Download NewsLeecher 7.0 Beta 5

The fifth beta release of NewsLeecher version 7.0 has become available. With this program it is possible to download files from newsgroups in a simple way. The program supports nzb fileshas a SuperSearch and can automatically check downloaded files for integrity and completeness, and then extract them independently.

Version 7.0 adds a new system for downloading or extracting to specific directories, supports automatic detection of par files that have been misnamed, and allows the creation of a filter to extract files in a specific language. to close. Beta 4 includes improvements to groups and queues caching.

NewsLeecher 7.0 Beta 5

• This update contains major improvements to the group and queue cache system. To make these improvements possible, the cache file format had to be changed a bit. The upgrade to the new improved format is done automatically by NewsLeecher, but in case you want to downgrade to an earlier version of NewsLeecher later on, it is recommended that you make a backup of your NewsLeecher settings before installing.
• Added a toggle to let Repair’n’Extract postpone RAR archive extraction while articles are queued for being downloaded. Settings -> Repair / Extract -> Postpone RAR Extracting …
• The download queue now consumes *much less* memory than before. This is especially noticable when the download queue contains lots of articles. We made a test with a large download queue, and saw memory usage go from 750MB to 55BM in this version.
• Groups and queue cache cleanup code is now ~1000% faster than before. This is especially noticable when the download queue contains lots of articles.
• The settings dialog is now resizable.
• The “Destination Folder” setup dialog is now resizable.
• Many smaller improvements ( Removed small interface freeze when scrolling through the settings dialog. Avg. RAR extract speed is now shown in log. The initial form size is now made larger than it was previsouly. Etc. )
• Many smaller fixes and improvements to the new Repair & Extract PAR2 engine.
• Fixed serious bug that, under certain conditions, caused parts of the download queue to corrupt, if the download paths for queued entries were manually changed.
• Fixed bug where NewsLeecher sometimes didn’t rename misnamed PAR2 set files, if the files were downloaded before the PAR2 set was added to the “Repair and Extract” queue.
• Fixed bug where the “filename” filter on the “Explorer” tab sometimes didn’t work properly. more info†