Re: How I use BNR

"Dirk A. Loedding" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.network.bnr
Message-ID <[email protected]>
john_elvin wrote:
> I keep seeing posts about people have various difficulties with BNR
> but I have no problems with BNR, database size or otherwise so I
> thought it would be useful so some to describe how I use it:

Well, I've been more than a little behind in keeping up with my list 
mail, but I just *had* respond to this one...

> 1. I don't subscribe to *any* groups.

Ditto

> 2. I use binsearch - http://www.binsearch.info/ - to find the files I
> want. From there I get the NZB files. (NB This does mean sometimes
> that if there is a NZB file available you end up creating a NZB file
> to get the NZB file).

OMG!  What a useful site!!  I usually go to Easynews, and use their 
global search capability, and can find most anything I'm looking for, 
but with this thing, I was able to find a few things I hadn't been able 
to find.

> 3. I import the NZB files with the "Try downloading by Msg-ID when
> Art_ID unknown on Art-ID servers" option selected.

Yep, that's the way I use it, too.  Never have a problem, no database 
issues, nothing.  Sure, you lose the whole "browse the headers, spot 
something you didn't know you were looking for" thing, but if you're 
after specific things, this is the way to go.

-- 
Thought for the day:

The trouble with reality is that there's not background music...

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