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* Steven M. Bellovin, [https://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb/papers/netnews-hist.pdf ''Netnews: The Origin Story''], [[Annals of the History of Computing]] | * Steven M. Bellovin, [https://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb/papers/netnews-hist.pdf ''Netnews: The Origin Story''], [[Annals of the History of Computing]] | ||
| + | * [https://groups.google.com/recent Google Groups] - Google's very large, fairly complete archive of Netnews posts | ||
| + | ** [https://support.google.com/groups/answer/11036538 Google Groups ending support for Usenet] - "Google Groups no longer supports new Usenet [sic - jnc] posts or subscriptions. Historical content remains viewable." | ||
| + | ** [https://groups.google.com/g/net.general/c/yJn8WHlzc7U/m/lPyVdYqCXyAJ newsgroup fa, net, etc.] - reputed to be the oldest Netnews post still accessible | ||
* [https://archive.org/details/usenethistorical Usenet Historical Collection] - "This historical collection of Usenet [sic - jnc] spans more than 30 years and was given to us by a generous donor." | * [https://archive.org/details/usenethistorical Usenet Historical Collection] - "This historical collection of Usenet [sic - jnc] spans more than 30 years and was given to us by a generous donor." | ||
| + | * [https://www.usenetarchives.com/ Usenet Archives] | ||
| + | * [https://www.salon.com/2002/01/08/saving_usenet/ The geeks who saved Usenet] - discusses the creation of the publicly-accessible archives | ||
| + | * [https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-rise-and-fall-of-usenet-how-the-original-social-media-platform-came-to-be/ The rise and fall of Usenet] - "How the original social media platform came to be" | ||
| + | * [https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/odr/usenet-coup/ The Usenet coup: how the USSR discovered the internet in 1991] - One notable historical event | ||
| + | ** [http://som.csudh.edu/fac/lpress/articles/relcom.pdf Wide-Area Collaboration] - contemporary coverage | ||
[[Category: Networking Applications]] | [[Category: Networking Applications]] | ||
Revision as of 16:18, 7 April 2025
Netnews was a hierarchical bulletin board system, which ran on the UUCP protocol, over Usenet (an early wide area data network, roughly contemporaneous with the early Internet). It also later ran over the Internet, using the Network News Transfer Protocol.
See also
External links
- Steven M. Bellovin, Netnews: The Origin Story, Annals of the History of Computing
- Google Groups - Google's very large, fairly complete archive of Netnews posts
- Google Groups ending support for Usenet - "Google Groups no longer supports new Usenet [sic - jnc] posts or subscriptions. Historical content remains viewable."
- newsgroup fa, net, etc. - reputed to be the oldest Netnews post still accessible
- Usenet Historical Collection - "This historical collection of Usenet [sic - jnc] spans more than 30 years and was given to us by a generous donor."
- Usenet Archives
- The geeks who saved Usenet - discusses the creation of the publicly-accessible archives
- The rise and fall of Usenet - "How the original social media platform came to be"
- The Usenet coup: how the USSR discovered the internet in 1991 - One notable historical event
- Wide-Area Collaboration - contemporary coverage
