Also Usenet news. Shared message conferences on the Internet, arranged hierarchically by subject matter.
A bulletin board of news information. A user specifies which news topic they are interested in, and subscribes to receive information on that topic.
Discussion areas, each grouped around a different topic, that comprise Usenet.
Electronic 'bulletin boards' on which anybody can leave a message. It is also possible to respond to the messages left by others. There are newsgroups on every conceivable subject. Collectively, all newsgroups are known as the 'Usenet'.
A Usenet discussion group about a particular topic.
Areas on the net where you can get in touch with people sharing the same interests or find out about a particular subject.
A message area, defined by subject matter, which forms part of USENET.
a messageboard-like system where people can discuss electronically issues of mutual interest. There are thousands of different newsgroups, each with a different focus.
Conglomerations of electronic mail messages sorted by topic, usually sent to thousands of users worldwide.
On USENET, individual topic areas are called newsgroups. Such groups exchange regular message traffic and are a great source of information for technical topics of all kinds.
An Internet service which is like a big bulletin board system. There are thousands of newsgroups on hundreds of topics. There are two types of newsgroups: moderated and unmoderated. Moderated newsgroups have their content monitored to ensure related postings are posted and no unrelated content or adversements is posted. Unmoderated newsgroups to not monitor or screen out the posted content. Table of Contents
Newsgroups are also known as online forums and are places on the Internet where people can contribute to a discussion by leaving a message of interest. Newsgroups exist on thousands of topics, and are useful for building online communities and bringing people together with similar interests. Unrestricted or unmoderated newsgroups pose significant safety risks for students.
Are areas on the Internet where users can leave messages and information about given topics.
Forums on the Internet or on-line services; usually related to those found on USENET.
Similar to a mailing list, subscribers to a newsgroup can contribute to the list and are often actively encouraged to do so. Newsgroups often have a moderator, who is there to keep order and can bar people if they become abusive.
Public discussion forums where you can read messages posted by others in your group. There are thousands of newsgroups on just about every subject you can think of.
thousands of discussion groups are currently active over the Internet, sharing information among millions of people. The news groups cover virtually every subject, ranging from science to entertainment, from sports to children's education, from nature to computing, it is like a huge database spread around the world.
A electronic discussion, with people all over the world, devoted to a single topic, to which people can subscribe and post messages.
collection of information and users who get together to communicate about one particular subject, a good example would be www.dejanews.com.
are all text, and often become time consuming to read. That is because you post a note, and someone replies to it, and then someone else, and by the end of the week you have a hundred or so replies (depending on the newsgroup) to just one message that you posted on the internet.
A communication function of the Internet. Newsgroups are essentially a series of on-line message boards which are strictly governed by the rules of Usenet, a cooperative organisation. Their naming and structure are bound by set conventions and they are often tightly regulated, unlike a bulletin board. Newsgroups can be viewed using a news reader, such as Outlook Express, Xnews, or Agent. You should, however, find out as much as possible about newsgroup rules, etiquette, and the like, before posting to one.
An Internet message board system, where people meet to discuss a variety of topics. There are thousands of newsgroups on the Internet covering a wide variety of interests.
A virtual area on the Internet reserved for discussion of a certain topic. A newsgroup might be controlled or moderated by an individual who monitors all messages transmitted to the area.
Discussion forums on the Internet. There isn't a topic of conversation that isn't covered.
An Internet facility that allows users with a common interest to exchange information. There are many thousands of newsgroups, often updated many times a day. They may be moderated or unmoderated.
Another method of discussions on the Internet in which members of a group (called newsgroup) post questions to and receive answers from other members.
While chat is a way to communicate with people in "real time" (like a telephone conversation), Newsgroups allow you to "post" messages (called a "posting"), respond to others' posts, and even download files they've left there for you, all when it's most convenient for you. If you've ever lived with a group of people, Newsgroups are kind of like that refrigerator door where everyone leaves notes, papers, newspaper clippings, and other items of interest for each other. Usenet has tens of thousands of newsgroups on every topic you can imagine. Several conversations, called " threads ," are usually going on at once in any group; participants take these discussions seriously and often respond to anything they see written ("posted") to the group. Because you have time to think of what to write in a Newsgroup posting, the discussions in Newsgroups tend to be of a more serious, though not necessarily less amusing, nature. Many a community has grown from the Newsgroup world.
While chat is a way to communicate with people in "real time" (like a telephone conversation), Newsgroups allow you to "post" messages (posts), respond to others' posts and even download files from the group at your convenience. Usenet has tens of thousands of newsgroups on every topic you can imagine. Several conversations, called threads, are usually going simultaneously in any group.
a vehicle that allows people from all over the world to communicate with each other about a particular topic of interest
An internet message board. User can post their own comments onto the board and also view the replies and discussions of other users.
Topical areas of Usenet that operate much like bulletin boards for the discussion of topics regarding recreation, society, culture, business and--of course--computers. Currently, there are more than 12,000 newsgroups available..newsrc file. A file that contains information about your newsgroups, such as which groups you're subscribed to and how many articles (both read and unread) are in each group you subscribe to.
Discussion groups using Network News (NNTP) protocol. The official newsgroups for AW citizens are at news://news.activeworlds.com. There are also other AW related newsgroups, run by private citizens
A distributed bulletin board about a particular topic. Thousands of newsgroups are distributed by a system called Usenet.
A collection of topic groups - where people with a shared interest can communicate.
An area on the Internet reserved for discussion of a certain topic. Messages are posted in the Newsgroups and replies are encouraged.
Internet newsgroups provide a huge collection of messages and articles that are grouped according to subject.
A special area of the web that people post messages and get answers
These are electronic discussion groups among people on the Internet who share a mutual interest. They are similar to chat rooms except messages are not relayed over real time, and more people have access.
Newsgroups use a different communication means called "Usenet." Technically speaking, Usenet is neither the Web nor e-mail, so you use a different piece of software to access newsgroups (built into Explorer and Navigator). When you find a group that fits your needs, read all the posts. If you find a topic of interest, simply reply and your post will be almost immediately visible in the groups list of postings. Available for others to reply to. As for mailing lists and forums, newsgroups can be moderated or unmoderated -- most are not moderated.
Discussion forums and debate groups. These are spaces created on the Internet where users contribute their opinions, texts and other documents on a specific topic dealt with by the group.
topic-specific discussion and information exchange forums open to interested parties.
Discussion forums that are arranged by subject.
Newsgroup services provide students, faculty, and staff members with a mechanism for posting and reviewing information related to particular topics or special interest groups. Unlike Listserv services in which the information is delivered to participants via mail messages, users must be proactive in accessing and reviewing information posted to a newsgroup.
Discussion groups, where people request or post text or photos of interest. Also known as bulletin boards.
method used on usenet to differentiate discussion topics and type of content. Groups containing the word "binaries" typically contain posts with encoded attachments representing binary files such as images, music, movies, or programs.
A system similar to bulletin boards, where people can post and reply to messages. There are thousands of special interest groups. Newsgroups are often referred to as USENET news.
Usenet groups built around a topic. Organized under hierarchies, such as alt. and net. Use a newsreader like Free Agent or InterNews to read and participate in newsgroups.
A large collection of topic-specific discussion groups which support text-based, asynchronous communications among users located across the Internet.
Online discussion forums where ideas and information can be exchanged.
Internet message areas serving communities with specific interests. See NNTP for details.
Same as forum, an online discussion group. On the Internet, there are literally thousands of newsgroups covering every conceivable interest.
an Internet message board, usually devoted to a specific topic, to which a user may post comments or queries and view the replies of other people and so on. A sequence or related postings is called a discussion thread. Groups cover an enormous range of interests including professional, business, social and leisure. A very useful source of academic newsgroups in the UK and beyond is JISCmail, the National Academic Mailing List Service. newsletter - UWS Library & Information Services publish a newsletter every term called Inform. It is available online and in print (ask in your nearest UWS library).
Like mailing lists, newsgroups are text-based and asynchronous methods of communication. Users can participate in or just observe what other users are writing. Newsgroups provide a certain location in which all of the communications are kept rather than emailing a subscriber each time there is addition to the message list.
Internet message boards, also known as Usenet.
It is the public access bulletin boards which could be accessed by Internet users.
Areas on Usenet where people can leave messages on certain subjects, organised by areas of interest
Internet-based discussion groups covering a vast range of subjects but often containing a large amount of irrelevant or false information.
Electronic discussion groups consisting of collections of related postings (also called articles) on a particular topic that are posted to a news server that then distributes them to other participating servers. There are thousands of newsgroups covering a wide range of subjects. You must subscribe to a newsgroup in order to participate in it or to track the discussion on an ongoing basis. Unlike magazine or newspaper subscriptions, subscribing to a newsgroup does not cost anything.
The name for discussion groups on the Usenet.
A Newsgroup is an on-line discussion group. On the Internet, there are literally thousands of newsgroups covering every conceivable interest. To view and post messages to a newsgroup, you need a news reader, a program that runs on your computer and connects you to a news server on the Internet.
discussion and news areas that can be accessed by a news or USENET client to read and write messages specific to the topic of the newsgroup. For example, the newsgroup alt.os.linux.mandrake is an alternate newsgroup (alt) dealing with the Operating System (os) GNU/Linux, and specifically, Mandrake Linux (mandrake). Newsgroups are broken down in this fashion to make it easier to search for a particular topic.
Internet bulletin boards that provide specialist discussion forums covering a vast range of topics. online Connected to the Internet, usually via a personal computer and telephone line.
The name for discussion groups on Usenet . See also: Usenet
Ongoing discussions that are spread around by email among people on the Internet, where you can ask or answer questions. There are newsgroups covering just about every possible subject.
Usenet message areas, or discussion groups, organised by subject.
A huge subset of the Internet, made up not of HTML webpages, but special interest online forums. Topics range from orphan diseases and Saxophone playing (no connection) to pornography and cybersex. There are many thousands of newsgroups. To subscribe and read the postings,you should use a news reader program, like Fagent. You can get these types of programs from any of the online software sources, like www.shareware.com.
conferences on UUCP/Usenet or on the Internet
Are an online discussion forum broken up into a wide range of subject groups.
An area where individuals leave messages on specific subjects, say business and writing effective press releases, freelance writing, dogs and other household pets, travel, jobsearch, and so on. Because interests are so closely defined, newsgroups have long been regarded as the best place to turn for a carefully targeted audience of people one hundred per cent interested in your products and services. ay Per Click: Online advertising payment model in which payment is based solely on qualifying click-throughs. eg Google Adwords.
A part of the Internet, which allows users to "post" and "reply to", messages from other users. Broken into many different subjects (approx. 25,000) newsgroup titles usually begin with a three or four letter prefix followed by a ".", alt., soc., comp., misc., rec., and sci. just to name a few.
Another area on the Internet where you can post questions or join discussions. Google Groups is where most folks tap into the Internet Newsgroups. Some quick rules to remember: When joining a new newsgroup, watch the flow of messages for a few days to discern the group's customs before contributing messages. This is called lurking. Do not promote any product. The Net's users have tried very hard to avoid commercialization since the Net's inception, and they do not appreciate any breaking of this unwritten rule in Newsgroups. Send out an unsolicited e-mail and you could possible receive thousands of flames. Enough to shut down your server or have your ISP cancel your account. Keep messages short and on topic. Never post the same message to more than one newsgroup. especially if it's a file. There are some users who read many newsgroups daily, and don't appreciate reading the same message, or getting the same file, more than once. Also visit the Doctor's Newbie ward. Be sure to review NetManners.com in its entirety before you send your first post.
These are bulletin boards focusing on a particular subject. People add messages to these boards, contributing to a particular thread of conversation or starting a new one. Usenet is an elaborate system of hundreds of newsgroups.
a list of articles on a topic. These can be sent to you like a magazine or newspaper at your e-mail address. It's free, unless they ask for your credit card number. It's 99% junk mail.
Ongoing discussions that are spread by email among people on the Internet who share a common interest.
The basic unit of organization on the USENET bulletin board of the Internet. Newsgroups are independent discussions on specific topics.
Also referred to simply as "newsgroups," Usenet newsgroups are a huge bunch of Internet discussion groups that replicate across the Internet every so often....
The name for discussion groups (forums) on USENET. A newsgroup is a discussion about a particular subject consisting of messages submitted by many users. Newsgroups may be "moderated" by a designated person who decides which postings to allow or delete, but most newsgroups are unmoderated.
public discussion forums that are divided in to subject areas that cover every topic imagnineable.
Bulletin boards, where users post messages that can be accessed by others using a "news reader". Each newsgroup focuses on a specific topic, often of very narrow interest. Each newsgroups has its own unique address, such as uk.business.telework. These are organised into hierarchies, where the prefix indicates types of newsgroup (e.g. biz. (Business), sci (science) rec. (Recreation) etc.) or country using the Internet two character codes (e.g. uk, de, es). See also USENET.
Electronic discussion groups consisting of collections of related postings on a single topic. Messages sent to newsgroups are usually placed under topic list headings. In most cases you can decide which messages to view or download and which to ignore.
(editing newsgroups) A selection of Usenet newsgroups, in where you can discuss map-editing for the FPS-game you're developing. Currently there are these newsgroups in relation to QuArK; rec.games.computer.quake.editing and alt.games.half-life.editing. See also mailinglists.
A newsgroup is a series of messages which people post about a particular subject. Unlike chat rooms, newsgroups donâ€(tm)t provide real-time messages. Many newsgroups are moderated by a designated person who decides which postings to allow or to remove. All SSDN newsgroups will be moderated. See chat rooms.
A discussion group on USENET devoted to talking about specific topics. See also Threaded Discussions.
(should really be called discussion groups) A facility on the Internet to which a user subscribes and then messages sent to that group will be sent to the user. Often used by people working on a project or interested in a specific subject.
a multitude of newsgroups devoted to different topics, each allows readers to make postings, as well as view previous postings
(also previously known as USENET) the internet's equivalent to the community bulletin board. Google.com oversees a Web interface for searching, reading, and posting to newsgroups. Choose a category then select discussions. You can also use stand alone newsgroup reader software.
Online gatherings in which you can discuss almost any subject you can imagine - from how to house-train your pet to what the latest UFO rumor is. There are currently over 10,000 active newsgroups. (See Usenet).
An Internet service that allows users to post e-mail messages in a public location so they may be read and responded to by any interested user.
A newsgroup is an electronic discussion group consisting of collections of related postings (also called articles) on a particular topic that are posted to a news server which then distributes them to other participating servers. There are thousands of newsgroups covering a wide range of subjects. You must subscribe to a newsgroup in order to participate in it or to track the discussion on an on-going basis. Unlike a magazine or newspaper subscription, a subscription to a newsgroup is free. Source: Learn the Net Glossary
Also called usenets, they are groups that often have nothing to do with news. Newsgroups are ongoing discussion groups among people on the Internet who share a mutual interest.
Discussion groups on Usenet, a network that is not the same as the Internet, but can be accessed from the Internet, among other channels. Newsgroups consist of millions of people posting and reading thousands of messages about innumerable topics. See Usenet.
Discussion groups where users with common interests can share and exchange messages. The newsserver of Tellas is: news.tellas.gr
One method to facilitate discussion outside of class. Students subscribe to a group and send messages to all other students in the group. The list is like a bulletin board in electronic form, so students need to check it periodically to read the new messages.
Newsgroups are a cross between a noticeboard and CB radio, allowing people to write messages that can be read around the world. A user can write a message and 'post' it to a group. Anyone else connected to the Net who reads that group can see it. People who work in museums use newsgroups to discuss their work, to share information and to let each other know about conferences, workshops and the latest research and museum news.
Similar to Bulletin Board Services. Like minded groups of people who have set up a system that allows an infinite number of member [or non-member, depending on programming] to read and comment about a preferred subject. The Internets answer to telephone chat lines but cheaper
Topical discussion groups that are part of Usenet.
A discussion group that's based on postings by members on a particular topic. Up to top of page
A group of messages about a specific subject of interest, which use e-mail to allow people to discuss their interests (see also USENET).
A newsgroup is a collection of articles written by various users about a common subject. Responses and counter-responses are sent through this public forum, and the articles are kept on the newsgroup for several days. As more articles are posted, older articles are deleted to make room. While these, too, are not regulated per se, abusive users can be referred to their Internet provider, who may terminate the individual's access if the situation is severe enough. New newsgroups are formed each day for the widening range of topics. As web browsers are used to access the World Wide Web, newsgroups can be accessed with a proper newsgroup browser, also known as a "newsreader".
Discussion forums organized around a particular interest, issue or activity. Can be used to share expertise, views and information, and debate issues.
A part of the Internet that contains thousands of group e-mail files. These are divided by topics and used as a resource of information and a place to share opinions. The formal name of this area is called UseNet, short for User Network.
These are the bulletin boards of the Internet. There are around 20,000 groups covering every subject under the sun. Most IAPs have a newsgroup server which periodically takes all new messages from a newsgroup feed and adds the messages which have been posted by its own users. To access the newsgroups stored on your IAPs newsgroup server you need a newsreader program.
Forums on the Internet where people discuss topics and exchange information.
Newsgroups are like discussion groups dedicated to different areas of interest. See the chapter on News and Usenet for a fuller discussion.
These are usually known as forums where users through the posting and reading of articles exchange related information on any given subject. Whatever your interests may be, from Star Wars to international relations, you will most likely find a newsgroup with like-minded people. Newsgroups are not delivered via email but are accessed through a newsreader included with most browser software packages.
Discussion groups on the Internet. Newsgroups are classified by subject matter and can include many diverse topics. Participants in a newsgroup conduct discussions by posting messages for others to read, and responding to the messages posted by others.
The electronic discussion groups of UseNet.
On-line "bulletin boards" which allow users to post messages which can be read by others. Individuals may respond to messages or "lurk" in the background - reading but not responding. Newsgroups are separated by category of topic. Gary was interested in writing a paper about the latest information on medical advances in cancer research, so he read the latest article postings in the cancer related newsgroups such as alt.support.cancer Anna wanted to keep abreast of advances in nursing research, and she found a link to nursing related newsgroups on the Penn State web page of on-line health resources where she clicked on newsgroups, and found a link to the sci.med.nursing newsgroup. To subscribe to this newsgroup using her web browser, she realized she had to enter news:sci.med.nursing in the URL line at the top of her browser screen.
The name for discussion groups on Usenet. Back to About HIP
Newsgroups are lists of messages from users grouped by specific topics. Usenet is a network of thousands of these electronic conferences which may be accessed on the Internet. Most commercial services and BBSs have similar public forums.
A place on the Internet for exchanging messages about various subjects. To view and post messages to a newsgroup, you need a news reader - a program that runs on your computer and connects you to a news server on the Internet.
Thousands of newsgroups covering almost every conceivable subject are available to Net readers. For parents, especially parents of young children, newsgroups are a problem. Most are unmoderated (no host oversees the content) and some contain very inappropriate material even when the official topic is an innocuous subject such as math homework. This is because postings offering pornographic services are often broadcast to many newsgroups on the Net. Given this problem, it is wise to block access to all newsgroups for young children. Fortunately, it is easy to do so.
Also referred to as Usenets. Ongoing discussion groups among user on the Internet who share interests.
A discussion group on the Internet which is focused on a particular topic.Discussion takes place by posting messages for everyone to read, having online conversations, and sending email messages to individuals or the group. There are thousands of newsgroups on different subjects.