Software Update: NewsLeecher 6.5 Beta 1

The first beta release of NewsLeecher version 6.5 has become available, as a successor to version 6.3 beta 2. With this program it is possible to download files from newsgroups in a simple way. The program supports nzb files, has a SuperSearch and can automatically check downloaded files for integrity and completeness, and then extract them independently. Version 6.5 adds support for high-resolution screens, among other things. The changelog for this release can be found below.

NewsLeecher 6.5 Beta 1

• Windows High DPI Support. NewsLeecher is now Windows High DPI compliant. That means NewsLeecher will look crisp on all screens, no matter what the Windows DPI ( scaling ) setting has been set to.
• Added new byte size filtering options for local NewsLeecher searching as well as SuperSearch searching. Besides the already existing “MinKB” and “MaxKB” byte size filters, it is now also possible to byte size filter with “MinMB”, “MaxMB”, “MinGB” and “MaxGB”. The “MinXX” and “MaxXX” filters can be combined, so if you, for example, want to search for all articles matching the search word “FavArticles”, with a size between 100MB and 2GB, use the following search query : FavArticle minMB :100 maxGB:2
• Added a new “Poster Exclude” filter for local NewsLeecher searching as well as SuperSearch searching. If you, for example, want to search for all articles matching the search word “FavArticles”, posted by any poster *except* the ones with the string “VirusPoster” in their postername, use the following search query : FavArticle posterExcl:VirusPoster
• New splash screen that is fully compatible the Windows High DPI feature, up to 200% scaling.
• Replaced the ( sometimes flooding ) “430 Article not Found” hint messages in the log with a static hint message located above the log window. The message is only shown when “430 Article not Found” errors are received from the Usenet.
• Many smaller visual changes to a lot of the dialogs in NewsLeecher, to make them look more modern and alike.
• Many smaller improvements to the NewsLeecher visuals in preparation for implementing full high DPI ( Retina-like ) display support.
• Smaller improvements to the RAR archive password manager.
• Automatic cleaning of the RAR archive password manager did not work properly. Fixed so cleanup is now performed automatically once every 10th minute.