When downloading from Usenet, you will encounter a variety of file formats. The links below explain the most common file types, file extensions, buzzwords, and the free software you may need to handle them.
| AC3 | ASF | AVI | Bin/Cue | DIVX | DVD9 | FLAC |
| FLV | GIF | H.264 | IMG | IDX | JPG | MKV |
| MOV | M3U | M4A | MP3 | MPG | MPEG | NZB |
| NFO | PAR | PAR2 | P01 | QT | R00 | |
| R01 | RAR | RA | RM | S01 | SFV | SIT |
| SRR | SRS | SRT | SSL | SUB | TS | VOB |
| WMV | Xvid | yEnc | .1 | – | – | – |
More file types at FileInfo.com
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The alt.binaries Newsgroups