Discussion:
Free News Servers Listing
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Syber Shock
2023-04-14 08:59:49 UTC
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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
Marco Moock
2023-04-14 09:26:14 UTC
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Post by Syber Shock
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/
Syber Shock
2023-04-14 17:46:10 UTC
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On Fri, 14 Apr 2023 11:26:14 +0200
Post by Marco Moock
Post by Syber Shock
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/
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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llp
2023-04-14 18:07:03 UTC
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Post by Syber Shock
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.
You have a list (in french) here:
http://usenet.ovh/?article=faq_serveur_gratuit
Retro Guy
2023-04-14 18:16:52 UTC
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Post by Syber Shock
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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Retro Guy
Nomen Nescio
2023-04-17 08:37:36 UTC
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Post by Retro Guy
Post by Syber Shock
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.
Retro Guy
2023-04-17 18:57:13 UTC
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Post by Nomen Nescio
Post by Retro Guy
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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Adam W.
2023-04-14 23:58:26 UTC
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In news.admin.peering Syber Shock <***@sybershock.com> wrote:

(posting to news.admin.peering only)
Post by Syber Shock
https://sybershock.com/#usenet
Great initiative!

You could add mine. It's targeted to Polish users, that's why webpage is
in Polish:

http://news.chmurka.net/

Reading is free for everyone, but posting requires registration (also
free, I just prefer to add accounts manually to minimize / avoid spam and
abuse).
Syber Shock
2023-04-15 02:20:08 UTC
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On Fri, 14 Apr 2023 23:58:26 -0000 (UTC)
Post by Adam W.
(posting to news.admin.peering only)
Post by Syber Shock
https://sybershock.com/#usenet
Great initiative!
You could add mine. It's targeted to Polish users, that's why webpage
http://news.chmurka.net/
Reading is free for everyone, but posting requires registration (also
free, I just prefer to add accounts manually to minimize / avoid spam
and abuse).
Chmurka has been added to the list. Thank you for the information.

SugarBug | https://sybershock.com
yamo'
2023-04-15 07:19:53 UTC
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Hi,
Post by Syber Shock
On Fri, 14 Apr 2023 23:58:26 -0000 (UTC)
Post by Adam W.
Post by Syber Shock
https://sybershock.com/#usenet
You can add the servers listed in : <http://usenet-fr.yakakwatik.org/>
Post by Syber Shock
Post by Adam W.
Great initiative!
Yes!

Best regards,
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Syber Shock
2023-04-24 12:36:55 UTC
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On Sat, 15 Apr 2023 07:19:53 -0000 (UTC)
Post by yamo'
Hi,
Post by Syber Shock
On Fri, 14 Apr 2023 23:58:26 -0000 (UTC)
Post by Syber Shock
https://sybershock.com/#usenet
You can add the servers listed in : <http://usenet-fr.yakakwatik.org/>
Thanks for the list. I added your link to the page. I also added
translation links.
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lbf
2023-04-15 12:16:56 UTC
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Great list.
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Kerr Avon
2023-04-15 21:11:19 UTC
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Post by Syber Shock
https://sybershock.com/#usenet
It's a nice list and thank you for creating it :)
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Agency News | news.bbs.nz
Syber Shock
2023-04-15 23:55:15 UTC
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On Sun, 16 Apr 2023 09:11:19 +1200 (NZST)
Post by Kerr Avon
Post by Syber Shock
https://sybershock.com/#usenet
It's a nice list and thank you for creating it :)
I will be adding some more after I make some time to test and verify
them. Please keep the leads coming. Even niche and read-only servers
like gwene, oldusenet, and feedbase will be added to the list.
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Kerr Avon
2023-04-17 07:53:49 UTC
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Post by Syber Shock
I will be adding some more after I make some time to test and verify
them. Please keep the leads coming. Even niche and read-only servers
like gwene, oldusenet, and feedbase will be added to the list.
Could you kindly change the name from 'New Zealand BBS' to 'Agency News'
please. Thanks!
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Agency News | news.bbs.nz
Syber Shock
2023-04-17 19:10:40 UTC
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On Mon, 17 Apr 2023 19:53:49 +1200 (NZST)
Post by Kerr Avon
Post by Syber Shock
I will be adding some more after I make some time to test and verify
them. Please keep the leads coming. Even niche and read-only servers
like gwene, oldusenet, and feedbase will be added to the list.
Could you kindly change the name from 'New Zealand BBS' to 'Agency
News' please. Thanks!
Done.
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SugarBug | https://sybershock.com
Avon Kerr
2023-04-17 19:41:33 UTC
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Post by Kerr Avon
Could you kindly change the name from 'New Zealand BBS' to 'Agency
News' please. Thanks!
Done.
Many thanks.
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Agency News | news.bbs.nz
Ant
2023-04-16 00:42:34 UTC
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Post by Syber Shock
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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Syber Shock
2023-04-16 03:59:49 UTC
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On Sun, 16 Apr 2023 00:42:34 +0000
Post by Ant
Post by Syber Shock
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.
Post by Ant
What about news.neodome.net and nntp.aioe.org? They're free too!
AIOE is no more.
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Rink
2023-05-04 09:42:57 UTC
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Post by Syber Shock
On Sun, 16 Apr 2023 00:42:34 +0000
Post by Ant
Post by Syber Shock
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.
Post by Ant
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
Ant
2023-05-05 06:21:28 UTC
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In alt.privacy.anon-server Syber Shock <***@sybershock.com> wrote:
...
Post by Syber Shock
Post by Ant
What about news.neodome.net and nntp.aioe.org? They're free too!
AIOE is no more.
Is that confirmed? :(
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Anonymous
2023-05-05 07:10:45 UTC
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Post by Ant
Is that confirmed? :(
Dead since months. It was my nntp server of choice.
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Ant
2023-05-05 23:40:57 UTC
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Post by Anonymous
Post by Ant
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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Marco Moock
2023-05-06 08:12:29 UTC
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Post by Ant
Right, but didn't someone say it was being worked on?
Months ago - no news since then.
Spiros Bousbouras
2023-05-06 09:18:07 UTC
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On Fri, 05 May 2023 23:40:57 +0000
Post by Ant
Post by Anonymous
Post by Ant
Is that confirmed? :(
Dead since months. It was my nntp server of choice.
Right, but didn't someone say it was being worked on?
Yes :
Newsgroups: alt.free.newsservers,news.admin.peering
Subject: Re: Admins of borked Usenet providers have vanished.
Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2023 19:48:22 -0000 (UTC)
Message-ID: <***@crcomp.net>
or
http://al.howardknight.net/?ID=168336278800

.On the other hand there is
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: on 'pythonic' a,b=b,a
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2023 13:39:47 +0300
Message-ID: <***@g{oogle}mail.com>
or
http://al.howardknight.net/?ID=168336274400

.I'm more inclined to believe the sickness version because the owner of
aioe did post on usenet. I've seen post of his at least on
news.admin.net-abuse.usenet .So if it were a server issue , he would have
said something. And of course a server issue would have been fixed by now.
Marco Moock
2023-05-05 07:22:44 UTC
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Post by Ant
...
Post by Syber Shock
Post by Ant
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.
Spiros Bousbouras
2023-04-25 09:20:56 UTC
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On Fri, 14 Apr 2023 03:59:49 -0500
Post by Syber Shock
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 haven't checked all the links given in the thread but with those I've
checked (and in the thread) I haven't seen

news2.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de
news.cyber23.de
paganini.bofh.team

. informatik.uni only allows reading. cyber23 has had a period when it
allowed reading and posting but now it's only reading. None of the 3
requires registration.
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vlaho.ninja/prog
news.usenet.ovh Admin
2023-05-05 21:25:31 UTC
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Post by Syber Shock
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
You have a list of usenet server in French :
http://usenet.ovh/?article=faq_serveur_gratuit
Computer Nerd Kev
2023-05-31 00:16:29 UTC
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Post by Syber Shock
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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Marco Moock
2023-05-31 14:44:10 UTC
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Post by Computer Nerd Kev
Post by Syber Shock
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.
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...
Jesse Rehmer
2023-05-31 17:42:20 UTC
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Post by Marco Moock
Post by Computer Nerd Kev
Post by Syber Shock
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.
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/
Borax Man
2024-06-29 05:45:15 UTC
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Post by Syber Shock
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
Here is another, not much activity, but still being run.

news.altexxanet.org

http://altexxanet.org/
Is the main website, also has IRC, gopher, some other old technologies.
D
2024-06-29 13:14:55 UTC
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Post by Borax Man
["Followup-To:" header set to rocksolid.shared.general.]
Post by Syber Shock
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
Here is another, not much activity, but still being run.
news.altexxanet.org
http://altexxanet.org/
Is the main website, also has IRC, gopher, some other old technologies.
(using Tor Browser 13.5)
http://altexxanet.org/usenet.html
Post by Borax Man
ALTEXXANET runs a "standalone" usenet server which does not pull feeds from
other servers. The only newsgroups which exist are local to our server.
You'll need to obtain a news client from our downloads page and point it to
news.altexxanet.org.
[end quote]

read-only test (using Tor Browser 13.5):
http://put.hk/reader.jsp?server=news.altexxanet.org&btnsubmit=Go
Post by Borax Man
Server: news.altexxanet.org (5)
0 Group(s) matched!
altexxanet.comp.discussion (42)
altexxanet.comp.help (3)
altexxanet.general.feedback (0)
altexxanet.general.introductions (14)
altexxanet.testing (53)
read-only test (using Tor Browser 13.5):
http://put.hk/reader.jsp?server=paganini.bofh.team&btnsubmit=Go
Post by Borax Man
Server: paganini.bofh.team (48696)
http://put.hk/reader.jsp?server=freenews.netfront.net&btnsubmit=Go
Post by Borax Man
Server: freenews.netfront.net (47473)
http://put.hk/reader.jsp?server=news.samoylyk.net&btnsubmit=Go
Post by Borax Man
Server: news.samoylyk.net (45909)
http://put.hk/reader.jsp?server=news.dizum.net&btnsubmit=Go
Post by Borax Man
Server: news.dizum.net (45728)
http://put.hk/reader.jsp?server=news.alphared.net&btnsubmit=Go
Post by Borax Man
Server: news.alphared.net (45728)
http://put.hk/reader.jsp?server=news.blueworldhosting.com&btnsubmit=Go
Post by Borax Man
Server: news.blueworldhosting.com (45059)
http://put.hk/reader.jsp?server=news.novabbs.org&btnsubmit=Go
Post by Borax Man
Server: news.novabbs.org (42485)
http://put.hk/reader.jsp?server=news.i2pn2.org&btnsubmit=Go
Post by Borax Man
Server: news.i2pn2.org (42473)
http://put.hk/reader.jsp?server=news.mixmin.net&btnsubmit=Go
Post by Borax Man
Server: news.mixmin.net (41841)
http://put.hk/reader.jsp?server=news.alt119.net&btnsubmit=Go
Post by Borax Man
Server: news.alt119.net (40530)
http://put.hk/reader.jsp?server=news.usenet.ovh&btnsubmit=Go
Post by Borax Man
Server: news.usenet.ovh (15322)
http://put.hk/reader.jsp?server=news.chmurka.net&btnsubmit=Go
Post by Borax Man
Server: news.chmurka.net (3752)
http://put.hk/reader.jsp?server=news.grc.com&btnsubmit=Go
Post by Borax Man
Server: news.grc.com (39)
http://put.hk/reader.jsp?server=news.eternal-september.org&btnsubmit=Go
Post by Borax Man
Server: news.eternal-september.org (12) *requires login, tor disabled
there are probably dozens of other free news servers, some of which
are known to work with tor and also use ssl/port 563, albeit posting
via some of these free news servers may not work with or without tor
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