Drunken slug is currently in open registration

  • ccunning@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    6 months ago

    I’ve never really used Usenet but I guess it’s worth registering for while I figure out if it’s something I want to use…

    • Avid AmoebaEnglish
      41·
      6 months ago

      It’s good. I hadn’t used Usenet until last year. You need a provider and an indexer. The provider is like an ISP that gives you access to Usenet. The indexer is like a search engine that tells you where in Usenet you can find this or that.

      It works very well for new content with the arr stack. They do take things down via DMCA, but by the time things are taken down, your arr stack has grabbed what it needed. And it even though things are taken down, most of the content is still available.

      You can use Usenet and torrent together in your arr stack as redundant sources.

      • ccunning@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        6 months ago

        Thanks. I haven’t had time to do much more than register and read a brief Usenet FAQ over on the fuck-spez site.

        Just so I’m clear, DS is an indexer; not a provider, right? If that’s right, any suggestion on providers or how to find/choose one?

        • Avid AmoebaEnglish
          3·
          6 months ago

          Yes, DS is an indexer. I recall looking at some wiki for a provider. I’m using Frugal news for provider.

        • seang96@spgrn.comEnglish
          1·
          6 months ago

          DS has affiliate links for recommended providers after logging in. I think they are deals too.

      • truxnell@aussie.zoneEnglish
        4·
        6 months ago

        You can also cross-seed from Usenet to torrent sites, can be handy for getting ratio on private trackers

  • rekabisEnglish
    3·
    6 months ago

    JFC what a blast from the past! I remember being on Usenet with Microplanet Gravity.