15 Minute Series What is Network News?


Each newsgroup category can be compared to an organizational chart. For example, in the science (sci) category, there are many subtopics (some of which are shown below), which in turn may have subtopics.

Chart showing the hierarchical structure of science category with topics and subtopics
A newsgroup name consists of the hierarchical topics and subtopics separated by periods. This example describes a newsgroup that is specifically interested in medical discussions of lyme disease.



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