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Usenet / Newsgroups Discussion

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[–] CorneliusTalmadge@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I will say I don’t have a lot of experience with different providers.

The Reddit Usenet community has a good write up that goes into more detail with different options, recommendations, and deals which is worth checking out.

One thing to keep in mind if you aren’t aware is one of the key differences between Usenet and Torrents, is that Usenet in general is not free. The providers will have different pricing and bandwidth tiers. Some have free trials.

I am currently using the provider Newshosting and SABnzb which is an open source client.

Indexers are similar to torrent trackers. The “better” ones don’t have open registrations. However I believe nzbfinder has open registrations and has a free tier memebership. If you wanted to browse before you pay for a provider.

[–] vasco@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] CorneliusTalmadge@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

No problem, glad to help when I can. Good luck with getting everything going.