The original post: /r/usenet by /u/d-signet on 2025-03-06 21:58:14.

Hi folks

I used to be a big usenet user back in the 90s/early 2000s , but haven’t really used it since the days when UK ISPs used to have free-to-use servers of their own, including all alt.binaries.* feeds.

Things have obviously changed.

Back in the day I used to use Grabbit (or similar) to connect to my ISPs servers…we used PAR files for error correction…and it was all free

I think the last time is used it was when the original matrix trilogy was finishing.

Things have obviously changed.

So I’m an oldie/newbie

Looks like ISPs no longer have complete usenet servers of their own and you need to subscribe to a dedicated service (understandable)

What else do I need to know? Who should I subscribe to?

I’ve tried reading the sub’s intro docs but I already know roughly how usenet works…it’s specifically how I should be doing it in modern times in the UK I am looking for.

Thanks in advance, and sorry for another noob “how do I get started” question.