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Anonymous asked in Computers & InternetComputer Networking · 1 decade ago

usenet (newsgroups)?

Where are the files that are listed on newsgroups / usenet held ?

Are they servers that belong to the ISP you connect through.... or completely separate ?

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  • G Note
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
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    It depends on the ISP. Some provider have their own, and others get their "feed" from other servers. They just map their dns name to the other nntp server.

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