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Usenet News is a global distributed network of newsgroups
and servers which allows you to participate in online discussions.
Usenet consists of newsgroups which are hierarchically classified
by subject. Articles are posted to these newsgroups, and broadcast
to other news servers through a variety of networks. geeksnet.com's
news server handles over 78,000 newsgroups.
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Most web browsers, such as Netscape Navigator and
Microsoft Internet Explorer, handle reading Usenet News. If you're
looking for a stand-alone news reader, geeksnet recommends:
Agent
for Microsoft Windows, or it's freeware cousin,
FreeAgent
for Microsoft Windows
There are some general settings common to all Usenet
News clients. Other settings vary from client to client, so specifics
are left up to the documentation for whichever client you choose
to use.
News Server, NNTP Server
geeksnet.com's news server handles NNTP service. NNTP (Network News
Transport Protocol) is what your Usenet News client uses to send
and receive news.
geeksnet is proud to offer the finest in Usenet
news service. Here you'll find over 78,000 newsgroups to choose
from. You may choose to log on to any of four(4) different news
servers:
news.geeksnet.com
At geeksnet, we believe in the freedom of the individual user to
read uncensored material on the Internet. We carry all newsgroups
that we can find. No interference from Net-Nanny Internet providers
or a censoring government.
anonymous.geeksnet.com
When you post through anonymous.geeksnet.com others on Usenet will
not be able to tell who you are. So feel free to post whatever you
like, without fear of retaliation by others. Your identity is totally
hidden! geeksnet.com is the only Usenet service in the area who
offers this.
binaries.geeksnet.com
In addition to our "uncensored" servers, you will have access to
geeksnet's exclusive "Binaries Only" news server. This means...
More Binaries - Longer Retention Times - Faster Downloads!
spamkiller.geeksnet.com
Spamkiller filters out about 90% of all spam from this server. The
result is a larger spool file with articles that are kept twice
as long as other servers. The crosspost limit is set to 3 and third
party cancels are accepted.
Server Authentication
NONE. geeksnet.com's news server authorizes connections by
IP address, you do not need to supply a username/password.
Email Settings
See Email section
Many Usenet News clients support replying to articles
via email, so you may need to fill out some email settings as well.
There are thousands of newsgroups in the world,
geeksnet.com's news server carries approximately 78,000. Newsgroups
cover topics as diverse as academics, base jumping, computers, erotica,
food, games, humor, music, politics, religion, science, sports,
television, and zen. Millions of people from all over the world
read and post to Usenet news.
Newsgroups are hierarchically classified by subject.
There are several global top level hierarchy names (alt, comp, humanities,
misc, news, rec, sci, soc and talk) and numerous local top level
hierarchy names (de -- German newsgroups, mn -- Minnesota newsgroups,
ba -- San Francisco Bay Area newsgroups, etc.).
Some newsgroups are moderated. This means that
all posts must be approved by someone (the newsgroup moderator)
before they are broadcast. Newsgroups which are used for important
announcements are usually moderated to keep the signal to noise
ratio high.
There are several newsgroups which are particularly
useful for anyone who reads Usenet.
You can find the names of other newsgroups which
interest you through the service DejaNews.
Enter a topic or interest below to search for
newsgroups.
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