Newsgroups
 

I recently discovered newsgroups as a resource to use. What are some reliable and popular newsgroups for linux, slackware, etc? I am not all that familiar with them, and could use a little bit of help finding some good ones. Thanks.

The last time I logged into abusenet, I used tin. It worked pretty well, but there's probably a few more recent inventions out there, since I haven't used abusenet since 1996.

take a look at alt.os.linux.slackware


EDIT: forgot about google groups - you may find some interesting stuff here:

http://groups-beta.google.com/groups/dir?q=linux

Pan is pretty good, but I think the OP was really looking for newsgroups rather than newsreaders.

aols (alt.os.linux.slackware) is the main newsgroup I read for Slackware. You have to filter through a fair amount of flaming and petty cyberwars, but if you post a question you're likely to get a good answer. You'll probably want to have your newsreader block a few of the more obnoxious posters. I won't name them, but you'll find out soon enough.

Between this forum and aols, I've managed to get all the help I've ever needed. I haven't checked out IRC, however.

take a look at irc.freenode.net - lots of great channels, usually very active: #slackware, #gentoo, #debian, etc., etc.

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