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From: "Billy G." <[email protected]>
Newsgroups: alt.free.nntp,alt.free.newsservers,a.privacy.anon-server,a.privacy,news.software.readers,news.software.nntp
Subject: free / open text usenet servers
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2025 13:54:02 +0000
here are some free alternatives for reading.
most servers listed need an account for posting.

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ reader-nyc.newsdeef.eu:563 (SSL) (retention begins mid 2025)
+ bziqmed7bllddgxslam4cmykh4kcvye4a232s2i6gqh7ep4xzpb4ghyd.onion:119
+ YGG: [200:4896:b4a8:d3c1:f1db:e619:b074:260]

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡­ lux-feed1.newsdeef.eu:433 (NO SSL) (floating 1-3 month)
+ pp55dzqem2eufe2wst2u7lunqhs3pkryzrleikrixl2xuvblyeqyg4qd.onion:433


+ more: open pugleaf servers at Port 119 or 563 SSL
Retention starts: Sep 01, 2025.

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ news-can.pugleaf.net | Montreal / Canada
 TOR: pkq37mrydcjc4hkv2pu6alvad2f2iysnyffwbkquj5twzi7lshwje7id.onion:119
 >   YGG: [200:2b14:f2d1:f63e:7d97:cd8a:6d1f:a95f]:119

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ news-lax.pugleaf.net | Los Angeles / USA West
 TOR: derpefchhgbmou6nivzq2ajnkegpguk25xc654meujs5ldu6x7avl3id.onion:119
 >   YGG: [200:9359:d9ae:fb4e:05d8:6038:1f24:cb03]:119

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ news-sfo.pugleaf.net | San Francisco / USA West
 TOR: mlmwfop6ysdohrlidazpramtkjeanznrpuj2o54jaxfew7ubqf5gbxqd.onion:119
 >   YGG: [200:6bb2:dbd7:41b4:23e2:5999:88f9:c6cc]:119

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ news-wdc.pugleaf.net | Washington / USA East
 TOR: tws5lk6q4k343oxnvp5ejnxldhkpaolll6wl6yo5etcb3opq4u2333id.onion:119
 >   YGG: [201:fa2e:6602:364a:a091:6ab9:4d30:bc61]:119

πŸ‡³πŸ‡± news-ams.pugleaf.net | Amsterdam / Netherlands
 TOR: apjhyuwozpsrxhudiefxp547dpv2u46xowo4l6ufpqgek2xu5irot5yd.onion:119
 >   YGG: [203:4b12:83a0:63d9:8bc6:3f03:b4b1:2da5]:119

πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ news-fra.pugleaf.net | Frankfurt / Germany
 TOR: daizdh5dzadcx4v56vwilbpw76y4fnfhkutn3pspbkklxp3swkg4oaqd.onion:119
 >   YGG: [201:bd18:433e:96a6:928e:cccb:a5e6:64f7]:119

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ news-lon.pugleaf.net | London / United Kingdom
 TOR: iat3kqk4wx75ai24rjz7u5lqr6xwbgp7gvqwt5t2kcb74wtkpamfk6ad.onion:119
 >   YGG: [203:0f26:377c:a258:8e6a:22a2:9878:f923]:119

πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¬ news-sin.pugleaf.net | Singapore / Singapore
 TOR: k2jncpwygu7u6p24aol6zxs36jhnyrvey2kjjpq3ktpzr433v7texvad.onion:119
 >   YGG: [201:8874:d610:a9cd:9d0e:173d:8345:5758]:119

πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ news-tyo.pugleaf.net | Tokyo / Japan
 TOR: h7yirgkelxgefct6qrn7esakg7cxjurmttnel2hkhp2lhojr6h5d7kad.onion:119
 >   YGG: [200:1e11:6663:0f50:6773:84ed:51f0:a9cd]:119


and some more

    news.eternal-september.org       :119      :563
    news.blueworldhosting.com        :119      :563
    news.corradoroberto.it           :119      :563
    freenews.netfront.net            :119      :563
    endofthelinebbs.com              :119      :563
    paganini.bofh.team               :119      :563
    news.tcpreset.net                :119      :---
    news.usenet.ovh                  :119      :---
    news.bbs.nz                      :119      :563


+ very old archives still alive and connected to world
retention begins 1980/90
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ news.blueworldhosting.com:563 (SSL) (retention begins 1980/90)

+ another archive
πŸ‡³πŸ‡± 81-171-22-215.pugleaf.net:563 (SSL)
+ pp55dzqem2eufe2wst2u7lunqhs3pkryzrleikrixl2xuvblyeqyg4qd.onion:119
+ a mirror with 3 conn limit: πŸ‡¨πŸ‡­ lux-feed1.newsdeef.eu:563 (SSL)
+ 3nxvtk6l6fvjel6egccgo5zcerivvvz27ahsdjthvxc7focidpr2xlyd.onion:119


* YGG: https://github.com/yggdrasil-network/yggdrasil-go

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