Download NewsLeecher 6.3 Beta 1

Version 6.3 beta 1 of NewsLeecher has become available. 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. This version provides extensive log information about detected spam and the program has become smaller and faster. The complete changelog can be found below.

New:

• Added a “Detailed Spam Logging” option to the setup dialog. When toggled, NewsLeecher will write detailed information to the log window when checking downloads for spam. The option can be accessed from:
  Settings -> Downloads -> Spam Detection -> Detailed Spam Log…

Improvements:

• Larger Code Handling Changes
  • 50% reduction in the size of the NewsLeecher install archive
  • Substantial faster NewsLeecher launch time on most computers
  • Overall performance improvements & smaller memory footprint
• To improve the efficiency of “SuperLeech”, group indexing turn-around time for the “SuperLeech” search server has been lowered to ~30 seconds. This means that, in most cases, “SuperLeech” can now automatically leech newly posted article collections ( your favorite podcast series, etc. ), even *before* the NZB files for the article collections have been posted to the Usenet.
• The SuperLeech “Max Allowed Automatic Searches per Hour” limit has been raised from 6 to 15 for “Client Plus” packages.
• The SuperLeech “Max Allowed Automatic Searches per Hour” limit has been raised from 18 to 50 for “Ready To Go” packages.
• The SuperLeech “Turbo” feature is now available without any limits, for both “Client Plus” and “Ready To Go” package customers.
• NewsLeecher will now show various non-intrusive warnings when wanted articles cannot be leeched, due to low retention, take downs or other reasons.
• Updated the SSL library files used by NewsLeecher.
• Many smaller code and GUI improvements in NewsLeecher.

Fixed:

• Fixed bug where SuperLeech entries might hang for a long time, if the SuperSearch service wasn’t responding properly to requests.
• Fixed rare bug where NewsLeecher would detect specific types of “RAR-in-RAR” files as spam, even though they are not spam.
• Fixed a small memory leak caused by deletion of “SuperLeech” tasks.