Download NewsBin Pro 6.00 build 998 RC 3

The third release candidate of NewsBin Pro version 6.00 has been released. This program 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. The changelog for this release looks like this:

Changes in version 6.00 Release Candidate 3 Build 998:

• Hooked up shortcuts for Hide Old and Show Filenames.
• Hooked up sort on the Status column.
• Filter Profiles in the dropdown box are now sorted, except “None” is at the top.
• Disabled “Show Files/Show New” in the Search tab for now because there are no controls yet.
• Made change in how Newsbin handles header range storage. Now will reject attempts to set a negative number of a maximum article number that’s less than the minimum previously saved. Could possibly happen if a server is having problems.
• Fixed issue with Max Size filter not getting passed up to Internet Search
• Fixed issue where Newsbin would not remember its screen position correctly if your windows taskbar is configured to be on the left side of the screen. Also was an issue with some dual monitor setups.
• Fixed issue where Newsbin would not bring focus back properly if you alt-tab away and then back.
• Fixed issue where Filter Bar was applied even when disabled
• Fixed issue where “Show Filenames” was being set when it wasn’t set previously
• Fixed partial file downloads not completely restoring on restart.
• Fixed posting issue, yEnc CRCs weren’t being applied
• Fixed issue where loading NZB Files into a post list was disabling filters.
• Fixed issue with QuickPAR’d Master Splitter (QPMS) files weren’t getting deleted after repair and processing
• Fixed issue with the compaction database.

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.