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newshosting

newshosting noun: hosting of a newsgroup.

Noun

newshosting (uncountable)

  1. (Internet) Hosting of a newsgroup.
    • Within the past two weeks, NETZILLA.NET has lost their news-peering, newshosting arrangemenet^([sic]) with three sites, JERSEY.NET, HOM.NET [MID-GA.COM] and this past Friday, with NI.NET. This is due to the Usenet spamming from and for the site, and the the^([sic]) forgery and fraud which is...1997 September 9, David Ritz, “[usenet] (UU444893) EMP/ECP/Forgery/Fraud (NETZILLA) BI = 18951.030 Mon Sep 8”, in news.admin.net-abuse.sightings (Usenet), archived from the original on 09 Dec 2025
    • If you are looking for newshosting and newsfeeds please see [link]1998 October 31, Norman Gillaspie, “Newshosting and newsfeeds available”, in biz.pagesat (Usenet), archived from the original on 09 Dec 2025

Examples of newshosting in a sentence

  • Within the past two weeks, NETZILLA.NET has lost their news-peering, newshosting arrangemenet^([sic]) with three sites, JERSEY.NET, HOM.NET [MID-GA.COM] and this past Friday, with NI.NET.1997 September 9, David Ritz, “[usenet] (UU444893) EMP/ECP/Forgery/Fraud (NETZILLA) BI = 18951.030 Mon Sep 8”, in...
  • It doesn't seem to be a standard used by any common newshosting software.1998 January 26, Simon Slavin, “What good does the 'Xref' header do Demon ?”, in demon.ip.support (Usenet), archived from the original on...

Origin of newshosting

From news + hosting.

Questions about newshosting

What does newshosting mean?
Newshosting means hosting of a newsgroup.
How do you use newshosting in a sentence?
Within the past two weeks, NETZILLA.NET has lost their news-peering, newshosting arrangemenet^([sic]) with three sites, JERSEY.NET, HOM.NET [MID-GA.COM] and this past Friday, with NI.NET.
What part of speech is newshosting?
Newshosting is a noun.

Words near newshosting in the dictionary

  1. newshens
  2. newshole
  3. newsholes
  4. Newsholme
  5. newshost
  6. newshosting
  7. newshosts
  8. newshound
  9. newshounds
  10. newsie
  11. newsier

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