This book, written by two of the foremost authorities on Usenet administration, is full of practical information on setting up and running a news system. Managing Usenet contains everything you need to know to administer a Netnews system. The book covers C News and INN, the two most widely used news relayers on Unix systems; explains the basic of starting a Usenet system, from getting a news feed, to building and installing the news software, to keeping everything running smoothly; offers guidelines to help you make sure that your system is capable of handling news volume today and in the future; explores both the technical and political issues involved with running a Usenet site, since participating in Usenet necessitates being a responsible network citizen; discusses how to run a wide range of news systems, from a single news server inside your organization to a complicated system with multiple servers, several incoming news feeds, and outgoing feeds to a number of other hosts as well; and describes the history of Usenet and explains how to create new Usenet newgroups and run moderated groups, so that you can participate in the full Usenet experience.