On 5 May 2010 23:52:01 -0500, homersexual <homer@springfield.com>
wrote:
Excerpted from the Fort FAQ posted 04-30-2100:
Here is some basic information on Usenet News Service Providers
The most recommended newsgroups service providers are listed
below with a brief description. There are others. They have
various price ranges.
www.teranews.com
For a one time service fee of US$3.95, you can download up to
50MB/day, and do unlimited uploads, if they are done before the
daily download limit is reached. Posting to some newsgroups is
restricted. They have a less than average completion rate (are
the posts all present and accounted for?), and poor propagation
(do the posts make it to all of Usenet?), and don't list the
contents of some newsgroups of interest.
www.newscene.com
Middle price range. Superior completion but retention (how long
posts are available on the servers) averages two to three weeks.
Good security.
www.easynews.com
Good prices. Very good completion. Retention improving, depending
on price schedule. Has censorship issues, doesn't carry some
groups of interest (you will not find The Fort on Easynews). Due
to recent changes, security behavior is unknown.
www.news.astraweb.com
For just one fee of US$10, you can download up to 25GB with no
time restriction, and do unlimited uploads. Good completion and
retention (over 400 days), and has all the newsgroups. They have
positioned this option specifically as a backup server, and for those
with dial-up connections. It's also very easy, unlike most other
providers, to successfully, and anonymously, request them to include a
new newsgroup. This is the only provider that I've ever been
successful in getting a new group to show up in. They restrict the
posting of large file sizes. I do NOT recommend posting anything
illegal through them. They will act on the lightest of complaints and
contact LEA.
www.Usenetmonster.com
VERY good price for their basic account. Good retention and
completion.
www.bubbanews.com
Free 50MB download a day, but requires credit card to sign up.
NOT for private things. They do not seem to have anything on
their web site to indicate anything about privacy or security
and they don't list the contents of some newsgroups of interest.
News Service Providers to be avoided
These have any combination of:
(1) poor security
(2) poor propagation
(3) poor completion
(4) posting restrictions
(5) missing newsgroups
(6) zealous cooperation with the Law
(7) bad payment options
Athenanews 1, 2
Uncensored-news 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Giganews 1, 4, 6
Newsfeeds 1, 2, 3, 5
Usenetmonster 5 (many) But extremely inexpensive.
Newshosting 2, 3, 4, 7 (for posting)
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