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Posted by Jyeshta on 08/30/07 14:26
On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 01:17:08 +0100, "kim" <ntscuser@aol.com>
wrote:
>"Greg Farr" <gregfarr@comcast.net> wrote in message
>news:6r0cd3da6cp0s0qanoi8gbu98a5b5ukclp@4ax.com...
>> On Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:56:26 +0100, "kim" <ntscuser@aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>>"Greg Farr" <gregfarr@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>>news:f4i9d3lnpj4r6gq3958dkj874fpaomlgpm@4ax.com...
>>>> On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:54:10 +0100, "kim" <ntscuser@aol.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>"Greg Farr" <gregfarr@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>>>>news:apl7d3lgkrf5u877e89kvajsc06lnn6b0f@4ax.com...
>>>>>> On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:52:46 +0100, "kim" <ntscuser@aol.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>"Greg Farr" <gregfarr@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>>news:rec4d3t9r76vlhq6sh3f57mo98r09o1brj@4ax.com...
>>>>>>>> On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:31:52 +0100, "kim" <ntscuser@aol.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>"Greg Farr" <gregfarr@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>news:9ebtc3pud57bn2orbd9dsn0d2chqgnhj8v@4ax.com...
>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 23:55:27 GMT, "*alan*"
>>>>>>>>>> <in_flagrante@hotmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>"Greg Farr" <gregfarr@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>>>news:8n6oc3lnhheoquds5qp5uu1qvnbfukmj0c@4ax.com...
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 23:09:35 -0700, Greg Farr
>>>>>>>>>>>> <gregfarr@comcast.net>
>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>I had a lead but misplaced it as I tend to forget things. I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>remember
>>>>>>>>>>>>>someone had a place with good fair hash numbers for movies, was
>>>>>>>>>>>>>that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>here or somewhere else?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Never mind. I found it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Greg
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>Congratulations. I'm happy for you. It'd be nice if you shared
>>>>>>>>>>>it.
>>>>>>>>>>>Thanks.
>>>>>>>>>>>--Alan
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I'm sorry, it's just that I seem to be alone as a film fan around
>>>>>>>>>> here;
>>>>>>>>>> http://winmxworld.com/extras/mxcentral.winmxworld.com/index.html?contact.html
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>You're not the only film fan around here Greg but you may be the
>>>>>>>>>only
>>>>>>>>>one
>>>>>>>>>who would consider using WinMX to download a film? I certainly
>>>>>>>>>wouldn't.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>(kim)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Which one do you use, is it superior?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>eMule, BitTorrent or Usenet, all have better resistance to file
>>>>>>>corruption.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>On a big file like a movie that's crucial.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>(kim)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Which is easiest?
>>>>>
>>>>>eMule (eDonkey2000) is most similar to WinMX and the best option for
>>>>>finding
>>>>>obscure video titles. It's also the slowest.
>>>>>
>>>>>> Are they equal in speed, I have broadband.
>>>>>
>>>>>Usenet is fastest. It will always download at maximum speed but is the
>>>>>most
>>>>>complicated to use. There is also a limit on how long a particular title
>>>>>can
>>>>>be stored on a newsserver. BitTorrent lies somewhere between the two in
>>>>>terms of speed, availability and ease of use. Checkout the guides at
>>>>>Slyck.com to compare the advantages and disadvantages of different file
>>>>>sharing apps: http://www.slyck.com/guides.php
>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't
>>>>>> get a lot of corrupt files, just found one tho, that stops playing
>>>>>> half way thru and I'd like to try & fix it by changing to mpeg or
>>>>>> something. Do you know how to do a repair job. It's a rare film,
>>>>>> otherwise, I'd just d/l it again.
>>>>>
>>>>>There are programs which can make corrupted avi files playable again but
>>>>>I've never used one as picture quality is all important for me.
>>>>>
>>>>>(kim)
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Several yrs ago I used usenet & FTP to get programs, or something, &
>>>> it was way complicated to use, for my mind, anyway. Is that what you
>>>> mean my usenet, or just the movie sites on usenet?
>>>
>>>Usenet is what you're reading right now. You can download entire movies in
>>>the same way as you download messages.
>>>
>>>> The film that
>>>> started all this is Undercover w/ Kate Beckinsale, BTW.
>>>
>>>Do you mean "Underworld" or "Uncovered"?
>>>
>>>(kim)
>>>
>>
>>
>> Just what I said, uncovered, underworld sucks.
>
>With respect, you said "Undercover". I don't know of any Kate Beckinsale
>movie of that name? Am just checking.
>
>> I know what usenet is and have used it since '99, but have seen any
>> movies, I've got two that talk about them but no d/l.
>
>You need to have a newsserver which carries "binary" newsgroups such as
>alt.binaries.movies. Good newsservers don't come cheap. You also need a
>newsreader which can display and decode binary postings. Outlook Express
>won't do it.
>
>(kim)
Just to add, Greg could try using Grabit (which is relatively
simple and free) to download the binaries and maybe Easynews or
Giganews still offers a free one day trial or something.
He'll also need something that unpacks rar files.
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