NewsLeecher 3.9 Beta 8 Review
NewsLeecher is a program made for managing and fetching articles from the Usenet. It downloads Usenet articles in a snap, and uses it's inline engine to assemble and decode all the downloads.
The powerful featureset and state-of-the-art user interface makes it an application "you simply can't live without" if you are a serious Usenet user.
Here are some key features of "NewsLeecher":
· We Have Learned From The Best
It is no secret that the development of NewsLeecher has been inspired by some of the very best newsreaders on the market. We have tried to take the best features from NewsBinPro, NewsPro, BNR, GrabIt and other popular newsreaders and mix them together to make the ultimate newsreader available for our users!
· Full Support for NZB Download Files
NewsLeecher has full support for the NZB file format.
· Ultra Fast Usenet Super Search Engine
With the built-in Super Search engine, you can search *all* the binary usenet groups at once, for a specific keyword or keystring, in less than a second! The Super Search engine is totally unique in it's speed and it's ability to perform true wildcard searches!
· Full Privacy - Spyware & Adware Free
NewsLeecher does *not* contain any spyware or adware that might send personal details over the Internet. In fact, it has been certified as spyware-, adware- and virus-free by one of the largest software sites on the Internet.
· Advanced Multiserver Support
NewsLeecher has advanced support for leeching from multiple servers at the same time! An unlimited number of usenet servers can be used to download files at the same time!
· Top Tuned yEnc Support
Besides supporting the "old" encoding formats, such as uuEncode, NewsLeecher also supports the brand new encoding format called yEnc. Actually NewsLeecher has a top tuned yEnc decoding engine that makes sure your downloads are decoded smoothly in the background without consuming too much CPU time.
· Multithreaded Server Downloading
Besides being able to download from several servers at the same time, NewsLeecher can also use up to 99(!!) simultaneous download threads per server. This could, for example, be used to download 99 pictures from a server at the same time!
· Filter System
The filtering feature enables one to find certain posts without going through all received headers. Filter by subject, size, age and more!
· Automatic Downloading
The built-in automatic multipart posts processing removes the hassle from combining binary post parts one by one. NewsLeecher detects and combine parts by itself!
· Fastest Group Caching in the World
Fast group caching enables much faster group viewing by only receiving the latest available post headers and caching the old ones! The caching routines in NewsLeecher has been tweaked and optimized to be the fastest in the world!
· Top Modern User Interface
State of the art user interface with support for XP themes and many options for tweaking the usability and the interface!
· Advanced Feature Support
Besides all the usual download features, NewsLeecher also supports tons of advanced features that makes it easy to use your usenet membership to the fullest. Such features include smart article highlighting, a built in group noteblock and much much more!
Limitations:
· 15 day trial
· Nag screen
