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I'll start. Did you know you can run a headless version of JD2 on a raspberry pi? It's not the greatest thing in the world, but sometimes its nice to throw a bunch of links in there and go to sleep.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Please tell me what I can get on usenet that isn't on PTP, BTN, or RED.

I would bet that 99/100 releases are uploaded to private trackers before usenet.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’d like to know this as well. Haven’t used Usenet for over 10 years. PTP, BTN, and Red are all I need. Seed box and Plex. I’m into indie/obscure films also, so what would Usenet offer that they don’t?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

You should look into Karagarga

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It isn't availability that makes me prefer Usenet, but its speed and security features.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The download speed on any popular release will max out even the fastest connections. I assume the retention for less popular content is a lot better on trackers, but I don't have enough experience with usenet to say that for sure.

security features

What features?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Usenet connections can be encrypted. No need for a VPN or any other obfuscation.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Torrents can be encrypted as well, and there isn't a need for a VPN unless you use public trackers, which I don't recommend.

What is the monthly fee for Usenet? I'm more in favor of decentralized systems with the use of seedboxes to speed up distribution, but I'm not against usenet either.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

What is the monthly fee for Usenet?

About 5 bucks a month or a little less if you pay by the year.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

If you have cabal and able to maintain ratio (yeah BTN is ratio less) you don’t need Usenet

But thats such a small proportion of people. Usenet is what I recommend to entry level people who want top tier access but aren’t will to spend time/effort/networking but will spend money m