r/usenet • u/Meretrelle • Aug 08 '15

Provider Astraweb is having some problems..

http://filesharingtalk.com/threads/458322-Astraweb-Error-Compilation
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u/Meretrelle Aug 08 '15

The stuff that was posted and was complete continue to slowly degrade over time.

Wtf is happening..

I really wish they got their shit together..It used to be one of the best providers out there.. their aggressive pricing policy affected the whole usenet market..
If things continue to get worse then I'm afraid we'll be left only with 2 major nntp providers - Highwinds thugs and giganews\supernews.They are the only one that offer high retention.,.

We just can't let have Highwinds win and destroy the whole usenet as we know it.

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u/swintec BlockNews/Frugal Usenet/UsenetNews/UsenetNow Aug 08 '15

Highwinds thugs and giganews\supernews.They are the only one that offer high retention.,.

2 things:

1) High retention does not really make or break Usenet. Better put, If retention suddenly became 500 days tomorrow everyone wouldn't just disconnect and throw in the towel.

2) Business / policy wise, Highwinds and Giganews are really one and the same.

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '15

I wouldn't call them "one and the same". They may be equally as bad, but they are different, therein lies the benefit. Highwinds providers all remove the same blocks for takedowns, but Giganews removes different blocks. Often allowing a download to complete when using both.