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2,555 groups in fido.*
Group ▾ Description Threads Posts
fido.su.win95.hardw 1 1
fido.su.win95.prog 4 21
fido.su.win95.softw 1 7
fido.su.windows 1 8
fido.su.windows.nt 10 10
fido.su.windows.nt.prog 43 43
fido.su.windows.prog 58 58
fido.su.windows.wanted 9 13
fido.swf3_ger 2 2
fido.synchronet 13 21
fido.sysop 11 18
fido.sysop.belgium.292 1 1
fido.sysop.belg.natsysop 4 4
fido.talks 1 1
fido.talks.asm 964 964
fido.teamos2.ger 14 39
fido.tech 7 13
fido.teens.ger 15 15
fido.teentalk.ger 15 15
fido.telebook.support 1 1
fido.telecom 22 160
fido.telecom.ger.satelliten- 1 1
fido.telecom.ger.satelliten-tv 5 5
fido.telecom.ger.telefon 3 3
fido.telecom.isdn.ger 3 3
fido.telecom.isdn.germany 1 1
fido.telecomm 1 1
fido.telecom.mailbox 2 67
fido.telefon 3 3
fido.telefon-ger 1 1
fido.telefon.ger 12 12
fido.telekom.ger 6 6
fido.telekom_ger 5 5
fido.teles.ger 1 1
fido.test 7 7
fido.testing 12 12
fido.tex 4 5
fido.tex.ger 9 16
fido.texte.musik.ger 1 1
fido.themen.medizin_ger 16 16
fido.themen.musiker_ger 1 1
fido.themen.politik_ger 2 2
fido.themen.schule_ger 1 1
fido.themen.umwelt_ger 13 13
fido.thueringia 1 1
fido.thunder 52 75
fido.tiere.allgemein.ger 2 2
fido.tiere.tierschutz.ger 2 2
fido.t-mail 1 1
fido.t-mail.chainik 2 2
fido.t-mail.ru 11 471
fido.t-mail.util 283 283
fido.trade_wars 10 13
fido.trains 31 75
fido.travel 1 1
fido.travell.info 1 1
fido.travell.local 1 1
fido.trek 63 278
fido.trek_fan_org 4 4
fido.trek_voyager 11 608
fido.t-series.ru 7 207
fido.tuin.028 12 47
fido.tver.pvt.business 2 2
fido.tv.ger 38 38
fido.tv_ger 35 205
fido.tvro 1 1
fido.tyt.bce.hacpem 6 9
fido.ua.business 386 386
fido.ua.prlist 18 18
fido.ufgate 16 16
fido.ufo 20 45
fido.ufo.ger 1 3
fido.ugn.clipper 1 1
fido.ukr.commerce.price-lists 1 1
fido.umwelt-ger 1 1
fido.umwelt.ger 5 5
fido.unix 22 170
fido.unix.ftn 1 1
fido.unix-ger 8 25
fido.unix.ger 8 17
fido.ural.busin 1 1
fido.ural.busine 2 2
fido.ural.business 127 577
fido.ural.tourism 3 3
fido.urlaub.ger 9 9
fido.urlaub_ger 3 3
fido.urteile.ger 1 1
fido.usa-forsale 6 6
fido.uu2 1 1
fido.uv.flohmarkt 8 8
fido.uwsa 11 13
fido.uy.linux 7 10
fido.uz.business 5 5
fido.uz.internet 1 1
fido.vbbs 11 25
fido.video 1 1
fido.vietnam_vets 825 918
fido.vin.prices 1 1
fido.vin.programming 2 2
fido.virus 63 91
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