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For some of our members it's a dirty word. Me? I have been using it on and off for decades. It does require a little bit of homework to make it work for you. While it's not the best source for bleeding edge zero day releases, some servers retain binary posts for 10 years. A great source for movies and TV programs with many different language subs. Personally I only will download open source programs from the Usenet, but prefer private torrents even for those programs.
1337x should always be your source for anything .exe and the like. 1337x offers you a double insurance policy, the posts are vetted AND downloader comments verify the validity of the posts. The Usenet has sketchy commenting at best.
Each resource has it's pros and cons. What comes off the Usenet is instant, usually full speed (depends on the service you subscribe to.). The Usenet client requires a little knowledge to configure. The biggest con is the Usenet servers require a subscription. My current provider has a retention of 5,000+ days of posts, allows 100 simultaneous connections and has servers in the US and EU and allows unlimited downloads (I run about 10TB or more/month). I left my former server provider because my CC provider kept balking at the name of the provider (no shit!). I pay $29.99/yr recurring for my current service. Another great feature is that DMCA notices are served on the providers and they take down the posts, that's it.
So if you care to learn, read more at Nero's Black Book
I will be more than happy to answer any questions in regards to this topic. After all my handle has it roots in the Usenet. I authored the charter for a.b.dvdrw which unfortunately turned into junk since I left 16 years ago.
For some of our members it's a dirty word. Me? I have been using it on and off for decades. It does require a little bit of homework to make it work for you. While it's not the best source for bleeding edge zero day releases, some servers retain binary posts for 10 years. A great source for movies and TV programs with many different language subs. Personally I only will download open source programs from the Usenet, but prefer private torrents even for those programs.
1337x should always be your source for anything .exe and the like. 1337x offers you a double insurance policy, the posts are vetted AND downloader comments verify the validity of the posts. The Usenet has sketchy commenting at best.
Each resource has it's pros and cons. What comes off the Usenet is instant, usually full speed (depends on the service you subscribe to.). The Usenet client requires a little knowledge to configure. The biggest con is the Usenet servers require a subscription. My current provider has a retention of 5,000+ days of posts, allows 100 simultaneous connections and has servers in the US and EU and allows unlimited downloads (I run about 10TB or more/month). I left my former server provider because my CC provider kept balking at the name of the provider (no shit!). I pay $29.99/yr recurring for my current service. Another great feature is that DMCA notices are served on the providers and they take down the posts, that's it.
So if you care to learn, read more at Nero's Black Book
I will be more than happy to answer any questions in regards to this topic. After all my handle has it roots in the Usenet. I authored the charter for a.b.dvdrw which unfortunately turned into junk since I left 16 years ago.
