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Replace Torrenting with Usenet (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by Kangy@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Hi,

Sorry if this has been posted before but I'm looking at trying Usenet instead of torrents.

I've done some Googling and honestly, it's a little overwhelming knowing what Usenet provider to use, where to get quality indexers and which download client would be the best.

If anyone has any resources or advice to help me sail the Usenet seas I would be eternally grateful!

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[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 41 points 6 months ago (27 children)

I'm not sure about anything, but the client, as I've been usenetting without thinking much about stuff for almost a decade now.

  • eweka.nl (share your access with friends and family - I've shared mine with like 8 people some time in the past)
  • nzbgeek (lifetime API access was like 30€ - well worth it), I also know about nzbplanet, but I don't have a premium account there. You can try these out without paying to see if their offer suits what you're looking for, but you won't get API access of course and you'll be limited in the downloads.

Last, but not least: sabnzbd is the gold standard for clients. Runs on everything: from a raspberry pi to your Desktop PC.

[–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 11 points 6 months ago (19 children)

Do you tunnel your usage through a VPN?

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I do. Just in case.
Ironically through my seedbox provider :p

[–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I thought seedboxes were a torrent thing?

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

They are.
But my provider offers a VPN through the same connection.
Last time I looked most of seedbox and usenet providers offered this as a perk.
And the speed is very good. This time I don't even need a VPN service. Though I am limited to one country I don't have an issue with the limitation.

[–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Thanks. I feel like since I started posting on Lemmy, I've been like a bottomless pit trying to learn everything I can. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with me.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 months ago

My pleasure :)
Feel free to ask.

So far my card house of my Debian NAS + docker + traefik reverse proxy + *arrs hasnt fallen together so I am doing something right though I have still much to learn as well.

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