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Posted: 12/5/2007 8:28:07 AM EDT

Well I finally decided to figure out what the hell newsgroups are all about.

From what I could find GrabIt was one of the easier newsreaders to use so that's what I'm set up on for now.

I'm currently dl'ing @ 700 kb/s, compared to a torrent of a similiar file @ 20 kbps. I can definitely get used to this!

Now for the newfag qustions:

1) What's the best way to search for binaries?

GrabIt lets me search USENET 5 times a day for free (free is key), which should be more than ample. One thing I'm worried about is lack of feedback. How do I know if a file is good?

Browse headers? This seems rather inefficient for most things, unless someone can hook me up with good newsgroups for game iso's, music, pc apps, etc.

Are NZB search sites more effective? Mininova's usenet search seemed pretty lame compared to their torrent search, which I consider the best format. What's a good one?

2) Should I replace GrabIt?

From what I've read GrabIt has no multiserver support, is that reason enough to ditch it?

For what? I want to stick with free for now.

I can get around in mIRC so I'm not computer illiterate but simpler is definitely better.

Thanks-

Posted: 12/5/2007 8:29:29 AM EDT

[#1]

I've been pretty happy with Grabit but insight cable seems to have a 3-gig per month limit on usenet. Check your ISP before getting all excited about how much you're going to DL.

Posted: 12/5/2007 8:37:45 AM EDT

[#2]

I'm on comcast, which apparently has a 2gb/month limit. Crappy.

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