Hi,

Sorry if this has been posted before but I’m looking at trying Usenet instead of torrents.

I’ve done some Googling and honestly, it’s a little overwhelming knowing what Usenet provider to use, where to get quality indexers and which download client would be the best.

If anyone has any resources or advice to help me sail the Usenet seas I would be eternally grateful!

  • Prunebutt@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    6 months ago

    I’m not sure about anything, but the client, as I’ve been usenetting without thinking much about stuff for almost a decade now.

    • eweka.nl (share your access with friends and family - I’ve shared mine with like 8 people some time in the past)
    • nzbgeek (lifetime API access was like 30€ - well worth it), I also know about nzbplanet, but I don’t have a premium account there. You can try these out without paying to see if their offer suits what you’re looking for, but you won’t get API access of course and you’ll be limited in the downloads.

    Last, but not least: sabnzbd is the gold standard for clients. Runs on everything: from a raspberry pi to your Desktop PC.

      • Prunebutt@slrpnk.netEnglish
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        6 months ago

        Nope. Usenet is quite safe legally, afaik, since you’re not uploading/seeding anything. IANAL, though.

        • refalo@programming.devEnglish
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          6 months ago

          yea that’s not true technically. the only reason usenet hasn’t been dismantled by infinite court cases is its obscurity.

            • refalo@programming.devEnglish
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              6 months ago

              No but content owners could directly DMCA stuff that’s hosted on usenet, they just don’t.

              • lud@lemm.eeEnglish
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                6 months ago

                Yes but that doesn’t affect any of us.

                Of course it is illegal for the providers.

                • refalo@programming.devEnglish
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                  6 months ago

                  It could if that DMCA or some court order resulted in revealing your residential IP, and then your monopoly ISP terminates you. SSL/TLS would not save you there.