[1] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

great renaming n. the flag day in 1987 on which all of the non-local
   groups on the usenet had their names changed from the net.- format to
   the current multiple-hierarchies scheme. used esp. in discussing the
   history of newsgroup names. "the oldest sources group is
   comp.sources.misc; before the great renaming, it was net.sources." there
   is a great renaming faq http://www.vrx.net/usenet/history/rename.html
   on the web.


see also:
flag day usenet 

[2] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

great renaming
     
         the flag day in 1986 on which all of the
        non-local groups on the usenet had their names changed from
        the net.- format to the current multiple-hierarchies scheme.
        used especially in discussing the history of newsgroup names.
        "the oldest sources group is comp.sources.misc; before the
        great renaming, it was net.sources."
     
        faq http://www.vrx.net/usenet/history/rename.html.
     
        jargon file
     
        2000-07-14
     
     
see also:
flag day usenet lt;faqgt; jargon file 

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