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Alt.Binz (English) => Help => Topic started by: rotax78 on March 23, 2007, 11:10:57 pm

Title: help with a searching and downloading
Post by: rotax78 on March 23, 2007, 11:10:57 pm

Hi, i'm a newbie at all this, i have downloaded and have managed to  setup alt.binz so that i am able to connect to my server. how do i search for a film, I typed charlottes web in the search box of newzleech and got results but wht about the other pages (e.g. binsearch   xpat etc.) what are they for? also when i go to the newsgroups tab and click get groups a massive list forms, what am i supposed to do with them do i check the boxes and if so why. Yes i know i may appear thick, but we all have to start somewhere, is there anywhere that there is a user guide. thanks in anicipation

Title: Re: help with a searching and downloading
Post by: Hecks on March 23, 2007, 02:08:49 am

edit: argh, server is playing tricks again with the message order.

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how do i search for a film, I typed charlottes web in the search box of newzleech and got results

You've answered your own question. :)

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but wht about the other pages (e.g. binsearch   xpat etc.) what are they for?

They are search engines.  Choose your own flavour and search away.  The boxes and options on each tab are pretty self-explanatory, but by all means come back if you have specific questions about any of them.

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also when i go to the newsgroups tab and click get groups a massive list forms, what am i supposed to do with them do i check the boxes and if so why.

You can safely ignore this tab.

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Yes i know i may appear thick, but we all have to start somewhere, is there anywhere that there is a user guide. thanks in anicipation

Perhaps this introduction to Usenet would be helpful first:

http://www.slyck.com/ng.php

Then this:
http://www.altbinz.com/index.php?page=helpguide&guide=quickstart

-Hecks