Metalworking.com
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METALWORKING.COM - Home page
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R.C.M. stands for the rec.crafts.metalworking newsgroup on the Usenet portion of the Internet. Most Internet service providers provide their subscribers with access to a Usenet news server. A good tutorial about the Internet including USENET structure and history can be found at: http://www.tms.org/pubs/journals/JOM/9504/Meltsner-9504.html.
While most serious readers of newsgroups use a dedicated newsreader program that directly access a news server, it is possible to participate in newsgroups via the WEB. One of the most popular sites which support this method of access was DEJA.COM now owned by Google.com and available under their groups feature. Deja had one of the best searchable on-line archive of postings to newsgroups and Google has retained this valuable resource. You should be able to go directly to the rec.crafts.metalworking list by clicking here.
Other free services that provide a WEB gateway to newsgroups and allow posting are listed below. There are many ongoing changes to the services available, so if one does not work for you, try another. In some cases the services may be supported by advertising. Sometimes the posting option may not be obvious, try looking at a message to see if there is a "reply" or "new message" button.
