Newsgroup server

[Bill Mullen]

On Mon, 13 Jan 2003, Tilly, Lawrence wrote:

> The server suggested by Paul below does not carry any *binaries groups.  
> This is the same problem I'm having with my ISP (metrocast) and is what
> is going to drive me to setting up leafnode (or something similar) late
> this spring. Does anybody have any experience with a news server that
> carries those at a reasonably low cost?

Back when binaries NGs were a big deal for me, I used the service from 
http://www.uncensorednewsfeed.com and found it to be quite good. They have 
dedicated binaries-only servers, which improves retention time and helps 
ensure that all parts of large multipart binaries are available. At $40 
for three months, it's not cheap, but I found it to be worth it.

Now that my focus is on a small number of text groups, all of which my 
ISP's server carries but does so with very poor retention (attbi), I find 
that running my own leafnode server and pulling from them meets my needs.

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