The two primary services on the Internet are those available through email and those available through a web browser. This paper points to several information resources about stuttering that can be found on the Internet. Discussion Forums - Mailing Lists and Newsgroups Discussion forums are Internet resources designed to provide opportunity to participate in discussion about a specific topic, or, if you prefer, to watch the discussion. There are several types of discussion forums available on the Internet, including mailing lists, newsgroups, web-based bulletin boards, and chat rooms. These forums have become virtual support groups, provide exciting new bridges between professionals and consumers, and are often an important learning opportunity for students and parents of children who stutter.
Some mailing lists are open.
Others are available only to members of a certain group. Subscribing to a list assumes that you will follow certain rules of Netiquette as well as the general rules posted by the list owner. There is no fee to subscribe. When you subscribe to a mailing list, you will receive any messages sent to that address. You write to the computer to subscribe to the group, to review who else is subscribed, to check the archives, to signoff, etc.