> What was required to start a new usenet domain? Assuming you mean a new newsgroup (discussion forum for a single topic e.g. comp.lang.lisp): - If you wanted

> What was required to start a new usenet domain? Assuming you mean a new newsgroup (discussion forum for a single topic e.g. comp.lang.lisp): - If you wanted it in the Big 8 hierarchy, you had to campaign for it and get support and prove it would have traffic. - If you wanted it in alt.*, you just posted a control message (and then everyone ignored your group) Or you could make your own hierarchy but it's up to each individual server which hierarchies they carry.