Re: net.martyr

candycanearter07 <[email protected]>
Newsgroups alt.fan.usenet,alt.culture.usenet,news.groups
Organization the-candyden-of-code
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Rink <[email protected]> wrote at 19:23 this Friday (GMT):
> Op 29-2-2024 om 14:08 schreef Scott Dorsey:
>> Grant Taylor  <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> On 2/28/24 19:08, Sn!pe wrote:
>>>> What distinguishes one from the other?
>>>
>>> I'm assuming that "NetNews" is a reference to FidoNet (or other FTN) echos.
>>>
>>> Usenet is one set of groups and FidoNet echos are a different set of groups.
>> 
>> And where does altnet fit in?  The alt.groups are not part of the Big Eight
>> but are they part of Usenet?  Admin opinions seem to differ...
>> --scott
>> 
>
>
> Of course alt.* groups are part of usenet.
> Just as:
> nl.*
> de.*
> uk.*
> fr.*
> be.*
> cakewalk.*
> xs4all.*
> etcetera
>
> All of these are not part of the big eight.
>
> Rink

Does that include eternal-september.* ?
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