Brazilian Usenet Server
Yep. We Actually Put One in Brazil.
Frugal gives users in Brazil and across South America something surprisingly rare in the Usenet world: an NNTP server located in Brazil instead of making every connection head north to North America or across the Atlantic to Europe.
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Why Send Every Connection North?
Most commercial Usenet infrastructure has traditionally been concentrated in North America and Europe.
Brazil, inconveniently, is in neither.
Actually in Brazil
Connect to Frugal's South America-based NNTP server instead of relying exclusively on servers located thousands of kilometers away.
A More Local Option
A geographically closer server can mean lower latency and a shorter network route between you and your Usenet server.
Routing Still Wins
Internet routing can be weird. Try Brazil first, then use whichever Frugal server performs best from your ISP.
Brazilian Server Details
sanews.frugalusenet.com
563 and 5563
Usenet From São Paulo, Rio, Brasília, Belo Horizonte & Beyond
If you're using Usenet from Brazil, the South American server is the obvious place to start testing.
Simply configure your newsreader with your normal Frugal account:
Server:
sanews.frugalusenet.com
Recommended SSL port:
563
Username & password: Your normal Frugal credentials
Elsewhere in South America?
Give the South American server a try. You can also compare it with Frugal's US servers and use whichever location performs best for your ISP. Internet routing occasionally has its own ideas about geography.
South America Isn't an Afterthought
Plenty of "global" Usenet networks stop after North America and Europe. Frugal kept going.
Frugal gives you access to 7 main Usenet server locations spanning 6 continents , plus a separate European Bonus / Backup server with applicable accounts.
Our servers in Africa, Asia, Australia and South America extend Frugal's network well beyond the usual North America-and-Europe Usenet footprint.
Turns out "worldwide" can include the southern half too.
Brazilian Usenet Server FAQ
Does Frugal Usenet have a server in Brazil?
Yes. Frugal's South American NNTP server is located in
Brazil and is available at
sanews.frugalusenet.com
.
Is Frugal's South American Usenet server in Brazil?
Yes. Frugal's South American server is based in Brazil.
Which Frugal server should Brazilian users try first?
Start with
sanews.frugalusenet.com
.
Because Internet routing varies between ISPs, you can also
test Frugal's other worldwide servers and use whichever
performs best.
Does the Brazilian server support SSL?
Yes. We recommend SSL port 563. SSL port 5563 is also available.
Do I need a separate account for the Brazilian server?
Nope. Use your normal Frugal account credentials. Your Frugal service provides access to our main worldwide server locations.
Can I use Frugal's other servers from Brazil?
Of course. You're not locked to the Brazilian server. Use whichever Frugal server, or combination of servers, works best for your connection.
Usenet in Brazil Without Sending Every Connection North First
If you're in Brazil, it seems reasonable to try the Usenet server that's also in Brazil.
Radical geography, we know.
South American NNTP server:
sanews.frugalusenet.com
7 main server locations. 6 continents. One Frugal account.