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== Big-8 management ==


This page contains links to such reference materials as the Usenet FAQs, a list of RFCs relevant to Usenet and the Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP), and related technical documents.   
*[[Big-8 Management FAQ|FAQ: Big-8 Hierarchy Management]]
*[[Compliance|FAQ: Control Messages & Checkgroups]]  What is the process for notifying news server administrators of changes in the eight classes of Usenet newsgroups? 
*[[Group Removal FAQ|FAQ: Group Removal]]  How is an old newsgroup terminated? 
*[[FAQ: Moderation]]  How do moderators control a moderated newsgroup? 
*[[FAQ: New Newsgroup Users]]  Information for new participants in the community of newsgroups. 
*[[Newsgroup_Creation_FAQ|FAQ: Newsgroup Creation]]  How does a new Usenet newsgroup come into existence? 
*[[News FAQ (periodic posting)|FAQ: How to Create a New Newsgroup]]  DRAFT FAQ for periodic posting to news.* hierarchy.
*[[Responsibilities of proponents|FAQ: Letter to Proponents]] What are the responsibilities of a proponent?
*[[Frequently Asked Questions for news.groups.proposals]]  How does news.groups.proposals fit into the system?


== Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) ==
== Other issues ==


=== About the current Big-8 management system ===
*[[usenet|FAQ: What is Usenet?]]  How do the Big-8 newsgroups fit into Usenet?
 
*[[FAQ maintainers|FAQ: Who takes care of the FAQ sites?]]
[[Big-8 Management FAQ|FAQ: Big-8 Hierarchy Management]]
*[[Binary problem|FAQ: What is going on with the child-pornography crackdown?]]
 
[[FAQ: Control Messages & Checkgroups]]  What is the process for notifying news server administrators of changes in the eight classes of Usenet newsgroups? 
 
[[Group Removal FAQ|FAQ: Group Removal]]  How is an old newsgroup terminated? 
 
[[FAQ: Moderation]]  How do moderators control a moderated newsgroup? 
 
[[FAQ: New Newsgroup Users]]  Information for new participants in the community of newsgroups. 
 
[[FAQ: Newsgroup Creation]]  How does a new Usenet newsgroup come into existence? 
 
[[FAQ: How to Create a New Newsgroup]]  DRAFT FAQ for periodic posting to news.* hierarchy.
 
[[FAQ: Letter to Proponents]]  What are the responsibilities of a proponent?
 
[[FAQ: news.groups.proposals]]  How does news.groups.proposals fit into the system?
 
=== About Other Issues ===
 
[[usenet|FAQ: What is Usenet?]]  How do the Big-8 newsgroups fit into Usenet?
 
[[FAQ maintainers|FAQ: Who takes care of the FAQ sites?]]
 
[[Binary problem|FAQ: What is going on with the child-pornography crackdown?]]
 
== Requests for Comments (RFCs)  ==
 
[[RFCs]]:  These are the specifications under which Usenet and NNTP operate. 
 
== Miscellaneous References ==
 
[[b8mb|Big-8 Management Board]]  Who is on the board that governs Usenet? 
 
[[News Service Providers]]  Who hosts newsgroups? 
 
[[Newsreaders]]  What computer applications are available for posting new messages to newsgroups and reading what others have posted?
 
[[What's new on this web site?]]


[[Category:Help for new Usenet users]]
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