NNTP servers

*The main trick here is to buy local bandwidth (IS is often most cost effective) and only download from local news servers with that bandwidth.

*Due credit to Cavan O’Conner for pointing this one out to me.

Go to www.newshost.za.net they have all the .nbz files hosted there. It’s simple, register and start downloading the .nbz files (its like downloading torrents).
If you use newsleecher the files that dont download correctly (this happens quite often), will be in caps. This is where the *.par2 files come in. par2 files can reconstruct a certain number of blocks in the files that havent completely finished dowloading. Use a proggie called quickPar to sort that out… under the cached section are all the files that will download at full speed.

The server address for IS is news.is.co.za and news.saix.net for SAIX.
Connection are made on port 119 and can have 5 simultaneous connections.

Application to use:
You simply need a newsreader which can transfer binary file in text messages.
The windows route: newsleecher or grabit
The linux router: pan http://pan.rebelbase.com/ (which also works in windows too)
& quickPar of par2repair

Some reference link if your interested

http://www.newsreaders.com/unix/clients.html
http://www.newshost.za.net/newshost/nzb-guide.php
http://www.robtex.com/dns/news.is.co.za.html
http://www.slyck.com/

This principle can be used on local DC++ hubs or local bittorrent host www.greenlab.co.za.
The only disadvantages with DC++ or p2p is that you always have to rely on other individuals connections. I know that with the local newshosts, if its cached its gonna run at full speed no matter what.