if you read this entire treatise, you should
have whatever you're
looking for (without having to demean yourself
by begging or getting
flamed).....
a basic howto for getting the goods:
1. don't sign up for those "me-too"
lists. all they will get you is
processed luncheon meat (spam).
2. don't visit any website that announces
itself in all caps, uses
lots of curse words in the body of the message,
or says it has lots of
xxx things. you're wasting your time
in the t?? (insert your own
numerals) circle jerk. all you'll see
is a lot of javascript popup
windows, and no warez. clicking on
those windows will get you nothing
but more windows.
3. don't visit ftp's that use a ratio
system. you'll get burned, and
they don't keep track of what you've uploaded
to them. if for any
reason you get knocked offline while at one
of these sites, you will
be forced to upload again before you can
even think of downloading.
4. do read the sig files (signatures).
you can learn how things work
by following the links in the sig files (like
the links i have below).
5. do not request binaries, cracks,
serial numbers in this group.
there are groups for that. this is
a discussion group. just check
your usenet server's listings to find the
appropriate group.
6. don't crosspost! if you think
you need that many folks trying to
help you, then you'll be better off posting
separate messages in each
group. plus, it will keep binaries
out of this discussion group.
7. before you request help in finding
something, check at least 4 or
5 of the ftps, and do some looking on your
own, (including the
alt.binaries.warez.* ng's, if available,
and irc if you are familiar
with it). some of the siteops
have different tastes in what they put
on their servers. if someone says "no
games", they aren't kidding.
and requesting help is different than requesting
that someone tell you
exactly where to find your jewel. requesting
something common is a
good way to get flamed.
8. do get an ftp client. learn
how to set it up correctly. it is
your friend. it will help you get many
things you want. it will
clean your house, feed the dog, and burp
the baby (as needed). if in
doubt, read the faqs.
9. there is plenty of space for you to write
your message in the body.
you don't have to write the entire thing
in the subject line. think
of the subject line as a headline (which
it basically is). it's up
to you to pique interest in your subject
without using any of #10's
no-no's.
10. don't post in caps, alternating letters,
or use extraneous symbols
in your subject line. you will be flamed
or ignored, or worse, you
will have to endure an eternity of the circle
jerk popups.
11. as this is a discussion group, and
a discussion group only,
refrain from posting binaries (aka: attachments)
in this group.
please post any binaries you feel you must
share in an appropriate
binaries group. then, let us know where you
placed it. if anyone's
interested, they can go and get it there.
12. usenet is a text-based medium.
please set your news-reader to
post in text only. do not use html
settings, as you will end up with
half of your audience unable to read your
postings. use the pretty
fonts, colours, and backgrounds on a web-page,
not on usenet.
--
*******
Cynthy, Redneck Princess
Poet In Residence
Rivendell
*******
2. finding a usenet provider
if your isp usenet provider doesn't carry
the binary groups, or is
dropping ngs because of content, or has multilple
problems with
retention, speed and completeness, you do
have a choice.
pay services
http://www.newsfeeds.com
http://www.altopia.net
http://www.usenet-access.com
http://www.usenetserver.com/
http://www.newsguy.com/
http://www.newshosting.com/
http://www.newscene.com/
http://www.giganews.com/
http://www.airnews.net/
http://www.easynews.com/
http://www.onlynews.com/
if you're terminally broke, then you'll have
to try some of the open
servers... (these sites have lists of open
servers)
http://www.newzbot.com/
http://www.arcwebserv.com/jumpsite/usenet.html
http://www.serverseekers.com/
realize that i am in *no* way affiliated with
any of these sites. i
have nothing to do with their content, their
coding, their pop-ups,
etc. any complaints can be directed
at the webmasters at said sites.
--
*******
Cynthy, Redneck Princess
Poet In Residence
Rivendell
*******
3. free ip redirectors
give your ip a name! try
one of these free ip redirecting
services....
http://at.stomped.com
http://www.changeip.com
http://www.cjb.net
http://www.cm.nu/cmdns
http://www.dnsd.be
http://www.dnsQ.org
http://www.dhs.org
http://www.dslreports.com
http://www.dtdns.com
http://ddns.dy.kz
http://dyn.ns.ca
http://www.dyndns.org
http://dynamip.hypermart.net/dips/
http://www.dynips.com/
http://dyndns.dk
http://www.dyn.ee
http://www.dynodns.net
http://www.dynu.com
http://www.dynup.net
http://www.easydns.com
http://www.eyep.net
http://getmyip.com
http://www.hn.org
http://www.hkservice.net
http://www.idnsi.org
http://www.ipactive.de
http://www.justlinux.com
http://www.myip.org
http://nicolas.cx
http://www.nols.com
http://www.no-ip.com
http://www.ns1.net
http://www.sdns.net
http://selfhost.com
http://www.selfhost.de
http://stech.net
http://www.staticky.com
http://www.tsx.org
http://thebbs.org/dns/
http://www.worldwidedns.net
http://www.yi.org
http://www.zoneedit.com
(list from a website i found in my journeys on the 'net)
[some of these are now pay services or 404s.
i'll clean the list when
i get a few minutes to surf.]
--
*******
Cynthy, Redneck Princess
Poet In Residence
Rivendell
*******
note from .inf.UZION: cut-and-paste these
urls
4. game binary groups
for those hunting things, a (not comprehensive)
list i picked up in my
usenet journeys.....
news:alt.binaries.games for 0-day to
7-day old original group
releases & support
news:alt.binaries.games.reposts for
the repost of up to one month old
releases, and filling of requests
news:alt.binaries.warez.win95-games
for the repost of games from 1
month to 1-yr old
news:alt.binaries.warez.ibm-pc.games
for the repost of 1-year old
back to 1995 games
news:alt.binaries.warez.ibm-pc.old For
the posting of pre-1995
smaller games and apps.
news:alt.binaries.games.adult soft-porn
& nudity related adult-themed
games
news:alt.binaries.ibm-pc.games a lot
of cd images, looks like
anything goes here. For you people who like
to make homemade rips of
cd's, or repack group releases for some strange
reason and repost
them, this would be the place, but you should
warn people even here
what it is that they will be getting.
news:alt.binaries.old.games mostly cd images and older rips
news:alt.binaries.games.kidstuff
as the name implies. Not Mortyr or
Kingpin
news:alt.binaries.warez.games
great for people on slower
connections.
news:alt.binaries.test If learning
to post, or just want to practice
with new software, please, please, do it
here!
--
*******
Cynthy, Redneck Princess
Poet In Residence
Rivendell
*******
5. non-game binary groups
this list (though not comprehensive) is compiled
from a faq found in
another group, and some personal research.
hope it helps someone. if
i have or know the link for a group's faqs,
i have included them.
news:alt.binaries.e-book
news:alt.binaries.e-books fiction
and non-fiction, including manuals
their faq site: http://ebook.ultraslack.net/
news:alt.2600.cracks
news:alt.2600.crackz
news:alt.binaries.cracks
news:alt.binaries.cracks.phrozen-crew
do yourself a favour, and read
the 'straight faq about crack' before visiting
(these faqs work
for all crack groups)
news:alt.binaries.screen-savers screensavers
of all flavours their
faqs are at http://www.moosegate.com/screen/abss_faq.htm
news:alt.binaries.sounds.audiobooks
news:alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.books
news:alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.spoken-word
news:alt.binaries.sounds.spoken-word
audio books. faqs are
located at http://www.mp3-faq.org
news:alt.binaries.warez.ibm-pc
current release applications &
utilities (but not games!); use news:alt.binaries.warez.ibm-pc.d
to
make requests. 'more faqs on warez' will
take you to the faqs for this
group, and binary warez groups in general.
news:alt.binaries.warez.ibm-pc.dos applications,
utilities & drivers
for all DOS flavors
news:alt.binaries.warez.ibm-pc.old pre
win9x era; games and
applications. faqs: http://www.quartz.clara.net/darius/index.html
news:alt.binaries.warez.ibm-pc.os for
or pertaining to Operating
systems that may not fit into .dos or .old
news:alt.binaries.warez.nt programs
& utilities specific to Windows
NT
news:alt.binaries.warez.win95 if it's
not old, but not current, it
may belong here
news:alt.binaries.warez.palmpilot
news:alt.binaries.warez.windowsce if
you're looking for hand-held
programs, games, etc.
news:alt.binaries.misc when in doubt, go here
news:alt.binaries.test If learning to
post, or just want to practice
with new software, please, please,
do it here!
news:alt.binaries.cd.image.french
news:alt.binaries.cd.image.french.d
news:alt.binaries.cd.image.french.repost
For those in the French
speaking community
If there are more non-English groups
you think would be helpful to
others, please let me know. If I get
enough of a response, I'll start
a new post for those groups.
--
*******
Cynthy, Redneck Princess
Poet In Residence
Rivendell
*******
note from .inf.UZION:
many thanks to darkcynthy for being the biggest helper and least flamer in all of alt.2600.warez
