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What is Usenet?
Tons of tutorials out there but think of it as two pieces 1 is a bunch of servers that hold Stuff 1 is an index that tells you what that stuff is
If you're willing to pay $5-15/mo for ease of use, it's a reliable way to get data of all kinds. Some is even legal.
Tldr: It's the client-server version of torrent's peertopeer
Okay thanks for the explanation. Although I wouldn’t want to download without supporting artists.