Neowin News Feed for: Usenet

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Piracy issues shuts down NZBMatrix

Tim Schiesser — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 01:10:00 +0000

One of the most popular Usenet indexing services on the internet, NZBMatrix, has voluntarily shut down over troubles with constantly complying with DMCA takedown notices thanks to rampant piracy. Read more...

PayPal banning Usenet providers because of piracy concern

Andrew Stevenson — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 19:00:00 +0000

After taking a hard line against BitTorrent and file-sharing sites, PayPal has moved onto Usenet service providers, freezing funds and stopping them accepting payments to their accounts. Read more...

Usenet communities closing down

Brandon Boyce — Wed, 19 May 2010 12:49:19 +0000

Usenet, short for User Network, is a distributed Internet discussion system similar to a web forum, like Neowin. You can join and participate in Usenet communities from a wide variety of places using a wide... Read more...

Microsoft Finds New Uses for Usenet

Sun, 03 Aug 2003 20:22:00 +0000

Researchers at Microsoft are working on technology that makes it easier to navigate Usenet news groups and could eventually help clear clutter in e-mail inboxes, a Microsoft researcher said Tuesday. A Microsoft concept called the... Read more...

Usenet death penalty imposed on blueyonder

Daniel Fleshbourne — Sat, 11 May 2002 12:44:31 +0000

Usenet posts by Telewest blueyonder Internet service subscribers are been blocked by other news providers because of complaints over spam. In a notice to users yesterday, Telewest explains that a Usenet Death... Read more...

Hackers lash out at Islamic Usenet group

Wed, 19 Sep 2001 21:18:13 +0000

S'kiddies have taken out the mail server used by the moderators of an Islamic Usenet group in the latest of a serious of untargeted attacks by "vigilante" hackers following last week's terrorist attacks on the... Read more...