Jazz Odyssey

According to this article in Wired, Usenet (newsgroups) are seeing a resurgence in use that is driven largely by piracy. Usenet was an early Internet technology that was mostly used as a bulletin board that was largely used by the more technically inclined. File attachments to usenet posts were a big no-no through much of the early 90s (as they were an irritant to dial-up modem users), but increased broadband usage and the creation of the alt.binaries hierarchy made Usenet a place to get pirated software and MP3s with relative anonymity provided you had the patience and understanding to put up with the quirks of the Usenet system.

But where there is demand there is innovation, and a new set of tools is now available that makes using Usenet easier than ever. Read the full article here.