From: michailid.v@upnet.gr   
      
   I am new to Usenet, and I have a few questions that might benefit the   
   rest of the Usenet refugees here, could any oldfags (gray-beards?)   
   enlighten us?   
      
   1. Where are the data located?   
   I know that you can subscribe to various providers and access Usenet   
   from their servers and each provider should be able to provide the same   
   data, same newsgroups, etc. I don't understand however how data is   
   hosted in this system; Do providers exchange data and host them on their   
   own servers? Do newsgroups have their own servers that providers access?   
   If I wanted to create my own "provider" could I start simply downloading   
   data from other providers and host them on my own hardware?   
      
   2. Why isn't Usenet used in tandem with the internet?   
   I have already used Usenet to download movies/music at very high speeds?   
   Why don't other services like Netflix/YouTube simply upload their movies   
   to Usenet and provide an indexing/decrypting service to access it?   
      
   3. How do you register newgroup names?   
   Is there a centralized body assigning newsgroup names, or can you create   
   private/custom groups like you would register a domain name?   
      
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