Anybody know of a provider of free usenet access? I switched ISP's & they killed my account =(. Using google..and i DON'T like it.
-Mike
Semi OT: free usenet access
May 24, 2005
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On Tue, 24 May 2005 11:07:08 -0700, snipped-for-privacy@cellulean.com rearranged some electrons to form:
There are many free newsreaders out there, Xnews, etc. Even Outhouse Express has a newsreader. There are also many Usenet servers out there.
The one I use is provided by the ISP and it does not require any "accounts" or logins.
You just have to find one you like and point your newsreader at it.
I have a news READER. I need access to Usenet free. My old ISP *did* give me usenet access. My current one (Cox.net) does too, but it isn't functional. Are there any others that anybody knows of? Thanks.
" snipped-for-privacy@cellulean.com" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
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has a free service with a 50MB/day limit - that includes headers, so don't browse any of the binary groups.Their groups list is good (42,000+) and retention is better than most ISP's (i.e. RR). I can still get messages in this group back to Feb '05.You might need a Credit Card to sign up. I've had this account for years and never have been billed. Another option is
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.I bought a 25GB block of downloads for fills my ISP doesn't get. It's a one-time charge of $10 and there is no time limit to use it. I've had it for over a month and yet to use 1GB. Good thing is that they DON'T count headers. Good groups list (35,000+) and retention is about two weeks for everything.
On Tue, 24 May 2005 11:39:51 -0700, snipped-for-privacy@cellulean.com rearranged some electrons to form:
Google search for "usenet server" yields
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and 9 million others.
I'm using cox and having very few problems. Every so often there might be some incomplete binary posts, but the problem is usually quickly fixed. I use news.east.cox.net for my news provider.
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