Several Usenet providers are about to hit the 600 day mark for binary retention.  Here is a list of where each provider stands today:
– Giganews – 598 days
– Astraweb – 587 days
– NewsDemon – 571 days
– Newshosting – 571 days
– UseNetServer – 571 days

We’ve covered retention increases in several posts over the last year but it never fails.  Each time we start preparing for the post we reflect on how far retention has come from the early days.

This time around we’d like to have some extra fun.  If each of the Usenet providers listed above continues to grow retention daily here are the resulting dates when they will hit 600, 700, 800, 900 and 1,000 days of retention.

600 Days Binary Retention:
– Giganews – March 30th
– Astraweb – April 10th
– NewsDemon – April 26th
– Newshosting – April 26th
– UseNetServer – April 26th

700 Days Binary Retention:
– Giganews – July 8, 2010
– Astraweb – July 19, 2010
– NewsDemon – August 4, 2010
– Newshosting – August 4, 2010
– UseNetServer – August 4, 2010

800 Days Binary Retention:
– Giganews – October 16, 2010
– Astraweb – October 27, 2010
– NewsDemon – November 12, 2010
– Newshosting – November 12, 2010
– UseNetServer – November 12, 2010

900 Days Binary Retention:
– Giganews – January 24, 2011
– Astraweb – February 4, 2011
– NewsDemon – February 20, 2011
– Newshosting – February 20, 2011
– UseNetServer – February 20, 2011

1,000 Days Binary Retention:
– Giganews – May 4, 2011
– Astraweb – May 15th, 2011
– NewsDemon – May 31, 2011
– Newshosting – May 31, 2011
– UseNetServer – May 31, 2011

The dates are contingent on each newsgroup service continuing to spool retention daily.  Visit our binary retention chart at anytime along the way to see where each provider stands.