A hierarchical organization of news articles and groups containing information. The information ranges from technical ( comp.*) to entertainment and social activities ( rec.*, soc.*) to debates ( talk.*).
A service over the Internet which acts like a public forum where you may read and post messages in a discussion.
Or just News or Netnews, for short. A large number of newsgroups (i.e. electronic forums) to discuss just about anything under the sun. UIC subscribes to over 4,000 different newsgroups. Use programs like Trumpet on Windows, Nuntius or Newswatcher on Macintosh, tin on Icarus, or Netnews on CMS to read Usenet News. Also, Web browsers, like Netscape can also be used to read News.
A system for posting and replying to Internet messages on discussions of just about any subject. Usenet works like a giant bulletin board. If you have a question, you tack it up, then check back periodically to see if anyone has put up a response to it. News reader software is needed to read these messages and present them in an organized fashion. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | END
A popular networked discussion list system.
A means of communication for people with common interests. Usenet NEWS is arranged into newsgroups. Messages, called articles, can be contributed to these newsgroups. More at Usenet, Article.
also "Netnews")‹A free global message system that works like a bulletin board. There are thousands of Usenet groups, organized under different categories (e.g., computer-related, recreational interests, social issues) and new groups are added all the time. Rather than having messages from the group sent to your email address (the way a listserv works), you must access the Usenet system, through a newsreader program and select a specific group in order to read the messages posted by others.
Usenet newsgroups are dedicated to discussions on everything from the sublime to the ridiculous. There are tens of thousands of newsgroups in existence. People from around the world read these groups which cover everything from their pets to high-level physics. UseNet Info LaunchPad(http://www.ibiblio.org/usenet-i/home.html) DejaNews Archives (now available through Google) , Provides keyword searching of recent Usenet news postings. (http://groups.google.com/googlegroups/deja_announcement.html)
The newsgroups and messages which comprise Usenet.
USENet News is the world's largest bulletin board system. USENET has several thousand newsgroups for specific subjects of interests to users of the Internet. This system allows all users to read and post messages to any group. The groups have many purposes including technical discussions, current events, sports, hobbies, and cultural exchanges.
Discussions by users (= news) distributed by a host. One can read or send opinions. A countless number of newsgroups are available in the Internet.
The official name of a part of the Internet that allows you to participate in various discussion groups on unlimited topics.
A system for exchanging messages called articles arranged according to specific categories called newsgroups. The articles are passed from one system to another, not as email between individuals.
A method of exchanging information on the Internet. Similar topics are arranged into a wide variety of newsgroups. Also referred to as "network news"or "electronic bulletin boards".
The news that flows through Usenet. Sometimes abbreviated Usenet or news. Next Column Continue ~ E-Mail Us:
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Usenet News, sometimes called usenet or just news, is a large collection of discussion groups, covering a wide range of topics. These electronic newsgroups are available internationally, and some are created that are restricted to local (UNM-only) use. A main advantage of Usenet news or listservs is that postings do not clutter up your electronic mail box, but rather you access it by reading a public "bulletin board" type of system. The major broad topic categories of news groups include: COMP (computer related), REC (recreational/hobby), SCI (relating to established sciences), SOC (social issues), TALK (debating lots of issues) NEWS (relating to Usenet), ALT (alternative - very strange), GNU (relating to GNU software), and MISC (everything else) [| Up to U| Down to W | Bottom