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"comp.hist", "alt.comp.hist" and "history.comp" didn't hit anything.

ftp.isc.org/pub/usenet/CONFIG/active <https://ftp.isc.org/pub/usenet/CONFIG/active>

Is there a master list of newsgroups somewhere? : r/usenet <https://www.reddit.com/r/usenet/comments/ij5oyi/>
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Am 07.07.26 um 08:22 schrieb Mr. Man-wai Chang:

Is there a master list of newsgroups somewhere? : r/usenet <https://www.reddit.com/r/usenet/comments/ij5oyi/>

Each managed hierarchy has such a list. The lists are frequently posted
to news.lists.misc.
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On 7/7/2026 9:29 PM, Marco Moock wrote:

Each managed hierarchy has such a list. The lists are frequently posted
to news.lists.misc.

For this, I will open a new question later.
I believe many operators or sysops might
have asked about it in the past.

It's about whether Usenet of United States
of America can regulate all private NNTP
servers connected to it. Some governments
see this as a national security threaT. :)

Pardon my poor Chin-glish. :)
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On 7/7/2026 9:29 PM, Marco Moock wrote:

Each managed hierarchy has such a list. The lists are frequently posted
to news.lists.misc.

I glanced news.lists.misc. Those are not messages
from ISC, but personal lists and summaries.
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Mr. Man-wai Chang <Toylet.toylet@GMail.com> wrote: |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |""comp.hist", "alt.comp.hist" and "history.comp" didn't hit anything.|
|[. . .]" | |---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Maybe you might be interested in alt.games.video.historic and
alt.history and alt.history.future and fido7.ru.computer.history and soc.history.science - none of which I ever attempt to access.

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|"Is there a master list of newsgroups somewhere? : r/usenet |
|[. . .]" | |---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Of course not. Different news servers support different newsgroups,
some of which are never parts of the USENET. Even the USENET servers
do not support the same newsgroups.

A newsreader can list the news servers that it can access.
(S. HTTP://Gloucester.Insomnia247.NL/ fuer Kontaktdaten!)
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On 7/8/2026 1:53 AM, C||il|!n Niocl|is|!n Glost|-ir wrote:

Mr. Man-wai Chang <Toylet.toylet@GMail.com> wrote: |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |""comp.hist", "alt.comp.hist" and "history.comp" didn't hit anything.|
|[. . .]" | |---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Maybe you might be interested in alt.games.video.historic and
alt.history and alt.history.future and fido7.ru.computer.history and soc.history.science - none of which I ever attempt to access.

Thanks. Are you replying from a BBS-Usenet
gateway?
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On 7/8/2026 1:53 AM, C||il|!n Niocl|is|!n Glost|-ir wrote:

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|"Is there a master list of newsgroups somewhere? : r/usenet |
|[. . .]" | |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
....
A newsreader can list the news servers that it can access.
(S. HTTP://Gloucester.Insomnia247.NL/ fuer Kontaktdaten!)

Not the official list. Be careful.
The words in the URL is suspicious.

ftp.isc.org/pub/usenet/CONFIG/
<https://ftp.isc.org/pub/usenet/CONFIG/>
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On Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:19:55 +0800, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:

On 7/7/2026 9:29 PM, Marco Moock wrote:

Each managed hierarchy has such a list. The lists are frequently posted
to news.lists.misc.

I glanced news.lists.misc. Those are not messages from ISC, but personal lists and summaries.

Why would they be from ISC, they have zero say, control, or influence
over hierachies, they offer a central information repository as a service.

then theres the irrelvant big-8 board, who administer group lists only is
a small select few hierachies (8), my opinion on them being irrelvant is because most of them do not and never had run a news server - ever, so
why hte hell should they be in a position to decide what groups under the small number of hierachies they manage, exist, or not, IMHO, its just a
power thing, thankfully many operaters ignore their rmgroup control
messages, but a few small servers still honor them.
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Mr. Man-wai Chang <Toylet.toylet@GMail.com> wrote: |-------------------------------------------|
|"Thanks. Are you replying from a BBS-Usenet|
|gateway?" | |-------------------------------------------|

Dear Mr. Man-wai Chang:

I am replying from
tin -r -g Pasdenom.info
as indicated by these headers . . .
Organization: <http://pasdenom.info/news.html>
and
User-Agent: tin/2.6.2-20221225 ("Pittyvaich") (Linux/6.1.0-49-amd64 (x86_64))

(S. HTTP://Gloucester.Insomnia247.NL/ fuer Kontaktdaten!)
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"Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> writes:

"comp.hist", "alt.comp.hist" and "history.comp" didn't hit anything.

alt.folklore.computers
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On 7/13/2026 9:10 PM, Schlomo Goldberg wrote:

"Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> writes:

"comp.hist", "alt.comp.hist" and "history.comp" didn't hit anything.

alt.folklore.computers

Okay, I found 3 newsgroups using
keyword "folklore.comp"!!

History of computers should be hard,
& real, not folk nor lore. :)
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On Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:30:20 +0800, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:

On 7/13/2026 9:10 PM, Schlomo Goldberg wrote:

"Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> writes:

"comp.hist", "alt.comp.hist" and "history.comp" didn't hit anything.

alt.folklore.computers

Okay, I found 3 newsgroups using keyword "folklore.comp"!!

History of computers should be hard,
& real, not folk nor lore. :)

considering your formal qualifications and the fact your about 60 yrs
old, you should already know what there is to know :)
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In article <6a556311$1@news.ausics.net>
noel <deletethis@invalid.lan> wrote:

considering your formal qualifications and the fact your about 60 yrs

WhatAs the difference between your and youAre?

YouAre is a contraction of the phrase you are. Easy enough to remember.

For example:

YouAre my best friend!
I think youAre the perfect match for the job.
Make sure youAre healthy before you start training.

Any of these sentences would read the exact same way if you are replaced youAre.

Your is a possessive adjective used to show ownership. It is not a contraction. Your is usually followed by a noun (including gerunds).

For example:

Your hair looks great today!
I wish I had your energy.
Has all your running around made you tired?

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On Tue, 14 Jul 2026 01:21:12 +0200, Nomen Nescio wrote:

In article <6a556311$1@news.ausics.net>
noel <deletethis@invalid.lan> wrote:

considering your formal qualifications and the fact your about 60 yrs

What-As the difference between your and you-Are?

You-Are is a contraction of the phrase you are. Easy enough to remember.

For example:

You-Are my best friend!
I think you-Are the perfect match for the job.
Make sure you-Are healthy before you start training.

Any of these sentences would read the exact same way if you are replaced you-Are.

Your is a possessive adjective used to show ownership. It is not a contraction. Your is usually followed by a noun (including gerunds).

For example:

Your hair looks great today!
I wish I had your energy.
Has all your running around made you tired?

bored much

Im fully aware of the meanings, just sometimes i cant be fucked...
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