The first time you select News, you will be presented with a possibly long list of newsgroup names, and you'll be asked whether you want to subscribe. When you have finished scrolling through this list, you will be presented with a list of newsgroups that NYU automatically subscribes all users to. Whether you are looking at the menu of subscribed newsgroups, reading messages in a newsgroup, or writing a message to post or following up to an existing message, the commands you can use will always appear at the bottom of your screen. Use Netscape News to browse through all the newsgroups available on the NYU server. Or go to Dejanews on the Web to look for newsgroup messages on specific topics you are interested in.
Civility is the goal for all discussions.
Consult Netiquette guides for the dos and don'ts of online courtesy. However, some people on newsgroups get carried away by the anonymity. You may encounter flames, harassment, insults, or rudeness. If you are tempted to reply in kind, that it up to you. Do, however, maintain appropriateness when posting to newsgroups.