USENET

You can read and post to Usenet either via an offline Newsreader such as FreeAgent, or via the Web at Deja.com 

• soc.adoption.adoptees:
  A moderated newsgroup by and for adoptees. Website: The Adoptees' Newsgroup.  
• alt.adoption:
  An unmoderated newsgroup for everyone interested in adoption. The Serengeti Plain of adoption fora. The alt.adoption webpage.  
• alt.adoption.korean:
  An unmoderated newsgroup for those interested/affected by adoption and Korea.
• alt.adoption.searching: A special newsgroup for search info. - beware of professional searchers/PIs who may contact you if you post search details here. Shop around, get references and get a signed no find/no fee *contract* if you're going to shell out a lot of money. Check here for info. on free Internet search resources.

LIVE ADOPTEE CHAT!

• IRC: Download mIRC to participate in real-time Live chat with people all around the world!: PC-Users: Download mIRC!, Mac Users: Download IRCle!
  • XWorld:
    #bnation: BN members and those interested in BN, Active most evenings
  • Instructions:
    1. Download mIRC, pIRCh, or vIRC if you have Windows, IRCle or Snak if you have a Mac.2. Open the program and connect to XWorld. THere are three or four servers to choose from. :)
    3. Once you get connected, then join, or /join (Ircle command) #Bnation.
    Email channel administrator Theresa Bertel for technical assistance or more info. The #bnation website.
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  • EFNet:
    #adoptees: Adoptees only
    #adoption: All-triad (adoptees, birthparents, adoptive parents all welcome)
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• WEBCHAT: Webchat is slower than IRC and more limited in options, but good for folks who only have web browsers.
• All Triad Chat - sponsored by about.com's Adoption Site - Bastard-friendly! Active weeknights - try anytime though
  Adopting.org's Chatroom - A variety of topics - check the schedule for topic-and triad-specific chats.

EMAIL LISTS

B.E.S.T. : Bastards Email Special Training list: For BN members only. (BN membership). Unmoderated list for activism and free debate. Lots of intelligence and humor. The B.E.S.T. website.

Voices of Adoption List: An all-triad email list with an adult-adoptee focus. Search help and activism info. To subscribe to the list, send email to: VOA-request@lists.best.com . The body of the message should contain the keyword: subscribe . The Voices Email List Website.

Adoptees Internet Mailing List (AIML): Large, adoptee-only email list mostly for search & reconnection. Not an activism list. Good for getting search info. and reunion support. You can subscribe from the website. AIML website.

The Late-Discovery Adoptee (LDA) Email List: List for people who discovered they were adopted as adults. Email Ron Morgan and ask to join. LDAs only. rhyzome@best.com Website: LDA Website

Abused Adoptees: This list was started for those adoptees who were not blessed to be placed in good homes and need a safe place to be able to discuss their experiences without being criticized by others. This can be for adoptees who are still searching for their birth families, have already found, or adoptees who are not searching. You can subscribe from the website.

RegDay List: For triad members who are volunteering for the annual International Soundex Reunion Registry (ISRR) day. This is a great international event sponsored by the Adoption Registration Coalition and BN encourages everyone to volunteer locally. List is active April 30 - October 30. RegDay Info: http://www.RegDay.org/ ISRR webpage: http://www.plumsite.com/isrr/

Christian Adoptees: Support for any member of the adoption triad who is searching for their birth family following the leading of Jesus Christ as Savior. If you are in the search for your birth family and want the support of fellow Christians on the same journey, then join us and get the spiritual support you need. Subscribe from the website.

GLBT/queer: To provide a forum for GLBT/queer adoptees to talk about their experiences, share stories and connect with other queer adoptees, and to talk about issues such as identity and coming out. This is *not* a search and reunion site. Subscribe from the website.

Black Market Babies: For members of the adoption triad. Anyone who would like to discuss black market adoptions of the 30's, 40,'s 50's, and 60's. This is for information exchange and support for people who have been touched by black market adoption. To subscribe go here. Black market babies website.

Local Focus, Activist-Friendly:

California-Open 2000 mailing List: For the adoption triad in CA or doing a CA search. Activism-oriented. Join here. CA Open 2000 website.

OASIS Adoptee Support List: New Jersey-based Search & Support list for adoptees only. Search advice, reunion support. Non-NJ folks ok. Bastard-friendly, and activism can be discussed. Join here. The OASIS Website.