MP3 music sports health travel weather more . . . Though the World Wide Web has stolen much of the spotlight, Usenet continues to be a vibrant and vital part of the Internet. Each day, millions of people log on to their ISP's newsgroup service to discuss every possible subject. To those new to Usenet, it basically works as a huge forum where users participate in newsgroups. They're not unlike the message boards that you'll find on many Web sites.
People post articles and replies to speak their minds.
The tone of these discussions can range from friendly to downright inflammatory. . . . The cool part about Usenet is that users can exchange certain types of files, called binaries. These binaries may include sound clips, images, videos and more. For example, newsgroups have become popular destinations for sharing songs from favorite artists. The tricky part is that these binaries are often split into several postings.