Newsgroup Blog

What is a newsgroup

Brian — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 14:54:27 +0000

I have seen a lot of discussions on forums and even on Usenet itself starting with questions like “what is a news group”, “what are newsgroups” or more commonly “what is a newsgroup”. A Usenet newsgroup is a discussion group for a specific topic, which is shared on Usenet. It is not a forum, or [...]

Google Group vs Usenet Newsgroup

Brian — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 21:43:21 +0000

Earlier today I got an email from a user that was wanting to know the difference between googlegroups and Usenet newsgroups. They went on further to ask which was a better choice for them based on some criteria. The were looking for images, so my immediate response for them was “go with a Usenet server”, [...]

What is a Newsgroup

Brian — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 17:33:17 +0000

A Usenet newsgroup is a discussion group within the Usenet system for messages posted by users about a specific topic. This term is often confused with forums or blogs, but they are different in many ways. In order to read newsgroups you need access to a Usenet server and newsreader software.

Usenet was originally based [...]

What is Usenet

Brian — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:28:14 +0000

Usenet has been available at universities and corporations since long before the internet was available to people in their homes. It has always been a great medium for sharing thoughts and ideas, and many of the earliest “open source” projects shared their software using the various comp.source.* newsgroups. Today, it has moved from it’s original [...]

Downloading Usenet Binaries

Brian — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:20:14 +0000

Many years ago, the Usenet only allowed 7-bit text messages to ensure that communications was possible between any type of machine, using any kind of modem. It was not long before someone figured out how to encode 8-bit data into a 7-bit format so that binaries could be sent using Usenet with no modifications to [...]

VyprVPN Review

Brian — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 22:21:15 +0000

I recently began testing VyprVPN from Giganews (a Newsgroup provider) and their development group Golden Frog. Giganews has released this package to help ensure their clients privacy while using Usenet, but it’s applications go far beyond just an encrypted connection to a Newsgroup server. VyprVPN works with Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad and [...]

Astraweb Review

Brian — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:22:13 +0000

Special Offer

Astraweb has set up special pricing for my users. You can get an Unlimited DSL account with unlimited speed and downloads for only $11/month for the life of your account.

Astraweb has been around for quite a long time now. They are a fairly well known Newsgroup server operator and according to [...]

Easynews Review

Brian — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 19:39:32 +0000

Easynews has been providing Usenet news since 1997. They provide a simple, web-based newsreader which allows users to easily preview and download Usenet binary files. Also available is NNTP Access (included free with their “Big Gig” package), which has unlimited speed and downloads for only $9.95/month. For new users, they provide a 14 day [...]

Supernews Review

Brian — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 05:36:38 +0000

SuperNews has been providing basic Usenet newsgroups since 1995. They have always provided a simple, no-frills service. Recently they have made some major changes and now have days of binary and 3276 days of text retention, along with excellent download speeds.

Account Features

Free Trial – Supernews provides a [...]

Newshosting Review

Brian — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 06:34:43 +0000

Special Offer

Newshosting.com has set up special pricing for my users. You can get an unlimited Standard Account with days retention for only $9.99/month for the life of your account.

Newshosting has been providing Usenet newsgroup access for a long time. Over the past few years they have joined with several other Usenet providers, [...]