Mobile/PDA About Us Advertise here
User User name Password  
  Not registered yet? Register here.
Lost your password? Click here. 		 
  Home   News   Guides   Downloads   Glossary   Hardware   Profiles   Forums   v4  
 Advertise at AfterDawn.com     Link to us!     Private messages     Compose a private message     List of all updated threads     Threads without replies     Search messages
Thursday 2.4.2026 / 16:12
Search AfterDawn Forums:        In English   Suomeksi   På svenska
afterdawn.com > forums > announcements > news comments > newzbin2 closes down for good
Show topics
 
Forums
Forums
Newzbin2 closes down for good
  Jump to:
 
The following comments relate to this news article:

Newzbin2 closes down for good

article published on 29 November, 2012

The once popular Usenet indexer has shuttered for good. Fifteen months ago, a UK court ordered ISPs to block access to the site, citing concerns from copyright holders over widespread piracy. The owners of the site noted that they could no longer pay their bills since "payment providers had understandably lost their nerve." Furthermore, the owners wrote "Newzbin2 was always hoped to ... [ read the full article ]

Please read the original article before posting your comments.
Posted Message
plazma247
Member
_ 		30. November 2012 @ 08:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I think their biggest problem was there is lots of providers who undercut them and many punters voted with their feet.
[ + quote]
Advertisement
_ 		__
ruff469
Junior Member
_ 		30. November 2012 @ 09:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It brings tears to my eyes. I used the service for the ability to do a detailed search of usenet content that other providers just did not do as well. I've used usenet since the late 80s and the ability to access content has evolved tremendously. But having said that I can always go back to the basics. It just makes my searches take a lil longer. But I am still looking for a nice alternative. Usenet is not all about pirating. It's a vehicle that allowed people to share content that now transfer services, Sky drives and peer programs do today. I still prefer Usenet over all other options for privacy reasons.

Sad to see you go Newzbin2. Hope you guys revisit it with even better success. Keep us up to date.
[ + quote]
xboxd00d
Member
_ 		30. November 2012 @ 12:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It's a very sad day!
RIP Newzbin
[ + quote]
"Trying is the first step towards Failure" Homer.J.Simpson
blaster4
Junior Member
_ 		30. November 2012 @ 15:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Try nzbmatrix.com. I've used this since the demise of Newzbin 1. I can recommend it.
[ + quote]
Nosredneh
Junior Member
_ 		30. November 2012 @ 19:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
All the Usenet sites are pay sites. Who needs them.
[ + quote]
omegaman7
AfterDawn Addict

7 product reviews
_ 		1. December 2012 @ 20:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Never heard of it. Well... it rings a bell, but I never used it :p
[ + quote]
To delete, or not to delete. THAT is the question!
Advertisement
_ 		__
 
_
afterdawn.com > forums > announcements > news comments > newzbin2 closes down for good
 

Digital video: AfterDawn.com | AfterDawn Forums
Music: MP3Lizard.com
Gaming: Blasteroids.com | Blasteroids Forums | Compare game prices
Software: Software downloads
Blogs: User profile pages
RSS feeds: AfterDawn.com News | Software updates | AfterDawn Forums
International: AfterDawn in Finnish | AfterDawn in Swedish | AfterDawn in Norwegian | download.fi
Navigate: Search | Site map
About us: About AfterDawn Ltd | Advertise on our sites | Rules, Restrictions, Legal disclaimer & Privacy policy
Contact us: Send feedback | Contact our media sales team
 
  © 1999-2026 by AfterDawn Ltd.

  IDG TechNetwork