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Summary

Usenet users in Switzerland can find information on the many Swiss newsgroups available in the ch* hierarchy at http://www.use-net.ch/faq_engl.html. The ch* hierarchy contains newsgroups about computers in general, Linux, Windows, networks, and other computer related topics, various recreational activities, forums for discussion on a number of different topics, bulletins on relevant events and topics in Switzerland, politics, law, commerce, and more. The FAQ offers guidelines for relevancy in a number of different newsgroups, as well as other topics of netiquette that are important for the Usenet community. You can also find advice about forming new ch* hierarchy newsgroups, finding ISPs and news clients in your area, a list of current ch* hierarchy newsgroups, a list of expired ch* newsgroups, and links to other information relevant to users looking for answers about the ch* hierarchy. The FAQ also provides some information on the soc.culture.swiss newsgroup which discusses Swiss culture in general, and is not a ch* newsgroup.