Quick instructions
1. Registration Upon registration you receive two e-mails:
I. Access information Usenet.nl member area: Contains the login information for the member area
II. Access information Usenet.nl software: Contains the login information (unf-xxxxx-xxx) for the Usenet.nl software
2. Installation of the software
- Download the software in the member area
- Start the installation by executing the downloaded file
- After the installation, the Usenet.nl software will start automatically
- Enter your access information at the start of the software
3. The software Please choose a topic:
Search
Download
EcoMode
Detailed instructions
Search
Enter a search term and click on "Search". The search results will be shown in the area below
Advanced search
You can narrow down the search results by exclusively searching for music, videos, software for example. In addition, the search can be limited to images or text only. Furthermore you can choose whether you want to search for complete filegroups (Mulitpart) of for single files (further information can be found in the detailed instructions).
Download
There are two ways of downloading using the Usenet.nl software:
1. Filemaster: Select the desired filegroup and click on Filemaster. The files will then be downloaded, repaired (if necessary) and stored in your download folder.
2. Manual download: If downloading is not possible using the Filemaster, right-click on the desired filegroup and choose "download all files" from the menu. After the download the files will have to be unpacked.
EcoMode
You can choose between two download options in the software:
1. PowerMode: You can download with up to 25MBit, download volume will be used
2. EcoMode: Download speed is limited to 2 MBit, however no download volume will be used
Detailed instructions
Information for searching and downloading:
In the Usenet, large files are mostly divided ("packed") into several smaller ones. In order to put together the previously packed file, all file parts are required. The Usenet.nl software therefore lists filegroups as a normal search's results, in which all parts of the content are contained (comparable to a folder in Windows). If you perform a double-click on the filegroup it opens and the single files contained in the filegroup are shown.
In order to be able to put together the original file on your computer, you have to download the files, repair damaged files using Quickpar if necessary and afterwards unpack them using Winrar. You can perform these steps manually, however we recommend using the Filemaster since it executes all three steps automatically.
HINT:
If you are looking for files smaller than 15 MB, we recommend selecting "files" when performing a search.
Description of the buttons:
Download: Here you can switch between PowerMode and EcoMode.
Transfer list: A list of files that are being currently downloaded or are scheduled to be downloaded. Single files that are being downloaded using the Filemaster are also listed.
Filemaster: By clicking this button you get an overview of all current, completed and scheduled Filemaster downloads.
Pause: Pauses all current downloads. By clicking this button once again, the downloads are resumed at the point where they were paused.
Files: A list of already downloaded files. In order tob e shown all files, please untick the box "show new files only". Here you can also unpack files that have been downloaded manually before.
Newsgroups: Here you can fine-tune settings that influence your search results.
Settings: You can adjust the Usenet.nl software to your personal preferences here. You can for example change language settings or access information, configure the download folder, adjust connection quality and much more.
