There are several ways to access Usenet, some of which are blind accessible. What you need is a news catcher program and a feed. Outlook Express will handle newsgroups from UseNet with no difficulty if you have it installed, and there are other news catchers out there as well. As for a feed, it depends on what you're looking for. If you're looking for the discussion lists then just about any source will have them for free. Eternal September is a popular option, though they have a Capcha and you'll need to get around that. However there are a lot of other feeds you can find for free too. If you're looking for the alt.binaries newsgroups, where files are exchanged, then you're probably going to have to go to a paid feed like Giganews or Dejanews. These are the places where files are shared, and some are not being shared legally, so caveat emptor and all that. Someone may be trying to change the name for Usenet, but I doubt it'll stick. This is a portion of the internet decades older than the world wide web. Note also that in most newsgroups (the areas devoted to specific topics) traffic is low, but also unmoderated. (moderated newsgroups do exist, but they're less common and you'll get clear indications in the group name that it's a moderated list) So the signal to noise ration can get to be a bit heavy to the noise side. On the other hand, most spam generators have given up on Usenet, so there's nowhere near as much of that as there used to be back when Usenet access was included with your ISP's services.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Mario [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2016 10:03 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Usenet. > > funny you mentioned this. I recently heard that it was renamed to > something like use core .net or some variation like that. maybe you can > google it or look it up at microsoft's site. > hth > > On 1/23/2016 1:47 AM, Charles Krugman wrote: > > I haven’t heard about usenet in several years. When I did I > understood > > that people had to pay to access it through a provider. I too would > be > > interested in finding out its current status. > > Chuck > > *From:* Shane clark <mailto:[email protected]> > > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 19, 2016 12:25 AM > > *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > *Subject:* Usenet. > > > > Hello everyone, > > First of all, my apologies to the list because this may be off topic, > > but I couldn't find a way to sign up for this group, and wasn't sure > > if it even existed anymore. > > I am interested in learning about Usenet, and had a few questions on > > how to get started with it, and didn't know if any of yall used it or > > not, so I figured I'd reach out. I would be using my phone to > download > > content, and the content I'm wanting to download is movies, music, > etc. > > I did some reading on Google, but figured maybe talking with someone > > hands-on would be better for me to grasp how to begin learning. > > If you wanna get with me off list, that's totally fine. You can reach > > me at [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>. > > Thanks in advance for any and all assistance, Shane. > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to [email protected] Archives located at: http://www.groups.io/g/jfw/threads Alternative archives located at: http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.html If you have any concerns about the list, posts received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at [email protected]. -=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View This Message (#37388): https://groups.io/g/jfw/message/37388 Mute This Thread: https://groups.io/mt/493877?uid=21656 Change Your Subscription: https://groups.io/g/jfw/editsub?uid=21656 Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/jfw/leave/46502/1292106160/xyzzy Group Home: https://groups.io/g/jfw Contact Group Owner: [email protected] Terms of Service: https://groups.io/static/tos -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
