The Usenet Book : Finding, Using, and Surviving Newsgroups on the Internet Book

USENET is one of the most popular features of the Internet, allowing you access to several thousand newsgroups on an endless assortment of topics. Hook up with a newsgroup, and instantly you're part of the new global community, trading opinions with an audience of up to five million people! And there's no better way to find them than with USENET.

The USENET Book is a comprehensive guide to exploiting this valuable resource. You'll learn how to find, access, participate in, and subscribe to the newsgroups you want most. The USENET Book also provides you with an encyclopedia section that fully describes the focus, mission, and character of the top 300 most useful newsgroups. You'll benefit from these valuable features:

• Subject guide to topical coverage of more than 5,000 newsgroups
• Hands-on documentation for ten of the most widely used newsreaders, including tin, rn, trn, and nn. No documentation exists for these newsreaders anywhere else!
• Thorough introduction to USENET "Netiquette," the rules that can keep you from getting into sticky situations online
• complete coverage of USENET accessibility through online services like America Online, CompuServe, and Delphi
• In-depth instructions on how to automate your information-gathering and research techniques using macros and special software