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Searchable online discussions consist of newsgroups (also called Usenet news), mailing lists (also called discussion lists, or listservs) and web forums. You can read newsgroups online. (You may have to configure your browser with the address of the news server.) You generally have to subscribe to mailing lists, either on the Web or via email. Any items of news or discussion posted to the list are then sent to you by email. Web forums may be live for an hour or for several weeks.

Some tools help you simply find the group or forum, which you can later join or read online. Other tools both find the group and allow you to search archives of past discussions. If you belong to a mailing list, it may also be separately archived and searchable at the site where it is managed. It is worth checking the welcome message when you joined the group to check on the archiving of discussions.

Search tools for online discussions

  • Google Groups - (The tool formerly known as Deja.) Search for words, phrases or personal names within past postings to newsgroups and mailing discussion lists.

  • CataList - Mailing Lists on the Internet - searchable by country and topic

  • ForumOne - search or browse subject listings for over 225,000 web forums

  • Harley Hahn's Master List of Usenet Newsgroups Search or browse this easy-to-use listing

  • Liszt - search a constantly updated database of over 85,000 discussion groups and newsgroups for a group discussing your topic. This site will give you details of groups, and how to subscribe or post to them.

  • Mailbase - find mailing lists for research in UK higher education

  • Tile.net - find lists or groups on your topic here. The site will also give you details of groups and discussion lists, and how to subscribe or post to them.

  • Topica - sie for creating and joining newsletters and discussions

  • List Universe - advice, lists and sites for list owners

  • Yahoo - search for online communities here

  • BoardReader - search Internet message boards


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