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Organization of TAMU Newsgroups
The TAMU newsgroups exist to facilitate discussion of topics related to Texas A&M. There are many other news hierarchies and groups that offer forums for general discussion. These newsgroups focus on the needs of the students, faculty, and staff at Texas A&M.
The hierarchy is organized as follows:
tamu.college.* - Specific colleges
tamu.comp.* - Computing on campus
tamu.classes.* - Specific student courses
tamu.culture.* - Different cultural groups
tamu.dept.* - Departments and agencies
tamu.flame - Pointless bickering
tamu.forsale - Things to buy and sell
tamu.general - General discussion
tamu.networks.* - Campus computer networks, LANs and WANs
tamu.org.* - Organizations, clubs, societies
tamu.sports.* - Intramural and others
tamu.rec.* - Recreational activities
tamu.religion.* - Practicing religions and other belief systems
tamu.usenet - Announcements about the news server