Quick Start

Goto to the directory where you unzipped the file. Start the application with either linux-run.sh or windows-run.bat (UNIX users may need to set execute permission on the unix-run.sh file) This will bring up this screen:

Download Screen on a Windows machine

Download Screen on a UNIX machine

First download messages.
You will need an active internet connection and your firewall will need to allow you access to port 119. Some corporate firewalls block this port, if so, this will not work.
1. Enter a usenet group name into the field. You can use asterisk for a wild character. In this example, we look for groups with senior in the name by typing in *senior*
3. Click on "Find Groups" to download a list of groups matching that search string.
4. Select a group to download by clicking on it. We have selected "soc.senior.health+fitness"
5. Click on "Download". After a short while, the messages will be downloaded. Five seconds after the last message is saved, an alert will pop up stating the download is complete.
Next, view the downloading messages by clicking on the "View Saved Data" tab and click on the "Refresh Data" button.

The saved message panel on Windows

The saved message panel on LINUX

Show the social network data by clicking on the "Transform Data for Pajek" tab. The graph can be moved around by holding down mouse. The email address of the person is shown if you hold the pointer over the node you are interested in.

The Pajek preview panel on Windows

The Pajek preview panel on LINUX

Saving the network as a Pajek file on Windows

Saving the network as a Pajek file on LINUX

The file can then be loaded into Pajek. Note, if you have run UNISoN on a LINUX or UNIX computer, you will have to run dos2unix on the file before loading into a Windows based program, even if run under the WINE emulator.

Opening the file in Pajek

UNISoN