Explanation of Usenet and list of newsreaders and other Usenet-related software. Directory of newsreader software sorted by operating system with brief descriptions and links to official download sites. http://www.newsreaders.com
Information about the NoCeM protocol in general, including a listing of news clients which understand NoCeM, a protocol for reducing spam and other undesired Usenet articles. http://www.cm.org/
Certain minimal standards for writing and evaluating Usenet software that conforms to netiquette. Ratings of newsreaders and of a few web-based ways to gain access to newsgroups. http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Ejs/gnksa/index.html
Threaded internet newsreader for Unix, VMS, OS/2, and Win32 systems. Highly customizable. Allows you to redefine keys and to write custom macros. Full support for scoring articles, complex filters and killfiles. http://slrn.sourceforge.net/
A threaded NNTP and spool-based UseNet newsreader for Linux, *BSD, various Unices, and the Hurd. Links to download sites, documentation and support mailing list. http://www.tin.org/
Main development site for software to handle the PAR and PAR2 archive formats. Contains the file format specification, graphical clients, information for those who want to contribute to the PAR software, formums, and announcements. http://parchive.sourceforge.net/
A newsreader designed for browsing encoded pictures in newsgroups. It allows you to see previews of images before they're downloaded. Available for Mac and Windows. http://www.diiva.com
Information and downloads for tools for handling par and par2 archives. Par and Par2 are file formats used for sending files via Usenet. http://www.par2.net