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RXN Communications offers access to Usenet newsgroups for RXN Communications customers. The following are answers to frequently asked questions (FAQ) about Usenet. Please direct any additional questions you may have to support@rxn.com .
RXN Usenet FAQ - Q uestion and A nswer Table of Contents:
| Q | 1. What is Usenet? |
| A |
From Mark Moraes' periodic
What is Usenet?
post in
news.announce.newsusers
:
Usenet is a world-wide distributed discussion system. It consists of a set of "newsgroups" with names that are classified hierarchically by subject. "Articles" or "messages" are "posted" to these newsgroups by people on computers with the appropriate software -- these articles are then broadcast to other interconnected computer systems via a wide variety of networks. Some newsgroups are "moderated"; in these newsgroups, the articles are first sent to a moderator for approval before appearing in the newsgroup. Usenet is available on a wide variety of computer systems and networks, but the bulk of modern Usenet traffic is transported over either the Internet or UUCP.Edward Vielmetti also posts a second opinion to news.announce.newsusers . |
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| Q | 2. How do I learn more about Usenet? |
| A |
Informative posts are periodically made to the
news.announce.newsusers
newsgroup, including:
Welcome to Usenet! by netannounce@deshaw.com (Mark Moraes)Another very easy way to learn the dynamic of Usenet behaviour is to sit back and watch the interactions of posters in the newsgroups that interest you. |
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| Q | 3. What are some important Usenet newsgroups? |
| A |
The most important Usenet newsgroups are the ones you enjoy participating
in, but the following administrative Usenet newsgroups, cited in Mark
Moraes' periodic
Introduction to news.announce
post, can be helpful to new users:
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| Q | 4. Should I transact business on Usenet? |
| A | No. But, if you feel that you must, you should carefully consider the advise offered in Advertising on Usenet: How To Do It, How Not To Do It by jfurr@acpub.duke.edu (Joel K. Furr), and Copyright Myths FAQ: 10 big myths about copyright explained by brad@clari.net (Brad Templeton). |
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| Q | 5. How do I become a Usenet site? |
| A | A good start down the long road to becoming a Usenet site is to read How to become a Usenet site by clewis@ferret.ocunix.on.ca (Chris Lewis). Additional background reading should include RFC1036 Standard for Interchange of USENET Messsages and RFC822 Standard for the Format of ARPA Internet Text Messages . |
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| Q | 6. Which usenet news servers can I use? |
| A |
Note: Access to these news servers is intended for RXN Customers
Only, logged in from RXN dialup connections, or pre-authorized network
connections.
RXN customers have access to any one of a number of usenet news servers:
$Id: 6,v 1.2 2000/07/12 03:47:18 rjd Exp $ |
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| Q | 7. How can I access Usenet through my RXN PPP account? |
| A |
You can access Usenet newsgroups through your RXN
PPP
account using an
NNTP
with a news reader client, such as Netscape, Free Agent, or MS Internet
Explorer.
You can point your news reader client at either the 'news.gofast.net' or 'news.rxn.com' news servers. |
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| Q | 8. How can I access Usenet through my RXN shell account? |
| A |
If you are accessing news through your RXN shell account, you will be
accessing the news.rxn.com server. You will need to set certain
environment variables.
If you are using a 'csh' shell, the RXN default, set the following environment variables in '.cshrc': setenv RNINIT "$HOME/.rninit" setenv ORGANIZATION 'RXN Communications' setenv NNTPSERVER news.rxn.com If you are using a 'tcsh' shell, set the following environment variables in '.tcshrc', or '.cshrc', as appropriate: setenv RNINIT "$HOME/.rninit" setenv ORGANIZATION 'RXN Communications' setenv NNTPSERVER news.rxn.com If you are using a 'sh', 'ksh', or 'bash' shell, set the following environment variables in '.profile': RNINIT="$HOME/.rninit"; export RNINIT ORGANIZATION='RXN Communications'; export ORGANIZATION NNTPSERVER=news.rxn.com; export NNTPSERVER The '.rninit' file is optional and can be used to customize your news reader. News can be read via your RXN shell account using the 'pine', 'tin', or 'trn' news readers. Note that 'rtin' and 'rtrn' should not be used as they are remote news readers. The 'news.rxn.com' server carries select 'Big Seven' newsgroup hierarchies, plus the local Minnesota regional hierarchy: comp.* (computer science and related topics)Due to its liberal group creation policy and dubious character, the alt.* hierarchy is not carried on the 'news.rxn.com' server, but is instead made available to RXN subscribers via the 'news.gofast.net' server. |
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| Q | 9. How can I access Usenet through my RXN UUCP account? |
| A |
If you are accessing Usenet newsgroups through your RXN
UUCP
account, you will need to have
support@rxn.com
add your site to the newsfeed file on the news.rxn.com server.
The 'news.rxn.com' server carries select 'Big Seven' newsgroup hierarchies, plus the local Minnesota regional hierarchy: comp.* (computer science and related topics)Due to its liberal group creation policy and dubious character, the alt.* hierarchy is not carried on the 'news.rxn.com' server, but is instead made available to RXN subscribers via the 'news.gofast.net' server. |
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| Q | 10. How can I access Usenet through my RXN NNTP account? |
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If you are accessing Usenet newsgroups through your RXN
NNTP
account, you will need to have
support@rxn.com
add your site to the newsfeed file on the news.rxn.com server.
You will need to be running NNTP server, such as INN , CNEWS, or DNEWS. The 'news.rxn.com' server carries select 'Big Seven' newsgroup hierarchies, plus the local Minnesota regional hierarchy: comp.* (computer science and related topics)Due to its liberal group creation policy and dubious character, the alt.* hierarchy is not carried on the 'news.rxn.com' server, but is instead made available to RXN subscribers via the 'news.gofast.net' server. $Id: 10,v 1.2 2004/03/28 04:58:48 rjd Exp $ |
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DISCLAIMER: This FAQ is provided as is without any expressed or implied warranties. While every effort has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this FAQ, the maintainer assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions, or for damages resulting from the use, or misuse, of the information contained herein.