I have been seeding public torrent trackers for a few years and recently learned about Usenet.

I figured I’de take this shot in the dark and see if I can get a peek behind the curtain into the world of private trackers and maybe meet some like minded folk.

I have a NAS that i use as a 24\7 seedbox and will redownload media I already have just to raise my all time upload and ratio, i like to treat it like a high score 😄

  • m105@discuss.tchncs.de
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    7 months ago

    Sadly I have no DS invites left, I think I’ll get some when I’ll renew my subscription. Anyway, with usenet you don’t have to seed. After you download the files you can do whatever you want with them. This wiki might be usefull tho’

  • Ryuzo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    7 months ago

    Despite Torrents benefiting from decentralized file distribution, its efficacy remains governed by seeding availability. Usenet, with centralized storage, boasts impressive retention periods, often spanning several years. This is why it does not require seeding unlike torrents.

    • Deralax@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
      2·
      7 months ago

      Thanks for the explanation, now it’s clicking in my brain why all of the Usenet trackers I hear about are all private… They likely wouldn’t be around very long if they were distributing linux iso’s from their own servers to the general public.

        • Deralax@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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          7 months ago

          Wow, thanks for taking the time to type that explanation! Your response was much easier to understand vs what i got trying to google.

          It’s clear now that a private torrent tracker is more in line with what I originally wanted, but I’ll hang around the Usenet community to try and learn more as it seems really cool. I kinda wish i found out about it 20 years ago but it’s never too late to learn!