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[Meddle]

Also the nzb can't be more than 3 MB. But other than that it seems to work great.

I really do prefer downloading at max bandwidth, however this is really cool for those who want to try out Usenet.

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Yes, it's not so good for big downloads. A single DVD movie + pars is often bigger than 5 GB, so those can't be downloaded. The size of a NZB pointing to a 5 GB post was a little over 1 MB.

However, a download speed of 500 kB/s is more than reasonable if you compare it to what you get on most file hosters nowadays.

[InsaneFury]

Well, you can always split the nzb into smaller chunks to bypass the 5GB limit.

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I've noticed that sometimes you need to wait quite a long time before the link becomes available. Just be patient, the link will appear eventually.

They allow 2 connections, so you can use a download manager (i.e. JDownloader) to download the file faster.

[Delacroix]

It doesn't work for me. Essentially it goes fukkyou every time I upload an NZB, just as it is about to give links maybe?

[Meddle]

I've had it work a few times, but once it never finished processing and just sat at that screen for hours. Dunno what happened.

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Usegrab now has a 1 GB file limit.

[Meddle]

Yeah, it's been like that for a couple of days now. Usegrab doesn't seem to be repairing things anymore either, just zipping them.

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[Meddle]

Usegrab hasn't worked now for a couple of months for me, so it's not just you. So who knows what is up with it.

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UsenetStorm has restored the limit to 500 MB.

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[Meddle]

I hope it actually works longer this time.