Master List of Newsgroup Hierarchies

A complete list of newsgroup hierarchies and their descriptions.
http://www.magma.ca/~leisen/mlnh/

Amiga Network News

Amiga newsgroup summaries.
http://www.ann.lu

Freedom Knights of Usenet

Dedicated to free speech, and its implementation on Usenet, an alternative point of view. Information about Usenet sites of Virtue and surviving UDPs.
http://www.jetcafe.org/~dave/usenet/

Free Advice on Usenet News

An editorial introduction to Usenet.
http://www.islandnet.com/~tmc/html/articles/usentnws.htm

W-net : Everything About Usenet

Usenet basics. Learn about newsgroups from scratch. Learn how to get banned Newsgroups. Partial list of Newsgroups.
http://www.geocities.com/ski_usenet

Snoozenet

Tim Pierce's New's Hacking page. Includes links to RFC 977, 1036, son-of-1036.
http://www.newsreaders.com/misc/twpierce/news/

Computer Partners

Brief explanation of newsgroups and instructions for using Netscape Navigator or Outlook Express for reading newsgroups.
http://www.compar.com/news/news2vs3.html

Rules for posting to Usenet

Brief introduction to Usenet and appropriate guidelines to follow for posting.
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/posting-rules/part1/

Internet Software Consortium

An FTP site with archives of various Usenet related documents. Includes active files, control messages, list of Usenet hierarchies.
ftp://ftp.isc.org/pub/usenet/

Authoritative active file

Maintained by the Big Eight Moderation Team at isc.org. This active file is a complete and current list of newsgroups available. Not limited to the "Big 8" groups only.
ftp://ftp.isc.org/pub/usenet/CONFIG/active

Alternate Usenet TOP 1000

An alternate to the Freenix Top 1000 site.
http://news.anthologeek.net

Top 1000 Usenet Sites

Statistics on Usenet sites calculated by taking a sample of news articles on many sites. Participation open to all Usenet sites, no matter how small. Stats available through mailing list or on this site.
http://www.freenix.org/reseau/top1000/

news2mail.com

Have the news from Usenet newsgroups delivered to your mail-inbox.
http://www.news2mail.com

Kevin Butler's Simple Guide to Newsgroups

A brief history about the origin of newsgroups and tips on how to participate in newsgroups.
http://members.tripod.com/~Kevin_Butler/newsgroups.html

SmR-usenet

Usenet tutorials, FAQs, and reviews of usenet providers. Also providing free posting services via NNTP for text-only newsgroups.
http://smr-usenet.com/

News Group Help.com

Subscription tutorials on how to download files from binary newsgroups, such as movies, mp3s and programs.
http://www.nghelp.com

Mib Software Usenet Rapid Knowledge Transfer

Information about Usenet for users and developers.
http://www.mibsoftware.com/userkt/userkt.html

The Usenet Newbie Project

Learn everything about the Usenet in one place. How to access it, how to read posts, explanation of technical terms and acronyms and how to create your own Newsgroups.
http://tgos.org/newbie

pi's smiley list

Comprehensive list of smilies used on Usenet.
http://piology.org/smiley.txt

Netscan Newsgroup Tracker

Social statistics on Usenet groups including number of posts and crossposts.
http://netscan.research.microsoft.com/

User's Guide to the Changing Usenet

Explains how RFDs (Requests For Discussion) and CFVs (Call For Votes) can be used to change a Usenet newsgroup. Gives tips on how to stay abreast of changes in newsgroups and how to be an active participant.
http://cil-www.oce.orst.edu:8080/users.guide

About News-Posting, by J R Stockton

Explanation of Usenet terms and tips on how to write and post to Usenet.
http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/news-use.htm

Links to Professor Timo Salmi's FAQ material

Timo Salmi has extensive advice on how to participate effectively in Usenet. Topics include: Proper quoting, proper signatures, how to respond to "crackpots", where to put test postings and other important topics.
http://www.uwasa.fi/~ts/http/tsfaq.html

Jukka Korpela's Material about Usenet

Selection of links to material on Usenet. Editorials by Jukka explaining the workings of Usenet and the reasons for certain conventions.
http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/usenet/

Finding the Appropriate Newsgroup

Lists of groups listed according to where to post common kinds of posts, where to read about common topics, and so on.
http://www.geocities.com/findnewsgroup/index.html

Usenet Replayer

Web-based Usenet tools, including news resources archive, news server search, posting and retrieving of Usenet messages, advertising products, and forgery cancellations. Free.
http://www.usenet-replayer.com/

Usenet Peering Page

Usenet providers and other organizations, who are running a Usenet server, looking for Usenet peers can enter their information on the website if they want to be contacted by others in the Usenet community.
http://peering.usenet.com

Usenet Portal

Categorized links to web sites concerning technical aspects of usenet, tutorials, open usenet servers, and all aspects of usenet. Reviews and ratings of Usenet providers, articles about newsgroups, and NNTP software suggestions.
http://www.usenetportal.com