Thoughts on Newsgroups (from a noob)~

Ni hao ma guys~!


Just passing on a few simple thoughts on Newsgroups--from a newbie perspective~


Thanks, must go out too dumwaldo:
http://forum.vcdq.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2093
...too bad I did not read it before committing to going it alone--on Newsgroups~!


Newsgroups are the FASTEST way to download 1+gigs of movies and apps, in less than 1hour!!! (far better than Bittorrent~)--but can be a real PAIN to find someone willing to properly guide you through configuration/understanding--of this powerful, ground-breaking P2P monster~!


Newbies:

After reading dumwaldo's Thread (do not try to understand Slyck tutorial--unless you have a degree in Technology~)--gather $15 dollars and grab yourself some "paid" servers, because 4/5 servers are going to give you faster speeds than your ISP's (2) servers! (avoid Newshosting.com--they do not care about newbies~! )

Then, you will need a place to find the movies/apps/games (Suprnova.org style~)--this is where "Index" services are necessary (for those of us coming from BT/Emule/Kazaa world!~)---they list the files, instead of having you read tons of messages!




Unfortunately, I chose Newzbin.com (before reading article) because they offered a better way to "pay" (50 cents a week) for their service (you can "buy" them a gift, instead of paying them via Credit Card)---but their "editors" (moderators) constantly Repost the same things--over and over--and they are really slowwww...in getting newly-released stuff~!!


Last, dowload a "Bittorrent" copy of Newsbin pro (use this FIRST--unless you want problems!)---and enjoy the SPEED of Newsgroups~!


P.S.--Maybe, in the future--one of you will be able to explain too me about the "advanced" aspects of Newsgroups (posting messages, uploading files; etc)~!


zaijian~~

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Last edited by chinapoppi on 12-30-2004 at 08:00 AM

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i need to quit paying for easynews and call up roadrunner and ask em if they have a news server (well they do but is it any good...prolly not)

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Erm, is this allowed?

Oh and newsgroups aren't REALLY for downloading films from, they're meant to be discussion forums etc. So posting to one should really be one of the basics...

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Originally posted by chinapoppi



guide you through configuration/understanding--of this powerful, ground-breaking P2P monster~!

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Too much color.

Too much ~

LOLobo has attached this image:

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Originally posted by Mr_Grinch
Erm, is this allowed?

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Originally posted by chinapoppi
[b]Ni hao ma guys~!

Newsgroups are the FASTEST way to download 1+gigs of movies and apps, in less than 1hour!

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Originally posted by Sobaku
i need to quit paying for easynews and call up roadrunner and ask em if they have a news server (well they do but is it any good...prolly not)

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Originally posted by shorty6pac
they do but it has about 2 day retention, if that

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Many ISPs have been outsourcing their usenet server to giganews, seems to be working quite well

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i've used rr's servers before...
normally i'd get about 2 days retention, 96-98% completion, and about 325KB d/l...
normally...

for about two weeks every two or three months, completion will drop to about 10%...

better than comcast's giganews... they had a 1GB/month cap for d/l when i tried to use them at my brother's house...

rr had no limits

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Originally posted by Dwaggy
Thats alot of words for someone that sells DVDs out of the back of a truck

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yah but 2-day retention....hmmm, im not on teh pc enough to grab shit fast enough then.

and 96-98% completion...still the noob, don't know where to get the fill...and this is not a question.

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it's all about easynews.com folks


theres some others that are ok but ive tried a few and stuck with easynews or if your isp gives you could coverage for free.

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Hehe, I can see where Newsgroups are going... down the shitter - all of the various ISPs outsource to Easynews, then the MPAA/RIAA sues Easynews, demanding that they remove all of the dodgy content and binary Newsgroups

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Hehe, I can see where Newsgroups are going... down the shitter - all of the various ISPs outsource to Easynews, then the MPAA/RIAA sues Easynews, demanding that they remove all of the dodgy content and binary Newsgroups

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