SSL News and NZB Board shut down by German Authorities

[witchking42]

SSL-News.info and it's sister site Town.ag have been shut, along with many other German based NZB boards

https://www.reddit.com/r/usenet/comm...id_in_germany/

[stuhere]

its a shame i liked town

[Valdorian]

Almost every german board is offline now. :/

[Stabber]

Its a shame. They had nzbs which werent takendown

[battlechaser]

usenet4all RIP!

[JanSwart]

Bugger it! This really sucks.
Any alternatives?

The problem seems to be that these sites were making money of their service.
It will be interesting to see, if the authorities also will bei going after the donators.

[Catweasel]

If you can believe the German press, donors will also be prosecuted.

[nQQ]

If you can believe the German press, donors will also be prosecuted.

Depends how you donated. I used to be at Town until the closedown and they have a few less traceable options to donate. Or do you mean the uploaders?

[Catweasel]

Or do you mean the uploaders?

As I understand it, people who made the downloads available will be prosecuted. Furthermore, it appears that investigations are also being carried out against persons who have financially supported the platforms. However, I cannot say to what extent these people can be identified.

[doejohnblowjoe]

Any boards that are smart do not store any user info. Hopefully that's the case.