000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 250

rec.aviation.military

  For postings related to military aircraft, both historical, present, and
  rumored; military aircraft technology; military aircraft actions and
  incidents.  Not intended to compete with sci.military, this group
  simply provides a legitimate home for the many military postings which
  already exist on rec.aviation.

  Readers: 45000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 3439

rec.aviation.misc

  Miscellaneous topics in aviation.

  Readers: 44000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1708

rec.aviation.owning

  Information on owning airplanes.

  Readers: 30000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 688

rec.aviation.piloting

  Information pertinent to pilots of general aviation aircraft which
  would not fall into one of the other non-misc rec.aviation groups.
  Topics include, but are not limited to flying skills, interesting sights,
  destinations, flight characteristics of aircraft, unusual situations,
  handling emergencies, working with air traffic control, international
  flights, customs and immigration, experiences with ground support
  facilities, etc.

  Readers: 33000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1541

rec.aviation.products

  Reviews and discussion of products useful to pilots.

  Readers: 29000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 416

rec.aviation.questions

  A group to receive questions on  aviation which might be answered
  in an simple and reasonably authoritative manner by one or a few
  of the many knowledgeable individuals we have on the net.  Such 
  questions, along with their answers, will be posted as a single article,
  to rec.aviation.questions  and will be cross-posted to the appropriate
  unmoderated rec.aviation subgroup(s).  This process will avoid having
  such questions answered many, many times by well-intentioned readers,
  sometimes correctly and  sometimes incorrectly.  Interested netters
  will be able to follow up to the original question and answer posting
  in the normal manner; these follow-ups will be directed to the 
  appropriate unmoderated rec.aviation subgroup(s).

  Readers: 8200 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 1

rec.aviation.rotorcraft

  Helicopters and other rotary wing aircraft.

rec.aviation.simulators

  Flight simulation on all levels.

  Readers: 40000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 699

rec.aviation.soaring

  All aspects of sailplanes and hang-gliders.

  Readers: 33000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 916

rec.aviation.stories

  A home for one of the greatest strengths of rec.aviation -- longer
  postings of stories and experiences, including descriptions of
  cross-country trips, "I learned about flying from that", airshow
  reports, and so on.  The moderator will reject shorter articles and
  subjects which aren't appropriate to the group, and will ensure that
  articles meet minimum readability standards (i.e., line lengths).
  Follow-ups will be directed to other groups.  It is expected that this
  group will typically contain only one or two articles a week.
  Articles for anonymous posting will be accepted.

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: -

rec.aviation.student

  Learning to fly.

  Readers: 30000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 585

rec.aviation.ultralight

  Light aircraft in general, all topics.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 295

rec.backcountry

  Activities in the Great Outdoors.

  Readers: 93000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 4717

rec.bicycles.marketplace

  A group for discussion of bicycles, components, ancillary equipment and 
  services wanted or for sale, reviews of such things, places to buy 
  them, and evaluations of these sources.  Not for discussion of 
  general engineering, maintenance, or repair -- see rec.bicycles.tech.

  Readers: 57000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 2636

rec.bicycles.misc

  General discussion of bicycling.

  Readers: 65000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 2453

rec.bicycles.off-road

  All aspects of off-road bicycling.

  Readers: 29000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2960

rec.bicycles.racing

  Bicycle racing techniques, rules and results.

  Readers: 49000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 2467

rec.bicycles.rides

  Discussions of tours and training or commuting routes.

  Readers: 45000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1253

rec.bicycles.soc

  Social issues, cycling transportation advocacy, laws, conduct of
  riders and drivers; road hazards such as potholes, dogs, and
  sociopaths.

  Readers: 43000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 975

rec.bicycles.tech

  Cycling product design, construction, maintenance, etc.

  Readers: 52000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 2920

rec.birds

  Hobbyists interested in bird watching.

  Readers: 62000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1820

rec.boats

  Hobbyists interested in boating.

  Readers: 97000 (0.7%)             Traffic per month: 3310

rec.boats.building

  Boat building, design, restoration, and repair.

  Readers: 24000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 757

rec.boats.cruising

  Cruising in boats.

  Readers: 10000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 441

rec.boats.marketplace

  Boating products for sale and wanted. (Moderated)

  Readers: 31000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 293

rec.boats.paddle

  Talk about any boats with oars, paddles, etc.

  Readers: 51000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 2172

rec.boats.racing

  Boat racing.

  Readers: 29000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 2184

rec.climbing

  Climbing techniques, competition announcements, etc.

  Readers: 52000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 3266

rec.collecting

  Discussion among collectors of many things.

  Readers: 73000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 2517

rec.collecting.cards.discuss

  Discussion of sports and non-sports cards.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 843

rec.collecting.cards.non-sports

  Non-sports cards.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1955

rec.collecting.coins

  Coin, currency, medal, etc. collecting forum.

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1072

rec.collecting.dolls

  Doll and bear collecting and crafting.

rec.collecting.sport.baseball

  Baseball memorabilia (cards, photos, etc).

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 3700

rec.collecting.sport.basketball

  Basketball memorabilia (cards, photos, etc).

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 4129

rec.collecting.sport.football

  Football memorabilia (cards, photos, etc).

  Readers: 14000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 2724

rec.collecting.sport.hockey

  Hockey memorabilia (cards, photos, etc).

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1933

rec.collecting.sport.misc

  Sports memorabilia not in any other group.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 346

rec.collecting.stamps

  An international forum for the dissemination of philatelic 
  information and discussion of all things related to philately. 
  Articles posted would include, but not necessarily be limited to:
  
    - Techniques for handling, mounting, sorting, keeping, displaying,
      and cataloging stamps.
    - Advice to beginners.
    - Help in identifying and appraising stamps.
    - Information about new issues.
    - Articles, reprints, and announcements from philatelic societies
      and clubs.
    - Announcements of stamp shows.
    - Solicitations to exhibit.
    - Philatelic computer clip-art for use in club newsletters.
    - Offers to trade stamps.
    - Private party (non-commercial) offers to buy or sell stamps.

  Readers: 28000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1331

rec.crafts.beads

  Making, collecting, and using beads.

  Readers: 14000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 463

rec.crafts.brewing

  The art of making beers and meads.

  Readers: 62000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 2479

rec.crafts.jewelry

  All aspects of jewelry making and lapidary work.

  Readers: 23000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 476

rec.crafts.marketplace

  Small-scale ads for craft products of all kinds.

  Readers: 23000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 345

rec.crafts.metalworking

  All aspects of working with metal.

  Readers: 30000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1061

rec.crafts.misc

  A newsgroup for discussing all crafts and hobbies that are not covered
  by another rec or rec.crafts group.  Such crafts may include, but are not
  limited to, jewelry making, metalwork, leatherwork, papermaking, dollmaking,
  instrument making, and stained glass.  Some subjects discussed in
  rec.crafts.misc may overlap other rec.crafts groups.

  Readers: 41000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 600

rec.crafts.polymer-clay

  Techniques & resources relating to polymer clay.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 496

rec.crafts.textiles.misc

  Fiber and textile crafts not covered elsewhere.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 267

rec.crafts.textiles.needlework

  For discussions about needlework, as defined by 'any form of decorative
  stitching done by hand'.  Included all variations of stitchery: stamped
  embroidery, counted thread stitching, and canvas work, including
  needlepoint.  Discussion may cover different kinds of canvases and fabric
  grounds, flosses, needles and other supplies, pattern design, marking, and
  finishing etc.

  Readers: 27000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2331

rec.crafts.textiles.quilting

  All about quilts and other quilted items.

  Readers: 23000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 856

rec.crafts.textiles.sewing

  A group for the discussions about all aspects of sewing, not
  covered by other newsgroups, whether for for clothes, home
  furnishings, outdoor equipment, costumes, etc.  Technical aspects
  include pattern drafting and fitting, different fabrics, notions,
  useful books, workshops and shows, inspiration, sewing machines,
  sergers and other hardware, etc.

  Readers: 24000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 568

rec.crafts.textiles.yarn

  A group for the discussions about all aspects of yarn
  production and use not covered by other newsgroups.  This includes
  selection and preparation of different fibers, their properties, and
  what to do next such as dye, card, spin, felt, knit, crochet,
  nalbinding, weave, some kinds of rug hooking etc....  Discussions
  could cover color theory and other aspects of design, pattern
  drafting, fit, specific finishing techniques, supplies and equipment,
  historical aspects etc.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 670

rec.crafts.winemaking

  The tasteful art of making wine.

  Readers: 33000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 396

rec.equestrian

  Discussion of things equestrian.

  Readers: 64000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 4458

rec.folk-dancing

  Folk dances, dancers, and dancing.

  Readers: 44000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 567

rec.food.chocolate

  Chocolate.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1498

rec.food.cooking

  Food, cooking, cookbooks, and recipes.

  Readers: 140000 (1.0%)            Traffic per month: 7483

rec.food.drink

  Wines and spirits.

  Readers: 81000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 695

rec.food.drink.beer

  All things beer.

  Readers: 38000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1309

rec.food.drink.coffee

  The making and drinking of coffee.

  Readers: 27000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 634

rec.food.drink.tea

  Tea as beverage and culture.

  Readers: 20000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 842

rec.food.historic

  The history of food making arts.

  Readers: 42000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 336

rec.food.preserving

  Preserving foodstuffs, herbs, and medicinals.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 261

rec.food.recipes

  Recipes for interesting food and drink. (Moderated)

  Readers: 150000 (1.1%)            Traffic per month: 368

rec.food.restaurants

  Discussion of dining out.

  Readers: 58000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 831

rec.food.sourdough

  Making and baking with sourdough.

  Readers: 36000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 323

rec.food.veg

  Vegetarians.

  Readers: 99000 (0.7%)             Traffic per month: 1467

rec.food.veg.cooking

  Vegetarian recipes, cooking, nutrition. (Moderated)

  Readers: 41000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 727

rec.gambling

  Articles on games of chance & betting.

  Readers: 67000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 2858

rec.gambling.blackjack

  Analysis of and strategy for blackjack, aka 21.

rec.gambling.craps

  Analysis of and strategy for the dice game craps.

rec.gambling.lottery

  Strategy and news of lotteries and sweepstakes.

rec.gambling.misc

  All other gambling topics including travel.

rec.gambling.other-games

  Gambling games not covered elsewhere.

rec.gambling.poker

  Analysis and strategy of live poker games.

rec.gambling.racing

  Wagering on animal races.

rec.gambling.sports

  Wagering on human sporting events.

rec.games.abstract

  A newsgroup for the discussion of abstract games where
  strategy, tactics and player skill are paramount.  This includes
  the major category of perfect information, pure-strategy
  (deterministic) games, i.e. those with no element of chance (e.g.
  no dice), and where all information is available (unlike card games
  and Scrabble, for example, where players' hands are hidden).  The
  games under consideration are characterised by a simple board and
  pieces, with a small number of rules.  The cliche `a minute to
  learn, a lifetime to master' is often applied.
  
  o       discussion of less mainstream abstract games,
          which do not warrant a group of their own.
  
  o       design and implementation issues for computer players.
  
  o       develop generic code for computer programs,
          such as board widgets, alpha-beta and other algorithms.
  
  o       introduce each other to new games, thus finding new
          opponents.
  
  o       discuss strategy & tactics for human players.
  
  o       what makes a {good,fun,hard,popular} abstract game?
          Will playing X be detrimental/beneficial to my Y playing? etc.
  
  o       ask `experts' for rule clarification.
  
  o       catalogue known abstract games, variations, genealogy,
          sources of equipment, literature, clubs.
  
  o       maintain a list of email opponents for various games.
  
  o       catalogue available computer programs for these games.
  
  o       maintain a FAQ, outriggers could be posted to other groups,
          get a mention in appropriate FAQs.
  
  o       propose and discuss new games or mechanisms
  
  o       puzzles for games other than chess et al.
  
  o       organise tournaments for various (obscure) games.
  
  o       organise an ftp archive, where useful information and games
          programs can be held.
  
  o       vote for the best and the worst abstract game of the year
          (or month or ever!)
  
  o       generally have fun in a decent way

  Readers: 30000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 55

rec.games.backgammon

  A group to discuss all facets of the game of backammon. Strategy, 
  odds, and game aspects, as well as announcements of tournaments,
  tournament results, and news of the game in general.

  Readers: 36000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 523

rec.games.board

  Discussion and hints on board games.

  Readers: 71000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 2021

rec.games.board.ce

  The Cosmic Encounter board game.

  Readers: 29000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 32

rec.games.board.marketplace

  Trading and selling of board games.

  Readers: 30000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 508

rec.games.bolo

  The networked strategy war game Bolo.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1275

rec.games.bridge

  Hobbyists interested in bridge.

  Readers: 45000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1445

rec.games.chess

  Chess & computer chess.

  Readers: 83000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 3032

rec.games.chinese-chess

  Discussion of the game of Chinese chess, Xiangqi.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 115

rec.games.computer.doom.announce

  This is one of 5 rec.games.computer.doom.* newsgroups dedicated to the
  discussion of DOOM, a 3D action computer game published by id Software.
  This includes any and all versions, sequels (DOOM II), ports and addons,
  as well as 3D action games (like Heretic) published by other companies
  that use DOOM-like concepts and techniques licensed from id Software.
  [Discussions pertaining to other 3D action games are more appropriate in
   comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action and other, dedicated newsgroups.]
  
  The other rec.games.computer.doom.* groups are:
    rec.games.computer.doom.help     DOOM Help Service (new players welcome)
    rec.games.computer.doom.misc     Talking about DOOM and id Software
    rec.games.computer.doom.playing  Playing DOOM and user-created levels
    rec.games.computer.doom.editing  Editing and hacking DOOM-related files
  
  This rec.games.computer.doom.announce newsgroup is where any announcements
  of general interest to DOOM players appear.  If you can only read one RGCD
  newsgroup, keep up-to-date on this one.
  
  Postings must be on the subject of Id software's recent and forthcoming
  action games. DOOM and DOOM II are obviously included; so are Heretic and
  Quake. The posting must be informative and of interest to the DOOM-playing
  community at large. Acceptable subjects include FAQs and pointers to them,
  FTP site news, announcements of new utilities such as level editors, PWAD
  announcements and reviews, tournament news and so on, as well as all
  articles from employees or representatives of Id software.

  Readers: 38000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 156

rec.games.computer.doom.editing

  This is one of 5 rec.games.computer.doom.* newsgroups dedicated to the
  discussion of DOOM, a 3D action computer game published by id Software.
  [See the entry for rec.games.computer.doom.announce for introductory info.]
  
  This newsgroup is where technically-oriented discussions on editing DOOM
  and DOOM-related files take place.  Topics include:
  - Hacking the DOOM EXE file, editing saved games and LMPs.
  - PWAD design techniques (how to do this, how was that done, etc.)
  - Design problems or limitations (HOM, Medusa).
  - Questions about the popular editors (where to get, bug reports, etc.)
    [Comments or questions about playing user-written PWADs (opinions,
     keys, secrets, etc.) should not be posted here - post in .playing]
  Volunteer coordinator: Raphael Quinet <eedraq@chapelle.eed.ericsson.se>

  Readers: 24000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1016

rec.games.computer.doom.help

  This is one of 5 rec.games.computer.doom.* newsgroups dedicated to the
  discussion of DOOM, a 3D action computer game published by id Software.
  [See the entry for rec.games.computer.doom.announce for introductory info.]
  
  This newsgroup is where new players should go for flame-free help and info.
  Example topics include:
  - How to solve a particular level, find a key, get 100% secrets, etc.
  - How to patch DOOM (II) to v1.9 (or whatever the current version is).
  - DOOM setup questions (I get such-and-such an error when I start DOOM).
  - Problems/suggestions re: DOOM setup programs (ser6, d!, etc.)
  - Non-DOS version (Linux, SGI, etc.) setup questions.
  - Where are FTP sites, WWW sites, multi-player BBSes, etc.
  Volunteer coordinator: Ian Mapleson <mapleson@cee.hw.ac.uk>

  Readers: 26000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 900

rec.games.computer.doom.misc

  This is one of 5 rec.games.computer.doom.* newsgroups dedicated to the
  discussion of DOOM, a 3D action computer game published by id Software.
  [See the entry for rec.games.computer.doom.announce for introductory info.]
  
  This newsgroup is where miscellaneous topics are appropriate, including:
  - Status of WinDoom, Jaguar, other 'ports' of DOOM.
  - Quake, other id-related 'in development' topics.
  - Previous id games (Wolf3D, etc.) and DOOM-engine games (Heretic, etc.)
  - "DOOM, the Movie", Testarossas, other stuff about id.
  - Comments about magazine/newspaper/TV stories about DOOM or id.
  - GT Interactive, general DOOM sales/distribution topics.
  - Piracy, Viruses, illegal copies of DOOM.
  - Commercial (pay-for-the-product) DOOM-related advertisements.
  - Mouse vs. keyboard debates, SB vs. GUS debates, etc.
  - "What's the best ethernet/video/mouse/computer for DOOM?"
  - Benchmarks, -timedemo.
  - Favorite music, monsters, weapons.
  - Other topics not dealing with actual game playing or editing.
  Volunteer coordinator: Richard Ward <rrward@netcom.com>

  Readers: 28000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 575

rec.games.computer.doom.playing

  This is one of 5 rec.games.computer.doom.* newsgroups dedicated to the
  discussion of DOOM, a 3D action computer game published by id Software.
  [See the entry for rec.games.computer.doom.announce for introductory info.]
  
  This newsgroup is where all aspects related to playing DOOM are discussed,
  including topics like:
  - Anything about playing DOOM I and II levels and user-written PWADS
      (secrets, strategies, bugs, where to get specific PWADs, etc.).
  - PWAD upload announcements, reviews of PWADS, PWAD lists, etc.
  - Unusual experiences, deathmatch strategies, boasts, LMP's, etc.
  - Keyboard/mouse movement techniques.
  - Side-effects of playing DOOM.
  - "Looking for another Doom player in area code XXX"
  - Lists of people wanting to play multi-player modem/net DOOM.
  - Tournament discussions and multi-player topics.
    [Non-play-related topics go in the .misc group (this includes Quake).]
  Volunteer coordinator: Mike Newton <mik@netcom.com>

  Readers: 28000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1481

rec.games.computer.puzzle

  Puzzle-solving computer games.

rec.games.computer.xpilot

  About the X11 game XPilot.

  Readers: 11000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 215

rec.games.corewar

  The Core War computer challenge.

  Readers: 31000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 90

rec.games.design

  Discussion of game design related issues.

  Readers: 40000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 371

rec.games.diplomacy

  The conquest game Diplomacy.

  Readers: 30000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 775

rec.games.empire

  Discussion and hints about Empire.

  Readers: 39000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 177

rec.games.frp.advocacy

  Flames and rebuttals about various role-playing systems.

  Readers: 39000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1462

rec.games.frp.announce

  Announcements of happenings in the role-playing world. (Moderated)

  Readers: 34000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 68

rec.games.frp.archives

  Archivable fantasy stories and other projects. (Moderated)

  Readers: 33000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 27

rec.games.frp.cyber

  Discussions of cyberpunk related roleplaying games.

  Readers: 32000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 903

rec.games.frp.dnd

  For discussion of the official rules and settings of the D&D family of
  roleplaying games, produced by TSR, Inc., including Collector's Edition 
  Dungeons and Dragons (D&D), Basic D&D, Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 
  (AD&D), and AD&D Second Edition. This proposed newsgroup would include 
  discussion of TSR's rules and products and compatible products, such as:
       character classes; character races; monsters; magic spells;
       weapons; Greyhawk; the Forgotten Realms; the Known World;
       Dark Sun; Spelljammer; RavenLoft; Hollow World; City State of
       the Invincible Overlord; and so on.
  Crossposting between this group and other groups in the rec.games.frp 
  hierarchy is discouraged, however issues of general interest that happen
  to involve a D&D rulebook or setting are more than welcome.

  Readers: 49000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 3946

rec.games.frp.gurps

  The GURPS role playing game.

rec.games.frp.live-action

  Live-action roleplaying games.

  Readers: 29000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1021

rec.games.frp.marketplace

  Role-playing game materials wanted and for sale.

  Readers: 40000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 918

rec.games.frp.misc

  General discussions of role-playing games.

  Readers: 45000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 3557

rec.games.go

  Discussion about Go.

  Readers: 55000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 781

rec.games.int-fiction

  For discussion of games in the interactive fiction genre, including but
  not limited to text adventures by Infocom and other manufacturers,
  graphical and non-text-oriented interactive fiction, gameplay hints,
  news about authors, games and manufacturers, and related topics.

  Readers: 34000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 311

rec.games.mecha

  Giant robot games.

  Readers: 33000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1430

rec.games.miniatures

  Tabletop wargaming.

  Readers: 29000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 2649

rec.games.miniatures.historical

  Historical and modern tabletop wargaming.

rec.games.miniatures.misc

  Miniatures and various tabletop wargames.

rec.games.miniatures.warhammer

  Wargaming in the Warhammer Universe.

rec.games.misc

  Games and computer games.

  Readers: 62000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 588

rec.games.mud.admin

  Administrative issues of multiuser dungeons.

  Readers: 40000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 549

rec.games.mud.announce

  Informational articles about multiuser dungeons. (Moderated)

  Readers: 57000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 66

rec.games.mud.diku

  All about DikuMuds.

  Readers: 42000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1310

rec.games.mud.lp

  Discussions of the LPMUD computer role playing game.

  Readers: 40000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 468

rec.games.mud.misc

  A group on which to discuss the varied aspects of mudding. Discussion 
  includes but is not be limited to the designing and programming of 
  MUDs, the social aspects of MUDs, information on  the opening of new 
  MUDs and the closing of old MUDs, and social events for MUD players. 
  It is also a place to ask questions and get answers on the play, the 
  programming, and the administration of MUDs. The  proposed group is 
  not be limited to discussing any one flavor of MUD, but includes 
  AberMUD, TinyMUD, TinyMUCK, LP MUD, and any other past,   present, and 
  future MUDs. 
  
  MUD topics not covered in a more specific rec.games.mud.* newsgroup
  should be discussed here.

  Readers: 44000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 656

rec.games.mud.tiny

  Discussion about Tiny muds, like MUSH, MUSE and MOO.

  Readers: 36000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 207

rec.games.netrek

  Discussion of the X window system game Netrek (XtrekII).

  Readers: 33000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1554

rec.games.pbm

  Discussion about Play by Mail games.

  Readers: 43000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 651

rec.games.pinball

  Discussing pinball-related issues.

  Readers: 48000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2019

rec.games.playing-cards

  Recreational (non-gambling) card playing.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 438

rec.games.programmer

  Discussion of adventure game programming.

  Readers: 81000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 3907

rec.games.roguelike.angband

  The computer game Angband.

  Readers: 24000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1496

rec.games.roguelike.announce

  A forum for postings of FAQ lists, announcements of new patches and 
  versions of existing games, postings of small "official" patches, and 
  announcements of new rogue-style games. Every posting to this group 
  would get cross-posted to the most appropriate other rec.games.roguelike 
  group, and follows-up are directed to that group. The moderator 
  could, at his/her discretion, has the right to change the subject line of 
  postings (esp. to add the word [SPOILERS] where appropriate.)

  Readers: 10000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 7

rec.games.roguelike.misc

  Rogue-style dungeon games without other groups.

  Readers: 22000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 170

rec.games.roguelike.moria

  The computer game Moria.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 120

rec.games.roguelike.nethack

  The computer game Nethack.

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1185

rec.games.roguelike.rogue

  The computer game Rogue.

  Readers: 14000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 40

rec.games.trading-cards.announce

  Important news about trading card games. (Moderated)

  Readers: 13000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 30

rec.games.trading-cards.jyhad

  Jyhad trading card game discussions.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1492

rec.games.trading-cards.magic.misc

  General "Magic: the Gathering" postings.

  Readers: 32000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 9167

rec.games.trading-cards.magic.rules

  Discussion of the rules for the trading card game "Magic: The
  Gathering".  Topics include Q&A about the general rules,
  individual card wordings, rules errata from Wizards of the Coast,
  and other similar topics.  It is expected that the Net Representative
  for Wizards of the Coast will have a major role in answering
  questions asked within this group, although other individuals
  are also free to answer any questions.

  Readers: 25000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 4714

rec.games.trading-cards.magic.strategy

  Discusssion of the strategy of the trading card game "Magic: The
  Gathering". Topics include deck building strategies (both
  general ideas and specific useful decks), useful/interesting
  card combinations, general winning strategies during play, and
  other similar subjects regarding how to win the game.

  Readers: 25000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 3858

rec.games.trading-cards.marketplace

  A group for the discussion of the trade ONLY (buying, selling,
  auctioning, and trading) of games paraphernalia (cards, rules, etc.)
  for games in the rec.games.trading-cards hierarchy.
  
  Businesses shall *not* post any commercial messages sooner than
  fourteen (14) days since the last commercial message from that
  business.  Manufacturer product announcements should be posted in the
  "rec.games.trading-cards.announce" newsgroup.  Posters should use
  "Subject:" lines as suggested in the FAQ.

  Readers: 35000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 29375

rec.games.trading-cards.misc

  For Trading card game discussions which do not fit under any of the other
  newsgroups in the hierarchy.  Examples include existing games which
  do not generate much traffic (such as TSR's Spellfire), new games
  which do not yet have a game-specific newsgroup within the hierarchy,
  and any other topic which does not fit within the charter of the
  other newsgroups.  As new trading card games are introduced, they
  will be discussed here first, and if the traffic levels warrant
  it, a proposal will be generated to create a new group specifically
  for any such game.
  
  It is highly recommended that postings in .misc related to a
  specific game have a subject line beginning with the game's name
  (or a suitable standard abbreviation) in uppercase letters within
  brackets, such as "[SPELLFIRE] Question about drawing cards".  This
  provides easy identification of posts for particular games, allowing
  readers to more easily select or ignore articles for those games.
  Standard names/abbreviations will be decided as games come out, and
  are regularly published in the FAQ for this group.

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 3313

rec.games.trivia

  Discussion about trivia.

  Readers: 49000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 626

rec.games.vectrex

  The Vectrex game system.

  Readers: 31000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 203

rec.games.video.3do

  A newsgroup for discussion on all video entertainment
  products compatible with the 3DO specification.  This includes
  Panasonic's REAL FZ-1 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, the upcoming Sanyo
  and AT&T 3DO machines, and software and hardware designed to work with
  these machines.

  Readers: 35000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 4208

rec.games.video.advocacy

  A group for carrying debates of the merits of specific video
  game systems as they compare to other systems.  This would free up
  rec.games.video.misc and the other rec.games.video.* groups for news
  of a nonconfrontational nature while providing a forum for people who
  enjoy such "system A vs. system B" debates.

  Readers: 25000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1858

rec.games.video.arcade

  A group for the discussion of arcade video games, regardless of 
  physical location -- if it was destined for an arcade, it belongs in 
  this group.  The discussions include new games, spoilers, 
  buy/trade/sell messages, though, as above, it would be better if 
  anyone interested in buying/selling/ trading would follow up via email.

  Readers: 81000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 3573

rec.games.video.arcade.collecting

  A forum for discussion related to the collecting of arcade video games. 
  The main topics of discussion are the various methods available to 
  purchase games, technical discussions of game hardware, issues 
  relating to the maintenance/repair of games and finally game
  conversion (namely the process of converting or augmenting a game to
  play one or more additional games). 
  
  Readers of the group generally cover a broad cross section of
  ownership, from people who currently own no games and wish to start a
  collection, to those with extensive collections. 
  
  rec.games.video.arcade.collecting is open to all games, including
  those currently popular in the arcades, provided the discussion is
  collection, rather than gameplay related.  Gameplay postings remain 
  in rec.games.video.arcade. 

  Readers: 27000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1320

rec.games.video.atari

  Discussion of Atari's video game systems.

  Readers: 34000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 3028

rec.games.video.cd-i

  CD-i topics with emphasis on games.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 191

rec.games.video.cd32

  A place for dission of: Games on the CD32; Peoples opinions about games 
  out; Hints and tips for games; Rumours/lists of games 
  available/coming.  

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 86

rec.games.video.classic

  Older home video entertainment systems.

  Readers: 32000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1944

rec.games.video.marketplace

  Home video game stuff for sale or trade.

  Readers: 39000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2732

rec.games.video.misc

  General discussion about home video games.

  Readers: 37000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1215

rec.games.video.nintendo

  All Nintendo video game systems and software.

  Readers: 70000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 4946

rec.games.video.sega

  All Sega video game systems and software.

  Readers: 61000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 6941

rec.games.video.sony

  Sony game hardware and software.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1712

rec.games.xtank.play

  Strategy and tactics for the distributed game Xtank.

  Readers: 26000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 20

rec.games.xtank.programmer

  A newsgroup for (but not limited to) the discussion of:
  
  - modifications to the code of the Xtank program proper
  - modifications to robot programs that are contained in the
    standard distribution
  - programmers  of xtank robot programs should use this group
    to solicite feedback from others
  - bug reports and fixes for robots and the core distribution

  Readers: 15000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 13

rec.gardens

  Gardening, methods and results.

  Readers: 100000 (0.7%)            Traffic per month: 6562

rec.gardens.orchids

  Growing, hybridizing, and general care of orchids.

  Readers: 15000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 385

rec.gardens.roses

  Gardening information related to roses.

  Readers: 23000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1270

rec.guns

  Discussions about firearms. (Moderated)

  Readers: 75000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 6391

rec.heraldry

  Discussion of coats of arms.

  Readers: 26000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 981

rec.humor

  Group for jokes and all kind of general humorous articles,  a
  non-moderated group where almost anything which even vaugely passes as
  humour gets posted.   This can mean the jokes are often either not
  found funny for cultural/taste reasons or it degenerates into flames about
  racial jokes, spelling, semantics or cascades (which some people appear
  to find hilarious).

  Group for jokes and all kind of general humorous articles,  a
  non-moderated group where almost anything which even vaugely passes as
  humour gets posted.   This can mean the jokes are often either not
  found funny for cultural/taste reasons or it degenerates into flames about
  racial jokes, spelling, semantics or cascades (which some people appear
  to find hilarious).

  Readers: 300000 (2.0%)            Traffic per month: 4911

rec.humor.d

  Discussions on the content of rec.humor articles.

  Readers: 87000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 181

rec.humor.funny

  Jokes that are funny (in the moderator's opinion). (Moderated)

  Readers: 460000 (2.9%)            Traffic per month: 50

rec.humor.oracle

  Sagacious advice from the USENET Oracle. (Moderated)

  Readers: 63000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 18

rec.humor.oracle.d

  Comments about the USENET Oracle's comments.

  Readers: 51000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 146

rec.hunting

  Discussions about hunting. (Moderated)

  Readers: 44000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1595

rec.juggling

  Juggling techniques, equipment and events.

  Readers: 32000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 892

rec.kites

  Talk about kites and kiting.

  Readers: 29000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 855

rec.mag

  Magazine summaries, tables of contents, etc.

  Readers: 51000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 110

rec.mag.dargon

  DargonZine fantasy fiction emag issues and discussion.

  Readers: 13000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 13

rec.martial-arts

  Discussion of the various martial art forms.

  Readers: 71000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 6220

rec.misc

  General topics about recreational/participant sports.

  Readers: 58000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 118

rec.models.railroad

  Model railroads of all scales.

  Readers: 44000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1969

rec.models.rc

  Radio-controlled models for hobbyists.

  Readers: 62000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 3752

rec.models.rockets

  Model rockets for hobbyists.

  Readers: 43000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1517

rec.models.scale

  Construction of models.

  Readers: 33000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2085

rec.motorcycles

  Motorcycles and related products and laws.

  Readers: 83000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 8967

rec.motorcycles.dirt

  Riding motorcycles and ATVs off-road.

  Readers: 30000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1211

rec.motorcycles.harley

  All aspects of Harley-Davidson motorcycles.

  Readers: 33000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 3558

rec.motorcycles.racing

  Discussion of all aspects of racing motorcycles.

  Readers: 26000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1459

rec.music.a-cappella

  Vocal music without instrumental accompaniment.

  Readers: 30000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 431

rec.music.afro-latin

  Music with Afro-Latin, African and Latin influences.

  Readers: 39000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 630

rec.music.ambient

  Ambient music and artists.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1028

rec.music.artists.beach-boys

  The Beach Boys' music & the effect they've had.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 285

rec.music.artists.bruce-hornsby

  The music of Bruce Hornsby.

  Readers: 13000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 128

rec.music.beatles

  Postings about the Fab Four & their music.

  Readers: 68000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 4354

rec.music.bluenote

  Discussion of jazz, blues, and related types of music.

  Readers: 72000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 4225

rec.music.bluenote.blues

  The Blues in all forms and all aspects.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 608

rec.music.cd

  Discussion of compact discs, NOT discussion of particular recording artists
  (use rec.music.misc for that).  Sample topics:
   	CD defects.
   	CD vs. minidisc vs. dcc
   	Recommendations for CD players.
   	CD recorders.
   	CD packaging (e.g., digipak vs. jewel case)

  Readers: 84000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 1102

rec.music.celtic

  Traditional and modern music with a Celtic flavor.

  Readers: 37000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1562

rec.music.christian

  Christian music, both contemporary and traditional.

  Readers: 63000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 5872

rec.music.classical

  Discussion about classical music.

  Readers: 87000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 4145

rec.music.classical.guitar

  Classical music performed on guitar.

  Readers: 32000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 769

rec.music.classical.performing

  Performing classical (including early) music.

  Readers: 32000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 782

rec.music.classical.recordings

  Classical music on CD, vinyl, cassette, etc.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 2481

rec.music.compose

  Creating musical and lyrical works.

  Readers: 39000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1218

rec.music.country.old-time

  Southern fiddle/banjo music and beyond.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 639

rec.music.country.western

  C&W music, performers, performances, etc.

  Readers: 56000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 2742

rec.music.dementia

  Discussion of comedy and novelty music.

  Readers: 52000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 533

rec.music.dylan

  Discussion of Bob's works & music.

  Readers: 55000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 2453

rec.music.early

  Discussion of pre-classical European music.

  Readers: 38000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1464

rec.music.folk

  Folks discussing folk music of various sorts.

  Readers: 71000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 3050

rec.music.funky

  Funk, soul, rhythm & blues and related.

  Readers: 42000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 931

rec.music.gaffa

  Discussion of Kate Bush & other alternative music. (Moderated)

  Readers: 42000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 227

rec.music.gdead

  A group for (Grateful) Dead-heads.

  Readers: 79000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 9919

rec.music.hip-hop

  Hip-Hop music and culture in general.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 2559

rec.music.indian.classical

  Hindustani and Carnatic Indian classical music.

  Readers: 41000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 686

rec.music.indian.misc

  For discussion, promotion and exchange of ideas on all aspects of Indian
  music not related to either classical or film music. It also
  accomodates all discussions arising out of a mix of classical and
  film music.
  
  Appropriate topics for rec.music.indian.misc include:
  
  * Any discussions on Folk music, jazz-fusion music etc.
  * Any other topics related to Indian music not directly related to
    classical or film music.
  * To maintain and update a FAQ list pertaining to the newsgroup
  * "Looking for" and "Test" postings are strictly not allowed.

  Readers: 44000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1553

rec.music.industrial

  Discussion of all industrial-related music styles.

  Readers: 67000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 3617

rec.music.info

  News and announcements on musical topics. (Moderated)

  Readers: 61000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 135

rec.music.makers

  For performers and their discussions.

  Readers: 80000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 969

rec.music.makers.bagpipe

  A forum for bagpipers, would-be bagpipers, and fans of piping of all 
  types and nationalities. Topics open for discussion include bagpipes, 
  pipe music, performance, competition, competition results, reed 
  maintainence, bags, recordings, historical piping, pipe band 
  management, and performers. General discussions of Celtic (or other) 
  music or culture not related to bagpipes are not appropriate.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 780

rec.music.makers.bands

  For musicians who play in groups with others.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 447

rec.music.makers.bass

  Upright bass and bass guitar techniques and equipment.

  Readers: 38000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1312

rec.music.makers.bowed-strings

  Violin family (current & old) performance.

rec.music.makers.builders

  Design, building, repair of musical instruments.

  Readers: 28000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 388

rec.music.makers.french-horn

  About horn players and playing.

  Readers: 7600 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 291

rec.music.makers.guitar

  Electric and acoustic guitar techniques and equipment.

  Readers: 51000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 4015

rec.music.makers.guitar.acoustic

  Discussion of acoustic guitar playing.

  Readers: 34000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1628

rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature

  Guitar tablature/chords.

  Readers: 57000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1965

rec.music.makers.marketplace

  A forum for individuals (NOT businesses) to buy and sell musical
  instruments and studio recording equipment.  This newsgroup is not
  for selling compact discs and other recordings; for those, use
  rec.music.marketplace.

  Readers: 45000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 2803

rec.music.makers.percussion

  Drum & other percussion techniques & equipment.

  Readers: 30000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1767

rec.music.makers.piano

  Piano music, performing, composing, learning, styles.

  Readers: 30000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1061

rec.music.makers.songwriting

  All about songwriting.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 685

rec.music.makers.synth

  Synthesizers and computer music.

  Readers: 55000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 3324

rec.music.makers.trumpet

  The exchange of trumpet related information.

  Readers: 11000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 692

rec.music.marketplace

  Records, tapes, and CDs: wanted, for sale, etc.

  Readers: 64000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 2600

rec.music.misc

  Music lovers' group.

  Readers: 110000 (0.8%)            Traffic per month: 2387

rec.music.movies

  Music for movies and television.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1332

rec.music.newage

  "New Age" music discussions.

  Readers: 54000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 757

rec.music.opera

  All aspects of opera.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 2314

rec.music.phish

  Discussing the musical group Phish.

  Readers: 41000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 4102

rec.music.progressive

  Symphonic rock, art rock, fusion, Canterbury, RIO, etc.

rec.music.promotional

  Information and promo materials from record companies. (Moderated)

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 55

rec.music.ragtime

  Ragtime and related music styles.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 115

rec.music.reggae

    For the discussion of the popular music form known as "reggae" 
  which evolved from Jamaican popular music but has become quite 
  popular world-wide. This would include ska, rock-steady,
    roots, dub, dj, and dancehall artists, new albums, concerts, ect.

  Readers: 29000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1580

rec.music.rem

  The musical group R.E.M.

  Readers: 30000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 3278

rec.music.reviews

  A group for all sorts of music reviews:
  albums, singles, concerts. It is also
  explicitly open for all sorts of music; not only the
  sort of music which normally is covered in r.m.misc
  and alt.r-n-r, but also classical music, jazz, folk
  etc. Stewart and I are somewhat undecisive on videos.
  None of us are very interested in them, but it seems
  easier to make the arguments to include them than to
  exclude them.
  
  This group is not for non-reviews, or reviews of the kind 
  "they suck" or "best thing this year" without any further
  motivations. Also, reviews like "I've just bought the
  album by Y and I'm playing it now and it seems great" are
  probably better off in r.m.misc or elsewhere.
    Apart from that, there will be no constraints on format
  of reviews or ranking system, but the reviewer will have
  the same freedom as today when he posts to r.m.*.
  
  R.m.reviews is intended to be a discussionless group.
  Follow-ups will therefore be directed to the group(s)
  as the reviewer specifies. Default will be rec.music.misc.

  Readers: 52000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 99

rec.music.tori-amos

  Discussion of the female singer/songwriter Tori Amos.

  Readers: 24000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 2705

rec.music.video

  Discussion of music videos and music video software.

  Readers: 45000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 168

rec.nude

  Hobbyists interested in naturist/nudist activities.

  Readers: 150000 (1.1%)            Traffic per month: 2646

rec.org.mensa

  Talking with members of the high IQ society Mensa.

  Readers: 53000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 4272

rec.org.sca

  This is the official newsgroup for the Society for Creative Anachronism, 
  Inc. (SCA).  The SCA is a non-profit, educational organization which seeks
  to recreate the culture of the Middle Ages (approximately 600-1600 A.D.)  
  The SCA is a worldwide organization that sponsors educational demos and 
  events where participants dress in the clothing of the Middle Ages and 
  host feasts and tournaments.  For more information about membership or 
  activities, please contact the corporate office: The Society for Creative
  Anachronism, Office of the Registry, P.O. Box 360743, Milpitas, CA  
  95036-0743. The SCA newsgroup, popularly known as the Rialto, welcomes 
  any discussion on topics relating to the Middle Ages, especially 
  practical applications of research.

  Readers: 59000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 3409

rec.outdoors.fishing

  All aspects of sport and commercial fishing.

  Readers: 44000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1171

rec.outdoors.fishing.fly

  A forum for the discussion of issues related to flyfishing.  These 
  include, but are not limited to:
  
  *  flyfishing locations
  *  flyfishing gear (such as rods, reels, leaders and lines)
  *  fly tying equipment (such as vises, feathers, hooks and thread)
  *  flyfishing methods
  *  specific information dealing with flyfishing
        (e.g. the days of a mayfly hatch in a particular region)

  Readers: 23000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 2287

rec.outdoors.fishing.saltwater

  Saltwater fishing, methods, gear, Q&A.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 886

rec.parks.theme

  Entertainment theme parks.

  Readers: 29000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 273

rec.pets

  Pets, pet care, and household animals in general.

  Readers: 82000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 1150

rec.pets.birds

  The culture and care of indoor birds.

  Readers: 44000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2928

rec.pets.cats

  Discussion about domestic cats.

  Readers: 100000 (0.7%)            Traffic per month: 4804

rec.pets.dogs.activities

  A group is for the discussion of activities involving dogs.
  Examples include but are not limited to conformation, obedience,
  field trials, herding trials, frisbee/disc competition, flyball,
  hunting, sledding, backpacking/camping and hiking.  Other
  appropriate topics include discussion of training for the particular
  activity, physical conditioning, how to hook up with activities
  available in your area, etc.  Sportsmanlike conduct is expected; in
  particular, derogatory comments about activities you don't care
  for are frowned upon.  Use of keywords in the subject line to
  clearly identify your activity is encouraged.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 386

rec.pets.dogs.behavior

  Behaviors and problems: housetraining, chewing, etc.

  Readers: 25000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1778

rec.pets.dogs.breeds

  Breed specific -- breed traits, finding breeders, etc.

  Readers: 29000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2833

rec.pets.dogs.health

  A group for health and medical questions related to dogs.
  This includes, but certainly is not limited to, questions on hip
  dysplasia, epilepsy, eye problems, diabetes, bloat, allergies and
  skin problems, etc.  Hereditary and acquired diseases may be
  discussed, as well as traumatic disorders.  Questions about
  nutrition and feeding are also appropriate here.  This newsgroup is
  not intended to replace veterinary care in any way, but is to help
  inform the dog owner about canine health.

  Readers: 24000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1235

rec.pets.dogs.info

  General information and FAQs posted here. (Moderated)

  Readers: 27000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 105

rec.pets.dogs.misc

  All other topics, chat, humor, etc.

  Readers: 25000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 2595

rec.pets.dogs.rescue

  For the discussion of all aspects of dog rescue.  Topics
  appropriate to this newsgroup includes, but are not limited to:
        * General questions and answers on dog rescue.
        * General announcements relative to various rescue groups.
        * General discussion of methods to use in helping a rescue
          dog adjust to its new home.
        * Idiosyncrasies found in rescue dogs, i.e., fears, aggression,
          etc., and how to handle same.
        * Training or re-training the rescue dog.
        * Breed specific rescue group information.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 600

rec.pets.herp

  Reptiles, amphibians and other exotic vivarium pets.

  Readers: 41000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2075

rec.photo.advanced

  Advanced topics (equipment and technique).

  Readers: 34000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 3167

rec.photo.darkroom

  Developing, printing and other darkroom issues.

  Readers: 24000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1017

rec.photo.help

  Beginners questions about photography (and answers).

  Readers: 32000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2066

rec.photo.marketplace

  Trading of personal photographic equipment.

  Readers: 33000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2068

rec.photo.misc

  A newsgroup to deal with postings on all subjects not specifically
  covered by the other rec.photo newsgroups. It is required in place of
  rec.photo in order that postings are not posted to "rec.photo" by default.
  Any and all postings concerning the recreational use of photography will be
  appropriate for inclusion in this newsgroup.
  
  Such postings could include (but are not limited to) announcements of 
  photographic shows, requests for travel related photographic information, 
  book reviews, discussions of ethical issues, general discussions about 
  the "death of photography", discussion of the work of famous 
  photographers, philosophy etc.
  
  This newsgroup specifically does *NOT* permit the posting of commercial
  advertisments for products or services, even if they are related to
  photography. 

  Readers: 36000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1817

rec.photo.moderated

  The art and science of photography. (Moderated)

  Readers: 11000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 61

rec.ponds

  Pond issues:  plants, fish, design, maintenance.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 670

rec.puzzles

  Puzzles, problems, and quizzes.

  Readers: 68000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1122

rec.puzzles.crosswords

  Making and playing gridded word puzzles.

  Readers: 34000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 163

rec.pyrotechnics

  Fireworks, rocketry, safety, & other topics.

  Readers: 69000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1437

rec.radio.amateur.antenna

  Antennas: theory, techniques and construction.

  Readers: 49000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1110

rec.radio.amateur.digital.misc

  Packet radio and other digital radio modes.

  Readers: 50000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 572

rec.radio.amateur.equipment

  All about production amateur radio hardware.

  Readers: 48000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1333

rec.radio.amateur.homebrew

  Amateur radio construction and experimentation.

  Readers: 44000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 670

rec.radio.amateur.misc

  Amateur radio practices, contests, events, rules, etc.

  Readers: 160000 (1.1%)            Traffic per month: 2262

rec.radio.amateur.policy

  Radio use & regulation policy.

  Readers: 45000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 682

rec.radio.amateur.space

  Amateur radio transmissions through space.

  Readers: 39000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 279

rec.radio.broadcasting

  Discussion of global domestic broadcast radio. (Moderated)

  Readers: 48000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 722

rec.radio.cb

  Citizen-band radio.

  Readers: 36000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 508

rec.radio.info

  To provide high quality, informational postings about radio.  This
  group will take cross-postings, or moderated postings from the regular
  discussion streams to alleviate the traffic, over expensive links, in
  these groups by allowing the news transfer mechanism to drop articles
  cross posted to rec.radio.info. Postings in the entire rec.radio.*
  hierarchy that the moderator(s) feel as informational, however, are
  likely candidates for cross posting or re-posting. Also by placing the
  informational postings in this group, make it easier for many to find
  radio related information.
  
  By maintaining a high level of quality in the postings, it is hoped
  that these postings may end up, at least more conveniently, in various
  archive sites, or possibly over the Amateur Radio Packet BBS network
  as well.
  
  By using a self-moderator scheme, the hopes are that many of the
  postings will maintain timeliness, and good propagation through the
  computer networks.

  Readers: 44000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 287

rec.radio.noncomm

  Topics relating to noncommercial radio.

  Readers: 46000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 82

rec.radio.scanner

  "Utility" broadcasting traffic above 30 MHz.

  Readers: 52000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 4301

rec.radio.shortwave

  Shortwave radio enthusiasts.

  Readers: 83000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 2071

rec.radio.swap

  Offers to trade and swap radio equipment.

  Readers: 65000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 2013

rec.railroad

  For fans of real trains, ferroequinologists.

  Readers: 70000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 2757

rec.roller-coaster

  Roller coasters and other amusement park rides.

  Readers: 35000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1056

rec.running

  Running for enjoyment, sport, exercise, etc.

  Readers: 60000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 2336

rec.scouting

  Scouting youth organizations worldwide.

  Readers: 42000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1796

rec.scuba

  Hobbyists interested in SCUBA diving.

  Readers: 80000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 3175

rec.skate

  Ice skating and roller skating.

  Readers: 51000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 529

rec.skiing.alpine

  Downhill skiing technique, equipment, etc.

  Readers: 30000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1017

rec.skiing.announce

  FAQ, competition results, automated snow reports. (Moderated)

  Readers: 25000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 40

rec.skiing.backcountry

  Backcountry skiing.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 190

rec.skiing.marketplace

  Items for sale/wanted.

  Readers: 11000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 124

rec.skiing.nordic

  Cross-country skiing technique, equipment, etc.

  Readers: 26000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 283

rec.skiing.resorts.europe

  Skiing in Europe.

  Readers: 11000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 82

rec.skiing.resorts.misc

  Skiing in other than Europe and North America.

  Readers: 10000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 49

rec.skiing.resorts.north-america

  Skiing in North America.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 166

rec.skiing.snowboard

  Snowboarding technique, equipment, etc.

  Readers: 23000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 580

rec.skydiving

  Hobbyists interested in skydiving.

  Readers: 44000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1653

rec.sport.baseball

  Discussion about baseball.

  Readers: 160000 (1.1%)            Traffic per month: 4620

rec.sport.baseball.analysis

  Analysis & discussion of baseball. (Moderated)

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 136

rec.sport.baseball.college

  Baseball on the collegiate level.

  Readers: 92000 (0.7%)             Traffic per month: 1632

rec.sport.baseball.data

  Raw baseball data (Stats, birthdays, scheds).

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 75

rec.sport.baseball.fantasy

  Rotisserie (fantasy) baseball play.

  Readers: 97000 (0.8%)             Traffic per month: 2293

rec.sport.basketball.college

  Hoops on the collegiate level.

  Readers: 58000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 3106

rec.sport.basketball.misc

  Discussion about basketball.

  Readers: 37000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 197

rec.sport.basketball.pro

  Talk of professional basketball.

  Readers: 71000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 7115

rec.sport.basketball.women

  Women's basketball at all levels.

  Readers: 22000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 243

rec.sport.billiard

  Billiard sports, including pool, snooker, carom games.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 473

rec.sport.boxing

  Rec.sport.boxing encompasses every conceivable aspect of boxing,
  it is not limited to upcoming fights and the boxers.  It is a place
  for the boxers themselves, the trainers, promoters, and anyone 
  else with an interest in the sport and science of boxing.  For 
  discussions on fights, boxing organizations, rules in and of the 
  sport, training styles and methods, historical discussions, and current
  news conferences.
  
  Rec.sport.boxing is more than boxers: it's the science of boxing. It
  involves body mechanics, aerobics, anaerobics, a great command of
  physiology, and coordination.  The training aspects alone merit their
  own newsgroup, as they are highly-refined and offer a practical 
  result for those who ascribe to its regimen.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1635

rec.sport.cricket

  Discussion about the sport of cricket.

  Readers: 62000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 2874

rec.sport.cricket.info

  News, scores and info related to cricket. (Moderated)

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 204

rec.sport.disc

  A forum for players of flying disc based sports such as ultimate, 
  disc golf, freestyling, etc espacally Ultimate.  A good place for:
  
        o announcing leagues and other Ultimate happenings
        o disseminating information about tournaments
        o sport related discussions (ie. newly proposed rules)
        o providing players with a means to find teams in other 
          parts of the country

  Readers: 41000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 775

rec.sport.fencing

  All aspects of swordplay.

  Readers: 26000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 705

rec.sport.football.australian

  Discussion of Australian (Rules) Football.

  Readers: 29000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 2108

rec.sport.football.canadian

  All about Canadian rules football.

  Readers: 27000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1291

rec.sport.football.college

  A newsgroup for discussion of things specific to college
  football (America style football), be it played in the US or in any
  other country in the world where college football exists.

  Readers: 57000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 4231

rec.sport.football.fantasy

  Rotisserie (fantasy) football play.

  Readers: 24000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 630

rec.sport.football.misc

  Discussion about American-style football.

  Readers: 37000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 87

rec.sport.football.pro

  US-style professional football.

  Readers: 70000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1975

rec.sport.golf

  Discussion about all aspects of golfing.

  Readers: 74000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 4295

rec.sport.hockey

  Discussion about ice hockey.

  Readers: 94000 (0.7%)             Traffic per month: 5720

rec.sport.hockey.field

  Discussion of the sport of field hockey.

  Readers: 28000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 199

rec.sport.misc

  Spectator sports.

  Readers: 55000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 157

rec.sport.olympics

  A group provide a forum for the discussion of all aspects of the 
  Olympic Games,e.g., 1992 Summer Games in Barcelona, Spain,
                      1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway,
                      1996 Summer Games in Atlanta, Georgia, USA,
                      1998 Winter Games in Japan,
                      etc.
             Notice that 1992 is the first year of a "new" pattern,
             i.e., one games every two years.

  Readers: 38000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 383

rec.sport.orienteering

  All matters related to the sport of orienteering.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 391

rec.sport.paintball

  Discussing all aspects of the survival game paintball.

  Readers: 38000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2670

rec.sport.pro-wrestling

  Discussion about professional wrestling.

  Readers: 64000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 5646

rec.sport.pro-wrestling.fantasy

  Rotisserie league professional wrestling.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 379

rec.sport.rowing

  Crew for competition or fitness.

  Readers: 24000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1411

rec.sport.rugby

  Discussion about the game of rugby.

  Readers: 48000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 3222

rec.sport.skating.ice.figure

  Figure/artistic skating.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 780

rec.sport.skating.ice.recreational

  Recreational ice skating.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 360

rec.sport.skating.inline

  Inline skating, aka Rollerblading.

  Readers: 17000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2053

rec.sport.skating.misc

  Miscellaneous skating topics.

  Readers: 11000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 75

rec.sport.skating.racing

  Racing and speed skating.

  Readers: 10000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 154

rec.sport.skating.roller

  Conventional (quad) roller skating.

  Readers: 10000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 151

rec.sport.soccer

  Discussion about soccer (Association Football).

  Readers: 96000 (0.7%)             Traffic per month: 7418

rec.sport.swimming

  Training for and competing in swimming events.

  Readers: 38000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 767

rec.sport.table-soccer

  Table-soccer of all types: foosball and subbuteo.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 129

rec.sport.table-tennis

  Things related to table tennis (aka Ping Pong).

  Readers: 25000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 625

rec.sport.tennis

  Things related to the sport of tennis.

  Readers: 61000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1847

rec.sport.triathlon

  Discussing all aspects of multi-event sports.

  Readers: 40000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1785

rec.sport.unicycling

  All sorts of fun on one wheel.

rec.sport.volleyball

  A place for discussion of techniques and equipment, for listing of
  pro-tours and results, for discussion of various settings (indoor,
  outdoor) and leagues (USVBA, FOVA, collegiate), for discussion about
  and results of international, national and collegiate tournaments, for
  talk about people and articles, for discussion about rules,
  refereeing, physical and technical training, and tactics.

  Readers: 47000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1186

rec.sport.water-polo

  Discussion of water polo.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 106

rec.sport.waterski

  Waterskiing and other boat-towed activities.

  Readers: 25000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 865

rec.toys.cars

  Toy car collecting.

  Readers: 8200 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 656

rec.toys.lego

  Discussion of Lego, Duplo (and compatible) toys.

  Readers: 31000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1976

rec.toys.misc

  Discussion of toys that lack a specific newsgroup.

  Readers: 37000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2557

rec.travel.air

  Airline travel around the world.

  Readers: 73000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 3027

rec.travel.asia

  Travel in Asia.

  Readers: 41000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1450

rec.travel.cruises

  Travel by cruise ship.

  Readers: 30000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1297

rec.travel.europe

  For the discussion of all aspects of travel in Europe.  This includes
  discussion of travel in western Europe (France, Spain, Portugal, 
  Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Great Britain, Ireland,  Belgium, The
  Netherlands, etc.); in Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland); 
  in eastern Europe (Poland, Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic,
  Slovakia, Latvia, Lituania, Estonia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, 
  Albania, Ukraine, Byelorus, etc.), as well as in Iceland, Russia, 
  Turkey, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Malta, and Cyprus.

  Readers: 54000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 4332

rec.travel.marketplace

  Tickets and accomodations wanted and for sale.

  Readers: 67000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 2491

rec.travel.misc

  Everything and anything about travel.

  Readers: 46000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1960

rec.travel.usa-canada

  Travel in the United States and Canada.

  Readers: 56000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 3085

rec.video

  Video and video components.

  Readers: 190000 (1.3%)            Traffic per month: 1878

rec.video.cable-tv

  Technical and regulatory issues of cable television.

  Readers: 54000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 637

rec.video.desktop

  Amateur, computer-based video editing and production.

  Readers: 25000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 795

rec.video.production

  Making professional quality video productions.

  Readers: 44000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1802

rec.video.releases

  Pre-recorded video releases on laserdisc and videotape.

  Readers: 56000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 321

rec.video.satellite.dbs

  DBS systems and technologies.

  Readers: 35000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1132

rec.video.satellite.europe

  European satellite broadcasting.

rec.video.satellite.misc

  Non-TVRO and non-DBS satellite information.

  Readers: 30000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 267

rec.video.satellite.tvro

  "Large Dish" ("BUD") systems and technologies.

  Readers: 35000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1434

rec.windsurfing

  Riding the waves as a hobby.

  Readers: 47000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1848

rec.woodworking

  Hobbyists interested in woodworking.

  Readers: 75000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 3796

relcom.ads

  Non-commercial ads. (Moderated)

relcom.archives

  Messages about new items on archive sites.

relcom.archives.d

  Discussions on file servers, archives.

relcom.arts.epic

  Literary arts of epical kind (more then 10 Kbytes).

relcom.arts.magick

  Discussing Magick and related subjects.

relcom.arts.qwerty

  Literary arts of small forms (less then 10 Kbytes).

relcom.banktech

  Discussions on banking technologies.

relcom.bbs

  BBS news.

relcom.bbs.list

  Ex-USSR BBS file lists. (Moderated)

relcom.commerce.audio-video

  Audio & video equipment.

relcom.commerce.chemical

  Chemical production.

relcom.commerce.computers

  Computer hardware.

relcom.commerce.computers.ctrlsystems

  Control and data gathering systems.

relcom.commerce.construction

  Construction materials and equipment.

relcom.commerce.consume

  Cosmetics, parfumes, dresses, shoes.

relcom.commerce.energy

  Gas, coal, oil, fuel, generators, etc.

relcom.commerce.estate

  Real estate.

relcom.commerce.food

  Food.

relcom.commerce.food.drinks

  Spirits and soft drinks.

relcom.commerce.food.sweet

  Sweeties, sugar.

relcom.commerce.household

  All for house - furniture, freezers, ovens, etc.

relcom.commerce.infoserv

  Information services.

relcom.commerce.jobs

  Jobs offered/wanted.

relcom.commerce.machinery

  Machinery, plant equipment.

relcom.commerce.medicine

  Medical services, equipment, drugs.

relcom.commerce.metals

  Metals and metal products.

relcom.commerce.money

  Credits, deposits, currency.

relcom.commerce.orgtech

  Office equipment.

relcom.commerce.other

  Miscelannia.

relcom.commerce.publishing

  Books, publishing services.

relcom.commerce.software

  Software.

relcom.commerce.software.demo

  Demo versions of commercial software.

relcom.commerce.stocks

  Stocks and bonds.

relcom.commerce.talk

  Discussions about commercial groups.

relcom.commerce.tobacco

  Cigarettes and tobacco.

relcom.commerce.tour

  Tourism, leisure and entertainment opportunities.

relcom.commerce.transport

  Vehicles and spare parts.

relcom.comp.animation

  Discussions on computer animation software.

relcom.comp.binaries

  Binary codes of computer programs. (Moderated)

relcom.comp.binaries.d

  Discussions of binary codes.

relcom.comp.clarion

  CLARION database management system.

relcom.comp.crosstools

  Cross-tools for embedded systems.Single-chip computers.

relcom.comp.dbms.clipper

  Clipper database development system.

relcom.comp.dbms.foxpro

  FoxPro database development system.

relcom.comp.dbms.oracle

  Oracle database discussions.

relcom.comp.dbms.vista

  db_Vista discussions.

relcom.comp.demo

  Demo versions of various software. (Moderated)

relcom.comp.demo.d

  Discussions on demo software.

relcom.comp.gis

  Geographical information systems.

relcom.comp.lang.forth

  Forth programming language.

relcom.comp.lang.pascal

  Using of Pascal programming language.

relcom.comp.lang.pascal.misc

  Sources and materials, Pascal-like languages.

relcom.comp.law

  Political and legal aspects of computers.

relcom.comp.newmedia

  Global networks as a new mass media.

relcom.comp.os.os2

  OS/2 operational system.

relcom.comp.os.vms

  VMS operational system.

relcom.comp.os.windows

  FIDOnet area, MS-Windows operational system.

relcom.comp.os.windows.prog

  FIDOnet area, programming under MS-Windows.

relcom.comp.security

  Computer data security discussions.

relcom.comp.sources.d

  Discussions on sources.

relcom.comp.sources.misc

  Software sources. (Moderated)

relcom.comp.virus

  Computer viruses.

relcom.consumers

  Consumer info on products and services. No ads.

relcom.currency

  Exchange rates in CIS countries.

relcom.education

  Education discussions, from pre-school to higher.

relcom.expo

  Exhibitions and fairs announcements and reviews. (Moderated)

relcom.fido.flirt

  FIDOnet, just talking of love.

relcom.fido.ru.hacker

  FIDOnet, hackers and crackers (legal!).

relcom.fido.ru.modem

  Inter-network discussion on modems.

relcom.fido.ru.networks

  Inter-network discussion of global nets.

relcom.fido.ru.strack

  FIDOnet, digitized sound.

relcom.fido.ru.unix

  Inter-network challenge to OS Unix.

relcom.fido.su.books

  FIDOnet, for book readers and lovers.

relcom.fido.su.c-c++

  FIDOnet, C & C++ language.

relcom.fido.su.dbms

  FIDOnet, database management systems.

relcom.fido.su.general

  FIDOnet, about everything and nothing.

relcom.fido.su.hardw

  FIDOnet, computer hardware.

relcom.fido.su.magic

  FIDOnet, magic and occult sciences.

relcom.fido.su.softw

  FIDOnet, software in general.

relcom.fido.su.tolkien

  FIDOnet, creations of J.R.R Tolkien.

relcom.fido.su.virus

  FIDOnet, viruses and vaccines.

relcom.games

  Discussion of computer, play-by-mail and other games.

relcom.humor

  Ha-ha-ha. Jokes, you know them, funny.

relcom.humor.lus

  Moderated humor and jokes. (Moderated)

relcom.infomarket.talk

  Discussion on security market development. (Moderated)

relcom.jusinf

  Information on laws by "Justicinform". (Moderated)

relcom.kids

  About kids.

relcom.lan

  Inter-network discussion on local area networks.

relcom.maps

  Relcom maps.

relcom.msdos

  MS-DOS software.

relcom.music

  Music lovers.

relcom.netnews

  Announcements and articles important for all netters.

relcom.netnews.big

  General BIG articles.

relcom.newusers

  Q&A of new Relcom users.

relcom.penpals

  To find friends, colleagues, etc.

relcom.politics

  Political discussions.

relcom.postmasters

  For RELCOM postmasters, official. (Moderated)

relcom.postmasters.d

  Discussion of postmaster's troubles and bright ideas.

relcom.rec.tourism

  Sport outgoing: hiking, water, etc.

relcom.relarn.general

  Academic subnet RELARN: general issues. (Moderated)

relcom.relarn.science

  Scientific publications and discussions. (Moderated)

relcom.religion

  Discussions on religions and related topics.

relcom.sci.libraries

  Discussion of libraries and related info. (Moderated)

relcom.sci.philosophy

  Philosophic discussions and related projects.

relcom.talk

  Unfettered talk.

relcom.tcpip

  TCP/IP protocols and their implementation.

relcom.terms

  Discussion of various terms and terminology.

relcom.test

  "Wow, does it really work?".

relcom.wtc

  Commercial proposals of World Trade Centers.

relcom.x

  X Windows discussion.

rpi.edu,

  rutgers.edu, spl1, and telly.on.ca among others.

sci.aeronautics

  The science of aeronautics & related technology. (Moderated)

  Readers: 54000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 213

sci.aeronautics.airliners

  A moderated discussion group on airliner technology: the design,
  construction, performance, human factors, operation, and histories
  of transport-category airplanes.

  Readers: 33000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 198

sci.aeronautics.simulation

  Aerospace simulation technology. (Moderated)

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 21

sci.agriculture

  Farming, agriculture and related topics.

  Readers: 27000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 651

sci.agriculture.beekeeping

  Beekeeping, bee-culture and hive products.

  Readers: 16000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 244

sci.answers

  Repository for periodic USENET articles. (Moderated)

  Readers: 66000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 180

sci.anthropology

  All aspects of studying humankind.

  Readers: 40000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1260

sci.anthropology.paleo

  Evolution of man and other primates.

  Readers: 25000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 342

sci.aquaria

  Only scientifically-oriented postings about aquaria.

  Readers: 33000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 930

sci.archaeology

  Studying antiquities of the world.

  Readers: 55000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1810

sci.archaeology.mesoamerican

  The field of mesoamerican archaeology.

  Readers: 22000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 190

sci.astro

  Astronomy discussions and information.

  Readers: 120000 (0.8%)            Traffic per month: 2671

sci.astro.amateur

  Amateur astronomy equipment, techniques, info, etc.

  Readers: 31000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1413

sci.astro.fits

  Issues related to the Flexible Image Transport System.

  Readers: 27000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 38

sci.astro.hubble

  Processing Hubble Space Telescope data. (Moderated)

  Readers: 35000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 27

sci.astro.planetarium

  Discussion of planetariums.

  Readers: 37000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 130

sci.astro.research

  Forum in astronomy/astrophysics research. (Moderated)

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 55

sci.bio

  Biology and related sciences.

  Readers: 77000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 841

sci.bio.conservation

  Conservation biology research. (Moderated)

  Readers: 12000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 70

sci.bio.ecology

  Ecological research.

  Readers: 30000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 685

sci.bio.entomology.lepidoptera

  Lepidoptera: butterflies & moths.

  Readers: 13000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 229

sci.bio.entomology.misc

  General insect study and related issues.

sci.bio.ethology

  Animal behavior and behavioral ecology.

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 78

sci.bio.evolution

  Discussions of evolutionary biology. (Moderated)

  Readers: 24000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 345

sci.bio.fisheries

  All aspects of fisheries science and fish biology.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 192

sci.bio.food-science

  Topics related to food science and technology.

sci.bio.herp

  Biology of amphibians and reptiles.

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 278

sci.bio.microbiology

  Protists, fungi, algae, other microscopic organisms.

  Readers: 15000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 206

sci.bio.paleontology

  Life of the past (but no creation vs evolution!).

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 283

sci.bio.technology

  Any topic relating to biotechnology.

  Readers: 44000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 250

sci.chem

  Chemistry and related sciences.

  Readers: 86000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 2847

sci.chem.electrochem

  An open discussion forum for the electrochemistry community on the 
  internet.  This newsgroup would allow rapid, timely and focussed 
  discussions of opinions and information that would take months or 
  years (or not at all) on conventional paper journals.
  
  Topics for discussion would include (but not exclusive) :
    Synthesis                     Chemical processes
    Battery and Energy Storage    Corrosion
    Biological processes
    Synthesis of inorganic and organic compounds      
    Electrowinning/refining of metals 
    Electrochemical engineering   Industrial electrolysis
    Fuel cells 
    Kinetics and mechanism of electrode reactions
    Theory of charge transfer reactions
    Structure of the electrochemical double layer
    Electroanalytical chemistry   Electrochemical sensors
    Spectroelectrochemistry       Photoelectrochemistry
    Conducting Polymers           Electrochemistry of semiconductors
    Electrochemical process technology in electronics
    Electrodeposition of metallic/semiconductor/nonmetallic/composite
     coatings    
    Electroforming                Electromachining
    Electroplating                Electrodialysis (e.g. desalination)
    Software                      Databases
    Hardware/Equipment - specs, opinions, etc.
    Applications                  Techniques
    Announcements/reviews of papers/conferences.
    General Discussion/opinions/questions.
    Positions vacant
    and anything else that is relevant to electrochemistry in general.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 213

sci.chem.labware

  Chemical laboratory equipment.

  Readers: 13000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 121

sci.chem.organomet

  Organometallic chemistry.

  Readers: 24000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 117

sci.classics

  Studying classical history, languages, art and more.

  Readers: 32000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 493

sci.cognitive

  Cognitive science is an inter-disciplinary investigation of cognition,
  involving cognitive psychology, artificial intelligence, computer
  science, human-computer interaction, philosophy of mind, philosophy of
  science, linguistics, neuroscience, cognitive anthropology and other
  disciplines. The 'mind's new science' has been around since the
  mid-50's, and has entered an institutional phase with textbooks,
  journals, centres of research and teaching etc. However, due to its
  inter-disciplinary and international character, channels of
  communication devoted specifically to cognitive science are still
  needed, and the group sci.cognitive is intended to serve this end.
  
  This group serves as an open forum for discussion of all aspects
  of cognitive science: empirical work, cognitive modelling, theory,
  methodology, foundational, historical and social issues etc.
  
  This group also facilitates the exchange of information on
  teaching programmes, conferences, jobs etc.
  
  The main language of the group is English, but postings in other
  languages are also encouraged.

  Readers: 52000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 375

sci.comp-aided

  A forum to discuss and share information about:
      General use of computers in science:
      . Data acquisition.
      . Planning experiments and predicting outcomes.
      . Controlling laboratory devices.
      . Standards for analytical instrument interfaces.
      . Networked laboratory systems.
      . LIMS (Laboratory Information Management Systems)
      . Analyzing scientific data.
      . Visualizing scientific data.
      . Presenting scientific data.
      . Modelling physical processes.
      . Simulation of physical processes.
      . Numerical analysis of scientific data.
      . Algorithms for scientific computing.
      . Standards for scientific data formats.

  Readers: 27000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 36

sci.cryonics

  Theory and practice of biostasis, suspended animation.

  Readers: 29000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 86

sci.crypt

  Different methods of data en/decryption.

  Readers: 97000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 1059

sci.crypt.research

  Cryptography, cryptanalysis, and related issues. (Moderated)

  Readers: 26000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 38

sci.data.formats

  A  place for discussing information related to the use of the scientific 
  data formats such as HDF, netCDF, FITS, and various others.
  
  This includes problems encountered using specific formats, questions 
  about where to get the code for data format programs, discussions of 
  specific uses of data format programs, etc.
  
  Expected readers of this group are scientists (and software developers) 
  who use data formats/models such as HDF, netCDF, and  other such programs.

  Readers: 23000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 48

sci.econ

  The science of economics.

  Readers: 70000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1316

sci.econ.research

  Research in all fields of economics. (Moderated)

  Readers: 31000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 215

sci.edu

  The science of education.

  Readers: 64000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 545

sci.electronics

  Circuits, theory, electrons and discussions.

  Readers: 140000 (0.9%)            Traffic per month: 4749

sci.electronics.cad

  Schematic drafting, printed circuit layout, simulation.

  Readers: 26000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 346

sci.electronics.repair

  Fixing electronic equipment.

  Readers: 31000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1413

sci.energy

  Discussions about energy, science & technology.

  Readers: 71000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1264

sci.energy.hydrogen

  All about hydrogen as an alternative fuel.

  Readers: 26000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 129

sci.engr

  Technical discussions about engineering tasks.

  Readers: 78000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 808

sci.engr.advanced-tv

  HDTV/DATV standards, formats, equipment, practices.

  Readers: 30000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 159

sci.engr.biomed

  Discussing the field of biomedical engineering.

  Readers: 34000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 272

sci.engr.chem

  All aspects of chemical engineering.

  Readers: 44000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 623

sci.engr.civil

  A newsgroup to encourage discussions and the exchange of information 
  pertaining to the field of Civil Engineering. The different areas for 
  discussion in Civil Engineering are (but not limited to):
      Structural analysis and design;
      Structural materials;        Structural dynamics;
      Structural mechanics;        Finite element techniques;
      Structural stability;        Earcthquake engineering;
      Construction technology and management;
      Transportation systems and planning;
      Traffic engineering;         Transportation demand analysis;
      Highway materials and engineering;
      Pavement design;             Geotechnical engineering;
      Foundation design; Soil mechanics; 
      Soil-structure interaction;  Water Resources engineering;
      Hydraulics; Hydrology;       Fluid dynamics; 
      Environmental engineering;   Water and Waste treatment;
      Air-pollution control;       Hazardous wastes;
      Computer analysis, modelling and simulation in these areas;
      Numerical methods in civil engineering;
      Artificial intelligence and expert systems applications
       in civil engineering;
      Stochastic processes & reliability analysis in civil engineering;
      Optimization in design and resource planning; 
      Economic analysis in civil engineering;
      Social, ethical legal, political, educational,
       research and industrial issues in civil engineering.

  Readers: 42000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 559

sci.engr.control

  This forum aims to encourage discussion and free exchange of ideas
  amongst practicing control engineers, researchers and students on any
  subject related to the practice or theory of control systems and
  control engineering.
  
  A group to cover any subject related to control engineering including
  theory, research, and practice but particularly the use and future development 
  of computer-based applications for the analysis, design, simulation and
  implementation of control systems. Examples of suitable topics would be
  
        o data definitions for control systems design packages
        o user interfaces for control systems design packages
        o system modelling languages
        o simulation packages
          o environments for the integration of CAD tools for control
        o the application of new computer science techniques
            in control systems design and implementation
        o commercial control systems design and analysis packages
        o new theories
          o applications of control (e.g. process industries, aerospace, 
            transport, manufacturing, ...)
          o real-time software
          o social and environmental impact of control systems
          o none engineering applications (e.g. economics, social, ...)
          o control systems education 
  
  This group aims to stimulate the exchange of ideas about what software
  systems should be devloped to support the analysis, design and
  implementation of control systems with a longer term-aim of the
  development of guidelines or examples of good practice that will
  eventually bring freedom to users and developers of computer-based
  tools.  It also aims to provide timely notice of new academic ideas and
  control methods and to encourage the take-up of advanced control by
  industry.  This group also aims and to try to break down the communication
  barriers that traditionally exist in the control community and to
  introduce them to the joys of the Internet, thereby widening their
  horizons and opening their eyes to the benefits of the free exchange of
  ideas that other users of computers have known for some time.

  Readers: 43000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 425

sci.engr.geomechanics

  Geomechanics issues and related topics.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 90

sci.engr.heat-vent-ac

  Heating, ventilating, air conditioning & refrigeration

sci.engr.lighting

  Light, vision & color in architecture, media, etc.

  Readers: 22000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 252

sci.engr.manufacturing

  Manufacturing technology.

  Readers: 36000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 596

sci.engr.marine.hydrodynamics

  Marine Hydrodynamics.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 117

sci.engr.mech

  The field of mechanical engineering.

  Readers: 47000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1031

sci.engr.metallurgy

  Metallurgical Engineering.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 352

sci.engr.safety

  All aspects of the safety of engineered systems.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 283

sci.engr.semiconductors

  A group to provide an open forum for the discussion of
  semiconductors and related fields on the internet.
  
  Topics for discussion would include the following:
     semiconductor materials, semiconductor and device physics,
     diodes, transistors, semiconductor lasers & LEDs, photodetectors,
     solar cells, microelectromechanical systems, vacuum microelectronics,
     quantum effect devices, thin film linear devices, thin film displays,
     other semiconductor devices, thin film superconducting devices,
     integrated optics, nonlinear optical devices, crystal growth,
     oxidation, lithography, diffusion, ohmic contacts, ion implantation,
     etching, deposition, other thin film processing techniques,
     analytical techniques, process simulation, device simulation,
     interconnects, reliability/testing, microelectronic and optoelectronic
     packaging, vacuum technology, equipment - specs/opinions/etc.,
     clean room technology, economics of IC fabrication, software,
     databases, announcements/reviews of papers/conferences.,
     general Discussion/opinions/questions., education, positions vacant,
     or anything else that is relevant to semiconductors in general.

  Readers: 27000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 376

sci.engr.television.advanced

  HDTV/DATV standards, equipment, practices, etc.

sci.engr.television.broadcast

  Broadcast facility equipment and practices.

sci.environment

  Discussions about the environment and ecology.

  Readers: 90000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 3041

sci.fractals

  Objects of non-integral dimension and other chaos.

  Readers: 54000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 324

sci.geo.earthquakes

  For discussions relating to earthquakes (worldwide).  Appropriate
  topics include but are not necessarily limited to:
  
     seismicity and seismological techniques
     measurement of earthquakes
     recent and significant historical earthquakes
     causes of earthquakes
     sources of earthquake data
     secondary phenomena associated with earthquakes
     geological techniques employed in earthquake hazard identification
     earthquake safety (in general)
     techniques for mitigating earthquake hazards
     earthquake prediction technology
     seismic parameters for structural design

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 373

sci.geo.eos

  NASA's Earth Observation System (EOS).

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 56

sci.geo.fluids

  Discussion of geophysical fluid dynamics.

  Readers: 41000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 65

sci.geo.geology

  Discussion of solid earth sciences.

  Readers: 57000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 980

sci.geo.hydrology

  A forum for discussion on issues pertaining to surface and groundwater 
  hydrology, their relation to climate, water quality issues and water 
  resource management and policy issues. It is hoped that this will lead 
  to frank and open discussion and identification of key issues and 
  directions in the field, easier identification of and access to 
  data sources, a critical evaluation of modeling and data analysis 
  methodologies, electronic newsletters, and provide a consulting role, and 
  stimulate cooperative research.  Announcements of meetings, special 
  sessions and work in progress could be facilitated. We also intend to 
  set up and manage an electronic archive accessible through ftp, gopher, 
  www, and mosaic, that will be used as a repository for contributed 
  manuscripts (and comments), software and data source identifiers, and 
  will operate in conjunction with this news group.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 203

sci.geo.meteorology

  Discussion of meteorology and related topics.

  Readers: 46000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 714

sci.geo.oceanography

  For discussion of:   
     physical/chemical/biological/geological oceanography
     ocean ecosystems
     ocean dynamics
     ocean / atmosphere interactions
     ocean floor mining / drilling
     inland lakes and waterways
     ocean instruments
     research topics
     interesting findings, news
     legal, policy issues
     Software 
     Data formats
     Databases
     Hardware/Equipment - specs, opinions, etc.
     Applications 
     Announcements/reviews of papers/conferences.
     General Discussion/opinions/questions.
     Positions vacant
  
     Anything else that is relevant to oceanography in general.
  
     Some limited commercial advertising will probably be tolerated if it
     is of direct bona fide interest to oceanographers.
  
     Advertising should normally be posted only in response to a specific 
     request from another user for the particular services / products 
     offered.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 218

sci.geo.petroleum

  All aspects of petroleum and the petroleum industry.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 294

sci.geo.satellite-nav

  Satellite navigation systems, especially GPS.

  Readers: 30000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 975

sci.image.processing

  Scientific image processing and analysis.

  Readers: 57000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 741

sci.lang

  Natural languages, communication, etc.

  Readers: 74000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 980

sci.lang.japan

  The Japanese language, both spoken and written.

  Readers: 65000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 971

sci.lang.translation

  Problems and concerns of translators/interpreters.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 331

sci.life-extension

  Slowing, stopping or reversing the ageing process.

  Readers: 30000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 517

sci.logic

  Logic -- math, philosophy & computational aspects.

  Readers: 66000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 771

sci.materials

  All aspects of materials engineering.

  Readers: 44000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 748

sci.materials.ceramics

  Ceramic science.

  Readers: 15000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 142

sci.math

  Mathematical discussions and pursuits.

  Readers: 120000 (0.8%)            Traffic per month: 3759

sci.math.num-analysis

  Numerical Analysis.

  Readers: 80000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 703

sci.math.research

  Discussion of current mathematical research. (Moderated)

  Readers: 55000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 181

sci.math.symbolic

  Symbolic algebra discussion.

  Readers: 71000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 373

sci.mech.fluids

  An unmoderated group that covers all aspects of fluid
  mechanics.  The existence of sub-groups under the sci.mech.fluids
  hierarchy will not exclude discussion of such topics from
  sci.mech.fluids. 
  
  TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION include (but are not be limited to) turbulence,
  boundary layer theory, compressible and hypersonic flow, ideal and
  creeping flows, two- and three- dimensional flows, computational fluid
  dynamics, multidisciplinary problems which include fluid dynamic
  components (e.g. aeroelasticity), solutions to the Navier-Stokes
  equations, validity of simplifying assumptions, flow visualisation, data
  acquisition and other aspects of experimental modeling, full scale
  verification, transport property estimation and measurements,
  non-Newtonian fluids, multi-phase flow.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 187

sci.med

  Medicine and its related products and regulations.

  Readers: 120000 (0.8%)            Traffic per month: 3995

sci.med.aids

  AIDS: treatment, pathology/biology of HIV, prevention. (Moderated)

  Readers: 58000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 485

sci.med.dentistry

  Dentally related topics; all about teeth.

  Readers: 31000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 767

sci.med.diseases.cancer

  Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 456

sci.med.immunology

  Medical/scientific aspects of immune illness.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 258

sci.med.informatics

  Computer applications in medical care.

  Readers: 22000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 425

sci.med.nursing

  Nursing questions and discussion.

  Readers: 28000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 894

sci.med.nutrition

  Physiological impacts of diet.

  Readers: 54000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1768

sci.med.occupational

  Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI) & job injury issues.

  Readers: 29000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 255

sci.med.orthopedics

  Orthopedic Surgery, related issues and management. (Moderated)

  Readers: 9500 (0.2%)              Traffic per month: 82

sci.med.pathology

  Pathology and laboratory medicine.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 362

sci.med.pharmacy

  The teaching and practice of pharmacy.

  Readers: 32000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1380

sci.med.physics

  Issues of physics in medical testing/care.

  Readers: 48000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 171

sci.med.psychobiology

  Dialog and news in psychiatry and psychobiology.

  Readers: 29000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 643

sci.med.radiology

  All aspects of radiology.

  Readers: 22000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 402

sci.med.telemedicine

  Discussion of computer networks that connect between
  hospitals and/or physician's offices, including
  international linkages between medical facilities in
  different countries.
  
  Subjects will include hardware and software for such
  networks, increased use of networks for transmission of
  text and image patient data, and help in use of e-mail
  for medical purposes.

  Readers: 33000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 430

sci.med.transcription

  Information for and about medical transcriptionists.

  Readers: 13000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 153

sci.med.vision

  Human vision, visual correction, and visual science.

  Readers: 18980 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 676

sci.military.moderated

  Military technology. (Moderated)

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 409

sci.military.naval

  Navies of the world, past, present and future.

  Readers: 10000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 2239

sci.misc

  Short-lived discussions on subjects in the sciences.

  Readers: 68000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 465

sci.nanotech

  Self-reproducing molecular-scale machines. (Moderated)

  Readers: 44000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 147

sci.nonlinear

  Chaotic systems and other nonlinear scientific study.

  Readers: 29000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 278

sci.op-research

  Research, teaching & application of operations research. 

  Readers: 30000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 233

sci.optics

  Discussion relating to the science of optics.

  Readers: 39760 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 667

sci.philosophy.meta

  Discussions within the scope of "MetaPhilosophy."

  Readers: 51000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 805

sci.philosophy.tech

  Technical philosophy: math, science, logic, etc.

  Readers: 51000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 516

sci.physics

  Physical laws, properties, etc.

  Readers: 120000 (0.8%)            Traffic per month: 4287

sci.physics.accelerators

  For discussing of issues related to particle accelerators and the physics 
  of beams.  Possible topics include, but are not limited to: computer 
  codes and simulation in accelerator physics; experimental methods, 
  instrumentation, diagnostics and measurement; accelerator theory; 
  particle sources; accelerator structures; advanced accelerator concepts; 
  rf power sources; free electron lasers; announcements and news from 
  accelerator laboratories. 

  Readers: 22000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 91

sci.physics.computational.fluid-dynamics

  A forum for the discussion of all issues relating to computational 
  fluid dynamics (CFD).  Discussion on all aspects of CFD are welcome, 
  including, but not limited to:
  
        * grid generation - elliptic, algebraic, adaptive, structured,
                unstructured, 2D, 3D,
        * Specific flow problems: plasmas, real gases, MHD
        * Multigrid methods
        * Finite difference methods
        * Finite volume methods
        * Finite element methods
        * Panel methods
        * Solution issues: explicit vs. implicit, structured grids vs.
                      unstructured, ADI vs. SLOR, etc.
        * Higher order numerical methods (TVD, ENO)
        * Turbulence Modeling
        * Commercial codes - problems, issues, limitations
        * Visualization
        * Code validation

  Readers: 22000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 220

sci.physics.cond-matter

  Condensed matter physics, theory and experiment.

sci.physics.electromag

      A group dedicated to the discussion of topics pertaining to 
      electromagnetics.  These include, but are not limited to:
  >
        electromagnetic wave theory           computational EM modeling
        microwave devices and circuits        antenna design
        electromagnetic interference          biological effects
        ELF and VLF fields                    EM measurements
        wave propagation                      shielding
        electrostatic discharge               new RF devices and technology

  Readers: 27000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 534

sci.physics.fusion

  Info on fusion, esp. "cold" fusion.

  Readers: 58000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 806

sci.physics.particle

  Particle physics discussions.

  Readers: 25000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 448

sci.physics.plasma

  Plasma Science & Technology community exchange. (Moderated)

  Readers: 15000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 35

sci.physics.research

  Current physics research. (Moderated)

  Readers: 35000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 66

sci.polymers

  All aspects of polymer science.

  Readers: 22000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 370

sci.psychology

  Topics related to psychology.

  Readers: 93000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 1502

sci.psychology.digest

  PSYCOLOQUY: Refereed Psychology Journal and Newsletter. (Moderated)

  Readers: 35000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 15

sci.psychology.research

  Research issues in psychology. (Moderated)

  Readers: 23000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 138

sci.research

  Research methods, funding, ethics, and whatever.

  Readers: 66000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 651

sci.research.careers

  Issues relevant to careers in scientific research.

  Readers: 46000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 469

sci.research.postdoc

  A group for the discussing of issues related to post-doctoral studies and
  where to look for information about post-docs. This group is a place where
  candidates can put their resume, where post-doc offers should be posted,
  where the possibilities of financial support should be discussed. A
  long-term extension would be to have people from all over the world
  maintain lists of the different agencies in their country offering
  financial support for post-doctoral studies. These people should also 
  try to repost to the net the post-doc announces appearing on their local
  newsgroups.

  Readers: 34000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 244

sci.skeptic

  Skeptics discussing pseudo-science.

  Readers: 89000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 3011

sci.space.news

  Announcements of space-related news items. (Moderated)

  Readers: 83000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 67

sci.space.policy

  Discussions about space policy.

  Readers: 36000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1575

sci.space.science

  Space and planetary science and related technical work. (Moderated)

  Readers: 42000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 369

sci.space.shuttle

  The space shuttle and the STS program.

  Readers: 83000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 953

sci.space.tech

  Technical and general issues related to space flight. (Moderated)

  Readers: 47000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 643

sci.stat.consult

  Statistical consulting.

  Readers: 31000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 739

sci.stat.edu

  Statistics education.

  Readers: 28000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 480

sci.stat.math

  Statistics from a strictly mathematical viewpoint.

  Readers: 35000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 429

sci.systems

  The theory and application of systems science.

  Readers: 27000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 51

sci.techniques.mag-resonance

  Magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 110

sci.techniques.mass-spec

  All areas of mass spectrometry. (Moderated)

sci.techniques.microscopy

  The field of microscopy.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 150

sci.techniques.spectroscopy

  Spectrum analysis.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 219

sci.techniques.xtallography

  The field of crystallography.

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 105

sci.virtual-worlds

  Virtual Reality - technology and culture. (Moderated)

  Readers: 55000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 249

sci.virtual-worlds.apps

  Current and future uses of virtual-worlds technology. (Moderated)

  Readers: 13000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 3

soc.answers

  Repository for periodic USENET articles. (Moderated)

  Readers: 51000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: -

soc.bi

  Discussions of bisexuality.

  Readers: 66000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 4308

soc.college

  College, college activities, campus life, etc.

  Readers: 86000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 1777

soc.college.grad

  General issues related to graduate schools.

  Readers: 53000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 411

soc.college.gradinfo

  Information about graduate schools.

  Readers: 50000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 214

soc.college.org.aiesec

  The Int'l Assoc. of Business and Commerce Students.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 68

soc.college.teaching-asst

  A group for exchange of information (and tools) to help
    Teaching Assistants.
  
    Discussions often pertain to issues such as:
  
    - culturally diverse classrooms
    - roles (Teacher, Teaching Assistant, Student)
    - learning styles
    - Teaching Assistant-student relations
    - Teaching Assistant-Supervisor/Professor relations
    - working conditions
    - lesson-planning
    - avoidance of harassment (as victim or offender)
    - language problems (i.e. International Teaching Asst language problems)
    - marking consistency
    - Teaching Assistant training resources
    - classroom/lab management
    - specific tools for a particular subject area
  
  It is anticipated that readers of the group would   be   Teaching
  assistants  and  Professors  who are interested in techniques for
  better teaching. Participation by beginners, experienced Teaching
    Assistants, and Professors will be encouraged.

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 69

soc.couples

  Discussions for couples (cf. soc.singles).

  Readers: 84000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 940

soc.couples.intercultural

  Inter-cultural and inter-racial relationships.

  Readers: 31000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 891

soc.couples.wedding

  Wedding planning.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 2946

soc.culture.afghanistan

  Discussion of the Afghan society.

  Readers: 36000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 746

soc.culture.african

  Discussions about Africa & things African.

  Readers: 74000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1600

soc.culture.african.american

  Discussions about Afro-American issues.

  Readers: 70000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 7699

soc.culture.albanian

  Albania and Albanians around the world.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 166

soc.culture.arabic

  Technological & cultural issues, *not* politics.

  Readers: 61000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 2083

soc.culture.argentina

  All about life in Argentina.

  Readers: 24000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1218

soc.culture.asean

  Countries of the Assoc. of SE Asian Nations.

  Readers: 48000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 382

soc.culture.asian.american

  Issues & discussion about Asian-Americans.

  Readers: 84000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 5167

soc.culture.assyrian

  Assyrian culture, history, language, current diaspora.

soc.culture.australian

  Australian culture and society.

  Readers: 67000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1779

soc.culture.austria

  Austria and its people.

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1093

soc.culture.baltics

  A group devoted to the countries Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania,
  often lumped together under the label "The Baltic states".
  
  Topics include culture, networking, language, politics,
  shortly anything you expect from a soc.culture.* group.
  
  The prime language in the group would be English, but the use of local
  languages is also OK.

  Readers: 26000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1415

soc.culture.bangladesh

  Issues & discussion about Bangladesh.

  Readers: 43000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1408

soc.culture.belgium

  Belgian society, culture(s) and people.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1973

soc.culture.bengali

  Sociocultural identity of worldwide Bengali population.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1585

soc.culture.berber

  The berber language, history, and culture.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 172

soc.culture.bolivia

  Bolivian people and culture.

  Readers: 13000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 987

soc.culture.bosna-herzgvna

  A group to provide a panel for discussion about all aspects of 
  history, culture, social and religious traditions, economy,
  and politics of the newly independent state of Bosnia and
  Herzegovina.
  
  As the strugle against the agression and for independence, freedom,
  and human dignity continues in Bosnia and Herzegovina, this
  group will also serve as the vehicle for the preservation and
  disemination of the truth about this proud country, its citizens, and
  their moral values.

  Readers: 32000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1794

soc.culture.brazil

  Talking about the people and country of Brazil.

  Readers: 44000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 2585

soc.culture.british

  Issues about Britain & those of British descent.

  Readers: 84000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 4539

soc.culture.bulgaria

  Discussing Bulgarian society.

  Readers: 39000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1416

soc.culture.burma

  A forum for the posting of any and  all news, opinion, discussion 
  and information relating to any aspect of Burmese politics, ethnicity, 
  life, culture, religion, travel, society or war. 
  
  A forum in which diverse opinions and unfettered debate will be
  encouraged, without regard to political, philosophical, religious or
  personal bias. 
  
  This group serves to hasten the end of the informationally-repressive 
  circumstances affecting the Burmese people and land and anyone interested 
  in them.
  
  No commercial offers of any kind are permitted on soc.culture.burma,
  though information of the nature of money-saving travel tips will be
  allowed as long as they do not constitute any direct offers to sell any
  services or merchandise. 

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 381

soc.culture.cambodia

  Cambodia and its people.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 655

soc.culture.canada

  Discussions of Canada and its people.

  Readers: 80000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 3585

soc.culture.caribbean

  Life in the Caribbean.

  Readers: 40000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1267

soc.culture.celtic

  Irish, Scottish, Breton, Cornish, Manx & Welsh.

  Readers: 75000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 2210

soc.culture.chile

  A place where people all over the world can meet and exchange 
  opinions and information about Chile. Although it is expected that 
  most of the participants will be Chileans living at home or abroad, 
  everyone --  Chilean or not -- is welcome to participate.
  
  All topics of discussion relevant to Chile are appropriate. A
  non-exhaustive list of topics is:
  
  - All kinds of news from Chile
  - International news and their relation to Chile
  - Chilean history
  - Chilean politics
  - Travel information
  - Literature, music, and all kinds of artistic expression from Chile
  - Food, customs, traditions, etc.
  - and much more...
  
  This group is Primarily Spanish. However, English posts are also 
  welcome, to facilitate the exchange of information with 
  non-Spanish speakers.

  Readers: 29000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1873

soc.culture.china

  About China and Chinese culture.

  Readers: 94000 (0.7%)             Traffic per month: 4909

soc.culture.colombia

  A forum to discuss all aspects of Colombian culture and society, such as:
     - Cultural events, art and music
     - News from Colombia
         + Foreign and domestic policies
         + Energy policies, e.g. hydroelectric, oil and coal sectors
         + Economic development model or lack thereof
         + Colombian ethnic/cultural communities including overseas communities
         + Colombian strategies in the global markets
         + Political, drug-related, and other kinds of violence and crime
             affecting the country
     - Technological and developmental issues, such as:
         + Technology transfer
         + Colombian resources overseas
         + Information management and technologies
     - Environmental issues
     - Food and crafts
     - Travel information.. and much more . . .
  
  Additionally, soc.culture.colombia is a place for all those interested
  in Colombia and Colombian people to meet and chat.  Everyone is welcome.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 459

soc.culture.croatia

  The lives of people of Croatia.

  Readers: 27000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 2718

soc.culture.cuba

  Cuban culture, society and politics.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 2440

soc.culture.czecho-slovak

  Bohemian, Slovak, Moravian and Silesian life.

  Readers: 31000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1391

soc.culture.dominican-rep

  The life and people of the Dominican Republic.

soc.culture.ecuador

  The culture and people of Ecuador.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 260

soc.culture.egyptian

  Egypt, and its society, culture, heritage, etc.

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 730

soc.culture.esperanto

  The neutral international language Esperanto.

  Readers: 42000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1017

soc.culture.estonia

  Estonian culture, language, news, politics. (Moderated)

  Readers: 10000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 142

soc.culture.europe

  Discussing all aspects of all-European society.

  Readers: 60000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1858

soc.culture.filipino

  Group about the Filipino culture.

  Readers: 49000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 3380

soc.culture.french

  French culture, history, and related discussions.

  Readers: 84000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 3376

soc.culture.german

  Discussions about German culture and history.

  Readers: 70000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 3151

soc.culture.greek

  Group about Greeks.

  Readers: 70000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 3106

soc.culture.hongkong

  Discussions pertaining to Hong Kong.

  Readers: 84000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 4207

soc.culture.hongkong.entertainment

  Entertainment in Hong Kong.

  Readers: 27000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2652

soc.culture.indian

  Group for discussion about India & things Indian.

  Readers: 120000 (0.9%)            Traffic per month: 6744

soc.culture.indian.info

  Info group for soc.culture.indian, etc. (Moderated)

  Readers: 31000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 17

soc.culture.indian.kerala

  Culture of the people of Keralite origin.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 760

soc.culture.indian.marathi

  An unmoderated discussion newsgroup to exchange ideas and opinions 
  about the Marathi people, politics, and culture.  The group welcomes
  all people and accept all opinions.  Topics of discussion includes, 
  but are not limited to Marathi:

  * Networking                    * Culture
  * Music                         * Language (all dialects)
  * Food                          * Social Values
  * Archeology                    * Education
  * Art                           * Books
  * Human Rights                  * Politics of Maharashtra
  * History                       * Tourism in Maharashtra
  * Research                      * Climate of Maharashtra

  The discussions will be in English.




  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 977

soc.culture.indian.telugu

  The culture of the Telugu people of India.

  Readers: 37000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1392

soc.culture.indonesia

  All about the Indonesian nation.

  Readers: 29000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2970

soc.culture.iranian

  Discussions about Iran and things Iranian/Persian.

  Readers: 63000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 3409

soc.culture.iraq

  Iraq, its society, culture and heritage.

  Readers: 6500 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 852

soc.culture.irish

  Ireland and Irish culture.

soc.culture.israel

  A forum for the discussion Israeli society, culture and
  politics; presentation of news about Israel, and as a forum for debate
  among Israelis and other interested persons.

  Readers: 27000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 2417

soc.culture.italian

  The Italian people and their culture.

  Readers: 51000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 5045

soc.culture.japan

  Everything Japanese, except the Japanese language.

  Readers: 110000 (0.8%)            Traffic per month: 3962

soc.culture.jewish

  Jewish culture & religion. (cf. talk.politics.mideast)

  Readers: 110000 (0.8%)            Traffic per month: 6493

soc.culture.jewish.holocaust

  The Shoah. (Moderated)

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 206

soc.culture.jordan

  All topics concerning The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

  Readers: 11000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 331

soc.culture.korean

  Discussions about Korea & things Korean.

  Readers: 72000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 3260

soc.culture.kurdish

  People from Kurdistan and Kurds around the world.

  Readers: 11000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1354

soc.culture.kuwait

  Kuwaiti culture, society, and history.

  Readers: 12000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 282

soc.culture.laos

  Cultural and Social Aspects of Laos.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 355

soc.culture.latin-america

  Topics about Latin-America.

  Readers: 62000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 1107

soc.culture.lebanon

  Discussion about things Lebanese.

  Readers: 37000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1617

soc.culture.maghreb

  North African society and culture.

  Readers: 27000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 387

soc.culture.magyar

  The Hungarian people & their culture.

  Readers: 37000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1438

soc.culture.malagasy

  Madagascar and the Malagasy culture.

soc.culture.malaysia

  All about Malaysian society.

  Readers: 39000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 3684

soc.culture.mexican

  Discussion of Mexico's society.

  Readers: 49000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 2002

soc.culture.mexican.american

  Mexican-American/Chicano culture and issues.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 568

soc.culture.misc

  Group for discussion about other cultures.

  Readers: 51000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 150

soc.culture.mongolian

  Everything related to Mongols and Mongolia.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 200

soc.culture.native

  Aboriginal people around the world.

  Readers: 28000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 610

soc.culture.nepal

  Discussion of people and things in & from Nepal.

  Readers: 42000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 567

soc.culture.netherlands

  People from the Netherlands and Belgium.

  Readers: 44000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1910

soc.culture.new-zealand

  Discussion of topics related to New Zealand.

  Readers: 55000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 2261

soc.culture.nigeria

  Nigerian affairs, society, cultures, and peoples.

  Readers: 14000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 306

soc.culture.nordic

  Discussion about culture up north.

  Readers: 65000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 2470

soc.culture.pakistan

  Topics of discussion about Pakistan.

  Readers: 67000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 4275

soc.culture.palestine

  An unmoderated forum open to all those interested in discussing
  Palestinian culture, politics, economics etc; the condition of
  Palestinians living under Israeli administration and the progress
  of and challenges facing the emerging Palestinian administration
  in the West Bank and Gaza.

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1233

soc.culture.peru

  All about the people of Peru.

  Readers: 26000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 612

soc.culture.polish

  Polish culture, Polish past, and Polish politics.

  Readers: 49000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 2326

soc.culture.portuguese

  Discussion of the people of Portugal.

  Readers: 42000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 2361

soc.culture.puerto-rico

  Puerto Rican culture, society and politics.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1002

soc.culture.punjab

  Punjab and Punjabi culture.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1753

soc.culture.quebec

  An international forum for discussion open to all people who wish to 
  share their views on Quebec. Discussion may cover a wide scope of issues 
  including, but not restricted to, social life, culture, economics and 
  politics in Quebec.
  
  The everyday language on soc.culture.quebec is French.  However, given the
  linguistic makeup of Quebec and of Usenet, messages in English are expected,
  and will be welcome.  Messages in other languages are also accepted, but
  their authors should not expect a large audience.
  
  The use of the 7 bit ASCII character set is preferred. The standard 8 bit 
  ISO 8859-1 (Latin-1) character set (accented characters) is also 
  permitted, albeit optional. The use of any other standard orcharacter 
  set is not authorized.

  Readers: 25000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 998

soc.culture.romanian

  Discussion of Romanian and Moldavian people.

  Readers: 36000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1641

soc.culture.russian

  All things Russian in the broadest sense.

  Readers: 20000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 3366

soc.culture.scientists

  Cultural issues about scientists & scientific projects.

  Readers: 23000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 57

soc.culture.scottish

  Anything regarding Scotland or things Scots.

soc.culture.sierra-leone

  The culture of Sierra Leone.

  Readers: 5700 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 92

soc.culture.singapore

  The past, present and future of Singapore.

  Readers: 44000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 5563

soc.culture.slovenia

  Slovenia and Slovenian people.

  Readers: 14000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 234

soc.culture.somalia

  Somalian affairs, society, and culture.

  Readers: 14000 (0.1%)             Traffic per month: 1350

soc.culture.south-africa

  For socio-cultural discussions on South Africa.  However, the discussions
  may include other issues with direct bearing on South Africa, and the
  southern African region.  The audience will likely be Southern
  Africans in different parts of the world and all other interested
  parties.  The topics discussed include, but are not limited to:
  
          -South African music, culture, history
          -S.African food
          -Popular sports in South Africa
          -Issues of post-apartheid development
          -Education and training in South Africa
          -South African society in general
          -South African art
          -Technological prospects in South Africa
          -Employment and the state of the economy
  
  Owing to South Africa's controversial past and the infancy of the
  post-apartheid era, all participating members are urged to be mutually
  respectful towards each other and to remain cognizant of the various
  backgrounds, diverse as they will be,of all the participants.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 771

soc.culture.soviet

  Topics relating to Russian or Soviet culture.

  Readers: 72000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 3623

soc.culture.spain

  Spain and the Spanish.

  Readers: 57000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 5160

soc.culture.sri-lanka

  Things & people from Sri Lanka.

  Readers: 47000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 904

soc.culture.swiss

  Swiss culture.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 610

soc.culture.syria

  Syrian cultural matters and affairs.

  Readers: 10000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1016

soc.culture.taiwan

  Discussion about things Taiwanese.

  Readers: 70000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 2931

soc.culture.tamil

  Tamil language, history and culture.

  Readers: 38000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1944

soc.culture.thai

  A place for Thais & any others who are interested in Thai culture
  and other aspects such as :
          - travel information
          - news from Thailand
          - political circumstances
          - Thai food & recipes
                 etc.
  The Language of discussion is English.

  Readers: 62000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 2912

soc.culture.turkish

  Discussion about things Turkish.

  Readers: 69000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 5757

soc.culture.ukrainian

  The lives and times of the Ukrainian people.

  Readers: 29000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 1946

soc.culture.uruguay

  A forum for the exchange of information and the discussion of relevant 
  issues for Uruguayans at home and abroad. The newsgroup will also be 
  useful for non-Uruguayans who have an interest in the country and its 
  cultural or  political evolution, or for establishing academic or 
  professional contacts relevant to Uruguay.
  
  A non-exhaustive list of possible topic include:
  
                       - News from Uruguay  (including sports)
                       - News from the world and their relation to Uruguay.
                       - Travel information.
                       - Politics mainly related to Uruguay.
                       - Literature and music from Uruguay.
                       - Crafts, food, other artistic expressions.
                       - Problems and solutions for Uruguayans abroad
                       - Other interesting topics.
                       - and much more . . .
  
                  Everyone is welcome.
  
  Spanish is expected to be the language most used in the group, and the
  use of any other language is very welcome, especially if it encourages
  the exchange of information.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 285

soc.culture.usa

  The culture of the United States of America.

  Readers: 83000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 5358

soc.culture.venezuela

    A forum to discuss all aspects of Venezuelan culture
  and society, such as:
  
         - Food and crafts
         - Cultural events (theatre, museums, movies, tv)
         - News from Venezuela (including sports)
         - Travel information
         - Indigenous issues
       - Environmental issues
         - Politics related to Venezuela, such as:
              + Technology transfer
              + Other countries' foreign policies towards 
                Venezuela
              + Venezuelan foreign policy
              + Venezuelan oil policy
              + Central/South America issues
              + Developmental issues
              + Venezuela's role in international affairs
       - Arts 
       - and much more . . .
  
  Informally, a "place" for all those interested in
  Venezuela and things Venezuelan to meet and chat.
  
  Everyone is welcome.
  
  Because soc.culture.venezuela will be unmoderated,
  anyone will be able to post to this newsgroup.  Please
  refrain from "flames" or insults or unnecessary
  criticism of a person.  Any criticism should be
  constructive, and polite.  Please post your article in
  a mature and responsible way.
  
  Primarily Spanish. English and other languages will
  also be accepted.

  Readers: 24000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 2646

soc.culture.vietnamese

  Issues and discussions of Vietnamese culture.

  Readers: 71000 (0.5%)             Traffic per month: 6523

soc.culture.welsh

  The people, language and history of Wales.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 913

soc.culture.yugoslavia

  For discussion of:
  
  - culture and cultural heritage of nations and nationalities in Yugoslavia 
  - social and economical issues of Yugoslavia
  - current and past politicial situations
  - languages used on Yugoslav territory
  - relationsip between various nations in Yugoslavia
  - relationship between Yugoslavia and its neighbours
  - sport and other events in Yugoslavia
  - everything else pertaining to Yugoslavia 
  
  * articles can be posted in any language used in Yugoslavia
    as well as any official UN language

  Readers: 45000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1991

soc.feminism

  Discussion of feminism & feminist issues. (Moderated)

  Readers: 55000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 563

soc.genealogy.benelux

  Genealogy in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

soc.genealogy.computing

  Genealogical computing & net resources.

  Readers: 28000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 717

soc.genealogy.french

  A group mainly to exchange information about ancestors who spoke French, 
  had French names, or lived in places inhabited by French speakers or 
  where records were kept in French.  Posts in the French language are 
  encouraged when practical.  They are accepted in other languages 
  otherwise.  Those who prefer to communicate in French are invited to 
  discuss any topic relating to genealogy in soc.genealogy.french.  Others 
  should use the appropriate other newsgroup

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 406

soc.genealogy.german

  Family history including a German background.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1044

soc.genealogy.jewish

  Jewish genealogy group. (Moderated)

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1113

soc.genealogy.medieval

  Genealogy in the period from roughly AD500 to AD1600.

soc.genealogy.methods

  Genealogical methods and resources. (Moderated) (Moderated)

  Readers: 27000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 391

soc.genealogy.misc

  General genealogical discussions.

  Readers: 38000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1865

soc.genealogy.surnames

  Surname queries & tafels. (Moderated)

  Readers: 40000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 1876

soc.history

  Discussions of things historical.

  Readers: 76000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 2108

soc.history.living

  A platform for clubs, associations, societies, and other groups and 
  individuals who are engaged in the practice of living history and 
  historical reenactment to advertise themselves, share information, or 
  debate issues relevent to all manner of reenactment or living history in 
  any period.  This newsgroup also provides the opportunity for 
  international contact for living history and reenactment groups and 
  individuals.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 473

soc.history.moderated

  A group to allow a free-flowing discussion of historical events
  and trends of _general_ intrest to the Usenet history devotees.
  
  The moderator has broad powers to determine what topics are of general
  interest.  A non-exclusive list of post characteristics the moderator can
  use to determine the acceptance or rejection of a post for general posting
  in the group are:
  
                o ad-hominem attacks
                o flames
                o pathological cross-postings for a given posts
                  (for example, cross-postings to/from groups that
                   bear little relation to the nature of the post)
                o use of inappropriate vulgarisms in a post
                o general tastlessness in a post
                o a non-replyable e-mail address
  
  If the moderator so desires, she/he will respond to a rejected post stating
  the reasons for rejection, and if she/he so desires, suggesting modifications
  that will allow a modified post into the group.
  
  Lively, animated discussions on historical events or topics where there is
  genuine controversy, or where there is general consensus, are encouraged.
  Requests for information are also encouraged.

  Readers: 27000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 270

soc.history.science

  History of science and related areas.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 313

soc.history.war.misc

  History & events of wars in general.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 880

soc.history.war.vietnam

  The Vietnam War. (Moderated)

  Readers: 5000 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 498

soc.history.war.world-war-ii

  History & events of World War Two. (Moderated)

  Readers: 22000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 1176

soc.history.what-if

  Alternate history.

soc.libraries.talk

  Discussing all aspects of libraries.

  Readers: 30000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 181

soc.men

  Issues related to men, their problems & relationships.

  Readers: 86000 (0.6%)             Traffic per month: 4942

soc.misc

  Socially-oriented topics not in other groups.

  Readers: 50000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 151

soc.motss

  Issues pertaining to homosexuality.

  Readers: 110000 (0.8%)            Traffic per month: 6478

soc.net-people

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  General info on all service topics.

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soc.penpals

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soc.politics

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  Arms discussion digest. (Moderated)

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soc.religion.bahai

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soc.religion.christian

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soc.religion.christian.bible-study

  Examining the Holy Bible. (Moderated)

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soc.religion.christian.youth-work

  Christians working with young people. (Moderated)

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soc.religion.eastern

  Discussions of Eastern religions. (Moderated)

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soc.religion.gnosis

  Gnosis, marifat, jnana & direct sacred experience. (Moderated)

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soc.religion.islam

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soc.religion.quaker

  The Religious Society of Friends.

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soc.religion.shamanism

  Discussion of the full range of shamanic experience. (Moderated)

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soc.religion.sikhism

  Sikh Religion and Sikhs all over the world. (Moderated)

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soc.religion.unitarian-univ

  Unitarian-Universalism & non-creedal religions. (Moderated)

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soc.rights.human

  Human rights & activism (e.g., Amnesty International).

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soc.singles

  Newsgroup for single people, their activities, etc.

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soc.support.fat-acceptance

  Self-acceptance for fat people.  No diet talk.

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soc.support.transgendered

  Transgendered and intersexed persons.

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soc.support.youth.gay-lesbian-bi

  Gay youths helping each other. (Moderated)

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soc.veterans

  Social issues relating to military veterans.

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soc.women

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talk.abortion

  All sorts of discussions and arguments on abortion.

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talk.answers

  Repository for periodic USENET articles. (Moderated)

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talk.bizarre

  The unusual, bizarre, curious, and often interesting.

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talk.environment

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talk.euthanasia

  All aspects of euthanasia.

talk.origins

  Evolution versus creationism (sometimes hot!).

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talk.philosophy.humanism

  Humanism in the modern world.

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talk.philosophy.misc

  Philosophical musings on all topics.

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talk.politics.animals

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talk.politics.china

  Discussion of political issues related to China.

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talk.politics.crypto

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talk.politics.drugs

  The politics of drug issues.

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talk.politics.european-union

  The EU and political integration in Europe.

talk.politics.guns

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talk.politics.libertarian

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talk.politics.medicine

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talk.politics.mideast

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talk.politics.misc

  Political discussions and ravings of all kinds.

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talk.politics.soviet

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talk.politics.theory

  Theory of politics and political systems.

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talk.politics.tibet

  The politics of Tibet and the Tibetan people.

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talk.rape

  Discussions on stopping rape; not to be crossposted.

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talk.religion.buddhism

  All aspects of Buddhism as religion and philosophy.

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talk.religion.misc

  Religious, ethical, & moral implications.

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talk.religion.newage

  Esoteric and minority religions & philosophies.

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talk.rumors

  For the posting of rumors.

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u3b.config

  3B Distribution configuration.

u3b.misc

  3B Miscellaneous Discussions.

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u3b.sources

  Sources for AT&T 3B systems.

u3b.tech

  3B Technical Discussions.

u3b.test

  3B Distribution Testing.

vmsnet.alpha

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vmsnet.announce

  General announcements of interest to all. (Moderated)

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vmsnet.announce.newusers

  Orientation info for new users. (Moderated)

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vmsnet.decus.journal

  The DECUServe Journal. (Moderated)

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  Discussion of DECUS Local User Groups and related issues.

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vmsnet.employment

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vmsnet.epsilon-cd

  DEC's free, unsupported OpenVMS AXP CD.

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vmsnet.groups

  Administration of the VMSnet newsgroups.

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  Gopher software for VMS, gatewayed to VMSGopher-L.

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  Misc. infosystem software for VMS (e.g. WAIS, WWW, etc.).

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vmsnet.internals

  VMS internals, MACRO-32, Bliss, etc., gatewayed to MACRO32 list.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 34

vmsnet.mail.misc

  Other electronic mail software.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 25

vmsnet.mail.mx

  MX email system, gatewayed to MX mailing list.

  Readers: 21000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 87

vmsnet.mail.pmdf

  PMDF email system, gatewayed to ipmdf mailing list.

  Readers: 24000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 147

vmsnet.misc

  General VMS topics not covered elsewhere.

  Readers: 25000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 48

vmsnet.networks.desktop.misc

  Other desktop integration software.

  Readers: 11000 (0.4%)             Traffic per month: 6

vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks

  DEC Pathworks desktop integration software.

  Readers: 22000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 538

vmsnet.networks.management.decmcc

  DECmcc and related software.

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vmsnet.networks.management.misc

  Other network management solutions.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 5

vmsnet.networks.misc

  General networking topics not covered elsewhere.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 22

vmsnet.networks.tcp-ip.cmu-tek

  CMU-TEK TCP/IP package, gatewayed to cmu-openvms-ip@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 71

vmsnet.networks.tcp-ip.misc

  Other TCP/IP solutions for VMS.

  Readers: 18000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 23

vmsnet.networks.tcp-ip.multinet

  TGV's Multinet TCP/IP, gatewayed to info-multinet.

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vmsnet.networks.tcp-ip.tcpware

  Discussion of Process Software's TCPWARE TCP/IP software.

  Readers: 13000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 24

vmsnet.networks.tcp-ip.ucx

  DEC's VMS/Ultrix Connection (or TCP/IP services for VMS) product.

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vmsnet.networks.tcp-ip.wintcp

  The Wollongong Group's WIN-TCP TCP/IP software.

  Readers: 15000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 18

vmsnet.pdp-11

  PDP-11 hardware and software, gatewayed to info-pdp11.

  Readers: 17000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 244

vmsnet.sources

  Source code postings ONLY. (Moderated)

  Readers: 12000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 5

vmsnet.sources.d

  Discussion about or requests for sources.

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vmsnet.sources.games

  Recreational software postings.

  Readers: 19000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 5

vmsnet.sysmgt

  VMS system management.

  Readers: 24000 (0.3%)             Traffic per month: 157

vmsnet.test

  Test messages.

  Readers: 9400 (0.1%)              Traffic per month: 180

vmsnet.tpu

  TPU language and applications, gatewayed to info-tpu.

  Readers: 16000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 26

vmsnet.uucp

  DECUS uucp software, gatewayed to vmsnet mailing list.

  Readers: 20000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 9

vmsnet.vms-posix

  Discussion about VMS POSIX.

  Readers: 14000 (0.2%)             Traffic per month: 11

--
This document is Copyrighted 1995 by Kevin Atkinson.  You may distribute
this document however you like, as long as it is not in print and this 
notice is kept in tack, with out my permission.  I do request however that
if you put it on a CD-ROM or commercial online service that you let me 
know.  I can be reached at kevina@clark.net.  
--
				Credits:

People who submitted a good number of descriptions: 
	Neil Pawson <Neil.Pawson@Smallworld.co.uk> 
	Daniel Barrett <barrett@astro.cs.umass.edu>

Mirroring my site:
	Mahesh Ramachandran <rr@eel.ufl.edu> (usenet.ufl.edu)
	Jonathan Magid <jem@bittyblue.oit.unc.edu> (sunsite.unc.edu)

Giving me some sound advice:
	Robert E. Maas <rem@btr.btr.com> (desc-have, desc-still-needed)
	Jeff Dege <jdege@winternet.com> (Suggesting change of name)
        Steve Fenwick < scf@w0x0f.com>  (Suggesting change of name)
 	Jim Jewett <jimj@eecs.umich.edu> (making me aware of news.g'.reviews)
	Cameron Laird <claird@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM> (pointing out 'g'_arc'.h')
	All those people who corrected spelling and grammer errors

The authors of the Post on news.lists:
	*.answers moderation team (List of Periodic Info' Postings, Part *)
	David C Lawrence <tale@uunet.uu.net> (Mailing Lists Avail' in Usenet
				List of Moderators for Usenet, 
				List of Active Newsgroups, Part *, &
				Alternative 'group Hierarchies, Part *)
	Brian Reid <reid@decwrl.DEC.COM> (USENET Readership report for *)
	Gene Spafford <spaf@cs.purdue.edu> (Original author of List ' Mod',
				List of Active 'groups, & Alt' 'group Hier')
	John Gilmore <hoptoad!gnu> (Another Original author of 
				Alt' 'group Hier')

Other:
        Thomas A Fine <fine@cis.ohio-state.edu> (faq's via WWW)


