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Anybody want to explain Usenet to me like I'm seven?

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#1 ·
I've decided that I'd like to watch Doctor Who in hi-def, commercial free and without all the crap BBC America plasters on the screen. I already know how to download using torrents. I got a "We caught you!" email from Comcast last year when I used utorrent even though I used PeerBlock and want to avoid getting another one. I've heard that Usenet is the way to go. How do I get started? What client should I use? Is there a host I need an account on?

(Note: if the FBI is monitoring this thread, this is only for research purposes, sir!)
 
#1,654 ·
Dog's API server has been acting flaky lately. Searches can be hit or miss sometimes. Try again later. It's response times are pretty slow. I believe it's under alot of stress from all the users that Dog has. Users have complained in their forum.

I believe the Admin wrote his own API server a couple of years ago because the default API server wasn't cutting it. Looks like it may be an issue again.
 
#1,655 ·
I just cleared the logs and ran a search. First thing that pops out to me is that the NewznabRssParser says invalid API key: Insufficient privileges. Then the next line shows an invalid API key, even though I've put one in the indexer screen.

Searching for another show, shows the same results.

Once I add my API from that same settings screen, I get results. Any thoughts?
 
#1,657 ·
I just cleared the logs and ran a search. First thing that pops out to me is that the NewznabRssParser says invalid API key: Insufficient privileges. Then the next line shows an invalid API key, even though I've put one in the indexer screen.

Searching for another show, shows the same results.

Once I add my API from that same settings screen, I get results. Any thoughts?
EDIT: Yeah make sure you use the correct API key or you will get a temporary ban. Empty search results are an issue though.

Like I mentioned earlier, Dog's API server has been flaky lately.

It's likely a Dog issue and not yours. Post about your issue on Dog's forum. Other users have complained about the same issues.

Code:
https://dognzb.cr/board/index.php?/topic/3495-query-string-parameter-order-on-api-calls/
 
#1,658 ·
While I wait for the limited access to clear, I went ahead and manually searched for my missing shows. I am getting "
Import failed, path does not exist or is not accessible by Sonarr: /data/Videos/Shows/Downloads/Gotham.S03E01.Mad.City.Better.To.Reign.In.Hell.720p.AMZN.WEBRip.DD5.1.x264-NTB".

When I look in the show directory, the file is there. The downloads folder is where I download everything to for it to be sorted out. There is one of those lines for every show I get now.
 
#1,660 ·
Didn't make any difference. The errors go away once I remove it from sab but I don't want to have to remember to do that every time. And I have it set up to remove from the download client once completed.

Is it me or is this thing just not ready for prime time?
 
#1,662 ·
I found the problem to my import issue. My path was wrong. I copied it from my NAS but it had an additional directory I didn't notice.

I just wish it had a little better set of instructions/documentation. It's nice looking and slick, but some of the descriptions need help.
 
#1,664 ·
Can anyone recommend some indexing services? Preferably ones that don't require registration or are currently open. Unless you have invites to premium ones? :)
My old indexers slowly died out. Still have Dog, but refused to pay under the new model, so it's ok for basic stuff.
 
#1,666 ·
Code:
https://nzb.ag/register
It's free and the Admin says it will remain that way.
  • API, effectively unlimited (perhaps 20k daily in future)
  • API is load balanced across 3 front-end servers
  • Experienced admin(s) with nn+ and nzedb, active contributors.
Please use a valid email address you check! We occasionally send out email updates for maintenance and this is all we ask! Nothing more annoying than receiving hundreds of emails when we dispatch them in advance.
 
#1,679 ·
I recently moved and my usenet download speed has gone in the crapper. I used to get a constant 11 MB/s at my old home. Now it may start at 11 or 8 or 5 or 3 MB/s and then eventually slow to a crawl somewhere in the 50 - 500 KB/s range. Do I need to change some setting(s) in SABnzbd simple because I moved to a new town? I thought I'd ask here before changing things blindly.
 
#1,682 ·
I don't know what's going on. I decided to address this today after tiring of crappy performance. I was going to change ports but sabnzbd prompted me for credentials and wouldn't accept what I entered. From that point on, it wouldn't load the console without prompting for userid and password that it didn't like. I decided to try downloading some files as a test to see if sabnzbd was hosed and was surprised that everything I've downloaded this morning has been at my usual zippy 11.3 MB/s. I can't load the console but right clicking on the icon shows me the download speed and it's always my expected speed so far. I might have to reinstall sabnzbd but that'll be a pain in the butt if I can't see my current settings.
 
#1,684 ·
I started switching to Sonarr since the v1 API on TVDB will be sunsetting soon.

My biggest complaint is the web UI takes forever to load on a remote PC. Sometimes it loads instantly, but other times it just seems to sit with the background image. I run SAB on the same PC and connect to that without issues. Has anyone found any tricks to speed up the UI? It just feels superslow compared to sickbeard.
 
#1,685 ·
I started switching to Sonarr since the v1 API on TVDB will be sunsetting soon.

My biggest complaint is the web UI takes forever to load on a remote PC. Sometimes it loads instantly, but other times it just seems to sit with the background image. I run SAB on the same PC and connect to that without issues. Has anyone found any tricks to speed up the UI? It just feels superslow compared to sickbeard
Regarding your first statement, does that mean that Sickbeard will stop working when that happens? I only use Sickbeard and SABnzbd on the rare occasion that I miss a show so I haven't really kept up with developments since I got both installed.

Scott
 
#1,691 ·
It has come on strong in the last 6 months. Several of the Medusa developers previously contributed to the SickRage fork (not the echelon one), but the owner of that fork, miigotu, is something of a tyrant, so they started Medusa (PyMedusa at first, you will still see that name on github).

The lineage is something like this: SickBeard -> SickRage(echelon) -> SickRage(miigotu) -> Medusa

If you check the "pulse" of Medusa on github, you can see that it is currently a lot more active than the other SickBeard forks (and has been for around 6 months), and the commits are more spread out over developers rather than almost all coming from one developer.
 
#1,692 ·
So my NAS got all screwed up (long story) but short version is I lost all my movies/TV shows I had. I mean 90% of them I'd never watch again, so no problem there. But have to re-download a bunch of stuff

So right now I just have Frugal as my main thing and then Blocknews and Astra in block accounts as backups

So if you were going to download a LOT over like a month or two, what's a great large retention unlimited service to get for a month or two?
 
#1,693 ·
So my NAS got all screwed up (long story) but short version is I lost all my movies/TV shows I had.

So if you were going to download a LOT over like a month or two, what's a great large retention unlimited service to get for a month or two?
With DMCA long retention isn't a guarantee of successfully downloading older content. You already are using Highwinds and Astraweb backbones.

Using another provider that uses a different backbone would be my suggestion.

I would suggest looking at XS News. It's Dutch.

They offer a free 14 day trial. You might be able to download most of what you need during that trial.

Home - XS News
 
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