User Tools

Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

Link to this comparison view

Both sides previous revisionPrevious revision
Next revision		Previous revision
sailing:usenet [2023/12/05 16:08] – [Usenet access] willysailing:usenet [2025/03/13 14:09] (current) – [Usenet] willy
Line 1: Line 1:
-Prev to: [[sailing:deluge|Deluge: torrent downloader]] +====== C) Usenet ======
- +
-Next to: [[sailing:nzbget|NzbGet: usenet downloader]] +
----- +
-====== Usenet ======+
  
 Usetnet is a totally different approach to Torrenting: it's the opposite way. All files are located on binary newsgroups servers and you can find them and download them with the use of **nzb** files. Usetnet is a totally different approach to Torrenting: it's the opposite way. All files are located on binary newsgroups servers and you can find them and download them with the use of **nzb** files.
Line 21: Line 17:
 ===== Usenet Usage ===== ===== Usenet Usage =====
  
-So you got your indexers and your usenet access. You paid your money (be via gift-cards or crypto or PayPal or whatever) and got your credentials. Now you need to install a good downloader like [[sailing:nzbget|NzbGet]] that will do everything for you. +So you got your indexers and your usenet access. You paid your money (be via gift-cards or crypto or PayPal or whatever) and got your credentials. Now you need to install a good downloader like [[services:nzbget|NzbGet]] that will do everything for you. 
  
 Advantages of Usenet: Advantages of Usenet:
Line 29: Line 25:
   * Find lots of stuff, probably more than on Torrents, all formats   * Find lots of stuff, probably more than on Torrents, all formats
   * Lots of multi-language stuff too   * Lots of multi-language stuff too
 +  * Not throttled or filtered by your ISP
  
 Disadvnatages of Usenet: Disadvnatages of Usenet:
Line 34: Line 31:
   * The best indexers are ALSO difficult to get into (a bit like private torrents trackers)   * The best indexers are ALSO difficult to get into (a bit like private torrents trackers)
   * some less mainstream stuff is more difficult to find   * some less mainstream stuff is more difficult to find
 +  * You will saturate your bandwidth, so you might need to set a download limit to avoid complaining from the rest of the family.
 +  * Less common (or non-english) stuff can be hard to find
  
-Now, go ahead to install an Usenet downloader... +===== Old guy note =====
- +
----- +
-Next to: [[sailing:nzbget|NzbGet: usenet downloader]]+
  
-Prev to: [[sailing:deluge|Deluge: torrent downloader]]+No, Usenet has **nothing** to do with good old **News groups**. That horse is dead. You can still browse some of them, the text groups at least, but it's out of scope here. I am talking of the //bin// usenet here: same technology, totally different access and approach.