Can you Post binaries with block account ? If yes do they count that in your account ?
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Can you Post binaries with block account ? If yes do they count that in your account ?
Thanks!
Can you use a block account to post binaries in the groups? If yes how is that taken into your account?
Thanks!
Which usenet provider?
Generally speaking, usenet providers normally offer unlimited uploads on every account. It's only the download amount that may be restricted in some way. I've never known any usenet provider that has ever counted uploads in its monthly limit or block amount, although with a few providers you need to request posting privileges before you can post anything. Astraweb and Usenet-News plainly state on the website that uploads are free and unlimited. I'm not 100% sure about Blocknews, but I would expect that the same policy applies.
That being said, it might not be smart to buy a $100 size block account and then use it to post radioactive stuff like leaked movie workprints. I post using an old nearly-empty block account, so just in case they get complaints and as a worst case, cancel my account, I've not really lost anything.
Which usenet provider?
Generally speaking, usenet providers normally offer unlimited uploads on every account. It's only the download amount that may be restricted in some way. I've never known any usenet provider that has ever counted uploads in its monthly limit or block amount, although with a few providers you need to request posting privileges before you can post anything. Astraweb and Usenet-News plainly state on the website that uploads are free and unlimited. I'm not 100% sure about Blocknews, but I would expect that the same policy applies.
That being said, it might not be smart to buy a $100 size block account and then use it to post radioactive stuff like leaked movie workprints. I post using an old nearly-empty block account, so just in case they get complaints and as a worst case, cancel my account, I've not really lost anything.
**posting this duplicate because I'm leaving and can't wait around any longer**
Currently downing the kingben release on astra @ 715d. 's no thing.:cool2:
What's BinSearch's retention now? They've passed the 600day milestone a couple of months ago.
722 days according to browse.php?bg=alt.binaries.boneless&s=28119118Quote:
Originally Posted by iLOVENZB
Newsgroup alt.binaries.hdtv.x264
Oldest post in database:Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:00:22 +0200Current retention:723 days
WOW that's astonishing --> Aug 2008
anybody on astraweb can confirm this release http://www.nzbindex.nl/release/11816...4-lulz.nfo.nzb is incomplete ? (e.g. .002)
Same situation as my other post above. Astraweb missing 5 articles of 66. Blocknews could not fill them in.
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...ntalspy002.png
The 5 missing articles filled in by a Highwinds block account server, Usenet-News.net
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s...omplete002.png
That's only 382days old. I would assume the issue lies with the poster not your NSP.Quote:
Originally Posted by padawan
Couldn't you just use the PARs? I had the $10.95/month NewsDemon unlimited for a while and I'm going to switch to Astraweb because there were soooo many 400 and 500 day files that were incomplete to the point that PARs were useless and many of the PAR files were broken too. And if I wanted a ~600 day+ post I could just forget about it. For me, I don't know why one or two articles being missing is such a big deal if the PAR files can just fix them. Isn't that what they're there for? I don't know about any of you guys, but for me, even if I have to use every one of my PAR files to repair a broken post, as long as I can fix the file and it's 100% working then I don't care. Is virtually every post up to ~720 days old fully downloadable (with or without PAR use)? Does Astraweb really make that much of a difference compared to a Highwinds service?Quote:
Originally Posted by padawan
padawan has wandered off temporarily. The linked post had 5% PARs and the .002 file was missing 7.5% on Astraweb so extrapolating roughly from that, it doesn't look good for repair - if only Astraweb is used. The post is perfect as it is and the poster did nothing wrong. It's actually quite uncommon for a poster to screw up to the point that a post can't be repaired. All the jumping around switching providers is needless when a couple of block account backup servers automatically fill in whatever is missing, so that no repair is required.
Thanks for your help mesaman. Which astraweb server did you use? I tried all of them and didn't have any luck :(
:edit: ah, i see. you only downloaded 1 file for testing, cheers :D
@others: Of course if it were only for for a few missing parts I wouldn't have bothered posting here. I am missing parts in almost every file from 002 to 029 and am +20 short to repair.
Well anyways, I have already written to the support about it, I'm sure they are able to help, like I have done twice before about the same matter.
I heard giganews have excellent support.Quote:
Originally Posted by padawan
So once again I had problems due to too many incomplete files on astraweb. This time it was Cassandras.Dream.2007.720p.BluRay.x264-ESiR . So I finally gave in and bought a block from blocknews. And guess what: The situation is exactly the same, the same files are missing the same information. Could this be due to a faulty nzb? i grabbed it off binsearch. it showed the release as complete though on their site.
The NZB is good. What's missing from Astraweb is surprisingly also missing from Blocknews. The post is a Biblical 666 days old and has expired from Highwinds servers such as Usenet-news.net. The only backup server that will work with it is Giganews which doesn't sell blocks..
Has anyone notice slower speeds with astraweb recently?
In the U.S., almost all the 'unlimited' all you can eat connections, even though many were low speed, have now transitioned to limited use 'capped' service, generally hovering around 250GB/Month, but some as low as 5GB/Month.
I just switched to Astraweb from a lesser USP--I'm currently amazed at the fact that I just grabbed a 698 day old, 8GB file, without needing any repair.
Best $11 I ever spent. ( http://i.imgur.com/TRpwC.png )
Hi,
Giganews website screamed in big red print "240 days retention" which they did reach, but during Sept2008-Jan2009 they fell far short, as little as 190 days, and despite all the complaints of false advertising, they never corrected the posted retention they were promising. That is, until their retention eventually grew to 241 days, and ever since that day their actual retention has been correct and updated daily. (funny how honesty only works one way!)
yes
awesome
756days now, tested on a 750 day post and got it successfully without pars.
Part of the header is [RSA GBA SCENE 1101-1200]-[#Real-Team@efnet]-[ROMz]- if you want to test your retention.
how did you expect them to resolve that?? upload 60 days worth of binaries to thier serversQuote:
Originally Posted by zone66
got 760 day stuff with blocknews one from boneless one from multimedia groupQuote:
Originally Posted by iLOVENZB
ummmm maybe put the actual retention number on there website? 190 is a lot below 240. why not fix it?Quote:
Originally Posted by JustDOSE
Got two videos from blocknews/usenetnow...one was 789 days the other 790 both were fine.Quote:
Originally Posted by iLOVENZB
With the truth, obviously. Change "240" to "120" which, when their servers finished dumping data, was about the point where the "99% Complete" claim was accurate.Quote:
Originally Posted by JustDOSEhow did you expect them to resolve that?? upload 60 days worth of binaries to thier serversQuote:
Originally Posted by zone66
And if correcting 3 characters on a webpage is too difficult they have no business taking anyone's money.
What's the header so I can test it on Astraweb?Quote:
Originally Posted by hdjunkyGot two videos from blocknews/usenetnow...one was 789 days the other 790 both were fine.Quote:
Originally Posted by iLOVENZB
Gotta love astrawebs completion issues that have stated to deteriorate recently and ifluence all usenet since there are lots of"cheap kids" uploading stuff through it lol
I just switched to Astraweb and I couldn't be happier