Usenet / Newsgroups Discussion

I used to use nzbindex and the usual dcp groups to get comics but now they are all obfuscated or maybe they don't get uploaded anymore. Can anyone clue me in to a good comic book indexer or how new stuff is being distributed?

@usenet 🌐 Usenet Providers Map 2025-06-30 Update

🔗 Interactive Map: https://usenet.rexum.space/tree
🔗 SVG: https://usenet.rexum.space/svg
🔗 Table: https://usenet.rexum.space/table

What’s New?
✅ Updated retention levels.
✅ Dropped defunct providers
✅ (NewsFusion, SMSUseNET, etc.).
✅ Abavia added a US server for XS News/EasyUsenet.
✅ Frugal Usenet is back as a multi-backbone provider.

Shoutout to all who helped us.

Thoughts? Errors? Let us know!

PS: New to Usenet? One backbone is usually enough—no pressure! 🔍

I recently started using usenet, still learning how it works. I read a few articles and decided to go with Eweka as a provider and Nzbgeek and Nzb.su indexers. Then I found that bundled with Eweka comes the NewsLazer app that has multiple cool features like browsing groups and downloading / generating previews... The problem is, that I am searching for content in my language and there is not much of it. So instead of searching things I like, sometimes I would like to check what is available. NewsLazer seems to be only aware of a few languages (and has some other issues). Is there another tool capable of the same but maybe with additional customisation?

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This deal EXPIRES AT 3PM ET, so you have two hours to purchase. We will launch new deals for week two of our month long anniversary celebration on Monday morning and we will have new Flash Sale deals next Thursday at 1PM.

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@usenet 🌐 Usenet Providers Map 2025-02-23 Update

🔗 Interactive Map: https://usenet.rexum.space/tree
🔗 SVG: https://cdn.rexum.space/usenet/Usenet%20Providers%20and%20Backbones%20%28Version%202025-02-23%29.svg
🔗 Table: https://usenet.rexum.space/table

What’s New?
✅ Added real company names for clarity
✅ Removed Frugal Bonus (uncertain status)
✅ Streamlined info in the table

Thoughts? Errors? Let us know! Let’s keep Usenet open & accurate.

PS: New to Usenet? One backbone is usually enough—no pressure! 🔍

There is a particular car I wanted to get, but it isn't available on usenet. How do I go about adding it? I have subscriptions to an indexer and provider.

The support team will be applying a 50% time bonus to all Unlimited Accounts through January 19th.

Two 1 TB blocks on different backbones for $15: https://portal.usenetprime.com/cart.php?a=add&bid=37.

3 TB for $15 (4000+ retention): https://billing.blocknews.net/signup/blockfriday

6 TB for €15 (2800+ retention ): https://www.bulknews.eu/checkout?product_variation=43&locale=en%2F and use the code bf241. Bulknews is on Abavia backbone.

4 TB for $25 (4633+ retention): https://newsgroupdirect.com/member/billing/?plan=ce57&planid=233&yes_tracking=1

500 GB for 10.50 till January 3 (3000+ retention): https://usenet.farm/

The retention might not be accurate, probably larger.

Found this, it seems to be updated regularly.

6 months UP unlimited + 1TB XSNews - $15

Deal Link Here ($15):

https://portal.usenetprime.com/cart.php?a=add&bid=35

UP yearly Unlimited + 1TB XSNews - $25

Deal Link Here ($25):

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1TB UP + 1TBXS News - $15

Deal Link Here ($15):

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UP (UsenetPrime) - UsenetExpress backbone

*XS (XSNews) - Abavia backbone

Happy Holidays everyone...

Great place to find Usenet deals.

$20.04/year, and I think it is stackable, make sure before you try stacking.

https://wiki.dbzer0.com/

Geek Birthday Sale will run from 12:00:00am 19th December 2024 UTC until 12:00:00am 21st December 2024 UTC.

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The above subscription specials will only be available during this time.

cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/26900705

Example Plans:

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12 Months Unlimited for $2.44/mo with 10 Connections and capped at 10Mbit/sec

Just to be clear, I'm simply reposting this, I'm not vouching for them.

Did everyone get everything they needed? Disappointed with anything?

Not asking for an invite!

I do have a NC VIP account. A friend of mine also wants to get into NC. Is there something like an invite system? Can't find it in the profile, so I guess not?

While my initial motivation to try usenet was to find releases that weren't being seeded on torrent trackers, I've found it to be a helpful alternative to keeping content seeded on my laptop's limited hard drive for extended amounts of time. To increase the chances that I find what I'm looking for, I check several usenet indexers simultaneously, preferring to use ones that have lifetime subscriptions (altHUB, Miatrix, and NZBGeek). Should those three lack what I'm looking for, I also use DrunkenSlug, NZB Finder, and Tabula Rasa, as their free plans can be used indefinitely. Aside from the six aforementioned indexers, are there any good ones that I've missed with free plans that don't expire?

From what I remember DogNZB, NinjaCentral, and NZBPlanet either have limited-time free plans or require account activity at least once every two weeks, which is why I chose to forego them in favor of the six I use now.

You will need 3 things at a basic level before you can download anything:

• A usenet provider, which will provide servers to download content from. Many offer in-bulk deals (yearly) which can average out to as low as 3-4 USD a month. Which providers are recommended?
• An NZB indexer. An .nzb file is akin to a .torrent file in that it contains a map pointing to the location of the content that you want to download. Can be as cheap as 10 USD a year. What are the best indexers?
• A download client (See: Usenet downloading software), into which you will feed your .nzb files in order to begin downloading your desired content. Which client is recommended?

Usenet Posting Software

For posting check nyuu wiki.

Usenet Indexer Metasearch (manual searching)

Search Automation Tools

Comics

eBooks

Movies

Music

TV

Subtitles

Usenet is a worldwide distributed Internet discussion system. It was developed from the general purpose UUCP architecture of the same name.

Duke University graduate students Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis conceived the idea in 1979 and it was established in 1980.[1] Users read and post messages (called articles or posts, and collectively termed news) to one or more categories, known as newsgroups. Usenet resembles a bulletin board system (BBS) in many respects, and is the precursor to the various Internet forums that are widely used today. Usenet can be superficially regarded as a hybrid between email and web forums. Discussions are threaded, with modern news reader software, as with web forums and BBSes, though posts are stored on the server sequentially.

One notable difference between a BBS or web forum and Usenet is the absence of a central server and dedicated administrator. Usenet is distributed among a large, constantly changing conglomeration of servers that store and forward messages to one another in so-called news feeds. Individual users may read messages from and post messages to a local server operated by a commercial usenet provider, their Internet service provider, university, or employer.

See Wikipedia for more information.