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Anyone still using usenet? (lemmy.today)

submitted 2 months ago by Pat_Riot@lemmy.today to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Title says it. Is anyone still on the newsgroups? For reasons I need to amass a large collection of music in MP3 format, preferably full albums, and I'd like to do it somewhat quickly. Is there a better place to hunt before I buy news server access? I been on land for too many years.

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[-] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 56 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Usenet is still very much a thing.

I use Eweka.nl (Usenet access) and NZBGeek (indexer). Works well.

[-] ITGuyLevi@programming.dev 6 points 2 months ago

DrunkenSlug is another great indexer, invite only and about $30 USD per year for their top offering.

[-] frongt@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago

I've been using them for a few years now. Smooth as butter.

[-] john_lemmy@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 months ago

How much does this setup cost?

[-] fizzle@quokk.au 6 points 2 months ago

9USD / mo for eweka.

I've only signed up in the last 24 hours. It seems incompletes are a thing, so that might mean I need another account with another provider as well.

nzbgeek cost 9 USD / year

[-] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Eweka is ~9 Euros a month:

Not sure where you got pricing for NZBGeek, it's $12 a year:

[-] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

According to my bank account:

Eweka runs about $16 USD a month (I also pay for the VPN), and NZBGeek runs about $12 USD a year.

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