Newsgroups

Easynews – the new & easy approach to usenet

Easynews offers a simple and straightforward solution for accessing literally petabytes of audio, video, image and text files posted to over 100,000 topic-specific groups (more specifically called “newsgroups”).  Plans range from $9.98/month for 20 gigs of downloads to $29.94 for 150 gigs of downloads.  They are also offering a 14 day/10 gig free trial (you … Read more →

What is the Usenet actually?

The Usenet existed even before the world wide web. In 1980 Duke university graduates Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis established the Unix User Network, which later was named simply the Usenet. It is a globlal electronic network which consists of Newgroups dedicated to certain topics. Those newsgroups divide the Usenet and its content into main … Read more →