New server one calls either:

• a software, which passes on, stores and makes Usenet messages available, or
• a server (computer), on which so a software runs.

For calling up Usenet messages - mostly articles or Postings mentioned - minutes NNTP are usually used. To the forwarding of the articles likewise minutes NNTP come to the employment, in addition, the classical form of the article passing on by UUCP is today (2006) quite still in the use.

New server software

Common new server software

in the professional surrounding field

• INN
  • mostly used in the professional surrounding field
  • most large new servers run under this software
  • very large function range, extensive extension and configuration options
  • performant, good scaling barness
  • compared with C news resource-intensively
  • very much documentation and assistance in the net available
  • runs under Unix and Unix well-behaved operating systems
  • is free software under an open SOURCE license

• Diablo
  • just as extensively and performant as INN
  • Spreading in the professional surrounding field not as largely as those of the INN
  • Documentation rather meagerly
  • runs under Unix and Unix well-behaved operating systems
  • is free software under an open SOURCE license

• DNews
  • commercial new server software
  • just as extensively and performant as INN
  • for the professional employment suitably
  • runs under Unix and Unix well-behaved operating systems as well as under Windows
  • no free software is contrary to C news

• C news
  • a classical author under the new servers
  • introduced 1987
  • Article exchange over UUCP or NNTP
  • in the first half of the 1990er-Jahre to a large extent by INN replaced
  • in the today's Usenet without reservation applicable
  • runs under Unix and Unix well-behaved operating systems

in the home surrounding field and in small organizations

• Hamster
  • runs under Windows
  • uncomplicated administration
  • been suitable for small installations bspw. in the home surrounding field
  • for professional or large servers unsuitable
  • can feeden however contrary to Leafnode and SN

• Leafnode
  • runs under Unix and Unix well-behaved operating systems
  • been suitable for small installations bspw. in the home surrounding field
  • for professional or large servers unsuitable

• SN
  • runs under Unix and Unix well-behaved operating systems
  • been suitable for small installations bspw. in the home surrounding field
  • for professional or large servers unsuitable

Historical new server software

• B news
  • begun 1981 to approximately 1993, only 1991 gave it to more C than B-news-Sites (see < news:1991Jul24.164118.19610@zoo.toronto.edu >)
  • only historical meaning has
  • modular developed software (different programs for different functions)
  • Article exchange over UUCP
  • because of bad performance and fast Usenet growth soon by C news replaced
  • introduced concepts, formats and minutes, which represent also today still the basis of the Usenet
  • despite large in the today's Usenet without modifications no longer applicable

• A news
  • begun 1979-1981
  • first new server software of the world
  • only historical meaning has
  • monolithic software (a program for all functions)
  • Article exchange over UUCP
  • because of bad performance and fast Usenet growth soon by B news replaced
  • perfectly incompatible to the formats and minutes of the today's Usenet

Public new servers

• A quite complete list of the Usenet servers in the German-speaking countries is administered by Cord Beermann.
• http://www.newzbot.com/ is a search machine for free new servers. If one enters newsgroup, Newzbot new server returns the delivery, which leads this group.
• a findolin.de further new server search machine with the possibility of a picture search.
• Special/Usenet and still another new server search machine.
• A list of the free NNTP operator a new server search machine.
• A listing of public new servers is under dmoz.org (English category) and dmoz.org (German category).
• Comparison of liable to pay the costs new servers (PC world)

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