Before the Web existed, before BBS’s, and yes even before forums. All we had was Usenet which is still a very useful resource for locating news and information today.

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28 Responses to “What is UseNet?”

  1. chopz54 says:

    Even the dog has fallen asleep…….

  2. billsurlatete says:

    yeah it really is

  3. MrOrbitum says:

    Fido, find, locate fetch and so on.

  4. JacquesyMusic says:

    loool it got done for childporn
    but its how i get free xbox 360 gammmessss soo
    works for me :)

  5. Antipatch says:

    Fucking d3t0x… stop trying to advertise your goddamn z3d0clan, it sucks dick.

  6. ozkan7049 says:

    nike ta mere

  7. kotraquin says:

    i miss the good old days when usenet had lots of good ,active groups

  8. DACWORX says:

    The only reason to use UseNet is to download pirated material…. retention only exists to make the world think its not a better way to illegally download

  9. escalade80 says:

    UseNet is something big, black, glossy & smooth and u stick it into one of ur orifices. Bet u cant guess which one?!?!

  10. Coastergeekperson04 says:

    “Youtube, this is Chris’ second attempt at this video,” LOL.

  11. Coastergeekperson04 says:

    Both BBS and Forums were evident in usenet.

  12. yabbysmacka says:

    Which one is the dog……………….

  13. HenryHeikkinen says:

    DAMMIT YOU GUY!
    Torrents were supposed to be the same too.
    Now you’re crying HOW THE SAME ARE BECOMING THE SAME?!

  14. Smetch says:

    Dork

  15. dvn08822 says:

    much help

  16. ExplanationMan says:

    Can I know a free server/newsgroup?
    I’m using NewsLeecher like client.
    Thank you.

  17. krayziebydaflesh says:

    Usenet is so much better than torrents

  18. coldironhands1 says:

    bbs you dial into i think and it has an application or a menu with applications, and a news group is differnt servers i think. or maybe a news group i sliek a forum but kind of like slash dot or digg.. idk. i dialed into a bbs once on some guys network and he offered free access to the net through it accept without the world wide web

  19. coldironhands1 says:

    bbs you dial into i think and it has an application or a menu with applications, and a news group is differnt servers i think. or maybe a news group i sliek a forum but kind of like slash dot or digg.. idk. i dialed into a bbs once on some guys network and he offered free access to the net through it accept without the world wide web

  20. marisosamarisosa says:

    And what’s the difference between a BBS and a Newsgroup?

  21. Flowkick says:

    I heard of this new p2p network that let people share information, opinions, and even advertise to peers on the network. I had downloaded the client software Herald, I must say its verrrry impressive! For you people who wants to check it out, the p2p network is call Global Herald Network which was just launched on 6/20/08.

  22. TeunTycho says:

    hell yea usenet 4 life

    40 mbit
    newsleech

    go piracy go

  23. Wierduh says:

    Heh, fungly? What does that has to mean? All I know is Fugly as some ppl says it, now Fungly… And who really cares if we dont have vids on technology? We live by technology, we now what it is. Integrity? Hey, do you even know what that means? I know! You will copy-paste the quote from Wikipedia! You sir, suck.

  24. nacho5378 says:

    haha same

  25. mupet00000 says:

    I haven’t been around long enough to have been on usenet when it first started, but I use it now for the binaries!

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