ABME is a binaries news group providing video captures ("vid caps" or just "caps") of adult activities. It was created when posters in alt.binaries.multimedia ( or alt.binaries.pictures.erotica - depending on where you were at the time) kept up a constant barrage of complaints about the "porn" (vids) in their news group. Posters in a.b.p.e founded abme. Here is the excerpted charter with addresses removed:
From modemac@ Wed Nov 23 16:42:03 1994
Control: newgroup
alt.binaries.multimedia.erotica
Newsgroups: alt.config
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Date: Wed, 23 Nov 1994 21:33:24 GMT
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For your newsgroups file:
alt.binaries.multimedia.erotica Moving
pictures of a prurient nature
This newsgroup was proposed on alt.config
on
Tuesday, November 15, 1994. The ensuing discussion, including input
from other
newsgroups such as alt.sex, alt.binaries.multimedia and
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.d, was unanimously positive in favor of
the group.
With the increasing power and decreasing price
of video
cards making digitized movies more and more popular, posting of
digitized movies
to Usenet is bound to increase in the very near future.
Therefore,
alt.binaries.multimedia.erotica is here for the posting of digitized
video clips
meant for erotic purposes.
DISCLAIMER: Posting of copyrighted pictures,
including
video images and moving video images, violates the copyright laws of
many
countries, including the United States of America. This newsgroup
is
freely accessible to all, and any pictures may be posted here.
Neither the
creator of this newsgroup, nor the system that this newsgroup creation
message
originates from, acknowledges or accepts responsibility for any
messages, posted
by anyone, on this newsgroup that may violate copyright laws.
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Some notable groups but not a part of this document -THESE FAQs DO NOT APPLY to these groups:alt.binaries.multimedia.erotica (a.k.a ABME, also called the e group) - binaries only - For adult video Clips. Not for pictures, sounds, software or anything but erotic multimedia. So you say, why no full length movies? Because there are groups for full movie posting - alt.binaries.movies.erotica, alt.binaries.erotica.vcd. And, since the word "clip" is used in the charter, look the word up - it means "a part of". That doesn't leave alot of room for "all of" does it? Yes, you might see a few of them show up in abme, the same way porn is still posted in the abm group, but most posters of these will understand why they shouldn't. THE FAQs Applyalt.binaries.multimedia.erotica.d (ABMED, the discussion or "d" group) - discussion - The d group for ABME and the proper place to post questions, comments or requests related to ABME. Along with the FAQ, it's the place to look for help. THE FAQs apply
alt.binaries.nospam.multimedia.erotica (ABNME) - binaries only, retromoderated - spam cancel requests are being accepted by some news feeds. The d group, FAQ and guidelines are the same as for ABME by adpotion of the faqs as called for in the abnme charter. Abnme is part of the "no spam groups", and only it's charter and vote causes the abme faqs to apply.THE FAQs apply
alt.binaries.multimedia.erotica.repost - (ABMER) a group created with the sole intention of removing the clutter from abme. This is the group your repost request will go, where someone who just can't wait will find the files posted within a few short days of being posted in abme. THE ABME FAQs on Posting Volume DO NOT apply, but remember that the vast bulk of "rules" in this faq are the rules of the road for Usenet - don't lose sight of that.
alt.binaries.multimedia.erotica.amateur
Like abme above, but the content should be amateur - for real. Faq posted weekly in the group.(FAQ posted about twice a week in group)alt.binaries.multimedia.erotica.lesbian
The group for girl on girl only. There has been some interest in bringing in these faqs, but as of now no one has proposed it.alt.binaries.multimedia.help (ABMH) - discussion - Created to attract people who might search for "help" groups or who don't know that "d" groups are for discussion.
alt.binaries.multimedia.utilities (ABMU) - Intended as a place to post graphic software as well as hard-to-find, small utilities used in multimedia. While not a part of these faqs, it's where any software should be posted! If it's not on the web look for it here. If it's on the Web, please post just the URL, not the file! (FAQ posted about twice a week in group)
From evolved@
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alt.binaries.nospam.multimedia.erotica Retromoderated
multimedia
newsgroup
Charter:
A newsgroup for the posting of erotic multimedia material in a spam
free
environment. Spam will be defined as all material not pertaining to
"erotic
multimedia". This includes off-topic discussions, as well as picture
files
that are not used as previews for multimedia material. Spam is to be
eliminated
through the use of properly formatted cancel messages and complaints to
abusers,
ISP's, and upstream providers as is currently being done in other
"nospam"
groups.
An FAQ will be posted periodically to inform new subscribers of the
group's
expectations.
Thank you for adding this newsgroup.
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For your newsgroups file: alt.binaries.multimedia.erotica.repost Reposts of files from abme.
This newsgroup is intended to relieve some of the congestion in
alt.binaries.multimedia.erotica. abme is traditionally a group for
hobbyists to
post adequately captured, edited and compressed samples of erotic
multimedia.
Repeated posts of the same multimedia has a negative effect on the
group as a
whole, especially when much of it is very large, and often such
requests are
made soon after the original post, or reposts are made without a
request.
This group is intended to allow those looking for reposts, and those
wishing
to repost, a specific place to go, and to try and keep abme as much as
possible
only for original, first-time multimedia posts.
This group is not for posting a few missing parts of a file just
posted with
Peck's Power Post. Such parts should be posted in the same group as the
orginal
file to ensure the person requesting gets them.
Only complete reposts of individual
mpegs/avis/rms, etc
should be posted to lt.binaries.multimedia.erotica.repost.
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Then what's with the Rules? ABME is controlled by it's charter and these FAQs, and by the willingness of its users to write complaints to the ISP's of those who consistently violate the concept behind them. These are time tested practices for keeping the newsgroup healthy, pleasant and available.
Why no FTP or Website for clips or utilities? You're better off getting software from established archive sites or the author's page. For those harder to find items, as we become aware of them we'll put them up on the faq's on site, or find a link to them for you. So the answer to "Website is YES, Here. As for the newer trading systems, we will simply wait and see if any of them work out for more than a very few people before we recommend them. If you see someone announcing an FTP site offering "ABME" material, use it at your own risk. This one area has been the biggest flop of any yet attempted. Everything from pay sites, to trojan hack houses hide out proclaiming to be "open, free ftp site"s.
Is there an IRC channel where I can talk with ABME posters? Yes., there is an #ABME channel on most IRC networks. The two that we're most aware of are on Efnet - #abme and Dalnet - #abme&d. No file trading permitted on the dalnet channel.
There are guidelines about what's acceptable in ABME, ABNME, and ABMER here, also in POSTING and the VFaqs. Look them over, just so you know what's what.
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