Questions Frequently Asked by New Newsgroup Users - Revision history

Jason Evans: /* What is HTML and why don't people like it in on Usenet? */

2020-07-24T21:12:22Z

What is HTML and why don't people like it in on Usenet?

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	=== What is HTML and why don't people like it in on Usenet? ===		=== What is HTML and why don't people like it in on Usenet? ===
	HTML is that code that looks like <nowiki><h>hello world</h></nowiki>. It makes your message hard to read. It's best to just use ~~plani language~~.		HTML is that code that looks like <nowiki><h>hello world</h></nowiki>. It makes your message hard to read. It's best to just use plain text.

	=== Can't somebody get rid of all that spam and trolls? ===		=== Can't somebody get rid of all that spam and trolls? ===

Jason Evans: /* Other questions */

2020-07-24T20:26:13Z

Jason Evans: /* Other questions */

2020-07-24T20:22:13Z

Jason Evans: /* Other questions */

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Jason Evans: /* Why can't I see posts that other people see? */

2020-07-24T20:12:40Z

Why can't I see posts that other people see?

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	=== Why can't I see posts that other people see? ===		=== Why can't I see posts that other people see? ===
	Check to see if you haven't created a filter to ignore to delete them.		Check to see if you haven't created a filter to ignore or delete them.

	=== Why can't I see my posts? ===		=== Why can't I see my posts? ===

Jason Evans: /* Why can't I see newsgroup XYZ? */

2020-07-24T20:12:23Z

Why can't I see newsgroup XYZ?

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	== Other questions ==		== Other questions ==
	=== Why can't I see newsgroup XYZ? ===		=== Why can't I see newsgroup XYZ? ===
	Check with your ~~news news~~ provider. They should have a list of all newsgroups that they provide. Some local groups may not be available from all providers and some providers provide groups that others don't.		Check with your Usenet provider. They should have a list of all newsgroups that they provide. Some local groups may not be available from all providers and some providers provide groups that others don't.

	=== Why can't I see posts that other people see? ===		=== Why can't I see posts that other people see? ===

Jason Evans: /* How do I get answers to my other questions? */

2020-07-24T20:12:07Z

How do I get answers to my other questions?

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	* [[Gateways\|Links to mail-to-news gateways]].		* [[Gateways\|Links to mail-to-news gateways]].

	== ~~How do I get answers to my other~~ questions? ==		== Other questions ==
	* Why can't I see ~~the~~ newsgroup?		=== Why can't I see newsgroup XYZ? ===
	* Why can't I see posts that other people see?		Check with your news news provider. They should have a list of all newsgroups that they provide. Some local groups may not be available from all providers and some providers provide groups that others don't.
	* Why can't I see my posts?
	* How do I post pictures to the newsgroup?		=== Why can't I see posts that other people see? ===
	* Why is ~~everybody yelling at me for posting pictures~~ to the ~~newsgroup?~~		Check to see if you haven't created a filter to ignore to delete them.
	* What is HTML?
	* Why don't people like ~~HTML~~?		=== Why can't I see my posts? ===
	* WHAT IS A '~~CAPS LOCK KEY'?~~		If you post to a moderated group, it may take time for that message to be approved and added to the group.
	* Can't somebody get rid of all that spam?
	* How do I post a message to every newsgroup in the world?		=== How do I post pictures to the newsgroup? ===
	* How do I keep from seeing ~~all the pornographic pictures~~?		If it is absolutely necessary to share a picture, a best practice would be to link to a picture on a service like imgur.com. Most newsgroups in the Big-8 hierarchies do no allow anything except text (with a very few exceptions).
	* How do I get to ~~see all the pornographic pictures~~?
	* How can I post ~~my pornographic~~ pictures to a newsgroup?		=== What is HTML and why don't people like it in on Usenet? ===
	* Is everybody as sarcastic and short-tempered as you are?		HTML is that code that looks like <nowiki><h>hello world</h></nowiki>. It makes your message hard to read. It's best to just use plani language.

			=== Can't somebody get rid of all that spam and trolls? ===
			Because Usenet is de-centralized, it is up to you to filter out any kind of content that you don't like. See our tutorial: [[Filtering_Spam_with_Thunderbird \| Filtering Spam with Thunderbird]]

			=== How do I post a message to every newsgroup in the world? ===
			Don't. It's a good way to get banned by your provider.

			=== How do I keep from seeing content that I don't like? ===
			Don't subscribe to groups with that content and filter any content that happens in groups that you are subscribed to?

			=== How can I post pictures to a newsgroup? ===
			Find an alt.binaries newsgroup where your pictures will be on-topic and post them there.

			=== Is everybody as sarcastic and short-tempered as you are? ===
			No, I'm super chill and level headed. I don't know what you're talking about.

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Jason Evans: /* What is a hierarchy? */

2020-07-24T19:18:13Z

What is a hierarchy?

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	* An ordered list of newsgroups.		* An ordered list of newsgroups.

	* Each of the subsets of the Big-8 is a hierarchy (comp., humanities., misc., news., rec., sci., soc., talk.).		* Each of the subsets of the Big-8 is a hierarchy (comp., humanities., misc., news., rec., sci., soc., talk.).

	* Each of the subsets of the eight hierarchies may be called a hierarchy if it does have or potentially may have more than one newsgroup sharing the same initial components in the name. So, for example, the misc.health.* hierarchy is the list of all newsgroups whose names begin with "misc.health":		* Each of the subsets of the eight hierarchies may be called a hierarchy if it does have or potentially may have more than one newsgroup sharing the same initial components in the name. So, for example, the misc.health.* hierarchy is the list of all newsgroups whose names begin with "misc.health":
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Jason Evans: /* What is the difference between Google Groups and Usenet? */

2020-07-24T19:17:54Z

What is the difference between Google Groups and Usenet?

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	* Google archives most newsgroups on Usenet and makes the old articles available through a page-based interface. Most news servers only hold articles for a short time depending on how the news administrator has set up the system.		* Google archives most newsgroups on Usenet and makes the old articles available through a page-based interface. Most news servers only hold articles for a short time depending on how the news administrator has set up the system.
	* Google also provides a method for creating new Google Groups that are Google-specific; such groups do not circulate on Usenet news servers.		* Google also provides a method for creating new Google Groups that are Google-specific; such groups are not a part of the Usenet and do not circulate on Usenet news servers.
	* Google is not a traditional [[NSP\|news service provider]]. Neither the newsgroup archives nor the non-Usenet Google Groups can be accessed by a [[newsreaders\|newsreader]].		* Google is not a traditional [[NSP\|news service provider]]. Neither the newsgroup archives nor the non-Usenet Google Groups can be accessed by a [[newsreaders\|newsreader]].

Jason Evans: /* How do I get answers to my other questions? */

2020-07-24T19:03:14Z

How do I get answers to my other questions?

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	\|colspan="2"\|[https://web.archive.org/web/20160821073815/http://www.dickgaughan.co.uk/usenet/guide/index.html The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Usenet]		\|colspan="2"\|[https://web.archive.org/web/20160821073815/http://www.dickgaughan.co.uk/usenet/guide/index.html The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Usenet]
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	\|colspan="2"\|[~~http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient-ff&ie=UTF-8&rls=GAPB,GAPB:2005-09,GAPB:en&q=%22getting+started+with+newsgroups%22~~ Getting Started with ~~Newsgroups~~]		\|colspan="2"\|[[Getting_Started_with_Usenet\|Getting Started with Usenet]]
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	\|colspan="2"\|[http://www.catb.org/%7Eesr/faqs/smart-questions.html How to Ask Quesions the Smart Way]		\|colspan="2"\|[http://www.catb.org/%7Eesr/faqs/smart-questions.html How to Ask Quesions the Smart Way]

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	No, I'm super chill and level headed. I don't know what you're talking about.		No, I'm super chill and level headed. I don't know what you're talking about.

			== Other Websites ==
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	\|colspan="2"\|[https://web.archive.org/web/20160821073815/http://www.dickgaughan.co.uk/usenet/guide/index.html The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Usenet]		\|colspan="2"\|[https://web.archive.org/web/20160821073815/http://www.dickgaughan.co.uk/usenet/guide/index.html The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Usenet]
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	\|colspan="2"\|[http://www.patik.com/guides/usenet Using Usenet Newsgroups]		\|colspan="2"\|[http://www.patik.com/guides/usenet Using Usenet Newsgroups]
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	~~!colspan~~=~~"2"\|~~Visit Newsgroups Designed for New Newsgroup Users		\|}

			== Visit Newsgroups Designed for New Newsgroup Users ==
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	\| [news:news.announce.newusers news:news.announce.newusers]<br /> [http://groups.google.com/group/news.announce.newusers?hl=en Google news.announce.newusers]		\| [news:news.announce.newusers news:news.announce.newusers]<br /> [http://groups.google.com/group/news.announce.newusers?hl=en Google news.announce.newusers]
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	~~\|[[Checkgroups\|List of All Big-8 Newsgroups]]~~
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	[[Category:FAQs]]		[[Category:FAQs]]
	[[Category:Help for new Usenet users]]		[[Category:Help for new Usenet users]]

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	\|colspan="2"\|[http://www.newsville.com/news/usenet.faq.html Newsville FAQ on Usenet]		\|colspan="2"\|[http://www.newsville.com/news/usenet.faq.html Newsville FAQ on Usenet]
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	~~\|colspan="2"\|[http://www.povray.org/resources/newsgroups/oetut.php Outlook Express Newsgroup Tutorial]~~
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	~~\|colspan="2"\|[http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/ie/community/columns/newsgroups101.mspx Outlook Express newsgroups 101 (Microsoft)]~~
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	\|colspan="2"\|[[RFCs\|RFC 1855: Guidelines on Netiquette (1995)]]		\|colspan="2"\|[[RFCs\|RFC 1855: Guidelines on Netiquette (1995)]]

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	\|colspan="2"\|[http://computer.howstuffworks.com/newsgroup.htm How Newsgroups Work]		\|colspan="2"\|[http://computer.howstuffworks.com/newsgroup.htm How Newsgroups Work]