Verizon Quits Free Usenet Access Sep 30th
Part of agreement reached with Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo to “shut down major sources of online child pornography.”
Verizon is the latest ISP to discontinue newsgroup access following a “landmark agreement” reached last year with NY Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to “shut down major sources of online child pornography.”
Starting September 30th [...]
AT&T Quits Free Usenet Access July 15th
Caves to demands that it “protect its customers from child pornography” even though discontinuing free service will do little to fight the problem since pedophiles will simply switch to third party premium Usenet services.
Thanks to pressure from NY Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo, AT&T will soon join ISPs Verizon, Time Warner Cable, and Sprint in [...]
How to Download From Newsgroups
An easy-to-use reference guide for those looking to get started with Usenet newsgroups.
Usenet is one of the oldest computer network communications still in use, having been first conceived way back in 1979 by a pair of Duke University graduate students to basically post messages as a sort of public bulletin board system.
As I’m sure [...]
How To Download From UseNet For Free Using NZB Files Via ISP
Usenet is a network that is often referred to as a service that allows people to communicate to one another. However, there is an interesting quirk to UseNet – the ability to download releases hot from the scene.
A quick note: It has been reported that a number of ISP’s are ending their UseNet services. [...]
Newzmonster.com Closes Down
It looks like Newzmonster has finally closed down their site after many promising comments stating they would stay online despite if legal pressure came their way. But things didn’t go to plan with Newzmonster and they came to a decision that many P2P sites hate to make.
