How many newsgroups will I find on Giganews? How long are articles available?
Giganews currently carries over 107,000 newsgroups, and is constantly adding new newsgroups as they become available. Giganews stores articles based on the newsgroup hierarchy the article was posted in. Currently Giganews splits newsgroups into two categories – binary and text newsgroups. Articles in Binary Newsgroups are stored for ~288 days and articles in Text Newsgroups are stored for 2160+ days. You may notice from time to time that Giganews’ article retention will increase and decrease slightly. This is caused by the growth and contraction of the number of Usenet articles posted on any given day. Giganews is committed to constantly upgrading our infrastructure to keep pace with the growth of Usenet articles so Giganews can continue to offer the longest retention on Usenet. Caution: When comparing Giganews’ binary newsgroups retention with that of other news servers, remember that Giganews carries a full compliment of binary newsgroups and our article completion rates are usually
Giganews currently carries over 109,000 newsgroups, and is constantly adding new newsgroups as they become available. Giganews stores articles based on the newsgroup hierarchy the article was posted in. Currently Giganews splits newsgroups into two categories – binary and text newsgroups. Articles in Binary Newsgroups are stored for ~397 days and articles in Text Newsgroups are stored for 2269+ days. You may notice from time to time that Giganews’ article retention will increase and decrease slightly. This is caused by the growth and contraction of the number of Usenet articles posted on any given day. Giganews is committed to constantly upgrading our infrastructure to keep pace with the growth of Usenet articles so Giganews can continue to offer the longest retention on Usenet. Caution: When comparing Giganews’ binary newsgroups retention with that of other news servers, remember that Giganews carries a full compliment of binary newsgroups and our article completion rates are usually
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