news readers

I've been using 0.25 altbinz for over a year but would like to have an integrated news *reader*. Using Xnews as newsreader right now. Sounds like UE will do the job but not willing to spend $35 for it.
 
It depends on who you ask, I think Newsleecher, Newsbin Pro, and SABnzbd are the best, Usenet Explorer and Alt.binz are right up there too...and so is Grabit...just search them in google or here (nzb section) and give them a a try, there technically NO BEST since everyone will give you a different answer :lol:
 
freealta said:
I've been using 0.25 altbinz for over a year but would like to have an integrated news *reader*. Using Xnews as newsreader right now. Sounds like UE will do the job but not willing to spend $35 for it.
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There are some unofficial versions of Xnews that support NZBs (the official version does not)

If you've tried the Usenet Explorer trial version, you might have noticed that it's not hard to "reset the clock" and get another trial.
 
All I have to say is thank you for recommending nzbstatus. Works wonders also new versions are now up on Mozilla
(well atleast version that supports FF3.5)
Right now I'm using sabnzbd, but old version 4.11 works very well since I used to use grabit on win, but now I'm on lin.
 
Beck38 said:
I've looked at virtually every reader mentioned in this thread, and each one of them has major limitations. Most don't even run in most versions of windows, require complex setups before doing a single thing, don't support nzb's directly or easily (again, major complex setups), and so on.

Maybe it's just me, but a newsreader these days needs to install straight away, allow one to plug in their news server, grab an nzb, and go.

One should be up and running within a minute. Period. Anything greater, and it shows the programmer had too much time on their hands.

If someone can nominate a program that fits those requirements, speak up.
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What are you talking about? Alt.Binz, Newsbin, Newsleecher, and Grabit all do that.

What sort of "major limitations" are you talking about? What functions are you looking for that you aren't finding?

NewsBin runs on all versions of Windows x32 & x64, plus Linux and Mac.

Newsleecher runs on all versions of Windows x32 & x64.

Alt.Binz runs on all versions of Windows x32 & x64, plus Linux.

Grabit runs on all versions of Windows x32 (x64?), plus Linux.

They all support NZBs. They all import or open them automatically so I don't know why you find it difficult. They all have similar setups that only require you enter your basic host information and password.
 
Beck38 said:
I've looked at virtually every reader mentioned in this thread, and each one of them has major limitations. Most don't even run in most versions of windows, require complex setups before doing a single thing, don't support nzb's directly or easily (again, major complex setups), and so on.

Maybe it's just me, but a newsreader these days needs to install straight away, allow one to plug in their news server, grab an nzb, and go.

One should be up and running within a minute. Period. Anything greater, and it shows the programmer had too much time on their hands.

If someone can nominate a program that fits those requirements, speak up.
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Then you probably hated Usenet Explorer, as using it for the first time can be like trying to figure out a puzzle.:w00t:

As I mentioned above, I have yet to see a full-service binary newsreader that (to my mind) is as simple, easy to use and intuitive as Tamava. The programmer even stated that was his primary goal in developing Tamava.

Although the built-in search engine no longer works, Tamava is still usable.

Of the other free binary newsreaders, Grabit is also easy to learn. (I'm not counting the NZB-only downloaders, many of which are even simpler)
 
Can somebody give me some thoughts on newsleecher and what makes it especially good? I use SABnzbd and I am very happy with it.

Can I setup rss feeds to automatically dl stuff with NL?

Thanks,
 
I use and really love altbinz... solid and clear options with all the handy options provided.
Sadly something has gone wrong with the latest cracked editions but oh well... if nothing changes i ll check the new version of grabit once release and newsleecher one and then decide what to do. I ll either stick to the latest cracked working or move to one of the 2 i mentioned.
 
It's been reported that some of the latest cracked versions of Alt.Binz contain a virus. Any version released before v.30 should work as-is without a crack.

I don't quite understand the point of "switching" from Alt.binz to Grabit just because the latest cracked version of Altbinz won't work. The official "free" version of Altbinz, v.0.25, does essentially everything that the current version of Grabit does (both are probably about equally outdated).

(I put "switching" in quotes because most people, it seems, display loyalty to only one software application at a time. I tend to be somewhat promiscous - I've got a stable of about two dozen newsreaders)
 
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