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Old 05-17-2009, 01:00 AM
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Originally Posted by TiggerCCW UK
I've never been on Usenet. Whats the score with it? Is it like a file depository or something? Thanks for the help btw folks, its appreciated.
Well, it started out as a set of newsgroups to share information (it was one of the earliest parts of the Internet), but later, the ability to send binary attachments was added, and with those, a lot of files are transferred back and forth.

If you go on Usenet, you'll need a newsreader client, which is a program that hooks into Usenet. There's a really bad one that comes with Outlook Express, but there are a number of free ones out there that are far better. Other good programs to have handy are HJSplit (also free) and something that can decode RAR attachments (IZArc is a good one, and its free too).

Now here's the sticky part -- your ISP must allow Usenet access. Most do, but not all of them, and some seriously limit how much you can download in a given period of time. I use a paid group, Giganews; for $25 per month, you have unlimited download privileges, and it's independent of your ISP (unless they meter your downloads).
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