December 1999

                                                   Specialized Public News Servers

                      3Dfx Interactive
                                                             news.3dfx.com
                      Adrenaline Vault
                                                             news.avault.com
                      Agfa
                                                             news.agfa.com
                      AOpen
                                                             news.aopen.com.tw
                      A.S.P. shareware
                                                             news.asp-shareware.org
                      ASP Coding
                                                             ls.asplists.com
                      ASUS
                                                             news.asus.com.tw
                      Asymetrix
                                                             news.asymetrix.com
                      Autodesk
                                                             adesknews.autodesk.com
                      BASIS
                                                             news.basis.com
                      Byte Online
                                                             news.cmpnet.com
                      Circuit Cellar
                                                             bbs.circuitcellar.com
                      Cakewalk
                                                             news.cakewalk.com
                      Corel
                                                             cnews.corel.ca
                      Creative Labs
                                                             news.creativelabs.com
                      DevX
                                                             news.devx.com
                      Digi
                                                             news.digieurope.com
                      Digital Metaphors
                                                             news.digital-metaphors.com
                      Dolphin Smalltalk
                                                             news.newcastle.ca
                      FiveWin
                                                             news.fivetech.com
                      Freshmeat
                                                             news.freshmeat.net
                      Furrynet
                                                             furry.ao.net login/pass: fur/net
                      Gateway
                                                             customernews.gateway.com
                      GoldMine
                                                             gmnews.goldminesw.com
                      GovNews
                                                             news.govnews.org
                      Hypermart
                                                             news.hypermart.net
                      IBM Software
                                                             news.software.ibm.com
                      ice hockey
                                                             news.hclugano.ch
                      ICQ
                                                             news.icq.com
                      Inprise
                                                             forums.inprise.com
                      InstallShield
                                                             news.installshield.com
                      Intel
                                                             newsgroups.intel.com
                      L-Space
                                                             news.lspace.org
                      Lego
                                                             lugnet.com
                      Linux
                                                             news.fuller.edu
                      Linux
                                                             news.mi.linux.it (password req'd)
                      Linux
                                                             sunsite.auc.dk
                      Lockergnome
                                                             news.lockergnome.com
                      Macromedia
                                                             forums.macromedia.com
                      Micro House
                                                             news.microhouse.com
                      Microsoft
                                                             msnews.microsoft.com
                      Mozilla
                                                             news.mozilla.org
                      MSN
                                                             msnnews.msn.com
                      NetObjects
                                                             news.netobjects.com
                      Netscape
                                                             secnews.netscape.com (SSL secure)
                      NetWin
                                                             news.netwinsite.com (mail2news2web)
                      Novell
                                                             forums.novell.com
                      Opera
                                                             news.opera.no
                      Paint Shop Pro Betas
                                                             news.jasc.com
                      PalmPilot Software
                                                             news.massena.com
                      Palmtops
                                                             news.hplx.net (password req'd)
                      PC Plus
                                                             nntp.futurenet.com
                      perl5-porters
                                                             cor.newman.upenn.edu (mail2news)
                      POV-Ray
                                                             news.povray.org
                      Redhat
                                                             news.redhat.com
                      Rendition
                                                             news.rendition.com
                      scale modelling
                                                             news.track-link.net
                      SciTech
                                                             news.scitech.com
                      SemWare
                                                             news.semware.com
                      SFF Net
                                                             news.sff.net
                      Sigma Designs
                                                             news.sigmadesigns.com
                      Sitebuilder
                                                             nntp.gpick.net
                      Star Trek
                                                             news.startrek.com
                      StarDivision discussion
                                                             startalk.stardivision.de
                      StarDivision support
                                                             starnews.sun.com
                      Stardock
                                                             news.stardock.com
                      Stingray
                                                             news.stingray.com
                      Superbase
                                                             news.superbase.com
                      Sybase/Powersoft
                                                             forums.sybase.com
                      Symantec
                                                             service.symantec.com
                      Tin newsreader
                                                             news.tin.org (mail2news)
                      TopSpeed
                                                             tsnews.clarion.com
                      Trumpet
                                                             newsroom.trumpet.com.au
                      TurboPower
                                                             news.turbopower.com
                      WebDiscuss
                                                             news.worldwebserver.com
                      WebRing
                                                             news.webring.org
                      Winnov
                                                             news.winnov.com login/pass: public/welcome
                      WinVN newsreader
                                                             news.ksc.nasa.gov (mail2news)
                      Wise Installation
                                                             news.wisesolutions.com



                                                    comp. hierarchy groups - posting allowed

                                Estonia
                                                      kaie.va.ttu.ee
                                France
                                                      news.linuxfr.org login/pass: linuxfr/news
                                Germany
                                                      news.cis.dfn.de (password req'd)
                                Hong Kong
                                                      freenews.netfront.net
                                Switzerland
                                                      news.alphanet.ch (password req'd)



                                                           Read-only public news servers

                                    Australia
                                                                 news.ausmail.com
                                    California
                                                                 www.talkway.com
                                    Germany
                                                                 news.cs.tu-berlin.de
                                    Germany
                                                                 news.informatik.uni-bremen.de
                                    Germany
                                                                 nntp.cs.uni-magdeburg.de
                                    Illinois
                                                                 news.ripco.com
                                    Japan
                                                                 news.dna.affrc.go.jp
                                    New York
                                                                 dp-news.maxwell.syr.edu
                                    New York
                                                                 ldgo.columbia.edu
                                    Ontario
                                                                 news.netcom.ca
                                    Russia
                                                                 news.tomica.ru
                                    Sweden
                                                                 news.edu.sollentuna.se
                                    Taiwan
                                                                 news.tceb.edu.tw
                                    United Kingdom
                                                                 news.clara.net


                                                    Test news servers with alt.binaries groups

                             Illinois
                                                          testnews.execpc.com
                             Minnesota
                                                          scrappy.visi.com
                             Oklahoma
                                                          news-reader2.wcg.net
                             Oklahoma
                                                          news-reader3.wcg.net
                             United Kingdom
                                                          openbeta.news.uk.uu.net
                             Virginia
                                                          test.news.rcn.net login/pass: guest/guest



Other news server lists

Newzbot! Public USENET Resources for the Masses
Free News Servers Checker & List

NNTP scanning utilities

News Hunter
NNTP scanner in Perl
Winshoes for Delphi

Free web-based news reading

Deja Com
RemarQ
RISQ
MailandNews.com
Talkway
NewsOne.Net
Easy Usenet
NEWS2WEB Gateway
AusMail News Service (Australia)
Voila News (France)

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