https://datahoarder.io/newsdemon-review/ is very informative.

I just use privado to torrent the occasional thing I can't get off Usenet inside a glueten container. It's great for that, but beyond that I definitely wouldn't trust them with anything else.

I've been stacking newshosting BF offers for a few years and the prices have been relatively stable.

I don't use the included VPN for anything other than the occasional troubleshooting so it's not really a value add for me.

Anyone who needs a VPN probably already has a subscription with one of the reputable providers.

The stacking issue is pretty easy to avoid if you take advantage of the deals and extend your subscription before renewal. That's one of the benefits of being able to stack offers.

As for audits, they're useful, but they're only a snapshot of how things were operating at the time they were conducted. They don't guarantee that nothing changes afterward.

And regarding logging, I genuinely struggle to see what incentive a provider would have to log user activity in the first place. Collecting that data creates additional risks and liabilities, and it's not exactly in anyone's best interest.

PrivadoVPN has had no audit, so you bet your ass it keeps logs

Also last time I bought a usenet product it was 35 for the year, without any automatic price-hike renewal. These smell more like subscription traps than products

Why not? Asking out of curiosity.

None of these are good deals

I've been looking for one too so I'd appreciate it if you could DM me one if you get in. I've been looking for about a month and they seem impossible to find

First time someone actually asked about the name. It has been a while since I read the story, but I believe they were doomed regardless. I remember that the machine was failing slowly, everything that was keeping them alive would have stopped working. Interestingly it seems we are heading in the same path as them with AI.

They appear to have better deals if you go from indexers. $30 including slick VPN and another one that's $23.88 with the VPN. Don't get the first three months at $.5 though.

This is completely unrelated, but if your user name is from the short story of the same name...

Do you think everything sounded pretty great and would've been fine if somebody hadn't opened the hatch and caused a bunch of garbage, leaves, and sticks to get sucked into the machine?

Just sayin'

I gotta wonder how many subs they to sell to make it worth hosting this.

They claim to be independent https://www.newsdemon.com/independent-usenet-provider

Who’s the backbone?

If there is any drunkenslug invites remaining available, I would be grateful… thanks in advance.

https://usenetprime.com/bf2025/

I would love an invite if you still have some!

Would very much appreciate one as well if you're willing. Thanks!

Hi! Could you please send me an invite if you still have any?

See this recent thread. Seems like you could become lucky if you ask.

For sure, PM me your email address you want the invite sent to. I'll get it when I get home from work, should be about 4 or 5 hours from now

For sure, PM me your email address you want the invite sent to. I'll get it when I get home from work, should be about 4 or 5 hours from now

Might wanna try NinjaCentral...

I'm not OP but I'd like one too if you have one to spare 🙏.

I would be very grateful for one, I'm in the same boat as op