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Posted by Greg Farr on 08/29/07 23:40
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.
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.
Greg
http://gregsplace.50megs.com
http://www.picturetrail.com/fugitive1
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