Seeking Newsgroup-Friendly ISP/Server

[bknotnice]

Heya Guys!

So I am now taking over doing the newsgroup and TGP postings for KnotNice.com, and when I'm working from the office- no problem posting to our newsgroups.

But when telecommuting, ComCast.net has issues with the number of newsgroup posts I do (I'm not sending an ungodly amount, just a list of about 35 newsgroups each day with 15 images per group). It will only let me post every 2-3 days due to a reason the guys at ComCast's tech support seem unable to explain.

SOOOO Where can a gal find a Newsgroup-Friendly ISP/Server email address that will let me happily telecomute? Suggestions?

Kisses,
Bridgett

[nmcog]

http://www.newshosting.com/
$14.95/month for Unlimited downloads/uploads

Great service.

[Buncha]

If you're not going to be downloading anything, you'll want a newsgroup provider that has block accounts instead of monthly accounts. Every newsgroup service offers unlimited uploads.

For example, if you were planning on downloading alot of stuff, I'd recommend UseNetServer.com or Newshosting.com. They both have unlimited downloads for around $15 a month.

Another excellent newsgroup provider is Giganews.com which has a $8 monthly plan limited to 2GB of downloads a month.

If you're only posting, I'd recommend a service like Octanews.com. At Octanews you buy a 8GB block for around $8. You can post as much as you want, for as long as you want. And headers don't count towards your download limit.

http://www.octanews.com/pricing/

If you're planning on doing a little downloading, check out Astraweb. They offer a block account of 25GB for $10.

http://www.news.astraweb.com/plans.html

Of course, before signing up for any of these services you should make sure that they carry your newsgroups. Almost every provider will have a full list on their FAQ or HELP page. If it's not listed (and many of these lists are out-of-date), they will almost always add groups if a customer requests it.

[Buncha]

But when telecommuting, ComCast.net has issues with the number of newsgroup posts I do (I'm not sending an ungodly amount, just a list of about 35 newsgroups each day with 15 images per group). It will only let me post every 2-3 days due to a reason the guys at ComCast's tech support seem unable to explain.

If you're crossposting the same post to 35 groups, it's probably being flagged as spam.

I don't know if you're using this tool, but you might want to try PowerPost 2000 (freeware). It automates the posting process. And it's pretty easy to change headers. Here's a guide with download link:

http://www.dvdrs.net/modules.php?nam...howpage&pid=10

500+ posts every day may also get you flagged as a spammer. I can't help you with that.

[Buncha]

Your cheapest option may be TeraNews.com. They offer unlimited posting and 50MB daily downloads for "free" ($3.95 one-time set-up fee). Their completion, retention and propagation rates are all pretty bad. But it may be good enough for your needs.

[sandyman]

propagation is the key in ng posting. you have to try lots of ng providers to find the best one. and most of them are pretty quick with the spam flag, lots of filters, etc.

[Ycaza]

Hey get a t-1 from me

t-1's for 399
full ds-3 (50 megs up and down) only 2999 per month
have dsl options for you also

hosting/dedicated rates below

22 Gigs to the net
5 data centers in LA
2 Data Centers in Bay Area
2 Data centers in Seattle/Vancouver
100% uptime if you choose multi-homed server packages

All single dedicated P4/AMD servers 99.00
200 GB BW included 99.99% SLA Guarantee
Free power rebooters supplied, manual reboots also free
windows or linux

Additional bandwith as follows:
Tier 2 (cogent and others in EQX peering exchange)
320 Gb (1 Mbps @ 50/M) = 50.00 only 16 cents per GB
3200 Gb (10 Mbps @ 40/M) = 400.00 only 13 cents per GB
8000 Gb (25 Mbps @ 30/M) = 750.00 only 10 cents per GB
16000 GB (50 Mbps @ 20/M) = 1,000.00 only 07 cents per GB
32000 GB (100 Mbps @ 15/M) = 1,500.00 only 05 cents per GB

Tier 1 (UUNET, Level3, Global Crossing, Teleglobe, AboveNet and more)
320 Gb (1 Mbps @ 75/M) = 75.00 only 23 cents per GB
3200 Gb (10 Mbps @ 50/M) = 500.00 only 16 cents per GB
8000 Gb (25 Mbps @ 35/M) = 875.00 only 11 cents per GB
16000 GB (50 Mbps @ 30/M) = 1,500.00 only 09 cents per GB
32000 GB (100 Mbps @ 25/M) = 2,500.00 only 08 cents per GB

All Data centers offer every bandwith solution!!!!!
Ask for custom routing and multiple subnet hosting!!!!
have Ip's in multiple Class C networks!!!!
Wholesale pricing for carriers!!!!

[CIVMatt]

I have Roadrunner (brighthouse) in Orlando, and newsgroups are pretty much a free for all.. no caps limits or anything.

[bknotnice]

Thank you everyone for all the great ideas- I'm going to do some research over the next few days and see what will be best of our needs.

If anyone has any other links or ideas, please, keep them coming- the more ideas the merrier!

[thonglife]

Heya Guys!

So I am now taking over doing the newsgroup and TGP postings for KnotNice.com, and when I'm working from the office- no problem posting to our newsgroups.

But when telecommuting, ComCast.net has issues with the number of newsgroup posts I do (I'm not sending an ungodly amount, just a list of about 35 newsgroups each day with 15 images per group). It will only let me post every 2-3 days due to a reason the guys at ComCast's tech support seem unable to explain.

SOOOO Where can a gal find a Newsgroup-Friendly ISP/Server email address that will let me happily telecomute? Suggestions?

Kisses,
Bridgett

Sounds like you need a separate news-server that doesn't log. These guys are # 1 when it comes to flagrant "We don't care". I highly recommend and don't work for.
http://www.usenetserver.com

[thonglife]

t-1's for 399
full ds-3 (50 megs up and down) only 2999 per month
have dsl options for you also

hosting/dedicated rates below

22 Gigs to the net
5 data centers in LA
2 Data Centers in Bay Area
2 Data centers in Seattle/Vancouver
100% uptime if you choose multi-homed server packages

All single dedicated P4/AMD servers 99.00
200 GB BW included 99.99% SLA Guarantee
Free power rebooters supplied, manual reboots also free
windows or linux

Additional bandwith as follows:
Tier 2 (cogent and others in EQX peering exchange)
320 Gb (1 Mbps @ 50/M) = 50.00 only 16 cents per GB
3200 Gb (10 Mbps @ 40/M) = 400.00 only 13 cents per GB
8000 Gb (25 Mbps @ 30/M) = 750.00 only 10 cents per GB
16000 GB (50 Mbps @ 20/M) = 1,000.00 only 07 cents per GB
32000 GB (100 Mbps @ 15/M) = 1,500.00 only 05 cents per GB

Tier 1 (UUNET, Level3, Global Crossing, Teleglobe, AboveNet and more)
320 Gb (1 Mbps @ 75/M) = 75.00 only 23 cents per GB
3200 Gb (10 Mbps @ 50/M) = 500.00 only 16 cents per GB
8000 Gb (25 Mbps @ 35/M) = 875.00 only 11 cents per GB
16000 GB (50 Mbps @ 30/M) = 1,500.00 only 09 cents per GB
32000 GB (100 Mbps @ 25/M) = 2,500.00 only 08 cents per GB

All Data centers offer every bandwith solution!!!!!
Ask for custom routing and multiple subnet hosting!!!!
have Ip's in multiple Class C networks!!!!
Wholesale pricing for carriers!!!!

ROFL
A T1 to spam.. is like an OC-3 for e-mail.