Newsgroups

Usenet and Newsgroups Explained

Usenet is one of the oldest computer network communications systems still in widespread use. It acts like a giant newspaper with few editorial standards; public messages ("articles") are posted and propagated to all news servers worldwide.

Given that a newspaper with millions of "reporters" would be an unusable mess, Usenet is divided into "newsgroups" which cover various topics, just as a newspaper is divided into various sections. While your local newspaper may have a few sections, Usenet has tens of thousands of newsgroups.

Newsgroups are typically accessed with special client software that connects to a news server (for example NewsBin). When a user subscribes to a newsgroup, the news client software keeps track of which articles that user has read. The software will ask you for your news server and login details, enter the following:

  • News Server: news.adam.com.au
  • Username: username@adam.com.au1
  • Password: your Adam password

Adam Internets Premium Newsgroup Plans

Access Cost Monthly Usage2 Connections3
Standard Free 20 GB 5
Silver $6.50 100 GB 20

Newsgroups Support

To check your current Newsgroup settings and quota information, you can log into the Members Area and select the 'Newsgroup Manager'. Please note there may be a delay between the data you have currently downloaded and the data that is presented in this system.

Please Note

  1. Please note that to avoid abuse, your account name will be visible on all outgoing posts.
  2. Newsgroups downloads count towards your monthly download quota on all plans.
  3. Number of simultaneous login sessions allowed.