====== Use Net ======

| **Field** | File Sharing, Networking, Information Technology |
| **Went Obsolete** | Has not yet become obsolete |
| **Made Obsolete By** | [[BitTorrent%3Faction=edit.html|BitTorrent]][[BitTorrent%3Faction=edit.html|?]], Kazaa, Limewire, other [[P2P%3Faction=edit.html|P2P]][[P2P%3Faction=edit.html|?]] programs and networks |
| **Knowledge Assumed** | Operation of a Usenet client |
| **When useful** | Large data transfers quickly |

[[UseNet.html|UseNet]] is still a dominant force in file sharing technology. [[UseNet.html|UseNet]] is generally more secure than it's [[P2P%3Faction=edit.html|P2P]][[P2P%3Faction=edit.html|?]] counterparts like [[BitTorrent%3Faction=edit.html|BitTorrent]][[BitTorrent%3Faction=edit.html|?]], Kazaa, and Limewire. There are several pay services for [[UseNet.html|UseNet]] out there, including Giganews.

Many of these pay services offer things like Enhanced Retention, Enhanced Search Functions, 256 bit SSL Encryption, etc...

[[UseNet.html|UseNet]] will never completely die, but it has declined severely in the past 10 years.