I had noticed almost everything had been failing over the past few weeks with NZBMatrix... Back to torrents / DC++
what is DC++ ?
A centralized, IRC-like network for file exchange. Or rather, DC++ is the client to that network.
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#32Coupled with this is problems with payment providers, we have been through pretty much everyone out there, in the end they all pull out. Here lies the real problem
These guys could benefit from BitCoin, if it were ubiquitous. Too bad...
They did utilize bitcoin. I purchased my VIP account with them via bitcoin.
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#33This is awkward... When newzbin shut down, I was without a NZB provider for a week. Then 2 days ago I paid for my membership at NZBMatrix. And now it's gone?
Me too. Bastards. I'll have to raise a chargeback or something.
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#34I had noticed almost everything had been failing over the past few weeks with NZBMatrix... Back to torrents / DC++
I haven't experienced any missing binaries or bad NZBs recently, neither from NZBMatrix nor Astraweb. Can anyone corroborate this?
I was getting a good amount of missing blocks on Astraweb only; I bought a backup news account from blocknews and haven't had any missing block issues since.
It helps if people put big pars out.
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#35Never understood the appeal of NZBMatrix. Just use a search engine like Binsearch, NZBIndex.nl, etc. In any case, with more and more takedown requests being directed at usenet providers, I think usenet's days as a safe haven for piracy are numbered.
Binsearch is much harder to navigate.
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#36Would be nice if they would a) publish their code and b) upload their nzb database on Pirate Bay. Would make it much easier for someone to pick up the torch.
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#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
These guys could benefit from BitCoin, if it were ubiquitous. Too bad...
The page up at Newzbin2.es (or at least the Google cached version for those of us in the UK) which shut recently mention that BitCoin is too complicated for most people. I never used it so can't say...
I agree with the premise that Bitcoin is too hard to use for all but the most technically minded people.
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#38Never understood the appeal of NZBMatrix. Just use a search engine like Binsearch, NZBIndex.nl, etc. In any case, with more and more takedown requests being directed at usenet providers, I think usenet's days as a safe haven for piracy are numbered.
Binsearch is much harder to navigate.
Coupled with http://abteevee.allfilled.com and http://abmoovee.allfilled.com it's easy.
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#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
As someone who hasn't used usenet for downloading content, why is it that it seems that a few central indexing services are the way people access this medium? Wouldn't it be possible - and preferable - to distribute the index through p2p? That way, there would be no single point of failure.
The index would be insanely huge. A lot of these indexing sites are used for their API. Dedicated applications like SickBeard automatically compile lists of wanted files (movies, TV rips and music) and use them to search against the provider. The provider returns a file (NZB) that contains references to hundreds of encoded files hosted on newsgroups. Here's a breakdown of one NZB, for a single 3.88GB file. Inside are…
You can always just upload the nzb file to Usenet and reference that.
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#40I've never used torrents and I've always used newsgroups. Does that make me old? Anyway, I feel naked now, with newzbin down and now this I feel I'm going to have to end my fun or try torrents which I'm worried about the legal issues. Are torrents "safe" now a days, what's the best approach (Seedbox?)
Torrents aren't really safe or unsafe, it's mostly about the quality of the trackers you use. There are some OK cultivated communities out there, but the worry over ratio and constant leech on one's upload stream is a real bummer when you can just purchasing blocks from a news server and not have to worry about it. A seedbox is way more expensive than a news account and usually comes with quotas which one must mind.
All in all, nzbs are a much more pleasant experience if you can afford the account (and pretty much any employed person can) and have a good indexing site (harder to come by, and now I don't have one either :( ).