usenet

spotnet is software to host websites on usenet
not for mail header
alt.bin has attachments of binaries
usenet archives
- nzb files
- free usenet provider to test
- par (parity archive)
  - par2 (v3 is draft)
  - paired with posts to help repairability of missing files or obfuscated file names
- nzbget for downloading binaries
  - default user/pass nzbget/tegbzn6789 for web login on port 6789
  - set ParCheck to Force to enable all pars to download (so provider can retain)
- gnus for reading posts
- diablo for running newservers
Add all servers (EU and US) for all providers
Newsgroupdirect/Newsdemon have extra storage not shared with usenetexpress backbone of recent articles
- https://www.reddit.com/r/usenet/comments/14sckf3/comment/jqwmfhm/ comments on post selection
- IHAVE with usenetexpress to submit old articles https://www.usenetexpress.com/blog/post/20211015_ihave/
  - nyuu has IHAVE support (dont randomize name or use raw-article flag)
    - use Antidote2151/Nyuu-Obfuscation for article obfuscation
  - https://github.com/Tensai75/nzbrefresh reposter example
- open peering with usenet express https://usenetexpress.com/peering/
usenet data stats https://top1000.anthologeek.net/#stats
- https://www.uzantoreto.com/
- https://www.newsdemon.com/usenet-newsgroup-feed-size
backbones
- usenet express
  - reseller Thundernews deal 2TB $10: https://members.thundernews.com/block_billinginfo.php?currency=USD&pricepointid=8202888
  - newsgroupdirect has terabyte Tuesday deals
    - owned by same person as newsdemon
  - backfills from abavia https://greycoder.com/a-list-of-independent-usenet-providers/
- usenet farm
  - backfill from abavia/omnicron
- netnews
  - frugal
  - blocknews https://billing.blocknews.net/signup/blockfriday
- abavia
  - hitnews
- vipernews
- omnicron has longest retention but logs activity (fbi connection with ipvanish, eweka gave customer up to brein, reseller accusations of 'junk' feed and contract strong arming)
  - eweka
    - gave user up based on x-trace headers that linked to account
  - newshosting
  - tweaknews
provider tree
- https://www.reddit.com/r/usenet/comments/lwupx3/updated_usenet_provider_map/
  - 03/31/2024
hdb example of obfuscated post header vs non on page 97 of forums/viewtopic?topicid=65357&page=p1486912#1486912

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