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USENET Newsgroups
Usenet is a world-wide distributed discussion system. It consists
of a set of "newsgroups" with names that are classified
hierarchically by subject. "Articles" or "messages"
are "posted" to these newsgroups by people on computers
with the appropriate software -- these articles are then broadcast
to other interconnected computer systems via a wide variety
of networks. Some newsgroups are "moderated"; in
these newsgroups, the articles are first sent to a moderator
for approval before appearing in the newsgroup. Usenet is
available on a wide variety of computer systems and networks,
but the bulk of modern Usenet traffic is transported over
either the Internet or UUCP.
If you do not have a program for reading Newsgroups, please
refer to our Software Library
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usenetserver.qnet.com
Read news on the Usenetserver news reading service. To read
news on USENETSERVER,
simply set your NNTP server to usenetserver.qnet.com. NOTE:
ISPNews (ispnews.qnet.com) now connects to Usenetserver. ISPNews
merged with bCandid who, in turn, sold their Usenet outsourcing
service to Usenetserver.
If you read news from outside QNET's network, you must connect to usenetserver-direct.qnet.com and authenticate using your QNET.COM email address and password.
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newsguy.qnet.com
Read news on the NewsGuy
news reading service. A $10.95/month value, included in your
QNET membership. Be sure to check out the newsguy.* heirarchy.
You can also use their Web
Interface to access newsgroups. To read news on NewsGuy,
simply set your NNTP server to newsguy.qnet.com.
If you read news from outside QNET's network, you must connect to newsguy-direct.qnet.com and authenticate using your QNET.COM email address and password.
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supernews.qnet.com
Supernews is currently in the process of transitioning under giganews. Transition date: March 31, 2008. Service currently spotty at best.
Read news on the SuperNews
news reading service. A $10.00/month value, included in your
QNET membership. To read news on Supernews, simply set your
NNTP server to supernews.qnet.com.
If you read news from outside QNET's network, you must connect to usenetserver or newsguy. Authentication is not available from supernews at this time.
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Google Groups
Read news on Google
Groups. Google archives non-binary articles dating back
several years. It can be a valuable research tool when other
search engines fail. |
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