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Is Usenet an option for /Piracy? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Usenet is unmoderated. Once you post it, it sticks forever. We could probably get one of the independent providers to give free access to a new newsgroup. Anyone have any thoughts?

I’ve used Usenet for my content needs for years because it’s so fast and risk free. I think we could also use it for our community discussions.

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Usenet was originally intended for sharing information but then it moved into being sort of the first social media platform then it kind of transitioned back into being mostly used for file sharing.

I can totally saturate my 1 gig internet connection with Usenet. Can download at incredible speeds. No need to ever upload. No logs of what I download. Almost instant access.

You need an indexer and you need a provider. Then you use sabnzbd to queue up what you want to download. It’s not free but depending on how much you plan to download, it’s a bargain.

For indexers I suggest drunkenslug or nzbplanet. For a provider I suggest NewsDemon or Usenet.farm. They are both good independent providers who have helped Usenet stay alive and not succumb to corporate greed.

[–] drifty 6 points 1 year ago

This was very insightful, thank you!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Have you always needed a separate indexer? I vaguely recall using Usenet a decade ago and being able to download directly from the thread I was browsing. Do some providers include an indexer with the Usenet subscription?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You'll find bits and pieces, but many indexers (and their uploaders) heavily obfuscate and password their stuff. You'll never find it with nzbking or binsearch or manually downloading headers in a newsreader like it was common 15-20 years ago. Pretty much like a private torrent tracker.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I guess you could manually scroll through boards and download files that you want but so much of the stuff uploaded is heavily obfuscated so the advantage of an indexer is you can search for a file name and find it quickly and easily