Lectures related to Usenet newsgroup

Evolution of Usenet: From ARPANet to Commercial Spam

Explores the evolution of Usenet from ARPANet to commercial spam in the mid-1990s.

Building Usenet: Specifications and Message Format

Explores the history, specifications, and limitations of Usenet, emphasizing message format and broadcast efficiency.

Covers the Gossip Protocol in decentralized systems, focusing on its correctness and efficiency.

Gossip Efficiency: Decentralized Systems

Explores gossip efficiency in decentralized systems, covering protocols, interaction needs, and bandwidth optimization, along with search algorithms and optimizations.

Decentralized Systems: Introduction

Covers the basics of decentralized systems, including examples, goals, and the course syllabus.