Good usenet software?
(Click here to view the original thread with full colors/images)Posted by: quadomatic
I was wondering if there was any more software, other than GrabIt, that would be useful?
If there is something that would tell me whether there are enough par2 recovery blocks to repair incomplete files, before I start downloading, that would help.
Something that automatically downloads TV shows would be helpful also. I looked and NZB-TV, but I don't have a NewzBin account.
Thanks
Posted by: rippinitup4fun
Alt.Binz is a great newsreader. It has automatic checking, repairing and extracting. As for the TV shows I am not sure.
http://www.altbinz.net/
Posted by: quadomatic
I'm not really sure how to use alt.binz
I was used to how I could browse through the newsgroups I have in GrabIt, but I'm not really sure how to go through and find stuff in alt.binz.
Posted by: lightshow
alt.binz is designed more for downloading than general newsreading. That's why it has built in search functions that look for .nzb's for individual files.
That makes it good for some binaries such as isos, mp3, avi, etc., but kind of harder for pictures since you don't care/know what their filename is only their description. In that case, a newsreader client like grabit would work better.
That way you could pick a group and just look through the individual posts.
Posted by: quadomatic
I just figured out RSS on SABnzbd+, and its pretty nice.
What are some good RSS feeds for nzbs?
Posted by: mrmonkey3319
I use Newsleecher. It never gives me any problems, but I've never used any other (Windows) newsreader so I have no basis for comparison.
Posted by: DasFox
I used before Grabit, now I'm using newsleecher, seems good, you should give it a go and see what you think...
PEACE
Posted by: zot
NZBPlayer is one software that everyone should try. It lets you stream divx movies and TV shows directly from Usenet. You can Watch the show as you download. NZBplayer can also be used as a general-purpose NZB downloader (for any type of file) and it will automatically unrar and par-check files. It's totally free.
http://nzbplayer.com
There is also a clone of NZBPlayer - Bintube Media Player - but it's not free.
http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/showthread.php?t=287613
Posted by: SpecialEFX
Newzleech / Newsreactor for me !
Posted by: Morer
I use Newsbin Pro. For some reason every other client I tried gave me lots of failed downloads.
Posted by: napasnahestis
Alt.Binz is a great newsreader. It has automatic checking, repairing and extracting. As for the TV shows I am not sure.
http://www.altbinz.net/
+1000 Alt.Binz http://www.altbinz.net/
Posted by: Dubyaj
Gonna have to agree, altbinz is great software.
http://usenet.baywords.com (http://usenet.baywords.com/)
Posted by: hasu
Alt.Binz is a great newsreader. It has automatic checking, repairing and extracting. As for the TV shows I am not sure.
http://www.altbinz.net/
+1000 Alt.Binz http://www.altbinz.net/
newsleechers. i used always. coz dun know other programz. :P
btw, Alt.Binz looks like simple and light. i'll try it once. thx.
Posted by: Dave3
Giganews + Newsleecher & SuperSearch (offer) is pretty much is all you need. I used to use alt.binz/newsbin but once you use supersearch with newsleecher it makes things much easier.
Posted by: fastplumb
I just figured out RSS on SABnzbd+, and its pretty nice.
What are some good RSS feeds for nzbs?
check this out for RSS newsgroup feeds (http://www.binindex.net/rssfeed.php)
I've only just started using them my self in the past week or so
but im pretty impressed:naughty: I cant see my self bothering to D/L headers anymore. RSS feeds are only updated every 30 minutes or so, there is no use in setting your update frequency below that.as you can see I've added RSS to my firefox! so you don't even need a usernet newsreader program any more, you can use your web-browser.
Posted by: Youcef
for me NewsBinPro is the best ..
Posted by: backlash
I've only used newsbin pro. Is newsleecher or grabit better?
Posted by: Youcef
Newsleecher is good also but it consume much memory
Posted by: JAM1257
QuickPar is really useful if you're not using the built-in GrabIt repair software...