Usenet is a bit complex, but it is also incredibly useful (and pretty fast) for transfering large files amongst a group. I'm not on the fastest connection by any stretch of the imagination and I can fully upload a DVD in just under 2 days without using all of my bandwidth, and I can download about 3 DVDs a day from the newsgroups...also without using all of my bandwidth.
Also, the P2P thing may be coming to end here shortly...the US supreme court will be ruling this year. Soooo, let me get cracking on this tutorial project and I'll keep you all posted on the progress. If anything it is a good "old-internet" backup to keep the scene alive no matter what.