Pretty much the question. I heard about Usenet a while back but never managed to wrap my head around it.

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    10 months ago

    I’d add to this and say you need:

    A Usenet client such as SabNZBD (like qbittorrent or similar downloading client, but for Usenet)

    A Usenet provider such as Astraweb, Newshosting, UsenetServer, Easynews, etc (or a paid subscription giving you access to a number of servers, kind of like a private torrent site)

    And a tracker or indexer such as NZBGeek, NZB Finder, omgwtfnzbs, DrunkenSlug, etc (similar to a library index that helps you find what you want in the sea of information)

    You can set services like these up with programs that use these tools to pull what you want automatically, such as the Arrs (Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, etc) or you can manually search either the provider directly through their own search engine, or through an indexer’s refined search engine.