Usenet ~ How do you seperate the bad from the good??

bman

Hi,

I've subscribed to a usenet server and got the nzb client installed and working. Now how do I find all the good stuff to download?

I've tried a number of search engines and most of them return the same suggestions (very similar listings for my search params). I've downloaded samples of a few different movies but the quality of all them are pretty poor. Are there particular newsgroups with better content, restricted upload, etc. and therefore ensure the content is decent quality? Or is it a matter of finding a needle in the haystack?

In comparison, with torrents, there's usually comments under the torrent to indicate if it's good or bad. Anything similar with nzb's?

Any advise appreciated.

cahirhennessy

bman wrote: »

Hi,

I've subscribed to a usenet server and got the nzb client installed and working. Now how do I find all the good stuff to download?

I've tried a number of search engines and most of them return the same suggestions (very similar listings for my search params). I've downloaded samples of a few different movies but the quality of all them are pretty poor. Are there particular newsgroups with better content, restricted upload, etc. and therefore ensure the content is decent quality? Or is it a matter of finding a needle in the haystack?

In comparison, with torrents, there's usually comments under the torrent to indicate if it's good or bad. Anything similar with nzb's?

Any advise appreciated.

I don't use it myself but this post might be helpful http://bit.ly/DZQ3f

fifth

Some posts will have comments but most don't. Check the attached NFO's for info too. Which indexing service are you using?

bman

Cheers for the replies lads.

cahirhennessy wrote: »

I don't use it myself but this post might be helpful http://bit.ly/DZQ3f

Will take a look at that site. Looks like there's loads of good info in there.

funkyflea wrote: »

Some posts will have comments but most don't. Check the attached NFO's for info too. Which indexing service are you using?

I've used newzleech.com and binsearch.info mostly so far, but I've tried a load. Can't see a whole lot of difference between the search engines, am I wrong?

Do the nfo's tell you much, given the uploader can say whatever they want in there anyway?

bman

Read that article. Only part referencing my particular problem:

Searching takes some practice, but once you get a sense of how people name stuff 'round these parts, it's a breeze.

Guess I just need to "practice"!

Cheers for the link anyways.