![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Someone left the barn door open. In this case, someone has set up a Usenet NNTP server, is getting feeds of articles from a peer or two, but has forgotten to put a password on the server.Free NNTP Usenet servers (supporting newsreaders like Newsbin Pro) typically fall into one of three categories:.The only thing we don’t like about Google is that it’s hard to just browse a newsgroup – everything is search oriented, not browse oriented. The Google database is actually a continuation of the old DejaNews service, and goes back nearly 20 years. Older, but much harder to use is Google Newsgroups.You can’t post on Derkeiler, but it’s a great resource for reading Usenet messages. Once you select a month, all the conversations for that month are listed in a clearly threaded form. Derkeiler usenet is broken down by groups, and then by month and year. It goes back to 2005, and while it doesn’t include any of the alt.binaries.* groups, it’s pretty easy to use. Web-Based free services. We haven’t found any free web-based usenet services that offer binaries that aren’t just scams.OK – so what about those free, open to the public newsgroup servers?.Sorry if this seems like some sort of bait-n-switch, but it’s just the truth. We update it when a good special comes up too. We have a list of the best free usenet trial accounts in the column on the right. Thankfully, most have tree trials – some up to 2 or even 3 weeks. The only way to get free access to the good stuff on Usenet, all the alt.binaries groups and such, is to go through one of the premium Usenet providers like Giganews. Yeah – we’ll be waiting for you right here…ĭone? Disappointed? We told you so – you’re not going to find on any open server. Go ahead, we’ll wait.Ĭheck out the open server links and search engines at the bottom of the page. Go ahead and read all the background about free usenet servers in our explanations below. Things have changed a lot since we first started tracking free, open to the public usenet access. ![]()
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