Jim Davis wrote: > > Which server did you use (not reader software, but server)?
> USENet may very be too complicated to just get a single episode You think so? I recently wrote a download guide and most people figure it out in a few minutes: http://spike.oli.tudelft.nl/jochemd/tools/usenet/downloadguide.html (Obviously you would need different file names.) The thing I really like about this manual is that it keeps people from posting themselves :) > +) It should handle multiple servers. This is important for speed: > you can configure multiple servers and the software will automatically > combine them into one "super server" and pull messages from all at once. Or you need an unlimited 'courtesy account' with a friendly usenet ISP, I usually download at more then 30 Mbps. > PAR (parity) files can be used to both verify that a downloaded file is > correct (not corrupt) and, when there's enough of them, fix the corruption. > It's all voodoo It is not voodoo, it is a RAIF: Redundant Array of Inexpensive Files and it works the same as RAID redundancy. Jochem ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:171316 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
