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GUBA makes Usenet search easy as Google

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the bandwidth-hogs dept.

ChipGuy writes "Despite the growing popularity of p2p networks,Usenet is the real treasure trove of multimedia content including vintage cartoons, westerns and popular television shows. Nearly two terabytes of data is added everyday to Usenet. GUBA, a seven year old San Francisco company is making it easier to find the information on Usenet through the browser. Its like " Google for Usenet," says this report."

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  1. Been around for a while by P3NIS_CLEAVER · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Is this news? This site has been around for a long time. Why now on /.?

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  2. Re:won't last by DigitalRaptor · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The real difference is that P2P has a source, a bottleneck. You can shut down one group or one server and the problem goes away.

    Usenet is almost as distributed as email, and just as old.

    Shutting Usenet down will be like trying to catch a fart in the wind. You may get some of it, but you'll never get all of it, and it won't be easy.

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