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19. May 2005 @ 19:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
what are newsgroups? i hear their fastest and safest way to download.
how do you use them? and were do i find 1 i can't find anything on google (nothing i could understand). how safe are they, and are they fast, are they legal, and free? can any 1 explain these questions clearly!

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20. May 2005 @ 01:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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20. May 2005 @ 04:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thnx, how do i download from 1 i found this 1 program called Power-Grab

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Best newsreader IMO is newsleecher.

http://www.newsleecher.com/

Downloading from newsgroups is tricky at first but once you get the hang of it you will love it. The link mentioned above is where I learned how to use them. Plus there is an excellent forum on that website dedicated to the subject.


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thnx, how do i download from 1 i found this 1 program called Power-Grab
Why dont you fu(king READ the the guide I linked to?!?! It's called a GUIDE for a reason!!!
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22. June 2005 @ 11:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Ok, I read the guide (very helpful on getting started and getting current apps, thanks). I have downloaded a nfo file, this worked and I was able to open it this way, double clicked file. it opened in a window and I just added the .nfo extension and saved it. I was able to open in the suggested reader (not sure if this is correct way, but it appeared to be the only way I could find, as I am using outlook express as my news reader).

When I double clicked a .rar"yEnc (37/42), it pops up in the window, then searches for hyperlinks, ends with _rar_Enc (37/42) and I've tried to put .rar at end and various other things but it does not open with WinRAR, so I know I'm doing something wrong.

Sorry if this is basic, but I did not want to download all rar files, only to find out I did it wrong from the start. I know that there are other readers and probably easier ways to do this, but I was wondering if I can do this through outlook express as my news reader, and can graduate to others as I get more educated in this process, thanks.
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