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The Pirate Bay Gives GGF An Ultimatum
The Pirate Bay is giving The Global Gaming Factory one week to pay up otherwise they will cancel the deal to sell to GGF. Frank Rosso, the CEO of Grokster whose been actively involved in GGF's acquisition of The Pirate Bay, has been quoted as saying that the purchase most likely won't happen after all.Fans of The Pirate Bay were astonished last month when GGF announced that they would purchase TPB and turn it into a legitimate business. Under the new business model users would pay a monthly fee...
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What's better, BitTorrent or Usenet?
Which file-sharing method is better; BitTorrent
or Usenet? In this article we'll take a look at the pros and cons of
both file-sharing methods so you can make the decision yourself.
Note: We won't cover free
Usenet access from your ISP here as it has become rare and the quality of service is almost always horrible.
Price
BitTorrent is free to use. All you need is a BitTorrent client and
a torrent file and you're good to...
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Choosing the right premium newsgroup provider
There are a few things you need to understand before selecting which newsgroup provider is best for you. We'll go over each thing you should look for when selecting one.
Retention One of the first things you'll see providers brag about is their retention. Retention is basically how long their servers keep posts. For example, if a newsgroup provider claims they offer 60 days retention on binary and 1000 days on text groups that...
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The Connection War Begins
First it was a retention war and now it's a connection war. Recently most of the major Usenet providers have dramatically increased their connection limits. Last month Giganews announced that it would up their connection limit to 50. Soon after Power Usenet announced it too would up their connection limit to 20-50, depending on the service plan. NewsHosting soon followed and now allows up to 60 connections with their NHXL service and 30 connections for their other plans.We can only wonder what...
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Usenet 101 - Guide to Usenet
If you're just getting started with Usenet it's easy to become confused about what exactly Usenet is. To make things even more confusing you'll often hear terms like "Retention" or "Completion rates" and wonder what exactly they mean. In this guide you'll learn the basics and by the end of of it you should be downloading from Usenet with ease. The biggest thing to remember is don't get intimidated by it all, it's much easier than you think.
Think of Usenet as an unmoderated...
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