If you know a hierarchy which is not listed in these pages or if you have more up-to-date information about an existing hierarchy, please send a mail to usenet-config@isc.org or post to news.admin.hierarchies so that these pages can be updated.
A text-only version of that page can also be retrieved for a control access file, PGP keys and a checkgroups. Full files are also available.
DNews' control.conf entry: [C News or INN also available]
checkgroups:danorton@albany.net:capdist.*:doit
newgroup:danorton@albany.net:capdist.*:doit
rmgroup:danorton@albany.net:capdist.*:doit
Actions since May 2003: none
Newsgroups: [check raw logs if your checkgroups differs from the one below]
capdist.admin Administrative topics of capdist USENET. capdist.announce Announcements for the capdist area. capdist.misc Miscellaneous discussion topics in the capdist. capdist.seminars Conferences and seminars in the local area. capdist.test For testing the capdist distribution.
You can display information about up to 30 hierarchies in the row by loading a web page of the form:
http://usenet.trigofacile.com/hierarchies/index.py?see=COMP,HUMANITIES,MISC,NEWS,REC,SCI,SOC,TALK (example for the Big 8).
Information in these pages comes from INN's control.ctl, ftp.isc.org newsgroups file, the list of PGP public keys for newsgroup administration and the logs of control messages.
You might also want to read the Usenet hierarchy administration FAQ.