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Originally the UUCP protocol was used, and most Usenet sites had no network connection other than a dialup modem (other than perhaps a local Ethernet, if that).
by not2b 7y ago
Originally the UUCP protocol was used, and most Usenet sites had no network connection other than a dialup modem (other than perhaps a local Ethernet, if that). Retention time was only a few days: available disk was very limited. Later, the NNTP protocol was developed to transfer Usenet over TCP/IP, which is what you're thinking of.
- icedchai 7y agoThe UUCP protocol was still used to enable the replication he described. Also, it was not black and white, UUCP or NNTP. For example, for a while I ran a local NNTP server and received news through UUCP.