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4. Newsgroups ·What is Usenet? ·Simple guide to using Newsgroups ·What do I need to be able to download posts from Usenet? ·Do I have to pay to download from Usenet ·I see the term Retention mentioned ·How to search the posts made to Usenet? ·What are some newsgroups to start checking? ·I have downloaded all the posts for one file now what. ·How do I use newsreaders for downloading binaries? ·Par2, how does it work? ·Recommended newsgroup clients? ·What are some Usenet providers? ·Looking for newsgroup search engines?
What is Usenet? (#6605)
Usenet is a worldwide-distributed discussion system. It consists of a set of "newsgroups" with names that are classified hierarchically by Subject. "Articles" or "messages" are "posted" to these newsgroups by people on computers with the appropriate software -- these articles are then broadcast to other interconnected computer systems via a wide variety of networks. Some newsgroups are "moderated"; in these newsgroups, the articles are first sent to a moderator for approval before appearing in the newsgroup. Usenet is available on a wide variety of computer systems and networks, but the bulk of modern Usenet traffic is transported over either the Internet or UUCP. »isc.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/what-is/part1/ feedback form by Hugh Janus edited by removed last modified: 2003-02-17 14:01:53
Simple guide to using Newsgroups (#8748)
»A simple Newsgroup Tutorial for all feedback form by WildGod edited by removed last modified: 2004-01-10 13:26:42
What do I need to be able to download posts from Usenet? (#6606)
You will need a binary newsreader before you will be able to download from Usenet. There are many available but the two common ones used are Grabbit and Newsbin Pro. The first is a simple to use free newsreader while the latter is by far the best binary newsreader available but must be purchased. Grabbit is available at »www.shemes.com/ Newsbin Pro is available at »www.newsbin.com/ feedback form by Hugh Janus edited by removed last modified: 2003-02-17 14:02:09
Do I have to pay to download from Usenet (#6607)
You will first want to contact your ISP and see if Newsgroups are offered to you. Also check to see that alt.binaries are not blocked. All of the newsgroups that begin with Alt.Binaries will contain files in them. If you are allowed access to Newsgroups and alt.binaries are not blocked then you are in luck. Your ISP will provide you with the addresses of the news servers, which you will then have to configure in your binary newsreader. If you have to use a pay service then you will have plenty of choices to make regarding your provider. A few to look at are. Easynews »www.easynews.com Giganews »www.giganews.com Useneserver »www.usenetserver.com feedback form by Hugh Janus edited by removed last modified: 2003-02-17 14:02:21
I see the term Retention mentioned (#6608)
Thousands upon thousands of posts are made to news servers each day. Retention is how long the posts are stored by the news servers. More active newsgroups will generally have a shorter retention, as they will have to make room for the amount of posts made daily. The provider you pick will have different retention times for their newsgroups. feedback form by Hugh Janus edited by removed last modified: 2003-02-17 14:02:33
How to search the posts made to Usenet? (#6609)
There is no search engine per say that will show you every post made to Usenet but there are websites that can assist you with what has been posted. Keep in mind that the sites will only show what other users have reported so there will be much more posted than reported. The key here is to register with the sites and also report what you find posted. Newzbin »www.newzbin.com NFO:News »www.nfonews.com Binsearch: »binsearch.info feedback form by Hugh Janus edited by fatness last modified: 2009-08-18 08:57:27
What are some newsgroups to start checking? (#6610)
You will find that the newsgroups name will contain files that coincide with the newsgroups name. An example would be alt.binaries.vcd, which will contain files that once reconstructed, would create a vcd. Some others to visit are alt.binaries.vcd alt.binaries.svcd alt.binaries.vcd.highspeed alt.binaries.vcd.repost alt.binaries.sounds.mp3 alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.1950�s alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.1960�s alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.1970�s alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.1980�s alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.1990�s alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.2000�s feedback form by Hugh Janus edited by removed last modified: 2003-02-17 14:02:57
I have downloaded all the posts for one file now what. (#6611)
The posts made to Usenet will be broken down into chunks. Each post will be the same size except the last post and each will need to be downloaded so that you can process the rar files. These posts will appear as filename.r01, filename.r02 and so on. You will also see posts that appear as filename.p01. These are par files. Par files are used to reconstruct the rar files that are missing from the archive. For every rar you are missing you can substitute one par file. For example if you downloaded 50 rar files and two are incomplete or corrupt you could then download two par files and still be able to reconstruct the archive. FSRaid is a data recovery tool that uses par files. Winrar »www.rarlab.com FSRaid »www.fluidstudios.com/fsraid.html Here is a great link that explains PAR files complete with diagrams. »www.slyck.com/ng.php?page=5 »www.slyck.com/ng.php?page=6 feedback form by Hugh Janus edited by removed last modified: 2004-12-07 16:40:29
How do I use newsreaders for downloading binaries? (#6613)
Here is a great site to find what you are looking for. It provides clear and complete explanation along with screenshots. Currents, there are guides for Agent and Xnews. A guide for newsbin will be up soon. »www.slyck.com/ng.php feedback form by twiz20 edited by removed last modified: 2003-11-17 20:00:25
Par2, how does it work? (#10729)
Okay, here's the deal. In Newsleecher, you have a file with a certain number of parts. Here is a shot of Quickpar As you can see, there are 1,145 blocks total in all of the files. There are 120 "recovery" blocks available in all of the pars. (In the file name of the .par2, the number after the + indicates how many recovery blocks there are.) So, as it's been for me when downloading from usenet, I'll end up with a file that has 1 missing part, that'll equate (usually) to 1-3 blocks needed. If I have 3 incomplete files each needing 3 blocks, only 1 par2 file with say 15 "recovery" blocks is needed to fix those files. feedback form by drew edited by removed last modified: 2004-07-16 00:48:04
Recommended newsgroup clients? (#11401)
•Grabit: »www.shemes.com * •Xnews: »xnews.newsguy.com/ * •Newsleecher: »www.newsleecher.com •Binary News Reaper: »bnr2.org/ available for Linux * •NZB-O-Matic: »nzb.wordtgek.nl/ (requires .NET framework: »www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta···ylang=en ) * •Newsbin Pro: »www.newsbin.com •Power-Grab: »www.cosmicwolf.com/ * •NZBGet: »sourceforge.net/projects/nzbget/ for Linux/Unix and OSX * •Agent: »www.forteinc.com/main/homepage.php * =free feedback form by nfx edited by removed last modified: 2004-12-29 20:50:23
What are some Usenet providers? (#12095)
Be aware that providers come and go, this limited list. All dollar amounts are monthly unless otherwise noted, some offer discounts for buying multiple months, Those are NOT listed Up to date up as of 03-12-2005 Astraweb Plan Price Downloads Rate Limit Connections Unlimited $10 Month Unlimited 600 Kbit/s 4 Unlimited DSL $15 Month Unlimited 2 Mbit/s 4 25 GB $10 Once-Off 25 Gigabytes Unlimited Unlimited 65 GB $25 Once-Off 65 Gigabytes Unlimited Unlimited 280 GB $100 Once-Off 280 Gigabytes Unlimited Unlimited Banter- Easynews Plan Price Downloads Rate Limit Connections 10 GB $10.00 10GB Unlimited Unlimited Banter- Offer multiple Ports HTTP Downloads Global Search Roll Over Gigs Giganews Plan Price Downloads Rate Limit Connections Unlimited $24.99 Unlimited Unlimited 4 2GB $7.99 2GB Unlimited 8 10GB $11.99 11GB Unlimited 8 Banter- Unheard of Retention 50+ days Unlimited account Rumored to be capped after certain amount Used by some ISP's Newscene Plan Price Downloads Rate Limit Connections Standard $12.99 5 Gigabytes Unlimited 9 Pro $16.99 10 Gigabytes Unlimited 9 Gold $24.99 20 Gigabytes Unlimited 9 Platinum $39.99 40 Gigabytes Unlimited 9 Double Platinum $69.99 80 Gigabytes Unlimited 9 Banter- Newsfeeds Plan Price Downloads Rate Limit Connections 2GB $4.95 2GB Unclear Unclear 10GB $9.95 10GB Unclear Unclear 25GB $19.95 25GB Unclear Unclear 50GB $24.95 50GB Unclear Unclear Banter- Newshosting Plan Price Downloads Rate Limit Connections 10GB $10 10GB Unlimited 8 25GB $20 25GB Unlimited 8 50GB $30 50GB Unlimited 8 6 Month Term $50 60GB Unlimited 8 6 Month Term $100 150GB Unlimited 8 6 Month Term $150 300GB Unlimited 8 Unlimited $14.95 Unlimited Unlimited 4 Banter- Excellent unlimited accounts, preferred among many Octanews Plan Price Downloads Rate Limit Connections Block 1 $7.95 8GB Unlimited 8 Block 2 $13.95 15GB Unlimited 8 Block 3 $26.95 30GB Unlimited 8 Block 4 $86.95 100GB Unlimited 8 Speedcap 1 $4.95 Unlimited 384KB 3 Speedcap 2 $8.95 Unlimited 768Kb 3 Speedcap 3 $12.95 Unlimited 1536Kb 3 Speedcap 4 $19.95 Unlimited 3072kb 3 Banter- Block accounts Don't expire Supernews Plan Price Downloads Rate Limit Connections 3GB $5.95 3GB Unlimited 4 10GB $10.95 10GB Unlimited 4 20Gb $20.95 20GB Unlimited 4 Banter- Used by some ISP's Usenetsever Plan Price Downloads Rate Limit Connections Unlimited 14.95 Unlimited 2Mb 4 3 Day 3.00 Unlimited 2Mb 4 Banter- Rate limit not enforced Excellent unlimited accounts, preferred among many Can have up 12 connections using multiple severs YattaNews Plan Price Downloads Rate Limit Connections Package 1 $10 10GB 1mb 8 Package 2 $50 50GB 1mb 8 Package 3 $15 Unlimited 1mb 8 Free Free Unknown 512kb 1 Banter- BAD Business Practices, Will give out personal information to public Roll Over Gigs feedback form by hitachi369 edited by removed last modified: 2005-03-12 04:08:41
Looking for newsgroup search engines? (#13477)
The following are some of the most popular newsgroup search engines: •Newzbin.com: »www.newzbin.com/ * •Newzmonster.com: »www.newzmonster.com/ * •Ngindex.com: »www.ngindex.com/ * •Usenetjunkie.com: »www.usenetjunkie.com/ •alt.binaries.nl: »alt.binaries.nl/ * •Binnews.com: »www.binnews.com/ •Easynews.com: »www.easynews.com/ •Audiofind.com: »www.audiofind.com/ * •Newzsearch.com: »www.newzsearch.com/ * * = free to search feedback form by nfx edited by removed last modified: 2005-11-26 15:03:50


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4. Newsgroups

What is Usenet? (#6605)

Simple guide to using Newsgroups (#8748)

What do I need to be able to download posts from Usenet? (#6606)

Do I have to pay to download from Usenet (#6607)

I see the term Retention mentioned (#6608)

How to search the posts made to Usenet? (#6609)

What are some newsgroups to start checking? (#6610)

I have downloaded all the posts for one file now what. (#6611)

How do I use newsreaders for downloading binaries? (#6613)

Par2, how does it work? (#10729)

Recommended newsgroup clients? (#11401)

What are some Usenet providers? (#12095)

Looking for newsgroup search engines? (#13477)