Usenet News

A Usenet newsgroup is a collection of the communications of various subscribers about a predefined topic.

Selecting Newgroups

We have divided the newsgroups into four sections, moving from the most to the least relevant:

special interest: about Turbo Vision itself

programming: about your language of choice and other programming subjects

various topics: about all manner of things that may, or may not, be relevant

Usenet operations: about netiquette and other hints (good for newbies).

After selecting a newsgroup in which you are interested, you will be presented a list of topics currently under discussion within that group. Go for it.

Using Newsgroups

Each newsgroup has its own area of expertise and going outside this area could bring down the wrath of the regulars. They like to keep the topic tight and you should check to see if the subject you want to discuss is pertinent to the particular group.

In any event, it is to your own advantage to ensure you have the right group for your posting as you will get a better answer from those experienced in the subject than from someone who is merely acquainted with the topic.

Do not post test articles to an active newsgroup. Find a test group such as misc.test or alt.test designated for this purpose.

Also see about posting to the Turbo Vision discussion list.