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The purpose of this page is to provide information without any express or implied preference for any of the services listed.
The purpose of this page is to provide information without any express or implied preference for any of the services listed.


We have formed a [[News Service Providers Committee (NSPC)]]
We have formed a [[NSPC|News Service Providers Committee (NSPC)]]
to communicate with news adminisrators and promote
to communicate with news adminisrators and promote
propagation of the Big-8 newsgroups.
propagation of the Big-8 newsgroups.


Please [[moleski@big-8.org|contact us]] to correct or expand the lists on this page or to join the [[:workgroups:nspc|NSPC]].
Please [mailto:board@big-8.org contact us] to correct or expand the lists on this page or to join the [[NSPC]].


* [[NSP configuration bug]].
* [[NSP configuration bug]].
== Free Text-Only Usenet Servers ==
{| {{Prettytable}}
|-
!List of Free Usenet Servers 
|-
|[http://news.aioe.org/  AIOE]
|-
|[http://eternal-september.org Eternal September]
|-
|[http://news.solani.org/ Solani]
|-
|[http://dotsrc.org/usenet SunSITE.dk]
|-
|nntp://news.mixmin.net --This is an *read-only* service. This is the nntp link
|-
|nntps://news.mixmin.net -- Same as above but with a nntps link.
|-
|[http://www.neodome.net/ Neodome]
|}
A resourceful site with more information about free NNTP servers:
[http://www.nntpeng.willemijns.com http://www.nntpeng.willemijns.com]


== Internet Service Providers and Usenet Access ==
== Internet Service Providers and Usenet Access ==
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== Standalone News Service Providers ==
== Standalone News Service Providers ==


{| {{Prettytable}}
[[Paid_Usenet_Providers |Paid Usenet Providers]]
|-
!News Service Providers
|-
|[http://www.1usenet.com/ 1Usenet.com]
|-
|[http://www.100proofnews.com/ 100ProofNews.com]
|-
|[http://aioe.org/ AIOE.org - free]
|-
|[http://www.airnews.net/ Airnews]
|-
|[http://albasani.net:80/index.html.en Albasani.net News (free)]
|-
|[http://www.alibis.com/ Alibis]
|-
|[http://www.allthenewsgroups.com/ AlltheNewsgroups.com]
|-
|[https://www.altopia.com/ Altopia]
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|[http://www.news.astraweb.com/ Astraweb]
|-
|[http://news.barditch.com/ The Barditch News Server (Texas, USA)]
|-
|[http://bbs-scene.org/ bbs-scene.org (free)]
|-
|[http://www.bubbanews.com/ Bubba News]
|-
|[http://www.buzzardnews.com/ Buzzard News]
|-
|[http://www.uk.clara.net/homeaccess/claranews.php Claranet/Claranews (news service is available separately, and outside the UK.)]
|-
|[http://www.databasix.com/ DataBasix]
|-
|[http://news.datemas.de/  Datemas Internet News Server (cheap)]
|-
|[http://news.cis.dfn.de/ DFNNetNews - German site]
|-
|[http://www.easynews.com/ Easy News]
|-
|[http://www.eskimo.com/ EskimoNorth (Washington, USA)]
|-
|[http://www.eternal-september.org/ Eternal-september.org (free, previously known as Motzarella.org)]
|-
|[http://www.eurofeeds.com/ Eurofeeds.com]
|-
|[http://www.flashnewsgroups.com/ Flash Newsgroups]
|-
|[http://www.forteinc.com/ Forte]
|-
|[http://www.giganews.com/ Giganews]
|-
|[http://www.globalnews.it Global News (Italy)]
|-
|[http://groups.google.com/ Google groups]
|-
|[http://www.gradwell.com/products/usenet.php Gradwell Usenet services (UK)]
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|[http://www.guba.com/ Guba]
|-
|[http://news.individual.net/ news.individual.net]
|-
|[http://www.mailgate.org/ Mailgate (Italian regional only)]
|-
|[http://www.meganetnews.com/ Meganetnews.com]
|-
|[http://www.msen.com/prices/newsonly.html/ Msen]
|-
|[http://www.news2me.com/ News2me]
|-
|[http://www.newsadmin.com/bit/gatewayhosts.asp NewsAdmin.com Mail Gateway]
|-
|[http://www.newscene.com/ Newscene.com]
|-
|[http://www.newsdemon.com/ NewsDemon]
|-
|[http://www.newsdome.com/ News Dome]
|-
|[http://www.newsfeeds.com/ Newsfeeds.com]
|-
|[http://www.newsgroup-binaries.com/ Newsgroup-Binaries.com]
|-
|[http://nntpservers.com/index.asp Newsgroup NNTP Servers]
|-
|[http://www.newsgroups.com/index.htm Newsgroups]
|-
|[http://www.newsgroups-download.com/ Newsgroups Download]
|-
|[http://newsguy.com/ Newsguy]
|-
|[http://www.newshosting.com/ NewsHosting]
|-
|[http://www.newsreader.com/ NewsReader.Com]
|-
|[http://www.news-service.com/ News Service (European Usenet Provider)]
|-
|[http://www.newsville.com Newsville.Com]
|-
|[http://ngroups.net NGroups.net]
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|[http://www.nntpjunkie.com/ NNTP Junkie]
|-
|[http://www.nuthinbutnews.com/ Nuthinbutnews.com]
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|[http://www.nyx.net/ Nyx Free Public Internet Access (Denver; dialup)]
|-
|[http://www.octanews.com/ Octanews]
|-
|[http://www.onlynews.com/ Only News]
|-
|[http://www.powerusenet.com/?r=usenetforyou PowerUsenet]
|-
|[http://www.readfreenews.net/ Read Free News]
|-
|[http://www.rginews.com/ RGINews]
|-
|[http://www.slurp.net/ Slurp]
|-
|[http://www.sonic-news.com/ Sonic-news]
|-
|[http://www.supernews.com/ Supernews]
|-
|[http://www.teranews.com/ Teranews]
|-
|[http://www.titannews.com/ TitanNews.com]
|-
|[http://www.triton.net/keyword/newsgroups/ Triton Technologies]
|-
|[http://www.tweaknews.nl/ TweakNews (Dutch regional service)]
|-
|[http://www.ultrafeed.com/ Ultra Feed]
|-
|[http://www.panic.com/unison/ Unison Usenet Access]
|-
|[http://www.usenet.com/ Usnet.com]
|-
|[http://usenet4all.se/  usenet4all (free, filters all Google Groups posts)]  
|-
|[http://www.usenet-access.com/ Usnet-Access.com]
|-
|[http://www.usenetbinaries.com/ UsnetBinaries.com]
|-
|[http://www.usenetguide.com/ UsenetGuide]
|-
|[http://www.usenetmonster.com/ UsenetMonster]
|-
|[http://www.usenet-replayer.com/ UsenetReplayer]
|-
|[http://www.usenetserver/ Usenetserver]
|-
|[http://www.usenetzone.com/eng/index.html Usenetzone (Asian news service provider)]
|-
|[http://www.usenext.de/ UseNext]
|-
|[http://www.value-news.net/ ValueNews]
|-
|[http://x-privat.org/  X-Privat.Org (free, requires invitation) ]
|-
|[http://yottanews.com/ Yottanews]
|}
 
== Some free news servers ==
 
From: Black Dragon <bd@nomail.invalid> <br>
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 00:16:30 +0000 (UTC) <br>
Message-ID: <h7kdgu$vhl$1@bdhi.local>
 
The following brief list of free text news servers is in alphabetical order
without editorial comment.  It's a short list.  Check out the servers and
decide for yourself which one is best for you.  No one knows what works for
you better than you do. [Some additions made to Black Dragon's original list.]
 
* [http://news.aioe.org/  AIOE]
* [http://albasani.net/index.html.en Albasani]
* [http://www.cnntp.org/cnntp CNNTP]
* [http://news.ett.com.ua/ ETT]
* [http://eternal-september.org Eternal September]
* [http://news.solani.org/ Solani]
* [http://news.tornevall.net/ Tornevall]
* [http://www.usenet4all.se (blocks all posts from Google)  Usenet4all]
* [http://www.x-privat.org X-Privat]
* [http://dotsrc.org/usenet SunSITE.dk]
 
* [nntp://news.mixmin.net Mixmin]--This is an nntp link (<nowiki>nntp://news.mixmin.net</nowiki>).  Your browser or newsreader will have to be configured correctly to use it.
* nntps://news.mixmin.net -- An nntps link.  Same caveat.
 
A resourceful site with more information about free NNTP servers:
[http://www.nntpeng.willemijns.com http://www.nntpeng.willemijns.com]
 
Black Dragon


== Bulk Providers ==
== Bulk Providers ==

Revision as of 12:52, 22 July 2020

The purpose of this page is to provide information without any express or implied preference for any of the services listed.

We have formed a News Service Providers Committee (NSPC) to communicate with news adminisrators and promote propagation of the Big-8 newsgroups.

Please contact us to correct or expand the lists on this page or to join the NSPC.

Free Text-Only Usenet Servers

List of Free Usenet Servers
AIOE
Eternal September
Solani
SunSITE.dk
nntp://news.mixmin.net --This is an *read-only* service. This is the nntp link
nntps://news.mixmin.net -- Same as above but with a nntps link.
Neodome


A resourceful site with more information about free NNTP servers: http://www.nntpeng.willemijns.com

Internet Service Providers and Usenet Access

For comparison information on ISPs who provide Usenet access to their subscribers you can see the following web sites:

Lists of ISPs Who Provide Usenet and/or Usenet Providers
Free and Public Usenet News Servers
Geeks.org Usenet Servers
Newsgroup Reviews Lists of Free Trials or Special Offers
Newsgroup Reviews Premium Usenet Provider Chart
Newzbin Usenet:ISP Providers
Newzbin Chart of Premium Usenet Providers
NGProvider FAQ
Usenet Tools - News Server Addresses

Note: the Big-8 Management Board is not responsible for information on nor has any affiliation with the above sites. We would appreciate hearing from you if you have further information on Usenet providers.

Standalone News Service Providers

Paid Usenet Providers

Bulk Providers

The following NSPs sell services to resellers who, in turn, provide access to end users. They do not provide news access subscriptions to individuals.

Highwinds Media Group
Pathlink Technology
Pronews

Mail-to-News Gateways

It is possible to gain access to some newsgroups through Mail-to-News Gateways.