Astraweb News Server

2013 Editors' Choice Winner
	- 1,737 days binary retention - 99%+ completion rate - Up to 20 connections - US & European servers - 256 bit SSL encryption - $11 unlimited Usenet access

Web site:
- http://www.astraweb.com

Secure news servers (SSL) on ports 443 or 563
- ssl.astraweb.com
- ssl-eu.astraweb.com (European servers)
- ssl-us.astraweb.com (U.S. servers)

Standard news servers (non-SSL) on ports 119, 23, 1818 or 8080
- news.astraweb.com
- eu.news.astraweb.com (European servers)
- us.news.astraweb.com (U.S. servers)

Plan types:
- unlimited Usenet
- block Usenet

Service details:
- Binary retention: 1,737 days
- Text retention: 1,095 days
- Completion rate: 99%+
- Number of Newsgroups: 85,000
- Simultaneous Connections: up to 20
- Server farms: US and Europe
- Standard ports: 119, 23, 1818, 8080
- SSL Ports: 563 and 443
- SSL Encryption: free SSL with all accounts

Support:
- online support
- online knowledgebase

Pricing plans:
- Astraweb special - unlimited DSL for $11 a month (more details)
- unlimited - $10 a month (1 Mbps rate limit)
- unlimited DSL - $15 a month (no speed limit)
- unlimited DSL - $39 for 3 months (no speed limit)
- block, 25 GB - $10
- block, 180 GB - $25
- block, 1000 GB - $50

Payment options:
- PayPal, Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover, and more.