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AT&T Imposes Download Cap In May

AT&T today rolled out major change to its DSL terms of service, notifying its customers of new data caps, network management rules, and usage metering tools. Here’s why the caps are coming: AT&T has experienced a dramatic increase in...

April 11, 2011

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ARPANET Founder Paul Baron Goes Offline

Internet pioneer Paul Baran has died at his home in Palo Alto, Calif., of lung cancer, his son David said. He was 84 In 1961, engineer Paul Baran sold a communications method called “packet switching” to the U.S. Department of...

March 28, 2011

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ThunderNews Reaches 910 Days of Article Retention

ThunderNews.com now offers 910 days of retention on binaries, providing better service to members without any increase in price. In yet another upgrade to the lightning fast, feature-rich premium Usenet access that ThunderNews provides, all customers will now receive additional...

March 11, 2011

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National Day of Unplugging on USENET Starts Tonight

Starting Friday March 4 at sundown, many on USENET will turn off their computers and other tech gizmos for the weekend, taking a break from the cyber world into reality. Such is the lofty goal of National Day of Unplugging...

March 4, 2011

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Newsgroups Uncover Valentine Kiss

What is it that makes us want to press our lips against someone else’s? Newsgroups have posted a report from Shirley Kirshenbaum, a researcher from University of Texas who was more than just curious about kissing.

February 14, 2011

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Windows Newsgroups Uncover God Mode

Windows related USENET newsgroups has posted up an interesting hidden feature in Windows 7 and Vista operating systems. ThunderNews.com Newsgroups has set up the following instructions to access the Windows "God Mode" below that will allow you to shortcut most...

February 9, 2011

General Newsgroups

USENET Newsgroups Back In Egypt

Late last week, Egypt took a remarkable step to squelch protests that were being coordinated online through USENET newsgroups, social networking and microblogging services like Facebook and Twitter: they took the entire country offline.

February 2, 2011

General Technology Usenet

Egypt Experience Usenet Blackout

Political unrest in Cairo has been attributed to bringing down the Online world in Egypt, amid ongoing protests against the regime of President Hosni Mubarak. Newsgroup reports suggest organizers fed the conflict through posts on USENET newsgroups on other online...

January 31, 2011

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BBC Shutdown May See Douglas Adams Return To Newsgroups

The H2G2 website had long been home to the Hitchikers Guide To The Galaxy fan base which is routinely discussed on various USENET newsgroups.

January 25, 2011

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ThunderNews.com Upgrades Retention to 810 Days

ThunderNews.com is proud to announce another major upgrade to its Usenet newsgroup services by now offering 810 days of retention on all supported newsgroups.

January 19, 2011