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  Explanatory postings for new users. (Moderated)

  Moderated by: Mark Moraes netannounce@deshaw.com
  Submissions to: netannounce@deshaw.com

  FAQ: How to find people's E-mail addresses
    <finding-addresses>
    From: dalamb@qucis.queensu.ca (David Alex Lamb)
    Posted: biweekly (21 Jan 1996 10:30:13 GMT)

  How to Get Information about Networks
    <internet/network-info/part1>
    From: netannounce@deshaw.com (Mark Moraes)
    Posted: twice a month (Sun, 28 Jan 1996 09:00:33 GMT)

  How to become a Usenet site
    Periodic posting about the basic steps involved in configuring a
      machine to store USENET news.
    <usenet/site-setup>
    From: clewis@ferret.ocunix.on.ca (Chris Lewis)
    Posted: monthly (Tue, 23 Jan 1996 14:20:14 GMT)

  Usenet Software: History and Sources
    <usenet/software/part1>
    From: netannounce@deshaw.com (Mark Moraes)
    Posted: twice a month (Sun, 28 Jan 1996 09:00:53 GMT)

  Advertising on Usenet: How To Do It, How Not To Do It
  Changes to "Advertising on Usenet: How To Do It, How Not To Do It"
    <usenet/advertising/how-to/part1>
    From: jfurr@acpub.duke.edu (Joel K. Furr)
    Posted: twice a month (Sun, 28 Jan 1996 09:00:06 GMT)

  Copyright Myths FAQ: 10 big myths about copyright explained
  Changes to "Copyright Myths FAQ: 10 big myths about copyright explained"*
    <law/copyright/myths/part1>
    From: brad@clari.net (Brad Templeton)
    Posted: twice a month (Sun, 28 Jan 1996 09:00:11 GMT)

  What is Usenet?
    <usenet/what-is/part1>
    From: netannounce@deshaw.com (Mark Moraes)
    Posted: twice a month (Sun, 28 Jan 1996 09:01:07 GMT)

  What is Usenet?  A second opinion.
    <usenet/what-is/part2>
    From: emv@msen.com (Edward Vielmetti)
    Posted: twice a month (Sun, 28 Jan 1996 09:01:03 GMT)

  A Primer on How to Work With the Usenet Community
    <usenet/primer/part1>
    From: netannounce@deshaw.com (Mark Moraes)
    Posted: twice a month (Sun, 28 Jan 1996 09:00:20 GMT)

  Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Usenet
    <usenet/faq/part1>
    From: netannounce@deshaw.com (Mark Moraes)
    Posted: every 4-6 weeks (Sun, 28 Jan 1996 09:00:38 GMT)

  Emily Postnews Answers Your Questions on Netiquette
    <usenet/emily-postnews/part1>
    From: netannounce@deshaw.com (Mark Moraes)
    Posted: twice a month (Sun, 28 Jan 1996 09:00:15 GMT)

  Hints on writing style for Usenet
    <usenet/writing-style/part1>
    From: netannounce@deshaw.com (Mark Moraes)
    Posted: twice a month (Sun, 28 Jan 1996 09:00:58 GMT)

  Introduction to news.announce
    <news-announce/introduction/part1>
    From: netannounce@deshaw.com (Mark Moraes)
    Posted: twice a month (Sun, 28 Jan 1996 09:00:25 GMT)

  Rules for posting to Usenet
    <usenet/posting-rules/part1>
    From: netannounce@deshaw.com (Mark Moraes)
    Posted: twice a month (Sun, 28 Jan 1996 09:00:43 GMT)

  Welcome to Usenet!
    <usenet/welcome/part1>
    From: netannounce@deshaw.com (Mark Moraes)
    Posted: thrice a week (Fri, 26 Jan 1996 08:00:06 GMT)

  Introduction to the *.answers newsgroups
    <news-answers/introduction>
    From: news-answers-request@MIT.EDU (the *.answers moderation team)
    Posted: monthly (27 Jan 1996 05:16:38 GMT)

  Guidelines on Usenet Newsgroup Names
  Changes to "Guidelines on Usenet Newsgroup Names"*
    <usenet/creating-newsgroups/naming/part1>
    From: David.W.Wright@bnr.co.uk
    Posted: twice a month (Sun, 28 Jan 1996 09:00:29 GMT)

  How to Create a New Usenet Newsgroup
    creating new groups in the hierarchies of comp, humanities, misc,
      news, rec, sci, soc, or talk
    <usenet/creating-newsgroups/part1>
    From: newgroups-request@uunet.uu.net
    Posted: monthly (26 Sep 1995 00:00:00 -0400)

  A Guide to Social Newsgroups and Mailing Lists
    <usenet/social-newsgroups/part1>
    From: taylor@netcom.com (Dave Taylor)
    Posted: twice a month (Sun, 28 Jan 1996 09:00:48 GMT)

  How to find the right place to post (FAQ)
    This article gives some general hints to help you find an
      appropriate place to post on a given topic, and gives pointers
      to some available resources.  A few other new-user topics are
      also addressed, mostly through pointers to other FAQs.
    <finding-groups/general>
    From: buglady@bronze.lcs.mit.edu (Aliza R. Panitz)
    Posted: every 2 weeks. (25 Jan 1996 21:37:51 -0500)

  FAQs about FAQs
    This article is a description and primer on Frequently Asked
      Questions (FAQs).
    <faqs/about-faqs>
    From: sibit@datasrv.co.il (Russ Hersch)
    Posted: monthly (11 Jan 1996 23:07:17 GMT)

  Usenet Newsgroup Creation Companion
    Help with the process of newsgroup proposal, voting, and creation
    <usenet/creating-newsgroups/helper>
    From: rdippold@happy.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold)
    Posted: monthly (23 Mar 1995 22:23:54 GMT)

  Anonymous FTP: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) List
    This document gives answers to some Frequently Asked Questions
      about Anonymous FTP
    <ftp-list/faq>
    From: Perry.Rovers@kub.nl (Perry Rovers)
    Posted: monthly (5 Dec 1995 18:19:16 GMT)

  Readers: 510000 (5.7%) {100%}      Mesgs per month/day: 39/1       {11%}
  Crossposting: 22% {64%}            Megs  per month/day: 0.6/0.020  {45%}
  Sites reciving this Group: 91%     Cost ratio ($US/month/rdr): 0.00


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