Software Update: NZBVortex 2.10.3

The third update of last month’s version 10.2.0 of NZBVortex has been released. This program is one of the most widely used usenet clients for OS X. The program has everything you would expect from a modern usenet client. expect, including support for different servers, connections and threads, notifications via Growl, the ability to use rss feeds and an nzb-watch folder, verification and repair of par files and so on. NZBVortex is released as shareware and a license costs 16 euros. Below are all the changes from the 2.10 series.

Version 2.10.3

• Batch adding NZBs might cause skipped par2 files to disappear
• Add support for RSS feeds from www.nzb-rss.com
• Improved memory usage of yEnc decoder
• Improve quit speed – optimize stopping threads
• Support spaces in cleanup expressions
• Selected search engine not restored after restart if it’s a newznab search engine
• Make password lock clickable on NZB progress view which opens Set password view
• Update LetsMove to version 1.8

Version 2.10.2

• Non sandbox security bookmarks issue – asks for folders over and over on Mavericks
• Crash while testing RSS feeds where the tested NZB < 50kb in size
• Show closed lock icon for NZB when no password entered; unlocked one if user enter all passwords
• Improve “snappiness” or update data in Scrollview views

Version 2.10.1

• Fixed bug where no download would start from RSS without include filter

Version 2.10.0

• Integrate NZBking search engine
• Newznab as search engine
• Post extract “par2 filename repair” postprocessing
• OS X Mavericks broke or disabled proc_listpidspath in Sandboxed Apps
• don’t strip [] and () characters from NZB filename so NZBs keep years in name
• Slightly less cpu cycles when no NZB is processing
• File cleanup – file_id.diz
• Ability to disable “download error” notification sheet
• Favicon for web interface bookmark.
• Match RSS Include filter in order, first has preference
• Some specific poster uploads filenames with usenet file name “(null)”
• Improve CPU usage on high count nzb queues
• Blacklisting in search by poster name
• Newznab search engine categories
• Reintroduce “smart par2 check” checkbox in advanced preferences
• Add option to auto create separate folders for seasons when using groups
• Ability to abort Usenet Search and downloads of nzbs in search
• Archive password file support and via nzb filename {{PW}}
• Recreate RSS completely
• Detect wake up while updating RSS feeds, cancel update if detected
• Disable “Missing start archive” junk check when filenames in nzb are incorrect
• Sorting of the list of group in the menu
• Sort Watch/RSS List top left on name
• Groups: Ability to move to subfolder with same name as RSS watch
• RSS TV Shows: download all episodes of a show but never double
• Groups: Ability to move TV shows to season folder