Usenet Celebrates Two Years of Binary Retention
Comments OffUsenet celebrates an exciting milestone today as Giganews passes two years of binary retention. Quite an accomplishment considering five years ago 50 days was the best around and we were very happy to have it. Astraweb is also nearing at 720 days of binary retention. Other Usenet providers including NewsDemon and UseNetServer are well over [...]
Could the Usenet Retention War be Nearing an End?
Comments OffThe battle over binary retention started early last year when several Usenet providers including Giganews, Newshosting, UseNetServer, NewsDemon and Astraweb announced they were increasing binary retention into the 365-400 day ranges. By late Summer they had all surpassed the year mark and have been continuing to spool ever since. Now each service has reached 600 [...]
Giganews Crosses 600 Days of Binary Retention
Comments OffGiganews just set a new record for binary retention by crossing the 600 day mark with no end in sight. The service continues to innovate. Late last year Giganews added a VPN service (VyprVPN) and has since made it free to Diamond customers. How far will retention go and will Giganews start to pull away [...]
Usenet Providers Reach for 600 Days Binary Retention
Comments OffSeveral Usenet providers are about to hit the 600 day mark for binary retention. Here is a list of where each provider stands today: – Giganews – 598 days – Astraweb – 587 days – NewsDemon – 571 days – Newshosting – 571 days – UseNetServer – 571 days We’ve covered retention increases in several [...]
