Comments on: How To: Download with Newsgroups http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-download-with-newsgroups Tech News, Reviews and Guides Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:07:17 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Jamietabs http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-189017 Jamietabs Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:31:58 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2008/02/12/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-189017 Thanks for breaking the rule as I had no idea Been downloading since my 1200 baud on the c64 when I was a kid. 4 1541 drives.. Best BBS in Town ;) this is a touch high profile already any invites would be more than appreciated thnks Thanks for breaking the rule as I had no idea
Been downloading since my 1200 baud on the c64 when I was a kid.
4 1541 drives.. Best BBS in Town ;)
this is a touch high profile already
any invites would be more than appreciated
thnks

]]> By: Go Joe http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-187182 Go Joe Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:21:11 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2008/02/12/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-187182 Found this after clicking through from the microcell report. Let me put in another nod to astraweb.com. For $25 you get 180 GB downloads. More than worth it. Retention matches or beats Giganews. Also for Windows, try alt.binz as an nzb client. if there's a better on out there, I haven't found it yet. And the price is excellent: free. Biggest problem with Usenet is that the secret is getting out. The only saving grace is that you have to pop for a few bucks which keeps most of the riff-raff on the torrent sites, but everyone I know who has moved from torrents to usenet has never gone back. Found this after clicking through from the microcell report. Let me put in another nod to astraweb.com. For $25 you get 180 GB downloads. More than worth it. Retention matches or beats Giganews.

Also for Windows, try alt.binz as an nzb client. if there’s a better on out there, I haven’t found it yet. And the price is excellent: free.

Biggest problem with Usenet is that the secret is getting out. The only saving grace is that you have to pop for a few bucks which keeps most of the riff-raff on the torrent sites, but everyone I know who has moved from torrents to usenet has never gone back.

]]> By: Nicolas http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-186839 Nicolas Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:56:54 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2008/02/12/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-186839 I find URD (www.urdland.com) a pretty decent usenet downloader for linux, comparable to HellaNZB but with a fancy GUI and more features. I find URD (www.urdland.com) a pretty decent usenet downloader for linux, comparable to HellaNZB but with a fancy GUI and more features.

]]> By: Review: AT&T 3G MicroCell — PaulStamatiou.com http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-184871 Review: AT&T 3G MicroCell — PaulStamatiou.com Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:30:37 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2008/02/12/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-184871 [...] experienced any degradation of call quality, even when I was soaking up tons of my bandwidth (I was downloading via newsgroups at about 11MB/sec). Although during rigorous network usage, a bandwidth test on my iPhone showed [...] [...] experienced any degradation of call quality, even when I was soaking up tons of my bandwidth (I was downloading via newsgroups at about 11MB/sec). Although during rigorous network usage, a bandwidth test on my iPhone showed [...]

]]> By: roland http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-182688 roland Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:37:32 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2008/02/12/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-182688 just to find good music that isn't easy to find,this is why i wanna join the news group just to find good music that isn’t easy to find,this is why i wanna join the news group

]]> By: DaFlip http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-180227 DaFlip Sat, 23 May 2009 07:53:54 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2008/02/12/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-180227 hum... I used usenet before webbrowser were invented. Browser made all stuff easier. No security at all. But time has changed and going back 2 roots becomes much more interesting these days, if u arent member of one of those fancy ftp-leechers group :) But why in hell should i pay for usenet? That really makes no sense! hum…
I used usenet before webbrowser were invented. Browser made all stuff easier. No security at all. But time has changed and going back 2 roots becomes much more interesting these days, if u arent member of one of those fancy ftp-leechers group :)
But why in hell should i pay for usenet? That really makes no sense!

]]> By: The Pirate Bay Founders Headed to Jail - PaulStamatiou.com http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-179004 The Pirate Bay Founders Headed to Jail - PaulStamatiou.com Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:31:26 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2008/02/12/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-179004 [...] As for myself, I haven’t used BitTorrent in quite a long time. I’m quite happy with Usenet. [...] [...] As for myself, I haven’t used BitTorrent in quite a long time. I’m quite happy with Usenet. [...]

]]> By: paul http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-174497 paul Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:07:56 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2008/02/12/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-174497 hello paul,i have been downloading from utorrent but didn,t realise i could get into trouble. somebody told me about downloading with this newsgroup system but i'm not very computer savvy and don't have a clue what to do.Is there an easy explanation to using this system. I'm quite happy to pay for stuff but i don't know how to get started,could you point me in the right direction,maybe an article somewhere.Is it quite simple to use?. Regards Paul Sov hello paul,i have been downloading from utorrent but didn,t realise i could get into trouble.
somebody told me about downloading with this newsgroup system but i’m not very computer savvy and don’t have a clue what to do.Is there an easy explanation to using this system.
I’m quite happy to pay for stuff but i don’t know how to get started,could you point me in the right direction,maybe an article somewhere.Is it quite simple to use?.

Regards Paul Sov

]]> By: Mike http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-174387 Mike Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:30:09 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2008/02/12/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-174387 put your user name between /home/ and /Desktop/ damn formatting bullshit put your user name between /home/ and /Desktop/

damn formatting bullshit

]]> By: Mike http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-174386 Mike Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:29:16 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2008/02/12/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-174386 Hellanzb.PREFIX_DIR = '/home//Desktop/downloads’ Assuming a normal ubuntu setup... Hellanzb.PREFIX_DIR = ‘/home//Desktop/downloads’

Assuming a normal ubuntu setup…

]]> By: R http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-173897 R Sat, 17 Jan 2009 15:10:42 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2008/02/12/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-173897 @Supra jay: http://www.slyck.com/ng.php is your friend. @Supra jay:

http://www.slyck.com/ng.php is your friend.

]]> By: supra jay http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-173891 supra jay Sat, 17 Jan 2009 10:18:30 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2008/02/12/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-173891 hi all, new to news groups and have downloaded a bit of music and was real fast and easy. Then i decided to try movies and when i had downloaded a few over night came down to check my downloads they have all came up as part files??? i thought it would have been one big movie file just click and play but these number of part files i dont know what to do with? they have fully downloaded around 5gb each. hope someone can help many thanks jamie hi all, new to news groups and have downloaded a bit of music and was real fast and easy. Then i decided to try movies and when i had downloaded a few over night came down to check my downloads they have all came up as part files??? i thought it would have been one big movie file just click and play but these number of part files i dont know what to do with? they have fully downloaded around 5gb each. hope someone can help

many thanks jamie

]]> By: Nicholas Polydor http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-170329 Nicholas Polydor Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:39:27 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2008/02/12/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-170329 alt.binz ( http://www.altbinz.net ) is a great GUI programme for Windows, and LottaNZB ( http://www.lottanzb.org ) is a Linux GUI front-end or standalone replacement for hellanzb . Great blog, BTW! alt.binz ( http://www.altbinz.net ) is a great GUI programme for Windows, and LottaNZB ( http://www.lottanzb.org ) is a Linux GUI front-end or standalone replacement for hellanzb .

Great blog, BTW!

]]> By: Blake http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-170285 Blake Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:27:20 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2008/02/12/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-170285 http://paulstamatiou.com/2008/02/12/how-to-download-with-newsgroups http://paulstamatiou.com/2008/02/12/how-to-download-with-newsgroups

]]> By: My Internet Connection Maxed Out 802.11g - PaulStamatiou.com http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-170278 My Internet Connection Maxed Out 802.11g - PaulStamatiou.com Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:46:26 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2008/02/12/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-170278 [...] be fast enough to warrant the upgrade to 802.11n. Again, I was wrong. When I fired up my lovely Usenet account to download legal files on my new HTPC, things started downloading much faster than I was used to with the [...] [...] be fast enough to warrant the upgrade to 802.11n. Again, I was wrong. When I fired up my lovely Usenet account to download legal files on my new HTPC, things started downloading much faster than I was used to with the [...]

]]> By: Thomas Singer http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-164726 Thomas Singer Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:56:42 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2008/02/12/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-164726 He Paul, why did you remove the links to http://www.newsdemon.com? I signed up for their service yesterday and it has been great so far, thanks for the recommendation! He Paul, why did you remove the links to http://www.newsdemon.com? I signed up for their service yesterday and it has been great so far, thanks for the recommendation!

]]> By: Peter http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-164214 Peter Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:42:48 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2008/02/12/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-164214 I liked this article, I gave me a good understanding om usenet concepts. Because of this article i have decided to pay for usenet giganews for 1 monts. I liked this article, I gave me a good understanding om usenet concepts.
Because of this article i have decided to pay for usenet giganews for 1 monts.

]]> By: mojolive http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-163919 mojolive Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:03:15 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2008/02/12/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-163919 Hi, have a little trouble with the Hellanzb.PREFIX_DIR = I am sorry to ask and yes I am very very new at this. but I would like to save the files on my Desktop in a folder located on my Desktop called downloads I am using ubuntu hardy heron, if that matters for the path .. but could someone please write the path that I would put into /etc/hellanzb.conf file Now it reads like this below: Hellanzb.PREFIX_DIR = Hellanzb.PREFIX_DIR('~') + '/.hellanzb/' would someone be nicest enough to write the full directory so I can just copy and paste it into the /etc/hellanzb.conf PLEASE sorry to ask but I have been trying to figure this out for like 3 hours.. thanks you in advance for any help and for your time. I installed this just as it said in the above post. Hi, have a little trouble with the Hellanzb.PREFIX_DIR =

I am sorry to ask and yes I am very very new at this. but I would like to save the files on my Desktop in a folder located on my Desktop called downloads

I am using ubuntu hardy heron, if that matters for the path ..

but could someone please write the path that I would put into /etc/hellanzb.conf file

Now it reads like this below:

Hellanzb.PREFIX_DIR = Hellanzb.PREFIX_DIR(‘~’) + ‘/.hellanzb/’

would someone be nicest enough to write the full directory so I can just copy and paste it into the /etc/hellanzb.conf PLEASE

sorry to ask but I have been trying to figure this out for like 3 hours..

thanks you in advance for any help and for your time.

I installed this just as it said in the above post.

]]> By: sander http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-163782 sander Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:13:39 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2008/02/12/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-163782 newzbin requires a invite? Do you have one? please mail :-) newzbin requires a invite? Do you have one? please mail :-)

]]> By: Paul Stamatiou http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-163326 Paul Stamatiou Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:34:31 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2008/02/12/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-163326 @anon - as the error implies that seems to be an indentation error. try playing with the indent structure in and around that line. I can't test that just yet as my media server where I use this script is being worked on at the moment. @anon – as the error implies that seems to be an indentation error. try playing with the indent structure in and around that line. I can’t test that just yet as my media server where I use this script is being worked on at the moment.

]]> By: Problems with the Gmail Script http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-163297 Problems with the Gmail Script Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:24:21 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2008/02/12/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-163297 I got hellanzb installed and running. I configured it and the scripts as your said. But running your scripts, I'm getting this error. $ hellascript.sh File "/usr/bin/hellagmail.py", line 80 def has_attachments(self): ^ IndentationError: unexpected indent I got hellanzb installed and running. I configured it and the scripts as your said. But running your scripts, I’m getting this error.

$ hellascript.sh
File “/usr/bin/hellagmail.py”, line 80
def has_attachments(self):
^
IndentationError: unexpected indent

]]> By: aussiebear http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-160677 aussiebear Mon, 05 May 2008 06:35:32 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2008/02/12/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-160677 Unfortunately, despite a good HOW-TO, you won't be able to get this to work unless you know someone who already is a current member of Newzbin.com I was a member, but they purged their database! :( Unfortunately, despite a good HOW-TO, you won’t be able to get this to work unless you know someone who already is a current member of Newzbin.com

I was a member, but they purged their database! :(

]]> By: Guido http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-160515 Guido Sat, 03 May 2008 21:26:01 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2008/02/12/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-160515 Hi, If someone is interested in my recently developed firefox add-on, which allows remote control of hellanzb, check out https://guidos-corner.de/?page_id=4. Some Feedback would be really nice. cu Guido Hi,

If someone is interested in my recently developed firefox add-on, which allows remote control of hellanzb, check out https://guidos-corner.de/?page_id=4. Some Feedback would be really nice.

cu Guido

]]> By: no name http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-157741 no name Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:42:08 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2008/02/12/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-157741 anyone know what this means? tried running the script myself since waiting 5 mins for cron to run didnt seem to do anything. hellanzb v0.13 (config = /etc/hellanzb.conf, daemonized, C yenc module) File "/usr/bin/hellagmail.py", line 80 def has_attachments(self): ^ IndentationError: unexpected indent anyone know what this means? tried running the script myself since waiting 5 mins for cron to run didnt seem to do anything.

hellanzb v0.13 (config = /etc/hellanzb.conf, daemonized, C yenc module)
File “/usr/bin/hellagmail.py”, line 80
def has_attachments(self):
^
IndentationError: unexpected indent

]]> By: Download Files with Usenet [How To] | This is Tech http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-157049 Download Files with Usenet [How To] | This is Tech Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:48:04 +0000 http://paulstamatiou.com/2008/02/12/how-to-download-with-newsgroups#comment-157049 [...] let’s hear what you love about it along with your tips for Usenet newcomers in the comments. How To: Download with Newsgroups [...] [...] let’s hear what you love about it along with your tips for Usenet newcomers in the comments. How To: Download with Newsgroups [...]

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