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Usenet is a worldwide, distributed discussion system that uses the Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP). Programs called newsreaders are used to read and post messages (called articles or posts, and collectively termed news) to one or more newsgroups. Users must have access to a news server to use a newsreader. This is a list of such newsreaders.
Part of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008; Windows 10 omits newsgroup and Usenet support [2] [better source needed] Xnews: GUI: Combination Yes No No (Can create NBZs) No Free Windows: Proprietary: XPN: GUI: Traditional newsreader Yes No No Yes Free Cross-platform: GPL: Name User interface Client type Downloading headers XOVER PAR NZB unZip ...
Modern Usenet news servers have enough capacity to archive years of binary content even when flooded with new data at the maximum daily speed available. In part because of such long retention times, as well as growing Internet upload speeds, Usenet is also used by individual users to store backup data. [31]
A news server is a collection of software used to handle Usenet articles. [1] It may also refer to a computer itself which is primarily or solely used for handling Usenet. Access to Usenet is only available through news server providers.
A Usenet newsgroup is a repository usually within the Usenet system, for messages posted from users in different locations using the Internet.They are not only discussion groups or conversations, but also a repository to publish articles, start developing tasks like creating Linux, sustain mailing lists and file uploading.
Pages in category "Usenet servers" ... News server; S. Supernews (Usenet provider) This page was last edited on 4 October 2010, at 19:27 (UTC) ...
alt.config — creation of new newsgroups in the alt.* hierarchy. alt.sex — the first alt.* newsgroup for discussion of sexual topics. alt.sex.stories — text-based erotic stories of all types. alt.suicide.holiday — pro-choice discussion of suicide. alt.tv.simpsons — discusses the TV show The Simpsons.
The Pan newsreader for GNOME. A newsreader is a software application that reads articles on Usenet distributed throughout newsgroups. [1] Newsreaders act as clients which connect to a news server, via the Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP), to download articles and post new articles. [2]