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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I maybe wasn't clear. I have SABnzbd setup with the provider correctly (got it to download one file I found successfully). What I mean is can I set the indexer websites to only show stuff that's avaliable from my backbone as I only have one usenet provider on the Omicron backbone.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I've seen torrents easily saturate 350 Mbps connections. Speed is actually one of the advantages of bittorrent protocol and has inspired things such as Windows peer to peer update feature.

I've actually been having problems with downloads from an indexer (nzbplanet) that don't download. I wonder if I have something configured wrong. I am not sure how to tell an indexer site what provider and backbone I am on.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago (5 children)

People keep saying Usenet has better speed but I am not buying that. I regularly match the speed of my internet connection.

As for avaliability I am not sure. I am aware that there is limited retention time with usenet and that their are multiple "backbones". How does this effect the avaliability of downloads?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

This is also why peer block was invented. To stop people connecting to honey pots.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Yeah they have tried that before and never got it passed or implemented afaik. Honestly the people of my country need to burn half the government down and start again. It's just sad. Still doing better than the US somehow.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

I get what encryption does. I also understand why it doesn't make torrents safe. That's why I got irritated when people were trying to claim encryption is why usenet is safer, cause torrents have encryption too. Even if Usenet is safe the reasoning people used is bad.

I think I am the most worried about indexer sites as these are banned or blocked in my country. Weirdly enough the Usenet ones aren't blocked and I am wondering why. I believe they have some kind of loop hole.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Speed is not the concern with using a VPN. Having to pay for both is the concern.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If I could afford one of them then I wouldn't be doing this

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Usenet and Debrid (lemmy.antemeridiem.xyz)
 

I have been doing torrents + VPN for years now and thinking about switching.

Is usenet and debrid safe to use without a VPN in the UK? What about other piracy streaming sites?

From what I understand it's cheaper to use a VPN than have debrid + usenet + private indexers but I am not sure.

I have heard some questionable justifications as to why it's safer such as it being encrypted (torrents can also be encrypted). Are the index sites also safe? I have heard it both ways about this. Including people saying index sites are not encrypted which they normally are.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I don't live in the US

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (5 children)

I am fairly sure you still need a VPN when using these services. Is there an advantage to this over using torrents and streming piracy sites?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Aw, who's a good keyboard doggo? Ow yes, yes you are!

[–] [email protected] 27 points 11 months ago (5 children)

I would love to meet a typing dog. I wonder what it would be like.

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