Noob's guide to usenet

[waterMellons]

Why would someone choose Newsreaders of Torrenting? Faster DL? No Ratio? More secure?

[anon]

Why would someone choose Newsreaders of Torrenting?

I think there's a missing word there.

Faster DL? No Ratio? More secure?

Yes, pretty much. As long as the file is on the server, fast speeds are guaranteed. And you don't have to upload back.

[waterMellons]

Instead.

How is using a newsgroup more secure?

[anon]

How is using a newsgroup more secure?

you don't have to upload back.

There you go.

[waterMellons]

you don't have to upload back.

There you go.

I'm sorry, I am still new to all of this.

How does uploading create more vulnerabilities than downloading?

Either way (torrenting and newsgroups) your IP can be logged, correct?

How about ddl, is that any safer than these other 2? (Safer as in your single IP is less noticed and less likely to be linked to such activities)

[anon]

I'm sorry, I am still new to all of this.

How does uploading create more vulnerabilities than downloading?

Either way (torrenting and newsgroups) your IP can be logged, correct?

In BT you create connections and upload to many users, increasing the chances one of them is a bot from the copyright companies logging your activity. In Usenet you only connect to the server.

How about ddl, is that any safer than these other 2? (Safer as in your single IP is less noticed and less likely to be linked to such activities)

For a downloader, DDL is about as safe as Usenet, I'd say - probably depends on each hoster's privacy policy, but very safe in comparison to using public trackers or the larger private ones.

[ayesha14]

Thanks for information

[zevmeister]

Short, sweet and to the point. Thanks for sharing.

[lorraine02]

well done , thank you sharing good thoughts with me !

[Joshjor]

Very useful tutorial. Thanks