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LESSON 8

                                            USENET

      This is the name of a contraction of “User’s Network” and it is one of the main reasons
people use the Internet. Usenet itself is not an actual network. It is a system of discussion groups
in which individual articles are distributed throughout the world. Usenet has literally thousands
of discussion groups, so there is definitely something for everyone.
      At each Internet site the system administrator decides whether or not to carry the Usenet
discussion groups. Thus, Usenet is not available everywhere. Moreover, even sites that do pro-
vide this resource will not carry every conceivable discussion group.
      You will probably soon find Usenet is your favorite part of the Internet. You will be able to
take part in discussions with people from all over the world on virtually every conceivable topic.
      The Usenet is a large collection of discussion groups involving millions of people. Each
discussion group is centred on a particular topic. Jokes, recipes, mathematics, philosophy, com-
puters, biology, and science fiction – just about any subject you can think of has its own group.
      Usenet itself is often referred to as the news, or netnews, even though there is little real
news in the sense of a newspaper. Similarly, the Usenet discussion groups are usually referred to
as newsgroups or groups. Within each newsgroup, the individual contributions are called articles
or postings.

                                   WHAT USENET IS NOT

      1. Usenet is not an organization.
      No person or group has authority over Usenet as a whole. No one controls who gets news
feed, which articles are propagated where, who can post articles, or anything else.

      2. Usenet is not the Internet.
      The Internet is a wide-ranging network, parts of which are subsidized by various govern-
ments. It carries many kinds of traffic, of which Usenet is only one. And the Internet is only
one of the various networks carrying Usenet traffic.

      NOTES

     1. Discussion groups – группы, ведущие дискуссии
     2. System administrator decides whether or not to carry the Usenet discussion groups –
системный администратор решает, проводить ли дискуссионные группы в Юзнет
     3.That do provide this resource – которые все же предоставляют эту услугу

      VOCABULARLY

      Contraction – сокращение
      Individual articles – отдельные статьи
      Throughout the world – по всему миру
      Literally – буквально
      Definitely – определенно, точно
      To be available – быть доступным
      Moreover – более того
      To take part in discussions – участвовать в дискуссиях
      On virtually on every conceivable topic – буквально по каждой возможной теме
      To involve millions of people – вовлекать миллионы людей
      Recipe – рецепт

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