What are Newsgroups?
One of the busiest parts of the Internet, Usenet newsgroups are electronic discussion groups in which you can share information and opinions with people all over the world. You can access newsgroups with news readers such as Outlook Express, Netscape Navigator, or Forte Agent among others. Within each newsgroup, you’ll find any number of articles on a given subject, and many subjects being discussed. Usenet newsgroups allow you to reply to articles you have read and to publish (“post”) your own articles for others to read. Newsgroups differ widely in subject and style. Topics vary from avionics to zoology; content ranges from scientific discourse to casual chatting. With thousands of newsgroups available, there’s something for just about everyone. Some groups are moderated and have regulated content, while others have a chaotic barrage of messages. Some have a very high volume of messages (hundreds or more each day), while others may have only a small trickle of articles. Newsgroups ar
Newsgroups are discussion board venues accessed using software called a news reader or news client. Each and every newsgroup addresses a specific subject and users in each newsgroup contribute the content of that newsgroup. Giganews provides premium access to newsgroups (both posting to and downloading from) through a global Usenet network designed to maximize performance and reliability. Giganews also stores newsgroup posts longer than other Usenet systems available.
Usenet (Users’ Network) is a collection of over 35,000 bulletin boards, known as newsgroups. Topics are divided into main categories and then more specific topics are listed, separated by a period. Some are moderated (filtered), however most accept any content and therefore, may have controversial content.
