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What is NNTP?

Stands for Network News Transport Protocol. The protocol used by clientand server software to carry USENET postings back and forth over a TCP/IP network.

If you are using any of the more common software such as Netscape, Nuntius, Internet Explorer, etc. to participate in newsgroups then you are benefiting from an NNTP connection.

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