dinjo said:Usenet are dedicated server where files gets uploaded and if you are member of usenet group you download the file directly without any wait time or speed throttle.Usenet was initially used for ASCII files only but later turned to transfer binary files too hence all files gets downloaded from usenet, it basically uses MIME to encode the bin files which is essentially nothing but using Base64 of Unix.
Though it wont make much sense to all for above post ; but tha'ts how it works.
Astraweb has a 96$ plan for a year, unlimited downloading. Damn good speeds, no need to worry about ratios / seedboxes etc. All the content you could want is on there.lide said:Using Usenet is in some ways like torrents. You search for a nzb file on an nzb search engine and download this small file. An nzb client then downloads the content. The advantage is great download speeds. It can easily max out any internet connection I have tried. There's no question of poorly seeded torrents of maintaining an upload/ download ratio. Try it out.
There some expenses involved in using usenet compared to torrents. There are plenty of free torrent trackers however I am not aware of any good free newshosting sites.
Sabnzbd is an awesome nzb client. This part is free.
Nzbmatrix is IMHO the best nzb search site. They need a $10 fee for lifetime membership.
Downloading binary files from Usenet generally needs an account with a newshosting site like astraweb. This costs $$. There are various plans available.
Thats it. No rocket science.