This is a quick and dirty introduction to usenet services at PSU and the software used. This document will discuss the points listed below. Pay attention to the last portion of this document to find out where to get more important information. I see the same articles over and over when I run nn.
Users can read and post new articles which are often distributed throughout the net.
Since there may be over 1 million articles active at any given time, they are arranged based on the topic to which they relate. Articles under this group all pertain to that topic. They are not carried here due to the enormous amounts of resources required for subjects of little interest to us. How to access Usenet Articles are read by users using client software, typically called news readers. When using a reader, all of the articles that have not been read before are displayed for viewing.