Usenet

Modern forums predecessor and decrypts as “user network”. Idea came to Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis in 1979, and it was established in 1980. Initially used UUCP (Unix-To-Unix Copy) protocol, later migrated to NNTP and now is a part of internet.

• Rules - how to behave in Usenet and on oldproto server.
• Register - how to get an account for posting.
• Hierarchies and groups - information about Usenet hierarchies and groups.
• Peering - peering rules and configuration example.
• NNTP server’s stats.

Usenet/NNTP clients

Graphical

• Clean Express - Apple ecosystem.
• Mozilla Thunderbird - Windows/Linux/macOS/*BSD.
• Pan - Windows/Linux/macOS/*BSD.

Console

• slrn.
• tin.

Servers

• InterNet News. Main NNTP server.
• LeafNode - for local articles caching from one or multiple servers.
• SynchroNet - BBS + NNTP + FIDO + many things else.

Of course, it isn’t a comprehensive list. If you have good program to add here - write by email or in oldproto.talk newsgroup.