🗃️ Utzoo / Early Usenet Newsgroups (1981–1991)
The Utzoo archive tapes preserved early Usenet from before the Great Renaming of 1987. These net.*, fa.*, mod.* and to.* hierarchies represent the earliest days of online discussion.
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Comp (16,078)
Microsoft (12,768)
Soc (11,869)
Free (6,677)
Misc (6,442)
Sci (4,598)
De (4,491)
Fido7 (4,203)
News (4,116)
It (3,130)
Uk (2,858)
Fido (2,555)
Talk (2,546)
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1,409 groups in utzoo.*
| Group ▾ | Description | Threads | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|
| net.chess | 756 | 950 | |
| net.chess.ctl | 7 | 7 | |
| net.christian.indone | 1 | 1 | |
| net.christian.indonesian | 2 | 228 | |
| net.cms | 16 | 19 | |
| net.cog-eng | 260 | 820 | |
| net.cog-eng.ctl | 8 | 8 | |
| net.college | 427 | 1,308 | |
| net.college.ctl | 4 | 4 | |
| net.columbia | 1,794 | 3,232 | |
| net.columbia.ctl | 7 | 7 | |
| net.comics | 1,490 | 2,804 | |
| net.comics.ctl | 5 | 5 | |
| net.com.netcruiser.general | 1 | 1 | |
| net.computers.datacom | Data Communications | 6 | 30 |
| net.computers.email.qmail | qmail - a mail transport agent for the 90's | 50 | 105 |
| net.computers.embedded | Realtime and Embedded Controllers | 13 | 23 |
| net.computers.os.linux | 1 | 4 | |
| net.computers.os.other | Other operating systems | 16 | 155 |
| net.computers.os.solari | 1 | 1 | |
| net.computers.os.solaris | 3 | 3 | |
| net.computers.os.unix.linux | The Linux operating system | 86 | 858 |
| net.computers.os.unix.rhapsody | Apple's next-generation OS for the Macintosh. | 13 | 33 |
| net.computers.os.unix.solaris | Discussion of Sun Microsystems Solaris OS | 99 | 324 |
| net.computers.other | Other computer issues | 6 | 6 |
| net.computers.telecom | Computer-related Telecommunications | 13 | 18 |
| net.config | Janitorial duties in the nice new net. | 194 | 1,600 |
| net.config.feed-requests | Beg, trade, borrow, or buy access. | 20 | 49 |
| net.config.leaks | Holes in the nice new net. | 26 | 189 |
| net.config.unsound-sites | 4 | 4 | |
| net.consumers | 1,117 | 4,600 | |
| net.consumers.ctl | 9 | 9 | |
| net.consumers.house | 1 | 9 | |
| net.control | Where the net-monitor posts. | 151 | 152 |
| net.cooks | 3,901 | 6,962 | |
| net.cooks.ctl | 11 | 11 | |
| net.cop.crossing.guard | 20 | 20 | |
| net.cop.guard-bot | 7 | 7 | |
| net.cop.guard-dog | 7 | 7 | |
| net.crafts.general | All miscellaneous crafty stuff. | 39 | 51 |
| net.crafts.general.marketplace.commercial | Companies selling craft equipage. | 64 | 67 |
| net.crafts.general.marketplace.private | Individuals selling craft equipage. | 23 | 27 |
| net.crafts.metalworking.general | Heavy metal & heavier hammers. | 32 | 36 |
| net.crafts.textiles.general | Threads about thread and needle. | 17 | 20 |
| net.crafts.textiles.marketplace.commercial | For companies to sell. | 36 | 43 |
| net.crafts.textiles.marketplace.private | Individuals buying and selling. | 19 | 26 |
| net.crafts.woodworking.general | Build a house or carve a chain. | 38 | 54 |
| net.crafts.zymurgy.general | Hops, yeast, fruit, & grain. | 7 | 15 |
| net.crypt | 274 | 799 | |
| net.crypt.ctl | 4 | 4 | |
| net.cse | 214 | 929 | |
| net.cse.cai | 6 | 7 | |
| net.cse.cai.ctl | 4 | 4 | |
| net.cse.ctl | 3 | 3 | |
| net.ctl | 2 | 2 | |
| net.culture.jewish.ctl | 1 | 1 | |
| net.current-events.general | General discussion of current events. | 26 | 161 |
| net.cycle | 1,138 | 2,207 | |
| net.cycle.ctl | 4 | 4 | |
| net.cycles | 1 | 1 | |
| net.database | 155 | 370 | |
| net.database.ctl | 9 | 9 | |
| net.db | 15 | 17 | |
| net.db.ctl | 1 | 1 | |
| net.dcom | 919 | 2,160 | |
| net.dcom.ctl | 3 | 3 | |
| net.decus | 189 | 470 | |
| net.decus.ctl | 5 | 5 | |
| net.education.general | Miscellanious education discussion. | 22 | 52 |
| net.emacs | 1,521 | 2,332 | |
| net.emacs.ctl | 4 | 4 | |
| net.erotic-stories | 1 | 1 | |
| net.eunice | 174 | 311 | |
| net.eunice.ctl | 2 | 2 | |
| net.filth | 1 | 1 | |
| net.flame | 3,643 | 12,675 | |
| net.flame.ctl | 6 | 6 | |
| net.followup | 1,535 | 6,846 | |
| net.followup.ctl | 5 | 5 | |
| net.food.advocacy | Waiter, there's a raw egg in my soup! | 12 | 54 |
| net.food.announce | What's new in net.food? (Moderated) | 11 | 14 |
| net.food.asian | Asian cookery | 9 | 12 |
| net.food.bread | Bread, bread machines, sourdough | 19 | 80 |
| net.food.chocolate | All things Chocolate | 4 | 7 |
| net.food.coffee-klatch | General chat about food and cooking | 21 | 196 |
| net.food.desserts | The means to an end, sweet or savoury | 19 | 24 |
| net.food.drink.beer | Let's head out to the pub. | 17 | 25 |
| net.food.drink.liquor | For the spirits of Christmas parties | 18 | 55 |
| net.food.drink.wine | The net, a glass of wine, and thou | 39 | 59 |
| net.food.healthy | Healthy eating. | 14 | 18 |
| net.food.japanese | Nani o tabemashita ka? | 20 | 38 |
| net.food.pizza | Pizza! | 119 | 142 |
| net.foods.chocolate | 5 | 5 | |
| net.food.spicy | Hot! Hot! Hot! | 19 | 45 |
| net.food.veg.cookery | Vegetarian cooking and recipes. | 15 | 54 |
| net.food.veg.lifestyle | The philosphy of vegetarianism | 29 | 44 |
| net.forsale | 9 | 13 | |
| net.forsale.ctl | 3 | 3 | |
| net.freindships | 16 | 16 | |
| net.friends | 3 | 3 |