In reply to "**PCZ**" who wrote the following:
> In reply to "Herman" who wrote the following:
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> > Anon, you are a star, thankyou
> > PCZ i am open to suggestions
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> > seasons greetings to all.
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> Giganews has quite low retention of binaries compared to most other providers.
> It is around 1000 days.
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> They aren't that cheap either.
> So a very poor choice.
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> There are loads of providers with 3800 day retention.
> Basically they are all using highwinds back end.
>
> Go with the cheapest, they all have offers at different times.
> I can list a few but there are loads.
>
> Easynews, Newshosting, Eweka.
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> If you want to post binaries go with Eweka or Tweaknews.
> Note:Tweaknews has a bit lower retention around 2500 days.
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> Also be aware posting/takedown policy on all of them (except the ones noted
> above is just as draconian as Giganews.
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> You could also get a block account on one of the long retention providers if
> you
> want.
> Others will have suggestions/recommendations.
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I think it depends on what Giganews package you get. I have, I think, the
Diamond package and I get 3600 days retention from them. I also use AstraWeb and
Usenet on a pay per usage (rather than monthly unlimited) basis to fill in.
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