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Background on Newsgroups

Newsgroups are a method of sharing information with a large number of people that pre-dates the Web.
It is similar to a discussion forum currently used on the Web
Traditionally, people would post messages to be read by many people who could then respond and comment on them
Because these messages were text based the amount of information that was transferred was relatively small
More recently some users have been breaking up large media files such as music and video into small files to be downloaded. This has greatly increased the amount of information being accessed.

With Execulink Telecom, you now have access to discussion forums worldwide, on thousands of topics, free. Newsgroups existed even before the Internet. Computers began talking to each other, in text format in the early 1980’s, and Execulink is one of the few Internet providers that continues with that tradition.

Do you have an opinion and want to share it? Find groups with related interests on thousands of subjects. Post articles, and respond to others. Check out the files available for download. Discover with us, that you’re not alone. The world is waiting for you.

Execulink Telecom offers up to 50 days of retention in multipart binary newsgroups. Retention in text newsgroups is over 1 year. Our news server completeness rate in multipart binary articles is 99.9%.

Visit our Support Centre for more information on how to setup Newgroups.