Newsgroups Edit Meaning

1.

The original "underbelly" of the internet. Used for exchanging messages and file sharing.

Which newsgroups do you subscribe to?

I subscribe to alt.sex.stories and alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.bbw

See usenet, internet, newsgroup

2.

The first rule of newsgroups: Don't talk about newsgroups. Second rule of newsgroups: Don't talk about newsgroups.

n00b:Hey man, what are these newsgroups I've heard about?

non-n00b:It's just a bunch of shitty porn grouped together on the net; I would stick with P2P if I were you.

See usenet, p2p, bit torrent, internet, internets