Subject: Changes to List of Active Newsgroups, Part I Newsgroups: news.lists,news.groups,news.announce.newgroups,news.answers From: tale@uunet.uu.net (David C Lawrence) Date: 3 Oct 1994 01:58:13 -0400 Archive-name: active-newsgroups/diff1 Comment: enhanced & edited until 5/93 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford) Last-change: 2 Oct 1994 by tale@uunet.uu.net (David C Lawrence) *** old/active.n Mon Aug 1 19:42:28 1994 --- ./src/active.n Sun Oct 2 21:07:11 1994 *************** *** 8,10 **** Comment: enhanced & edited until 5/93 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford) ! Last-change: 1 Aug 1994 by tale@uunet.uu.net (David C Lawrence) --- 8,10 ---- Comment: enhanced & edited until 5/93 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford) ! Last-change: 2 Oct 1994 by tale@uunet.uu.net (David C Lawrence) *************** *** 82,84 **** comp.ai.philosophy Philosophical aspects of Artificial Intelligence. ! comp.ai.shells Artificial intelligence applied to shells. comp.answers Repository for periodic USENET articles. (Moderated) --- 82,84 ---- comp.ai.philosophy Philosophical aspects of Artificial Intelligence. ! comp.ai.shells Expert systems and other artificial intelligence shells. comp.answers Repository for periodic USENET articles. (Moderated) *************** *** 94,95 **** --- 94,96 ---- comp.archives.msdos.d Discussion of materials available in MSDOS archives. + comp.bbs.majorbbs Support & discussion of The Major BBS from Galacticomm. comp.bbs.misc All aspects of computer bulletin board systems. *************** *** 103,105 **** comp.binaries.cbm For the transfer of 8bit Commodore binaries. (Moderated) ! comp.binaries.geos Binaries for the GEOS operating system. (Moderated) comp.binaries.ibm.pc Binary-only postings for IBM PC/MS-DOS. (Moderated) --- 104,106 ---- comp.binaries.cbm For the transfer of 8bit Commodore binaries. (Moderated) ! comp.binaries.geos Binaries for the GEOS operating system. (Moderated) (Moderated) comp.binaries.ibm.pc Binary-only postings for IBM PC/MS-DOS. (Moderated) *************** *** 116,117 **** --- 117,119 ---- comp.bugs.sys5 Reports of USG (System III, V, etc.) bugs. + comp.cad.autocad AutoDesk's AutoCAD software. comp.cad.cadence Users of Cadence Design Systems products. *************** *** 132,133 **** --- 134,136 ---- comp.databases.object Object-oriented paradigms in database systems. + comp.databases.olap Analytical Processing, Multidimensional DBMS, EIS, DSS. comp.databases.oracle The SQL database products of the Oracle Corporation. *************** *** 187,191 **** comp.infosystems.interpedia The Internet Encyclopedia. ! comp.infosystems.kiosks Information kiosks (moderated). (Moderated) comp.infosystems.wais The Z39.50-based WAIS full-text search system. - comp.infosystems.www The World Wide Web information system. comp.infosystems.www.misc Miscellaneous World Wide Web discussion. --- 190,193 ---- comp.infosystems.interpedia The Internet Encyclopedia. ! comp.infosystems.kiosks Informational and transactional kiosks. (Moderated) comp.infosystems.wais The Z39.50-based WAIS full-text search system. comp.infosystems.www.misc Miscellaneous World Wide Web discussion. *************** *** 194,195 **** --- 196,198 ---- comp.internet.library Discussing electronic libraries. (Moderated) + comp.internet.net-happenings Announcements of network happenings. (Moderated) comp.ivideodisc Interactive videodiscs -- uses, potential, etc. *************** *** 197,200 **** --- 200,205 ---- comp.lang.apl Discussion about APL. + comp.lang.asm.x86 General 80x86 assembly language programming. comp.lang.basic.misc Other dialects and aspects of BASIC. comp.lang.basic.visual Microsoft Visual Basic & App Basic; Windows & DOS. + comp.lang.beta The object-oriented programming language BETA. comp.lang.c Discussion about C. *************** *** 286,288 **** comp.os.ms-windows.announce Announcements relating to Windows. (Moderated) - comp.os.ms-windows.apps Applications in the Windows environment. comp.os.ms-windows.apps.comm MS-Windows communication applications. --- 291,292 ---- *************** *** 299,301 **** comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.controls Controls, dialogs and VBXs. ! comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.drivers Win16/Win32 drivers and VxDs. comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.graphics GDI, graphics and printing. --- 303,305 ---- comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.controls Controls, dialogs and VBXs. ! comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.drivers Drivers & VxDs -- no driver requests! comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.graphics GDI, graphics and printing. *************** *** 353,355 **** comp.protocols.kerberos The Kerberos authentication server. ! comp.protocols.kermit Info about the Kermit package. (Moderated) comp.protocols.misc Various forms and types of protocol. --- 357,360 ---- comp.protocols.kerberos The Kerberos authentication server. ! comp.protocols.kermit.announce Kermit announcements. (Moderated) ! comp.protocols.kermit.misc Kermit protocol and software. comp.protocols.misc Various forms and types of protocol. *************** *** 357,358 **** --- 362,364 ---- comp.protocols.ppp Discussion of the Internet Point to Point Protocol. + comp.protocols.smb SMB file sharing protocol and Samba SMB server/client. comp.protocols.tcp-ip TCP and IP network protocols. *************** *** 445,446 **** --- 451,453 ---- comp.sys.amiga.uucp Amiga UUCP packages. + comp.sys.amstrad.8bit Amstrad CPC/PcW/GX4000 software/hardware. comp.sys.apollo Apollo computer systems. *************** *** 477,478 **** --- 484,486 ---- comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.flight-sim Flight simulators on PCs. + comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.marketplace PC clone games wanted and for sale. comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.misc Games not covered by other PC groups. *************** *** 490,492 **** comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt Topics related to IBM's RT computer. - comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard Hardware and software aspects of PC sound cards. comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard.advocacy Advocacy for a particular soundcard. --- 498,499 ---- *************** *** 520,521 **** --- 527,529 ---- comp.sys.mac.programmer Discussion by people programming the Apple Macintosh. + comp.sys.mac.programmer.codewarrior Macintosh programming using CodeWarrior. comp.sys.mac.scitech Using the Macintosh in scientific & technological work. *************** *** 616,618 **** comp.windows.x Discussion about the X Window System. ! comp.windows.x.announce X Consortium announcements. (Moderated) comp.windows.x.apps Getting and using, not programming, applications for X. --- 624,626 ---- comp.windows.x Discussion about the X Window System. ! comp.windows.x.announce X Window System announcements. (Moderated) comp.windows.x.apps Getting and using, not programming, applications for X. *************** *** 620,622 **** comp.windows.x.intrinsics Discussion of the X toolkit. ! comp.windows.x.pex The PHIGS extension of the X Window System. --- 628,630 ---- comp.windows.x.intrinsics Discussion of the X toolkit. ! comp.windows.x.pex The PEX extension of the X Window System. *************** *** 663,664 **** --- 671,676 ---- misc.kids.computer The use of computers by children. + misc.kids.consumers Products related to kids. + misc.kids.health Children's health. + misc.kids.info Informational posts related to misc.kids hierarchy. (Moderated) + misc.kids.pregnancy Pre-pregnancy planning, pregnancy, childbirth. misc.kids.vacation Discussion on all forms of family-oriented vacationing. *************** *** 668,669 **** --- 680,682 ---- misc.misc Various discussions not fitting in any other group. + misc.news.bosnia News, articles, reports & information on Bosnia. (Moderated) misc.news.east-europe.rferl Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Daily Report. (Moderated) *************** *** 671,672 **** --- 684,686 ---- misc.rural Devoted to issues concerning rural living. + misc.survivalism Disaster and long-term survival techniques and theory. misc.taxes Tax laws and advice.