Re: RE: Re: Giganews Search Utility (was Re: BNR2 Search Utility)

Thanks alot Lenny

Appreciate your reply.

Again it appears to be which continent you live in as
to whether you are able to use the betta/test servers
etc or not.

The usenet is such a vast universe of goodies which
often times needs diferent approaches to catch the
diferent species of fish one needs.

:) that is why I call BNR2 the BNReaper! It reaps what
others throw out to grow :)

John


--- Lenny_Nero <[email protected]> wrote:

> Stormblade said
> 
> 
> > Thanks all to for the info.  I'll check a few of
> them out. I generally
> > pay for two servers. One is my main and the other
> for backup.
> > Usenetserver has been pretty decent but I do like
> to periodically check
> > to see if a better server is available for the
> price. I pay around $13
> > for unlimited. I don't know how their retention is
> but it's rarely an
> > issue. Long as it's at least 30 days I'm usually
> ok since I download
> > more regularly than that.
> 
> I have been a reg in alt.free.newsservers for a long
> time (use a score
> file and filter as there are a lot of Xposting fools
> there now, good
> filters have been posted in the past), so you get to
> know what the good
> servers (easynews.nl have just stopped after >6
> months of unlimited
> testing) are and some will even let you know when
> they are open or load
> testing, the other way is the few web sites that
> index them, its worth
> checking them. ReadFreeNews has a web site/server
> that is open most of the
> time just do what their web page says, a free (costs
> a few dollars for
> admin) Teranews account is always worth soomething
> as they often let you
> go way over the free limit, BigGulp is down for a
> while as mike is working
> with the hardware, Yotta news are good for 15 KB/sec
> 24/7 just set re-trys
> @ > 60 sec. I cant remember how to get a free
> accound with Freenet.de but
> you can trick their free server to give you access
> to their backend spool
> and ask by Msg-ID.... and it goes on and on, all of
> this info has been
> posted in alt.free.newsservers at one time or
> another.
> 
> The other is with newsreader path searching tools
> none of which I can
> remember the name of, and I cant for some reason get
> to my archive file
> server (will have to get up and check) but NewsPro
> used to have one built
> in that was very good, I dont know if News Explorer
> (the new version) has
> it as well.
> 
> The main thing to remember is that lots of small
> bits can soon add up when
> you use BNRx, I often hear ppl say 'its crap as lots
> of parts are
> missing', I am happy to have a hand full of slow
> servers and a few more
> with stuff missing, I dont have an Isp server any
> more, but that is worth
> putting into the mix as well.
> 
> L.
> 
> -- 
> Want to help to keep the best free usenet servers
> running ?
> http://www.readfreenews.com
> 
> 
> 



 
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