wtf is usenet

[fordsrule174]

can someone tell me wtf is usenet in a good describtion thanks

[silentscream]

a massive collection of servers with very big hard drives and very very fast connections that all sync with each other

u pay a few quid a month and anoything that is on those servers is urs at the max speed ure line can take (i get 750kbps which in real terms is just over 2 gig an hour)

simple

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[Tic3]

A quick 30 second search on Google for "History of Usenet" gave me this link:

http://www.usenet.com/articles/history_of_usenet.htm

[Shadowtester]

Usenet is pretty much the ultimate file transfer network if you have a good Usenet provider most ISP's provide Usenet access free of charge but most also block most of the better binary groups. The binary groups are the ones that contain the files you will also need a good news reader with nzb support for windows you might check out grabit.

[fordsrule174]

so what it cost money ?? and let me guess u have to pay by credit card sounds like a scam to me

[jondrewfoo]

dude you come in with 6 posts and jsut assume usenet is a scam... its not. there are a lot of people that downlaod from these sites and im told they are the best of the best. can download max connection constantly. i personally stick with private torrent sites that acheive the same thing but are free, but i do know that usenet is not a scam. do some research...

[Miniver]

Usenet has been around for a long time. It's not a site, or sites. Think of it more like a massive worldwide distributed email server.

It was originally used as just a system to send simple text messages to any server and have those messages eventually populate to every server in the network.

Then some people got the idea that they could just convert binary files into text, post it to a Usenet newsgroup and then anyone connected to any server that offered the group could convert the text back into a binary.

That is the true power of Usenet, the ability to propagate an encoded binary file around the world, to any server that offers the group, all from a single upload/post of a file.

This of course is drastically different in scope from the most popular sharing program right now. With Bittorrent the only way for a file to continue to spread is if the people who have the file maintain an active connection and continue seeding the data to peers.

With Usenet the original releaser only needs to upload the file once and it is spread automatically by the network of Usenet servers that offer the group.

The interesting effect that results from this method is that anyone who just downloads really needn't worry about the occasional gutbustingly funny dmca notice showing up in their mailbox or the dreaded call from their Isp.

The simple fact is that unlike bittorrent or other fs programs you do not upload! There is no ratio counter and you are expected to leech, though it's always nice to share some of your own favorite files.

Uploading/sharing to other bittorrent users, or to users of other programs like DC++, Emule, or Kazaa is what gets people in trouble, sued, or causes them to lose their connection. They say "this guy shared this file over 200 times". An uploader to Usenet only uploads a file once. An individual who only downloads has no detrimental effect on the community.

My Isp offers access to Usenet at speeds that max out my connection every second for free (i.e. nothing beyond the normal bill). So I would look into whether your Isp offers Usenet access before you look into pay servers. The easiest way to do this is go to your Isp's website and search for NNTP, usenet, or newsgroups. Usually that will bring you to their news server settings.

A new user to newsgroups will be well served trying out the newest version of Grabit and reading the guide to Usenet newsgroups in my signature below

The newest version of Grabit eliminates most of the difficulties people have in first attempting to access the great resources of Usenet. It offers automatic repairs of files and automatic extraction once the files have been verified. This is all done in the background while you are downloading.

It also has some limited search and browse functionality with the free download. These features allow you to search and browse groups without needing to download all of the headers.

This makes the current version of grabit function much like a filesharing program for new users and offers a great tool for speeding up searches for specific material for vets.

Opening up the browse and search functions to full capability requires payments of different levels depending on length of service time purchased and if you wanted their newsserver too or not.

[fordsrule174]

i stick with the private trackers to or and eztv they have some great speeds to especially at the home sight and dude it was 7 post all right and now its 8 i know alot of people that have gone to internet sight that let u download if u pay and they payed they got nothing back it was in the fine print its a donation to the sight so yer im not making the mistakes other people have mad

[fordsrule174]

so it can be free

[fordsrule174]

i thought usenet was a download thing for like tv shows a did some research and its just a news room basically

[CCSDUDE]

god damn it... you guys forgot rule #1

since the cat is outta the bag how about using a search engine to find out?

btw public usenet servers typically suck ass so don't feel too bad if all you find is crap at uber slow speeds

[fordsrule174]

ok thanks could u direct me to a good public usenet then ill give it one last try

[Shadowtester]

Several of the Usenet providers offer short free trials you might try one of those to see what Usenet is really like Giganews is one that offers free trials you might check out a google search for usenet free trial for others as well.

[silentscream]

only real way the get free usenet is through ure isp

but i just pay a premium provider (7 quid($14))and think of it as just an upgrade to my internet service

and when ure download counter says 2704 gig since last jan id say its kinda worth it (that dont include and normal traffic or bittorent or ed2k)

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[k0shyX]

wikipedia is a great thing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet

and if you don't know what they're talking about in the main article, try the one that's in simple english
http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet