Five Best Usenet Providers

Before we begin though: Yes, yes, the “first rule.”

Everyone knows, it’s not special knowledge and hasn’t been for decades, let’s move on.

If you’re thinking “why not use bittorrent,“we have an explainer on that too.

We’ll get to that a little later.

That’s possible because Newshosting is a Highwinds/UNS Holdings reseller (as is Easynews.)

Newshosting also talks the talk on privacy, and punishes false DMCA claims.

you’ve got the option to read theirprivacy policy, TOS, and DMCA policies here.

Read morein its nominations thread here.

you could even use it to create NZBs.

UsenetServer also boasts 24/7 customer support.

TheirDMCA policyis standard, and protects themselves but also notes that false claims could be subject to penalties.

you could read morein its nomination thread here.

you might readtheir privacy policy,TOS, andDMCA policiesto get a feel for their stance.

You guys liked it so much you nominated it twice.

it’s possible for you to read morein this nomination threadorthis one here.

Astraweb has servers in the US and the EU, although technically they’re a US provider.

However, they auto-takedown anything they get a DMCA notice over, and they do so almost instantly.

At least one of you had a rough time with their customer support too.

you’re free to read all about itin the nomination thread here.

The rules and pricing vary depending on whether you use NNTP or the service’s web interface.

If you use the web, retention varies depending on the plan you’re signed up for.

They charge more for NNTP, but give you an overall bandwidth break if you use it.

you’ve got the option to see the nitty grittyon their pricing page here.

EasyNews is, like many of the others here, a Highwinds/UNS Holdings reseller.

The nomination thread for EasyNews was popular, but generated little discussion.