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Discussion in 'All Other Software' started by ahhoe, Jan 26, 2003.

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  1. ahhoe

    ahhoe Thread Starter

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    Can someone recommend some good newsgroup server that does not require login? i have seem quite a few through the yaoo.com search engine, most of them require a fee to use them.
     
    ahhoe, Jan 26, 2003
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  2. JohnWill

    JohnWill Retired Moderator

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    Unless one comes with your ISP, you probably are out of luck. I don't know any truly free ones that allow any volume or binary downloads, which I presume is what you're looking for.

    Think about it, free websites are supported by the ads, but a news server doesn't have any way to present ads, so they need real money. :)
     
    JohnWill, Jan 26, 2003
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  3. eddie5659

    eddie5659 Moderator Malware Specialist

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    Hiya

    I use my newsgroups that are from the ISP, but they only seem to keep the recent ones, ie 1-2 days old. You can also get the binaries as well.

    However, you can get some free ones that have binaries:

    http://freenews.maxbaud.net/

    Right at the bottom is a search box. Make sure the first box, Free Servers is ticked, and then type in what you want. If you don't know the full name of the group, type in a word. For example, mp3. Then, it will list all the groups with mp3 in the name, eg:

    alt.binaries.sounds.mp3
    alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.new-age
    alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.classical

    etc

    They list the servers, and how many articles, or posts. Just click on the server of group, and your newsreader will kick in.

    Regards

    eddie
     
    eddie5659, Jan 26, 2003
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