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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.ru.sport.other		49
fido.russian-sex		19
fido.russian.sex		1,340
fido.ru.subway		7
fido.ru.telecom		1
fido.ru.tourism		3
fido.ru.tourism.faq		2
fido.ru.tourism.texts		2
fido.ru.ufo		3
fido.ru.unix		264
fido.ru.unix.bsd		23
fido.ru.unix.linux		31
fido.ru.unix.sco		8
fido.ru.unix.solaris		4
fido.ru.usr		973
fido.ru.vc		1
fido.ru.venture		15
fido.ru.video		1,635
fido.ru.visial.foxpro		2
fido.ru.visual.basic		6
fido.ru.visual.basicfido7.ru.visual.basic		2
fido.ru.visual.cpp		15
fido.ru.visual.foxpro		25
fido.ru.warhammer.club		6
fido.ru.weapon		780
fido.ru.web.construction		1
fido.ru.website		1
fido.ru.windows.nt		4
fido.ru.windows.nt.admin		3
fido.ru.xml		1
fido.s		2
fido.sa		3
fido.sailing		2
fido.sal.chat		4
fido.sat.crypt.ger		1
fido.sat.crypt_ger		97
fido.satellite		6
fido.sat-ger		323
fido.sat.ger		5
fido.sat_ger		249
fido.sb-nasa_news		2
fido.scanradio		5
fido.schach.ger		1
fido.schule		4
fido.schule-ger		25
fido.schule.ger		15
fido.schule_ger		1
fido.science		178
fido.science.ger.medizin		1
fido.science.medizin		1
fido.science.medizin.ger		1
fido.sciencm		1
fido.sci.medizin.ger		67
fido.sci+tech		2
fido.scs.metalsport		10
fido.sebastopol		1
fido.sellmichiana		6
fido.se.sattv		2
fido.sex		74
fido.sex-ger		26,033
fido.sex.ger		10
fido.sex_ger		995
fido.sexger		1
fido.sf&anime_rpg		1
fido.sf.int.starwars		2
fido.shadowrun.earthdawn.ger		1
fido.sharewar		1
fido.shareware-ger		526
fido.shareware.ger		9
fido.shareware-Ger		1
fido.sharware-ger		1
fido.shitbags		2
fido.shortwave		142
fido.shortwave-ger		1
fido.simbirsk.commerce		229
fido.simbirsk.general		2
fido.simbirsk.sex		1
fido.simbirsk.sysop		1
fido.simbirsk.tormoz		1
fido.soc.antifa.ger		2
fido.soc.datenschutz		1
fido.soc.umwelt.ger		56
fido.soft.shareware.allgemein		1
fido.soft.spiele.allgemein		1
fido.software.ger.linux		1
fido.software.ger.shareware		3
fido.software.ger.unix		4
fido.software.ger.windows.allgemein		7
fido.software.novell		4
fido.software.novell.ger		2
fido.software.pascal		1
fido.software.pascal.ger		1
fido.software.shareware.ger		3
fido.software.sprachen.pascal_ger		1
fido.soundkarten.ger		2
fido.soundkarten_ger		2
fido.soziales.younggay.ger		2
fido.sp		1
fido.space		31
fido.spb.business		35

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