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alt.1d: ?
alt.3d: Discussions of 3 dimensional imaging.
alt.abortion.inequity: Paternal obligations of failing to abort unwanted child.
alt.abuse.recovery: ?
alt.activism: Activities for activists.
alt.activism.d: A place to discuss issues in alt.activism.
alt.activism.death-penalty: ?
alt.adoption: Adopting people.
alt.aeffle.und.pferdle: German TV cartoon characters.
alt.agriculture.fruit: ?
alt.agriculture.misc: General discussions of agriculture, farming, etc.
alt.aldus.freehand: ?
alt.aldus.misc: ?
alt.aldus.pagemaker: ?
alt.alien.visitors: Space creatures ate my modem.
alt.amateur-comp: Discussion and input for Amateur Computerist Newsletter.
alt.angst: Anxiety in the modern world.
alt.answers: ? (Moderated)
alt.appalachian: Appalachian region awareness, events, and culture.
alt.aquaria: The aquarium & related as a hobby.
alt.archery: Discussion of archery.
alt.architecture: Building design/construction and related topics.
alt.architecture.alternative: From solar energy to composting toilets, technical issues.
alt.artcom: Artistic Community.
alt.asian-movies: ?
alt.astrology: Twinkle, twinkle, little planet.
alt.atheism: Discussions of atheism.
alt.atheism.moderated: Atheism and related topics. (Moderated)
alt.ato: ?
alt.autos.antique: Discussion of all facets of older automobiles.
alt.autos.rod-n-custom: ?
alt.bacchus: A newsgroup for the non-profit 'BACCHUS' organization.
alt.backrubs: Lower...to the right...aaaah!
alt.basement.graveyard: Another side of the do-it-yourself movement.
alt.bbs: Computer BBS systems & software.
alt.bbs.ads: Ads for various computer BBS's.
alt.bbs.allsysop: SysOp concerns of ALL networks and technologies.
alt.bbs.first-class: ?
alt.bbs.internet: BBS systems accessible via the Internet.
alt.bbs.lists: Postings of regional BBS listings.
alt.bbs.lists.d: Discussion about regional BBS listings.
alt.bbs.metal: The METAL Telecommunications Enviornment.
alt.bbs.pcboard: Technical support for the PCBoard BBS.
alt.bbs.pcbuucp: The commerical PCBoard gateway, PCB-UUCP.
alt.bbs.unixbbs: Discussion of the BBS package UnixBBS.
alt.bbs.uupcb: PCB? I used to do that in the Sixties, man ...
alt.bbs.wildcat: ?
alt.beer: Good for what ales ya.
alt.best.of.internet: It was a time of sorrow, it was a time of joy.
alt.bigfoot: Dr. Scholl's gone native.
alt.binaries.multimedia: Sound, text and graphics data rolled in one.
alt.binaries.pictures.d: Discussion of postings to alt.binaries.pictures.*.
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica: Gigabytes of copyright violations.
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.blondes: Blonde copyright violations.
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.d: Discussion about erotic pictures.
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.female: Copyright violations featuring mostly females.
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.male: Copyright violations featuring mostly males.
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.orientals: ?
alt.binaries.pictures.fine-art.d: Discussion of the fine-art binaries. (Moderated)
alt.binaries.pictures.fine-art.digitized: Art from conventional media. (Moderated)
alt.binaries.pictures.fine-art.graphics: Art created on computers. (Moderated)
alt.binaries.pictures.fractals: For postings of fractal-pictures.
alt.binaries.pictures.misc: Have we saturated the network yet?
alt.binaries.pictures.supermodels: Uuencoded pictures of "supermodels."
alt.binaries.pictures.tasteless: Binary postings of especially tasteless.
alt.binaries.pictures.utilities: Posting of pictures-related utilities.
alt.binaries.sounds.d: Sounding off.
alt.binaries.sounds.misc: Digitized audio adventures.
alt.binaries.sounds.music: Music samples in MOD/669 format.
alt.birthright: Birthright Party propaganda.
alt.bitterness: No matter what it's for, you know how it'll turn out.
alt.bonsai: For discussion of Bonsai gardening.
alt.books.anne-rice: ?
alt.books.deryni: Katherine Kurtz's books, especially the Deryni series.
alt.books.isaac-asimov: Fans of the late SF/science author Isaac Asimov.
alt.books.reviews: ?
alt.books.technical: Discussion of technical books.
alt.boomerang: Technology and use of the boomerang.
alt.brother-jed: The born-again minister touring US campuses.
alt.business.misc: ?
alt.business.multi-level: Multi-level (network) marketing businesses.
alt.cable-tv.re-regulate: Re-regulation of the cable television industry.
alt.cad: Computer Aided Design.
alt.cad.autocad: CAD as practiced by customers of Autodesk.
alt.california: The state and the state of mind.
alt.callahans: Callahan's bar for puns and fellowship.
alt.cascade: For cascade experimentation and discussion.
alt.cd-rom: Discussions of optical storage media.
alt.censorship: Discussion about restricting speech/press.
alt.cereal: Breakfast cereals and their (m)ilk.
alt.cesium: College Educated Students In Universal Mainland.
alt.child-support: Raising children in a split family.
alt.chinchilla: The nature of chinchilla farming in America Today.
alt.chinese.text: General postings of Chinese in a standard form.
alt.chinese.text.big5: Posting in Chinese[BIG 5].
alt.clearing.technology: ?
alt.co-evolution: Excerpts and discussions of the Whole Earth Review.
alt.co-ops: Discussion about co-operatives.
alt.cobol: Use of the programming language COBOL.
alt.collecting.autographs: WOW! You got Pete Rose's? What about Kibo's?
alt.college.college-bowl: Discussions of the College Bowl competition.
alt.college.food: Dining halls, cafeterias, mystery meat, and more!
alt.colorguard: Marching bands etc.
alt.comedy.british: Discussion of British comedy in a variety of media.
alt.comedy.firesgn-thtre: ?
alt.comics.batman: ?
alt.comics.buffalo-roam: Comic strips (Where The Buffalo Roam) by Hans Bjordahl.
alt.comics.lnh: ?
alt.comics.superman: ?
alt.comp.acad-freedom.news: Academic freedom issues related to computers. (Moderated)
alt.comp.acad-freedom.talk: Academic freedom issues related to computers.
alt.comp.databases.xbase.clipper: Discussion about the database programming language clipper.
alt.comp.fsp: A file transport protocol.
alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt: ?
alt.computer.consultants: ?
alt.config: Alternative subnet discussions and connectivity.
alt.consciousness: Discussions of all aspects of the essence of human consciousness.
alt.conspiracy: Be paranoid -- they're out to get you.
alt.conspiracy.jfk: Discussion of the JFK assassination.
alt.control-theory: ?
alt.cosuard: Council of Sysops & Users Against Rate Discrimination.
alt.cult-movies: Movies with a cult following (e.g., Rocky Horror PS)
alt.cult-movies.rocky-horror: Virgin! Virgin! Virgin! Virgin!
alt.culture.alaska: Discussion about the state of Alaska.
alt.culture.argentina: ?
alt.culture.austrian: Mail-News gateway of austrian-culture@mail.unet.umn.edu.
alt.culture.electric-midget: Waiting for the dwarf, or someone like him.
alt.culture.hawaii: Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka 'Aina I Ka Pono.
alt.culture.indonesia: Discussion of Indonesia (culture/news/etc).
alt.culture.internet: The culture(s) of the Internet.
alt.culture.karnataka: Culture and language of the Indian state of Karnataka.
alt.culture.kerala: Discussion of the culture of the Keralite people worldwide.
alt.culture.ny-upstate: ?
alt.culture.oregon: Discussion about the state of Oregon.
alt.culture.tuva: Topics related to the Republic of Tuva.
alt.culture.us.asian-indian: Asian Indians in the US and Canada.
alt.culture.us.southwest: ?
alt.culture.usenet: The USENET community.
alt.current-events.bosnia: Discussion of the situation in Bosnia.
alt.current-events.somalia: Discussion of the situation in Somalia.
alt.cyb-sys: Cybernetics and Systems.
alt.cyberpunk: High-tech low-life.
alt.cyberpunk.chatsubo: Literary virtual reality in a cyberpunk hangout.
alt.cyberpunk.movement: Cybernizing the Universe.
alt.cyberpunk.tech: Cyberspace and Cyberpunk technology.
alt.cyberspace: Cyberspace and how it should work.
alt.dads-rights: Rights of fathers trying to win custody in court.
alt.dcom.catv: Discussion of Cable TV technology.
alt.dcom.telecom: Discussion of telecommunications technology.
alt.dear.whitehouse: When Hints from Heloise aren't enough.
alt.decathena: ? (Moderated)
alt.desert-storm: The war against Iraq in Kuwait.
alt.desert-storm.facts: For factual information on The Gulf War.
alt.desert-thekurds: What's happening to the Kurds in Iraq.
alt.destroy.the.earth: Deteriorata meets the Space Orphans.
alt.dev.null: ? (Moderated)
alt.devilbunnies: Probably better left undescribed.
alt.discordia: ?
alt.discrimination: Quotas, affirmative action, bigotry, persecution.
alt.divination: Divination techniques (e.g., I Ching, Tarot, runes).
alt.dreams: What do they mean?
alt.dreams.lucid: ?
alt.drugs: Recreational pharmaceuticals and related flames.
alt.drugs.caffeine: All about the world's most-used stimulant drug.
alt.drumcorps: Drum and bugle corps discussion (and related topics).
alt.drwho.creative: ?
alt.education.bangkok: The Bangkok distance education project.
alt.education.bangkok.cmc: ?
alt.education.bangkok.databases: ?
alt.education.bangkok.planning: ?
alt.education.bangkok.research: ?
alt.education.bangkok.student: ?
alt.education.bangkok.theory: ?
alt.education.disabled: Learning experiences for the disabled.
alt.education.distance: Learning over nets etc.
alt.education.research: ?
alt.emulators.ibmpc.apple2: Apple ][ emulators running on IBM PCs.
alt.emusic: Ethnic, exotic, electronic, elaborate, etc. music.
alt.engr.explosives: Building backyard bombs.
alt.evil: Tales from the dark side.
alt.exotic-music: Exotic music discussions.
alt.exploding.kibo: Perhaps just wishful thinking.
alt.fan.alok.vijayvargia: ?
alt.fan.asprin: The works of Robert Lynn Asprin.
alt.fan.bgcrisis: The Bubblegum Crisis series and related material.
alt.fan.bill-gates: ?
alt.fan.chris-elliott: ?
alt.fan.dale-bass: Dale Bass, baseless refuter of Scientific American.
alt.fan.dan-quayle: For discussion of the US Vice President.
alt.fan.dave_barry: Electronic fan club for humorist Dave Barry.
alt.fan.devo: Funny hats do not a band make.
alt.fan.dice-man: Fans of Andrew Dice Clay.
alt.fan.dick-depew: Dump on Dick.
alt.fan.disney.afternoon: Any and all cartoons in the Disney Afternoon.
alt.fan.douglas-adams: Author of "The Meaning of Liff", & other fine works.
alt.fan.dune: For fans of the Dune Books.
alt.fan.eddings: The fantasy worlds of David Eddings.
alt.fan.enya: For Enya fandom.
alt.fan.frank-zappa: Fans of Frank Zappa and Zappa related bands.
alt.fan.furry: Fans of funny animals, ala Steve Gallacci's book.
alt.fan.g-gordon-liddy: ?
alt.fan.goons: Careful Neddy, it's that dastardly Moriarty again.
alt.fan.greaseman: ?
alt.fan.hofstadter: ?
alt.fan.holmes: Elementary, my dear Watson.
alt.fan.howard-stern: Fans of the abrasive radio & TV personality.
alt.fan.james-bond: ?
alt.fan.jeff-witty: ?
alt.fan.jen-coolest: Gosh, isn't she just wonderful?
alt.fan.jimmy-buffett: ?
alt.fan.joel-furr: All about Mr. "I'm gonna newgroup everybody" Furr.
alt.fan.john-palmer: Tygra, tygra, burning blight...
alt.fan.kali.astarte.inanna: ?
alt.fan.karla-homolka: Why are there so few hot, exhibitionist, S&M women?
alt.fan.kent-montana: Appreciation of the Kent Montana Book Series.
alt.fan.kevin-darcy: The Kevin Darcy Appreciation Society.
alt.fan.lemurs: All about Lemur fandom and folklore.
alt.fan.letterman: Fans of Late Nite with David Letterman.
alt.fan.madonna: Fans of the pop music star Madonna.
alt.fan.maria-callas: ?
alt.fan.mike-jittlov: Electronic fan club for animator Mike Jittlov.
alt.fan.monty-python: Electronic fan club for those wacky Brits.
alt.fan.nathan.brazil: Fans of the Well of Souls, and all things Markovian...
alt.fan.noam-chomsky: Noam Chomsky's writings and opinions.
alt.fan.pern: Anne McCaffery's s-f oeuvre.
alt.fan.piers-anthony: The many works of author Piers Anthony.
alt.fan.pratchett: Discussions about Terry Pratchett's works.
alt.fan.q: Fans of Q from Star Trek: The Next Generation.
alt.fan.ren-and-stimpy: Same as alt.tv.ren-n-stimpy.
alt.fan.robert.mcelwaine: Another favorite net-personality.
alt.fan.ronald-reagan: Jellybeans and all.
alt.fan.rush-limbaugh: Fans of the conservative activist radio announcer.
alt.fan.serdar-argic: All about Armenia, Turkey, genocide, and robot-posting.
alt.fan.shostakovich: Classical music composer.
alt.fan.spinal-tap: Down on the sex farm.
alt.fan.thunder-thumbs: ?
alt.fan.tolkien: Discussion of J.R.R. Tolkien's works.
alt.fan.tom-robbins: Fans of author Tom Robbins.
alt.fan.tom_peterson: Portland Oregon's favorite son.
alt.fan.u2: ?
alt.fan.wal-greenslade: This is the BBC Home Service........
alt.fan.warlord: Mocking net.gods and net.weenies.
alt.fan.wodehouse: Discussion of the works of humour author P.G. Wodehouse.
alt.fandom.cons: Announcements of conventions (SciFi and others).
alt.fandom.misc: Other topics for fans of various kinds.
alt.fashion: Discussions about the world of fashion.
alt.feminism: Unmoderated discussion of feminist issues.
alt.filesystems.afs: Discussions about AFS, from deployment to development.
alt.fishing: Fishing as a hobby and sport.
alt.flame: Alternative, literate, pithy, succinct screaming.
alt.flame.roommate: Putting the pig on a spit.
alt.folklore.college: College related folklore.
alt.folklore.computers: Stories & anecdotes about computers (some true!).
alt.folklore.ghost-stories: Ghost story folklore, personal experiences, etc.
alt.folklore.herbs: Discussion of all aspects of herbs and their uses.
alt.folklore.science: The lore and folklore of science.
alt.folklore.urban: Urban legends, ala Jan Harold Brunvand.
alt.food.cocacola: & Royal Crown, Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, NEHI, etc...
alt.food.fat-free: ?
alt.food.sugar-cereals: All about sugary breakfast cereals!
alt.forgery: One place for all forgeries--crossposting encouraged.
alt.fractal-design.painter: ?
alt.fractals.pictures: Cheaper just to send the program parameters.
alt.galactic-guide: Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Known Galaxy Project Group.
alt.games.frp.dnd-util: Discussion and creation of utility programs for AD&D.
alt.games.frp.live-action: ?
alt.games.gb: The Galactic Bloodshed conquest game.
alt.games.lynx: Discussing the Atari Lynx and its games.
alt.games.mk: Struggling in Mortal Kombat!
alt.games.mornington.cresent: Mornington Cresent.
alt.games.sf2: Street Fighter 2 videogame discussion.
alt.games.tiddlywinks: All aspects of the game of Tiddlywinks.
alt.games.torg: Gateway for TORG mailing list.
alt.games.vga-planets: Discussion of Tim Wisseman's VGA Planets.
alt.games.video.classic: "Classic" videogames from before the mid-80s.
alt.games.xpilot: Discussion on all aspects of the X11 game Xpilot.
alt.games.xtrek: All about a Star Trek game for X.
alt.gathering.rainbow: For discussing the annual Rainbow Gathering.
alt.geek: To fulfill an observed need.
alt.good.morning: Would you like coffee with that?
alt.good.news: A place for some news that's good news.
alt.gopher: Discussions of gopher-news servers, clients, protocols.
alt.gorets: ...is like a crowded theatre full of piggies.
alt.gothic: The gothic movement: things mournful and dark.
alt.gourmand: Recipes & cooking info. (Moderated)
alt.grad-student.tenured: Most prison terms are finished sooner.
alt.graphics.pixutils: Discussion of pixmap utilities.
alt.great-lakes: Discussions of the Great Lakes and adjacent places.
alt.guitar: Guitar enthusiasts.
alt.guitar.bass: Bass guitars.
alt.guitar.tab: Discussions about guitar tablature music.
alt.hackers: Descriptions of projects currently under development. (Moderated)
alt.health.ayurveda: ?
alt.hemp: It's about knot-tying with rope. Knot!
alt.heraldry.sca: Heraldry in the Society of Creative Anachronism.
alt.hindu: Discussion related to Hindu philosophy and various issues. (Moderated)
alt.history.what-if: Discussions of possible alternate histories.
alt.homosexual: Same as alt.sex.homosexual.
alt.horror: The horror genre.
alt.horror.cthulhu: Cthulhu, Cthulu, Ctulhu, Ctulu, and the rest.
alt.horror.werewolves: Discussion of Werewolves.
alt.hotrod: High speed automobiles. (Moderated)
alt.housing.nontrad: Communes, co-housing & alternative living arrangements.
alt.humor.best-of-usenet: What the moderator thinks is funniest. (Moderated)
alt.humor.best-of-usenet.d: Why everyone else doesn't it's funny.
alt.hypertext: Discussion of hypertext -- uses, transport, etc.
alt.hypnosis: Discussion of hypnosis, hypnotism, trance states, etc.
alt.illuminati: ?
alt.image.medical: Medical image exchange discussions.
alt.india.progressive: Progressive politics in the Indian sub-continent. (Moderated)
alt.individualism: Philosophies where individual rights are paramount.
alt.industrial: The Industrial Computing Society.
alt.info-science: ?
alt.info-theory: All aspects of information theory.
alt.internet.access.wanted: Information about connecting to the Internet.
alt.internet.services: Information about services available on the Internet.
alt.internet.talk-radio: ?
alt.irc: Internet Relay Chat material.
alt.irc.ircii: Discussion of the IRC II client program.
alt.irc.recovery: Kill your television... er, IRC client.
alt.japanese.text: Postings in Japanese; Japanese language software.
alt.journalism: General hangout for journalists.
alt.journalism.criticism: I write, therefore I'm biased.
alt.kids-talk: A place for the pre-college set on the net.
alt.kill.the.whales: This newsgroup is evidence for the coming apocalypse.
alt.lang.asm: Assembly languages of various flavours.
alt.lang.awk: ?
alt.lang.basic: The Language That Would Not Die.
alt.lang.cfutures: Discussion of the future of the C programming language (not C++).
alt.lang.intercal: Discussion and tools for the Intercal language.
alt.lang.ml: The ML and SML symbolic languages.
alt.lang.teco: The TECO editor language.
alt.law-enforcement: ?
alt.lemmings: ?
alt.locksmithing: Discussions about locksmithing.
alt.lucid-emacs.bug: Bug reports about Lucid Emacs.
alt.lucid-emacs.help: Q&A and general discussion of Lucid Emacs.
alt.lycra: For discussion of the miracle fashion fabric.
alt.magic: For discussion about stage magic.
alt.magick: Discussion of magick and related arts and sciences.
alt.magick.sex: Sexuality, spirituality, and magick.
alt.manga: Discussion of non-Western comics.
alt.materials.simulation: Discussion of computer modeling of materials. (Moderated)
alt.mcdonalds: Can I get fries with that?
alt.med.cfs: ?
alt.meditation: General discussion of meditation.
alt.meditation.transcendental: Contemplation of states beyond the teeth.
alt.memetics: The evolution of ideas in societies.
alt.messianic: Messianic traditions.
alt.military.cadet: Military training programs.
alt.misanthropy: ?
alt.missing-kids: Locating missing children.
alt.models: Model building, design, etc.
alt.msdos.programmer: For the serious MS/DOS programmer (no forsale ads).
alt.mud: Same as rec.games.mud.
alt.mud.chupchups: Look at the one on the left!
alt.mud.german: For German-speaking MUD-er's.
alt.mud.lp: The LP multi-user dungeon.
alt.music.a-cappella: Singing unaccompanied by musical instruments.
alt.music.alternative: Discussion of "alternative" music.
alt.music.bela-fleck: Discussion related to Bela Fleck.
alt.music.canada: ?
alt.music.enya: Discussion of Enya's music.
alt.music.filk: Discussions of the music of the SF fanatic.
alt.music.hardcore: Guitar based hardcore music.
alt.music.jewish: ?
alt.music.marillion: ?
alt.music.prince: ?
alt.music.progressive: Progressive rock, eg, Genesis, RUSH, Yes, et cetera.
and there's more...