Alt.sex

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The creation (c. 1988) of the Usenet newsgroup alt.sex is probably due to the Usenet backbone cabal. Originally due and voted to be assigned rec.sex, it was the cabal's insistence that got it titled alt.sex.

As of March 22, 2005 the alt.sex hierarchy contained over 1,600 groups. There has been little activity, other than spam, in most of those groups for some time. A notable exception is the alt.sex.stories hierarchy.

This entry should not be confused with a web site with a similar name (alt.sex.com) commonly called alt.sex.

There are also subgroups. For example, alt.sex.cancel is a Usenet newsgroup set up specifically to help combat spam cross-posted to the entire alt.sex hierarchy. The newsgroup is a simple spam trap, and according to its charter, any message posted there may be cancelled automatically.

[edit] External links

• alt.sex Newsgroup FAQs
• Sex-Wizards -- Sexual issues of a technical nature—The mailing list that is the successor to alt.sex.wizards, which was the successor newsgroup to alt.sex.