What is a usenet?

[Questi4110]

Sorry this is the closest i could find to internet term help?

how do i access usenet groups?

THANKS

 

[n0cmonkey]

According to whatis.com:
Usenet
Usenet is a collection of user-submitted notes or messages on various subjects that are posted to servers on a worldwide network. Each subject collection of posted notes is known as a newsgroup. There are thousands of newsgroups and it is possible for you to form a new one. Most newsgroups are hosted on Internet-connected servers, but they can also be hosted from servers that are not part of the Internet. Usenet's original protocol was UNIX-to-UNIX Copy (UUCP), but today the Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) is used.
Most browsers, such as those from Netscape and Microsoft, provide Usenet support and access to any newsgroups that you select. On the Web, Google and other sites provide a subject-oriented directory as well as a search approach to newsgroups and help you register to participate in them. In addition, there are other newsgroup readers, such as Knews, that run as separate programs.

Link to rfc 977 (USENET)

You can read newsgroups using many email programs. Netscape has one, outlook express can do them. If you want to steal software/binaries you can use free agent or any of the other newsgroup readers (they apparently work better than netscape or outlook express for thievery).

 

[Questi4110]

what are some programs used to access newsgroups besides netscape and outlook?

 

[bozo1]

agent

 

[n0cmonkey]

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