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: about 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

I did some research on the topic and focused on minimizing the cost per member (we are only a group of 5), simple UI, and having a searchable archive for all emails and having all the attachments indexed in an archive. I settled on https://gaggle.email/ It is not the most fully featured, there is one that allowed to tag discussions that seemed very appealing, but out of budget. The other ones I found are:. - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago

Check if your country has public-funded LISTSERV/Mailman/etc. If not, I'll check https://gaggle.email. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

So, for the next readers, I found a way, even if not the prettiest one : using gaggle.email. Source: over 1 year ago

We have a lot of issues specifically with Gmail having significant delays with delivery that were looked at by others in the role before me. Ultimately we want to get rid of Listserv as even their cloud option isn’t cheap. Are there any good alternatives out there others have used? I found Gaggle Mail, which sounds like a good potential replacement but I need to research it further. Source: over 1 year ago