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Liveness is the open question: the page body came back from a search index with no HTTP status, and a direct fetch returned a broker-side 522.","confidence":"unverified","confidence_note":"The offer text was read from the live page body on 2026-10-23, but no HTTP status accompanied it and the direct fetch failed at the broker. Nothing was connected to, so neither the account flow nor the service's availability is established.","evidence":[{"url":"https://www.usenetmax.com/","date":"2026-10-23","proved":"'Free usenet server'; 'NNTP access for newsreader or downloader'; 'Web to usenet gateway for browser access'; 'no credit card required a password will be emailed to you'"},{"url":"https://www.usenetmax.com/how-to/","date":"2026-10-23","proved":"Host news.usenetmax.com, port 563, 'Connections: 3 (up to 12 for a premium account)'"},{"url":"https://news.usenetmax.com/faq.php","date":"2026-10-23","proved":"the bundled indexer is ikbin, 'a demonstration and testing site'; 'Content may be cleared out rather unexpectedly if a beta goes south'"}],"verdict":"qualifies-with-caveat","verified_at":"2026-10-23T01:52:29.000Z","price_per_tb_month":"USD 0","notes":"The one lead that could clear the bar for nothing, and the one that could not be confirmed alive. 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