Usenet newsgroup — A usenet newsgroup is a repository usually within the Usenet system, for messages posted from many users in different locations. The term may be confusing to some, because it is usually a discussion group. Newsgroups are technically distinct from … Wikipedia
newsgroup — news‧group [ˈnjuːzˌgruːp ǁ ˈnuːz ] noun [countable] COMPUTING a place on the Internet where people with a shared interest can exchange messages; =usenet * * * newsgroup UK US /ˈnjuːzgruːp/ US /ˈnuːzgruːp/ noun [C] INTERNET ► a place on the… … Financial and business terms
Usenet — A diagram of Usenet servers and clients. The blue, green, and red dots on the servers represent the groups they carry. Arrows between servers indicate newsgroup group exchanges (feeds). Arrows between clients and servers indicate that a user is… … Wikipedia
USENET Cookbook — The USENET Cookbook was an experiment in electronic publishing conducted by Brian Reid in 1985 1987, several years before the Web. Reid distinguishes between electronic printing (the production of individual documents) and electronic publishing… … Wikipedia
Usenet death penalty — On Usenet, the Usenet Death Penalty (or UDP) is a final penalty that may be issued against Internet service providers or single users who produce too much spam or fail to adhere to Usenet standards. Messages that fall under the jurisdiction of a… … Wikipedia
Usenet articles — An individual e mail message sent to a Usenet newsgroup … Dictionary of networking
Newsgroup spam — is a type of spam where the targets are Usenet newsgroups. Spamming of Usenet newsgroups actually pre dates e mail spam. The first widely recognized Usenet spam (though not the most famous) was posted on 18 January 1994 by Clarence L. Thomas IV,… … Wikipedia
Newsgroup — Usenet Diagramme de quelques serveurs et clients Usenet. Les points bleus, verts et rouges sur les serveurs représentent les groupes qu ils transportent. Les flèches entre les serveurs indiquent qu ils partagent leurs articles à partir des… … Wikipédia en Français
USENET — Diagramme de quelques serveurs et clients Usenet. Les points bleus, verts et rouges sur les serveurs représentent les groupes qu ils transportent. Les flèches entre les serveurs indiquent qu ils partagent leurs articles à partir des groupes. Les… … Wikipédia en Français
Usenet II — was a proposed alternative to the classic Usenet hierarchy, started in 1998. Unlike the original Usenet, it was peered only between sound sites and employs a system of rules to keep out spam.The newsgroup hierarchy revived the old naming system… … Wikipedia
