Pan VS XS usenet

Pan works well for me when I'm on a desktop with a GUI. Otherwise, I still use tin. http://pan.rebelbase.com/. - Source: Hacker News / 5 months ago

Try the good old Pan Newsreader. When you click "Get Headers", you have the choice of the last N days of headers, or just new headers, or All headers, or "Get the latest N Headers", and you can fill in the number. I think "All headers" starts from the oldest, but I could be wrong. Source: about 2 years ago

> Is there a way to connect (preferable with the ability to post) with it for free? Yep, you can get a free account at https://www.eternal-september.org/ if your ISP doesn't carry newsgroups (note it's for text groups only). Personally, I use Thunderbird as a newsreader (and my ISP still carries most newsgroups), there are also dedicated apps like Pan: http://pan.rebelbase.com/. - Source: Hacker News / about 3 years ago

It depends upon which specific free Usenet provider you're comparing. XS Usenet's free tier has the same retention as paid, but with a limited transfer speed and download quota. Source: almost 2 years ago

I don't know, but I recommend the free 25 GB from xsusenet.com. It has lower retention than the Abavia block I paid for but it still catches a fair amount that wasn't on UE. Source: over 2 years ago

Yes, it is a different backbone. You can also check out free account on https://xsusenet.com/ it is slow, and has a 25gb a month limit, but your primary should be pulling in most things anyway. Source: almost 3 years ago

And XS Usenet offers 25 GB free each month you can use. These will give you some idea of how useful usenet is before you buy a year sub from NewsDemon or Frugal Usenet for $30-40 that will be well worth your money. Source: about 3 years ago