Have you ever heard of Usenet? You've probably heard the term before. But what is Usenet and what exactly can you do with it? We got to the bottom of it and tell you more about the network that has been around for many, many years and give you tips on how to use it.
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Usenet Overview
In a nutshell, Usenet can be described as a huge, worldwide discussion platform. It is basically an independent, decentralized network. The service is in itself independent of the World Wide Web and exists quasi independently alongside it. It has also been around 
longer than the WWW as we know it - since 1979. You can access it via newsreaders. A simplified access is provided by the client UseNeXT. You can get this client as Tangysoft Usenet-Client from UseNeXT Download.
In Usenet, discussion forms are presented in pure text form. These so-called newsgroups are open to everyone. The whole thing is structured in a similar way to the web forums, which are better known to many users. Theoretically, anyone can create a new thread and even new newsgroups, and the amount of data grows daily. Other users can then reply to these threads. Newsgroup contributions can be read in a newsreader. In other words, a user writes a "news item" or an "article" in a "newsgroup", other users react to this with a "follow up", to which in turn others as well as the previous users can react - a two-way communication is created.
So: What is Usenet? Basically, it is "only" a decentralized network through which contributions are distributed. The data is stored on the news servers. This also makes it virtually invulnerable - censorship and server intrusions cannot harm the service because of its decentralized structure.
Finding your way around Usenet: How do I do it?
The Usenet is gigantic, and a newsreader is needed to browse it. In principle, topics can be found without a special Usenet search engine. However, such a search engine makes things easier.
Decentralized network
What is Usenet? Although Usenet is based on text, files can also be exchanged in so-called binary groups. Nevertheless, infringements of rights are not tolerated and it is possible to remove content from the Usenet that violates copyright or other rights.
Nevertheless, Usenet is often used to exchange illegal files via the newsgroups. However, it is actually intended as a pure information network. Therefore, the use of Usenet is generally legal. You are only liable to prosecution if you upload files - and now also if you download them.