Usenet

Usenet allows people who are in different parts of the world, to exchange news. Unlike e-mail service provided by private providers, Usenet is a public service. It resembles a Bulletin Board on which anyone can leave different messages, and reviews to be placed where they can be read by any. Almost every on-line network can lead the conversation of the electronic conference (forum),
Usenet is divided by topics, which are called "newsgroups" or the conferences network. More than 100 thousand. Each has its own name, which the computer can easily recognize and sort. For example, in the group name "alt.fan.letterman" the first part "alt" means "hierarchy". There are eight basic types of hierarchies, in particular alt, bio, comp, rec, sci, but there are others who are attached to particular regions or services.
To last includes newsgroups related to specific countries or organized services such as Demon Internet. Demon give the opportunity to participate in the so-called. "An Internet gathering". This form of communication you can use and a few other providers. Some believe that the Internet and Usenet is the same, but it is not that the Internet is only one way Usenet distribution around the world. Another way to transfer data from one computer to another using telephone connections.