If you want to create a group in one of the other hierarchies, the process is much more involved. Please read the Creating a Usenet News Group at UCD . There is a new trend on the Internet for servers to do a 'reverse lookup' of hosts that try to connect. The network administrator in your department should be able to help you register your IP host name. How to Register UCDNet IP Host names .
Tin is a full-screen Usenet reader.
On first start-up Tin will show a list of the available, automatically subscribed NewsGroups. You will be greeted with an opening screen that is the main menu. Use the menu commands listed to read and send e-mail messages. For more information on Tin, you may also want to browse the Tin FAQs .