The AltBinariesNospamTeenfem FAQ:
Posting, Requests, Spam, and Spam-fighting
A. Posting
Appropriate Posts
Nuisance Posts
A. Posting
Almost every Usenet newsreader includes instructions on posting in their help file or
manual - read them! Most images are posted as uu-encoded (*.uue) files, in which the
binary code for the image file type (e.g., jpg) is converted to ASCII text. Less common
encoding formats include base64 and MIME. Because most of the better newsreaders now
automatically encode and decode binary images as uu-encoded files, this format is
recommended. If you can't view a downloaded post, it is most likely because the poster
used a less common encoding format that your newsreader or browser cannot handle. Or, the
file was corrupted upon transmission.
Always test your posts first in alt.binaries.test or alt.test.yer.posts. There is nothing
more annoying than a newbie making test posts to an established newsgroup.
Automated posting programs such as AgentPost, NX Post and MacPost
can be useful for posting sets of images, but please do NOT use these programs to flood
the group with hundreds of unwanted files (see "nuisance posts" below). Post in
small, reasonable batches. Most experienced posters post less than 100 files per day,
because they know that posting more than that will swamp the smaller news servers and
result in premature expiration of earlier posts. All flooding does is produce more calls
for reposts of missing files. News servers are basically electronic dams with variable
flood gates, and the more you flood a server with posts the less time the other posts have
to spend in the lake.
Posts may not show up immediately on your ISPs news server, particularly if it is busy,
because of the time needed for the server to acknowledge your post and deal with some of
the housekeeping chores. Your post may be cached temporarily on one server until the
primary news server can take it. Please do not make the common newbie mistake of posting a
file, then immediately looking for it on your server, then reposting it numerous times
when it doesn't appear quickly. You will end up posting your file several times and
succeed in pissing off everyone else. Give the server several minutes to show your posts.
Once posted to your news server, your posts will gradually spread to other servers on
Usenet. This is known as propagation. Much like the spread of sexually transmitted
diseases, the servers that are intimately and frequently linked will get your posts first;
those more distant and antisocial will get them last or not at all. Although you may have
posted your files all at one time and in a particular order to your server, they will not
necessarily show up together at the same time or in the same order on all of the other
servers.
For any set of posted files, post an index file first. There are many programs that do
thumbnail indexes - ThumbsPlus is an example for
Windows. An index file is very helpful for two reasons:
1) It saves your fellow downloaders time because they can check the index first and decide
whether or not to download your posts.
2) It lets others know whether or not all of your posts arrived on their server.
Make the index file as small as possible - if you post a 200 kb index file for ten 20 kb
files, then you are not saving others any download time.
Always put the full file name in the subject header. There is nothing more annoying than
posts with vague or cryptic subject headers ("Hey guys, take a look at these!").
You also risk being mistaken for a spammer. Your posts may be ignored and you are merely
chewing up bandwidth. Posters with poor posting habits are often ignored when they request
reposts from others in abnt.d.
Do not rename or shrink files - this really annoys others who already have the original
files in question or who collect and organize their files by name.
Do not crosspost to other groups when posting in ABNT, as this draws spammers.
What is an "Appropriate Post"?
Generally any quality collectible binary image SERIES depicting partially to fully
naked females from legal age (18) up to their mid-twenties will be considered appropriate
by most newsgroup regulars. The female subjects can be posing or actively engaged in
pleasurable activities.
The emphasis in ABNT is on the posting of full collectible SERIES of images from a source
(publication, CD, etc.). Random posts are not wanted.
Be aware that certain popular series such as Akx (Admiral Krag), Hr/Shr/Sohr (Horny Rob),
PW, and SX/ST (Scheherazhade) are to be posted to their dedicated newsgroups instead.
Also be aware that posting of copyrighted images on Usenet may or may not entitle the
copyright holder to seek compensation from you for knowingly posting his or her material.
The newsgroup regulars and retro-moderators will NOT adjudicate copyright violations via
cancels because they have no legal authority to verify copyright status. It is up to each
poster to determine whether or not his/her post violates applicable laws. Complaints about
copyright violations must be resolved between the poster and the copyright holder, and
will not to be mediated or moderated by the newsgroup participants.
Reposts of popular or oft-posted series belong in abnt.repost - this group is NOT
retro-moderated.
BOTTOM LINE: If you are in doubt of the appropriateness of your potential post, post an
index first and ask the group if they want the series posted in abnt or elsewhere. The FAQ
takes precedence over any lame responses.
In any case, ALWAYS post indexes and ALWAYS put full file names in the subject line of
your post.
Non-binary image posts (requests, comments, flames, etc) to abnt are cancelled by the
retro-moderators. Multimedia files (avi, mpg, mov, etc.) are also cancelled (they chew up
bandwidth and belong in alt.binary.multimedia.erotica).
Likewise, binary image posts to the discussion group abnt.d are cancelled by the
retro-moderators. Persistent flames and trolls (posts seeking a fight rather than
constructively resolving an issue) may also be cancelled..
While not strictly spam (as defined for abnt below), nuisance posts are nonetheless
very annoying to the group regulars. Many of these types of posts are made by newcomers.
There is no requirement that you immediately post an avalanche of junk to be accepted as a
newsgroup participant. It is better to "lurk and learn" what others post and
like. So, if you are a Usenet newbie or have just discovered that this newsgroup exists,
please refrain from any uncontrollable urge to post the following:
"Found this in another newsgroup!" - This implies that the rest of us don't
understand Usenet and don't know how to read other newsgroups. Also, many of us use
crossposting filters and you have just defeated their purpose.
"Teen flood!" - Reposts of random clusters of files that have nothing to do with
one another, usually made upon discovering that the group exists. We really like reposts
of requested quality series, not random chaos.
"Cleaning the hard drive!" Why would we want to look through your trash? Why
does your necessity to apply the delete function have to punish the group? Please avoid
such posts!
"My Collection of Masturbating Teens!" - Consisting entirely of renamed and
resized (degraded) reposts of bits and pieces from what once were excellent series. Almost
as bad as spamming.
Any flood of hundreds of files at once, quickly expiring all earlier posts on the servers
of the smaller ISPs. Often made by newcomers who have discovered how to use auto-posting
programs, much to the dismay of the rest of us.
Notice that the major posters of appreciated material post in small daily or semi-daily
"chunks", generally less than 100 files, so as not to swamp news servers and
cause premature expiration of posts. Otherwise we all miss posts and end up crying for
reposts all the time. One reason that you get incomplete postings on your over-stressed
news server are because of posting "floods". Contrary to popular theory,
flooding does not flush out spam, instead it prematurely expires large legitimate binary
posts.