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Need explanation about Usenet (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 weeks 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 12 points 3 weeks ago

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 -1 points 3 weeks ago

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

[-] krolden@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 weeks ago

What

[-] foremanguy92_@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks 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
[-] HiTekRedNek@lemm.ee 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

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

Decades.

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