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General questions: What is Usenet, what are news groups? Apart from the World Wide Web and e-mail, usenet is one of the most important internet services. It is a collection of discussion boards (news groups) about all subjects imaginable, working with its own protocol and a distributed server architecture. In these news groups, whose names are structured hierarchically and usually give a brief description of the content, people post articles and files on Usenet servers with the corresponding software. These articles or files are then transferred via other interconnected Usenet servers to many other networks for worldwide distribution. [ back to top ] Is access to usenet really anonymous? We guarantee that, when downloading, neither your IP address, nor times of downloads from the news servers are recorded or logged in any way. Your data transfers are only used to measure the transferred volume for account statements and invoicing. In the members area, you can check your remaining data volume for the current period at all times. Please note that uploading articles into the usenet is not fully anonymous. [ back to top ] Until now, Usenet was solely for internet professionals and insiders: the software for downloading data from the huge Usenet archives was complicated to handle and lacked the most important thing: a global search engine. We are the first Usenet provider to offer this feature, and in our member area, we’ll provide you with exclusive tips on how to get the files that really interest you! [ back to top ] What is UseNeXT’s position on freedom of expression? It is UseNeXT’s opinion that as a legal adult, you are completely capable of making your own responsible decisions. According to Article 5 of the German constitution, every person living in Germany is granted the freedom to form and express his or her own opinion. Within Usenet, just as in any other part of the internet, you can decide for yourself, which content you would like to access and what kinds of information you would like to view. [ back to top ] What is UseNeXT’s position on censorship? Countless people and institutions around the world upload content
to Usenet. More than 400 gigabytes of data are being delivered
to the Usenet servers every day. This enormous volume alone
makes it simply impossible to remove, or restrict individual
files without executing mass censorship, which would be in violation
of freedom of expression as stipulated in Article 5 of the german
constitution. [ back to top ] My internet provider already offers a Usenet Server (news server). Internet providers (such as AOL, Earthlink, Comcast etc.) often neglect news groups, and offer only highly filtered and censored access to usenet. The reasons for censorship of news groups posting mostly files (binaries) include the great technological challenge of getting the 400 gigabytes of daily data under control with the appropriate hardware. [ back to top ] Why doesn’t UseNeXT offer its services free of charge? The operation high-quality news servers incur considerable costs. UseNeXT offers a powerful alternative to slow access providers and censored news groups. Customer satisfaction is our top priority! Whilst such an enterprise cannot be realized without expenses, we are able to offer our services at sensationally low prices: For just €1 you can begin your UseNeXT experience and gain access to more than 20 terabytes of data at maximum download speed! [ back to top ] Binaries are binary file attachments to messages on usenet. Binaries can be images, programs or videos. Thanks to our quick instructions in the members area, and cutting-edge software that includes a convenient search engine, you can easily download these binary files from usenet. [ back to top ] Apart from signing up, will I incur further costs? No. UseNeXT does not replace your existing internet connection (such as T-DSL, Arcor etc.) and its costs, but we do not impose traffic or download fees. [ back to top ] Yes, but you must be a legal adult as determined by your county of residence. This is due to the fact that Usenet may contain erotic content. Since the protection of the youth is very important to us, this is necessary. As an adult participant in the usenet network, you are responsible for your actions. [ back to top ] How safe is my personal and banking information? We are working according to cutting-edge security standards: All business transactions are processed by our recognized payment partner, Safer Pay GmbH. Your information is transferred via 128 Bit-encrypted connections directly with the SaferPay accounting system and stored there securely. When you sign up, your information is secured with the internationally recognized SSL system, as used for online banking. [ back to top ] Technical questions: Can I use UseNeXT with a proxy-server? Yes, the latest version of the UseNeXT client supports Socks4 and Socks5 proxies. We are always updating the software – so stay tuned for continuos improvements! [ back to top ] Does UseNeXT work with ISDN, modem or SkyDSL? UseNeXT will work with these connections, but download speeds for SkyDSL, ISDN and especially modems are very low, due to technical limitations. [ back to top ] I did not receive any access information… You will receive 3 e-mails with different access details: 1. 1. Access information for the online members area (the user name includes your customer number)
If you don’t receive any e-mail from us within 30 minutes, it is possible
If you have received only the e-mail with online access information for www.usenext.de (password without avi-xxxx), it is possible
[ back to top ] The access information doesn’t work/server log-in error There are various possibilities: 1.) In a few cases, the e-mails may take longer than 30 minutes after sign-up. If you are missing an e-mail, please check your e-mails again after a little while. Please check to make sure your inbox isn’t full and that it is accepting new e-mail. 2.) Which access information do I use? You will receive 2 e-mails with different access information: Access information for the members area on www.usenext.de
(the user name includes your customer number) Please use the correct access information. General tip for entering passwords: 3.) Error message from software “Server log-in error: Please check your username and password”: We are constantly working on improving the software, which may make
it necessary to update our website/Usenet servers for a short
while. If this error occurs, please retry in a few minutes. 4.) Error message “You were logged out for security reasons” Ist es vielleicht möglich, dass Sie in Ihrem Browser Cookies deaktiviert haben? Cookies are required for security purposes. Is it possible that
you deactivated cookies on your browser?
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