If my usenet program tells me "no such group exists&quo

Post by **phantasmagoria** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 10:46 pm

when I know for a fact that it does and that newzbin is reporting files are on it, does that mean my newgroup provider (ntl) has banned the group?

Post by **andyman** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 10:51 pm

don't feel bad. i use newsleecher and it is bugging out right now. I can't even open it

Post by **MKJ** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 10:53 pm

indeed it does phantas

Post by **phantasmagoria** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 10:56 pm

ffs, that's stupidly annoying.

what's the most popular newsgroup provider and how much is it?

Post by **shaft** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 11:41 pm

I would say giganews and look at the price yourself.

Post by **andyman** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 11:43 pm

i use http://www.newshosting.com/ and get the unlimited subscriptions. Best deal around

Post by **shaft** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 11:45 pm

andyman wrote:i use http://www.newshosting.com/ and get the unlimited subscriptions. Best deal around

ye ye, thats what I use. But I believe giganews offers better retention and speed. But more $$.

Post by **andyman** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 11:51 pm

I also use http://www.newleecher.com

That is pure awesomeness!!!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 11:59 pm

How does this compare to bittorrent speed and content wise?

Post by **andyman** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 12:06 am

ToxicBug wrote:How does this compare to bittorrent speed and content wise?

the supersearch feature... it is like a search in kazaa.... don't have to sift through endless newsgroups to find what you are looking for

Post by **shaft** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 12:29 am

supersearch == ripoff

Post by **andyman** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 12:31 am

whatever

Post by **PhoeniX** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 3:08 am

Just use newzbin, its about £0.25 per week and its easier than super search

. Search, click the results, click get files (one single easy nzb file), download.

Post by **PhoeniX** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 3:09 am

ToxicBug wrote:How does this compare to bittorrent speed and content wise?

Content- much much much more. Most things are posted on newsgroups before p2p. Speed? You'll max out your connection and not have to upload at all. Which makes it safer too.

Post by **Giraffe }{unter** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 4:09 am

phantasmagoria wrote:when I know for a fact that it does and that newzbin is reporting files are on it, does that mean my newgroup provider (ntl) has banned the group?

Back to your original question. News servers propogate to other news servers. Some server will not accept some newsgroups, while others take some time to get the new news groups in. So Bob on Verizon in NY will get one group Abbu in africa will not

If my usenet program tells me "no such group exists&quo

If my usenet program tells me "no such group exists&quo

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