Download NewsBin Pro 6.00 build 1019 final

Officially, the final release of NewsBin Pro version 6.00 will be released on July 1, but on the beta page is it downloadable yet? NewsBin Pro is intended to retrieve files such as photos, movies and programs from usenet. These files can be downloaded in individual packets from one or more news servers and reassembled at the receiving end. In version 6.00, the user interface has been overhauled; it now uses tabs. There is also a Cache to Memory option which, if a machine has ample memory, reduces constant access to the hard drive. However, on machines with fewer resources, this can be turned off better. Below is an overview of the most important improvements compared to version 5.59, the previous stable release:

Changes since 5.59:

• Total redesign of the User Interface.
  • Menu Bar is dockable, can move it wherever you like
  • All tabs are now movable and dockable, can make them standalone or group them with other tabs within Newsbin.
  • Status Bar now has components you can interact with. Right click lets you customize it
  • GUI themes now available under View/Application Look
  • Download tab now displays as a Compact View.
  • AutoPAR tab is gone, function now is performed in the Download tab. Has color coded progress:
    • Blue = Download
    • Green = UnRAR
    • Yellow = Repair
  • Can create custom key mappings for many commands under View/Customize menu.
  • Groups tab has a small toolbar containing allowing access to common functions like update and load.
• Download state of a post is now remembered whether downloading from headers, loading an NZB, or from Internet Search.
• Now has a tree view for headers. Each compacted line can be expanded to see the posts comprising each set.
• Fixed improvement in handling headers. All of boneless can now be loaded if you really want to.
• New caching mechanism that helps achieve smoother processing and higher download speeds. Clocked at almost 1gbps to a local server.
• New image rendering library in use that renders more image types than before.
• Can perform a Local Search for subjects or on posters now by selecting “From” on Search tab. (Not hooked up for Internet Search… yet).
• Right-click in the download list on a file with PAR files and select Properties to get a QuickPAR like window.
• Post list now has a Load Older and Load Newer function to easily browse a group or Group of Groups without loading all headers.
• If a password protected RAR set is encountered, Newsbin can either fail the file or prompt for a password.

Upgrade NOTES:

You will want to say “Yes” to the option to “Reset Version 6 GUI?” from the installer (delete workspace.xml) with this one.

Version 6 has a new storage format for headers. You have to manually invoke the conversion if you want to bring your 5.5x headers into V6. A new spool folder, SPOOL_V6 will be created for storing headers. To invoke the conversion, select a group or a bunch of groups in the Groups tab, right-click and select Post Storage, then choose “Import Version 5.XX Headers”. A progress screen will pop up and you’ll have to wait for it to finish before continuing.

NewsBin Pro 6.00 build 965 RC 1 screenshot, click on the image for a larger version.