From: spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
Newsgroups: news.lists,news.groups,news.misc,news.announce.newgroups,news.answers
Subject: Changes to Alternative Newsgroup Hierarchies, Part I
Supersedes: <spaf-c_altgroups_719471807@cs.purdue.edu>
Followup-To: news.misc
Date: 11 Jan 1993 11:32:38 -0500
Organization: Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue Univ.
Expires: 13 Mar 93 04:32:37 GMT
NNTP-Posting-Host: ector.cs.purdue.edu

Archive-name: alt-hierarchies/diff1
Last-change: 10 Jan 1993 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)


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  Original-author: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
! Last-change: 18 Oct 1992 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
  
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  Original-author: hoptoad!gnu (John Gilmore) and spaf@purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
! Last-change: 10 Jan 1993 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
  
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*** 54,59 ****
  are not interested in these groups.  Here is a recent list
! of the 'alt" newsgroups:
  
  alt.3d			Three-dimensional imaging.
! alt.abortion.inequity	??.
  alt.activism		Activities for activists.
--- 54,61 ----
  are not interested in these groups.  Here is a recent list
! of the 'alt" newsgroups, produced with the help of Bruce Becker:
  
+ alt.1d		One-dimensional imaging, & the thinking behind it.
  alt.3d			Three-dimensional imaging.
! alt.abortion.inequity	Sexism comes in many guises.
! alt.abuse-recovery	??. (Moderated)
  alt.activism		Activities for activists.
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*** 60,62 ****
--- 62,66 ----
  alt.activism.d		A place to discuss issues in alt.activism.
+ alt.adoption		??.
  alt.aeffle.und.pferdle	German TV cartoon characters.
+ alt.alien.vampire.flonk.flonk.flonk	simoN.
  alt.alien.visitors	Space Aliens on Earth!	Abduction!  Gov't Coverup!
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*** 64,65 ****
--- 68,71 ----
  alt.amateur-comp	The Amateur Computerist.
+ alt.american.automobile.breakdown.breakdown.breakdown	"...then the steering wheel came off in my hands".
+ alt.anarchism		%SYSTEM-F-ANARCHISM, the operating system is overthrown.
  alt.angst		Anxiety in the modern world.
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*** 66,67 ****
--- 72,74 ----
  alt.angst.xibo.sex	Tightening the screws of your existence.
+ alt.anybody		You talking to me?
  alt.appalachian		Appalachian regional issues discussion.
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*** 68,69 ****
--- 75,77 ----
  alt.archery		Robin Hood had the right idea.
+ alt.architecture	Building design/construction and related topics.
  alt.artcom		Artistic Community, arts & communication.
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*** 72,74 ****
--- 80,84 ----
  alt.atheism.moderated	Focused Godless heathens. (Moderated)
+ alt.authorware		Discussions on the use of the Authorware package.
  alt.autos.antique	Discussion of all facets of older automobiles.
+ alt.autos.rod-n-custom	Discussion of souped-up or customised autos.
  alt.bacchus		The non-profit "BACCHUS" organization.
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*** 76,84 ****
  alt.bad.clams		Bad clams sneak up behind you and pounce. Bad clams kill.
! alt.bass		For bass guitarists, not fish.
! alt.bbs			Computer BBS systems & software.
! alt.bbs.ads		Ads for various computer BBS's.
! alt.bbs.allsysop	??.
! alt.bbs.internet	BBS systems accessible via the Internet.
! alt.bbs.lists		Postings of regional BBS listings.
! alt.bbs.lists.d		Discussion about regional BBS listings.
  alt.bbs.uupcb		??.
--- 86,91 ----
  alt.bad.clams		Bad clams sneak up behind you and pounce. Bad clams kill.
! alt.baldspot		Discussions for the hairing impaired.
! alt.basement.graveyard	Another side of the do-it-yourself movement.
! alt.bbs.unixbbs		Bulletin Board Systems under Uniclones.
! alt.bbs.unixbbs.uniboard	Discussions about the Uniboard BBS.
  alt.bbs.uupcb		??.
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*** 90,96 ****
  alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.d	Discussing erotic copyright violations.
- alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.male	Copyright violations featuring mostly males.
- alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.female	Copyright violations featuring mostly females.
  alt.binaries.pictures.fine-art.d	Discussion about huge image files. (Moderated)
- alt.binaries.pictures.fine-art.graphics	Postings of huge image files. (Moderated)
- alt.binaries.pictures.fine-art.digitized	Even more huge files. (Moderated)
  alt.binaries.pictures.fractals	Cheaper just to send the program parameters.
--- 97,99 ----
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*** 98,99 ****
--- 101,103 ----
  alt.binaries.pictures.tasteless	"Eccchh, that last one was *sick*...".
+ alt.binaries.pictures.utilities	Discussion of binary posting utilities.
  alt.binaries.sounds.d	Sounding off.
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*** 103,106 ****
--- 107,118 ----
  alt.bitch.pork		Flames in a particular vein.
+ alt.bite.my.butt	One newsgroup under god, with tyranny & malice for all.
+ alt.bitterness		No matter what it's for, you know how it'll turn out.
+ alt.bizarre		Too wierd for the wierdos.
+ alt.blahblah		Iggy? is that you?
+ alt.bogus.group		Nothing is too good for you, is it.
  alt.bonsai		Zen and the art of little trees.
+ alt.books.reviews	"If you want to know how it turns out, read it!".
  alt.boomerang		Technology and use of the boomerang.
+ alt.boostagogo		??.
+ alt.brother-jed		The born-again minister touring US campuses.
  alt.buddha.short.fat.guy	Religion. And not religion. Both. Neither.
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*** 107,109 ****
--- 119,124 ----
  alt.business.multi-level	Multi-level (network) marketing businesses.
+ alt.business.multi-level.scam.scam.scam	Hey, look! Mikey likes it!
+ alt.butt-keg.marmalade	Typical yanqui analytic humor.
  alt.butt.harp		There's a group for *everything* in alt.*.
+ alt.cable-tv.re-regulate	This probably wouldn't fix the content problem.
  alt.cad			Computer Aided Design.
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*** 115,116 ****
--- 130,132 ----
  alt.censorship		Discussion about restricting speech/press.
+ alt.cesium		Your life is ticking away in very precise increments...
  alt.child-support	Raising children in a split family.
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*** 117,118 ****
--- 133,137 ----
  alt.chinese.text	Postings in Chinese; Chinese language software.
+ alt.clubs.compsci	Often computer science is like being conked on the head.
+ alt.clueless		Duh.
+ alt.co-evolution	About the Whole Earth Review and associated lifestyles.
  alt.co-ops		Discussion about co-operatives.
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*** 120,121 ****
--- 139,141 ----
  alt.colorguard		Marching bands etc.
+ alt.com			??.
  alt.comedy.british	British humour.
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*** 124,125 ****
--- 144,146 ----
  alt.comics.superman	No one knows it is also alt.clark.kent.
+ alt.comics.superman.dies.dies.dies	I wonder if we can get the Naked Guy to replace him.
  alt.comp.acad-freedom.news	Academic freedom issues related to computers. (Moderated)
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*** 131,139 ****
  alt.conspiracy.jfk	The Kennedy assassination.
  alt.cosuard		Council of Sysops & Users Against Rate Discrimination.
  alt.cult-movies		Movies with a cult following (e.g., Rocky Horror PS).
  alt.culture.electric-midget	Waiting for the dwarf, or someone like him.
  alt.culture.kerala	People of Keralite origin and the malayalam language.
! alt.culture.tamil	Discussion of Tamil culture, history, etc.
  alt.culture.tuva	Topics related to the Republic of Tannu Tuva.
  alt.culture.usenet	A self-referential oxymoron.
  alt.cyb-sys		Cybernetics and Systems.
--- 152,170 ----
  alt.conspiracy.jfk	The Kennedy assassination.
+ alt.control-theory	Feedback & similar cybernosis.
  alt.cosuard		Council of Sysops & Users Against Rate Discrimination.
+ alt.crackers		Best when read with alt.cheese.
+ alt.crackers.saltine	No chloresterol, either.
+ alt.craig.hulsey.rack.rack.rack	A pool shark.
  alt.cult-movies		Movies with a cult following (e.g., Rocky Horror PS).
+ alt.culture.alaska	Is this where the ice weasels come from?
  alt.culture.electric-midget	Waiting for the dwarf, or someone like him.
+ alt.culture.indonesia	??.
+ alt.culture.karnataka	Culture and language of the Indian state of Karnataka.
  alt.culture.kerala	People of Keralite origin and the malayalam language.
! alt.culture.ny-upstate	??.
! alt.culture.oregon	Home of legal-discrimination advocates.
  alt.culture.tuva	Topics related to the Republic of Tannu Tuva.
+ alt.culture.us.asian-indian	Asian Indians in the US and Canada.
  alt.culture.usenet	A self-referential oxymoron.
+ alt.current-events.somalia	Discussion of the situation in Somalia.
  alt.cyb-sys		Cybernetics and Systems.
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*** 147,148 ****
--- 178,180 ----
  alt.dcom.telecom	Discussion of telecommunications technology.
+ alt.desert-shield.erotica	Happiness is a warm gun.
  alt.desert-storm	The war against Iraq in Kuwait.
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*** 150,151 ****
--- 182,185 ----
  alt.desert-thekurds	What's happening to the Kurds in Iraq.
+ alt.desert.storm.its.not.scud.its.al-hussein.dammit	So use another kind of missile.
+ alt.desert.toppings	I'll have just a little more crude oil on that, please.
  alt.destroy.the.earth	Deteriorata meets the Space Orphans.
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*** 154,155 ****
--- 188,190 ----
  alt.devilbunnies	Probably better left undescribed.
+ alt.discordia		All hail Eris, etc.
  alt.discrimination	Quotas, affirmative action, bigotry, persecution.
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*** 156,157 ****
--- 191,193 ----
  alt.divination		Divination techniques (e.g., I Ching, Tarot, runes).
+ alt.dragons-inn		A computer fantasy environment (like Usenet is).
  alt.dreams		What do they mean?
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*** 159,163 ****
  alt.drugs.usenet	Many things are addictive besides pills.
! alt.drumcorps		Drum and bugle corps discussion.
! alt.duke.basketball.sucks.sucks.sucks	??.
! alt.earth_summit	??.
  alt.education.disabled	Learning experiences for the disabled.
--- 195,205 ----
  alt.drugs.usenet	Many things are addictive besides pills.
! alt.duke.basketball.sucks.sucks.sucks	Nothing to discuss, everybody knows.
! alt.earth_summit	Another triumph for George Bush.
! alt.education.bangkok	A distance-education project.
! alt.education.bangkok.cmc	??.
! alt.education.bangkok.databases	??.
! alt.education.bangkok.planning	??.
! alt.education.bangkok.research	??.
! alt.education.bangkok.student	??.
! alt.education.bangkok.theory	??.
  alt.education.disabled	Learning experiences for the disabled.
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*** 165,166 ****
--- 207,209 ----
  alt.elvis.sighting	Guess who I saw at K-mart?
+ alt.emulators.ibmpc.apple2	The blind leading the blind.
  alt.emusic		Ethnic, exotic, electronic, elaborate, etc. music.
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*** 170,175 ****
  alt.exploding.kibo	Perhaps just wishful thinking.
- alt.fan.alok.vijayvargia	Vote early, and vote often.
  alt.fan.BIFF		COWABUNGA, D00D!!! MY BROTHER SEZ HES AWSUM.
! alt.fan.brother-jed	The born-again minister touring US campuses.
  alt.fan.bugtown		For fans of the works of Matt Howarth.
  alt.fan.dan-quayle	For discussion of the US Vice President.
--- 213,228 ----
  alt.exploding.kibo	Perhaps just wishful thinking.
  alt.fan.BIFF		COWABUNGA, D00D!!! MY BROTHER SEZ HES AWSUM.
! alt.fan.alok.vijayvargia	Vote early, and vote often.
! alt.fan.andrew-beal	Usenet is never having to say you're sorry.
! alt.fan.asprin		Discussing the works of Robert Lynn Asprin.
! alt.fan.biafra		An ex-Dead Kennedy.
! alt.fan.bill-fenner	PSU's cute, loveable, and fuzzy news admin.
! alt.fan.brian-ellis	??.
! alt.fan.bruce-becker	??.
! alt.fan.bruce.woodcock	??.
  alt.fan.bugtown		For fans of the works of Matt Howarth.
+ alt.fan.chaki.chaki.chaki	Chaki's fan club.
+ alt.fan.charles-lasner	Is assembly language better?
+ alt.fan.chris-elliott	Son of the comedian Bob of "Bob and Ray" fame.
+ alt.fan.dale-bass	More flames.
  alt.fan.dan-quayle	For discussion of the US Vice President.
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*** 181,182 ****
--- 234,236 ----
  alt.fan.eddings		The works of writer David Eddings.
+ alt.fan.elvis-presley	The King.
  alt.fan.frank-zappa	Is that a Sears poncho?
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*** 183,184 ****
--- 237,239 ----
  alt.fan.furry		Fans of funny animals, ala Steve Gallacci's book.
+ alt.fan.gene-scott	A late-nite tv bible-thumper.
  alt.fan.gooley		Fans of Markian Gooley and his followers.
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*** 185,192 ****
--- 240,260 ----
  alt.fan.goons		Careful Neddy, it's that dastardly Moriarty again.
+ alt.fan.harry-mandel	??.
+ alt.fan.holmes		Elementary, my dear Watfor.
  alt.fan.howard-stern	Fans of the abrasive radio & TV personality.
+ alt.fan.hurricane.yip	??.
  alt.fan.itchy-n-scratchy	Bart Simpson's favorite TV cartoon.
+ alt.fan.james-bond	On his Majesty's Secret Service (& secret linen too).
  alt.fan.jimmy-buffett	A white sports coat and a pink crustacean.
+ alt.fan.jiro-nakamura	Visiting the shaman.
  alt.fan.john-palmer	Tygra, tygra, burning blight...
+ alt.fan.kent-montana	Appreciation of the Kent Montana Book Series.
  alt.fan.kevin-darcy	For Kebbie.
+ alt.fan.lemurs		Little critters with BIG eyes.
  alt.fan.letterman	One of the top 10 reasons to get the alt groups.
+ alt.fan.lightbulbs	A hardware problem.
+ alt.fan.madonna		Nice tits, eh... And how about that puppy?
+ alt.fan.maria-callas	An opera singer.
+ alt.fan.matt.welsh	I saw a greater need.
+ alt.fan.max-headroom	A famous Canadian.
+ alt.fan.meredith-tanner	??.
  alt.fan.mike-jittlov	Electronic fan club for animator Mike Jittlov.
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*** 194,195 ****
--- 262,266 ----
  alt.fan.mst3k		Mystery Science Theatre 3000 tv show.
+ alt.fan.mts		Michigan Terminal System, a 1970 precursor to TSO.
+ alt.fan.naked-guy	??.
+ alt.fan.nathan.brazil	Hero of a Jack Chalker novel.
  alt.fan.pern		Anne McCaffery's s-f oeuvre.
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*** 196,197 ****
--- 267,270 ----
  alt.fan.peter.hammill	Fans of the avant-garde musician.
+ alt.fan.piers-anthony	For fans of the s-f author Piers Anthony.
+ alt.fan.poris		??.
  alt.fan.pratchett	For fans of Terry Pratchett, s-f humor writer.
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*** 198,202 ****
--- 271,285 ----
  alt.fan.q		The Qmnipotent Qne holds court here.
+ alt.fan.rama-krishna	??.
+ alt.fan.rita-rudner	A TV comedienne.
+ alt.fan.robbie.pink.tutu	Electronic fan club for Rob "Tutu" Kolstad.
+ alt.fan.roger.david.carasso	Arguments for allowing abortion up to age 21.
+ alt.fan.run-dmc		Walk dis way...
+ alt.fan.schwaben	A nice part of Germany.
  alt.fan.shostakovich	Classical music composer.
+ alt.fan.spinal-tap	Down on the sex farm.
+ alt.fan.steve-zellers	He is the solution to the nitrogen equation.
  alt.fan.suicide-squid	Breathtaking adventure stories.
+ alt.fan.tania.bedrax	??.
  alt.fan.tna		For the college radio show "T n A".
+ alt.fan.tolkien		...and in the dark shall find them.
  alt.fan.tom-robbins	A novelist of quaint & affecting tales.
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*** 203,205 ****
--- 286,291 ----
  alt.fan.tom_peterson	Portland, Oregon's favorite son.
+ alt.fan.vic-reeves	Britain's top Light Entertainer and Formation Mollusc.
+ alt.fan.wal-greenslade	This is the BBC Home Service.......<CHING!>
  alt.fan.warlord		The War Lord of the West Preservation Fan Club.
+ alt.fan.woody-allen	"Bananas", "Sleeper", "The Front", "Annie Hall", ...
  alt.fandom.cons		Announcements of conventions (SciFi and others).
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*** 206,207 ****
--- 292,294 ----
  alt.fandom.misc		Other topics for fans of various kinds.
+ alt.fans.david.davidian.fascist.fascist.fascist		Political commentary.
  alt.fashion		All facets of the fasion industry discussed.
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*** 209,211 ****
  alt.feet		Tales too ticklish to tell.
! alt.fishing		Fishing as a hobby and sport.
  alt.flack		FubGeniuf ftuff.
--- 296,298 ----
  alt.feet		Tales too ticklish to tell.
! alt.feminism		Like soc.feminism, only different.
  alt.flack		FubGeniuf ftuff.
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*** 212,215 ****
--- 299,312 ----
  alt.flame		Alternative, literate, pithy, succinct screaming.
+ alt.flame.abortion	Somewhere to direct followups to.
+ alt.flame.eternal	In heaven... nothing ever happens...
+ alt.flame.hairy-douchebag.meredith-tanner	Typical yanqui non-consensual humor.
+ alt.flame.hairy-douchebag.roger-david-carasso	More flames.
+ alt.flame.hirai.cs.dork	Flaming a Nutty Perfesser.
+ alt.flame.marshal.perlman.weenie	More flames, from Carasso.
+ alt.flame.pizza.greasy	Surrogate for Domino's delivery vehicles.
  alt.flame.psu		Penn State gets its own.
+ alt.flame.sean-ryan	An outspoken Alaskan.
  alt.flame.spelling	Fore andd abowt piple whoe kant spel.
+ alt.flame.those.nasty.little.hangnails-ouch	Worse than torture.
+ alt.flame.weemba	Roasting the one & only Matthew P. Wiener.
  alt.folklore.college	Collegiate humor.
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*** 222,223 ****
--- 319,321 ----
  alt.food.cocacola	& Royal Crown, Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, NEHI, etc...
+ alt.food.dennys		A chain of fast food restaurants.
  alt.foolish.users	Final resting place for the "idiot-proof" zealots.
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*** 224,226 ****
  alt.forgery		One place for all forgeries--crossposting encouraged.
- alt.fractals		Fractals in math, graphics, and art.
  alt.freedom.of.information.act	"...EXCEPT THAT Congress shall limit...".
--- 322,323 ----
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*** 228,229 ****
--- 325,327 ----
  alt.galactic-guide	Entries for the actual Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
+ alt.games.frp.live-action	Discussion of all forms of live-action gaming.
  alt.games.gb		The Galactic Bloodshed conquest game.
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*** 234,239 ****
  alt.games.torg		Gateway for TORG mailing list.
! alt.games.xtrek		All about a Star Trek game for X.
  alt.gathering.rainbow	For discussing the annual Rainbow Gathering.
  alt.good.news		A place for some news that's good news.
! alt.gopher		Discussion of the gopher information service.
  alt.gorby.gone.gone.gone	Some say he did it to himself.
--- 332,340 ----
  alt.games.torg		Gateway for TORG mailing list.
! alt.games.video.classic	From early TV remote controls to Space Invaders, etc.
  alt.gathering.rainbow	For discussing the annual Rainbow Gathering.
+ alt.geek		To fulfill an observed need.
+ alt.gobment.lones	Talk about the thousand points of blight.
+ alt.good.morning	??.
  alt.good.news		A place for some news that's good news.
! alt.gorby.coup.coup.coup	Some say he did it to himself.
  alt.gorby.gone.gone.gone	Some say he did it to himself.
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*** 240,241 ****
--- 341,343 ----
  alt.gorets		...is like a crowded theatre full of piggies.
+ alt.gossip.royalty	GIF's of Fergy on page 3...
  alt.gothic		The gothic movement: things mournful and dark.
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*** 242,243 ****
--- 344,346 ----
  alt.gourmand		Recipes & cooking info. (Moderated)
+ alt.grad-student.tenured	Most prison terms are finished sooner.
  alt.graffiti		Usenet spraypainters and their documenters.
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*** 247,251 ****
  alt.great.ass.paulina	"For a year I get nothing and then this".
! alt.guitar		Guitar enthusiasts.
  alt.hackers		Descriptions of projects currently under development. (Moderated)
  alt.half.operating.system.delay.delay.delay	1/2 an OS for 1/2 a computer, twice as late.
  alt.heraldry.sca	Heraldry in the Society of Creative Anachronism.
--- 350,360 ----
  alt.great.ass.paulina	"For a year I get nothing and then this".
! alt.great.ass.wheaton	More Stardrek.
! alt.grins.und.grunz	Latu:rnich swachsinn.
  alt.hackers		Descriptions of projects currently under development. (Moderated)
+ alt.hackers.cough.cough.cough	??.
+ alt.hackers.malicious	The really bad guys - don't take candy from them.
  alt.half.operating.system.delay.delay.delay	1/2 an OS for 1/2 a computer, twice as late.
+ alt.happy.birthday.to.me	Sing along the dotted line.
+ alt.hash.house.harriers	Running & drinking, now there's a great combination.
+ alt.hayco.sucks.mud	Odd perversion.
  alt.heraldry.sca	Heraldry in the Society of Creative Anachronism.
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*** 252,256 ****
--- 361,372 ----
  alt.hindu		The Hindu religion. (Moderated)
+ alt.hinz.und.grunz	Moin ihr flaschen- und kinder-scha:nder.
  alt.horror		The horror genre.
+ alt.horror.cthulhu	Campus Crusade for Cthulhu, Ctulhu, Ctulu, and the rest.
+ alt.horror.werewolves	They were wolves, now they're something to be wary of.
+ alt.hotfut		Hospital of the Future.
  alt.hotrod		High speed automobiles. (Moderated)
+ alt.hurricane.andrew	The 1992 hurricane disaster.
  alt.hypertext		Discussion of hypertext -- uses, transport, etc.
+ alt.hypnosis		When you awaken, you will forget about this newsgroup.
+ alt.imploding.kibo	What goes out must come in.
  alt.individualism	Philosophies where individual rights are paramount.
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*** 257,262 ****
--- 373,392 ----
  alt.industrial		The Industrial Computing Society.
+ alt.industrial.computing	The Industrial Computing Society tries again.
+ alt.inet92		Relating to the Inet '92 conference in Kobe, Japan.
+ alt.info-science	This is really about library science.
+ alt.info-theory		This is really about information theory.
+ alt.internet.access.wanted	"Oh. OK, how about just an MX record for now?"
+ alt.internet.services		Not available in the uucp world, even via email.
+ alt.iraqi.dictator.bomb.bomb.bomb	Keep doing it till you've got it right.
  alt.irc			Internet Relay Chat material.
+ alt.irc.bot		??.
  alt.irc.corruption	Is nowhere safe?
+ alt.irc.corruption.log.log.log	Discussions of corrupted loggers.
+ alt.irc.ircii		Discussion of the IRC II client program.
  alt.irc.recovery	Kill your television... er, IRC client.
+ alt.irc.sleaze		Internet Relay Chat flamage.
+ alt.irc.sleaze.mark	More Internet Relay Chat flamage.
  alt.is.too		NOT!
+ alt.isea		International Symposia of Electronic Arts.
+ alt.jubjub		Bandersnatchii are welcome here too.
  alt.kalbo		??.
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*** 265,266 ****
--- 395,398 ----
  alt.kids-talk		A place for the pre-college set on the net.
+ alt.killfiles		A means for modulating your version of usenet reality.
+ alt.kodak.cd.bitch.bitch.bitch	Definitely a challenge to the dedicated hacker.
  alt.lang.asm		Assembly languages of various flavors.
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*** 272,275 ****
--- 404,414 ----
  alt.lawyers.sue.sue.sue	Worse than banana slug fleas.
+ alt.letter.chain	A microcosm of Usenet itself.
+ alt.letzebuerger	Forum for Luxemburgish students.
+ alt.licker.store	Hiccup!
  alt.locksmithing	You locked your keys in *where*?
+ alt.lucid-emacs.bug	Bug reports about Lucid Emacs.
+ alt.lucid-emacs.help	Q&A and general discussion of Lucid Emacs.
  alt.lwaxana-troi.die.die.die	More Stardrek.
+ alt.lycra		For fans of Spandex & similar apparel.
+ alt.machines.misc	??.
  alt.magic		For discussion about stage magic.
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*** 276,280 ****
  alt.magick		For discussion about supernatural arts.
! alt.manga		Discussion of non-Western comics.
! alt.materials.simulaton	Discussion of computer modeling of materials.
  alt.mcdonalds		Can I get fries with that?
  alt.meditation.transcendental	Contemplation of states beyond the teeth.
--- 415,421 ----
  alt.magick		For discussion about supernatural arts.
! alt.magnus_and_ketil	A sometimes inspired doofus.
! alt.maroney		This is really, really stupid.
! alt.materials.simulation	Computer modeling of materials. (Moderated)
  alt.mcdonalds		Can I get fries with that?
+ alt.med.cfs		Chronic fatigue syndrome information.
  alt.meditation.transcendental	Contemplation of states beyond the teeth.
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*** 281,282 ****
--- 422,425 ----
  alt.messianic		Messianic traditions.
+ alt.mfs			A test group, they said. Oh, sure.
+ alt.military.cadet	Preparing for the coming apocalypse.
  alt.mindcontrol		You WILL read this group and ENJOY it!
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*** 285,289 ****
  alt.motd		Messages Of The Day.
! alt.motorcycles.harley	Hog heaven.
! alt.mud.german		For German-speaking MUD-er's.
  alt.music.alternative	For groups having 2 or less Platinum-selling albums.
  alt.music.enya		Gaelic set to spacey music.
--- 428,434 ----
  alt.motd		Messages Of The Day.
! alt.mothers		??.
! alt.move.michelle.regina	Doesn't she realize what that means?
! alt.mud.t-rev.stomp.stomp.stomp	"Handkerchief?" "Yes, you ninny, and quickly!"
  alt.music.alternative	For groups having 2 or less Platinum-selling albums.
+ alt.music.category-freak	Lips that touch Def Leppard shall never touch mine.
  alt.music.enya		Gaelic set to spacey music.
***************
*** 290,294 ****
  alt.music.filk		sf/fantasy related folk music.
! alt.music.progressive	Yes, Marillion, Asia, King Crimson, etc..
  alt.music.rush		For Rushheads.
  alt.music.the.police	Don't stand so close.
  alt.my.crummy.boss	Where'd I put my gun?
--- 435,447 ----
  alt.music.filk		sf/fantasy related folk music.
! alt.music.hardcore	Could be porno set to music.
! alt.music.jewish	Music to make you feel guilty.
! alt.music.machines.of.loving.grace	Another pop group.
! alt.music.marillion	Another pop group.
! alt.music.pop.will.eat.itself	Another pop group.
! alt.music.progressive	Yes, Marillion, Asia, King Crimson, etc.
! alt.music.queen		He's dead, Jim.
  alt.music.rush		For Rushheads.
+ alt.music.ska		??.
  alt.music.the.police	Don't stand so close.
+ alt.music.tmbg		Another pop group.
  alt.my.crummy.boss	Where'd I put my gun?
***************
*** 295,297 ****
  alt.my.head.hurts	I can't believe this is happening AGAIN...
! alt.mythology		??.
  alt.national.enquirer	Entertaining, utter drek.
--- 448,450 ----
  alt.my.head.hurts	I can't believe this is happening AGAIN...
! alt.mythology		Zeus rules.
  alt.national.enquirer	Entertaining, utter drek.
***************
*** 298,299 ****
--- 451,454 ----
  alt.native		Issues for and about indigenous peoples of the world.
+ alt.necromicon		Yet another sign of the coming apocalypse.
+ alt.net.personalities	A fan group for everybody.
  alt.newbie		Alt's answer to news.newusers.*.
***************
*** 301,305 ****
  alt.news-media		Don't believe the hype.
  alt.nick.sucks		Probably.
  alt.noise		BZZZZT! KRAK!! BLAM! %$@#*?! etc.
! alt.out-of-body		Nobody's home.
  alt.overlords		Office of the Omnipotent Overlords of the Omniverse.
--- 456,469 ----
  alt.news-media		Don't believe the hype.
+ alt.news.members	Society for the Propagation of news.members.
+ alt.newsgroup.creators.dork.dork.dork	Feh.
  alt.nick.sucks		Probably.
+ alt.nodies		Alaskan helpers.
  alt.noise		BZZZZT! KRAK!! BLAM! %$@#*?! etc.
! alt.non.sequitur	Richard Nixon.
! alt.ntc-textile-res	??.
! alt.olympics.medal-tally	Hey, dude, mine's bigger.
! alt.oobe		Out Of Body Experiences (but there's some soul left).
! alt.org.food-not-bombs	Food Not Bombs is an anti-hunger organisation.
! alt.org.pugwash		Technological issues from a social stance.
! alt.os.nachos		A snack operating system for teaching.
  alt.overlords		Office of the Omnipotent Overlords of the Omniverse.
***************
*** 309,311 ****
  alt.party		Parties, celebration and general debauchery.
! alt.pcnews		??.
  alt.peeves		Discussion of peeves & related.
--- 473,476 ----
  alt.party		Parties, celebration and general debauchery.
! alt.pcnews		Discussing PCNews software.
! alt.peace.corps		Get paid for foreign travel.
  alt.peeves		Discussion of peeves & related.
***************
*** 316,317 ****
--- 481,484 ----
  alt.personals.poly	Do you multiprocess?
+ alt.pets.chia		"Well, I've never been bitten by one!"
+ alt.philosophy.objectivism	A product of the Ayn Rand corporation.
  alt.planning.urban	As if any city is really planned.
***************
*** 321,323 ****
  alt.politics.correct	A Neil Bush fan club.
- alt.politics.democrats	Another view of silly season in the US.
  alt.politics.democrats.clinton	Another view of silly season in the US.
--- 488,489 ----
***************
*** 324,331 ****
  alt.politics.democrats.d	Another view of silly season in the US.
! alt.politics.democrats.governors	Another view of silly season in the US.
! alt.politics.democrats.house	Another view of silly season in the US.
! alt.politics.democrats.senate	Another view of silly season in the US.
  alt.politics.elections	Everyone who votes for Quayle gets a free lollipop.
  alt.politics.homosexuality	As the name implies
  alt.politics.perot	Discussion of the non-candidate.
  alt.polyamory		For those who maintain multiple love relationships.
--- 490,512 ----
  alt.politics.democrats.d	Another view of silly season in the US.
! alt.politics.ec		European community stuff.
! alt.politics.economics	War == Poverty, & other discussions.
  alt.politics.elections	Everyone who votes for Quayle gets a free lollipop.
+ alt.politics.equality	An oxymoron.
+ alt.politics.europe.misc	Misc. discussions on European politics.
+ alt.politics.greens	Green party politics & activities worldwide.
  alt.politics.homosexuality	As the name implies
+ alt.politics.italy	How they handle cigarette riots & other things.
+ alt.politics.kibo	BOOM. Ka-WHUMP. CRASH. ...oops...
+ alt.politics.libertarian	The libertarian ideology.
+ alt.politics.marrou	Andre Marrou, Libertarian presidential candidate.
+ alt.politics.media	There's lies, damn lies, statistics, and news reports.
+ alt.politics.org.misc	Political organizations.
+ alt.politics.org.un	Politics at the "United" Nations.
  alt.politics.perot	Discussion of the non-candidate.
+ alt.politics.reform	Political reform.
+ alt.politics.sex	Not a good idea to mix them, sez Marilyn & Profumo.
+ alt.politics.shelfbutt	Typical yanqui racist humor.
+ alt.politics.usa.constitution	U.S. Constitutional politics.
+ alt.politics.usa.misc	Misc. USA politics.
+ alt.politics.vietnamese	Political & social discussions about Vietnam.
  alt.polyamory		For those who maintain multiple love relationships.
***************
*** 332,333 ****
--- 513,515 ----
  alt.postmodern		Postmodernism, semiotics, deconstruction, and the like.
+ alt.president.clinton	Will the CIA undermine his efforts?
  alt.privacy		Privacy issues in cyberspace.
***************
*** 336,339 ****
  alt.psychoactives	Better living through chemistry.
! alt.pub.dragons-inn	A computer fantasy environment (like Usenet is).
  alt.pulp		Paperback fiction, newsprint production, orange juice.
  alt.radio.pirate	Hide the gear, here comes the magic station-wagons.
--- 518,526 ----
  alt.psychoactives	Better living through chemistry.
! alt.psychology.personality	Personality taxonomy, such as Myers-Briggs.
! alt.pub.cloven-shield	S-F role-playing.
! alt.pub.havens-rest	S-F role-playing.
  alt.pulp		Paperback fiction, newsprint production, orange juice.
+ alt.ql.creative		The "Quantum Leap" tv show.
+ alt.quake		About California and other earthquakes.
+ alt.quotations		Another form of sampling.
  alt.radio.pirate	Hide the gear, here comes the magic station-wagons.
***************
*** 349,350 ****
--- 536,539 ----
  alt.religion.kibology	He's Fred, Jim.
+ alt.religion.sabaean	Discussing the Sabaean religious order.
+ alt.religion.santaism	Devil-worshipping dyslexics.
  alt.religion.scientology	He's dead, Jim.
***************
*** 351,352 ****
--- 540,542 ----
  alt.revisionism		"It CAN'T be that way 'cause here's the FACTS".
+ alt.revolution.counter	Discussions of counter-revolutionary issues.
  alt.rhode_island	Discussion of the great little state.
***************
*** 356,361 ****
  alt.rock-n-roll.acdc	Dirty deeds done dirt cheap.
! alt.rock-n-roll.hard	??.
  alt.rock-n-roll.metal	For the headbangers on the net.
  alt.rock-n-roll.metal.heavy	Non-sissyboy metal bands.
! alt.rock-n-roll.metal.metallica	??.
  alt.rodney.king		Four of a kind beat a king.
--- 546,556 ----
  alt.rock-n-roll.acdc	Dirty deeds done dirt cheap.
! alt.rock-n-roll.classic	Like the Mac classic and the Sparc classic.
! alt.rock-n-roll.hard	Music where stance is everything.
  alt.rock-n-roll.metal	For the headbangers on the net.
+ alt.rock-n-roll.metal.gnr	"Axl Rose" is an anagram for "Oral Sex".
  alt.rock-n-roll.metal.heavy	Non-sissyboy metal bands.
! alt.rock-n-roll.metal.metallica	Another pop group.
! alt.rock-n-roll.metal.progressive	Slayer teams up with Tom Cora.
! alt.rock-n-roll.symphonic	Cognitive dissonance in an orchestral mode.
! alt.rodney.dangerfield		A newsgroup that don't get no respect.
  alt.rodney.king		Four of a kind beat a king.
***************
*** 364,365 ****
--- 559,561 ----
  alt.rush-limbaugh	Fans of the conservative activist radio announcer.
+ alt.sadistic.dentists.drill.drill.drill	Novocaine won't help you.
  alt.satanism		Not such a bad dude once you get to know him.
***************
*** 366,369 ****
  alt.save.the.earth	Environmentalist causes.
- alt.sb.programmer	Programming the Sound Blaster card for IBM PClones.
  alt.sci.astro.aips	Discussions on the Astronomical Image Processing System.
  alt.sci.physics.acoustics	Sound advice.
--- 562,566 ----
  alt.save.the.earth	Environmentalist causes.
  alt.sci.astro.aips	Discussions on the Astronomical Image Processing System.
+ alt.sci.astro.figaro	The Figaro data-reduction package.
+ alt.sci.image-facility	??.
  alt.sci.physics.acoustics	Sound advice.
***************
*** 370,374 ****
  alt.sci.physics.new-theories	Scientific theories you won't find in journals.
  alt.security.index	Pointers to good stuff in {alt,misc}.security. (Moderated)
  alt.self-improve	Self-improvement in less than 14 characters.
- alt.sewing		Working with needle and thread.
  alt.sex			Postings of a prurient nature.
--- 567,574 ----
  alt.sci.physics.new-theories	Scientific theories you won't find in journals.
+ alt.sci.planetary	??.
+ alt.sect.ahmadiyya	Discussion of the Ahmadiyyat sect of Islam.
  alt.security.index	Pointers to good stuff in {alt,misc}.security. (Moderated)
+ alt.security.pgp	The Pretty Good Privacy package.
+ alt.security.ripem	A secure email system illegal to export from the US.
  alt.self-improve	Self-improvement in less than 14 characters.
  alt.sex			Postings of a prurient nature.
***************
*** 383,384 ****
--- 583,586 ----
  alt.sex.carasso.snuggles	I can't talk, my mouth is full.
+ alt.sex.head		Tales of certain erotic activities.
+ alt.sex.ho		Gangsta fun.
  alt.sex.homosexual	As the name implies.
***************
*** 387,388 ****
--- 589,591 ----
  alt.sex.movies		Discussing the ins and outs of certain movies.
+ alt.sex.nudels.me.too	??.
  alt.sex.sonja		Yesssss....
***************
*** 389,390 ****
--- 592,595 ----
  alt.sex.stories		For those who need it *NOW*.
+ alt.sex.stories.d	For those who talk about needing it *NOW*
+ alt.sex.trans		Transsexuality.
  alt.sex.wanted		Requests for erotica, either literary or in the flesh.
***************
*** 394,395 ****
--- 599,605 ----
  alt.sexy.bald.captains	More Stardrek.
+ alt.shenanigans		Practical jokes, pranks, randomness, etc.
+ alt.showbiz.gossip	Who's doing what to whom in showbiz.
+ alt.shrinky.dinks	What are they?
+ alt.sigma2.height	Big or small, come one come all.
+ alt.sigma2.penis	The bigger they are, the softer they fall.
  alt.silly.group.names.d	Eponymy.
***************
*** 398,399 ****
--- 608,611 ----
  alt.slack		Posting relating to the Church of the Subgenius.
+ alt.slack.BoB.dirtbag	Posting berating to the Church of the Subgenius.
+ alt.slime		Worse than lawyers.
  alt.smouldering.dog.zone	Explosions and the deity.
***************
*** 403,404 ****
--- 615,617 ----
  alt.society.civil-liberties	Individual rights.
+ alt.society.etrnl-vigilanc	A Barry Goldwater fan club.
  alt.society.revolution	Discussions on revolution(s).
***************
*** 405,406 ****
--- 618,620 ----
  alt.society.sovereign	Independantistes, unite!
+ alt.soft-sys.tooltalk		Forum for ToolTalk related issues.
  alt.sources		Alternative source code, unmoderated. Caveat Emptor.
***************
*** 407,408 ****
--- 621,623 ----
  alt.sources.amiga	Technically-oriented Amiga PC sources.
+ alt.sources.amiga.d		Discussion of technically-oriented Amiga PC sources.
  alt.sources.d		Discussion of posted sources.
***************
*** 420,421 ****
--- 635,638 ----
  alt.stupid.putz		Getting the next-to-the-last word.
+ alt.stupid.putz.BoB.BoB.BoB	??.
+ alt.stupid.putz.gritzner	??.
  alt.stupidity		Discussion about stupid newsgroups.
***************
*** 424,426 ****
--- 641,646 ----
  alt.suicide.holiday	Talk of why suicides increase at holidays.
+ alt.suit.att-bsdi	Is this where David gets Goliath again?
+ alt.supermodels		Discussing famous & beautiful models.
  alt.support		Dealing with emotional situations & experiences.
+ alt.support.big-folks	Sizeism can be as awful as sexism or racism.
  alt.support.cancer	Dealing with the Big C.
***************
*** 429,430 ****
--- 649,651 ----
  alt.surfing		Riding the ocean waves.
+ alt.sustainable.agriculture	Such as the Mekong delta before Agent Orange.
  alt.swedish.chef.bork.bork.bork	Don't ask.
***************
*** 434,436 ****
--- 655,660 ----
  alt.sys.intergraph	Support for Intergraph machines.
+ alt.sys.pdp8		There's an X Windows port in progress...
+ alt.tarot		In this card game you play for keeps...
  alt.tasteless		Truly disgusting.
+ alt.tasteless.jokes	Sometimes insulting rather than disgusting or humorous.
  alt.test		Alternative subnetwork testing.
***************
*** 438,441 ****
  alt.thrash		Thrashlife.
! alt.timewasters		??.
  alt.tla			Palindromic fun, or else Three-Letter-Acronyms.
  alt.toolkits.xview	The X windows XView toolkit.
--- 662,666 ----
  alt.thrash		Thrashlife.
! alt.timewasters		A Dutch computer club; perhaps a microcosm of Usenet...
  alt.tla			Palindromic fun, or else Three-Letter-Acronyms.
+ alt.todd.green.likes.it.up.the.butt	Typical yanqui sexist humor.
  alt.toolkits.xview	The X windows XView toolkit.
***************
*** 443,444 ****
--- 668,670 ----
  alt.true.crime		To balance out all the false crime on the net.
+ alt.tv.90210		Teenyboppers on tv.
  alt.tv.antagonists	Fans of the new "The Antagonists" TV show.
***************
*** 445,447 ****
--- 671,678 ----
  alt.tv.dinosaurs	The bigger they are...
+ alt.tv.fifteen		Nickolodeon's show, "Fifteen", etc.
+ alt.tv.infomercials	Yes! Ron Popeil is telling the truth! Depend on it!
  alt.tv.la-law		For the folks out in la-law land.
+ alt.tv.liquid-tv	Right there on your pitcher tube.
+ alt.tv.melrose-place	More teenyboppers on tv.
+ alt.tv.misc		Better to talk about it than watch it.
  alt.tv.northern-exp	For the TV show with moss growing on it.
***************
*** 450,453 ****
--- 681,687 ----
  alt.tv.ren-n-stimpy	Some change from Lassie, eh?
+ alt.tv.seinfeld		A funny guy.
  alt.tv.simpsons		Don't have a cow, man!
+ alt.tv.snl		The Saturday Nite Limbaugh ...errr, *Live* TV show.
  alt.tv.tiny-toon	Discussion about the "Tiny Toon Adventures" show.
+ alt.tv.tiny-toon.plucky-duck	Discussion about "The Plucky Duck Show".
  alt.tv.twin-peaks	Discussion about the popular (and unusual) TV show.
***************
*** 457,458 ****
--- 691,693 ----
  alt.uu.comp.misc	Computer department of Usenet University.
+ alt.uu.comp.os.linux.questions	UU Linux learning group - the Q&A column.
  alt.uu.future		Planning the future of Usenet University.
***************
*** 460,461 ****
--- 695,697 ----
  alt.uu.lang.misc	Language department of Usenet University.
+ alt.uu.lang.russian.misc	Study of Russian in Usenet University.
  alt.uu.math.misc	Math department of Usenet University.
***************
*** 465,471 ****
  alt.vampyres		Discussion of vampires and related writings, films, etc.
! alt.wall		??. (Moderated)
  alt.wanted.mars.women	Mars Needs Women!
! alt.wanted.moslem.gay	??.
! alt.wanted.moslem.men	??.
! alt.wanted.moslem.women	??.
  alt.war			Not just collateral damage.
--- 701,709 ----
  alt.vampyres		Discussion of vampires and related writings, films, etc.
! alt.visa.us		Discussion/information on visas pertaining to US.
! alt.wall		"5397 miles to Wall Drug". (Moderated)
  alt.wanted.mars.women	Mars Needs Women!
! alt.wanted.moslem.bestiality	It won't be too popular with some folks.
! alt.wanted.moslem.gay	This is not suggested reading for the intolerant.
! alt.wanted.moslem.men	Does this include Salman Rushdie?
! alt.wanted.moslem.women	For those so inclined.
  alt.war			Not just collateral damage.
***************
*** 472,473 ****
--- 710,714 ----
  alt.war.civil.usa	Lest we forget...
+ alt.war.vietnam		Lest we forget...
+ alt.waves		??.
+ alt.wee.willie.wisner	The guy who came in from the cold (for a while, anyway).
  alt.weemba		Talk & flames about the one & only Weemba.
***************
*** 475,477 ****
--- 716,724 ----
  alt.who.is.bob		Send $11.
+ alt.wolves		Discussing wolves & wolf-mix dogs.
+ alt.world.taeis		The shared-world project "taeis".
+ alt.wpi.negativland.subgenii.for.rent	Not to be missed.
+ alt.x-headers.overboard	RFC-822 may have opened up Pandora's box.
  alt.zines		Small magazines, mostly noncommercial.
+ alt.znet.fnet		Z*NET-related FNET topics & gateway.
+ alt.znet.pc		Z*NET International PC, an ASCII-based magazine.
  
***************
*** 508,509 ****
--- 755,757 ----
  bionet.journals.contents	Contents of biology journal publications.
+ bionet.journals.note		Advice on dealing with journals in biology.
  bionet.molbio.ageing		Discussions of cellular and organismal ageing.
***************
*** 527,528 ****
--- 775,777 ----
  bionet.users.addresses		Who's who in Biology.
+ bionet.virology			Discussions about research in virology.
  bionet.women-in-bio		Discussions about women in biology.
***************
*** 535,537 ****
  ---
! bit" is a collection of newsgroups which are being distributed by a
  collection of sites that choose to carry them. The "bit" newsgroups
--- 784,786 ----
  ---
! "bit" is a collection of newsgroups which are being distributed by a
  collection of sites that choose to carry them. The "bit" newsgroups
***************
*** 561,563 ****
  bit.listserv.cdromlan	CD-ROM on Local Area Networks.
! bit.listserv.christia	Practical Christian Life.
  bit.listserv.cics-l	CICS Discussion List.
--- 810,812 ----
  bit.listserv.cdromlan	CD-ROM on Local Area Networks.
! bit.listserv.christia	Practical Christian Life. (Moderated)
  bit.listserv.cics-l	CICS Discussion List.
***************
*** 580,581 ****
--- 829,831 ----
  bit.listserv.dectei-l	DECUS Education Software Library Discussions.
+ bit.listserv.devel-l	Technology Transfer in International Development.
  bit.listserv.dipl-l	Diplomacy Game Discussion List.
***************
*** 597,598 ****
--- 847,849 ----
  bit.listserv.frac-l	FRACTAL Discussion List.
+ bit.listserv.free-l	Fathers Rights and Equality Discussions.
  bit.listserv.games-l	Computer Games List.
***************
*** 634,637 ****
  bit.listserv.mbu-l	Megabyte University - Computers and Writing.
  bit.listserv.medlib-l	Medical Libraries Discussion List.
! bit.listserv.mednews	MEDNEWS - Health Info-Com Network Newsletter.
  bit.listserv.mideur-l	Middle Europe Discussion List.
--- 885,889 ----
  bit.listserv.mbu-l	Megabyte University - Computers and Writing.
+ bit.listserv.mdphd-l	Dual Degree List.
  bit.listserv.medlib-l	Medical Libraries Discussion List.
! bit.listserv.mednews	MEDNEWS - Health Info-Com Network Newsletter. (Moderated)
  bit.listserv.mideur-l	Middle Europe Discussion List.
***************
*** 638,639 ****
--- 890,892 ----
  bit.listserv.netnws-l	NETNWS-L Netnews List.
+ bit.listserv.nettrain	Network Trainers List.
  bit.listserv.new-list	NEW-LIST - New List Announcements. (Moderated)
***************
*** 735,736 ****
--- 988,990 ----
  biz.sco.general		Q&A, discussions and comments on SCO products.
+ biz.sco.magazine	To discuss the magazine and its contents.
  biz.sco.opendesktop	ODT environment and applications tech info, q&a.
-- 
Gene Spafford
Software Engineering Research Center & Dept. of Computer Sciences
Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-1398
Internet:  spaf@cs.purdue.edu	phone:  (317) 494-7825