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Stig
15-10-04, 10:19 AM
For those that use newsgroups for downloading you may be interested in THIS (http://www.newzbin.com/browse/post/801310/)
SpankyHam
15-10-04, 10:24 AM
this looks interesting.

But the post is 8 days old.

When i donlodad the headers from a new newsgroup it only downloads the last 2 days.

I haven't figured out how to change that :oops: - i'm using newzbin

Any suggestions ?
Stig
15-10-04, 10:36 AM
Yup you need to change the settings, m8.

At the moment it is purging all headers older than two days, most newsgroups will have a retention of a minimum 10 days so change it to that.

click preferences, options, setup.

On this page there will be aan option to change "Max Record Age"

You will probably find it is set at 2 days, change it to 10.
SpankyHam
15-10-04, 11:22 AM
thanks :thumbsup: will try that
Stig
15-10-04, 11:24 AM
no worries, any more help needed just ask :wink: :wink:
SpankyHam
15-10-04, 03:27 PM
](*,) already had it on 10.

found out that the newsgroups i'm normaly in only have a 2 day purge record :wink:

downloading it now!

thanks for the link
Stig
15-10-04, 03:42 PM
2 days :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

What news server do you use :?: :?:
Nick762
15-10-04, 04:37 PM
If the worst come to the worst, check out www.deja.com and do a hunt on the newsgroup name. You can usually pull up any article that has ever been submitted.
Stig
15-10-04, 04:47 PM
I was thinking more along the lines of binaries than chat :wink:
SpankyHam
15-10-04, 07:15 PM
file corrupt CRC failure

will try to redownload it from the other newsgroup...
Stig
15-10-04, 11:09 PM
file corrupt CRC failure

will try to redownload it from the other newsgroup...

I subscribe to usenetserver.com the retention is very good. Downloaded from alt.bin.big no problem :wink:
SpankyHam
18-10-04, 10:44 AM
yeah I'm subscribed with buzzardnews.com they're very good and accept paypal aswell.

I just noticed that when i downloaded the wheelie video the newsserver was down so it used my alternative newsserver from my ISP - and that one is crap.

Seems like i missed out this one :cry:
Hopefully it hits a p2p network...