Re: [OT] seeking news server recommendations

On 2026-07-30, s|b <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 30 Jul 2026 17:30:25 GMT, Robert Riches wrote:
>
>> IIRC, news.individual.net is shutting down in a few months.  Are
>> there other services that work well for light text-only use and
>> are either free-of-charge or for around US$10-20 per year rather
>> than over US$100 per year?
>
> NIN will be around until 30 September 2027:
><https://individual.net/>

Thank you (and others) for the correction.  I'm glad my
computer's memory isn't as faulty as my own.

> If you have a subscription, then you don't have to pay extra for it.
>
> Other newsservers:
>
><https://www.eternal-september.org/>
>
><https://solani.org/>
>
><https://usenet.ovh/>
>
> These are all free.
>
> What you can also do (what I have done years ago) is buy a block of 25
> GB for $10 at Astraweb: <https://www.astraweb.com/>
>
> If you only use it for text and not binaries, then it'll take years
> before you're out of data.

Excellent suggestions!  Thanks!

-- 
Robert Riches
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