ngPost VS Nyuu

ngpost is very beginner friendly, try using that instead

I tested some time ago and the one I liked the most is ngPost (https://github.com/mbruel/ngPost). It handels RARing, par2, password protection and obfuscation by itself and spits out a ready .nzb file. I needed a tool that can be used via command line, which worked fine, but i just saw that it also has a GUI if you need that

Why are you trying to compile it from source ?

I assume standard obfuscation only consists of renaming the files and then posting normally while article obfuscation is modifying the subject like in the nyuu issue above. If someone is familiar with ngpost, are there 3 levels of obfuscation available here - article, filename and archive name? I can’t imagine much use for filename obfuscation if the other two are used, is everything else unnecessary with article obfuscation? The ngpost author also seems to be against obfuscation in general

ngPost may be a good program to start with as it also has a GUI (graphical user interface): https://github.com/mbruel/ngPost

Last commit was on 2021-05-16. I personally wouldn't consider it abandoned at this stage. (besides, the Usenet upload scene is full of people using abandoned software, so I'm not even sure abandonment means much anyway)

Actually, both are incorrect, and I explain why that's a bad idea. The behaviour may have been true in the past, but isn't today (and as mentioned, writing temporary files sucks for performance).

The Nyuu wiki has a good comparison. If you're familiar with a command line Nyuu itself is a good choice, if not choose one of the programs with a GUI like ngPost or JBinUp (doesn't have a site anymore and isn't actively maintained).

Hopefully that slowly stops being the standard: https://github.com/animetosho/Nyuu/wiki/Stop-RAR-Uploads

Can someone eli5 how to do it? I've looked at https://github.com/animetosho/Nyuu/wiki/Usenet-Uploaders but I don't know to how to install these. The github links on that page are confusing to me as I don't know where to click to actually download the programs.

* does depend a bit on how crazy/complex you want to go I suppose. My NNTP implementation ended up being a lot less straightforward, as I put a lot of effort into error handling / retry functionality (which I don't see implemented in most libraries), and speed optimised yEnc isn't exactly straightforward either

It's used as a poor man's BitTorrent equivalent for FTP, in some prominent sharing circles. Of course, BitTorrent exists, but getting some people to adopt technology invented this millennium can be difficult. It's also still used by many Usenet uploaders likely due to misconceptions on how the system works. Again, it makes little technical sense today, but it's an old environment with a lot of old traditions.

That's the conclusion I came to, but contrary to expectations, I saw newer uploaders lowering it to 700k for compatibility instead. - https://github.com/demanuel/NewsUP/pull/67 - https://github.com/animetosho/Nyuu/issues/1

You do not need to split your file. RARs are unnecessary on Usenet https://github.com/animetosho/Nyuu/wiki/Stop-RAR-Uploads

In theory, it's possible if there's no missing articles and uploaders stop RARing uploads.

All the posting tools make a NZB file as they upload https://github.com/animetosho/nyuu

Yet another reason to get uploaders to stop RARing uploads. Just spreading the word around ;)