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> usenet was already distributed From my limited understanding, it's not "distributed" as you think It's "distributed" among ISPs. It's like one of the yourna
by est 3y ago
> usenet was already distributed
From my limited understanding, it's not "distributed" as you think
It's "distributed" among ISPs. It's like one of the yourname@isp.com free emails,
To run a usenet server, you need a server with public IP with TCP port 119 open. It's like running your own email service.
- NoGravitas 3y agoDecentralized would probably be a better word than distributed.
- throwaway847t 3y agoEach instance could also choose which groups to distribute. Many ISPs didn't carry all groups (such as binary groups and groups in other languages) to save money, or due to the content itself (porn, warez, MP3). Sometimes they would have delays because some groups were only synced a few times a day. This created a market for NNTP servers that provided full content for a monthly fee and sometimes even with a spam filter