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United States

ISP News Server Address Notes
Adelphia nntp
news1.news.adelphia.net
news2.news.adelphia.net
news2.news.adelphia.net
Adelphia Home
Uses Giganews
Alltel news.alltel.net
news.windstream.net
Alltel Home (Now Windstream.net)
Uses Usenetserver
AOL None
BellSouth (AT&T) None Discontinued news service access in July, 2008
CableONE None Discontinued news service access on December 31, 2007
Charter nntp.charter.net Charter Support
Uses Highwinds
Comcast None Discontinued news service access on October 25, 2007
 
Cox

news.cox.net

Cox Newsgroup FAQ - select "Newsgroups"
Outsourced to Highwinds
Capped to 500kbps per connection.
Earthlink (Mindspring) news.west.earthlink.net
news.east.earthlink.net
Earthink Newsgroups FAQ
Applies bandwidth throttle of 64KB if more than 5GB is downloaded during any 30 day period.
FrontierNet news.frontiernet.net FrontierNet Home
GCI news.gci.net GCI Home
Insight
Broadband
netnews.insightbb.com Insight Settings
Knology news.knology.net Knology Support
Uses Usenetserver. Users report 6 connections, and no limits on downloads or speeds.
Mediacom netnews.mchsi.com New Installation Info
MSN None
Optimum
Online
news.optonline.net Optimum Online Home
Allows 2 connections, 500kbps per connection cap.
Qwest DSL news.qwest.net Qwest Newsgroup Help
Roadrunner None
Discontinued news service access on June 23, 2008
Speakeasy news.speakeasy.net Speakeasy Home
SureWest news.surewest.net SureWest Website

SBC Global
(Yahoo)
None
Limited news service access in July, 2008. No alt.binaries groups are available.
Verizon news.verizon.net Limited news service access in June, 2008. No alt.* hierachy available.
Wide Open West news.wowway.com  WOW FAQ
Windstream news.alltel.net
news.windstream.net
Windstream.net (Formally Alltell.net)
Uses Usenetserver
Zoomtown (Cincinnati
Bell DSL)
news.fuse.net Newsgroup FAQ

Australia
ISP News Server Address Notes
Internode news.internode.on.net
(Uses Supernews)
Website
OPTUSnet news.optusnet.com.au Website
SuperNerd news.supernerd.com.au Website
50 Day Binary Retention
TPG news.tpg.com.au
news.sydney.pipenetworks.com
Website

Belgium
ISP News Server Address Notes
Belgacom news.skynet.be Website
Telenet

newsgroups.telenet.be

Telenet Newsgroups Support

Canada
ISP News Server Address Notes
Aurora Cable Internet (ACI) news.aci.on.ca ACI FAQ
Cogeco Cable news.cogeco.ca Cogeco Support
Isys news.isys.ca Isys Support
Rogers none
Discontinued Usenet Access on December 15, 2005.
Shaw shawnews.ed.shawcable.net Shaw Settings
Sympatico news1.on.sympatico.ca Discontinued Usenet Access on May 25, 2006.
TechSavvy news2.teksavvy.com Outsourced to UsenetServer
Teksavvy Newsgroup Settings
Telus news.telus.net Telus Newsgroup Settings
Vianet news.vianet.ca Server Addresses
Videotron news.videotron.ca Server Addresses
Zeuter news.zeuter.com Zeuter Home

France
ISP News Server Address Notes
Free news.free.fr Website
wanadoo news.wanadoo.fr Wanadoo Website

Netherlands
ISP News Server Address Notes
@Home none Now owned by Ziggo
betuwenet news.betuwenet.net betuwenet home
Uses Giganews
Casema news.casema.nl casema
chello amsnews05-serv.chello.com
newsfeed2.chello.com
amsnews02.chello.com
news-text.quicknet.nl
amsnews03-serv.chello.com
amsnews05-serv2.chello.com
amstwist00.chello.com
amsnews01.chello.com
chello news servers
Demon news.demon.nl Demon Support
Euronet news.euronet.nl
maya.euronet.nl
news.wanadoo.nl
Euronet
HetNet nova.planet.nl HetNet Home
HCCNet news.hccnet.nl hcc net Home
KPN news.kpnplanet.nl KPN Home
multikabel/
quicknet
news.quicknet.nl OE Setup
Orange World Internet news.orange.nl

Orange Home
Planet Internet

binaries.news.planet.nl
news.planet.nl

Planet Internet Support Page
Tiscali omega.tiscali.nl
news.tiscali.nl
Tiscali Home
TweakDSL news.tweaknews.nl TweakDSL Home
Versatel news.versatel.net versatel Home
Wanadoo news.wanadoo.nl
news.euronet.nl
maya.euronet.nl
Wanadoo Home (Now Orange World Internet)
Xs4all newszilla.xs4all.nl xs4all Servers
Ziggo newnews.home.nl Ziggo Newsgroup Setup
Zonnet news.zonnet.nl Zonnet Home

United Kingdom
ISP News Server Address Notes
Abel Internet news.abel.co.uk Abel Support
BT Internet news.btinternet.com Uses Giganews Europe Servers
Blueyonder news.virginmedia.com Newsgroup Setup (Owned by Virgin Media)
Clara.net news.claranews.com Claranet News
Demon news.demon.co.uk
news.demon.nl
Demon Website
Demon Support (English Version)
Eclipse
Internet
news.eclipse.co.uk Eclipse Settings
LineOne (Tiscali) news.lineone.net LineOne Config
nildram news.nildram.co.uk
mercury.nildram.co.uk
nildram Settings
NTL (ntlworld) news.virginmedia.com NTL Settings (Owned by Virgin Media)
pipex nntp.dsl.pipex.com PIPEX Home (Uses Giganews)
pipex homecall news.homecall.co.uk pipex homecall FAQ (uses Tiscali news server running DNEWS).
Plus.Net usenet.plus.net Plus.Net Settings
Tiscali news.tiscali.co.uk Tiscali Config
Virgin news.virginmedia.com Virgin Settings
Wanado None Discontinued Usenet Access on March 17, 2006.
Zen
Internet
news.zen.co.uk Zen Settings




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