Unable to d/l some collections ,but no problem with others...any help appreciated

[samirakhan]

Let me start off by saying I'm pretty much a n00b when it comes to newsgroups. But I've been reading and following the posts and thought it might be better to ask a couple of questions.

I'm currently using Giganews and I can't download this specific collection, but I have been able to download other collections that were brand new to about a week old and it always maxes out my connection. I'm not sure if this just a problem on my end or maybe Giganews doesn't work for older collections.

[https://filesharingtalk.com/nzbs/tv/x...XviD-SPRiNTER]

I know that Giganews offers retentions up to 800 days or something like that. But now the question is if this specific collection is dead such as a torrent with no seeders? If so, is there a way that i can request it so that I can get it.


Thanks in advance for taking to time to read this.

[nntpjunkie]

Giganews suffers many incomplete files due to DMCA takedowns, you can use a fill server to back fill the missing parts. I use Newshosting as my primary account and Astraweb as my filler account. Astraweb does not suffer as many incompletes if any at all. Also you should drop Giganews unless you just like giving your money away Hope this helps...

[Hypatia]

you can check if articles are available on a server via nzb download checker. just download nzb, open it via download checker, set connections to 10 and check it. it will show you if there are articles missing.

ive just run it through the checker and it looks like all articles are there.

you havent specified what kind of problem you are having, what newsreader you are using, what kind of errors if there are any your newsreader is reporting when trying to get this collection



PS i would also recommend getting astraweb instead of giganews. At some point you might fail to get DMCAed releases.

nntpjunkie
i second that(except for i dont see any point in having a second account if you already have astraweb. It is not needed __at the moment___ imho) well,, maybe just some blocknews fill account

astraweb main account+ blocknews 100-200Gb fill account= FTW

but
as ive mentioned already all articles are there (on giganews) in this case
Files found: 1824
Message-ID's required: 19703
Message-ID's found: 19703
Message-ID's missing from the NZB: 0 (0%)
The files were posted 446 day(s) ago.

Parts checked: 19703
Undownloadable parts: 0
All OK!

[mjmacky]

But now the question is if this specific collection is dead such as a torrent with no seeders? If so, is there a way that i can request it so that I can get it.

To address this part specifically, no it doesn't work like a torrent with no seeders. It works like a server. Let's pretend we're talking about DDL (direct download). Let's say something is posted on MegaUpload, and you pay for the premium service and download at speeds that max out your connection. This is similar to usenet. Ignoring all of the DDL stuff that gets removed on purpose, it will sometimes expire (if no one downloads for x days) and no longer exists on the servers. The scenario on Usenet is that there's a limited amount of space, so basically stuff that "expired" would be pushed/deleted off their servers to make room for new posts. Since storage space is increasing rapidly, the retention is also increasing, essentially very little has been pushed off usenet for a little while now.

There is a way to request posts and reposts, someone that has the original would just have to post it themselves. Given that it's a bit of a hassle to post things on usenet, I'm not sure how many of those requests actually get fulfilled. So I hope that clears up some of the mystery.

[samirakhan]

Firstly, thanks for the quick replies.

@Hypatia
"you havent specified what kind of problem you are having, what newsreader you are using, what kind of errors if there are any your newsreader is reporting when trying to get this collection"
I'm currently using Giganews as my provider and using Grabit as my newsreader. The major problem I am having is that I'm unable to download older collections such as a week or more. When I try to do so, for example the G.I.Joe s01 pack I keep getting "Article not found" for every single section of it.

I am sure that everything is working as it is supposed to as I am able to get the newer files without any problems and it consistently maxes out my connection. The files work too, it extracts and I can view the files etc So I'm assuming that it is Giganews. But for older posts all I am greeted with is "Article not found". So my strategy now is to check everyday and find stuff I want and get it day one before it gets too old.

@nntpjunkie I have already dropped Giganews, i'm already shopping around for new providers. I'm already looking into Newshosting and Astraweb. Thanks for the advice.

@mjmacky Thanks for going into detail about that, I was a little confused but you cleared that right up. Thanks again

[mjmacky]

Astraweb makes me quite happy. Also, you shouldn't be worrying about grabbing stuff quickly before it gets "too old". 3 years ago would be too old in newsgroup world. By the way, I am checking the collection you mentioned in the first post with my Astraweb collection, and it's picking it all up fine, not getting any "article not found" messages.

[Hypatia]

dont get newshosting..completion is poor.

PS btw i still dont get why you couldnt download this specific collectio.n i checked it via giganews and its all there..

[nntpjunkie]

Got nothing but good things to say about newshosting.....my only complaint is that I don't have a 100Mbit connection this is the USA and it's 2011 shouldn't we all get 100Mbit by now....

[Hypatia]

no wonder

[mjmacky]

you can check if articles are available on a server via nzb download checker.

About this tool, would it need my login, or does it work without it? I got the impression from this line you can only check ones with which you have an account:

NZB Download Checker sends all the Message ID's listed in the NZB file to your newsserver(s) and checks which reply it gets back from the newsserver