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mishap · Feb 15, 2004, 10:27 AM

Originally posted by pliny:
gee when unison came out two weeks ago it was 14.95, now it's 24.95.

What are you talking about? I got it the first day it was released and payed $25.

moki · Feb 15, 2004, 11:01 AM

Originally posted by voodoo:
OK what the heck do you do with usenet other than d/l warez and porn??

Is it that good at d/l warez and porn?

That was essentially my question as well. Panic makes great software, we've bought some of their products -- but when I heard they were making a Usenet reader, my first thought was "Why? Does anyone read Usenet anymore?"

I haven't bother with Usenet for half a decade or more. Apparently I'm wrong, some people do still read it.

Twilly Spree · Feb 15, 2004, 01:43 PM

Originally posted by moki:
That was essentially my question as well. Panic makes great software, we've bought some of their products -- but when I heard they were making a Usenet reader, my first thought was "Why? Does anyone read Usenet anymore?"

I haven't bother with Usenet for half a decade or more. Apparently I'm wrong, some people do still read it.

Usenet is very retro. I remember using it in the early nineties. I wonder what it looks like now.

brutal · Feb 15, 2004, 02:54 PM

anyone know of a good, free news-server? my ISP has left out all the good stuff in his.
(good stuff as in files in general, not pr0n..)

voodoo · Feb 15, 2004, 03:01 PM

Ya where can you get access to the entire contents of usenet? ISPs rarely bother with usenet any more. The entire usenet is on every usenet server. It is kinda silly and must take up hundreds of GB of server space!

mishap · Feb 16, 2004, 05:15 AM

Originally posted by voodoo:
Ya where can you get access to the entire contents of usenet? ISPs rarely bother with usenet any more. The entire usenet is on every usenet server. It is kinda silly and must take up hundreds of GB of server space!

Go check out easynews--i think it is the cheapest.
I use giganews--it has a 30 day or more retention on multi-part binaries.

voodoo · Feb 16, 2004, 06:23 AM

http://www.airnews.net/ looks ok, it offers pricing according to the bandwidth you get. No limits on downloads! I like that much better than limited downloads. I can't be bothered to keep track of it.

voodoo · Feb 16, 2004, 06:26 AM

https://www.altopia.com/ offers no censoring, no download limits but a bit more expensive. Hmm.

voodoo · Feb 16, 2004, 06:29 AM

http://www.news.astraweb.com/ this looks very good, unlimited downloads, no censoring and damn cheap. $10 a month for 600kbps or $15 for 2mbit connection.

stew · Feb 16, 2004, 07:57 AM

Am I the only one still reading only non-binary newsgroups that are not related to warez or pr0n?

voodoo · Feb 16, 2004, 08:49 AM

Originally posted by stew:
Am I the only one still reading only non-binary newsgroups that are not related to warez or pr0n?

I like to have options.

mishap · Feb 16, 2004, 10:59 AM

Originally posted by stew:
Am I the only one still reading only non-binary newsgroups that are not related to warez or pr0n?

i dont think so, but obviously this newsgroup reader benifits the latter a little more.

stank you... stankyou verymuch

webb3201 · Feb 16, 2004, 09:09 PM

I still read Usenet and have been looking for a good OSX reader. Unison could be good, although I am too stupid to figure out how to actually view messages. I have the multi pane view of the groups, but I cannot seem to go further. Anyone found a help doc?

Gee4orce · Feb 17, 2004, 04:42 AM

Originally posted by moki:
That was essentially my question as well. Panic makes great software, we've bought some of their products -- but when I heard they were making a Usenet reader, my first thought was "Why? Does anyone read Usenet anymore?"

I haven't bother with Usenet for half a decade or more. Apparently I'm wrong, some people do still read it.

And capturing screen shots is the be-all and end-all ? Riiight.