Network News Transfer Protocol - the application protocol (defined in RFC 997) used to transfer Usenet articles between news servers
Found on http://www.archivemag.co.uk/
The protocol used by clientand server software to carry USENET postings back and forth over a TCP/IP network. If you are using any of the more common software such as Netscape, Nuntius, Internet Explorer, etc. to participate in newsgroups then you are benefiting from an NNTP connection. Found on http://www.matisse.net/files/glossary.html