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What is Usenet:
What is Usenet?
What
is Usenet? A second opinion.
Answers
to Frequently Asked Questions about Usenet.
Usenet Software:
Newsreaders
Where and how should I post:
How to find the right place to
post.
A
primer on how to work with the Usenet community.
Hints on writing styles for
Usenet.
Rules for posting to Usenet.
Emily Postnews answers you
questions on Netiquette.
FAQ
on making and using a signature file.
Creating Newsgroups:
How to create a Usenet
newsgroup.
Usenet
Newsgroup Creation Companion
Emily Postnews answers
questions on how to create a new alt group.
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Q: What software do I need?
A: No, Our
Regular accounts also have Web Browser Access available in the members area
This is not currently available for our Power account. They must
access Usenet with a newsreader
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Q: I subscribed, but I can't log on to the servers.
A: Please
verify that you've got the right server name for the account you subscribed to.
Please check the members area for
any Updates.
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Q: How do I cancel my account?
A: Go to our
Subscribe page and you will see "
Cancel My Membership" and follow the instructions.
It's that easy .
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Q: How will your charge appear on my credit card statement?
A: To protect your privacy, any charges will discreetly appear as CCBill.com
*TBM newsfeeds on your credit card statement.
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Q: Why are there articles missing in the binaries newsgroups?
A: This
can happen for several reasons. The most likely is that some of the articles (or parts of
articles) were filtered out as spam before they reached our servers. We do not filter any
incoming articles on our binaries servers, everything we receive from our upstream is
posted. Many news servers limit the maximum article size and if any articles are in excess
of that size the server will cancel it automatically and it will not propagate out. Also,
all news servers have the right to filter out anything that passes through their server.
Keep in mind that usenet was designed to carry only plain text, not large binary files.
Processing binary articles places twice as much strain on the server as plain text
articles do. For these reasons no guarantee regarding completeness of binary articles is
expressed or implied by the-newsfeed.com.
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Q:
Some articles that I post from the-newsfeed.com do not seem to propagate to other news servers,
why?
A: Another
news server may be canceling them . We can take no further responsibility for articles not
propagating once they have been sent to our upstream servers. Another reason could be if
you have a record of abuse on our servers your posting access may have been disabled. Once
your posting access has been disabled due to posting abuse it will never be restored, so
don't even ask. Nor will we issue refunds for this reason.
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Q: My account suddenly stopped working
A: There can be many reasons for this. Your account may have
expired. Other reasons such as you've may have used our service to send commercial or mass
postings (known as Spam). We then disable your account silently in most cases.
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Q:
I need to change the credit card I am using with
the-newsfeed.com . What do I need to do?
A: Go to our
Subscribe page and cancel your current
account canceled. Wait until your current subscription period expires and you can no
longer login then sign up a new account with the new credit card information.
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Q: I am getting a "502 Authentication Error." What does this mean?
A: A "502 Authentication Error"
means that you may have typed your username and/or password incorrectly.
Another possible cause is inaccurate or outdated credit card information.
User names and passwords are case sensitive!
Q: What
is the POP3 and/or SMTP address?
A: the-newsfeed.com does not provide E-Mail account with the usenet services.
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Q: Where can I find more info
on Usenet?
A: For
anything about Usenet usenetservices.com
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Q: I'm getting an AUTHENTICATION FAILED message
A: First,
check that you entered the correct username and password. If you forgot your
username and/or password, email webmaster@the-newsfeed.com about your problem and we shall resend your username and
password to your registered email. Unfortunately, we cannot send this info to a
different email because there is no way for us to authenticate your request.
If you are sure about
your username and password, then the error may be because your account exceeded the
allowed number of simultaneous logins. Also, some Usenet browsers do not disconnect
cleanly, in which case you may have to wait a few minutes before your account is cleared.
If you still need help, contact webmaster@the-newsfeed.com.
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Q: I forgot my password
A: If you forgot it, please send an
email with your username or account number to support@the-newsfeed.com and we will send it to your original email address when
you signed up.
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Q: Whats your spam policy
A: All incidents must be reported to
webmaster@the-newsfeed.com. All reports will be taken in account seriously. In the
past our service was known for spamming activities. This has changed now due to the
read-pay-write system we have now. Spam is simply not allowed. Crossposts are, but not too
many groups. Please take in mind netiquette when posting. Please refer to our Terms and Conditions before subscribing.
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Q:
How about crossposts
A: They are allowed but not any more
than about 6 or 7 groups at once. It's filtered outside our server anyway so it isn't of
use also. Please take notice of netiquette. Any accounts ignoring normal netiquette will
be disabled.
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Q: Is there a download limit?
A: Yes or no, depending on which type of account you subscribed to. Please go
to our Price page for more information.
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Note: If you see others abusing this system please
report it to
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