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> why does anybody use Usenet for pirating rather than torrents? With the exception of the rare, well seeded torrent, a Usenet download will proceed at full sp
by pwg 2y ago
> why does anybody use Usenet for pirating rather than torrents?
With the exception of the rare, well seeded torrent, a Usenet download will proceed at full speed while the torrent will trickle along at 34kb/sec.
> It seems so fundamentally ill-suited to the task.
It is. But it is there, so....
- RockRobotRock 2y agoSeeders on private trackers often use seedboxes. I can saturate my gigabit connection with just one or two torrents downloading.
- Cyph0n 2y agoBut then you need to deal with the complexity and maintenance involved in using a private tracker. Easier to pay for a provider or two and an indexer and be done with it. Of course, private trackers are superior when it comes to older content and general availability (no DMCA or NTD to worry about).