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Finding Content

Most services include a newsgroup search function that allows you to find your favorite newsgroups. Newsgroups are organized into nine main categories to help you find the information you are seeking:

Hierarchy Description Examples

alt.*

Not confined to newsgroups of any specific subject or type

alt.binaries, alt.fan, alt.sex

comp.*

Computer-related discussions

comp.software, comp.sys

humanities.*

Humanities topics such as literature, religion, history, etc.

humanities.music.composers.bach

misc.*

Miscellaneous topics that do not belong in other hierarchies

misc.education, misc.forsale, misc.kids

news.*

Newsgroup-related matters such as the creation/removal of newsgroups, abuse issues, etc.

news.groups, news.admin

rec.*

Entertainment and recreation discussions

rec.arts, rec.music

sci.*

Discussions relating to Science

sci.physics, sci.research

soc.*

Social discussions, current events and chatting

soc.culture.Peruvian, soc.college.org

talk.*

Talk about a wide variety of controversial discussions and topics. Lively debates happen here.

talk.religion, talk.politics, talk.bizarre

Finding information on Usenet is easy! Just follow the steps below and you will be on your way!

Step 1: Search for Content

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  1. Search for content and download an NZB file using your newsreader's built-in search capability or using one of the following online Usenet Search Engines:
  2. If you would like to preview a file before you download you can check out one of the "Web Thumbnail" systems like:
  3. Download or create an NZB file then import this to your newsreader. Web indexing sites such as NZBIndex, NZBMatrix, newzbin.com, or newzxxx.com will greatly improve the efficiency of this process by using NZB files to enable you to directly download material from Usenet without having to pre-fetch the headers.

Step 2: Open Your NZB's

Open the NZB file with your Usenet newsreader program to start the download.