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All (359,153) Alt (149,962) Comp (16,065) Rec (16,029) Microsoft (12,634) Soc (11,466) Misc (6,419) Free (6,352) Sci (4,572) De (4,461) Fido7 (3,928) News (3,618) It (3,030) Uk (2,803) Talk (2,493) Fido (2,387) Es (2,360) Biz (2,203) Aol (2,164) Fj (2,087) Clari (1,651)

2,387 groups in fido.*

Group ▾	Description	Posts
fido.novell		2,503
fido.novell-ch		40
fido.novell.ger		10
fido.novellt		5
fido.nsk.job		1
fido.nurse_network		4
fido.nurses_network		80
fido.nu.support		1
fido.nutrition		3
fido.nz.buy.sell		9
fido.nz.communications		13
fido.nz_fidonet		2
fido.nz.media		2
fido.nz_pols		24
fido.nz.science.fiction		5
fido.odessa		2
fido.odessa.auto		1
fido.odessa.broadcast		2
fido.odessa.exchange		4
fido.odessa.internet		5
fido.odessa.price		9
fido.omni.nethack		14
fido.onderwijs.02		1
fido.organisation.gewerkschaft.ger		2
fido.os2		4
fido.os2.base.ger		2
fido.os2dos		4
fido.os2.ger		5
fido.os2_ger		10
fido.os2.hw.ger		9
fido.os2.install.ger		1
fido.os2.lan.ger		16
fido.os2.online.ger		1
fido.os2.prog.ger		1
fido.os2.tec.ger		3
fido.os2.win.ger		6
fido.os2.wps.ger		3
fido.os.linux.ger		1
fido.other.rhein.talk		2
fido.ot.support		54
fido.oz.shortwave		1
fido.p		3
fido.packer.ger		7
fido.packet		5
fido.paradox		4
fido.pascal		4
fido.pascal-ger		284
fido.pascal.ger		41
fido.pascal_ger		190
fido.pascal_lessons		3
fido.pascal.tv.ger		15
fido.pavlograd		2
fido.pbm.ger		1
fido.pcboard		10
fido.pc_geos-ger		7
fido.pc-hardware		1,351
fido.pc-hardware.ger		16
fido.pci.ger		4
fido.pc.linux		1
fido.pcn-mailboxwerbung		28
fido.pep		1
fido.perfect		4
fido.pfadfinder.ger		1
fido.pgmrs-ger		19
fido.phaenomene.ger		1
fido.phil		1
fido.philo-ger		10
fido.phones		465
fido.photo		414
fido.photo.ger		10
fido.physics		1
fido.pnz.commerce		1
fido.points.244		1
fido.politics		3,046
fido.politik		31
fido.politik-ger		424
fido.politik.ger		41
fido.polizei-ger		1
fido.powerpc		2
fido.presse.ger		14
fido.pro_audio		2
fido.produkte.ger		3
fido.pskov.business		1
fido.pvt		1
fido.pvt.black.metal		10
fido.pvt.commerce		17
fido.pvt.cr		1
fido.pvt.crack		6
fido.pvt.crack.where		2
fido.pvt.exch.audiovideo		339
fido.pvt.exch.black.log		282
fido.pvt.exch.cars		1
fido.pvt.exch.comm		465
fido.pvt.exch.computer		580
fido.pvt.exch.el.parts		89
fido.pvt.exch.mobile		10
fido.pvt.exch.other		640
fido.pvt.exch.service		1
fido.pvt.exch.talk		713
fido.pvt.flirt		11,458

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