Honestly though, it’s pretty damn easy and inexpensive to get them off Usenet. If I could get all nine films, you certainly can.
I agree, though I’m not discouraging anyone from sharing them another way, of course! It’s not clear that myspleen will permit it, but they might. Once we get to the point where these are no longer on usenet I’ll probably get more involved in making sure they’re preserved.
As for the question of which software I used, SAB is the answer. Haven’t had any issues with it killing my computer or anything.