I agree with Lubomir Schmidt. Usenet is not necessary.. There are various free alternatives like Torrents, Private/University-Servers and Wuala. Maybe it's best we use all three possibilities.
But please, no solutions where you have to pay money for getting access to the files. On Sun, 2010-07-25 at 14:21 +0100, Cal Leeming [Simplicity Media Ltd] wrote: > Usenet is so cheap tho... it's like £5-10 for a month (check out > Giganews)... I've used it for like 2-3 years now.. Perhaps it could be > a joint effort... Usenet + Wuala + Torrent?? > > On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 2:13 PM, Lubomir Schmidt > <[email protected]> wrote: > Usenet costs money... i did not like to spend any money for > just sharing data... > > What is also possible is Wuala. With one computer you can get > 100GB > free online storage. When we all make an a51 group, every one > of us > could share for free the data. > > I use wuala for linux distribution development(internal > developer > group) and share(no traffic limits) and it is great :) > > I also prefere the server from Axel with 1GB/s and 10TB > storage :) > > please no usenet... > > 2010/7/25 Cal Leeming [Simplicity Media Ltd] > <[email protected]>: > > > Usenet is a good idea :) > > > > On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 5:11 AM, Dinos Pastos > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> If it was to be uploaded, I suggest Usenet servers where > the retention > >> is massive and anonymous > >> > >> On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 6:59 AM, Lubomir Schmidt > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > And in germany i could get 2tb discs for about > 122USD(94,50€) and an > >> > external case for about 10USD > >> > > >> > Should we not just make torrents? I could upload at the > moment with > >> > ~100mbit. That would be the much cheaper and easy way. > >> > > >> > 2010/7/24 GeleGrodan <[email protected]>: > >> >> Those 2TB disks you speak of, are they internal or > external? > >> >> > >> >> If you speak about external, I guess the price isnt > better over here in > >> >> Sweden: > >> >> > >> >> External 2TB - ca 182USD > >> >> Internal 2TB - ca 142USD > >> >> External case - 41USD (USB 2.0/eSATA) > >> >> > >> >> +Shipping > >> >> > >> >> Dont know what the shipping costs, what do you pay > Peter? > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 20:54, Peter Stuge > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >>> > >> >>> Frank A. Stevenson wrote: > >> >>> > I have gotten several requests for having disks > shipped, payed for > >> >>> > with PayPal. I am not sure I really trust this > company to not > >> >>> > freeze the accounts if someone complains > >> >>> > >> >>> I think that's wise. > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > "ext3 preformatted 2TB disks." I should be able to > deliver these at > >> >>> > cost for ~250 USD, this includes Norwegian sales tax > (25%) which I > >> >>> > haven't found a way to defray. But perhaps someone on > the list could > >> >>> > do better than this and set up shop in a country > where overall costs > >> >>> > are lower? > >> >>> > >> >>> Since Norway is outside the EU you'll mostly be > exporting, and > >> >>> shouldn't charge sales tax. Buyers will likely have to > pay import > >> >>> duties. > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > And ideally, quality packaging materials are readily > available :-) > >> >>> > (We have already suffer 1 unfortunate disk crash) > >> >>> > >> >>> Suggest ship out by courier (I like UPS) and for > packaging materials > >> >>> see if the store can ship to you (or whoever does this) > with some > >> >>> extra packaging. > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> //Peter > >> >>> _______________________________________________ > >> >>> A51 mailing list > >> >>> [email protected] > >> >>> > http://lists.lists.reflextor.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/a51 > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> A51 mailing list > >> >> [email protected] > >> >> > http://lists.lists.reflextor.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/a51 > >> >> > >> >> > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > A51 mailing list > >> > [email protected] > >> > > http://lists.lists.reflextor.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/a51 > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > >> A51 mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> > http://lists.lists.reflextor.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/a51 > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Cal Leeming > > > > Operational Security & Support Team > > > > Out of Hours: +44 (07534) 971120 | Support > > Tickets: [email protected] > > Fax: +44 (02476) > 578987 | Email: [email protected] > > > > Simplicity Media Ltd. 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