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<H1>What is Usenet?</H1>
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Usenet is an <A HREF="i.html">Internet service</A> made up of thousands
of newsgroups. A newsgroup is a public discussion area allowing interested
participants to read and respond to messages posted by other interested
participants. Generally, there will be a few topics of discussion going on at
the same time, but they all share some common theme. There are
over 10,000 newsgroups in Usenet, and there are more being added
all the time. There is a newsgroup dedicated to every theme one can possibly
imagine, from Japanese cartoons to nuclear proliferation.
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There are two types of newsgroups: <I>moderated</I> and
<I>unmoderated</I>. A moderated newsgroup does not allow people to
post directly to the newsgroup. Rather, the postings go to the newsgroup's
moderator who determines whether or not to pass the posting to the entire
group. An unmoderated newsgroup allows a reader to post directly to the
other readers.
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In order to access Usenet you need a news reader. Netscape and Explorer both
include news readers with their product. In UNIX the 'tin' news reader is most
popular.
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