Re: [OT] seeking news server recommendations

On 31/07/2026 12:32, Carlos E. R. wrote:
> On 2026-07-31 12:53, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> On 31/07/2026 09:32, Andy Burns wrote:
>>> rbowman wrote:
>>>
>>>> I've used individual since my at-the-time ISP dropped
>>>> usenet. I don't remember exactly when but it was still free. 10 
>>>> Euros was
>>>> still a bargain.
>>>
>>> I wonder if NIN have tried to find a buyer?
>>
>> No one has ever made a profit out of usenet.
> 
> Maybe the binary servers.
> 
Our experience back in the day was that they were the most expensive to 
host and maintain.
We refused to touch the binary newsgroups

It was great when torrents took that traffic away - and the world wide web.


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