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Dump Truck now supports Folder uploads!

The most requested new Dump Truck Online Storage feature is the ability to upload folders while maintaining sub-folders and the original file structure.

Golden Frog listened to your feedback! Today, we are excited to announce that Golden Frog has added a new Java based file uploader to allow users to upload folders to Dump Truck! Uploaded folders will maintain the same subfolder and internal file structure after being uploaded to Dump Truck.

The upload progress bar has also been updated to provide more information about pending
uploads in the queue. Try out these new features and let Dump Truck do the work for you!

Dump Truck web interface new features:


Upload button supports folders and subfolder uploads

  • Upload folders, including sub folders, with a single click! *Java required*
  • Available for every browser and operating system.


Drag and Drop folder and subfolder uploads (Windows only)


Improved Upload Queue

  • New upload notification badge in the menu bar.
  • Easy access to the upload queue by clicking the upload button.

Dump Truck is included free with your Giganews membership so login today and start uploading your folders! If you’re not already a Giganews member, we invite you to sign up now.

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Giganews Achieves World-leading 1,300 Days of High Quality Usenet Retention

Giganews is proud to announce today that we are the world’s first Usenet provider to reach 1,300 days of binary retention!

At Giganews, we pride ourselves on being the world’s best Usenet provider. In addition to providing world leading 1,300 days of binary retention and more than 8.5 years of text retention, we also deliver the highest quality newsgroup retention. That means regardless of article age, you’ll always see the same 100% article completion and unlimited speeds whether the article was posted 30 days or 1,300 days ago. You won’t get this level of service from any other Usenet provider.

Check out some of the other great things we’ve delivered to Giganews members since we reached 1,200 days of retention just over 3 months ago:

Dump Truck Online Storage – FREE for All Giganews Members!

VyprVPN App for Giganews Launched – FREE with VyprVPN!

Dump Truck WebDAV Support Page Launched – Mount Dump Truck as a hard drive

VyprVPN German Server Launched – Securely browse the Internet in Germany

Redesigned Giganews Control Panel Launched – Manage Usenet, VyprVPN, Dump Truck and more!

Over the past 18 months, we’ve built our partnership with Golden Frog, an online services provider. Through this partnership we’ve been able to provide online services to Giganews members, including Mimo Usenet Browser + Search, VyprVPN and most recently Dump Truck online storage.

Please check back for more updates as we continue to grow high-quality Usenet retention and provide more online services for our members.

If you’re not already a Giganews member, we invite you to sign up today!

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New WebDAV Support Page Launched

Today, we are launching a new WebDAV Setup page to supply Giganews members with more WebDAV configuration options with Dump Truck online storage. We recently announced that all Diamond Giganews memberships were upgraded to include 30 Gigabytes of Dump Truck online storage at no additional cost and all other accounts would receive 5 Gigabytes of free storage. Giganews members asked for more WebDAV configuration options, and today we are happy to provide them.

What is WebDAV?

WebDAV is a protocol that allows you to mount Dump Truck just like a hard drive in Mac OS X and Windows, as well as access Dump Truck on mobile devices. Create, change and move files and folders while maintaining your file structure.

WebDAV Setup and Configurations now include:

Operating Systems
Mac OS X
Windows Vista		 Windows 7
Windows XP
Desktop Applications
Windows Applications
BitKinex
CrossFTP Pro
Cyberduck
DataFreeway
NetDrive		 OS X Applications
CrossFTP Pro
Cyberduck

Web Apps
AnyClient
Mobile Applications
iOS
Air Sharing		 Android Apps
WebDAV File Manager

See how easy it is to set up WebDAV on your computer and mobile device for Dump Truck online storage.

Every Giganews membership includes Dump Truck online storage for free, so we invite you to sign up today. If you’re already a Giganews member, get started with Dump Truck and WebDAV.

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Dump Truck Online Storage Now Available for All Giganews Members

Today, we are extremely excited to announce that we have added Dump Truck online storage to every Giganews membership at no additional charge! All Giganews Diamond members now have free access to 30 GB of Dump Truck online storage. All other Giganews accounts have access to 5 GB of free Dump Truck online storage.

After hearing from Giganews members that they want an online, secure, personal storage service, we announced our plans to partner with Golden Frog to bring online storage to Giganews members. Today, we are happy to deliver online storage to Giganews members.

Over the last 18 Months, our successful partnership with Golden Frog has led to the development of new innovative products and tools for Giganews members. We first partnered up with Golden Frog to create the Mimo Usenet Browser + Search. Shortly thereafter, we brought Golden Frog’s VyprVPN Personal VPN service to Giganews members. Now Dump Truck Online Storage by Golden Frog is included free with every Giganews account.

What is Dump Truck?

Dump Truck is a personal online storage service created by Golden Frog with a focus on speed and security of personal data. Use Dump Truck to store and access your photos, documents, data and files from anywhere in the world. Dump Truck uses 256-bit encryption to secure your files and delivers the same unlimited speeds you expect from Giganews.

Dump Truck features include:

  • Intuitive web interface with drag and drop upload
  • Simple and secure file structure
  • 256-bit SSL encryption for uploads and downloads
  • Files are encrypted on-disk with 256-bit AES encryption
  • Access to your files anywhere in the world
  • WebDAV Support – Access Dump Truck using DAV clients and apps

Dump Truck features coming soon:

  • iPad, iPhone, and Android online storage apps – Storage while on the go
  • Windows and Mac desktop application – Access your files just like any other drive
  • Public and private sharing – Share with the world or simply your friends
  • Password Protection – Control the access to your data

All Giganews members can simply login to Dump Truck to get started. If you’re not already a Giganews member, we invite you to take advantage of our Dump Truck Launch Special!

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Giganews Reaches 1,200 Days of High Quality Usenet Retention

Here at Giganews, we work hard to provide the highest quality Usenet service on the planet. Today, we became the first Usenet provider to reach 1,200 days of binary retention. Of course, 1,200 is more than a number. We don’t just offer more Usenet retention than any other Usenet provider (including over 3,000 days of text retention), we also offer the highest quality retention. You’ll see the same 100% completion and unlimited speeds in every newsgroup regardless of article age. No other Usenet provider can make that claim.

Through our partnership with Golden Frog, we also continue to provide innovative online tools to Giganews members including Mimo Usenet Browser + Search, VyprVPN, Nat Firewall and most recently Dump Truck online storage.

Here are a few milestones we’ve reached just since we passed 1,000 days of retention:

We remain committed to growing high quality Usenet retention every day – day by day – and will continue to bring innovative online tools to our members.

If you are not already a Giganews member, we invite you to sign up now!

WebDAV Support Launched For Dump Truck

Last month, we announced early access for Dump Truck online storage and began sending early invitations to select Giganews Diamond members to be the first to try Dump Truck. The response we have received has been overwhelmingly positive and we greatly appreciate everyone’s feedback.

Today, we are pleased to announce that Golden Frog has launched WebDAV support for Dump Truck! WebDAV is a protocol that allows you to use Mac OS X Finder, Windows Explorer or 3rd party desktop and mobile applications to access your Dump Truck as a drive or folder. WebDAV support allows access to Dump Truck from your desktop or mobile device without logging into a web browser.

WebDAV Advantages:

  • Access files without logging into a web browser
  • Drag and drop folders and maintain folder and file structure, including sub-folders.

Operating Systems with WebDAV support:

  • Windows 7
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows XP
  • Mac OS X

Desktop and Mobile Applications with WebDAV support:

  • Cyberduck (Windows and Mac)
  • Air Sharing (iOS)
  • WebDAV File Manager (Android)

WebDAV is easy to set up and free for Giganews members who have already received an invitation for early access to Dump Truck.

If you already have early access to Dump Truck, set up WebDAV now.

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