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The Godfather · #1 09-24-2009, 05:11 PM

Basically, if you are paid/premium user with a lot of files, you will now be treated like a guest user.

On October 20, premium users with over 25mb hosted will have files that have not been dl'd in 90 days deleted. One of the main reasons for maintaining a premium account is to ensure that the files will be there.

Probably won't be maintaining RS and MU accounts much longer..

Fever · #2 09-24-2009, 05:23 PM

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It's a 25 GB limit of hosted files (which for me is about 350 files), and if you're over that they won't delete them if they've been downloaded in the last 90 days.
Personally, if it hasn''t been touched in 90 days, it's alright with me. I've already trimmed a few that I didn't care about and hadn't been accessed for months.

edit - and besides, I'm through posting for the mess a bitches in Park Bench.

The Godfather · #3 09-24-2009, 05:34 PM

Fine by you but shit for me - I have 2 RS acconts to the limit and I guess they want another. The long term integrity of my music files is very important to me whether someone DLs them or not. I will probably look into some online storage options that charge.a yearly fee.

n2tattoos.lol · #4 09-24-2009, 05:38 PM

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let us know what you find, i'd be interested.

Fever · #5 09-24-2009, 05:47 PM

For pure backup/archive, I tested Carbonite for non-shares, and it seemed cheap (55/yr.) and limitless.

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I had no luck with ADRIVE for my business, was expensive, etc.

Liquid · #6 09-24-2009, 06:02 PM

So much for renewing my account. I've been setting up my files now for a few days from other online accounts to put on rapidshare, what a waste of time

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This will also compromise all past files, so if you're now searching something that's older or not well known you're even more screwed then when you started because those files will be gone likely

I really loved this part of their email-

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Fucking dildos.

#7 09-24-2009, 06:32 PM

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most newsgroups are at, or near 365-400 days retention

The Godfather · #8 09-24-2009, 07:32 PM

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Case in point, the Holiday thread will probably be dead by the time the interest peaks after Halloween. Don't worry, I have them all. Just ask.

Plus I have the whole Now! series and a holebucha other shit just sitting there ready to post. Literally hundreds of posts worth of material.

Ok, I'm done bitchin'. Thx for listenin'.

Choppie · #9 09-24-2009, 08:53 PM

Theoretically all we need is server space, with some decent bandwidth. I did that for a while and hosted it in Sweden to avoid a legal ass raping.

Mr Handlebars · #10 09-24-2009, 11:45 PM

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Actually, GF, I have to agree with Post. Even though I just starting to post vids, if they delete my 90day non-dl'ed files, it just gives me an opportunity to re-up my files. That in turn, bring my dl to the top and more people will start dl'ing them again. That in turn means more points. So I look at the inconvenience of re-upping a small price to pay for a new onslaught of leeching. Plus by them doing that I wouldn't have to find as much new material, because re-cycling give me my new posting. The only cost to me is I need another TB hd to save my files. I always delete the split files afterwards anyway to save space and how long does it really take to use a zip program to split them.

I hope that help and gives some consolation to your anger.