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NET.* Newsgroups

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)
780 groups in net.*
Group ▾ Description Posts
net.micro.6809 1,003
net.micro.6809.ctl 12
net.micro.68.ctl 1
net.micro.68k 2,065
net.micro.68k.ctl 5
net.micro.amiga 5,616
net.micro.amiga.ctl 19
net.micro.appl 17
net.micro.appl.ctl 1
net.micro.apple 3,223
net.micro.apple.ctl 8
net.micro.atar 14
net.micro.atar.ctl 1
net.micro.atari 2,949
net.micro.atari16 2,920
net.micro.atari16.ctl 5
net.micro.atari8 555
net.micro.atari8.ctl 4
net.micro.atari.ctl 7
net.micro.att 1,626
net.micro.att.ctl 11
net.micro.cbm 2,609
net.micro.cbm.ctl 6
net.micro.cpm 5,367
net.micro.cpm.ctl 5
net.micro.ctl 8
net.micro.hp 315
net.micro.hp.ctl 7
net.micro.ibm 3
net.micro.mac 8,278
net.micro.mac.ctl 16
net.micro.ns32k 66
net.micro.pc 10,524
net.micro.pc.ctl 5
net.micro.ti 217
net.micro.ti.ctl 3
net.micro.trs-80 824
net.micro.trs-80.ctl 8
net.micro.zx 173
net.micro.zx.ctl 2
net.misc 12,393
net.misc.coke 339
net.misc.coke.ctl 8
net.misc.ctl 14
net.motorcycle 1
net.motorcycle.ctl 1
net.motss 2,587
net.motss.ctl 14
net.movie 1
net.movies 9,399
net.movies.st 1
net.movies.sw 587
net.movies.sw.ctl 6
net.movies.sw.ctl.ctl 1
net.msg.ctl 145
net.msg.ctl.ctl 1
net.music 10,987
net.music.classical 1,500
net.music.classical.ctl 4
net.music.classical.general European traditional art music & descendants 176
net.music.ctl 6
net.music.dead 10
net.music.folk 363
net.music.folk.ctl 4
net.music.gdead 669
net.music.gdead.ctl 6
net.music.gene 1
net.music.general Anything about music. 199
net.music.guitar 9
net.music.guitar.ctl 3
net.music.makers 5
net.music.style.metal Heavy metal and related hard rock 153
net.music.style.ska The Jamaican beat 150
net.music.synth 1,005
net.music.synth.ctl 6
net.music.world.general World and ethnic traditions 151
net.needed 8
net.needed.ctl 1
net.netnews 3
net.net-people 1,161
net.net.people 1
net.net-people.ctl 6
net.news 5,982
net.news.adm 1,000
net.news.adm.ctl 6
net.news.admin-abuse.misc 1
net.news.b 1,618
net.news.b.ctl 1
net.news.confi 7
net.news.confi.ctl 1
net.news.config 1,047
net.news.config.ctl 3
net.news.configuration 3
net.news.configuration.ctl 1
net.news.ctl 16
net.news.direc 1
net.news.directory 4
net.news.group 5,392
net.newsgroup 1
net.news.group.ctl 5
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