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cmarco772 · 23-08-2012, 13:34

Hi,

I have a friend who uses/used Newzbin.es and Grabit/Usenet to download US TV shows.
Virgin have recently blocked the Newzbin site, but 'my friend' found a way to still access it using the Opera browser on turbo mode. Problem solved he thought.

However, when he downloaded the NZB file and tried to open it, Grabit failed to respond at all.

He tried changing to port in Grabit to 443 (from 563) but this made no difference.

Does the block mean all traffic from Usenet is denied as we thought it was just access to the Newzbin site itself?

More importantly, is there an easy way around this (without resorting to VPN or proxy, as these are a little above our understanding)? I'm hoping there will be some little tweak to Grabit that will resolve the issue.

Any help would be most appreciated as we're currently stuck halfway through the final season of Breaking Bad and need that episode 6...

Ta.

23-08-2012, 13:34	#1
cmarco772 Inactive Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 9	Blocking issue Hi, I have a friend who uses/used Newzbin.es and Grabit/Usenet to download US TV shows. Virgin have recently blocked the Newzbin site, but 'my friend' found a way to still access it using the Opera browser on turbo mode. Problem solved he thought. However, when he downloaded the NZB file and tried to open it, Grabit failed to respond at all. He tried changing to port in Grabit to 443 (from 563) but this made no difference. Does the block mean all traffic from Usenet is denied as we thought it was just access to the Newzbin site itself? More importantly, is there an easy way around this (without resorting to VPN or proxy, as these are a little above our understanding)? I'm hoping there will be some little tweak to Grabit that will resolve the issue. Any help would be most appreciated as we're currently stuck halfway through the final season of Breaking Bad and need that episode 6... Ta.