Don Aitken  wrote: 
 >On Tue, 31 May 2005 12:14:58 GMT, Gareth  
 >wrote: 
  
 >>I understand that there are around 2,500 newsgroups within the UseNet 'Big 
 >>8' categories.  However, are the remaining 30,000+ newsgroups (I have 
 >>access to 33,000 but I suspect that there are many more) also considered 
 >>part of UseNet even though they are not part of the 'Big 8' or are they 
 >>referred to as newsgroups outside of UseNet? 
 >> 
 >Fortunately, I can give you the definitive answer to this question. 
 >Some say one, some say the other; the "inclusive" view seems to be 
 >more popular, but both are quite widespread. 
  
 For example, I am in the inclusive camp.  As far as I'm concerned, 
 any newsgroup that relies on NNTP or UUCP for transporting messages, 
 INN or similar server software to dispense the messages, and messages 
 that adhere to RFC1036 and related formatting schemes is a usenet 
 newsgroup.  It doesn't have to be on The Internet, it doesn't have 
 to be public (i.e. it could simply be internal to a home full of 
 computers).  Then usenet is simply a collection of servers that 
 dispenses these newsgroups. 
  
 ru 
  
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