Download RSS Bandit 1.7 rc

The release candidate of version 1.7 of RSS Bandit was released on Monday. RSS Bandit is a program that can collect RSS and atom feeds from, for example, websites, forums and weblogs, which are refreshed on a regular basis so that you stay informed of the latest happenings. In addition, the program can also download newsgroups and display them clearly. Major changes in version 1.7 include a download manager that allows viewing of queued podcasts and attachments, and the program’s integration with Google Reader, Newsgator Online, and the Windows Common Feed List. In addition, several bugs have been fixed. Which exactly can be found below:

The following bugs have been fixed since the beta

• (bug 2153584) FTP storage ignores path, always stores in root directory
• (bug 2129652) Feedlist Category duplicates in Add Feed Dialog
• (bug 2122543) Feeds Update not honoring settings
• (bug 2122553) Comment ID not being retained
• (bug 2096903) Toolbar crashes and replaced with Red X

The following bugs have been fixed from the alpha release

• Application hangs on shutdown due to search indexing [bug 1967898]
• Feeds in tree view not sorted in alphabetical order [bug 1999533]
• Mouse wheel doesn’t work when attempting to scroll feed list [bug 1999534]
• Removing a synchronized feed source deletes all items across all feed sources [bug 1999800]
• Exception when loading feed list from NewsGator Online [bug 2000390]
• Feed logos are broken image links in feeds synchronized from NewsGator Online [bug 2000764]
• Context menu for a feed source doesn’t contain the option to remove the feed source [bug 2000808]
• Exception when loading feed list from Google Reader [bug 20001419]
• Space not accepted in Name field of Synchronize Feeds dialog [bug 20001908]
• Google Reader synchronizes feeds but not items within feeds [bug 2001911]
• Favorite icon not downloaded for Google Reader feeds [bug 2001915]
• Selecting Unread Items search folder displays error message [bug 2001916]
• Incorrect NewsGator or Google Reader password cannot be changed [2002144]
• Crash on attempting to download an enclosure [bug 2004646]
• Google Reader password communicated over the wire in plain text [bug 2005154]
• Option to take over network settings from Internet Explorer does not allow specifying proxy server password [bug 2005687]
• Unable to play a downloaded video from the Download Manager [bug 2005854]
• Media keeps playing after closing a browser tab [bug 2014408]
• Custom column layouts not remembered for specific feeds [bug 2022242]
• Category dropdown in Add Subscription Wizard doesn’t match selected feed source [bug 2026658]

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