G+_Midwest Concert Video Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Is it possible to set up one's own Usenet server? Usenet has pretty much disappeared from the services offered by ISPs, most people today have no idea what it even is and those who want it usually go to specialist services. But I have Google Fiber and lots of hard drive space. Do I need a "peering agreement" to get a newsfeed? I don't need a full newsfeed, just wanting to get the groups I'm interest in myself to use with my own newsreader. #usenet #server #newsfeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Eddie Foy Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 I though that part of the ToS of google fiber was you weren't allowed to run servers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Midwest Concert Video Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 They relaxed that considerably. But the server would only be accessed on my side of the router - I would be interested in getting the newsfeed in, but I would be the only user. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Reese Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Yeah, they wanted to block home servers at first but decided against it. They would likely still frown on a business server, but their new business plan isn't much more expensive than the home plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Reese Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Anyhow, I don't know why you couldn't - I just don't know what that would take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Eddie Foy Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Good to hear they relaxed those rules. Almost makes having that bandwidth useless without ability to run servers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Travis Hershberger Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Sounds like you might just want a proxy actually. Looks like Leafnode could do the trick. I haven't setup an NNTP server myself, but found a list of them at: http://www.dmoz.org/Computers/Software/Internet/Servers/Usenet/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Eddie Foy Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 For grins, I looked at my Synology NAS. Seems the Download Station supports NZB. Could be worth a look. I'm amazed at what this little NAS will do. Its truly more of a server then a NAS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Midwest Concert Video Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 Travis Hershberger Cool, thanks. The Leafnode configuration looks easy enough, but I'm still not clear on the issue of obtaining a newsfeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Midwest Concert Video Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 Eddie Foy The thing is, in this day and age, how does one define "server"? Is there an application worth using that isn't a server at some level? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Eddie Foy Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Does it accept or initiate connections. I don't think that nearly every app is a server. Just because it sends data doesn't make it a server. My e-mail client is a client, even though it sends data to the em-mail server. My browser is FAR from a server as is the office suites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Reese Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 I'd define a server as anything that provides a service for clients to connect to. Most apps are clients, but most devices can be servers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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