Posted by kim on 08/30/07 00:17

"Greg Farr" <gregfarr@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:56:26 +0100, "kim" <ntscuser@aol.com> wrote:
>
>>"Greg Farr" <gregfarr@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>>> On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:54:10 +0100, "kim" <ntscuser@aol.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>"Greg Farr" <gregfarr@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>>>>> On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:52:46 +0100, "kim" <ntscuser@aol.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>"Greg Farr" <gregfarr@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>>>>>>> On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:31:52 +0100, "kim" <ntscuser@aol.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>"Greg Farr" <gregfarr@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 23:55:27 GMT, "*alan*"
>>>>>>>>> <in_flagrante@hotmail.com>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>"Greg Farr" <gregfarr@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>>>>>>>>>>> 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)

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