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What difficulties did you experience in getting the files?
Use a site like NewzLeech or Binsearch to search for stuff, download an .nzb and then open it with your preferred client. You don't need to go through the trouble of fetching headers for groups you're interested in if you can find your files on the different Usenet search engines-although that's kind of fun.
Loved usenet for years!! It rocks.. Mother f***ing ISP dropped and now I have to pay to get it. Sucks that it was bundled and they use some excuse of pedo-porn blocking to drop a service that had been included since 92. :-| Tangent: Who currently has best feeds/options for fair cost in the usenet service world?
I pay fuck all for use of the bittorrent protocol.
Plus, what kind of community is there in usenet?
For those saying usenet doesn't have a community, you're actually quite wrong. Usenet contains normal text-only groups and binary groups (alt.binaries) which is where the files are. Usenet has many text groups where people post messages, it's like a forum only far bigger and with a wider range of topics. So saying there is no community is just stupid, before making judgements you might want to get your info straight.
Plus, if you still don't think that is good enough, what need is there for a community anyway? You are on BT trackers to download stuff, that is all, if you want a nice community then you can come to a forum like this.
And honestly, why would you buy a seedbox? It doesn't magically make your home internet connection any faster. Yes, you may be able to download from torrents at 10MB/s using a server but you still have to download the files from the server using your home connection! Save yourself the hassle and just pay for usenet access (which is probably cheaper than a seedbox in most cases).
Most of the people here just buy a fast server, stick it onto a torrent tracker and set it to grab every new torrent uploaded. Why? to brag that you have it first? increase your ratio? No, it is because you're retarded. Just download what you are going to use when you want it, you don't have to have everything first. That is the type of thinking you see from kids.
It depends on your upload speed, leaving the PC running 24/7 just to maintain a decent share ratio can work out more expensive than buying Usenet download credits.
I've not been on the Newzbin IRC channel for years, but it's there and I'm sure many others are available in addition to the many text groups available.
Usenet seems to be the popular choice amongst members of NFOHump which has a friendly, knowledgeable and helpful community.
There's a list of free Usenet trials here
If you're struggling for a good copy of leeching software I'm sure I can arrange something ;)
+1 you may have a point here :yup:Quote:
Originally Posted by UsenetGuy
unfortunalety, private torrenting is full of retarded kids who thinks that buffering ratios as hell and reaching the highest users classes make them special.
Are you saying that having a gigantic buffer doesn't really make me special? :cry:
torrents+rapidshare=heaven
If you mean 'special' in the short bus kind of way, I think that's exactly what he meant.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stellar
SCNR.
Ah so I'll have to display my e-penis through extensive speedtests and being an internet tough guy instead.
You need to have usenet in there somewhere. And Soulseek, etc. The more resources the better.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stranger99
I agree with pretty much everything UsenetGuy said. Usenet has a huge community, it's just not as easy to see as a forum like this.
Seriously if you haven't tried usenet try it because it owns. That's been said in this thread how many times?