AnchorDudes Usenet Newsgroup Server FAQ 
General presentation of binary newsgroups: specific terms, provider comparison with a pricing table, newsgroup listings and a quick review of newsreader software.
http://www.newsgroupservers.net/
Binaries4all 
Offers binary newsgroup tutorials covering downloading, posting and use of software tools. Includes messageboard.
http://www.binaries4all.com/
CanadianAlien 
Explains how to use binary newsgroups.
http://www.canadianalien.com/
Computer Partners 
Brief explanation of newsgroups and instructions for using Netscape Navigator or Outlook Express for reading newsgroups.
http://www.compar.com/infopool/articles/news2vs3.html
Freedom Knights of Usenet 
Dedicated to free speech, and its implementation on Usenet, an alternative point of view. Information about Usenet sites of Virtue and surviving UDPs.
http://www.jetcafe.org/~dave/usenet/
Internet Software Consortium 
An FTP site with archives of various Usenet related documents. Includes active files, control messages, list of Usenet hierarchies.
ftp://ftp.isc.org/pub/usenet/
Jukka Korpela's Material about Usenet 
Selection of links to material on Usenet. Editorials by Jukka explaining the workings of Usenet and the reasons for certain conventions.
http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/usenet/
Links to Professor Timo Salmi's FAQ Material 
Timo Salmi has extensive advice on how to participate effectively in Usenet. Topics include: Proper quoting, proper signatures, how to respond to "crackpots", where to put test postings and other important topics.
http://lipas.uwasa.fi/~ts/http/tsfaq.html
Marco Schmidt's Usenet Page 
Features news items related to Usenet, a map of regional newsgroups and hierarchies as well as a collection of links.
http://schmidt.devlib.org/usenet/
News2mail.com 
Delivers via e-mail articles from user-selected newsgroups. Free service.
http://www.news2mail.com/
Pi's Smiley List 
Comprehensive list of smilies used on Usenet.
http://piology.org/smiley.txt
Rules for posting to Usenet 
Brief introduction to Usenet and appropriate guidelines to follow for posting.
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/posting-rules/part1/
Slyck's Guide to the Newsgroups 
Tutorials on binary newsgroups : how to download, verify, combine and decode files as well as how to post them. Tutorials on other topics such as IRC and P2P are also available.
http://www.slyck.com/ng.php
SmR-usenet 
Usenet tutorials, FAQs, and reviews of usenet providers. Also providing free posting services via NNTP for text-only newsgroups.
http://smr-usenet.com/
Snoozenet 
Tim Pierce's New's Hacking page. Includes links to RFC 977, 1036, son-of-1036.
http://www.newsreaders.com/misc/twpierce/news/
The Usenet Newbie Project 
Learn everything about the Usenet in one place. How to access it, how to read posts, explanation of technical terms and acronyms and how to create your own Newsgroups.
http://tgos.org/newbie/
Usenet Portal 
Categorized links to web sites concerning technical aspects of usenet, tutorials, open usenet servers, and all aspects of usenet. Reviews and ratings of Usenet providers, articles about newsgroups, and NNTP software suggestions.
http://www.usenetportal.com/
Usenet Replayer 
Web-based Usenet tools, including news resources archive, news server search, posting and retrieving of Usenet messages, advertising products, and forgery cancellations. Free.
http://www.usenet-replayer.com/
Usenet on Livinginternet.com 
History of Usenet as a whole and of specific hierarchies like alt.*, bitnet and fidonet, old Usenet maps, the way the newsgroups work and how to use them, tips on advanced use, useful links.
http://www.livinginternet.com/u/u.htm
Usenet-Newsgroups.com 
Offers reviews of several websites on newsgroups. Includes a forum where users can share ideas and get assistance.
http://www.usenet-newsgroups.com/
Usenetpage.com 
Provides basic information and links about Usenet with a particular focus on binary newsgroups and related utilities.
http://www.usenetpage.com/
Usenetpedia 
A simple and relaxed presentation of Usenet, its history and its specific vocabulary.
http://www.usenetpedia.com/
User's Guide to the Changing Usenet 
Explains how RFDs (Requests For Discussion) and CFVs (Call For Votes) can be used to change a Usenet newsgroup. Gives tips on how to stay abreast of changes in newsgroups and how to be an active participant.
http://cil-www.oce.orst.edu/users.guide
Wikipedia: Usenet 
Comprehensive presentation of Usenet: its history, terms and organization along with technical details and information on binary content.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet
yEnc - Encoding for Usenet and E-mail 
Homepage of the public domain encoding format widely used in binary newsgroups. A stand alone yEnc decoder is also available for download with its source code.
http://www.yenc.org/
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