A threaded discussion system via NNTP — the original social network.
NNTP Coming Soon
Usenet was created in 1979 — over a decade before the World Wide Web. It's a decentralized discussion system where users subscribe to newsgroups (organized by topic) and post threaded articles using the NNTP protocol.
Our Usenet server will host private newsgroups for the Runable.app community. Connect with any NNTP client like Thunderbird, tin, or slrn.
usenet.runable.app:30000
Native support for conversation threading — follow discussions naturally without losing context.
No single point of failure or control. Usenet was built for resilience from day one.
NNTP clients sync and cache messages locally — read and compose offline, sync when connected.
Desktop applications for reading, posting, and downloading from Usenet.
Win, Mac, Linux — Best for automation. Web-based UI that integrates with Sonarr/Radarr; auto-repairs and unpacks files.
Win, Mac, Linux — Best for speed & performance. Written in C++; extremely lightweight; ideal for older hardware or NAS devices.
Win, Mac, Linux — Best for text discussions. A classic newsreader focused on reading and posting to text newsgroups.
Win, Mac — Best for basic text newsgroups. If you already use it for email, it has built-in support for standard text groups.
Terminal-based tools for power users who prefer the command line.
TUI — Keyboard & menus. A full-screen terminal newsreader for reading and posting text articles.
sudo apt install tin or tin.org →
TUI — Keyboard & macros. Advanced text filtering with scoring rules and customizable keybindings.
sudo apt install slrn or slrn.org →
CLI — Command strings. High-speed binary downloads controllable entirely from the command line.
CLI — Command line. A simple utility for sending and posting messages to newsgroups.
Part of the trn package — sudo apt install trn4
Runable.app