• Usenet (click here to learn more on what it is)
We're all familiar with the web, but the net doesn't stop there. If you're the type of person who's interested in collecting scans, MP3s, movies, books, or just discussion; there's another area of the net you may or may not be familar with - Usenet, also known as Newsgroups. Many net providers come with newsgroups, along with email, but lots of the time their usenet service suck. It might be free but so much is filtered it's not even worth it.

I mention this all cause I know many Fashist! visitors come to see what's out there. This site mostly deals with what's out there in the web. There's much more out there and usenet is just another place for your fashion fix, and much more.

Probably the best and affordable pay Usenet provider out there is EasyNews, for just US$10/month. So if you enjoy magazine scans, MP3s, movies, TV shows, discussion groups of ALL kind, or even programs. Usenet probably has it and EasyNews can provide it filter free. Here's some newsgroups to start you off (there's almost 40, 000 groups. Not all groups are as active as others. But with free web space at an all time low, there is usenet. Groups are from all over the world in just about any language.):

+ First off, IMO the best news reader News Xpress
alt.binaries.pictures.supermodels (fashion mags, models), alt.binaries.photos.nude-art (photographer books), alt.binaries.tv.shaggable.babes (men's mags like GQ), alt.binaries.sounds.mp3, alt.binaries.mp3.bootlegs (music), alt.binaries.multimedia, alt.binaries.movies (movies, TV shows), alt.fashion (discussion), alt.binaries.fashion.magazines (these days an empty group), but this is just a quick sample to give you an idea what's in Usenet.

+ (Sept. 3rd/02) If you're looking for a browsers with yEnc binary encoding. Check out Xnews 5.08