Usenet

lucky · 11-30-2006, 08:53 PM

I just downloaded a Usenet client and I'm new to the whole thing. Does anyone have suggestions on the best free servers.

jeffdrafttech · 11-30-2006, 10:12 PM

All of the usenet forums I used, died when the internet went mainstream. Lots of spammers and low level discussion on once-brilliant conversation forums, post '98. All that's left for community fun is places like these web-based forums. If you value your email address, make sure you use a fake one when posting to usenet.

Check with your ISP, most of them provide a server for you.

lucky · 11-30-2006, 10:59 PM

I'm not sure my ISP is going to like what im going to use usenet for.

naes · 11-30-2006, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by lucky

I'm not sure my ISP is going to like what im going to use usenet for.

For porn, music, and software get bit torrent. No need for a server, and there is a lot of shit out there. If shit is your thing.... I like lesbians myself.

mali · 12-01-2006, 01:02 AM

Sorry, haven't been on usenet in um... 13 years? That's so cute that you ask though.

Ralph · 12-01-2006, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by mali

Sorry, haven't been on usenet in um... 13 years? That's so cute that you ask though.

I second that. Did it get all useful and spam-free all of a sudden? Or are the usual usenet trolls still out in full force?

klang · 12-01-2006, 03:21 AM

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Originally Posted by lucky

I just downloaded a Usenet client and I'm new to the whole thing. Does anyone have suggestions on the best free servers.

most serious ISP's have a usenet server as part of the account package.

The easiest introduction to usenet is probably Google Groups which also has the last 20 some years of usenet posts ..

My posts on alt.tasteless.jokes from 1993 are there .. ah, those were the days ..

Once, usenet was as popular as various forums on the web .. some would argue that usenet is the real and original internet... some would even argue, that today is Fri Sep 4840 10:20:08 EST 1993 .. the eternal september of 1993 (try to figure out why!)

lucky · 12-01-2006, 10:31 PM

Every time I look on a torrent site it says that usenet downloads are 5x faster and that there are more files.

CheeseBall · 12-01-2006, 11:24 PM

heres the scoop on newsgroups.....

They are way better and way faster than torrents. Once you start using newsgroups then you'll almost never go back to torrents. They have fucking everything and I just download whole DVD isos now so that I can watch the movie at my girlfriends house. The downside to news groups is that there are NO good free servers. Newsgroups works on a concept called retention time and that shit costs band width. Here are some easy steps to get you involved in news groups:

1) Go to the website www.giganews.com. This is the newsgroups service and these are the server that access Usenet. I have the 24.99/mo acct which allows unlimited bandwidth. If you rent movies this is defiantly worth it. Once you are signed up here they will email you your user name and password and then you can proceed to step 2

2) search google for the program Grabit, which is a newsgroups reader. In this program you will put in your user name and pass to access giganews.

3) goto www.newzbin.com and sign up for an acct and pay for the premeium credit (this shit is cheap, I just paid for 4 wks and it was 2$). This site is a search engine for usenet that categorizes all the posts.

There you go. This all sounds complex but once you get it figured out you'll never go back to torrent cause usenet is where everything is posted before it get to torrents. Enjoy.

-cheeseball

Sandlapper · 12-01-2006, 11:43 PM

Some ISP's have decent servers but their retention rate usually sucks. I personally use Giganews, it's not the cheapest out there but it's BLAZING FAST, and their retention rate is really good. I use Grabit for my newsreader. I like Newzbin for searching for files.

http://www.slyck.com/ng.php

That link might help you understand some stuff you need to know.

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jeffdrafttech Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Wichita KS Posts: 2,237	All of the usenet forums I used, died when the internet went mainstream. Lots of spammers and low level discussion on once-brilliant conversation forums, post '98. All that's left for community fun is places like these web-based forums. If you value your email address, make sure you use a fake one when posting to usenet. Check with your ISP, most of them provide a server for you.
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CheeseBall Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Da moon Posts: 29	the scoop heres the scoop on newsgroups..... They are way better and way faster than torrents. Once you start using newsgroups then you'll almost never go back to torrents. They have fucking everything and I just download whole DVD isos now so that I can watch the movie at my girlfriends house. The downside to news groups is that there are NO good free servers. Newsgroups works on a concept called retention time and that shit costs band width. Here are some easy steps to get you involved in news groups: 1) Go to the website www.giganews.com. This is the newsgroups service and these are the server that access Usenet. I have the 24.99/mo acct which allows unlimited bandwidth. If you rent movies this is defiantly worth it. Once you are signed up here they will email you your user name and password and then you can proceed to step 2 2) search google for the program Grabit, which is a newsgroups reader. In this program you will put in your user name and pass to access giganews. 3) goto www.newzbin.com and sign up for an acct and pay for the premeium credit (this shit is cheap, I just paid for 4 wks and it was 2$). This site is a search engine for usenet that categorizes all the posts. There you go. This all sounds complex but once you get it figured out you'll never go back to torrent cause usenet is where everything is posted before it get to torrents. Enjoy. -cheeseball
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Sandlapper Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 30	Some ISP's have decent servers but their retention rate usually sucks. I personally use Giganews, it's not the cheapest out there but it's BLAZING FAST, and their retention rate is really good. I use Grabit for my newsreader. I like Newzbin for searching for files. http://www.slyck.com/ng.php That link might help you understand some stuff you need to know.
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