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Need explanation about Usenet (lemmy.ml)
submitted 6 days ago by foremanguy92_@lemmy.ml to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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I found about Usenet and the sort of "hype" relative to it and I wonder some stuff.

Maybe I'm a bit old school but is this process not against the spirit of piracy,

  • be generous to share
  • fight against censorship and DCMA takedown
  • work in a decentralized way

Just wondered it, if someone wants to give his opinion

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[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

You need to find a newsgroup provider with alt.binaries access and good retention.

Then you have to find a good indexer. Think of it like a torrent tracker but for Usenet nzbs

Then you need a snatcher like sabnzbd or something else.

[–] foremanguy92_@lemmy.ml -2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

But what's your opinion about it, because don't you think it's opposed from the original torrenting piracy spirit?

[–] HiTekRedNek@lemm.ee 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

As someone who used to download C64 games in the 1980s, from a BBS, trust me. Pirating existed decades before BitTorrent.

Decades.

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

What

[–] foremanguy92_@lemmy.ml 0 points 6 days ago

Maybe I’m a bit old school but is this process not against the spirit of piracy,

be generous to share
fight against censorship and DCMA takedown
work in a decentralized way