bob at buckhorn.net
Mon Apr 5 07:28:56 PDT 2004
As you can see from this thread, there are a lot of options. It really
depends on what you're trying to accomplish.
A full news feed requires a massive pipe, and at least one very high end
If you only want to pull a small set of non binary groups, you can get
by with a T1, and high quality server.
I know of at least one ISP that's getting every thing he wants on a
dedicated DSL link, and is using a low end server.
If you want to provide a wide range of groups to a small number of
users, you may want to consider outsourcing to someone like giganews or
Again, it all depends on your needs.
Odhiambo Washington wrote:
> Hello Admins (I think we all are at some point),
> I am considering running a news server, and I see there are several
> options out there.
> Can someone recommend what they are running and why they chose it.
> I am particularly looking for one that doesn't suck alot ;-)
> I hear they all suck, no?
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