[1-14-1] Newsgroups

Find official Quake discussion and binaries newsgroups, including rec.games.computer.quake.announce and alt.binaries.games.quake.

There are currently five newsgroups dedicated to the discussion of Quake, and one binaries group for the distribution of maps and utilities.

These are:

• rec.games.computer.quake.announce (moderated announcement group)
• rec.games.computer.quake.misc (general discussion)
• rec.games.computer.quake.editing (for issues related to Quake editing)
• rec.games.computer.quake.playing (discussing tactics and deathmatches)
• rec.games.computer.quake.servers (regarding large scale Quake servers)

All posts to the .announce group are moderated for content, and it is a low-traffic group for people wanting information about Quake.

Additionally, there is:

• alt.binaries.games.quake (for posting of Quake maps and utilities)

Binaries should not be posted to the rec.. groups as they can be expensive for some people who read those groups, but not a.b.g.q.

Should your newsserver not carry these groups, ask your newsadmin to add them. Until then, Quake can also be discussed on the groups comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action and rec.games.computer.doom.misc.

Please note that alt.games.quake (a.g.q) is now obsolete, and all Quake discussion should be within the rec.games.computer.quake hierarchy. For some of the more general discussion typical of a.g.q, a new newsgroup, alt.games.upcoming-3d, has been created.