A list of free news server providers now lives at:

https://sybershock.com/#usenet

Peer operators and usenetizens: if there are more that may be added to
the list please post them here or send to the sysop email on the site
or in this message header.

I would like to find and list every free NNTP host possible. This
should include local niche sites that don't feed yet do allow public
access.

SugarBug | https://sybershock.com

Am 14.04.2023 schrieb Syber Shock <admin@sybershock.com>:

> I would like to find and list every free NNTP host possible. This
> should include local niche sites that don't feed yet do allow public
> access.

https://th-h.de/net/usenet/faqs/newsserverliste/

Another servers are:

news.kraft-s.ru
news.tlt.ru
news.tambov.ru

http://nntp4.net/

On Fri, 14 Apr 2023 11:26:14 +0200
Marco Moock <mo01@posteo.de> wrote:

> Am 14.04.2023 schrieb Syber Shock <admin@sybershock.com>:
>
> > I would like to find and list every free NNTP host possible. This
> > should include local niche sites that don't feed yet do allow public
> > access.
>
> https://th-h.de/net/usenet/faqs/newsserverliste/
>
> Another servers are:
>
> news.kraft-s.ru
> news.tlt.ru
> news.tambov.ru
>
> http://nntp4.net/

Thanks for this. Original German link and German -> English translate
link are added to the page. Russian server names and ports added to
page.

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Syber Shock wrote:

> A list of free news server providers now lives at:

> https://sybershock.com/#usenet

> Peer operators and usenetizens: if there are more that may be added to
> the list please post them here or send to the sysop email on the site
> or in this message header.

> I would like to find and list every free NNTP host possible. This
> should include local niche sites that don't feed yet do allow public
> access.

I run a full text feed Usenet server at www.i2pn2.org. This has much
better retention than novabbs.org, which is really just for darknet
use (i2p and tor).

i2pn2.org requires an email address (disposable or whatever), then you
have full access.

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On Fri, 14 Apr 2023 18:16:52 +0000
retro.guy@rocksolidbbs.com (Retro Guy) wrote:

<snip>

> I run a full text feed Usenet server at www.i2pn2.org. This has much
> better retention than novabbs.org, which is really just for darknet
> use (i2p and tor).
>
> i2pn2.org requires an email address (disposable or whatever), then you
> have full access.

Added I2PN2 to the list.

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Syber Shock wrote:

> On Fri, 14 Apr 2023 18:16:52 +0000
> retro.guy@rocksolidbbs.com (Retro Guy) wrote:

> <snip>

>> I run a full text feed Usenet server at www.i2pn2.org. This has much
>> better retention than novabbs.org, which is really just for darknet
>> use (i2p and tor).
>>
>> i2pn2.org requires an email address (disposable or whatever), then you
>> have full access.

> Added I2PN2 to the list.

Thanks! BTW the link to i2pn2 on your site links to novabbs.org.

Copy/Paste strike again, lol :)

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In alt.privacy.anon-server Syber Shock <admin@sybershock.com> wrote:
> A list of free news server providers now lives at:

> https://sybershock.com/#usenet

> Peer operators and usenetizens: if there are more that may be added to
> the list please post them here or send to the sysop email on the site
> or in this message header.

> I would like to find and list every free NNTP host possible. This
> should include local niche sites that don't feed yet do allow public
> access.

> SugarBug | https://sybershock.com

Thanks! Do any of these have binaries?

What about news.neodome.net and nntp.aioe.org? They're free too!
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On Sun, 16 Apr 2023 00:42:34 +0000
ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:

> In alt.privacy.anon-server Syber Shock <admin@sybershock.com> wrote:
> > A list of free news server providers now lives at:
>
> > https://sybershock.com/#usenet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://sybershock.com/#usenet
>
> > Peer operators and usenetizens: if there are more that may be added
> > to the list please post them here or send to the sysop email on the
> > site or in this message header.
>
> > I would like to find and list every free NNTP host possible. This
> > should include local niche sites that don't feed yet do allow public
> > access.
>
> > SugarBug | https://sybershock.com
>
> Thanks! Do any of these have binaries?

No. AFAIK no free servers offer binaries. The software and media pirates
and pedophiles would flood servers with their warez.

>
> What about news.neodome.net and nntp.aioe.org? They're free too!

AIOE is no more.

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On 14 Apr 2023, retro.guy@rocksolidbbs.com (Retro Guy) posted some
news:2b98b57bb6779e66a7a7cf62173617e2@news.novabbs.org:

> Syber Shock wrote:
>
>> A list of free news server providers now lives at:
>
>> https://sybershock.com/#usenet
>
>> Peer operators and usenetizens: if there are more that may be added to
>> the list please post them here or send to the sysop email on the site
>> or in this message header.
>
>> I would like to find and list every free NNTP host possible. This
>> should include local niche sites that don't feed yet do allow public
>> access.
>
> I run a full text feed Usenet server at www.i2pn2.org. This has much
> better retention than novabbs.org, which is really just for darknet
> use (i2p and tor).
>
> i2pn2.org requires an email address (disposable or whatever), then you
> have full access.

Does the same account work for i2p and tor? Thanks for providing this
resource.

Nomen Nescio wrote:

> On 14 Apr 2023, retro.guy@rocksolidbbs.com (Retro Guy) posted some
> news:2b98b57bb6779e66a7a7cf62173617e2@news.novabbs.org:

>> I run a full text feed Usenet server at www.i2pn2.org. This has much
>> better retention than novabbs.org, which is really just for darknet
>> use (i2p and tor).
>>
>> i2pn2.org requires an email address (disposable or whatever), then you
>> have full access.

> Does the same account work for i2p and tor? Thanks for providing this
> resource.

i2pn2 is only available on clearnet, there is no i2p or tor access. Use
news.novabbs.org for tor or i2p access.

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Op 16-4-2023 om 5:59 schreef Syber Shock:
> On Sun, 16 Apr 2023 00:42:34 +0000
> ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
>
>> In alt.privacy.anon-server Syber Shock <admin@sybershock.com> wrote:
>>> A list of free news server providers now lives at:
>>
>>> https://sybershock.com/#usenet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://sybershock.com/#usenet
>>
>>> Peer operators and usenetizens: if there are more that may be added
>>> to the list please post them here or send to the sysop email on the
>>> site or in this message header.
>>
>>> I would like to find and list every free NNTP host possible. This
>>> should include local niche sites that don't feed yet do allow public
>>> access.
>>
>>> SugarBug | https://sybershock.com
>>
>> Thanks! Do any of these have binaries?
>
> No. AFAIK no free servers offer binaries. The software and media pirates
> and pedophiles would flood servers with their warez.
>
>>
>> What about news.neodome.net and nntp.aioe.org? They're free too!
>
> AIOE is no more.
>

Thank you for this list !

neodome is only reading. Posting stopped in 2021.

More free newsservers I use:
- paganini.bofh.team
- freenews.netfront.net
- news.grc.com

paganini.bofh.team and freenews.netfront.net are general usenet servers.
They have restrictions for posting, but I do not know what the
restrictions are.

GRC is a newsserver run by Steve Gibson with special own newsgroups.
You can read the newsgroups also with a browser.
https://www.grc.com

Rink

In alt.privacy.anon-server Syber Shock <admin@sybershock.com> wrote:
....
> > What about news.neodome.net and nntp.aioe.org? They're free too!

> AIOE is no more.

Is that confirmed? :(
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>Is that confirmed? :(

Dead since months. It was my nntp server of choice.

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Am 05.05.2023 schrieb ant@zimage.comANT (Ant):

> In alt.privacy.anon-server Syber Shock <admin@sybershock.com> wrote:
> ...
> > > What about news.neodome.net and nntp.aioe.org? They're free too!
>
> > AIOE is no more.
>
> Is that confirmed? :(

Not by the owner, but the reality confirms it. There are rumors that
the owner has a serious disease.

In alt.privacy.anon-server Anonymous <Anonymous@rocksolidbbs.com> wrote:
> >Is that confirmed? :(

> Dead since months. It was my nntp server of choice.

Right, but didn't someone say it was being worked on?
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Am 05.05.2023 um 23:40:57 Uhr schrieb Ant:

> Right, but didn't someone say it was being worked on?

Months ago - no news since then.

In rocksolid.shared.general Syber Shock <admin@sybershock.com> wrote:
>
> I would like to find and list every free NNTP host possible. This
> should include local niche sites that don't feed yet do allow public
> access.

Some of the latter:

fltk.org (port 1024)
news.digitalmars.com
news.povray.org
news.tin.org
nntp.lore.kernel.org
news.php.net
news.dbase.com
nntp.perl.org
lugnet.com

For Usenet news servers it's hard to tell what are deliberate
omissions from your list, but some fairly obvious ones:

news.mixmin.net
news.netfront.net
http://open-news-network.org/node/5

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Am 31.05.2023 um 10:16:29 Uhr schrieb Computer Nerd Kev:

> In rocksolid.shared.general Syber Shock <admin@sybershock.com> wrote:
> >
> > I would like to find and list every free NNTP host possible. This
> > should include local niche sites that don't feed yet do allow public
> > access.
>
> Some of the latter:
>
> fltk.org (port 1024)
> news.digitalmars.com
> news.povray.org
> news.tin.org
> nntp.lore.kernel.org
> news.php.net
> news.dbase.com
> nntp.perl.org

> lugnet.com

200 dserv03.steinbruch.info NNTP[auth] server version 1.5.12.2 (9 Jan
1996) ready at Wed May 31 16:42:28 2023 (posting ok).

Quite old software...

On May 31, 2023 at 9:44:10 AM CDT, "Marco Moock" <mo01@posteo.de> wrote:

> Am 31.05.2023 um 10:16:29 Uhr schrieb Computer Nerd Kev:
>
>> In rocksolid.shared.general Syber Shock <admin@sybershock.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I would like to find and list every free NNTP host possible. This
>>> should include local niche sites that don't feed yet do allow public
>>> access.
>>
>> Some of the latter:
>>
>> fltk.org (port 1024)
>> news.digitalmars.com
>> news.povray.org
>> news.tin.org
>> nntp.lore.kernel.org
>> news.php.net
>> news.dbase.com
>> nntp.perl.org
>
>> lugnet.com
>
> 200 dserv03.steinbruch.info NNTP[auth] server version 1.5.12.2 (9 Jan
> 1996) ready at Wed May 31 16:42:28 2023 (posting ok).
>
> Quite old software...

Neat! I had no idea anyone was still running the 'original' reference
implementation.

Looks like some development has continued, at least within the FreeBSD
community, even has IPv6 support:

https://www.freshports.org/news/nntp/