So called nzb files have been created to make the downloading of files from the Usenet (often referred to as newsgroups which is technically not correct) easier and more comfortable. Files are uploaded in parts to the Usenet, and while Usenet software did a good job at recognizing and merging those parts to file names, [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

My Usenet provider of choice Giganews has reached a binary retention level of 600 days with no end in sight (That’s a huge leap considering that they were the first to reach 100 days in 2007). Binary retention refers to the time the binary data, that is the files that are uploaded to the Usenet, [...]

Categories: The Web

Giganews VyprVPN is a virtual private network that is run by the same company that is providing one of the most reliable Usenet services on the Internet. I have been with Giganews for a very long time and never looked back. Since the announcement of the new vpn service Giganews Diamond account owners were able [...]

Categories: Security, The Web

A virtual private network serves various purposes. It usually encrypts the traffic between the user and the vpn server increasing the privacy of the user, security of the system and integrity of the data. Many companies use vpn connections to transfer important data to employees or customers. But virtual private networks have other advantages. The [...]

Categories: Security, The Web

The Usenet can be best described to users who have never come in contact with it as a global forum with hundreds of thousands of groups and the ability for everyone to post and reply. The messages that get posted and read are called articles or posts and they are posted to so called newsgroups [...]

Categories: The Web

Giganews has been my Usenet provider for the last couple of years. Before that I switched from service to service only to be disappointed eventually by poor performance or connection problems. Yes, these services were cheaper than Giganews but you did get what you paid for, at least back then. The Usenet provider landscape has [...]

Categories: Online Services, The Web

Users who work with newsgroups usually use desktop clients such as Newsbin, Grabit or Microsoft Outlook to do so. Some Usenet providers offer web access to newsgroups with options to download files right from the web interface which can be very comfortable in certain situations but especially when no desktop clients can be installed on [...]

Categories: Linux, Software

File retention is one of the biggest arguments for or against a Usenet provider next to similarly important factors such as connection speeds, completion rate, security and the price / download ratio the service is offering. Giganews, the one and only Usenet provider that I do recommend, announced just a few days ago that they [...]

Categories: Online Services

You know that I’m a happy Giganews customer. I have been using their Usenet service for the last years and they never let me down. Sure, they are not the cheapest Usenet provider when it comes to comparing the monthly subscription prices but they quality level surpasses anything else on the market. Giganews are running [...]

Categories: Online Services, The Web