Hello Derek, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet_newsgroup On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 11:41 PM, Derek Trotter wrote: > Tonight I'm messing with a usenet reader and found something I've never > seen before. There are posts each with a subject like this. Usenet Index > Post 1372363474_2 These are text files. Open one and you'll see > something like this: > > Vv0smCatI4I08qoLd815 - Vv0smCatI4I08qoLd815.par2 yEnc > (1/1)%122935*Vv0smCatI4I08qoLd815 - Vv0smCatI4I08qoLd815.part001.rar yEnc > (1/622)%217941490*Vv0smCatI4I08qoLd815 - Vv0smCatI4I08qoLd815.part002.rar > yEnc (1/622)%217922437*Vv0smCatI4I08qoLd815 - > Vv0smCatI4I08qoLd815.part003.rar yEnc > (1/622)%217938677*Vv0smCatI4I08qoLd815 - > > The poster is always, as far as I can tell NzbIndexder@ followed by the > name of the group they're posted in. For example: > NzbIndexer@alt.binaries.teevee > > Then I'll find posts with names like this: Vv0smCatI4I08qoLd815.part170.rar > > I've seen people here give me tips on usenet harvesting so I'll ask if any > of you how I can use these usenet index posts? I've read that some usenet > indexing sites have been forced to shut down. I'm guessing these files are > an attempt to get around the people who are trying to shut down the usenet > indexing sites. The names of the rar files give no clue as to what's in > them. If you don't know ahead of time what's in these files the only way > to find out is to download one, which may be several GB in size. > > Does anyone know how to use these files? > > Thanks > > Derek > > -- > "I get my copy of the daily paper, look at the obituaries page, and if I’m not there, I carry on as usual." > > Patrick Moore > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- (503) 754-4452 Android (623) 239-3392 Skype (623) 688-3392 Google Voice ** it-clowns.com Chief Clown