Usenet is unmoderated. Once you post it, it sticks forever. We could probably get one of the independent providers to give free access to a new newsgroup. Anyone have any thoughts?

I’ve used Usenet for my content needs for years because it’s so fast and risk free. I think we could also use it for our community discussions.

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    1 year ago

    This helped me understand usenet properly, thank you. I don’t see the allure of using it especially since torrents are free and largely seeded (depending on the indexer and your preference). I see why people would prefer it for more obscure stuff though.

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      1 year ago

      You don’t need a VPN with Usenet. The connection is encrypted. That, and the fact that speeds are dramatically faster make up the difference in cost.

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        1 year ago

        Ah, I’m from a country that doesn’t enforce copyright much (at all) so using a VPN has not been a requisite for me, but I see how the speeds could be worth the money.

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      1 year ago

      Aside from the other two comments I’ve heard Usenet is good for more obscure content such as older TV shows that may not be well seeded

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      The main reason it might be used is it integrates very well with services such as Sonarr/Radarr which can auto-download TV shows/movies if you have a good indexer. That and generally the Usenet servers do not keep access logs so it tends to be a lot safer than torrenting. For software/games etc. I would stick with torrents, but for TV/Movies if you have your own server Usenet is a compelling service.

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        1 year ago

        I have used both and I don’t disagree with you, but I want to say it’s worth noting that torrents also work fine with Sonarr and Radarr!

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            1 year ago

            Agreed again haha, it was way more fiddly (but also more free!)

            These days I’m just using Stremio for my media though, with add-ons it’s glorious

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              1 year ago

              Free is always the best price! I’ve been using a Sonarr/SABnzbd/Emby setup on my home built NAS (unRAID) for about 7 years now. Until recently I had about 9.5TB of shows but then got ransomwared :(. Got about 4 of it back now and counting!