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'''Checkgroups''' is the canonical list of Big-8 Newsgroups.
'''Checkgroups''' is the canonical list of Big-8 Newsgroups.


A post is made monthly to [http://groups.google.com/group/news.announce.newgroups?hl=en news.announce.newgroups] listing all of the newsgroups in the Big-8 hierarchies.
A post is made monthly to [https://news.novabbs.org/usenet/thread.php?group=news.announce.newgroups news.announce.newgroups] listing all of the newsgroups in the Big-8 hierarchies.


Those news administrators who wish to do so can use this list to carry the canonical Big-8 groups (those formally endorsed by the news.announce.newgroups moderators in the past or the [[b8mb| Big-8 Management Board]] at present).
Those news administrators who wish to do so can use this list to carry the canonical Big-8 groups (those formally endorsed by the news.announce.newgroups moderators in the past or the [[b8mb| Big-8 Management Board]] at present).

Latest revision as of 11:01, 21 October 2024

Checkgroups is the canonical list of Big-8 Newsgroups.

A post is made monthly to news.announce.newgroups listing all of the newsgroups in the Big-8 hierarchies.

Those news administrators who wish to do so can use this list to carry the canonical Big-8 groups (those formally endorsed by the news.announce.newgroups moderators in the past or the Big-8 Management Board at present).

The ISC maintains an ftp index--scroll to the bottom of the directory to find the latest list.

How to Use Checkgroups and Control Messages.