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CLUSTER USENET-NEWSGROUP-NNTP · 8 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2009-02-01

Usenet newsreader clients

This cluster comprises Usenet newsreader clients, ranging from terminal and command-line tools to web-based apps, that connect to NNTP servers to read, post, and organize threaded discussions. Their dated history shows one product entry per month across 2009 through 2026, a slow and steady pace without any concentration, though the cluster's older roots predate the index's collection window. SABnzbd, tin, and usenet_reborn lead on traction signals, though all show zero stars in the activity metric.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

JAN 2009: 1NOV 2010: 1DEC 2015: 1AUG 2018: 1SEP 2021: 1AUG 2022: 1APR 2025: 1AUG 2026: 1
JAN 2009AUG 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 4 hand-coded · 4 unlabelled

Operator · 8 open source

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 8 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01SABnzbd0★1 moliveopen sourceWeb-based newsreader that downloads files from Usenet, supports automation, and includes post-processing features.
  2. 02tin0★9 mostalelivehand-codedopen sourceThreaded newsreader application for reading and managing messages from NNTP servers and local news spools.
  3. 03usenet_reborn0★1 yrabandonedliveopen sourceTerminal-based client that connects to NNTP servers for reading, posting, and managing Usenet newsgroup discussions.
  4. 04trn0★1 yrabandonedliveopen sourceA text-based application that reads and organizes Usenet newsgroup messages into conversation threads for browsing and replying to discussions.
  5. 05slrn-snapshot-canlock0★1 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceCommand-line Usenet newsreader with cancel-lock support that connects to NNTP servers, fetches newsgroup articles, and displays them in threaded conversations for secure posting.
  6. 06slrn-snapshot0★1 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceCommand-line Usenet newsreader that connects to NNTP servers, fetches newsgroup articles, and displays them in threaded conversations, allowing users to follow discussions across multiple groups.
  7. 07nn0★3 yrabandonedliveopen sourceUSENET news reader that lets users browse and read newsgroup discussions from the terminal.
  8. 08lusernet.app0★7 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceUsenet news reader for browsing and reading messages from NNTP-based newsgroups.

Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.