1. Mailing Lists and Newsgroups CSCI170 Internet Resources

2. Mailing Lists What is it? What is it? A list of names and email addresses for a group of people who share a common interest A list of names and email addresses for a group of people who share a common interest Subscribing to the mailing list Subscribing to the mailing list Posting to the mailing list Posting to the mailing list List Server (ListServ, MajorDomo, ListProc) List Server (ListServ, MajorDomo, ListProc)

3. Mailing Lists Which email address to use? Which email address to use? List Address – for posting List Address – for posting Administrative Address – for commands Administrative Address – for commands Don’t get them mixed up! Don’t get them mixed up!

4. Mailing Lists Commands list: Commands list: subscribe listname yourname subscribe listname yourname unsubscribe listname unsubscribe listname review listname review listname index listname index listname get filename get filename Also… conceal, vacation, digest, daily Also… conceal, vacation, digest, daily

5. Mailing List Moderated or unmoderated? Moderated or unmoderated? Open list or closed list? Open list or closed list? Lurking Lurking FAQs and list rules FAQs and list rules List Administrator List Administrator

6. Mailing Lists Finding Mailing Lists: Finding Mailing Lists: http://lists.topica.com/ http://lists.topica.com/ http://lists.topica.com/ Search Engines Search Engines i.e. “extreme sports mailing list” i.e. “extreme sports mailing list” On Individual pages On Individual pages i.e. http://www.balloonhq.com i.e. http://www.balloonhq.com

7. Mailing Lists Find a mailing list to subscribe to Find a mailing list to subscribe to Read messages Read messages Post a message to it Post a message to it Finding archives Finding archives Unsubscribing from mailing list Unsubscribing from mailing list

8. Newsgroups Usenet News Service (Usenet) founded in 1979 at Duke U as a way to collect and store information by topic category Usenet News Service (Usenet) founded in 1979 at Duke U as a way to collect and store information by topic category Newsgroups, new forums, discussion groups Newsgroups, new forums, discussion groups

9. Newsgroups News Server – database storing articles News Server – database storing articles News Feed – store and forward News Feed – store and forward Articles – individual postings Articles – individual postings Newsgroups – organized by category Newsgroups – organized by category

10. Newsgroups Top-level categories: Top-level categories: comp – computers comp – computers rec – recreation and entertainment rec – recreation and entertainment sci – science sci – science soc – social issues and socializing soc – social issues and socializing news – operation and administration of Usenet news – operation and administration of Usenet talk – conversations, debates and arguments talk – conversations, debates and arguments misc – miscellaneous topics misc – miscellaneous topics alt – alternative and controversial topics alt – alternative and controversial topics

11. Newsgroups Examples: Examples: biz.marketplace.computers biz.marketplace.computers biz.marketplace.computers.pc-clone biz.marketplace.computers.pc-clone biz.marketplace.computers.mac biz.marketplace.computers.mac biz.marketplace.discussion biz.marketplace.discussion biz.marketplace.services biz.marketplace.services alt.rec.tv.simpsons alt.rec.tv.simpsons alt.rec.beer alt.rec.beer

12. Newsgroups Accessing newsgroups Accessing newsgroups Web access – http://www.Tile.net Web access – http://www.Tile.net Google Groups – http://groups.google.com Google Groups – http://groups.google.com NewsReader software NewsReader software