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Old 06-21-2004, 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by PolskiPrince
Hey, can you post a link to the site? I tried searching on yahoo and couldnt find what you're posting. Thanks!
Polski...
It's another part of the internet called Usenet. It is primarily discussion threads about a wide range of subjects (there are over 100,000 'newsgroups'), but years ago people figured out how to convert binary computer data into 'text' since Usenet only handles text data, and there are now thousands of 'binary' groups (everything from pictures to computer programs to DVD movies). You have to use a Usenet client (I suggest Forte Agent www.forteinc.com ), and your internet provider has to offer Usenet news service (or you get an Easynews account www.easynews.com ).

Easynews has the longest Usenet "retention" of most any provider out there, but it's not free ($10/month for 6 gigabytes). Usenet works via a spool paradigm, first in first out, and most ISP's only have a very limited spool (some have less than a day, since Usenet "news" is probably over 60 gigabytes per day now), so a outside provider like Easynews, Octanews, Altopia, Newsguy, etc. is a must.