Usenet is a massive collection of Internet newsgroups. It can be consider the online equivalent of a bulletin board, except on a vast scale and with the postings saved indefinitely. Usenet can be accessed in a variety of ways. The following links provide search functions for Usenet postings: In addition, Usenet postings can be obtained using email programs such as Outlook Express. Usenet is useful to the researcher who seeks advice, opinions, or an answer to a "how to" question. Most any topic that could have been discussed by people on the web in the past 26 years since the creation of Usenet can indeed be found in Usenet. Usenet would be a useful source on information for instructions on how to repair a specific model computer, for example. However, like with much web content, there are very few safeguards against people providing false or misleading information on Usenet, so the information quality is can vary widely. Further information regarding Usenet can be found at the following links: |