When considering a usenet news server, the following factors, in no particular order, will need to be considered:
Completeness
Retention
Cost
Speed
Obviously, a satisfactory mix of all the above, ranked by your needs is what will determine VALUE to the individual.
For me GIGANEWS,
www.giganews.com has provided that balance and I urge consistent downloaders to try this one first.
-wecc-
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