Version 4 of Usenet group

Updated 2003-03-20 15:32:53

Purpose: to discuss Usenet newsgroups and list some of the more useful ones for Tcl programmers


A usenet group, also known as a newsgroup, is a collection of usenet articles. It is different from a web site, a mailing list, a bulletin board, and most other constructs.

Usenet groups can be public (meaning that they may be accessed via many servers) or private (meaning that the articles are accessed via a small number of servers - perhaps one). Some private newsgroups are protected so that one needs a password. Even though a newsgroup may be public, that does not guarantee access to it via any particular news server or archive though - each usenet provider has the freedom to pick and choose what newsgroups they provide. A URL for a public newsgroup follows the form 'news followed by a colon followed by the newsgroup name (which generally follows the form of a tree hierarchy separated by periods).

Some public newsgroups relating to Tcl are:


Feel free to list other newsgroups which cover tcl to some degree.


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