LinuxQuestions.org
Download your favorite Linux distribution at LQ ISO.
Go Back   LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - General
User Name
Password
Linux - General This Linux forum is for general Linux questions and discussion.
If it is Linux Related and doesn't seem to fit in any other forum then this is the place.

Notices


Reply
  Search this Thread
Old 07-05-2003, 05:17 PM   #1
graffitici
Member
 
Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Istanbul - Turkey
Distribution: Fedora, Gentoo
Posts: 150

Rep: Reputation: 15
News Server??


Do you guys know a nice *public* usenet news server?? I'd like to use my newly discovered KNode in order to ask my linux questions on some appropriate groups...

Thanks
 
Old 07-05-2003, 05:54 PM   #2
2damncommon
Senior Member
 
Registered: Feb 2003
Location: Calif, USA
Distribution: PCLINUXOS
Posts: 2,918

Rep: Reputation: 103Reputation: 103
Teranews is good.

EDIT: They do have a one time small fee for the "free" service.

Last edited by 2damncommon; 07-05-2003 at 05:55 PM.
 
Old 07-05-2003, 06:05 PM   #3
graffitici
Member
 
Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Istanbul - Turkey
Distribution: Fedora, Gentoo
Posts: 150

Original Poster
Rep: Reputation: 15
yeah but that's not really free is it? They take a one time 3.95 fee. Do you know some other servers (perhaps not as good as this one, but that works and that has linux groups)??
 
Old 07-05-2003, 06:27 PM   #4
2damncommon
Senior Member
 
Registered: Feb 2003
Location: Calif, USA
Distribution: PCLINUXOS
Posts: 2,918

Rep: Reputation: 103Reputation: 103
The trouble now-a-days is that anything offered free gets tons of abuse. If someone tells me that something is free and the sends me a bill for $400.00 for a 5 year contract, then it is not free. If they request a "very reasonable" amount for "free" services, I cannot complain.
I had already encountered the same thing when signing up for a Freeshell shell account. Although it really is "free", they make you send a dollar within 30 days to keep your account active. I was so impressed that I sent 10 or 20.
The thing is that they get people signing up with bogus accounts to harrass others. I can see that the small fee can help keep this in check.
I think there are other really free services, but their newsfeeds may not be as good.
Good Luck.
 
Old 07-07-2003, 03:53 PM   #5
graffitici
Member
 
Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Istanbul - Turkey
Distribution: Fedora, Gentoo
Posts: 150

Original Poster
Rep: Reputation: 15
Ok I said to myself "what the hell it's just 4 bucks" and create a teranews account. It seems to work ok but the servers are kinda slow aren't they??
Also which news reader do you use?? I had KNode and Pan installed on my system. After test driving both I Pan turned out more professional (if only it wasn't this slow. maybe it's because it is my first day). Do you have any other suggestions.??
 
Old 07-07-2003, 06:45 PM   #6
andrewlkho
Member
 
Registered: Jul 2003
Location: London
Posts: 548

Rep: Reputation: 31
personally, i use slrn, which is a console-based newsreader - so it may not be to your liking
 
Old 07-07-2003, 08:05 PM   #7
Poetics
Senior Member
 
Registered: Jun 2003
Location: California
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 1,181

Rep: Reputation: 49
There are several free newsgroup servers, but IMO they don't let you post. Makes complete sense to me, as 2damncommon said. More often than not, however, I find better (more thorough, faster, and more comprehensive) answers searching here at LQ than on the linux/slackware/whatnot newsgroups
 
Old 07-07-2003, 08:12 PM   #8
2damncommon
Senior Member
 
Registered: Feb 2003
Location: Calif, USA
Distribution: PCLINUXOS
Posts: 2,918

Rep: Reputation: 103Reputation: 103
Quote:
kinda slow aren't they??
What is slow? Text posts in the Linux groups should be pretty quick.
I have generally not had a problem with speed on Teranews.
Pan is what I use most of the time.
Tin is nice on the console.
 
  


Reply


Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off



Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
news server moonspell Linux - Networking 1 11-26-2003 09:20 AM
news server help vanquisher General 0 10-21-2003 03:36 AM
Name of this news server/web server software aaronsols Linux - General 4 12-09-2002 10:09 AM
news server aliensub Linux - General 1 10-22-2002 07:18 PM
News Server Graanco Linux - Newbie 0 05-29-2001 09:27 PM

LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - General

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:49 AM.

Main Menu
Advertisement
My LQ
Write for LQ
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute content, let us know.
Main Menu
Syndicate
RSS1  Latest Threads
RSS1  LQ News
Twitter: @linuxquestions
Open Source Consulting | Domain Registration