Need to find a News Server?

Some Internet Service Providers provide access to Usenet newsgroups as part of their service.

As a service to the Usenet community, we have scoured the Internet to develop a list of news server addresses provided by as many ISPs as we could find. We cannot guarantee the information is always up-to-date, and we welcome any updates you may find.

While ISP-provided news servers are ok for getting started with Newsbin, we have a list of Recommended Usenet News Services that provide much more content and higher reliability.

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United States
ISP
News Server Address
Notes
Adelphia

nntp

news1.news.adelphia.net

news2.news.adelphia.net

news2.news.adelphia.net

Adelphia Home

Uses Giganews

AOL None Consider our Newsbin Recommended News Services
BellSouth (AT&T) None

Discontinued news service access in July, 2008

Consider our Newsbin Recommended News Services

CableONE None

Discontinued news service access on December 31, 2007

Consider our Newsbin Recommended News Services

Charter None

Discontinued news service access on November 15, 2012

Comcast None

Discontinued news service access on October 25, 2007

Consider our Newsbin Recommended News Services

 

Cox

None

Discontinued news service access on June 30, 2010

Consider our Newsbin Recommended News Services

 

Earthlink (Mindspring)

news.west.earthlink.net

news.east.earthlink.net

Earthink Newsgroups FAQ

Applies bandwidth throttle of 64KB if more than 5GB is downloaded during any 30 day period. Uses Giganews.

FrontierNet news.frontiernet.net FrontierNet Home
GCI news.gci.net GCI Home
Insight
Broadband
netnews.insightbb.com Insight Settings

Knology

(Bought by wowway.com)

None

Discontinued news service access on June 3, 2013

Consider our Newsbin Recommended News Services

Mediacom netnews.mchsi.com New Installation Info
MSN None Consider our Newsbin Recommended News Services

Optimum
Online

news.optonline.net Optimum Online Newsgroups Info
  • Must be connected through Optonline
  • No authentication required
  • Allows 2 connections
  • Limited to 500kbps per connection
  • 20 day retention for binaries.
Qwest DSL news.qwest.net Qwest Newsgroup Help
Roadrunner

None

Discontinued news service access on June 23, 2008

Consider our Newsbin Recommended News Services

Speakeasy news.speakeasy.net

Speakeasy Home

Requires same login you use to log in to their website. Outsourced to Giganews.

1GB per month download limit.

SureWest news.surewest.net

SureWest Website
Allows up to 4 connections, each capped at 128 Kbps. Header download is (apparently) uncapped. Uses Usenetserver

SBC Global
(Yahoo)

None

Limited news service access in July, 2008. No alt.binaries groups are available.

Consider our Newsbin Recommended News Services

Verizon news.verizon.net

Limited news service access in June, 2008. No alt.* hierachy available.

Consider our Newsbin Recommended News Services

Wide Open West news.wowway.com 

Discontinued news service access on November 1, 2011

Consider our Newsbin Recommended News Services

Windstream

news.alltel.net
news.windstream.net

Discontinued Service May 31, 2016.

Consider our Newsbin Recommended News Services

Zoomtown (Cincinnati
Bell DSL)
news.fuse.net

Newsgroup FAQ

Uses Usenetserver

 


Australia
ISP
News Server Address
Notes
Internode news.internode.on.net
(Uses Supernews)
Website
OPTUSnet news.optusnet.com.au

Discontinued news service access in January, 2012

Consider our Newsbin Recommended News Services

SuperNerd news.supernerd.com.au Website
50 Day Binary Retention
TPG

news.tpg.com.au
news.sydney.pipenetworks.com

Website

 


Austria
ISP
News Server Address
Notes
INode news.inode.at Website

 


Belgium
ISP News Server Address More Info
Belgacom news.skynet.be Website
Telenet

newsgroups.telenet.be

Telenet Newsgroups Support

 


Canada
ISP News Server Address More Info
Aurora Cable Internet (ACI) news.aci.on.ca ACI FAQ
Cogeco Cable news.cogeco.ca Cogeco Support
Isys news.isys.ca Isys Support
Rogers

none

Discontinued Usenet Access on December 15, 2005. Signup for a Newsbin Recommended News Server if you want Usenet access.
Shaw news.shawcable.net Shaw Settings
Sympatico news1.on.sympatico.ca Discontinued Usenet Access on May 25, 2006. Signup for a Newsbin Recommended News Server if you want Usenet access.
TechSavvy news2.teksavvy.com

Outsourced to UsenetServer

Teksavvy Newsgroup Settings

Telus news.telus.net Telus Newsgroup Settings
Vianet news.vianet.ca Server Addresses
Videotron news.videotron.ca Server Addresses
Zeuter news.zeuter.com Zeuter Home

 


France
ISP
News Server Address
Notes
Free news.free.fr Website
wanadoo news.wanadoo.fr Wanadoo Website

 


The Netherlands
ISP
News Server Address
Notes
@Home

newnews.home.nl
tilbu1.nb.home.nl

Now owned by Ziggo

Use your full email address as the server username. Use the password associated with your email for the server password.

betuwenet news.betuwenet.net

betuwenet home

Uses Giganews

Casema news.casema.nl casema
chello amsnews05-serv.chello.com
newsfeed2.chello.com
amsnews02.chello.com
news-text.quicknet.nl
amsnews03-serv.chello.com
amsnews05-serv2.chello.com
amstwist00.chello.com
amsnews01.chello.com
chello news servers
Demon news.demon.nl Demon Support
Euronet

news.euronet.nl
maya.euronet.nl
news.wanadoo.nl

Euronet
HetNet nova.planet.nl HetNet Home
HCCNet news.hccnet.nl hcc net Home
KPN news.kpnplanet.nl KPN Home
multikabel/
quicknet
news.quicknet.nl OE Setup
Orange World Internet

news.orange.nl

Orange Home
Planet Internet

binaries.news.planet.nl
news.planet.nl

Planet Internet Support Page
Tiscali omega.tiscali.nl
news.tiscali.nl
Tiscali Home
TweakDSL news.tweaknews.nl TweakDSL Home
Versatel news.versatel.net versatel Home
Wanadoo

news.wanadoo.nl
news.euronet.nl
maya.euronet.nl

Wanadoo Home (Now Orange World Internet)
Xs4all newszilla.xs4all.nl xs4all Servers
Ziggo newnews.home.nl

Ziggo Newsgroup Information

Use the part of your email address to the left of the @ sign as the server username. Use the password associated with your email for the server password.

Zonnet news.zonnet.nl Zonnet Home

 


United Kingdom
ISP
News Server Address
Notes
Abel Internet news.abel.co.uk Abel Support
BT Internet None Stopped Usenet Access on December 3, 2014
Consider our Newsbin Recommended News Services
Blueyonder news.virginmedia.com Newsgroup Setup (Owned by Virgin Media)
Clara.net news.claranews.com Claranet News
Demon news.demon.co.uk
news.demon.nl
Demon Website
Demon Support (English Version)
Eclipse
Internet
news.eclipse.co.uk Eclipse Settings
LineOne (Tiscali) news.lineone.net LineOne Config
nildram

news.nildram.co.uk
mercury.nildram.co.uk

nildram Settings
NTL (ntlworld) news.virginmedia.com NTL Settings (Owned by Virgin Media)
pipex nntp.dsl.pipex.com PIPEX Home (Uses Giganews)
pipex homecall news.homecall.co.uk pipex homecall FAQ (uses Tiscali news server running DNEWS).
Plus.Net usenet.plus.net Plus.Net Settings
Tiscali news.tiscali.co.uk Tiscali Config
Virgin news.virginmedia.com Virgin Settings
Wanado None Discontinued Usenet Access on March 17, 2006. Signup for a NewsBin Recommended News Server if you want Usenet access.
Zen
Internet
news.zen.co.uk Zen Settings

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