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AT&T Dropping Usenet Netnews; Low-Cost Alternatives?

Posted by timothy on from the don't-want-to-perish-like-a-fading-horse dept.

franknagy writes "This announcement message has appeared in all the news groups on the AT&T/SBC News Server: 'Please note that on or around July 15, 2009, AT&T will no longer be offering access to the Usenet netnews service. If you wish to continue reading Usenet newsgroups, access is available through third-party vendors.' So what free or low-cost alternatives are available for Netnews and the NNTP services for clients?"

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  1. Re:Just start torrenting. by cayenne8 · · Score: 5, Interesting
    "It's better anyway :-P"

    Well, it is better if you want to get caught easier...

    No one is really actively tracing downloads from USENET, not like P2P solutions.

    For the original poster, go google "open usenet servers", you'll find a couple of sites that index open usenet servers, and gives stats on them.

    I know...I know...first rule of USENET is not to talk about USENET.

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