tottallllllllly nooob :< need help

ok first id like to thank this community which helped me a lot.
now im kinda new to the newz stuff.
iv downloaded grabit,installed it, wrote my isp news address, went to group list added a.b.games a.b.boneless.
i couldnt find a.b.games.wii.
searched stuff at newzleech, i found some stuff that i wanted, downloaded the nzb, opened it, and every file ended like that : article wasnt found! (though the file is on that binarie)
please help, what am i doing wrong? y there is no a.b.games.wii on the server?what is retention? what is giga newz?
thank you in advance!

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Originally Posted by Dweirdo

wrote my isp news address, i found some stuff that i wanted, downloaded the nzb, opened it, and every file ended like that : article wasnt found! (though the file is on that binarie)

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If article is not found the problem is with your news providers retention. They have ditched the article before you had time to download it. Solution is to sign up with a decent newsserver. Cost money but easy on the heart:)

but its new :<<<<<<<<<<<< they cant delete something after 1 day can they? :O
and btw i cant find files more than 8 mb :O
can they delete binaries?
like a.b.games.wii [error 401(i think XD) binary was on the server but deleted]
can they do that?

ur isp news server sucks.. don worry do most do.

i use newshosting.com 1year account at a time, well
worth it if u ask me.

in servers like newshosting will i have all articles and all binaries?
PS: WHAT IS SSL? SORRY FOR CAPS XD

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Originally Posted by Dweirdo

in servers like newshosting will i have all articles and all binaries?
PS: WHAT IS SSL? SORRY FOR CAPS XD

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You will not miss anything if you woth Newshosting, Giganews or another provider.

SSL (copied from Giganews:P):

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# What is SSL?

SSL stands for 'Secure Socket Layer' protocol. SSL provides a confidential link between the server (Giganews) and the computer communicating with the server, the client. When the connection between a server and a client is made using SSL, the information sent back and forth along that connection is protected from being seen or intercepted by others through encryption (a secret code only known by Giganews and your computer).

256 Bit SSL is the same type of security that banks, retail websites, and credit card companies use to allow their customers to safely and securely access their private account information and make payments online.

SSL over NNTP (Usenet) encrypts all the data being sent between Giganews and your computer including your username and password, article data, and header data. 256 bit SSL encryption can also aid in circumventing artificial bandwidth limits and help protect against identity theft.

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thank you a lot for ur fast answer.
cheers man, i think ill pay for giganews or something like that....
can i pay cia credit card ? or i have to get paypal?

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Originally Posted by Dweirdo

thank you a lot for ur fast answer.
cheers man, i think ill pay for giganews or something like that....
can i pay cia credit card ? or i have to get paypal?

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I use credit card on Giganews.

wow u r FASSSSSSSSST!!!!!
use net server is kinda the cheapest as far as i can see...
101 retention, ssl connection and unlimited downloads for 15 $.
is their connection good? fast?
or they bullshittin me :D

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Originally Posted by Dweirdo

wow u r FASSSSSSSSST!!!!!
use net server is kinda the cheapest as far as i can see...
101 retention, ssl connection and unlimited downloads for 15 $.
is their connection good? fast?
or they bullshittin me :D

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Many use them and is satisfied with that. I don't use them cause I don't max my connection with them. It depends on where you live I guess.

Just try them for 3 days or something and check it out.

Giganews got a 10GB trial thingie you can test too.

ok thank you man for ur answers..
no more questions XD
u should be the admin XD
cheers, btw i live in asia:O

UNS was having trouble with all those 400 connection errors - but I think that is resolved not. They are fast (and max out my connection). Nothing seems to be as good (or costly) as Giganews. Still $25/mos isn't bad if you are using a lot.

Giganews is the best in my opinion :)

http://usenet-news.net/ for a block account.

Dweirdo,

i think you said you signed up with UsenetServer, i recommend that you sign up with Giganews. They have the most retention and with all the STUFF that's available at any given time, there have been many instanous that i realized that i wanted to check out a new show, or d/l a game that was released a few months back - and with Giganews i have that opportunity to still grab it. It hasn't failed me yet.

well 101 retention is good for me i didnt signed up yet to usennetserver cause i didnt get an answer about visa pre paid cards from them.
iv been with my isp news provider which i now figured that its text only XD.
giga news is 2 expensive and i think ill max out my 180kb/s connection(yeah yeah i know its not much but thats what we have here in israel :P)
thank you for your answer, and i think ill try usenetserver for 1 month and then see if its what i want.