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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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VyprVPN App for Giganews Now Available

Over the past year and a half, our partnership with Golden Frog has brought fresh online tools to Giganews members. Today, we’re pleased to announce our newest addition, the VyprVPN App for Giganews!

The VyprVPN App for Giganews automatically configures and simplifies managing VyprVPN connections. It allows you to easily switch between all VyprVPN server locations and protocols with a simple click. Starting today, it is FREE for all Giganews members with VyprVPN. Download VyprVPN App for Giganews today!

VyprVPN App for Giganews Basic Features:

  • Quick access from the Windows Notifications Area
  • One-click switching between all VyprVPN server locations
  • One-click switching between all VyprVPN protocols
  • Supported on Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 (Mac OS X and Linux coming soon!)

VyprVPN App for Giganews Advanced Features:

  • Automatically activates VyprVPN when connecting on unsecured wireless networks (configurable)
  • Automatically detects dropped VPN connections and prompts to reconnect (configurable)
  • Quick access to recent VyprVPN protocols and server locations
  • Automatically updates as Golden Frog adds new server locations
  • Automatically updates OpenVPN and L2TP security certificates

The VyprVPN App for Giganews is currently supported on Windows only, but Mac OS X and Linux versions are coming very soon.

If you’re not already a Giganews member, we invite you to sign up. If you are a Giganews member without VyprVPN, we invite you to add VyprVPN to your membership today!

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New German VyprVPN Server!

Golden Frog added a new VyprVPN server location in Germany. The new German server is available immediately for all Giganews Diamond members and members who have added VyprVPN to their membership.

For more information, please read Golden Frog’s blog post:

“Today, we’re excited to announce a new server location in Germany!

The new German VPN server location increases flexibility to travel the Internet openly and securely around the world regardless of your physical location. We believe in an open Internet and we have continued work to bring VyprVPN customers greater options.

The following VyprVPN server locations are now available:

  • Germany – NEW!
  • United States – East Coast
  • United States – West Coast
  • United Kingdom
  • France
  • Netherlands
  • Hong Kong”

To access the new German VyprVPN servers, simply update your VyprVPN hostname to:

de1.vpn.giganews.com

For more setup information, please see our VyprVPN setup page or contact our Support Team.

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

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.

As always, please subscribe to our blog and follow us on Facebook and Twitter to stay up to date on Dump Truck.

Dump Truck Early Access has Started!

We are committed to adding more tools and service upgrades for our Giganews members. Over the last 12 months we:

  • surpassed 3 years of Usenet retention to continue to provide the world’s longest Usenet retention
  • partnered with Golden Frog to bundle Mimo Usenet Browser + Search and VyprVPN FREE for Diamond members
  • partnered with Golden Frog to offer VyprVPN at a discounted price for ALL Giganews members.

But, we aren’t stopping. We announced our plans to partner with Golden Frog to deliver our newest service, Dump Truck – professional-grade, massive online storage to Giganews Diamond members. We recently opened up registration for early access to Dump Truck and were overwhelmed by the number of people interested in trying Dump Truck. We think it’s going to be one of our most popular services.

Today, we began sending the first invitations for early access to Dump Truck!!!

Check your email to see if you have been invited! As always, Giganews Diamond members get VIP access to our newest tools. Spots are limited, so if you aren’t invited today don’t worry. We will continue to send more invitations to Diamond members in the coming weeks. It’s not too late to register – registration is still open.

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

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
  • WebDAV Support -Access Dump Truck using DAV clients and apps

We are excited to share Dump Truck with you and we look forward to your feedback!

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Mimo Header Control Bar and User Interface updated – Beta v0.2.4 for Diamond members

Golden Frog has released Mimo Beta v0.2.4 for Diamond Members. Please read the Golden Frog blog post about Mimo Beta v0.2.4 improvements and changes below:

Golden Frog is proud to announce more improvements to the Mimo Usenet Browser user interface. The user interface was updated to create a more intuitive Usenet browsing experience. This update is the latest of our iterative releases to improve the user interface.

Download the free update now.

Some highlights of the Mimo v0.2.4 update include a new Header Control Bar design that allows for a more flexible header selection and more detailed information about headers.

The new Header Control bar features include:

  • Dynamic header date range selection over the full Giganews retention
  • Article IDs shown with the header date range
  • Total available Newsgroup headers displayed
  • Header download percentage and time estimate

We also improved the display of newsgroup information in several areas, namely displaying cross posted newsgroups and better organization of images in multi-image posts.

The complete details about the Mimo Beta v0.2.4 release are available in our Change Log. Please download the free update now.

Golden Frog Dev Team