newsgroups

I've noticed that upon switching to newsgroups as my primary downloading service my network is much less lethargic, exponentially less than when I used bittorrent to download files. I also achieve much faster and consistent download speeds whereas with bittorrent I could download one file for...

I while ago I was able to access the newsgroup from my Outlook Express. Can't do it anymore. Any suggestions

Is it suppose to be maxing my upload while i download things?

I've noticed that upon switching to newsgroups as my primary downloading service my network is much less lethargic, exponentially less than when I used bittorrent to download files. I also achieve much faster and consistent download speeds whereas with bittorrent I could download one file for...

I'm looking to find out what newsgroups are and where I can find them.

about anything except binaries and such, that are currently "active" :-) thanks -- orgthingy

I just signed up with usenet and am looking for good newsgroups to join. I cant seem to find any groups that offer downloads of good "software programs" that are not viruses. in short: Im just looking for some good usenet groups that are virus free thanks in advance