Easynews and Astraweb reach 1000 days binary retention

Two of the top recommend Usenet providers Easynews and Astraweb have increased their retention numbers to over 1000 days now.

Easynews updates their retention number in bulk and this 1000 day retention make stick around for a bit whereas Astraweb tends to update their retention numbers nightly. Astraweb is currently at 1369 days for retention and Easynews is at 1380 days.

Both providers represent excellent choices — Easynews is especially good because they offer a webbased interface to Usenet – really this truly is the easiest way to get started with Usenet – good for non techies to learn way this Usenet thing is all about.

Below is the official announcement from Easynews (taken from their press release)

Easynews has upgraded binary and text retention to a full 1,000 days for its NNTP service. All subscribers can now enjoy 1,000 days of article retention with over 99% completion direct from its server farms throughout N. America and Europe. This service enhancement comes at no added cost to new and existing customers, making the new $9.95 Unlimited NNTP plan an even better value to Easynews subscribers worldwide.

In addition to offering Unlimited NNTP service, Easynews offers a truly unique web-based service that allows subscribers to search, preview and download from over 100,000 newsgroups via its web-based interface. There’s no newsreader client needed–simply login to your account at www.Easynews.com and start browsing all that Usenet newsgroups has to offer!