What is a Usenet downloader?

Inhaltsverzeichnis:

1. What is a Usenet downloader?
2. What is a Usenet binary?
3. Is easynews legal?
4. Is Usenet illegal?

What is a Usenet downloader?

An NZB file is basically the Usenet equivalent of BitTorrent's torrent file, in that when you download an NZB, you're simply downloading a file that points to files available on Usenet. Applications supporting the NZB format can use them to make downloading Usenet binaries a piece of cake.

What is a Usenet binary?

A Usenet newsgroup is a repository usually within the Usenet system, for messages posted from users in different locations using Internet. They are discussion groups and are not devoted to publishing news. Newsgroups are technically distinct from, but functionally similar to, discussion forums on the World Wide Web.

Is easynews legal?

Subscribing to newsgroups and reading and commenting on posts is absolutely legal, as long as no defamatory content is posted or human rights are violated. In most cases it is also legally allowed to download files from Usenet.

Is Usenet illegal?

Usenet is not considered to be illegal and is completely safe when signing up with its provider, which will allow its users to download files such as video content, movies, music and data files.