There are two types of newsgroups: moderated and unmoderated. In a moderated newsgroup, you cannot post directly to the newsgroup. Rather, your postings will be sent to the moderator who determines whether or not to pass the posting along to an entire group. This eliminates postings that are off the topic. An unmoderated newsgroup allows you to post directly to the newsgroup so others may read your message.
There are two types of newsgroups: moderated and unmoderated. In a moderated newsgroup, you cannot post directly to the newsgroup. Rather, your postings will be sent to the moderator who determines whether or not to pass the posting along to an entire group. This eliminates postings that are off the topic. An unmoderated newsgroup allows you to post directly to the other readers. What do the prefixes associated with newsgroups mean? Newsgroup names have several parts that are separated by periods. The more parts to a name, the more specific the newsgroup. These “words” go from general to specific and describe the newsgroup topic. The prefixes define the general subject of the newsgroup: alt. is alternative, comp. is computers, rec. is recreation, sci. is science, soc. is society and misc. is miscellaneous, for groups that fall outside the other categories. For example, rec.arts.sf.starwars.misc drills down to recreation -> arts -> science fiction -> Star Wars -> miscellaneous discussio