Newsgroups ?

[sharedholder]

I want to try NewsGroups , i 'm a totaly noob with it and before i install some strange app on my pc i want to know one simple thing : What speeds do you have with what newsgroups client ? Now just founded a keygen for NewsReactor (http://www.daansystems.com/newsreactor/) and i wonder if is good or anyone it using it ? :rolleyes:

[muchspl2]

I use newsbin pro and its the fastest way to download

[4th gen]

Newsgroups should give you a constant 90% or more of your rated connection speed. I've got 512k adsl and get 465k constantly most of the time. As with muchspl2, I use newsbin pro :)

[sharedholder]

Any opinion about GrabIt (http://www.shemes.com/) ?

[4th gen]

Originally posted by sharedholder@17 March 2004 - 13:04
Any opinion about GrabIt (http://www.shemes.com/) ?
I used GrabIt! once, a long time ago. Found the interface to be pretty poor in relation to newsbin...you might want to give it a shot to find your favourite client though...

Take a look here (http://www.help4newbies.fsnet.co.uk/) for some more advice :)

[muchspl2]

Originally posted by 4th gen+17 March 2004 - 09:09--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (4th gen @ 17 March 2004 - 09:09)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-sharedholder@17 March 2004 - 13:04
Any opinion about GrabIt (http://www.shemes.com/) ?
I used GrabIt&#33; once, a long time ago. Found the interface to be pretty poor in relation to newsbin...you might want to give it a shot to find your favourite client though...

Take a look here (http://www.help4newbies.fsnet.co.uk/) for some more advice :) [/b][/quote]
yea that link is badass it walked me through getting set up and its pretty easy once you&#39;re setup

[h1]

I use Thunderbird (http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird). And since the downoads are coming directly from your ISP, you&#39;ll max your connection every time.

More info (http://www.slyck.com/ng.php)

[namzuf9]

I started using newsgroups to download binaries today and I must say its f&#39;n great&#33;
I tried it first with my ISP&#39;s newserver but its got a crap rentetion (how long posts/binaries are stored on the server) then I started searching for paid news servers. I&#39;m now using http://www.free-newsservers.com/ (http://www.free-newsservers.com/signup.asp) as my provider on a 6 gig per month account which costs &#036;7 or £3.83.
The average speed I&#39;m getting on my 512/256 connection is 43.8k/Bs according to DUmeter peaking at 58k/Bs (which is my max d/l speed)
The reader I&#39;m using is Xnews (http://xnews.newsguy.com/) and is freeware and a tutorial can be found here. (http://www.help4newbies.fsnet.co.uk/xnews_page_1.htm) According to some guide xnews is hard to use but I had no probs with it.
Before you decide to start using newsgroups try searching in http://www.newzbin.com/ for things of interest.

The best thing about newsgroups is you&#39;re not filesharing as such. Your just downloading so your ISP cant complain to loudly about excess bandwidth use.

Have fun.

[abu_has_the_power]

is there a guide? i want to learn too. it&#39;s surprising that shareholder doesn&#39;t know bout newsgroups. wow. any guides? so the best prog is newsbin pro. i&#39;ll get that. what else do i need to do?

[Amarjit]

As for attempting to tackle your problem regarding the fact of being a "n00b" when dealing with newsgroups, then consult this page:
http://slyck.com/ng.php

However, Forte Agent has been renoun for being the best newsgroups client available. After officially announcing discontinuation, Forte have resumed development of Agent. Forget Free Agent - it&#39;s crap, just download Free Agent and register it. ;)