perfect for testing

On a network the data comes in packets. I assume TCP packets have sizes between a few dozen bytes to a few kilobytes.

You never have a really continious flow on bits to disk. It is always packetized.

2. Most programs hold everythings in memory until it has all the parts, then it saves it. In the event of a crash or power failure, you lose any incomplete files that hadn’t finished downloading yet.”

This is so not true. Many programs fill a cache (of a certain size) in RAM memory. Once that’s full the data gets written to disk. Some programmer here should mention how the OS’s do that, when the application programm hands this task over to the operating system? The OS will do the writing in a way that a workable compromise is reached between conflicting necessities like low ressource consumption, low average and maximum latency times, and high data security.

btw I have used Forté Agent years ago for ascii usenet. Now I want something for binary. I have often heard of Newsbin Pro and some other programs I don’t remember.

I run NewsMan on MySQL, flawlessly, but then again I’m a network admin. This is **NOT** for novices.

AltBinz looked interesting until it started causing everything else to crash due to the fact that it was using up close to half my system resourses.

Presently, I use Binary News Reaper 2. It’s unsupported and kind of buggy, but so far it’s the only program I’ve found that has two features I really like;

1. All the connections to a server are used for downloading individual parts rather than using one connection per file, like GrabIt does.

2. Each part is decoded and saved to the hard drive as soon as it’s downloaded. Most programs hold everythings in memory until it has all the parts, then it saves it. In the event of a crash or power failure, you lose any incomplete files that hadn’t finished downloading yet.

I have a 24 MBit DSL connection. With it, comes a free 20 MBit usenet account.

I know how to look for stuff. For example.

Command & Conquer 3: Kanes Wrath wouldnt be called ‘rld-c3kw’, like the official release, but candycane3.rar.

There are tons of websites that offer almost 0day postings of almost anything. From pda software to mp3 albums.

All you have to know, is where to be, and look.

So usenet, is actually for the people that want their retail dvd rips downloaded within 30 minutes (like me )