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{{short description|Type of server software}} {{more citations needed|date=May 2024}} [[File:Usenet Providers and Backbones.svg|alt=Usenet Provider Map|thumb|Usenet Provider Map]] A '''news server''' is a collection of software used to handle [[Usenet]] articles.<ref name="Usenet The Other Internet">{{cite news |last=Pegoraro |first=Rob |date=January 30, 1990 |title=Usenet: The 'Other' Internet |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/tech/ffwd/education/usenet.htm |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=July 28, 2020}}</ref> It may also refer to a computer itself which is primarily or solely used for handling Usenet. Access to Usenet is only available through news server providers.
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