The INN code, which is now being developed and maintained by the Internet Software Consortium is up to version 1.5.x and includes a lot more perl than shell, unlike older versions. This version has built in hooks for PGP authentication of control messages and more configuration options that deal with who you allow to access your spool. This site also includes patches for older versions of the software and links to other INN related pages.

The Academ NNTP and INN page includes software and documentation for the NNTP client software and various links to information about INN.

PGPMoose is a software package developed to monitor the news postings of moderators of USENET newsgroups, and to automatically cancel forged messages purporting to be approved.

PGP Authentication of control messages is built into version of INN after 1.5 and comes as an add on for earlier versions of INN and CNews. One must have pgp installed on the news server and obtain keys for the news account. Once PGP is set up, one must make slight modifications to the control.ctl file to run another script that checks the PGP signatures of the control message. If they do not match or there is no signature, the automatic action is not taken.

The Cyclone NewsRouter is a commercial high volume news server geared primarily to those sites who feed many other machines. It has a web-based GUI which allows your downstream sites to adjust their own feeds and to get statistics on their feed's performance. Cyclone also uses intelligent adaptive algorithms to make efficient use of disk and network bandwidth. A free 30-day trial version is available.

DNEWS is a commercial news server from the.really.useful.products.company that runs on various UNIX machines, VMS, and Windows NT and Windows 95. DNEWS is a dynamic suck-based server that only pulls down newsgroups on an as needed basis. They offer commercial email support and a free trial version.

Usenet Rapid Knowledge Transfer, by Mib Software, includes three main topics of interest: user level, provider level, and development level pages. It includes everything from a general knowledge of Usenet that a beginning user should know to managing newsfeeds and users to writing software for reading and feeding.

The directory of news reader FAQs includes FAQs for trn, nn, gnus, pine, and the rn kill file. Each FAQ contains basic and advanced information about configuring and using the specified newsreader.

The rn newsreader, developed by Larry Wall, was one of the second generation of newsreaders for USENET news. The rn newsreader was developed to minimize the amount of time the user was kept waiting for news articles to be displayed. It did this by using cache techniques. It was also developed to minimize the use of computer resources when running on computers with limited memory capabilities at the sacrifice of some speed.

The slrn newsreader is an free NNTP based threaded newsreader for Unix, VMS, and OS/2 systems. It runs in a terminal-type window and can support color terminals as well. The slrn FAQ and other documentation are available in HTML format.

Emily Postnews Answers Your Questions on Netiquette is a tongue-in-cheek example of how new users should NOT act on USENET. The name comes from a play on the reputation of Emily Post as a renound authority on etiquette, just as Miss Manners (Judith Martin) is today. This version of the FAQ has links to pages in French, German, Italian, and Dutch.

The How to Find the Right Place to Post FAQ gives some general methods of finding the right newsgroup or mailing list for a topic. This is a good starting point for people who are new to USENET or don't know how to find the right group. The news.announce.newusers FAQ is also a good source of information for neophytes and includes pointers to more references.