Reading net news (Usenet) with trn

Welcome to Usenet, sometimes referred to as News. Maybe you've seen your friends and colleagues sitting in front of their computer for hours, giggling or cursing at an article. Or perhaps you've heard about this huge interconnected community, and you'd like to take advantage of the knowledge and friendship available. Or maybe you're already a part of this community and would like to explore other options.

• If you're new to Usenet, take a look at `So what is this Usenet thing?'
• After this brief introduction, read through `trn: How do I read Usenet?'
• If you'd like to keep or print out some of the articles, read through `trn: Saving Usenet articles', or `trn: Printing a Usenet article'.
• If you've been reading Usenet and now you'd like to take a plunge into actually posting an article, take a big breath, put on your reading glasses and take a look at these topics:
  • `trn: Usenet flames and how to avoid them'
  • `trn: How not to look like an idiot on Usenet'
  • and finally, `trn: How to post to Usenet'.
• If you would like to advertise on Usenet, we strongly recommend that you read the special section on `trn: How to advertise on Usenet' to avoid guilt or legal trouble.

Last updated: 1996/01/07 19:30:19 UT
URL: http://www.nmt.edu/tcc/help/news/homepage.html