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USENET was before my time (was born in 1987 but only started using computers seriously in 1999) so I really don't know how it was. But, out of curiosity , I've payed a USENET provider for some months to try it. Downloads pretty fast most of the time, and you can find some pretty obscure shit, or things that aren't released yet in torrent. But ultimately it's not worth it.

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The author of the article isn't really referring to binaries. NNTP was wonderful for text-based discussion. It still could be, but not having moderation to alleviate spam/etc is a real concern.

To add upon or when Ulkesh said: whereas today "USENET = pirated stuff" in the olden days "USENET = Discussion."

I'm aware of that. Never said USENET is and always was about pirated stuff. Was just giving my impressions on modern USENET.

Ah OK. Your comments about download speeds on a post about recreating communities like old-time USENET used to have created the impression that perhaps you were missing the point. I can see you were not! Cheers.

All good :)

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