Virgin newsgroups

[Rains]

Hi all i wonder if anyone can explain what news groups are i hear of people saying there getting great speed's ect what are they used for i have never used them before sorry for my stupidity on the subject thanks

[zing_deleted]

If you search the forums there is a horde of information on the subject

[Rains]

If you search the forums there is a horde of information on the subjecthmmm you could have just told me i have and have used google i just come across web sites where you have to pay i just want to know what there are used for and how they are used thanks for your imput tho

[lordy]

http://www.slyck.com/ng.php

[danielf]

hmmm you could have just told me i have and have used google i just come across web sites where you have to pay i just want to know what there are used for and how they are used thanks for your imput tho

Basically, newsgroups are repositories of files that people upload. You can find anything there. Full length DVDs, TV episodes, badger porn, you name it. Advantages of using newsgroups for your illegal downloads are: Speed (they are usually faster than p2p), and relative anonimity/legal issues (you don't have to upload or share). You need a special program (a 'newsreader') to download files from them. Most ISPs offer newsgroup access, but generally ISPs offerings are poor, as the files don't stay on the server very long (poor retention), and the files (which are broken up into several smaller ones) are often incomplete. People who are serious about downloading from newsgroups often subscribe to commercial services like giganews or easynews.

[homealone]

Hi all i wonder if anyone can explain what news groups are i hear of people saying there getting great speed's ect what are they used for i have never used them before sorry for my stupidity on the subject thanks

news groups - straight 'text' groups are easily accessible via standard clients like Outlook Express, there is a Virgin Media discussion group, afaik??


The text format can be also used in clever ways to encode 'binary' information.

This can include, for example, video files, if you have the means to decode the information.....

[Rains]

Who people thanks for the reply's i never new anythink about newsgroup's well they say you leave some new everyday thanks and thanks lordy for the link

[zing_deleted]

hmmm you could have just told me i have and have used google i just come across web sites where you have to pay i just want to know what there are used for and how they are used thanks for your imput tho


hmmmmm you have???? I meant no offence but I just clicked search at the top typed newsgroups and with a quick scan of the titles on page 3 I found this thread simply saying "what are newsgroups" http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12/33614965-what-are-newsgroups.html?highlight=newsgroups

[Rains]

hmmmmm you have???? I meant no offence but I just clicked search at the top typed newsgroups and with a quick scan of the titles on page 3 I found this thread simply saying "what are newsgroups" http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12/33614965-what-are-newsgroups.html?highlight=newsgroupsIts s shame you could not have mad the effort to just tell me the infomation like the rest of the good people on here i did a search looked on the first couple of pages and nothink dear lord man get over it you have not been help full at all and thanks to everyone who helped

[zing_deleted]

Dude look at my rep I help loads on this forum but the search was easy as I said I mean no offence you took offence thats upto you least now you know the search is there

[Richy99]

newsgroups are discussion groups