Posted by Technobarbarian on 04/18/06 04:32

"Joel" <joelx@usa.net> wrote in message
news:a1u742d04i1spgejjk60bd369eap5ejgnv@4ax.com...
> stately@dantenet.com wrote:
>
>>I keep getting references to alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.full_albums and
>>alt.binaries in general, but can't seem to figure out exactly how one
>>gets there from here....or ANYWHERE! I've used Google's Usenet Group
>>Directory, but all that seems to do is bring up postings about *other*
>>people making references to it. Anyone want to give a greenhorn on
>>this subject a clue? Thanks.
>
> Google doesn't carry the binary newsgroups, which are for posting
> files. Your ISP may offer some of them, or you can look into a paid
> server, which most serious downloaders are using.

Yep, the problem with the usenet servers that most ISPs provide is that
the retention--the period they hold posts on their hard drives--is very
short for binary posts, generally just a day or two. With a premium server
you can get retention rates of 30 to 60+ days. Prices vary from around $7 to
$25 a month depending mostly on how much you want to download and the
retention rate you're looking for. Giganews is probably the top of the heap
with 60+ days retention and unlimited downloads for $25/month. There are a
number of companies offering unlimited accounts and around 30 days retention
for $15/month.

You'll also need a good binary harvester. Grabit is a good freeware
program. Newsbin pro is a better shareware program.

TB

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