news groups

ThaSaltCracka · #1 12-10-2004, 09:50 PM

those of you that use them to download stuff, which sites should I go to?

bonanz · #2 12-11-2004, 04:55 AM

http://www.slyck.com/ng.php

this site has lots of good info

mikeyvegas · #3 12-11-2004, 08:53 AM

Thanks, I've been curious about this as well.

ThaSaltCracka · #4 12-13-2004, 01:52 AM

are there any free ones out there?

NLSoldier · #5 12-13-2004, 02:09 AM

Oh man why didnt you post this earlier today. I was helpin Schneids write a paper on different file sharing methods and newsgroups was the one i was utterly confused about.

ThaSaltCracka · #6 12-13-2004, 02:14 AM

I dunno.

NLSoldier · #7 12-13-2004, 02:15 AM

Meh nm, I found that link he posted on my own earlier.

TimM · #8 12-13-2004, 02:32 AM

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those of you that use them to download stuff, which sites should I go to?

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I use them all the time.

Agent Newsreader (http://www.forteinc.com/agent/index.php), and I have a Newsguy (http://www.newsguy.com/) account. It's not free, but it's worth the $80 a year to me. I could use my ISPs news server for free, but posts expire every couple of days, while on Newsguy they stay around a lot longer, and there is a much better chance of getting a complete file.