RAR and PAR Files

Large binary files cannot be posted directly to Usenet. The following sites provide information and software to help you retrieve large binary files:

• www.rarlab.com · for downloading WinRAR, which you will need to you can extract information posted as RAR files
• www.quickpar.org.uk · for information and downloading the latest version of QuickPar, which will allow you to use PAR and PAR2 files
• www.hjsplit.org · for information and downloading HJ-Split, a program you can use to re-join posted files that were split using HJ-Split

Indexing Sites

These sites allow you to search for content on Usenet. Some are free, some charge a small fee. We've listed some sites here, but to find others use a web search engine, searching for "Usenet index". Many of these sites provide NZB files, which Agent will use to retrieve files immediately.

• www.ngindex.com
• www.binsearch.info
• www.nzbindex.nl