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Usenet Invites

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[W] DrunkenSlug (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I have been seeding public torrent trackers for a few years and recently learned about Usenet.

I figured I'de take this shot in the dark and see if I can get a peek behind the curtain into the world of private trackers and maybe meet some like minded folk.

I have a NAS that i use as a 24\7 seedbox and will redownload media I already have just to raise my all time upload and ratio, i like to treat it like a high score πŸ˜„

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I might be wrong, but usenet is download only? There isn’t an equivalent of seeding for usenet as I understand.

Personally I use https://www.fastusenet.org/ and https://www.nzbgeek.info/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Nope you are correct, and I just revealed that im clueless about Usenet in a public forum... To a community of it's users 🀑.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Nothing wrong with being here to learn!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Despite Torrents benefiting from decentralized file distribution, its efficacy remains governed by seeding availability. Usenet, with centralized storage, boasts impressive retention periods, often spanning several years. This is why it does not require seeding unlike torrents.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Thanks for the explanation, now it's clicking in my brain why all of the Usenet trackers I hear about are all private... They likely wouldn't be around very long if they were distributing linux iso's from their own servers to the general public.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Sadly I have no DS invites left, I think I'll get some when I'll renew my subscription. Anyway, with usenet you don't have to seed. After you download the files you can do whatever you want with them. This wiki might be usefull tho'