Soviet Unix User Group

[Matthew Farwell]

In article <3503 at syma.sussex.ac.uk> stevedc at syma.sussex.ac.uk (Stephen Carter) writes:
>Welcome.  Our mailer won't yet (?) accept your domain.
>
>Strange that the Net reaches the Soviet Union but not (seemingly) Japan?

>From news.announce.newusers
Subject: Regional newsgroup hierarchies

Fj
--
Newsgroups in Japan.  Most of the discussion in these newsgroups in
carried on in Kanji and you need a Kanji newsreader to be able to read
them.  For more information, you can try contacting
news at icsts1.osaka-u.ac.jp.

fj.ai			Artificial intelligence discussions.
fj.announce		General announcements of interest to all. (Moderated)
fj.binaries.mac		Encoded Macintosh programs in binary.
fj.binaries.misc	Encoded programs in binary not covered elsewhere.
fj.binaries.msdos	Encoded MS-DOS programs in binary. (Moderated)
fj.binaries.msdos.d	Topics on softwares posted to fj.binary.msdos.
fj.books		Books of all genres, shapes, and sizes.
fj.comp.arch		Computer architecture.
fj.comp.comm		Discussion about software & hardware for communications.
fj.comp.image		Computer graphics, art, animation, image processing.
fj.comp.misc		General topics about computers not covered elsewhere.
fj.comp.music		Topics about computers and music.
fj.comp.oops		Object Oriented Programming, System, etc.
fj.comp.parallel	Discussion about parallel computing.
fj.comp.printers	Printers, hardware & software.
fj.comp.texhax		Discussion about TeXhax and delivery of mailing list.
fj.comp.text		Text processing issues and methods.
fj.editor.emacs		EMACS editors of different flavors.
fj.editor.misc		Talk about editors.
fj.editor.sse		Discussion about SSE (Simple Screen Editor).
fj.followup		Followups to articles in fj.general.
fj.forsale		Short, tasteful postings about items for sale.
fj.general		*Important* and timely announcements of interest to all.
fj.guide.admin		Junet guide for administrators. (Moderated)
fj.guide.general	Junet guide. Rules, Convention, etc. (Moderated)
fj.guide.newusers	Explanatory postings for new users. (Moderated)
fj.info-terms		All sorts of terminals.
fj.jokes		Joke and humor.
fj.junet		General discussion about JUNET itself.
fj.jus			Information about JUS.
fj.kanakan.misc		Discussion about kana-kanji henkan.
fj.kanakan.wnn		Discussion about Wnn kana-kanji henkan system.
fj.kanji		Discussion about Kanji.
fj.kermit		Discussion about kermit package.
fj.lan			Local area network hardware and software.
fj.lang.ada		Discussion about Ada*.
fj.lang.c		Discussion about C.
fj.lang.forth		Discussion about Forth.
fj.lang.lisp		Discussion about LISP.
fj.lang.misc		Different computer languages not specifically listed.
fj.lang.mod2		Discussion about Modula-2.
fj.lang.prolog		Discussion about PROLOG.
fj.lang.st80		Discussion about Smalltalk 80.
fj.lectures		Informative talks given to the news readers.
fj.mail			Proposed new mail/network standards.
fj.mail-lists.apollo	Apollo workstation mailing list. (Moderated)
fj.mail-lists.common-lisp	Common lisp mailing list from ARPA. (Moderated)
fj.mail-lists.connectionist	Connectionist mailing list. (Moderated)
fj.mail-lists.info-japan	Info-japan mailing list from ARPA. (Moderated)
fj.mail-lists.nihongo	Nihongo mailing list from ARPA. (Moderated)
fj.mail-lists.occam	Occam mailing list from ARPA. (Moderated)
fj.mail-lists.parallel	comp.parallel mailing list. (Moderated)
fj.mail-lists.reduce	Reduce mailing list. (Moderated)
fj.mail-lists.types	Types mailing list from ARPA. (Moderated)
fj.mail-lists.x-window	X window mailing list from ARPA. (Moderated)
fj.meetings		announce for conference, workshop, etc. Not-moderated.
fj.misc			Various discussions that there are no groups to match.
fj.net-people		Announcements, requests, etc. about people on the net.
fj.news.adm		Comments directed to news administrators.
fj.news.b		Discussion about B news software.
fj.news.config		Postings of system down times and configuration change.
fj.news.group		Discussions and lists of newsgroups.
fj.news.lists		News-related statistics and lists.
fj.news.map		Various maps, including UUCP maps.
fj.news.misc		Discussions of network news on JUNET itself.
fj.news.newsite		Postings of new site announcements.
fj.news.sa		Comments directed to system administrators.
fj.os.minix		Discussion about the MINIX operating system.
fj.os.misc		Discussion about operating systems not covered elsewhere
fj.os.msdos		Discussion about the MSDOS operating system.
fj.os.os9		Discussion about the OS9 operating system.
fj.papers		Papers of all genres.
fj.ptt			Information about PTT.
fj.questions.junet	Questions especially about JUNET.
fj.questions.misc	Questions about miscellaneous subjects.
fj.questions.unix	Questions especially about UNIX.
fj.rec.aerospace	About aviation. Airplane, airsports,,,
fj.rec.animation	Discussion about animated movies.
fj.rec.autos		Automobiles, automotive products and laws.
fj.rec.av		High fidelity audio and video components.
fj.rec.baseball		Discussion about baseball.
fj.rec.bikes		Motorcycles and Bicycles, related products and laws.
fj.rec.comics		The funnies, old and new.
fj.rec.food		Food, wine, spirits, cooking, cookbooks, and recipes.
fj.rec.games		Discussion about games and computer games.
fj.rec.games.scores	Personal best scores of games and computer games.
fj.rec.ham		topics about ham radio.
fj.rec.idol		General topics about idol.
fj.rec.marine		Marine recreation. Diving, swimming, yachting,,,
fj.rec.misc		Recreational/participant topics not covered elsewhere.
fj.rec.movies		Reviews and discussions of movies.
fj.rec.music		Discussion about music.
fj.rec.music.classical	Talk around classical music.
fj.rec.music.progressive	Talk around Progressive rock.
fj.rec.mystery		Talk about mystery.
fj.rec.photo		Topics about cameras and photographs.
fj.rec.rail		Discussion about railway & railroad.
fj.rec.sf		Discussion about science fiction.
fj.rec.sports		Topics about sports.
fj.rec.sports.football	Talk around footballs.
fj.rec.sports.keiba	About horseracing.
fj.rec.sports.prowrestling	About prowrestling.
fj.rec.sports.ski	About skiing.
fj.rec.travel		Traveling all over the world.
fj.rec.tv		Talk about Television and its shows.
fj.sci.astro		Discussion about stars, planets and comets.
fj.sci.lang		Natural languages, communication, etc.
fj.sci.math		Mathematical discussions and pursuits.
fj.sci.misc		Discussions about sciences not covered elsewhere.
fj.soc.culture		Group about (japanese?) culture.
fj.soc.law		Topics on Low and right.
fj.soc.men-women	Fairness ,Right, etc. between women and men.
fj.soc.misc		Socially-oriented topics not covered elsewhere.
fj.soc.tech		Topics on society and technology .
fj.sources		For the posting of software packages & documentation.
fj.sources.d		For any discussion of source postings.
fj.sources.mac		Software for the Apple Macintosh.
fj.std			Discussion about various standards.
fj.sys.famicom		Discussion about Nintendo's Family Computer.
fj.sys.j3100		Discussion about TOSHIBA's J3100-family computers.
fj.sys.mac		Discussion about the Apple Macintosh & Lisa.
fj.sys.misc		Discussion about computers of all other kinds.
fj.sys.news		Discussion about SONY NEWS workstation.
fj.sys.pc98		Discussion about NEC's PC-9800 & other computers.
fj.sys.sun		Discussion about SUN workstation.
fj.sys.x68000		Discussion about Sharp's X-68000 & other computers.
fj.test			Testing all over JUNET. Very boring.
fj.unix			UNIX neophytes group.
fj.unix.wizards		Discussions, bug reports, and fixes on and for UNIX.
fj.wanted		Requests for things that are needed.
fj.windows.gmw		GMW window systems.
fj.windows.misc		miscellaneous window systems.
fj.windows.x		About X window systems.

I think the net reaches japan.

Dylan.
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