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What is Usenet? Usenet is a world-wide distributed discussion system. It consists of a set of "newsgroups" with names that are classified hierarchically by subject. "Articles" or "messages" are "posted" to these newsgroups by people on computers with the appropriate software -- these articles are then broadcast to other interconnected computer systems via a wide variety of networks. Some newsgroups are "moderated"; in these newsgroups, the articles are first sent to a moderator for approval before appearing in the newsgroup. |
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How to access Usenet at Gonzaga Usenet is immediately available to all Barney users when they telnet into Barney. To access Usenet, type tin at the $ prompt. For more information on using tin, type man tin at the $ prompt. On-campus users that don't log into Barney through telnet can still access the Usenet server that is located on Barney using a graphical news reader. Newsreaders include Netscape Communicator, Outlook Express and NewsWatcher. Netscape Communicator is the only newsreader supported by the Help Desk (313-5550). To access Gonzaga's Usenet news server, configure your newsreader's NNTP server to be news.gonzaga.edu. Off-campus users can access Gonzaga's Usenet by telnetting into Barney and running tin. Web access is available through the Deja News news service with a web browser. |
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