JMU now subscribes to about 5000 global newsgroups. Local newsgroups can only be read by users at that particular site. A list of newsgroup keywords NetNews is organized into hierarchies which tell the viewer what the newsgroup discusses. The first abbreviation tells what general category the group fits into. JMU only med.
Some discussion groups have very broad topics such as ec.pets .
Others are more specific like rec.pets.dog.breeds . The more categories a newsgroup title contains, the more specific it is. We recommend that you read these FAQs before you start posting to the group. Some groups are moderated. This means that someone reads all the posts that come to the group before they are released to the general public.