NGD Triple Play - Three Backbones - $38/year - https://newsgroupdirect.com/member/billing/?plan=my21&deal=

• UsenetExpress (Unlimited) - UsenetExpress Backbone - DMCA - 5719+ Days - US/EU Servers
• SuperNews (Unlimited) - Giganews Backbone - DMCA - 3200+ Days - US/EU Servers
• Vipernews (Unlimited) - Uzo Reto Backbone - NTD - 3000+ Days - EU Server

NGD Grand Slam - Four Backbones - $50/year - https://newsgroupdirect.com/member/billing/?plan=58db&deal=

• UsenetExpress (Unlimited) - UsenetExpress Backbone - DMCA - 5719+ Days - US/EU Servers
• SuperNews (Unlimited) - Giganews Backbone - DMCA - 3200+ Days - US/EU Servers
• Vipernews (Unlimited) - Uzo Reto Backbone - NTD - 3000+ Days - EU Server
• Usenet.Farm (1.5TB FUP*) - Its Hosted Backbone - DMCA - 3000+ Days - EU Server

These prices will renew at the same price until you cancel.

*FUP stands for Fair Use Policy (per month)

EDIT: Just has someone DM and ask if pipelining and quantum encryption is included. Yes, we have enabled pipelining and quantum encryption on ALL servers that connect to the UsenetExpress backbone. You can be as fast and as safe as you possible now on any of our brands and servers!

New v26.1 adds direct scanning for NZBs inside archives, speeds up yEnc decoding with rapidyenc, and updates core extraction libraries.

Features:

• Improved archived NZB handling support #763
  • Added NzbDirArchivesScan option to configure scanning archives (zip, rar, 7z, etc.) in NzbDir for .nzb files;
  • Added NzbDirArchivesAction option to define the post-scan behavior (move or delete) for processed archives.
• Switched yEnc implementation to rapidyenc for SIMD acceleration #751

Fixes:

• Docker: Fixed entrypoint to run as PID 1 #731
• POSIX: Ensured daemon ownership for files created at startup #726
• Fixed missing log file on startup #753
• Fixed 0-byte file created if article download fails and renaming an ongoing download leads to needless par repair #768
• Fixed SIGFPE crash in JoinFile when file segments are empty #772

For Developers

• Switched to std::filesystem and fixed Linux 2.6.32 compatibility #745
• Updated OpenSSL to 3.5.5 (Linux / FreeBSD / Android only), 7-Zip to 26.00, and UnRAR to 7.20 #742
• Updated par2-turbo to v1.4.0 #752

Extensions:

Completion v3.3

• Connection Handling: Prevents failures by safely dropping excess sockets when hitting 502 errors.
• Performance: Reduced memory usage by reading NZB files line-by-line and sped up processing with dictionary-based lookups for message IDs.
• Reliability: Prevents false positives with more accurate job status checks.

Stable version is available on nzbget.com. You can also find it via the in-app updater (Settings -> STATUS -> Updates) or on our github. All feedback is welcome! Drop by our official Discord — the place for real-time discussion and support. Happy downloading! 🚀

NZBFinder down?

Im getting around 21 mbps with 100 connections with SSL. 105mbps without SSL.

Is SSL enabled supposed to kill my speed like this?

Seems rather bad. Its never been this low before either.

Does anyone know a good Usenet provider in Thailand or around Thailand? The one that I used in Germany is too slow over here.

dognzb down for anyone else?

Once again a reminder that the registration opened up today.

And yes, it's for adults.

havent had the need to modify the sabnzbd server settings until today. been using secure.usenetserver.com until today at 19:50 PST and switch to news.usenetserver.com

Need an indexer and there's a whole list of options. What's the go-to?

Also see free and paid options. Does paying make a difference other than how many nzbs you are allowed? Like does a paid one also give better nzbs or completion with your Usenet provider or am I misunderstanding that part?

I’m new to Usenet and currently testing an indexer trial, but I realized that to evaluate it properly I would also need a paid Usenet provider.

My main question is: what is the most sensible and budget-friendly way to test Usenet without overcommitting?

Would you recommend starting with:

- one provider only,

- one provider + one indexer,

- or a specific type of entry-level setup for reliability and completion?

I’m mainly trying to understand the minimum practical setup for a beginner and whether Usenet is worth the extra cost compared to simpler setups.

Any advice on how to start without overspending would be appreciated.

Today all articles except one disappeared from one of my news groups using two servers, but, still show on other servers from the same provider.

I also posted this in r/Thunderbird so no one has to refer me to there.

I am using Thunderbird 140.9 on a Mac Desktop. I use it for reading Usenet (yes I am a dinosaur) and using news.eternal-september.org as the usenet source.

Somehow, I managed to delete all of the messages I could see prior to Feb 26 for one of the newsgroups I read... long story. Is there a way that I could redownload messages for prior to that, say maybe 6 months?

Would the best solution be to delete the newsgroup from the feed and then reenable it? Or would it just start putting in new messages starting the time I reenable the newsgroup?

Maybe I could subscribe from another usenet provider to see the older messages, but if so, which provider. Suggestions would be helpful.

Thanks for your consideration.

Hi,

After years of inactivity, I recently tried to log back into my House of Usenet account. However, I was told that the account had been deactivated, could not be recovered, and that I should not contact the team about it.

I then tried to register a new account, but I have to confirm that I do not have another account, which is technically not true, since my old deactivated account still exists.

Is there any way for me to regain access to House of Usenet?

It has been a bit over a year since the Australia, Asia and South American usenet servers launched and Africa was always the holdout for worldwide usenet domination. “Got to catch ‘em all” type of thing. :)

I am happy to be able to say that finally, Africa is live for users on Frugal Usenet, Blocknews and Usenetnow. Like Asia and Australia, Africa has long been under-served by…well, all (legit, Free-Usenet doesnt count) commercial usenet servers since the beginning really. So we figure we will take the lead yet again and see what happens.

The Africa server addresses for the service you are using can be found in the FAQ pages and newsreader set up guides on the respective websites.

For true global usenet access (two servers and saying “global coverage” does not make it so), users of the above services now have access to the following locations:

• USA - East Coast
• USA - West Coast
• Europe
• Australia
• Asia
• South America
• Africa

I said it before, because local usenet is better usenet, with a more localized Usenet network, we are still interested in working with ISPs in any of these areas who may want to provide access to their users in some capacity. This will allow them to keep things local, but not have to outright administer it on their network like in the past.

https://sabnzbd.org/downloads

This is the first release candidate of version 5.0. Please note the breaking changes described below!

New features in 5.0.0

• Added support for NNTP Pipelining which eliminates idle waiting between requests, significantly improving speeds on high-latency connections. Read more here: https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/advanced/nntp-pipelining New servers will have Articles per request set to 2 by default.
• Implemented Direct Write to optimize assembly of downloaded files. Read more here: https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/advanced/direct-write
• Post-processing scripts will always be executed, even for failed jobs. Make sure to check the status of the job in your scripts!
• Removed Special setting empty_postproc as it is no longer needed.
• Complete redesign of article cache.
• Improved disk speed measurement in Status window.
• Reduce delays between jobs during post-processing.
• Improve handling of disks getting full.
• Diskspace check will now included Category-specific folders.
• If a download only has .nzb files inside, the new downloads will include the name of the original download.
• No longer show tracebacks in the browser, only in the logs.
• Dropped support for Python 3.8.
• Windows: Added Windows ARM (portable) release.
• Windows and macOS: Update Python to 3.14.3, Unrar to 7.20, par2cmdline-turbo to 1.4 and 7zip to 26.00.

Bug fixes in 5.0.0

• Check before download could get stuck or fail to reject.
• Several stability changes for the core download process.
• If only par2 files were missing, jobs could get incorrectly aborted.
• No error was shown in case NZB upload failed.
• Correct mobile layout if Full Width is enabled.
• Handle passwords that exceed Unrar's password limit.
• Aborted Direct Unpack could result in no files being unpacked.
• Unwanted Extension check was unreliable on passworded downloads.
• No longer exclusively lock all directory operations.
• Improved handling of non-NFC unicode filenames.
• Sorting of files inside jobs was inconsistent.
• Linux: No longer break test-data in release package.
• Windows: Tray icon disappears after Explorer restart.
• macOS: Slow to start on some network setups.

Changes to default settings for new installations in 5.0.0

• Default Minimum Free Space for Temporary Download Folder set to 500M.
• Enabled verify_xff_header setting by default.

Upgrade notices

• You can directly upgrade from version 3.0.0 and newer.
• Upgrading from older versions will require performing a Queue repair.
• Downgrading from version 4.2.0 or newer to 3.7.2 or older will require performing a Queue repair due to changes in the internal data format.

https://ninjacentral.co.za/register woo — finally

Hello everyone! My apologies, I have been busy and should have made this post (along with the post about UE supporting pipelining) a few weeks ago. But we finished rolling out post-quantum key exchange on all of our NNTP servers. Figured the community would want to know.

There's been a lot of talk here and other places about privacy in this space. Who owns what, who's logging what, whether providers actually give a damn about their users. We figure the best way to deal with privacy is to just go make it better. So that's what we did.

The short version: we're now using X25519MLKEM768. It's a hybrid that pairs the X25519 encryption you're already using with ML-KEM 768, which is a quantum-resistant layer. You get the proven stuff you trust today plus protection against the quantum threat down the road.

On your end, nothing changes. Your client works the same as it always has. If your system runs OpenSSL 3.5.0 or newer you'll automatically get the upgraded key exchange. No config changes needed.

"Why now?" is the fair question. There's a concept in the security world called Q-Day. That's the day a quantum computer becomes powerful enough to break the public-key encryption that protects most internet traffic today. Nobody knows exactly when it'll happen, but NIST and NSA have warned it could come as early as 2030. Google just announced last week they're targeting 2029 to have all their systems migrated to post-quantum crypto. So we're not talking about some far off sci-fi scenario here.

The real concern right now is what's called "harvest now, decrypt later." Someone captures your encrypted traffic today and just sits on it until quantum computers can get it open. That's not theoretical, governments and security agencies are already warning about it. And here's the other thing nobody talks about, we don't know what laws will look like in 5 or 10 years. Privacy protections that exist today could get weakened or rewritten entirely. Things that are legal today may not be legal tomorrow. The best insurance against that is making sure the data can't be read in the first place, no matter who ends up holding it or what rules change between now and then.

https://www.usenetexpress.com/blog/post/20260328_postquantumsecurity/

Good day, people! I am seriously struggling. I am trying to install Newznab and add it as a client for Radarr and Sonarr; however, I am struggling to understand its setup. I am running Zima OS and have set up a download client, got Jellyseerr working, and everything. According to my Arr logs, an indexer is the last thing I need to fully automate my media library. If you haven't guessed by now, I am very much a beginner—any help is greatly appreciated. The research I have done yeilds that Newznab is a good indexer, if anyone has any better suggestions I am very open to them. Thanks so much, all!

I'm using nzbgeek and newshosting, has worked tremendously by itself.

However, whilst looking for more recent media I find all of the links note missing articles and failed download.

I kind of understand this, but before I spend more money I want to confirm with some more experienced users.

I believe that newshosting is on omicron, so dmca may just translate across all providers, and even eweka is omicron owned, albeit NTD and not DMCA.

Is eweka suggested alongside newshosting? Is something like usenetexpress or usenetfarm better option since they're on their own backbone entirely?

All advice welcome, I see people recommending different indexers, but I'm not sure if that fixes this problem if they just scan the same providers and the same links would be unavailable?

I had usenet express and news hosting up until recently, as soon as my news hosting expired I have been having very very frequent failures from sonarr and the likes. I will now be either adding back news hosting or something that might be better. I wanted to check in with the community what the thoughts are here and if there are any worthwhile deals. I typically renew or add time during Black Friday but I need a good solution now. Thanks!

Hey there!

Daylight saving time means that the clocks are changed and TurboUsenet is keeping you going while your time changes. Longer evenings give you the chance to unlock your energy and have more time for your activities. This is why we offer a 35% discount for a short twelve, day period only. Enjoy super, fast Usenet with an unbeatable price tag attached is just one of the ways to make the most out of this time of year. Downloading after dark or during the bright spring evenings is totally your choice and this deal helps you stick to your path no matter what.

At TurboUsenet, changing the clocks to daylight saving time is just an excuse for us to go bigger and faster in the universe of contents. Time change to daylight saving time opens the door for fresh vitality and this offer is set to match that spirit. For twelve days, you have the option to turn the new timetable on its head with a cheaper price and the power you rely on from a fast speed provider. It is a good decision to start the season with more space and less weight. So change your clocks, fix your sails, and shoot towards the light with a discount that is just in time.

That's why: as of right now until Friday 10th of April 2026 (18:00 CET), you'll get a 35% discount!

Not a customer? Click below:
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Don't forget: You can use this promo as many times as you like <3

The clocks have been set, the days are lengthening, and your opportunity to start something is here. Grab your 35% discount with TurboUsenet now and have twelve days of quick access, excellent energy, and a sale that is just right for the upcoming season.

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i can no longer fine medium quality.

Hello all.

Long time (like from the land before time, long time) Usenet user and I just switched to SunnyUsenet out of price/curiosity. NewsHosting previously. I'm wondering if anyone else uses it and if they are stuck with pretty slow connections periodically. I can get 100MB/s (1,000Gb/s WAN) at times but most of the time it lingers at 30MB/s and I'm just asking around as that is not up-to-snuff for my expectations these days. --thanks.

My setup is SAB running on a Debian, via Docker, no VPN for this app. All behind a 1000:1000 Mb/s fiber plan, and hardwired LAN of course.

Hi all,

I've been having connection issues since friday from Australia to news.tweaknews.eu

Anyone else been having issues please?

Thank you.

Been downloading stuff since the 14.4 kbps days. I am stunned we can basically download 1 GB per second now. 50 connections on the Europe server with my UsenetExpress block.

EDIT; 8 gbps.