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Usenet Providers, Coupon Codes, Free Usenet Trials

Windows Usenet Clients:
- Newsbin Pro
- Newsleecher
- Alt.binz
- GrabIt
- SABnzbd+
- Forte Agent
- Bintube
- News Rover
- Binary Boy
- Xnews
- Thunderbird
- Outlook Express

Mac Newsgroup Readers:
- Hogwasher
- Unison

Linux Newsreaders:
- SABnzbd+
- Alt.binz
- Newsbin Pro

Giganews Facts

Website:
- www.giganews.com

News Server
:
- news.giganews.com

Binary Retention
: 565
Text Retention: 2,425+
Completion - 99%+
Newsgroups: 107,000+
Servers: US, EU, Asia
Connections: 50
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Hogwasher Setup Guide

This guide will walk you through setting up ASAR Hogwasher to work with Giganews servers. This newsreader is recommended for Mac users. If you haven't already signed up for Usenet access then definitely give Giganews a try. They offer 565 days binary retention, SSL encryption and servers in the US, Europe and Hong Kong. Sign up for the Giganews 14 day free trial and start downloading in minutes.

*Keep Note, you will need a Mac with OSX to run this software

Step 1 - Download and Run Hogwasher Installer

First, go to the ASAR site and download Hogwasher. Afterwords, open the .dmg file with Apple Disk Image Mounter. You will see a box come up (Figure 1)

Figure 1 - Hogwasher
Asar Hogwasher

Double Click on the Hogwasher Application in the Applications Folder (Figure 2). Click Open at the next screen (Figure 3).

Figure 2 - Run Hogwasher Application
Hogwasher Application

Figure 3 - Open Setup File
Hogwasher Warning Screen

Step 2 - Installing Hogwasher

At the Registration Window, select Test Drive if you are a new user. If you would like to go ahead and purchase Hogwasher, click Purchase Now. If you are an existing Hogwasher user, then click Enter Serial Number. (Figure 4)

Figure 4 - Hogwasher Registration
Hogwasher Registration

Click Next (Figure 5) then enter in your personal information (Figure 6)

Figure 5 - Hogwasher Setup Assistant
Hogwasher Setup Assistant

Figure 6 - Hogwasher Setup Assistant (cont)
Hogwasher Setup Continued

The next three steps invole adding your mail server. One of the great features of Hogwasher is that it integrates your email service so you can post into the Text groups. These next three steps are completly optional. However, we here at NGS have taken the liberty of screenshotting you the next three steps (Figures 7, 8, and 9)

Figure 7 - Hogwasher Mail Account
Hogwasher Mail Account

Figure 8 - Hogwasher Outgoing Mail
Hogwasher Outgoing Mail

Figure 9 - Hogwasher Mail Pasword
Hogwasher Mail Password

When you get to the News Account Setup screen (figure 10), enter in Giganews into Account Name. Then enter in the news.giganews.com in the Server Name field. Hit Next and enter in your account information (user name and password). Then hit Done.

Figure 10 - Hogwasher Mail Pasword
Hogwasher

It's that simple to configure Hogwasher for Giganews. Enjoy!

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