USENET

Everyone has a need for exchanging information, and USENET - an important part of the electronic Internet - is a valuable, and powerful, tool for exchanging information informally, worldwide, among people with like interests on any subject imaginable. The available books on the Internet, however, touch only briefly on USENET - and often at a level beyond the grasp of the average, non-technical individual. This volume is the first book to focus exclusively on the USENET - not on the entire Internet. It introduces the non-technical, everyday person to the concept of electronic information exchange via USENET newsgroups - showing how to make contact, how to use the it, and what newsgroups are available. It thus serves as a stepping stone for non- technical people to the Information Superhighway. Provides an introduction to the concept of the USENET and its newsgroups (how people use newsgroups, rather than just how newsgroups work); explains how conversations are structured and distributed; contains an all inclusive list of what newsgroups are available; and shows how to get access to the USENET.