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Usenet is a distributed Internet discussion system that evolved from a general purpose UUCP network of the same name. It was conceived by Duke University graduate students Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis in 1979. Users read and post email-like messages (called "articles") to a number of distributed newsgroups, categories that resemble bulletin board systems in most respects. The medium is distributed among a large number of servers, which store and forward messages to one another. Individual users download and post messages to a single server, usually operated by their ISP or university, and the servers exchange the messages between each other.
Introduction
Usenet is one of the oldest computer network communications systems still in widespread use. It was established in 1980 following experiments the previous year, over a decade before the World Wide Web was introduced and the general public was admitted to the Internet. It was originally conceived as a "poor man's ARPANET," employing UUCP to offer mail and file transfers, as well as announcements through the newly developed news software. This system, developed at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University, was called USENET to emphasize its creators' hope that the USENIX organization would take an active role in its operation (Daniel et al, 1980).
Today, almost all Usenet traffic is carried over the Internet. The current format and transmission of Usenet articles is very similar to that of Internet email messages. However, whereas email is usually used for one-to-one communication, Usenet is a one-to-many medium.
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HPT aka High Balls the Lint Licker and brown noser is loose on Usenet.: This is what HPT lives and he has a for.. http://bit.ly/5hPlHX
computergroups (computergroups) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:06:03 -0000
HPT aka High Balls the Lint Licker and brown noser is loose on Usenet.: This is what HPT lives and he has a for.. http://bit.ly/5hPlHX
25 Characters or less, PM us what you want from your USENET provider. We will select the best result and gift a free month's access.
newsdemon (newsdemon) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:57:47 -0000
25 Characters or less, PM us what you want from your USENET provider. We will select the best result and gift a free month's access.
HPT aka High Balls the Lint Licker and brown noser is loose on Usenet. http://bit.ly/7JRx8e
compgroups (compgroups) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:52:42 -0000
HPT aka High Balls the Lint Licker and brown noser is loose on Usenet. http://bit.ly/7JRx8e
USENET would be a better laboratory is there were more labor and less oratory. -- Elizabeth Haley
webgeekcom (web-geek.com) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:55:49 -0000
USENET would be a better laboratory is there were more labor and less oratory. -- Elizabeth Haley
Friends + Usenet = 971GB in a month + Comcast rez-class connection = "the call." Lawl. They'll probably upgrade to biz-class soonish.
iansltx (Ian Littman) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:24:47 -0000
Friends + Usenet = 971GB in a month + Comcast rez-class connection = "the call." Lawl. They'll probably upgrade to biz-class soonish.
RT @glyda: I really love USENET!
jimlast (jimlast) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:21:36 -0000
RT @glyda: I really love USENET!
Diablo - Open source newsfeeding and newsreading software. Runs on most flavours of Unix.
DNews - Usenet NNTP news server for most flavours of Unix, as well as Win9x/NT. Handles full newsfeeds while conserving system resources. Can use Suck feed option. Anti-spam features. Academic licensing also available.
Meta Description: [ Leading News Server Software - The DNEWS News server is an advanced Internet (USENET) NNTP news server . Fully functional, highspeed server software which in conjunction with any NNTP news reader allows users to create and participate in Internet (USENET) news groups or your own intranet news/dis... ]
Extra Systems NNTP Server - Freeware for Windows.
Hamster Classic - Small NNTP server for Windows 95/98/NT. Free beta-software. Mailing list support.
Meta Description: [ Willkommensseite ]
Hamster Playground - Free newsserver and mailserver software for single computers and small family or company networks. Developed from the same source as Hamster Classic. Source available. [Windows]
Meta Description: [ Hamster Playground newsserver and mailserver (Windows, Freeware, Download) ]
Highwinds Software - Offering several products for discussion software: Cyclone News Router, Typhoon News Server and Twister Discussion Server. All products run on a Unix/Linux/Solaris type of operating system.
Meta Description: [ Highwinds Software - creators of Usenet Server software since 1995. Cyclone news router, Twister web based discussion server, Typhoon news server, Tornado NNTP caching and storage sharing server, Stormcellar. ]
How to become a Usenet site - Periodic posting about the basic steps involved in configuring a machine to store USENET news.
INN: The InterNetNews Package - Complete Usenet system. De-facto standard for handling news routing, news spool and serving the spool to customers. Free. Available for various versions of Unix from the Internet Software Consortium. How-To's and mailing lists.
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Leafnode+ - Based on the original Leafnode package, with a few extensions. Work is underway to re-merge Leafnode+ with the updated version of Leafnode.
Mib Software NewsrA+e - A subscription service to measure how well your newsserver is receiving articles. Benchmark against other servers to determine whether you are receiving and delivering full feed Usenet content in the groups you carry.
MPNews PRO - Windows shareware with 30-day trial. Run your own internal newsgroups. Provides optional integrated web interface.
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Netscape Collabra Server - Users can create discussion groups, track discussions across multiple groups, and monitor discussions for content. Operates over SSL for security. Handles HTML and other media formats. Offers moderation features. For Unix or Windows NT.
NewsAdmin.Com - Direct Read News is software for allowing users to access your NNTP server via a web interface.
NewsCache - Usenet News cache server for Unix. Distributed under the GNU Public lisence. Reduces required network bandwidth of the news server. Multiplexes between different news servers and allows offline news reading.
Meta Description: [ A cache server for Usenet News. Reduces the required network bandwidth for news distribution and the IO load of the upstream news server. Additionally, multiplexes between different news servers and allows offline news reading. ]
Newscaster - Beta implementation of Usenet news via multicast for Solaris and Linux. Other platforms may be added upon request. Author seeks feedback on the program.
Meta Description: [ Domain name renewal and affordable web hosting packages from Network Solutions ]
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Newsplex - Personal server utility which allows any news-reader to access several news-servers simultaneously, by merging their content into one single news-server. Linux and Windows versions.
nntpd.com - nntpd.com specializes in Usenet server software, feeds and outsourcing. Addressing all news administrator needs.
Meta Description: [ Usenet (NNTP NEWS) server software, collaboration software ]
NNTPRelay - The only carrier-class news router for Windows NT. Freely available. Also available from the same authors is the freely available news server program Tortoise for Windows NT.
sn - A small news system for sites with a slow connection to the Internet that serve, perhaps, a few dozen newsgroups. Also includes a mail-to-news filter. For Unix-type systems.
SuckMT - Uses client NNTP to download news messages in order to feed them into your local server. Free download, FAQ, sample scripts, planned features. [Linux, Windows NT, source/binary]
Meta Description: [ SuckMT is intended to be a multithreaded replacement for suck (http://home.comcast.net/~bobyetman/index.html) i.e. use client NNTP to download news messages from a news server. SuckMT automatically balances the download of all NEWS items over several NNTP socket connections thus actually using a ... ]
Tortoise - Freely available news spool server for Windows NT, based on the NNTPRelay program from the same authors.
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