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HereIAm@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoCorrect me if I’m wrong, but is Usenet more used for newer releases and items are hosted by individuals, not p2p? Since I stopped using Spotify I’m constantly backfilling older music, and with TV shows and movies I’m usually 5+ years behind the release. It was just something I read, the content on Usenet is usually revolved around newer things
I think it just depends what you’re after maybe. It’s rare I can’t find something, even older things - but if it does happen I have a friend who can grab it for me.
Otherwise, I have both a US and UK subscription as well as access to a 10+ year running private indexer so I rarely have issues with finding things or retention - I can use fully encrypted connections and I can cap my 5gbit fiber line.
Usenet retention can be an issue, I think some providers have a cut off of over 15 years though.
Admittedly its more popular now so likely to have more modern stuff yes.
Zink@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
Usenet is hosted by companies dedicated to it, not individuals. So generally you can use an encrypted connection and max out your bandwidth.
It’s not just new stuff either.