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    http://en.nitrodownloads.net/

    They are the only place I can find on the internet that has a specific file that I'm looking for (which is an ebook called Environmental Issues for Architecture).

    Usenet.nl also might have a copy but I'm not sure I'm comfortable using a usenet, its just really daunting when I understand none of the terminology and have to have new programs etc.

    Does it seem like a terrible idea to pay them 5 bucks for a week trial to download that file?
    http://nitrodownloads.net/search/env...r+architecture
    Its the top on in that list. It just seems really fishy, thanks.

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    Looks like a typical honeypot/spam website to me, where they take your google queries and pretend they have what you're after in order to get you to subscribe. I wouldn't touch that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KraGeRzR View Post
    Looks like a typical honeypot/spam website to me, where they take your google queries and pretend they have what you're after in order to get you to subscribe. I wouldn't touch that.
    Exactly. There are many scam sites like this one. They ask for money before you can download and then redirect you to bogus/fake files or sharecash links.

    Usenet.nl is also a scam, from what I've read here.
    "I just remembered something that happened a long time ago."

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    Yes, these sites claiming to have things not found elsewhere, trying to get money out of you, are 99% scams and finding the last 1% is hard. I tried one of those once for a movie, where you had to buy the password to unpack the .uharc (I think it was) file. I spent somewhere between 8 and 10 hours learning to crack the password on such files and the result was the shittiest cam I have ever seen. So what was advertised as a DVD-screener with 192Kbps AC3, was really Video quality 2 and Audio 4. So now I tend to stay away from those.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheFoX View Post
    In the old days, if you misbehaved on a tracker, you got disabled, or worse, IP banned.

    Nowadays, there are more trackers than there are members, so if your tracker misbehaves, they get bookmark removed, or worse, URL deleted.

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    Thanks guys, I assumed the worst. Looks like I will be trying to find it somewhere else, or buying it yikes.

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    ONLY IN IT 4 TEH LULZ

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    Quote Originally Posted by KraGeRzR View Post

    Usenet.nl is also a scam, from what I've read here.

    I've tested usenet.nl and I've been very satisfied with the service they are offering. I never experienced it as scam.... of course, one should read the General Terms and Conditions before signing in... but one should always do this....
    Yeah right...now maybe you should try it in another way!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Townsend View Post
    I've tested usenet.nl and I've been very satisfied with the service they are offering. I never experienced it as scam.... of course, one should read the General Terms and Conditions before signing in... but one should always do this....
    I recall reading posts here (by zot and other guys who know their stuff) where Usenet.nl was singled out as a scam, hence the warning.

    Anyway, if the file isn't a fake and has been posted within a certain timeframe, you can use Binload or XS Usenet to download it. It's not that hard - I only know the basics and have been faring quite well.
    "I just remembered something that happened a long time ago."

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    Quote Originally Posted by anon View Post
    you can use Binload or XS Usenet to download it.
    You tease, mister.
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    Due to overwhelming demand for our free public beta we're currently not taking any new signups. Our apologies for the inconvenience caused.
    Quote Originally Posted by Townsend View Post
    of course, one should read the General Terms and Conditions before signing in... but one should always do this....
    So true, yet so rarely done.

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