What’s Usenet and how can I access it with modern hardware (phones/laptops)?
Pretty much the question. I heard about Usenet a while back but never managed to wrap my head around it.
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Pretty much the question. I heard about Usenet a while back but never managed to wrap my head around it.
It's federated? Okay, that makes a lot more sense. I thought usenet providers were like isps, connecting to a single, central host or something. I didn't realize they were federated systems.
It's really neat to think of Usenet as 'federated' considering that's a new term for most of us.
My preferred options are: Binsearch, astraweb, and newsbin
You get what you pay for, a bargain IMHO
Check out FidoNet for another example of federation.
If I recall correctly, ISPs were often running their own Usenet servers. This meant that traffic didn’t leave their networks and thus they paid less network interchange fees.
These days maybe only niche ISPs in some parts of the world might be running Usenet servers. Majority of them are run by specific companies created specifically for the purpose.
Heh. I used to run leafnode as my own, in house, single person server.
I'm quite surprised to find out it's still alive and maintained.