

- #News server grabit for mac#
- #News server grabit install#
- #News server grabit archive#
- #News server grabit rar#
Think of these familiar parts of the internet: Lots of things on the internet are not web sites. It's actually not a web site but it is another part of the internet. Questions on all things related to video, VCDs and DVDs can often be found at .Ī little more info and discussion at the old GL ABMS thread. If you see files with a par2 file type, get QuickPar and take a look at the QuickPar tutorial.
#News server grabit rar#
(But if all the rar files arrive complete, you don't need the big p0x files at all.) The small par file can be also used to verify that your download was completed without errors. files for that disc for each rar file that is missing. files are used to replace rar parts that are incomplete on your server, if any. Use WinRar (indefinite free trial) for the rar files:

#News server grabit archive#
It's an archive and compression format like zip, but better. To break shn files or disc image files (for VCDs) up into smaller pieces, they are often put into rar files. SHN FAQ, worth a look to get the general idea, and for other links (like Mac software, etc): Shn and md5 FAQ You can get the ShnAmp plug-in to play shn files with WinAmp at Software links and setup instructions: /mkw.html. Shn is an established, older way to compress audio.
#News server grabit install#
You can get the smaller WinAmp2 version (preferred by most) - get the full version, but do a custom install and omit the video components and the Advanced Visualizations. WinAmp will allow you to play them directly. A short aside - if you don't have WinAmp, a media player, it's worth having if you use flac or shn files. It can also install a WinAmp2 plug-in to listen to flac files without decompressing them (to sample, test, identify the tracks, etc). There's a good installer for the software and a tutorial page at.

Normally your ISP homepage will tell you the address for the news servers, so you can try to see whether the servers are any good (in terms of getting all the files, called "completion", and keeping them long enough for you to get them, called "retention").Ī few useful links for the various types of files you may find there:įlac is a way to compress audio, and if done right the files can be decompressed into an exact copy of the original wav files (that is, it's "lossless"). There is a ton of stuff posted to the binaries newsgroup, - so if you have a fast connection, it's worth seeing if you can get access.Īside from a fast connection, the big question is whether your ISP provides good news servers, which store the files. Try Hogwasher or Thoth for grabbing files.
#News server grabit for mac#
Most all this stuff is available for Mac too, more so for OS X, however. Comcast's servers are good (outsourced to the excellent GigaNews), but downloads are reportedly limited. Most of the RoadRunner ISPs seem to have pretty good servers, too. You definitely will want to figure out ABMS. Or see your ISP info page.) You may or may not need to use a username and password to access your news servers.ĪOL apparently has their own system, not compatibly with third-party software and perhaps without the binaries groups.įYI, if you are a Verizon DSL customer - the news servers are generally excellent in terms of your ability to get the posts to ABMS. (Usually the same server that RMAS is on, if you use that. You'll need to know your ISP news server address (it will be something like or .com). For those who want to give it a quick look to see if it seems like it might work for them, get GrabIt and follow the GrabIt tutorial. There are lossless copies of original boots and new shows mp3s video clips and VCDs. It's definitely worth a try if you have a fast connection. The other GL thread on ABMS got a little messy, so to summarize in case it helps: There are some things to learn, and that link above has all the detail.
