🗃️ 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)
Es (2,365)
Biz (2,204)
Aol (2,167)
Msn (2,117)
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1,409 groups in utzoo.*
| Group | Description | Threads | Posts ▾ |
|---|---|---|---|
| fa.linux.kernel | 324,168 | 2,053,792 | |
| fa.freebsd.cvs-all | 401,403 | 460,215 | |
| fa.freebsd.current | 42,406 | 171,507 | |
| fa.openbsd.source-changes | 145,150 | 147,637 | |
| fa.freebsd.questions | 56,297 | 147,318 | |
| fa.freebsd.stable | 30,725 | 131,108 | |
| fa.netbsd.source-changes | 124,737 | 130,036 | |
| fa.haskell | 19,460 | 100,114 | |
| fa.freebsd.bugs | 77,850 | 95,394 | |
| fa.netbsd.bugs | 27,125 | 91,194 | |
| fa.freebsd.hackers | 16,917 | 79,807 | |
| fa.openbsd.tech | 22,975 | 62,955 | |
| fa.caml | 16,309 | 58,662 | |
| fa.philos-l | 47,026 | 55,973 | |
| fa.netbsd.current-users | 18,244 | 55,350 | |
| fa.info-cvs | 22,916 | 52,835 | |
| fa.analytic-philosophy | 4,966 | 44,030 | |
| fa.netbsd.tech.kern | 5,278 | 39,609 | |
| fa.ingres | 14,562 | 33,914 | |
| fa.hylafax | 11,147 | 32,085 | |
| fa.music.ecto | 16,789 | 31,561 | |
| fa.alpha-osf-managers | 28,289 | 30,548 | |
| fa.fiction-of-philosophy | 18,650 | 28,835 | |
| fa.netbsd.help | 9,361 | 27,747 | |
| fa.freebsd.security | 5,350 | 25,281 | |
| fa.openbsd.misc | 8,755 | 24,412 | |
| net.unix-wizards | 11,260 | 21,160 | |
| fa.netbsd.tech.net | 4,010 | 20,381 | |
| net.jokes | 12,017 | 19,912 | |
| fa.openbsd.www | 15,557 | 17,989 | |
| net.micro | 10,463 | 16,976 | |
| fa.cybermind | 10,847 | 16,877 | |
| fa.isabelle | 5,218 | 15,716 | |
| fa.netbsd.users | 4,753 | 15,561 | |
| net.politics | 3,848 | 14,384 | |
| fa.iaido | 7,480 | 14,362 | |
| fa.sun-manager | 12,823 | 13,956 | |
| fa.disney-comics | 8,038 | 13,930 | |
| net.flame | 3,643 | 12,675 | |
| net.sf-lovers | 7,149 | 12,473 | |
| net.misc | 5,149 | 12,393 | |
| net.singles | 4,168 | 12,304 | |
| fa.freebsd.hardware | 4,807 | 12,274 | |
| fa.linux.680x0 | 2,803 | 12,121 | |
| fa.netbsd.ports.alpha | 4,490 | 11,977 | |
| fa.typography | 4,021 | 11,211 | |
| net.music | 5,543 | 10,987 | |
| fa.freebsd.scsi | 3,816 | 10,949 | |
| net.lang.c | 3,464 | 10,826 | |
| net.micro.pc | 4,987 | 10,524 | |
| fa.linux.debian | 9,668 | 9,908 | |
| net.auto | 4,654 | 9,907 | |
| net.wanted | 5,406 | 9,843 | |
| net.movies | 4,779 | 9,399 | |
| net.women | 2,736 | 9,295 | |
| net.unix | 3,588 | 9,215 | |
| net.religion | 2,917 | 8,789 | |
| net.general | And stuff. See. | 6,283 | 8,284 |
| net.micro.mac | 3,948 | 8,278 | |
| fa.linux.hams | 2,763 | 7,720 | |
| net.audio | 3,536 | 7,336 | |
| fa.music.tangerine-dream | 4,908 | 7,235 | |
| net.space | 4,661 | 7,155 | |
| fa.linux.sparc | 2,733 | 6,995 | |
| net.cooks | 3,901 | 6,962 | |
| net.followup | 1,535 | 6,846 | |
| net.sources | 4,516 | 6,507 | |
| fa.shogi | 4,608 | 6,380 | |
| net.news | 2,620 | 5,982 | |
| net.micro.amiga | 2,527 | 5,616 | |
| fa.gaelic-l | 3,788 | 5,529 | |
| fa.psychology.behavior-analysis | 3,113 | 5,412 | |
| net.news.group | 1,468 | 5,392 | |
| net.micro.cpm | 4,482 | 5,367 | |
| net.startrek | 1,949 | 5,154 | |
| net.nlang | 1,758 | 5,014 | |
| fa.linux.net | 2,049 | 4,943 | |
| net.consumers | 1,117 | 4,600 | |
| fa.xforms | 2,356 | 4,423 | |
| net.physics | 1,951 | 4,339 | |
| net.tv | 1,698 | 4,322 | |
| net.sex | 1,021 | 4,321 | |
| mod.computers.vax | 3,855 | 4,192 | |
| net.test | Chat with autoreply bots. | 3,238 | 4,187 |
| net.ham-radio | 3,165 | 4,022 | |
| fa.linux.scsi | 1,525 | 3,952 | |
| fa.lout | 1,781 | 3,934 | |
| net.med | 1,311 | 3,828 | |
| fa.firewall | 2,956 | 3,790 | |
| net.games.rogue | 2,157 | 3,715 | |
| net.arch | 785 | 3,663 | |
| net.legal | 528 | 3,507 | |
| fa.ietf-822 | 362 | 3,452 | |
| net.philosophy | 885 | 3,447 | |
| net.books | 1,440 | 3,400 | |
| net.math | 1,576 | 3,292 | |
| net.columbia | 1,794 | 3,232 | |
| net.micro.apple | 1,643 | 3,223 | |
| net.ai | 1,940 | 3,195 | |
| fa.eapls | 2,866 | 3,105 |