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: * news:comp.lang.tcl (see [the comp.lang.tcl newsgroup]) * news:comp.lang.tcl.announce * news:comp.lang.perl.tk ---- Feel free to list other newsgroups which cover tcl to some degree. ---- [Category Internet] |