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TSI Steve @ 28th Oct 09:46AM:
Usenet Services- Clarification

Hello,

There's been much discussion and assumption over what TekSavvy is receiving from UNS for newsgroup service/access -- we can remove the confusion! We've been contacted by UNS just today to confirm exactly what we are receiving.

The server we are being hosted on has 60 days of retention and 99% completion.

They have offered to move us to a new system that supports 200 days of retention still with the 99% completion.

We think that this is a good opportunity for us and our clients :)

With the change to the new system your newsgroup counters/subscriptions will be reset.

We are setting a target date to accomplish this change as Mon. Nov 2 2009.

Thank you,
TekSavvy
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R0CKY @ 28th Oct 09:49AM:
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Tx Steve.
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anon @ 28th Oct 10:03AM:
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That's reason enough for me to make the switch from Bell sympatico. I've just about had it with those *free* news servers and *free* binary news servers that go up and down more times than a yo-yo.
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Gruesome @ 28th Oct 10:19AM:
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Thats great news
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a1_Andy @ 28th Oct 10:23AM:
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said by Chuck Carlso :

That's reason enough for me to make the switch from Bell sympatico. I've just about had it with those *free* news servers and *free* binary news servers that go up and down more times than a yo-yo.

welcome to friendly, knowledgeable, english speaking tech support, Canadian owned and operated co that fights for customer rights.
Unlike your old provider that hikes your rates at every opportunity, sends jobs overseas, tells you its your computer/routers fault when they have a outage, neglects your privacy, hosts your email in the USA (so Americans get to read your mails (see the patriot act)), Made up fee's (touch tone, system access fee), rental modems (that you can't buy), bill by the byte, double billing, fee's for leaving their services (etf) if you don't call right on the 30 day mark before your contract ends, Punjabi tech support that don't give a crap about you,........

But ya 200 day retention is a good reason to switch.......
LMAO

With Teksavvy its 1 Mbps news (I get less) and you need a static IP to access it which costs $4.00. astraweb has a deal on for $11 300+ days retention and you will get full speed downloading.
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AnthonyP @ 28th Oct 10:30AM:
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"With Teksavvy its 1 Mbps news (I get less) and you need a static IP to access it which costs $4.00. astraweb has a deal on for $11 300+ days retention and you will get full speed downloading."

If I am not on a static ip with TekSavvy, if I use astraweb for downloads, do I experience throttling during peak times?
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a1_Andy @ 28th Oct 10:33AM:
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said by AnthonyP :

"With Teksavvy its 1 Mbps news (I get less) and you need a static IP to access it which costs $4.00. astraweb has a deal on for $11 300+ days retention and you will get full speed downloading."

If I am not on a static ip with TekSavvy, if I use astraweb for downloads, do I experience throttling during peak times?

No
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Gruesome @ 28th Oct 10:54AM:
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Can I use astra's server and tek's at the same time?
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HiVolt @ 28th Oct 10:56AM:
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said by Gruesome :

Can I use astra's server and tek's at the same time?

sure. just set up two servers in your usenet app.
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HiVolt @ 28th Oct 10:56AM:
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Steve, have you guys had any discussions there a plan to ever bump the speed?
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Jman99 @ 28th Oct 01:17PM:
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said by Gruesome :

Can I use astra's server and tek's at the same time?

Why bother though. Astra is faster and better than UNS.
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AnthonyP @ 28th Oct 01:21PM:
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Not to hijack this thread, but can anyone direct me to a good news reader. Also, how many connections should one make to the newsgroup servers
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justsomeguy @ 28th Oct 01:22PM:
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said by Jman99 :

said by Gruesome :

Can I use astra's server and tek's at the same time?

Why bother though. Astra is faster and better than UNS.

Not true, I used astra for years and then tried UNS for a couple months just for a change and noticed no difference in speed or completion or stability/availability.

the only difference is one is 10$/mth and one is 11$/mth .

to even spice things up a bit more I recently signed up (switched to) at supernews (9.95/mth unlimited) and can say the same thing about it.. I notice no difference between the 3 at all.
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Gruesome @ 28th Oct 01:25PM:
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What I was wondering is if Astra was a bit slow could I pull from Tek's at the same time to improve speed on the same file
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justsomeguy @ 28th Oct 01:31PM:
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said by Gruesome :

What I was wondering is if Astra was a bit slow could I pull from Tek's at the same time to improve speed on the same file

I dont think you will run into that at all, but if you want, most of the current/popular usenet software will let you use multiple servers at the same time.

I never ran into a situation where astraweb wouldnt max my connection out.
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Gruesome @ 28th Oct 01:36PM:
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Thanks, I just signed up , anxious to give em a try
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El Quintron @ 28th Oct 02:10PM:
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I'll PM the client I use
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AkFubar @ 28th Oct 03:14PM:
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Would you mind please PM'ing that to me as well EQ?
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DabberDan @ 28th Oct 03:45PM:
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A nice reader: Grab IT. Free, has SSL and Par functionality.

Unfortunately, with Astraweb.com, I can't use SSL (they note this on their support section). So, I opted for Newsleecher.
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decx @ 28th Oct 04:50PM:
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200 days of retention will definitely make the service much better in function and value. The 1Mb limit may be somewhat limiting but IMO, the short rentention 30 days then even 60 days, was much more restrictive since there's no way around it.
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CoverIt @ 28th Oct 05:04PM:
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said by El Quintron :

I'll PM the client I use

Why not just post it?
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rhl2000 @ 28th Oct 08:07PM:
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said by CoverIt :

said by El Quintron :

I'll PM the client I use

Why not just post it?

+1
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olebiker @ 28th Oct 09:36PM:
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I use SABnszb+ I like the plush format. Takes a bit of time to get used to the interface but it is well worth it.
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TSI Steve @ 29th Oct 11:55AM:
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said by HiVolt :

Steve, have you guys had any discussions there a plan to ever bump the speed?

Not as of yet.

Once this change is complete we'll see what happens!
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El Quintron @ 29th Oct 01:00PM:
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said by CoverIt :

said by El Quintron :

I'll PM the client I use

Why not just post it?

Cause I didn't want to come off as an SABnzbd troll... I figured everyone else here had their clients and that it wasn't really contributing to the discussion.

I use SABnzdb+ on Mac, Win and Linux...
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DabberDan @ 29th Oct 01:06PM:
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said by El Quintron :

said by CoverIt :

said by El Quintron :

I'll PM the client I use

Why not just post it?

Basically, you need a web browser to interact with it? Will have to try this out at home ASAP.
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El Quintron @ 29th Oct 01:13PM:
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It launches in a firefox tab.

So:

Launch it (faster if your browser is already open)

Go Configuration>Servers> enter your configs...

Go under Folders (can't remember if its config or prefs) set a location for your usenet downloads. Then tell it to scan your firefox download folder for NZB files.

You'll have everything completely automated.

Once you have it running it's pretty much the Cadillac of usenet downloaders.

I love it.
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Gruesome @ 29th Oct 01:17PM:
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Where do oyu guys get your NZB files?
Sorry I haven't done News groups in years
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El Quintron @ 29th Oct 01:40PM:
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There are lots of places you can google nzb indexers and you'll find what you need.

The big ones are:

newzleech.com

binsearch.info

Again I can't stress this enough:

Buyer beware, these site won't have user feedback (ie: virus, fake that type of commentary) so check the size, to make sure it matche what you'd want to download and scan first.
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DabberDan @ 29th Oct 02:05PM:
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said by El Quintron :

Buyer beware, these site won't have user feedback (ie: virus, fake that type of commentary) so check the size, to make sure it matche what you'd want to download and scan first.

For those that have feedback, go through it!

What are you using to scan them? In the past, even though comments were positive, the scanner would always bring up some issue with a virus or trojan... false positive type of thing.
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El Quintron @ 29th Oct 02:27PM:
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said by DabberDan :

What are you using to scan them? In the past, even though comments were positive, the scanner would always bring up some issue with a virus or trojan... false positive type of thing.

Hmm I usually download in ubuntu unpack, re-assemble and then for the stuff I got that's windows specific I copy it over to windows, scan the file (assuming its an ISO or .exe) if it comes up negative, I install it.

And then Scan again...

Call me paranoid but I'm so used to Mac and Ubuntu being virus free that I assume anything on windows is virus prone.

I just got ClamAV and I'll be scanning it in Ubuntu now before moving it over to the win partition.
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olebiker @ 30th Oct 01:09AM:
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said by Gruesome :

Where do oyu guys get your NZB files?
Sorry I haven't done News groups in years

I can recommend this site. I rarely get a bad download.
»www.merlins-portal.net/Vbulletin/forums.php
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Stumped @ 30th Oct 09:49PM:
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Didn't want to start a new thread, but I've signed up with Tek for their Usenet, but how do I log in? I'm using SABnzbd.
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vitesse @ 30th Oct 10:09PM:
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I use Newsleecher when I want to use usenet. This is a great software and seem easy to use. Maybe their is better software, maybe some open source?
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olebiker @ 30th Oct 11:22PM:
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said by Stumped :

Didn't want to start a new thread, but I've signed up with Tek for their Usenet, but how do I log in? I'm using SABnzbd.

news2.teksavvy.com is the sever. That is all you need with that server.
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olebiker @ 30th Oct 11:25PM:
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said by vitesse :

I use Newsleecher when I want to use usenet. This is a great software and seem easy to use. Maybe their is better software, maybe some open source?

That is what SABnzbd+ is.
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Stumped @ 30th Oct 11:44PM:
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Thanks olebiker!! Wish me luck into my first steps using newsgroups :)
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olebiker @ 31st Oct 01:28AM:
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said by Stumped :

Thanks olebiker!! Wish me luck into my first steps using newsgroups :)

Good luck if you have any questions don't hesitate to ask here or PM me.
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El Quintron @ 31st Oct 11:17AM:
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Most TSI folks will have answers for you when it comes to Usenet. Just ask...
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Gruesome @ 2nd Nov 08:53AM:
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I just started using SABnzbd+
Not bad, I make sure I use it during Bell's throttling time :)
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DabberDan @ 2nd Nov 10:58AM:
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said by olebiker :

I can recommend this site. I rarely get a bad download.
»www.merlins-portal.net/Vbulletin/forums.php

said by Gruesome :

I just started using SABnzbd+

+1 on both comments.

I just started using SABnzbd+ too and I like it.
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TSI Steve @ 2nd Nov 11:10AM:
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UPDATE:

Received an email from Usenet Server.

It will not be happening today.

It's going to take several weeks.

Our sales contact told me that their OPS department is backed up but our request has been queued.

They will get back to me with a time line.

Steve
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EDIT: corrected spelling
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va3atc @ 2nd Nov 09:49PM:
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said by El Quintron :

said by CoverIt :

said by El Quintron :

I'll PM the client I use

Why not just post it?

I just signed up for Astraweb and been using SABnzdb+ for half the day now. One word: awesome

Newsgroups has never been better or faster. Thanks EQ for mentioning it in forums. I was hooked once I heard it used a WebUI and it automated the newsgroup process.
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HiVolt @ 2nd Nov 09:55PM:
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Thanks for the update Steve!
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Oinktastic @ 2nd Nov 11:21PM:
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said by HiVolt :

Thanks for the update Steve!

Even with a jovial message like that, your avatar makes it seem like you're disappointed.

I think HiVolt needs a hug... I know I sure do :( :p
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decx @ 3rd Nov 05:13AM:
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said by Oinktastic :

Even with a jovial message like that, your avatar makes it seem like you're disappointed.

I think HiVolt needs a hug... I know I sure do :( :p

LOL, with the Leafs playing the way they are, we Leaf fans need more in the way of a miracle rather than a hug. ;)
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El Quintron @ 3rd Nov 09:45AM:
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said by va3atc :

I just signed up for Astraweb and been using SABnzdb+ for half the day now. One word: awesome

Newsgroups has never been better or faster. Thanks EQ for mentioning it in forums. I was hooked once I heard it used a WebUI and it automated the newsgroup process.

I love it, and most people I recommended it to love it. One caveat, if you're a linux nerd, and you mess around with your python libraries, you may want to make sure the version of SAB you're using is compatible with the version of python you're using.

I messed around with it once, and it took me a day of tinkering to figure it out. It still worked (as in the processes d/l, unrar all of that) but the UI was totally unresponsive.

So careful with that one.
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amranu @ 3rd Nov 10:08AM:
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I use hellaNZB, although I would only recommend it on linux.
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TSI Steve @ 3rd Nov 10:33AM:
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said by Oinktastic :

said by HiVolt :

Thanks for the update Steve!

Even with a jovial message like that, your avatar makes it seem like you're disappointed.

I think HiVolt needs a hug... I know I sure do :( :p

If you were a Toronto Maple Leafs fan maybe you'd understand. I mean. Their record this season is an astonishing 1-7-4.

Do you know how impressive that is? They won a game.

From despair.com:
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EDITs: corrected typo's
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olebiker @ 3rd Nov 11:26AM:
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said by TSI Steve :

said by Oinktastic :

said by HiVolt :

Thanks for the update Steve!

Even with a jovial message like that, your avatar makes it seem like you're disappointed.

I think HiVolt needs a hug... I know I sure do :( :p

You know that if the Leafs were a farm animal, you would see the farmer and them headed out behind the barn with a shovel.
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dataiv @ 3rd Nov 11:57AM:
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Sometimes I am able to fetch really old stuff no problem anyway from the current service, even though it doesn't "officially" have a very long retention period.

Right now I'm pulling something that is 280 days old from alt.binaries.multimedia. I'm also getting 2mbit, not the 1mbit I'm supposed to get.

It always seems to be a bit of a crap-shoot for both speed and retention, but for me, it has always tended to be longer retention than I expected to get.
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Ikarasu @ 4th Nov 11:35PM:
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Best clients:

Newsleecher if your willing to pay for supersearch. No need for Nzbs... Great program, auto unrars, queues par2's for incompletes, deletes rars / ect.

Newsbin - More expensive version than newsleechers supersearch... but more reliable. 64 bit client also, if your REALLY into newsgroups/dont mind paying... this is the one to get.

Nzbplayer... downloads a nzb, and "streams"(Opens it up in VLC and plays it), as it downloads...so long as your nets fast enough. (IE... You wont be able to queue a bluray and watch it :P)
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lester @ 16th Nov 01:34PM:
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Sorry for just bumping the thread but any news on when the server upgrade will happen?
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TSI Steve @ 16th Nov 02:28PM:
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Sometime next week is the expected completion timeline.

Nothing official yet

Steve
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TSI Steve @ 20th Nov 12:37PM:
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Just got an update from Usenet Server!
The migration is set to complete on Dec. 1 2009!

Steve
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lester @ 20th Nov 01:14PM:
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said by TSI Steve :

Just got an update from Usenet Server!
The migration is set to complete on Dec. 1 2009!

Steve

Awesome, I have my fingers crossed for a speed increase in the next couple of months, but 200 days is sweet in itself.
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oxfordwhite @ 20th Nov 01:25PM:
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said by DabberDan :

A nice reader: Grab IT. Free, has SSL and Par functionality.

Unfortunately, with Astraweb.com, I can't use SSL (they note this on their support section). So, I opted for Newsleecher.

Was this a function of the usenet provider or the software? I have astraweb and may use ssl.
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El Quintron @ 20th Nov 02:02PM:
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It's the software, I have SSL enabled on SABnzbd+ works like a charm
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DabberDan @ 20th Nov 03:31PM:
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said by El Quintron :

It's the software, I have SSL enabled on SABnzbd+ works like a charm

Yup, I switched to that as well and I'm liking it very much.
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El Quintron @ 20th Nov 03:45PM:
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It's really solid... the first time I loaded it up, I figured it would be a pain in the ass to set up but worth the effort, turns out it was dead easy.

So yeah I'm quite pleased with it, even after about 8 months of using it.
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Gruesome @ 20th Nov 04:04PM:
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I'm also using it and I'm pretty impressed.
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