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Archive-name: nude-faq/part5
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Version: 16-Aug-03
Copyright: (c) 1998-2003 Dennis Kirkpatrick
Maintainer: Dennis Kirkpatrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
REC.NUDE FAQ Part 5 of 5: The Newsgroup Itself - REV: 16-Aug-03
Maintainer - Dennis Kirkpatrick - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Naturism is flourishing on the Internet. Here is a list of electronic
resources for your perusal. This is an incomplete list.
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Table of Contents:
1. World Wide Web
2. Newsgroups
3. Mailing Lists
4. Point-to-point Communications (Instant Messaging)
5. Online services (AOL, CompuServe, etc.)
6. Bulletin Board Services (BBS)
7. Endmatter
7.1. Revision History
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1. World Wide Web
There are hundreds of naturist web sites, with more being added all
the time. Since there are several pages that attempt to exhaustively
list all these pages, I will not duplicate that effort here, but will
instead refer you to these links:
o rec.nude FAQ - (this document)
The FAQ file describes this newsgroup, its operation, various quirks,
popular usage, and a substantial amount of information about
nudism/naturism as a lifestyle practice and on-line.
The latest version of the FAQ is always available at the
following location(s):
NEWSGROUPS:
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rec.nude - posted on or near the first of each month or
within the first 7 days of a month.
rec.answers - same as above.
news.answers - same as above.
Your news reader program can be back-dated if you miss these postings.
FTP:
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rtfm.mit.edu/pub/faqs/nude-faq/part1
rtfm.mit.edu/pub/faqs/nude-faq/part2
rtfm.mit.edu/pub/faqs/nude-faq/part3
rtfm.mit.edu/pub/faqs/nude-faq/part4
rtfm.mit.edu/pub/faqs/nude-faq/part5
Using an FTP or "Anarchie" type program you can access the FAQ
from this public archive.
WEB:
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http://www.faqs.org/faqs/by-author/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
---or individually---
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/nude-faq/part1/
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/nude-faq/part2/
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/nude-faq/part3/
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/nude-faq/part4/
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/nude-faq/part5/
While other WWW sites may carry versions of this FAQ, this location
is considered a definitive and authoritative version in that it
emanates from the same point of origin at rtfm.mit.edu.
o Site Reports FAQ - For the NUDE BEACHES SITES FAQs see:
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/by-author/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
---or individually---
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/nude-faq/beaches/Australasia/
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/nude-faq/beaches/Caribbean/
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/nude-faq/beaches/Europe/
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/nude-faq/beaches/Hawaii/
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/nude-faq/beaches/North-America/California/
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/nude-faq/beaches/North-America/East/
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/nude-faq/beaches/North-America/West/
NOTE: For BOTH the REC.NUDE newsgroup and NUDE BEACHES FAQs,
you bookmark:http://www.faqs.org/faqs/by-newsgroup/rec/rec.nude.html
o Legal FAQ - [Under revision. Posted manually by D. Kirkpatrick
until approved by Usenet Administration]. See also a state-by-state
legal FAQ posted by the Naturist Action Committee at:
http://www.naturistsociety.com/NAC/
o uk.rec.naturist - A forum or place for the discussion and exchange
of information & ideas of Naturists & Naturism in the UK and Europe
The full FAQ post can be seen on the NUFF website at
<http://www.gravis.demon.co.uk/naturist/pages/nuff/FAQ.htm>, or the
Easy-to-remember URL for NUFF is <http://w3.to.nuff>
o Kent Ashton's list of links
<http://members.home.net/kjashton/naturist.htm>
o Charles Daney's list of links
<http://www.best.com/~cgd/home/naturism/nudelink.htm>
o Nudism Web Ring:
<http://www.sunclad.com/ring/>
The Nudism Web Ring is a moderated resource of naturist/nudist web
sites, private, commercial, and group, that are on-topic, spam free
and porn free. Each site in the network carries a link system to all
of the other sites. Great for naturist/nudist web surfing!
Links are also provided where appropriate in other sections of this
FAQ. In particular, there are many links to various organizations in
part II of this FAQ.
2. Newsgroups
Besides rec.nude, there is:
o alt.nudism.moderated, established in 1999 in response to growing issues
of off topic postings and "flaming" in rec.nude. This newsgroup may
not be on all news servers as yet but a request to your news
administrator may bring results. Make sure you explain that it is a
"moderated" newsgroup.
o uk.rec.naturist, for discussions of topics pertinent to naturism in
Great Britain.
o aus.culture.naturist for discussion pertinent to naturism in
Australia and New Zealand.
o nl.naturisme, for discussions (in Dutch) of topics pertinent to
naturism in the Netherlands.
o es.rec.naturismo, for discussions (in Spanish) of topics pertinent
to naturism in Spain.
o alt.christnet.nudism, for discussions amongst Christian naturists.
o alt.cult.nudism, which exists for no purpose evident to me (and
gets very little traffic of note, anyway.)
o Regional newsgroups that are specific to a particular geography are
always being added to the choice of Usenet styled newsgroups. Running
a search on the available "Full Group List" from your internet service
provider may turn up one of these groups in your area. Recommended
search terms include "naturist", "naturism", and "nudist" or "nudism",
although you may turn up some newsgroups with questionable agendas in
doing so. A discerning eye will find the right newsgroup.
In those instances when a newsgroup is not available or a request is
refused by a news administrator, a good source for locating newsgroup
material is the free service at <http://www.google.com/> Google.com
With any web browser you can search this service by keyword and topic
and view newsgroup postings from both current and archival material.
Note that the group "alt.binaries.pictures.nudism" is not considered a
naturist group, but is (like most of the alt.binaries.pictures.* groups)
chiefly an outlet for pornography of various types. This group was not
created by naturists (or nudists), and most rec.nude readers want
nothing to do with it. Due to problems with illegal material or
copyright violations of photo authors some servers do not carry this
newsgroup (such as AOL and CompuServe). Various other "nudism" groups
exist for purposes of binary (image) posting that are generally not
supported by most on-line nudists due to association with soft or
hard porn.
3. Mailing Lists
Some mailing lists relevant to naturism:
o The CO Digest, one of the oldest mailing lists on the net for
naturist information, news and discussion. Moderated by John Hendry
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, and distributed as an irregularly-
mailed digest (usually on the order of two to three issues a month.)
See the CO Digest web page <http://www.codigest.org/> for more
information.
o Cybernude Chat, Sponsored by CyberNude <http://www.cybernude.com/>
and operated by Dave Rossow <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. See the
CyberNude web site for subscription information. Web based.
o NetNude <http://www.netnude.com/> Hosts various naturist pages and
a web-based chat system. Based in Ontario, Canada but with interest
to a global market.
o RixPlace, a mailing list run by Rick Jaggers
Nudist News & Views of a social/friendly nature. See
their web page <http://www.rixplace.com/> for information on
how to subscribe or e-mail at: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>.
Individual list server style messages or digest formats
available.
o The Naturist Forums & newsletters
http://www.sunclad.com/nforum
Web message board and Yahoo Groups (List servers)
4. Point-to-point Live Communications
4a. Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
Naturists gather in several channels on several different IRC
networks. Due to the transient nature of IRC channels, a list is not
possible. Look for channels named #nudists, #nudism, #naturists, etc.
4b. Instant Messaging.
Instant messaging is available from various providers. AIM (AOL Instant
Messenger which links to all other AIM users and AOL's Buddy List for
AOL account holders), MSN Messenger (links only within MSN) and Yahoo
Messenger (Links to only other users of Yahoo Messenger). Programs allow
users to direct-communicate with your acquaintences when they are
on-line.
5. Online services (AOL, CompuServe, etc.)
Updates from those who are on these services is always appreciated.
o America Online: System-wide reorganization of topical material has taken
place on AOL. In 1999 older nudist interactive message boards which
were only accessible by specific internal AOL link were closed.
The present supported naturist/nudist message board inside AOL is one
located under the Travel Channel. The link from the opening screen
is: CHANNELS>TRAVEL>TRAVEL MESSAGE BOARDS>BEST BEACHES & WATER
RESORTS>NUDE BEACHES
The direct AOL link that can be used in the Favorite Places Menu is:
aol://5863:126/mB:169159 This is case sensitive so copy it direct.
As of September 1999 we are pleased to note that this area is well
accepted and even maintains reference links to both The Naturist
Society (TNS) and American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR).
Information on chat rooms for naturists / nudists is pending. A good
place to start asking is this message board.
o CompuServe: Nudist area closed in 2000 when system was revamped.
o Delphi: The Online Naturist Club, hosted by Michael Corbin, is
located at CUSTOM 13. Weekly chat sessions are scheduled
and are accessible to subscribers.
o UPDATE 8/2003: Prodigy announced the closure of its message boards
to be effective in October 2003. The moderator has set up an alternate
location at Yahoo Groups (tm) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/P_N_R
6. Bulletin Board Services (BBS)
With the proliferation of Usenet and the web private BBS services and
other services such as FIDO echos are quickly becoming a thing of the
past. Persons hosting or having knowledge of BBS systems dedicated
to the nudist/naturist option are welcome to contribute that information
for inclusion in this FAQ.
7. Endmatter
Copyright 1998-2003 - Dennis Kirkpatrick
All rights reserved. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Contributions to this FAQ have been added by numerous persons since the
rec.nude newsgroup was founded. This includes the various FAQ maintainers
and newsgroups users as well. This body stands as a compilation of these
efforts over time and serves as both newsgroup charter and FAQ.
While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this
document, the publisher assumes no responsibility for errors or
omissions, or for damages resulting from the use of the information
contained herein.
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please contact Dennis Kirkpatrick at: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The latest version of the FAQ is always available at the following
location(s):
NEWSGROUPS:
----------
rec.nude - posted on or near the first of each month or
within the first 7 days of a month.
rec.answers - same as above.
news.answers - same as above.
Your news reader program can be back-dated if you miss these postings.
FTP:
---
rtfm.mit.edu/pub/faqs/nude-faq/part1
rtfm.mit.edu/pub/faqs/nude-faq/part2
rtfm.mit.edu/pub/faqs/nude-faq/part3
rtfm.mit.edu/pub/faqs/nude-faq/part4
rtfm.mit.edu/pub/faqs/nude-faq/part5
Using an FTP or "Anarchie" type program you can access the FAQ from
this public archive.
WEB:
---
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/by-author/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
---or individually---
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/nude-faq/part1/
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/nude-faq/part2/
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/nude-faq/part3/
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/nude-faq/part4/
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/nude-faq/part5/
While other WWW sites may carry versions of this FAQ, this location
is considered a definitive and authoritative version in that it
emanates from the same point of origin at rtfm.mit.edu.
For BOTH the REC.NUDE newsgroup and NUDE BEACHES FAQs, you can bookmark:
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/by-newsgroup/rec/rec.nude.html
7.1. Revision History
This document will carry a revision history by date. Any time a change is
made to any of the five sections of this FAQ the revision date will change
on each section to reflect the revision date of the FAQ as a whole. The
revision dates will be carried in last to first order with the most recent
change at the top of the document. This will allow readers to know when
the FAQ was last updated.
Revision 16-Aug-03 -Updated link to Prodigy Message Board & other updates
Revision 1-Jul-02 -Various updates and corrections.
Revision 1-Nov-01 -Updated various links and addresses.
Revision 5-Mar-00 -Updated various web links to current requirements.
Revision 1-Sep-99 -Updated listings for AOL, Compuserve, Prodigy, and
other reference material as necessary and submitted
by newsgroup users. Parts 1, 4 and 5 effected.
Revision 1-Aug-98 -Updated Posting Locations of FAQ and various URL
updates.
Revision 1-Jul-98 -Added FTP locations for FAQ.
Revision 31-May 98 -Added HTML locations for FAQ and other link updates.
Revision 15-May-98 -Changed information for the Nude Travel section on
the AOL system in Part 5 of the FAQ.
Revision 21-Mar-98 -Corrected URL for Fed de Quebecoise de Naturisme
Revision 1-Mar-98 -Adjusted 4 part FAQ into 5 to conform with limits of
web browser sizing.
Revision 1-Feb-98 - Carried over from previous FAQ maintainer and updated
FAQ maintainer contact info and some access info
regarding the AOL Naturist/Nudist posting areas.
Revisions Prior to January 1998 not documented.
Please do not e-mail the FAQ maintainer with questions that may otherwise
be answered in the newsgroup FAQ or the associated Beaches FAQ.
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D. M. Kirkpatrick
FAQ & Charter Maintainer - Newsgroup: REC.NUDE
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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