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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS What is the USENET? The USENET is a discussion network that spans about 10,000
servers across the world. People post articles, messages and
binary files to this network which goes to their local server
and is then distributed throughout the rest of the network. There
is no central location for this network of servers so all servers
feed into and off of the network in a highly dynamic manner.
Some groups are moderated, meaning that articles are cleared
before posting and many groups are not. Binary groups tend not
to be moderated. We encourage you to go to the above link in
order to understand what the USENET is and is not. Briefly, no
person, group, government, business, organization, etc...has
control or authority over the entire USENET. Some servers reside
in univeristies, some belong to individuals, and a vast number
belong tocommercial entities. There are certain conventions that
most USENET users would like everyone to use, but you will find
that anarchy tends to rule the unmoderated newsgroups. Some conventions
are that people shouldn't spam, or post inappropriate or illegal
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