Newsgroups or P2P ?

[BattleFieldRelics]

Do you use newsgroups or p2p networking?

[Scooter]

i use p2p but i am hoping to change to a newsgroup soon, so is my bro rizzo. So if anyone has any links/info on a good one please post.

[TheTrout]

Newsgroups is the better of the 2 systems. But unfortunatly, I can't use Newsgroups with my ISP, so it's P2P for me.

[$tephen]

havent used either for a long long time, but if I where to pick one in todays climate, it would be news groups.

[happynoodleboy]

How do you use newsgroups? I'm confused... ?

Personally BT and DC++ with blocklist manager and peerguardian.

[Zeph]

Just added Poll options for DC++ and IRC

[scab]

oi, i would've answered DC++ if it would've been there earlyer.

[DoubleDoom]

NG for me

[Soulari-]

Am using p2p but I heard newsgroups area lot better/faster but I have no idea what those actually are, where u find them etc.

[happynoodleboy]

Yeah could someone point to some explanations or something for all us noobs...

[DoubleDoom]

NG require you to have access to binary newsgroups and a decent newgroup reader. Outlook express is no good.

newsbin pro is a pretty good newsreader.

As for newsfeeds, pipex and clara provide good feeds for their customers. However, you can buy a newsfeed if your provider doesnt have a good one. I think clara is £29 a year and averages a 3 day retention. Easynews is about £7pm but has around 30 days retention.

Newsgroups were around before forums. It works on the same principle. Some posts a message and you can reply to it. They may put attachments in their message and you can download them. Nowadays the attachments are spread over multiple messages and decent binary newsreaders will combine those attachements.

The postive thing is that you do not need to reply to get the attachments and the risk lies with the person posting the message/attachments not the person downloading. You also dont have to queue up or wait to get access. The negative thing is that you dont get much of a say about whats posted.

An example of the supply and availability is http://www.newzbin.com/

[M@rv!n]

I use astraweb as my news provider news.astraweb.com they are based in the states but I still get 150-180k/s download speed constatnt on my 1.5mb line. I use newsleecher www,newsleecher.com for my reader.. its far better than newzbin which I used before

[Jonty]

ahhhh

[mr Huhta]

I also use NewsLeecher and Usenetservers.com(15$/month for unlimited account) as provider. i get DL speed af 800-850kb/s with my 8mbit line. Register at newzbin.com and use that as a indexingservice. ITs much more easier to see what gets psoted in the groups. I mostly download HDTV(1080i) movies(15-25gb/a movie, but picture is SUPERB ;) )

[Fi$iX]

wow how confusing. I don't really understand this whole newsgroup thing so ima just stick to DC++ but i would like to learn sometime as it looks faster and more reliable for things like films and tv series.

[Fi$iX]

but presumably that all costs money? with dc++ i can get anything i want, usually at high speed, for free :D

[geordiedmw]

what is dcc++ ?????

[TheFella]

I tried DCCC+++++ but I wasn't a fan. These days I use BT and a bit of Binary News Reaper connected thru Telewest server.

[-={@-Pen}=-Vato]

Dc++ is the best you can get once you've learnt it, believe me.

[ha0x]

Dc++ is the best you can get once you've learnt it, believe me.


DC++ is like spyware for me, It slows down your network connection and takes a huge CPU load. I don't use neither of them, IRC sometimes when I don't find something I want.

[Zeph]

DC++ AKA Direct Connect, its OK but the RIAA and MPAA and all those ghey orgs tend to keep a big lookout for these! :(

[Mordeth]

lol this thread is way old. i am using DC++ atm but u should be carefull what u dl there..

[Scooter]

im looking at the newsgroups now, im gonna dld newsleecher which i take it is your bittorrent'esqe client and then you sign up to astraweb which i take it is where all the downloads are?? ill await your moking posts :D

[M@rv!n]

Hmm astaweb and newsleecher... sounds familiar my protoge... :)

[bernardo]

NewsBin Pro is the one of the best news client program ....

My news server is newsguy.com good one as well

[MIsc^|^decoy]

any of u used UseneXT yet.. very fast downloads....the thing isu have to pay so u can subscribe for 3 months for 50GB(u get 50GB to DL everymonth so that 150 GB in total

[Snader]

lol whahahaha that sux decoy :P
I'm paying 7,50 a month.....
Unlimited Download sooooo
150Gb in 1 month 450 in 3 :P !!!

[bernardo]

What is your news server name snader ?

[Poopie]

i refuse to pay anything for erm, free stuff.

[Snader]

eweka.nl very fast very good all complete :)

[Scooter]

Hmm astaweb and newsleecher... sounds familiar my protoge... :)
Have i sort of got the jist of how it works though?? i dont want to go and sign up for some wank.