The NewsgroupDirect Blog » News http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog News and Happenings For NewsgroupDirect and the Usenet World Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:00:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 50 Connections Now Available! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNewsgroupdirectBlogNews/~3/X3pXcWmbs8c/ http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog/2010/02/15/50-connections-now-available/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:00:41 +0000 ngdblog http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog/?p=256 We’re excited to announce that we are now able to offer our customers 50 concurrent connections. NewsgroupDirect continues to invest in our infrastructure as a part of our commitment to having the best service in the industry.

How Will This Affect You?
We are providing these upgrades to our customers free of charge. So if your account previously had 20 connections you will now have 50 connections. If your account previously had 10 connections you will now have 20. The number of concurrent connections allowed determines the number of articles that you are allowed to fetch at a time. So, theoretically, having more connections will allow you to download more simultaneously, increasing your total throughput.

NewsgroupDirect, the Usenet Company, is America’s premier usenet provider, providing access to more than 100,000 usenet newsgroups.

]]> http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog/2010/02/15/50-connections-now-available/feed/ 0 http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog/2010/02/15/50-connections-now-available/ NewsgroupDirect Haiti Relief Efforts http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNewsgroupdirectBlogNews/~3/Ue-2mRLPquw/ http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog/2010/01/18/newsgroupdirect-haiti-relief-efforts/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:32:48 +0000 ngdblog http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog/?p=170 In response to the tragedy in Haiti NewsgroupDirect will donate all of today’s (Monday 1/18) sales to the American Red Cross. If you have already been planning to make a purchase at NewsgroupDirect then today would be a good day to do that, so that we can maximize the relief that we are able to provide. We encourage all of our existing members to donate to the Red Cross.

Our hearts and thoughts go out to all of the families affected by this tragedy.

Helpful Links

]]> http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog/2010/01/18/newsgroupdirect-haiti-relief-efforts/feed/ 0 http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog/2010/01/18/newsgroupdirect-haiti-relief-efforts/ Unison 2.0 Now Available – Mac users http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNewsgroupdirectBlogNews/~3/_sTARMPezwI/ http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog/2010/01/07/unison-2-0-now-available-mac-users/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 07:02:07 +0000 Lucy http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog/?p=165 The new version of Unison, our newsreader of choice for Mac users, is here!!!

Unison 2.0 offers now a native support for NZB searching within the application (via binsearch.info and others). It also automatically takes care of finding missing parts, PAR recovery, and RAR unpacking.

Others Unison’s new features:

  1. Redesign interface: all-in-one view,
  2. New group directory,
  3. Improved message reading with a thread view and thread lines,

and much much more.

“Unison 2 makes it easy to read, look, listen, and download.”

Get it at Panic site

]]> http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog/2010/01/07/unison-2-0-now-available-mac-users/feed/ 0 http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog/2010/01/07/unison-2-0-now-available-mac-users/ Happy New Year! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNewsgroupdirectBlogNews/~3/MC-jnnL6gMs/ http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog/2010/01/01/happy-new-year/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 08:20:44 +0000 ngdblog http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog/?p=162 Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

We at NewsgroupDirect would like to thank all of our customers for a wonderful 2009. We look forward to an even better 2010. Thank you to all. May 2010 be prosperous for you and your loved ones.

]]> http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog/2010/01/01/happy-new-year/feed/ 0 http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog/2010/01/01/happy-new-year/ Happy Holidays from NewsgroupDirect http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNewsgroupdirectBlogNews/~3/He9ECNCw0Fo/ http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog/2009/12/24/happy-holidays-from-newsgroupdirect/#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:00:20 +0000 ngdblog http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog/?p=158 Happy Holidays from NewsgroupDirect

Happy Holidays from NewsgroupDirect

The team at NewsgroupDirect would like to everyone a very Merry Christmas. Christmas is a time for family, so enjoy spending quality time with your family and loved ones.

]]> http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog/2009/12/24/happy-holidays-from-newsgroupdirect/feed/ 0 http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog/2009/12/24/happy-holidays-from-newsgroupdirect/ New Feature: Block Purchases Through WorldPay http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNewsgroupdirectBlogNews/~3/dxhkLDBW_d4/ http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog/2009/12/23/new-feature-block-purchases-through-worldpay/#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:40:52 +0000 ngdblog http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog/?p=155 We’ve got an exciting new feature to announce. We are pleased to now offer the ability for our block account customers paying with WorldPay to be able to purchase new blocks at any time. Credit card block accounts have been able to do this for a while, but now it’s open to everyone.

To purchase a new block, just login to your account on our website. Click on the “Add Block” button on the right-hand side of the screen and choose how many GB you want to purchase.

]]> http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog/2009/12/23/new-feature-block-purchases-through-worldpay/feed/ 0 http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog/2009/12/23/new-feature-block-purchases-through-worldpay/ Retention Update – 480 Days http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNewsgroupdirectBlogNews/~3/VjuI9ciQ_Nw/ http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog/2009/12/19/retention-update-480-days/#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:00:39 +0000 ngdblog http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog/?p=139 Our amazing retention growth continues! NewsgroupDirect retention is now at about 480 days for binary groups. Our retention has been growing daily for months, and we’re continuing to set new records daily.

Binary Retention Details:
480 Days available through message-id
300 Days available through header downloads
Varies by newsgroup

Text Retention:
Approximately 1400 days
Varies by newsgroup

]]> http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog/2009/12/19/retention-update-480-days/feed/ 0 http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog/2009/12/19/retention-update-480-days/ The Free Account Giveaway Is Back! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNewsgroupdirectBlogNews/~3/T3rhaUcepjI/ http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog/2009/12/18/the-free-account-giveaway-is-back/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:51:39 +0000 ngdblog http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog/?p=136 We’re doing it again. We’re giving away a free unlimited usenet account. Our first free account giveaway was so successful that we decided to bring it back for an encore. This time we’re taking a slightly different approach – you can simply enter your information here and we’ll randomly draw a winner. So tell your friends, tell your family, tell nobody… just make sure you enter for a chance to win a free unlimited account.

The contest will begin at 12AM CST on Friday, Dec. 18 and end at 12AM CST on Saturday, Dec. 19. Current customers are not eligible for the giveaway. The free account will be for a term of 1 year. We will use random.org to select the winner on Saturday, Dec. 19. Only 1 entry per household.

]]> http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog/2009/12/18/the-free-account-giveaway-is-back/feed/ 0 http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog/2009/12/18/the-free-account-giveaway-is-back/ Follow Us on Twitter! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNewsgroupdirectBlogNews/~3/RDgCjrfsgSI/ http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog/2009/12/05/follow-us-on-twitter/#comments Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:00:54 +0000 ngdblog http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog/?p=127 If you aren’t following us on Twitter at @newsgroupdirect, then what are you waiting for? We use our Twitter account for everything from announcing blog articles to customer support. Or you can just hit us up and start a conversation, we love talking with our users.

]]> http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog/2009/12/05/follow-us-on-twitter/feed/ 0 http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog/2009/12/05/follow-us-on-twitter/ Usenet Guide for Mac Users http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNewsgroupdirectBlogNews/~3/cxafKzb9ceM/ http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog/2009/12/03/usenet-guide-for-mac-users/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:09:14 +0000 ngdblog http://www.newsgroupdirect.com/blog/?p=124 We’ve just launched a new feature on our website, our Usenet Guide for Mac Users. This guide gives Mac users everything they need to know to get started with usenet. Be sure to check it out and let us know if you have any other tips to add to it.

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