I’ve been using Easynews, a web-based Usenet provider for several years now but in the last six months or so, I’ve noticed they’ve been deleting content almost as soon as it appears or for example, they’ll let episodes 1, 2 and 3 of a tv show get posted but delete episodes 4 and 5 while letting remaining episodes of a season remain, effectively making it pointless to download the tv show.
Can anybody recommend an alternative web-based Usenet provider?
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Eternal September, or Aioe.
>Eternal September, or Aioe.
Both are for text only newsgroups and require a newsreader, among other issues, which I'd like to avoid as I twice tried setting up a newsreader on my Mac (in an attempt to avoid using Google Groups for text messages) and they simply wouldn't work.
Easynews is a web-based service and doesn't require a newsreader, (for downloads) simply type in what you're looking for it's listed for easy download and I'm hoping to find something like that.
How do you fail to set up a fucking newsre-
>on my Mac
Oh no, he's retarded.
>Oh no, he's retarded.
Look, I’m not some kinda cyberpunk techwizard, I’m a blue-collar shop-rat and an Apple was recommended by a friend who is in the IT industry and in fact, I’ve found it to be more reliable the the Windows PCs I had in the past.
But even if I wasn’t a dumbass and successfully got a newsreader to work, I still need a Usenet provider who isn’t deleting files right off the bat.
Another example of the perfidy of Easynews; the new season of Sneaky Pete came out but the only versions available are overdubbed in German or French, with the original American episodes being instantly deleted.
Now I understand that copyright laws require Easynews to delete stuff after receiving a complaint from the copyright holder (and they’ve done so in the past) but nowadays, they’re extremely _proactive_ about it and pouncing the moment someone uploads a file.
How fast is your modem gramps?
I’m not sure, either 15 or 30 mbps?
But I’ve never had any problems with download times, partly because I tend to go for smaller flies, (a 400-600MB one hour tv show episode instead of 1+GB files) which only takes a few minutes.
The problem is that Easynews is deleting the files before I can get a crack at them.
I'm interested in the question as well.
By the way, is Usenet any active aside of binary groups?
>dumbass gear head knows what Usenet is to begin with
what the fuck is this thread
it was full of spam everywhere the last time I checked
DID SUM1 JUST SAY WARZ!!!!
>By the way, is Usenet any active aside of binary groups?
Usenet is effectively a ghost town compared to how it was in the Good Old Days (like tears in the rain...) when I first went on-line (late 1990s) but there are still active newsgroups with plenty of discussion going on and plenty of tv shows, movies and music available.
Or at least plenty of tv shows and movies were available for me, until Easynews started cracking down. I haven’t had cable tv for 10+ years now and still managed to watch all the latest tv shows, even if on occasion I had to wait a few days before the latest episode got posted.
>>dumbass gear head knows what Usenet is to begin with
>what the fuck is this thread
I’m a 50 year old machinist, actually and found Usenet accidentally the very first day I ever went on-line back in the late 1990s, having stumbled onto DejaNews (after searching for porn, of course…) and from there, was eventually turned onto downloading music, tv shows and movies.
But that didn’t happen until later, as back in the day, videos were only uploaded in small files (I don’t remember the format) which were roughly 10min clips that had to be stitched together via some kinda software that was beyond my skills but eventually, entire episodes and movies could be easily downloaded in a couple of minutes.
Until recently that is, where as I’ve mentioned, Easynews began cracking down and thus my request for some other web based Usenet provider.
>using USENET for binaries
so it was you who killed it
Have you considered torrenting or using a streaming service?
If you're using Usenet to download shows and movies you'll need to use sonarr or something similar. You need to be grabbing them within 2 hours.
If any of you misses the old Usenet world have a look for a documentary called tickled. Really took me back to those gay old days.
Oh shit forgot to say on top of using sonarr etc you will need a seedbox for torrenting. Mine costs 4.25 a month and works perfectly for the small amount I torrent.
>>using USENET for binaries
>so it was you who killed it
Son, up until about six months ago, EVERYTHING was available on Usenet.
Like I said up-thread, I haven’t had cable tv for ten years yet for example, I saw every episode of “Game of Thrones” at least by the next day and many times, the latest episode was posted within an hour of it being broadcast.
But I suspect with Trump's election (and I'll admit I voted for him) and the threat to Net Neutrality, copyright holders seem to have become very aggressive and Easynews at least, has become their bitch.
I remember two years back or so, Easynews went on a tear for a few weeks and were deleting everything and at the time, they had a discussion forum on their site and all kinda users jumped in and pitched a bitch.
Easynews said it had to comply with copyright regulations, which users said they understood but pointed out that they didn’t have to delete the files within seconds of receiving notice, as long as they were deleted within a “reasonable amount of time” (like say, 24 hours) they would still be complying with the law.
After that, files would remain up for several days but within the last six months, they’re back to deleting everything.
> Have you considered torrenting or
I did several years back and downloaded the client software and tried getting some music files (5MB and such) but any time I'd try, I get; “time to download: 14.95 hours”. And I did make sure to click on the links with the most “seeders”, so it couldn't have been all my fault.
But I don't like the idea of connecting to someone's unknown computer to get a movie and such. At least with Usenet, it's going thru the provider's servers and there's no risk of a honey trap being set up.
> using a streaming service?
Well, that costs money, don’t it….
(also, streaming is shit compared to having your own copy, even if you end up deleting it after a while to free up HD space.)
> If you're using Usenet to download shows and movies you'll need to use sonarr or something similar. You need to be grabbing them within 2 hours.
This?
sonarr.tv
How does it work?
> If any of you misses the old Usenet world have a look for a documentary called tickled. Really took me back to those gay old days.
This?
en.wikipedia.org
> Oh shit forgot to say on top of using sonarr etc you will need a seedbox for torrenting. Mine costs 4.25 a month and works perfectly for the small amount I torrent.
Sonarr.tv has a link to Frugal Usenet for $5.00 per month, is that all I’d need?
I'm hate linking to Reddit, but it's a good list
reddit.com
I use two £3-4 providers for Usenet. That way you usually have a backup for extra parity files.
Sonarr is just a program that watches a nzb site for released programs. I have old accounts on places which are free, but I have a suspicion it might cost something for access these days.
Just get your Usenet accounts sorted, set up nzbget or sabnzbd and get a nzb provider. Then just leave your setup to grab what you want.
the torrents are hashed there's no danger in connecting to someone else to download or upload pieces as long as the file isn't malicious to begin with.
they can only go as fast as your connection. sometimes they are slower. torrents aren't deleted so your problem doesn't exist on most trackers.
> reddit.com
I'll check it out.
> Just get your Usenet accounts sorted,
Well, that’s the problem here. I’ve used Easynews for years and don’t know where else to go?
> set up nzbget or sabnzbd and get a nzb provider.
Aw crap, I dunno what all that means but I seem to remember it was a problem for me setting up a newsreader as I mentioned up-thread; I where to get the numbers and stuff to enter in to get it working.
I use cheapnews. Its alright.
> the torrents are hashed there's no danger in connecting to someone else to download
I don’t know what “hashed” means but where are the files coming from?
And what about the stories I’ve heard (on /tv/ and such) about people getting cease and desist letters from their ISP after it was contacted by the copyright holders?
> I use cheapnews.
Ah, but they’re in Europe, wouldn’t this be a hassle for a ‘Murrican like me to pay for?
I have noticed that Usenet seems to be more popular in Europe then in the U.S., with lots of foreign dubbed and subtitled stuff being posted, especially from the Netherlands.
> Its alright.
They mention “1000 days retention” and Easynews is similar but my issue is files being deleted right off the bat, is that an issue for you?
For fucks sake, nobody knows how to use Usenet properly these days.
1) You need an unlimited service AND a blockplan on a different backbone. Many usenet services are just mirroring a backbone and reselling service. When Usenet gets a DMCA notice they don't delete the entire binary, they take a sliver out of it. The reason you use multiple backbones is because this process is entirely automated and Backbone (A) will take slice 49 out but Backbone (B) will take slice 3. Your newsreader will fail the par2 check and download the missing data from your blockplan.
2) Get an account at an indexer site. These are equivalent to private tracker sites. They crawl the Usenet listings and parse them into movie / tv show listings. You can run your own Newznab server but it's not recommended. Many Usenet listings are ciphered and I'm not talking some lame ROT13 shit. The indexers are in on the game have the ability to parse the ciphered uploads into real data.
3) Use real fucking software. Sabnzbd is king for downloading shit, Nzbget is also nice if you don't want to run a heavy Python program. Sonarr and Radarr are used for TV and Movies respectively. They check via API and snatch movies/tv shows almost immediately when listed and hand it off to Sabnzbd or Nzbget to download.
4) Usenet is safe, unless you like.. tell the FBI that you're pirating shit you won't be caught. These are HTTP connections encrypted by SSL so your ISP doesn't know shit. Torrenting people get banged because they're uploading. Unless you're uploading you won't get in trouble.
>I'm hate linking to Reddit, but it's a good list
>reddit.com
What about these guys;
fastusenet.org
Seems pretty straight forward for a dumbass like me?
means the contents of the torrent (files) are verified using some math (checksum/hash). if anyone tries insert bad chunks (malicious files) it won't work because adding or removing files from the torrent changes the hash and it will be rejected. the files are coming from all of the other people in the swarm (peers, group of people downloading and uploading) that have parts of the files you want. originally they come from one person.
yeah, that's the downside. if you download anything popular from a publicly accessible tracker and you live in a country where copyright is cared about you'll get a letter unless you connect to a torrent friendly VPN service (like private internet access) which costs a few dollars per month.
> For fucks sake, nobody knows how to use Usenet properly these days.
That’s because it’s complicated as fuck and why I used Easynews for so long; no need to be a computer expert and set up software and shit, just go to the website and search for what you want, click “download” and you’re done.
> 1) You need an unlimited service AND a blockplan
See, you’ve already lost me…
I download almost all of my media via Usenet. This install is relatively recent as well. I've only started fucking with 4k films. Torrenting is utterly unfeasible for this kind of traffic. The seed times would take too long, Usenet is just snatch and go.
> xsusenet.com
What’s that about?
Says it’s free and I can sign up using my Google account and... I can get video files?
>Says it’s free and I can sign up using my Google account and... I can get video files?
Well, that was a load of shit.
I went thru and did everything they said and now... how the fuck do I search Usenet and download files?!