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Usenet..??

  • 09-02-2005 11:14am
    #1
    Alan153
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38 ✭


    Can anyone out there please provide an explantion for me as to what exactly usenet is and does. Do EsatBT provide the service etc..

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    tonky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 897 ✭✭✭tonky


    type define:USENET into a google search box for info.
    don't know if esat/bt provide newsfeed.


  • #3
    daveirl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,483 ✭✭✭✭daveirl


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  • #4
    Gone West
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,374 ✭✭✭Gone West


    they provide a stripepd down version. ie they dont carry all the channels. like the big binaries or software ones. Try googling for a NNTP server list . you will find servers to log onto for free on one of those lists


  • #5
    RE*AC*TOR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,482 ✭✭✭RE*AC*TOR


    Usenet can essentially be seen as one big message board. it was a orignally conceived as a distributed discussion "forum" (for want of a better word) and dates back to the early 80s.

    (see google's usenet timeline http://groups.google.com/googlegroups/archive_announce_20.html) [not complete]

    However, a large amount of interest in usenet these days is for warez (oops sorry I mean linux isos). To avail of this you firstly need a good usenet provider (you have to pay for this). Then you either need a binary newsreader (like Grabit, Newsbin Pro, etc) or a service provider that offers a web-interface.

    this is a good introduction

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


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