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Trivia Contest May 16, 2008 1 min read

Newsdemon Newsgroups Usenet Trivia - May 17th

Today’s Question: What year did the number of BITNET hosts break 1,000? The FIRST person to reply to the following email address with the correct answer PLUS their Name, City, State, and Country will be declared the...

Trivia Contest May 15, 2008 1 min read

Newsdemon Newsgroups Usenet Trivia - May 15th

Today’s Question: What year did ARPANET split into ARPANET and MILNET? The FIRST person to reply to the following email address with the correct answer PLUS their Name, City, State, and Country will be declared the...

General May 12, 2008 1 min read

Newsdemon European SSL Server beta-testing re-opens

We need more beta testers! We are still beta testing our new ssl function from our European server farm. We would like to get a few dozen MORE European customers who are already subscribed to one of our “Premium Plans...

General May 12, 2008 1 min read

Newsdemon Average Usenet Newsgroups Feed for April 2008

The average usenet newsgroups feed for April 2008 was 3.7TB. This is down slightly from 3.8TB in March 2008. As we approach warmer weather in the Northern Hemisphere our feed size often decreases slightly as more people...

Trivia Contest May 12, 2008 1 min read

Newsdemon Newsgroups Usenet Trivia - May 12th

Today’s Question: In 1993, the NSFnet Acceptable Use Policy was "reinterpreted". Why? The FIRST person to reply to the following email address with the correct answer PLUS their Name, City, State, and Country will be...

Trivia Contest May 08, 2008 1 min read

Newsdemon Newsgroups Usenet Trivia - May 8th

Today’s Question: In 1969, ARPANET was commissioned by the DoD. Nodes were setup at four locations. Name the four locations. The FIRST person to reply to the following email address with the correct answer PLUS their...

Trivia Contest May 07, 2008 1 min read

Newsdemon Newsgroups Usenet Trivia - May 7th

Today's Question: What year was DNS introduced? The FIRST person to reply to the following email address with the correct answer PLUS their Name, City, State, and Country will be declared the winner. The winner will...

General May 07, 2008 1 min read

Give a little! It makes the world a better place!

We donate a portion of our profits to local charities. We have never publicized this fact. We do it because we want to, not because we want the publicity. However, recently we stumbled upon someone who could really use...

General May 06, 2008 1 min read

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Trivia Contest May 05, 2008 1 min read

Newsdemon Newsgroups Usenet Trivia - May 5th

Today’s Question: What year were the first moderated groups (mod.*) introduced to Usenet? The FIRST person to reply to the following email address with the correct answer PLUS their Name, City, State, and Country will...

Trivia Contest May 03, 2008 1 min read

Newsdemon Newsgroups Usenet Trivia - May 3rd

Today's Question: What does the NNTP reply code 250 mean? The FIRST person to reply to the following email address with the correct answer PLUS their Name, City, State, and Country will be declared the winner. The...

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