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Förändringar v7.0 Beta 5 -> v7.0 Beta 6

  • This release makes format changes to the NewsLeecher data files, so it is recommended to backup your NewsLeecher settings and data files before installing, in case you want to downgrade later on.
  • Note that this release does not check / fix renamed PAR2 set files as default. To enable the feature, see the "new feature" description just below.
  • Implemented toggle to turn on / off the Repair & Extract feature that checks PAR2 sets for renamed files. It can be toggled from : Settings -> Repair & Extract -> Fix Renamed PAR2 Files NOTE: PAR2 "rename checking / fixing" is NOT enabled as default, because it is a feature that is used only by a minority of the NewsLeecher user base and thus cause unnecessary extra load on the CPU while processing.
  • The NZB import destination folder tag "" can now also be applied to RAR extract folders, instead of only to download folders. The tag can be applied for NZB imports from : Settings -> NZB Files -> NZB Download ... -> NZB Import ...
  • Implemented function to force cleanup of Usenet group cache files, if wanted. Cleanup will remove expired data from the files. The function can be accessed by right clicking a subscribed group and select "Cleaning -> Cleanup Group Files" from the popup.
  • Added true / false switch to turn on / off usage of a user specified custom font in the listviews. The switch can be accessed from : Settings -> Adv. Tweaks -> Listview Font Overwrite
  • Implemented a function to completely reset the cached articles in all subscribed groups, in case they contain data corruption. The function can be accessed from : Toolbox -> Advanced -> Reset Usenet Group Caches
  • Much improved group cache compatibility checking. From this version and on, NewsLeecher is able to detect and prevent loading of incompatible cache files, causing corruption and bugs. Cached files originating from earlier versions of NewsLeecher can may still contain corrupt data though, so if you experiece article corruption bugs while browsing Usenet groups, try wiping the group cache and reload group articles, using this ( or a newer when available ) release of NewsLeecher.
  • Improved queue handling code to decrease the time it takes for NewsLeecher to detect whether or not a currently downloading RAR archive set is legit or should be marked as SPAM.
  • Further improved the Usenet group cache cleanup function so it doesn't use any extra memory at all during cleanup. This is important when cleaning groups containing 250+ million article parts or "out of memory" exceptions might have occurred.
  • The top entry and the selected entry in a SuperSearch result set is now remembered when another result set is activated, and re-set again when the result set is re-activated.
  • Fixed bug introduced in one of the recent betas, where the posisiton of the NewsLeecher window was sometimes reset after relaunch on multi-monitor systems.
  • Listview selection rectangle colors changed to differ from drag'n'drop selection colors.
  • Smaller improvements here and there. ( The speed graph on the tray icon looks a bit better now, improvements to installer, etc. )
  • Fixed bug introduced in the previous beta release, where the cache in specific Usenet groups would sometimes corrupt when updating headers, while one or more subject/poster ignore filters were in use.
  • Fixed bug where the "Please Wait" dialog would sometimes hang after checking PAR2 sets for renamed files.
  • Fixed "Please Wait" dialog, so it doesn't popup up in front of windows not associated with NewsLeecher.
  • Fixed bug where the destination folder "" tag was forgotten for queued articles after restarting NewsLeecher.
  • Fixed bug "14t11o05n" that was triggered when browsing groups containing articles with empty subject lines : http://www.newsleecher.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=117272
  • Fixed bug triggered by Repair & Extract handling zero-filled PAR2 files.



Förändringar v7.0 Beta 1 -> v7.0 Beta 2

  • Implemented RAR-in-RAR whitelist. Use this feature, if there are specifically named RAR-in-RAR archives that you don't want NewsLeecher to mark as spam, in case the RAR-in-RAR spam detection settings is toggled. It can be setup from : Settings -> Downloads -> Spam Detection -> RAR-in-RAR Whitelist
  • When setting up destination folder entries, NewsLeecher now shows what the destination folders will look like, after any eventual tags have been parsed to groupnames, filenames, PAR2 paths, etc.. This makes it easier to setup the entries, as you can, in realtime, see the actual folder destionations.
  • Added a special "destination folder entry" for NZB imports that support a new tag names . It can be accessed from the "NZB Files" settings page on the settings dialog.
  • Implemented toggle to re-enable the feature that clears the filter boxes when double clicked with the mouse. The toggle is accessible from : Settings -> Interface -> Double-Click Filter Boxes to ...
  • Added Alt+E keyboard shotcut to "Export NZB" files from selected files. Also made the "NZB exported" message dialog optional.
  • It is now possible to filter out specific posters from SuperSearch results. Setup the filter at : Setttings -> Group Browsing -> Ignore Filters -> Apply to SS
  • The PAR2 repair engine is now multithreaded and significantly faster than in the NewsLeecher V6.x releases. In the upcoming beta releases we will work further on improving the PAR2 verification engine for better performance.
  • Lots of smaller improvements. ( Possibility to turn off "NZB File Successfully exported" message, button to RnE toolbar to RAR archive password manager, enhanced "folder select" dialog, etc.. )
  • Fixed a couple of taskbar related bugs that prevented NewsLeecher from working under Windows XP : http://www.newsleecher.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25587 http://www.newsleecher.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=116029
  • Fixed bug where eventual group nicknames were not used to replace the tag in dest. folder entry paths. The full group names were used instead.
  • Fixed bug that threw an exception when PAR2 sets containing files with a specific naming convention were added to the Repair and Extract list view.
  • Fixed bug where NewsLeecher wouldn't handle certain PAR2 split sets properly.
  • Fixed bug where NewsLeecher would delete all previously entered filter entries, when [Escape] clicked on an active filter box : http://www.newsleecher.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&p=115818
  • Fixed "beta 1" bug where the "go to default download folder" link on the Explorer tab did't work if the default download folder contained a TAG variable.
  • Fixed bug where passwords in the Repair and Extract password manager weren't always saved when closing NewsLeecher.
  • The "gui_tabs_max_width" settings under "Advanced Tweaks", didn't work. Fixed.
  • Fixed "beta 1" problem that sometimes caused text to be cut-off on various dialogs in NewsLeecher.
  • Fixed "beta 1" bug where the disk space indicator didn't work if the default download folder contained a TAG variable.
  • Fixed bug where a thread exception would be thrown, if a specific character was part of a downloaded files subject line.
  • Many smaller fixed. ( GUI glitches on the SuperLeech setup dialog, etc. )



Förändringar v6.5 Beta 5 -> v6.5 Beta 6

  • Implemented a "spam" indicator, so article collections that have been detected as spam during leeching, are now marked with a spam icon and a spam notification text in the article views.
  • This beta features a new and more accurate SuperLeech matching algorithm. While the new algorithm is quite a lot more efficient than the prior one, we are not all certain yet that it complies 100% with all the frequently used naming conventions for Usenet articles. We'll keep an eye open for that and make any necessary compliance changes as fast as possible.
  • Smaller improvements. ( More detailed SuperLeech logging info when detecting *.AVI video files, etc. )
  • Fixed bug "hs9ah98haa" that a few users saw when leeching with the previous beta release.
  • Fixed bug "j9aj98aj" that a few users saw when leeching with the previous beta release.



Förändringar v6.5 Beta 2 -> v6.5 Beta 3

  • Added a new SuperLeech switch ( "ON" by default ) that will make sure that "samples" are ignored when matching articles against setup SuperLeech search queries. The switch can be found at: Setup -> SuperLeech -> Ignore "Sample Articles"
  • It is now possible to quickly add a temporary password to the NewsLeecher "Archive Password Manager" by using the keyboard shortcut : "Alt + M". ( replaces the modified "leech specify" dialog from the previous beta )
  • Many improvements to the layout and the help text on the SuperLeech entry dialog.
  • Manually un-pausing articles in the download queue, will now overwrite eventual "spam" flags set for the articles. That way, the NewsLeecher spam checker will skip checking the articles, so they will be downloaded, even if they contain spam ( or something that the spam checker usually detects as spam ).
  • For better consistency, the SuperSearch "Watchdog" filter has been renamed to "Show Old" - same name as used for the filter in the group browsing view.
  • Implemented cleanup of outdated SuperLeech cache and setting files.
  • Many smaller improvements.
  • A few smaller bug fixes.



Förändringar v6.5 Beta 1 -> v6.5 Beta 2

  • Implemented support for custom user interface scaling in NewsLeecher. This feature is great if you'd, for example, like the text in NewsLeecher to be a little larger than standard. The setting can be accessed from : Settings -> Adv. Nerdy Tweaks -> GUI Custom Scaling
  • Implemented a launch check to make sure external helper files used by NewsLeecher ( RAR handling, PAR2 handling, etc. ) are available and up-to-date. ( see NewsLeecher log at launch for details )
  • Added possibility to quickly enter a password into the NewsLeecher "Archive Password Manager" from the "Leech Specify" dialog.
  • Improved the SuperLeech matching code a bit, so it now picks up fewer 'false matching' articles.
  • Updated the RAR handling helper files in NewsLeecher for better performance and full support for the new RAR version 5 format.
  • Improved support for long Windows paths (more than 255 characters) in NewsLeecher.
  • Reworked some of the core SuperLeech code to optimize performance and memory usage.
  • The default pixel space between the entries in the NewsLeecher listviews as been changed. To change the entry space, click the "View Compacting" button in the lower right corner of the NewsLeecher main window.
  • Many smaller improvements ( Added Alt+M shortcut for password manager, re-implemented "listview font name" and "listview font size" nerdy tweak settings, etc. )
  • Fixed bug introduced in the previous beta, where NewsLeecher would hang at shut down under certain circumstances.
  • Fixed long standing bug where NewsLeecher would occasionally hang if closed down within a second after being launched.
  • Fixed bug that sometimes caused an exception when fetching headers from "alt.binaries.boneless" - the larges Usenet group available.
  • Fixed small memory leak ( few KB ) that happened under specific circumstances when leeching.
  • Many smaller bug fixes.



Förändringar v6.3 Beta 2 -> v6.5 Beta 1

  • Windows High DPI Support
  • NewsLeecher is now Windows High DPI compliant. That means NewsLeecher will look crisp on all screens, no matter what the Windows DPI ( scaling ) setting has been set to.
  • Added new byte size filtering options for local NewsLeecher searching as well as SuperSearch searching. Besides the already existing "MinKB" and "MaxKB" byte size filters, it is now also possible to byte size filter with "MinMB", "MaxMB", "MinGB" and "MaxGB". The "MinXX" and "MaxXX" filters can be combined, so if you, for example, want to search for all articles matching the search word "FavArticles", with a size between 100MB and 2GB, use the following search query : FavArticle minMB:100 maxGB:2
  • Added a new "Poster Exclude" filter for local NewsLeecher searching as well as SuperSearch searching. If you, for example, want to search for all articles matching the search word "FavArticles", posted by any poster *except* the ones with the string "VirusPoster" in their postername, use the following search query : FavArticle posterExcl:VirusPoster
  • New splash screen that is fully compatible the Windows High DPI feature, up to 200% scaling.
  • Replaced the ( sometimes flooding ) "430 Article not Found" hint messages in the log with a static hint message located above the log window. The message is only shown when "430 Article not Found" errors are received from the Usenet.
  • Many smaller visual changes to a lot of the dialogs in NewsLeecher, to make them look more modern and alike.
  • Many smaller improvements to the NewsLeecher visuals in preparation for implementing full high DPI ( Retina-like ) display support.
  • Smaller improvements to the RAR archive password manager.
  • Automatic cleaning of the RAR archive password manager did not work properly. Fixed so cleanup is now performed automatically once every 10th minute.



Förändringar v6.3 Beta 1 -> v6.3 Beta 2

  • Lots of smaller changes to the SuperLeech GUI, to make the function faster, smarter and easier to use.
  • Improved the routine that collects individual articles into article collections, so it detects a few more, rarely used, formats.
  • It is now possible to create a new SuperLeech entry, based on the currently selected SuperLeech entry, so properties, like "check interval", "leech action", etc., gets copied to the new entry.
  • Many smaller improvements. ( Added keyboard shortcuts to SuperLeech actions, improved bandwidth graph drawing, etc. )
  • Many smaller bug fixes. ( F9 shortcut key to minimize to tray now works under Wine )



Förändringar v6.2 Beta 1 -> v6.3 Beta 1

  • 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...
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  • -- Larger Code Handling Changes -- ----------------------------
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  • * 50% reduction in the size of the NewsLeecher install archive
  • * Substantial faster NewsLeecher launch time on most computers
  • * Overall performance improvements & smaller memory footprint
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  • 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 auto- matically 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 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.



Förändringar v6.0 Beta 2 -> v6.2 Beta 1

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  • -- Larger Feature Addition - NewsLeecher SuperBrowse -- -------
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  • Implemented a new function called "SuperBrowse" into NewsLeecher. This function makes it extremely fast and easy to browse newly posted headers in your favorite Usenet groups. To use it, simply right-click a group in NewsLeecher and select "SuperBrowse" from the popup-menu. The new SuperBrowse feature will then poll the SuperSearch service to show all new headers posted to the group.
  • It is now possible to follow text message conversations through SuperSearch. Before this release, only the first reply in a text message conversation was accessible through the service.
  • Added a new download option called "Save to Subject subfolder" that, when enabled, will automatically leech articles to subfolders named after the subjects of the articles / collections being downloaded. Note that this functionality can be manually triggered by using the "Leech Smart" download mode. The option can be accessed from : Settings -> Download -> Save to Subject Subfolder
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  • Full drag'n'drop support for SuperSearch favorites manager
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  • Implemented full drag'n'drop support to the SuperSearch Favorites Manager, so it's possible move easily move favorite and 'recent' SuperSearch entries between folders.
  • Improved the spam detection routine in NewsLeecher so it does not return false positives on a specific kind of legit "RAR-in-RAR" files.
  • Made several smaller improvements to the SuperLeech feature to improve its accuracy and spam detection.
  • Fixed bug that sometimes caused NewsLeecher dialog windows to be hidden from view, if screen resolution had been lowered.



Förändringar v6.0 Beta 1 -> v6.0 Beta 2

  • The NewsLeecher Spam Detector now has its own sheet in the settings dialog, due to the increasing number of settings available to handle spam postings within NewsLeecher.
  • The NewsLeecher Spam Detector can now be setup to show a discrete / non-intrusive icon instead of a dialog window when spam is detected. Option can be setup from : Settings -> Download -> Spam Detection
  • The NewsLeecher Spam Detector now supports detection of *.SCR files inside RAR archives.
  • Added on option to delete downloaded files from the disk, if they are detected as spam by NewsLeecher.
  • Added on option to delete articles from the transfer queue, if they are detected as spam by NewsLeecher.
  • Added keyboard shortcut 'F6' to enter the settings dialog.
  • The SuperLeech "Episodes" feature can now be setup to leech either "all episodes", "a specific episode", "episodes older than a specific episode" or "episodes newer than a specific episode".
  • NewsLeecher now shows context menus correctly when triggered with the keyboard, by pressing Shift+F10 or the Windows Context Menu shortcut key.
  • The listed queue bytes statistics are know shown in MB and GB ( switching automatically depending on size ) instead of KB.
  • Fixed bug where NewsLeecher would throw an exception if the application was minimized while articles were added to the download queue.
  • Fixed bug where the first password specified in the NewsLeecher password manager couldn't be used to unpack password protected archives.
  • Fixed bug where leeched RAR-in-RAR files were detected as spam even though the NewsLeecher Spam Detectors "RAR-in-RAR" option was turned off.
  • Fixed one more bug where passwords in the password manager were not correctly detected.
  • Fixed a bug related to the way NewsLeecher keeps track of downloaded spam articles.
  • Smaller bugfixes ( tiny memory leak, etc. )



Förändringar v5.2 Beta 2 -> v6.0 Beta 1

  • To celebrate the first official beta of NewsLeecher V6.0, we have owered the price of our all-inclusive "Ready to Go" Usenet package to $11.99/mo. The new price applies to both current and new "Ready to Go" accounts.
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  • The "Ready to Go" package includes :
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  • With the "Ready to Go" package, *everything* is included! So
  • there is no need to pay for 3rd party Usenet access anymore.
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  • 1. Unlimited Usenet Access w. almost 1800 days of retention.
  • 2. Unlimited SuperSearch Search Service Access.
  • 3. Extended access to our brand new SuperLeech Service. Read more about the new SuperLeech Service below ...
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  • -- Major Feature Addition - SuperLeech Automation Service -- --
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  • This initial beta release of NewsLeecher V6.0, implements a new NewsLeecher service called "SuperLeech". The SuperLeech service is based on the SuperSearch search service, and allows one to setup search queries that will automatically find and leech wanted articles off the Usenet, as soon as possible, after they have been made available online.
  • Currently, SuperLeech implements 3 different service modes :
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  • 1. "Leech [ All ] " Mode
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  • This is the most basic mode. Using this mode, SuperLeech will leech *everything* matching the specified search query. This mode should only be used, if you search for very specific subjects, or you will end up having the SuperLeech service leeching way too many articles.
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  • 2. "Leech [ Once ] " Mode
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  • Using this mode, SuperLeech will leech the first matching article ( or article collection ), that gets posted to the Usenet, after the SuperLeech entry has been activated. When a match has occurred, the SuperLeech service will make sure that no further articles are matched.
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  • 3. "Leech [ Episodes ] " Mode
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  • This mode has been implemented for users, who are interested in series episodes. It can be used to automatically download new episodes for wanted series, almost as soon as they get posted to the Usenet.
  • Say you are interested in a podcast series called "My Favorite Podcast Show". To automatically download new episodes of the series, when they become available, simply setup a SuperLeech entry with the search query set to "My Favorite Podcast Show" (wo. quotes) and the search method set to "Leech [ Episodes ]".
  • SuperLeech will then detect and leech the new episodes, almost as soon as they get posted to the Usenet. Furthermore, SuperLeech will make sure that already leeched episodes are not leeched again, to avoid wasted bandwidth.
  • Note that the "Leech [ Episodes ]" mode, is using certain standard season and episode specific substrings in the article subjects (S##E##, ##x## and more) to detect episodes properly, so those substrings must be present for the mode to function. In most cases, though, that should not be a problem, as the majority of posted episode related articles will have that info included, as standard.
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  • -- Larger Feature Addition - NewsLeecher Password Manager -- --
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  • NewsLeecher now implements an archive extract password manager. The manager can be accessed from the "Repair & Extract" toolbar and enables one to specify passwords that the Repair & Extract feature should try to use against password protected archives.
  • Implemented support for auto importing NZB passwords into the new "Repair & Extract" password manager, mentioned above. NewsLeecher will detect the passwords, by looking at the imported NZB filename, and auto extract / import passwords specified by the following format: "nzb filename here [[password]].nzb
  • -- Spam Detection Addition -- NewsLeecher can now be setup to detect "EXE in RAR" archives. Those EXE ( executable *.exe ) files are almost always viruses. Spam detection can be setup here: Settings -> Leech Tweaks -> Spam Detection
  • -- Spam Detection Addition -- NewsLeecher can now be setup to detect passworded RAR archives. Before marking such archives as spam, NewsLeecher will first try to match the RAR password against the passwords listed in the new "NewsLeecher Password Manager" ( see above ) Spam detection can be setup here: Settings -> Leech Tweaks -> Spam Detection
  • -- Spam Detection Addition -- Added an option to show detailed information on Spam Detection in the NewsLeecher log. The log option can be enabled from: Settings -> Leech Tweaks -> Spam Detection
  • Added an option to pause the download queue, while "Repair & Extract" is busy with repairing or extracting files. The option can be accessed from : Settings -> Leech Tweaks -> General Leech Tweaks Settings -> Adv. Nerdy Tweaks -> Download Pause While Repair...
  • -- Spam Detection -- The spam detection routines in NewsLeecher have been improved a lot, to detect more spam.
  • -- Spam Detection / SuperLeech Improvement -- The NewsLeecher article spam detection feature is now integrated with the new SuperLeech service. This means that if a SuperLeech initiated article download is detected as spam, SuperLeech will know that, and ignore the downloaded article and instead start looking for alternative articles to leech. Spam detection can be setup here: Settings -> Leech Tweaks -> Spam Detection
  • Many smaller improvements. (Moved the "SuperSearch" append query string from the SuperSearch toolbar and into the SuperSearch settings dialog, etc.)
  • Lots of smaller bug fixes.



Förändringar v5.2 Beta 1 -> v5.2 Beta 2

  • Fixed a GUI bug introduced in previous beta, that sometimes prevented the "Repair & Extract" page from activating.



Förändringar v5.1 Beta 1 -> v5.2 Beta 1

  • We are bumping the beta from V5.1 to V5.2 due to a larger feature addition.
  • Re-designed the "Settings -> Group Browsing" dialog. Added a setting that specifies the maximum number of days of headers that NewsLeecher should receive on initial group updates. ( removed a few, now, redundant settings from the dialog )
  • It is now possible to limit the group header fetching to a specific number of days. This can be by :
  • 1. Right clicking a subscribed group in the subscribed groups view.
  • 2. Activate 'Update Groups' menu item in the popup menu.
  • 3. Select sub menu : "Selected : Get Latest [####] Days".
  • 4. Enter number of days, and confirm.
  • Fixed serious and long standing bug, that sometimes ( rarely though ) caused buffer overruns and data corruptions, when native NNTP data compression was activated.
  • Fixed recently introduced bug, where leeched articles were re-added to the queue after app. re-launch, if group cleaning was performed just before NewsLeecher was previously closed.



Förändringar v5.0 -> v5.1 Beta 1

  • It is now possible to cancel ongoing cleaning of subscribed Usenet groups. This is sometimes wanted, as cleaning can take a long time for larger groups.
  • Smaller visual improvements.
  • When cleaning of subscribed Usenet groups was initiated, the NewsLeecher interface would freeze until the procedure had finished. This has been fixed, so the interface is also responsive while cleaning is in progress.
  • Note that we are working on improvement the performance of the group cleaning procedure for an upcoming release.



Förändringar v5.0 Beta 19 -> v5.0

  • Since V5.0 is now final and has been released, we have begun to work on the NewsLeecher V6 series. NewsLeecher V6 will support automatic SuperSearch searching and downloading, based on user specified search queries. V6 will also implement fast and efficient scripting support, to make NewsLeecher much more flexible. Scripting will, for example, allow fully flexible and automatic download management, Repair & Extract management, etc..
  • For a complete list of changes since NewsLeecher V4 Final, check this page: https://www.newsleecher.com/version-history/
  • Only very minor changes since most recent beta (beta 19).



Förändringar v5.0 Beta 18 -> v5.0 Beta 19

  • Last beta before NewsLeecher V5.0 Final.
  • Implemented functionality to change the color of the listview keyword matching highlights. The functionality can be accessed from : Settings -> Adv. Nerdy Tweaks -> Article Color Highlight Auto and Settings -> Adv. Nerdy Tweaks -> Article Color Highlight
  • Implemented an option to turn off the log entry that is usually added when NewsLeecher disconnects from a server. The option was added to prevent log flooding in some rare situations. Settings -> Adv. Nerdy Tweaks -> Logging On Disconnect
  • Fixed bug that sometimes caused NewsLeecher hint windows to flicker.
  • Smaller bug fixes.



Förändringar v5.0 Beta 17 -> v5.0 Beta 18

  • "NewsLeecher Usenet Access" Integration Improvement : NewsLeecher now detects whether the format of a password is entered correctly into NewsLeecher, when setting up a server for a NewsLeecher Usenet access account.
  • Smaller improvements. ( Better support for high-DPI font modes, etc. )
  • Fixed a (very long standing) bug, that triggered a background exception bug for some users, when adding articles from the SuperSearch result view, to the transfer queue, by using the views article checkboxes.
  • Fixed bug '121105bgexc212dd' that was sometimes triggered by NewsLeecher not being able to connect to the SuperSearch service.
  • Fixed bug where the position of the NewsLeecher main window was not properly saved between sessions, if the Windows taskbar was located at the top of the desktop window.
  • Fixed, recently introduced, bug where the 'Complete Registration' button was sometimes being mistakenly disabled on the registration dialog, if the license ID was used for registering instead of an email address.
  • Smaller bug fixes.



Förändringar v5.0 Beta 16 (RC 1) -> v5.0 Beta 17

  • Note that this release requires that you re-register the NewsLeecher application, via the registration dialog inside NewsLeecher. So be sure to have your NewsLeecher members area access data ready, before installing.
  • Hooked up SuperSearch cache cleanup code that will periodically delete outdated SuperSearch cache files (*.ssr) from the disk.
  • It is now possible to change the max width setting for the tabs located on the NewsLeecher main window, from : Settings -> Adv. Nerdy Tweaks -> GUI Tabs Max Width Note that the tab order has been reset in this release.
  • For easier backup possibilities, the personal NewsLeecher license key, is now saved to a disk file instead of the Windows registry. The license key file is saved to this location : "%appData%\NewsLeecher\newsleecher.keyfile.v5.dat". We are working on making it possible to save the key file to the same location at the NewsLeecher executable, to make it easier to run NewsLeecher in registered mode, from portable storage devices.
  • Improved a lot of the code associated with the SuperSearch bookmark manager, to make the management of the bookmarks easier to understand and more flexible.
  • It is now possible to change the personal email address associated with the NewsLeecher members area, and still be able to use SuperSearch, without having to update the NewsLeecher license key first.
  • Changed the max width of the NewsLeecher main window tabs and renamed the caption on the "Repair & Extract" tab to "Extract".
  • The 'Article Grouping' code now detects, and groups, a couple of new article subject formats. Formats : *.#" and *.##" where # represents a digit.
  • Visual theme improvements and other smaller improvements.
  • Smaller bug fixes.



Förändringar v5.0 Beta 15 -> v5.0 Beta 16 (RC 1)

  • This release should be 100% compatible with Windows 8. If you still experience Windows 8 related problems with this beta version, please report it to the NewsLeecher support team.
  • For peformance reasons, an option to turn off screen logging when the crossposter filter is triggered during a group update, has been added. The option can be accessed from: Setup -> Group Browsing -> Filters : Crosspost
  • Improved file handling to better prevent NewsLeecher settings files corruptions.
  • Fixed bug "kdjakldja". Bug was triggered by turning off the SuperSearch result highlight setting.



Förändringar v5.0 Beta 8 -> v5.0 Beta 9

  • Added 'Append to SuperSearch Search Query' input box. The box can be used for inputting a string that should always be appended to the query sent to the SuperSearch server. This can be useful for, for example, permanently excluding articles containing certaing keywords, such as language specific articles.
  • The width of the main filter boxes in NewsLeecher are now automatically adjusted, depending on the space available on the NewsLeecher toolbars. The max width of the boxes can be changed here: Settings -> Adv. Nerdy Tweaks -> Search Filter Max Pixel Width
  • Implemented a Quick Link feature, that can be used to quickly execute a program or open a URL, by clicking a shortcut. The links can be accessed and edited from: Tools -> Quick Links The links can also be accessed by keyboard shortcuts, Ctrl+1, Ctrl+2 and Ctrl+3.
  • Vastly reduced the CPU cycles used by NewsLeecher, when lots of articles were present in the Download Queue.
  • Fixed and enhanced the "Download to Groupname Subfolder" feature, so only one groupname is used when creating the subfolder, in case the article comes from multiple groups. NewsLeecher now matches the article groupnames against the list of local group subscriptions, to find the best suited name for the subfolder.
  • Redesigned the two Articles Broweser toolbars, and re-arranged some buttons on the final toolbar.
  • Redesigned the SuperSearch view, so it uses less pixels. A major redesigned of the SuperSearch view in on the todo list.
  • XMas there performance improvements and lots of other smaller improvements.
  • F8, F9 shortcuts are working again. The "Run Command Line on Empty Queue" works again. Other smaller fixes.



Förändringar v5.0 Beta 7 -> v5.0 Beta 8

  • Larger Change - Redesigned User Interface
  • The graphical user interface in NewsLeecher has been changed quite a bit, to make the application more streamlined.
  • mplemented an xmas theme for NewsLeecher. The animated snow, that is part of the theme, can be turned off via this setting: Settings -> Adv. Nerdy Tweaks -> GUI Theme Animations Allowed This, and future themes, can be turned off complete from: Settings -> Adv. Nerdy Tweaks -> GUI Theme Allowed
  • he Repair & Extract Destination Manager can now also match PAR2 set names against group names, to decide the destination folder for extraced archives.
  • Implemented a GUI compact mode feature, that, when enabled, will resize some of the toolbars in NewsLeecher, so they take up less space on screen. Can be accessed via settings: Settings -> Adv. Nerdy Tweaks -> GUI Compact Mode
  • Vastly reduced the CPU cycles used by NewsLeecher, when lots of sets were present in the Repair & Extract view.



Förändringar v5.0 Beta 4 -> v5.0 Beta 5

  • Larger Feature Addition - RAR-in-RAR File Detection ] ----- NewsLeecher can now detect RAR-in-RAR archive sets, and pause such sets in the transfer queue if wanted. RAR-in-RAR archives are, as the name implies, RAR archives containing other, often passworded, RAR archives. Most RAR-in-RAR archives are either fake or spam. NewsLeecher can be setup to pause ANY detected RAR-in-RAR archives, or only the RAR-in-RAR archives that are password protected. The feature can be accessed from: Settings -> Download -> Leech Tweaks
  • The DLL files used by NewsLeecher are now stored within the NewsLeecher executable itself. This makes it possible to simply copy the NewsLeecher.exe file to wherever it's wanted, and still be able to run NewsLeecher properly.
  • It's now possible to setup whether it requires a single click or a double click to activate NewsLeecher when clicking the tray icon. Setup location here: Settings -> Adv. Nerdy Tweaks -> Icon Tray SingleClick
  • Re-implemented the "Move Small Articles to Top of Queue" feature.
  • NZB exporting is now again working from the Articles view and the SuperSearch view.
  • The built-in file explorer now detects changes, and updates the active directory much faster now.
  • Lots of smallet improvements.
  • Removed the 'Ordered RAR Set Download' option from Leech Tweaks. RAR sets will now always be downloaded in the correct RAR set creation order.
  • Smaller bug fixes;



Förändringar v5.0 Beta 2 -> v5.0 Beta 3

  • A few users seem to find it hard to get used to the new way NewsLeecher distinguishes "new" articles from "old" articles. So it's now possible to revert to the old way to visually distinguish between the articles, by turning off the following setting under: Settings -> Adv. Nerdy Tweaks -> Article New Old Star Mode Doubleclicking a group in the 'Group Navigation Panel', will now open the group for browsing, but at the same time, close all other open groups.
  • Added shortcut (Keyboard : "H") to show / hide the "Group Navigation Panel".
  • Added shortcut (Keyboard : "G") to show the 'Group Navigation Dropdown'.
  • Added shortcut (Keyboard : F12) to toggle 'Show Old Articles' On / Off in the 'Articles' view.
  • Rebuilt and moved the group navigation dropdown button. It is now located on the 'Articles' toolbar.
  • Drag'n'Drop for the Servers Listview, Queue Listview and the Subscriptions Listview has been reimplemented.
  • Reimplemented 'Export to NZB' feature for the queue listview.
  • Lots of smaller improvements.
  • Fixed the way NewsLeecher handles right click selection in the article listviews. It now handles right click selection the same way as Windows Explorer does.
  • The "Copy Subject to Clipboard" and "Copy Poster to Clipboard" features didn't work in the previous beta. Fixed.
  • Fixed bug introduced in previous beta, where NewsLeecher would sometimes spit out a bug when right clicking the tabs.
  • Lots of smaller fixes.



Förändringar v5.0 Beta 1 -> v5.0 Beta 2

  • The SuperSearch Watchdog feature automatically spots freshly indexed article collections in your SuperSearch search result "Freshly indexed" means that the article collections were indexed by the SuperSearch indexer *after* your prior similar SuperSearch search was performed. The purpose of the watchdog feature, is to make it very easy to locate the SuperSearch article results you haven't already browsed.
  • (Re)Implemented checkbox support for browsing Usenet groups. The checkboxes are used for loading and unloading the Usenet groups.
  • Added an 'Edit Bookmark' feature to the SuperSearch and the Explorer Bookmarks bars. The new feature can be accessed from the bookmark buttons right click menus.
  • New SuperSearch TAB navigation shortcuts: The Ctrl+T keyboard shortcut, can now be used to create a new SuperSearch search tab. The Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4 keyboard shortcuts, can now be used to close the active SuperSearch search tab. Ctrl+Shift+Tab and Ctrl+Tab keyboard shortcuts, can now be used to switch back and forth between SuperSearch search tabs.
  • Added a 'Data received per day' statistics column, to the'Servers' view.
  • Added an 'Add Selected PAR2s to Repair & Extract' feature to the 'Explorer' views toolbox menu.
  • << Major GUI Improvements >>
  • Lots of GUI improvements. We're currently working hard on making the NewsLeecher GUI even faster,slicker and less resource hungry than it already is ;)
  • Besides using considerably fewer system resources when handling the NewsLeecher GUI, this specific beta also removes all 'flickering' when resizing the main NewsLeecher window. The GUI look has also been improved.
  • Reworked the SuperSearch and the Explorer Bookmark bars. The 'New Bookmark' button has been moved and the 'Delete Bookmark' button has been removed, to make more room for the bookmark buttons. Bookmarks can now instead be removed from a popup menu, by right clicking the bookmark buttons.
  • SuperSearch will only show the "Maximum number of search results received" message once per search now, instead of everytime a SuperSearch tab with 30.0000 results was activated.
  • Redesigned the 'Advanced Filtering' dialog. It can now be accessed from the filtering boxes drop-down menus.
  • Redesigned the Server Setup dialog
  • Changed 'Focused' control handling a bit, to allow better keyboard group navigation.
  • -: The 'Image Preview Panel' feature has been removed. It will be replaced by a better 'Download Preview' control before the NewsLeecher V5.0 final release.
  • Implemented workaround for a bug that sometimes caused NewsLeecher to corrupt articles that were being downloaded while 'GZIP Compressed' data was streamed from usenet server. Note that this bug has only been experienced with the usenet provider Giganews, so it is most probably a bug at their end.
  • The Bot 'Login Message' feature, which can be accessed from the bot views popup menu, didn't work. Fixed.
  • Drag'n'Drop *.PAR2 files to the Repair & Extract View didn't always work. Fixed.
  • Drag'n'Drop *.NZB and *.NZB.ZIP files to the Queue View didn't always work. Fixed.
  • The 'Select All' feature in the logwin context menu didn't work. Fixed.
  • Many smaller bugfixes.



Förändringar v4.0 -> v5.0 Beta 1

  • Multi-tabbed SuperSearch searching.



Förändringar v4.0 Beta 24 -> v4.0

  • If you install this release on top of an earlier release of NewsLeecher, it is strongly recommended that you make a backup of your NewsLeecher settings and data first. Also, since this release of NewsLeecher uses a new cache system over the earlier NewsLeecher V3.9 Final, old group caches and queues will not be compatible. This isn't a problem with earlier NewsLeecher V4.0 betas though. Enjoy the final release, and look out for the NewsLeecher V5.0 betas, which we've already begun working on.



Förändringar v4.0 Beta 23 -> v4.0 Beta 24

  • Implemented a Repair & Extract work-around handling method for some buggy PAR2 set files that have been posted lately.
  • Moved the 'Reset Hanging Connection' feature to the 'Nerdy Tweaks' settings section. It's now called 'Connection Reset Hanging'.
  • Smaller changes here and there.
  • Fixed bug where PAR2 files weren't always auto unpaused in the transfer queue, even though they should be.
  • Fixed bug where it wasn't possible to scroll SuperSearch bookmarks properly when then list of bookmarks was longer than what could be shown on the monitor.
  • Minor fixes.



Förändringar v4.0 Beta 22 -> v4.0 Beta 23

  • Smaller changes here and there.



Förändringar v4.0 Beta 21 -> v4.0 Beta 22

  • Fixed a bug introduced in the previous beta, that prevented NewsLeecher from launching on computers with older OSes, like Windows Server 2003, XP, etc..
  • Fixed bug where the "Auto Pause PAR2 Files" feature didn't always work properly, when only PAR2 files were added to the download queue.
  • Fixed bug where the Leech-Smart feature would sometimes download to an incorrect destination folder, if the "Save to Groupname Subfolder" feature was enabled.



Förändringar v4.0 Beta 20 -> v4.0 Beta 21

  • New startup splash screen.
  • NewsLeecher now supports the Windows 7 taskbar progress bar. NewsLeecher uses it for download progress.
  • NewsLeecher would return an error, if a group cache was wiped while the group was active.
  • Fixed bug where NewsLeecher sometimes auto-paused PAR2 articles when added to the queue, even though it shouldn't.
  • The "Leech Raw" feature didn't work properly when multiple articles were selected. Fixed.



Förändringar v4.0 Beta 16 -> v4.0 Beta 17

  • Implemented a feature that makes it possible to fetch a user specified number of headers in subscribed groups.
  • It's now possible to unsubscribe groups from the groups suscription listview context menu.
  • Fixed a serious bug that caused recent betas of the newsLeecher V4 series to incorrectly parse dates of headers from the month of May.
  • SuperSearching didn't work when clicking SuperSearch bookmarks, if the advanced nerdy tweak feature "SuperSearch Single Click Search" feature was set to false.



Förändringar v4.0 Beta 12 -> v4.0 Beta 13

  • Implemented an automatic backup system. Per default, the backup system is enabled and set to backup NewsLeecher every 15 minutes. The backup system can be switched on / off at: Settings -> Adv. Nerdy Tweaks -> Backup Enabled And the backup interval can be changed at: Settings -> Adv. Nerdy Tweaks -> Backup Interval in Minutes
  • The newly implemented backup system can be manually triggered from Menu -> Tools -> Trigger Backup
  • Various internal and visual changes here and there.
  • Fixed a problem introduced in a previous beta, where NewsLeecher would sometimes pause the transfer queue when anti-virus software temporarily locked the files that NewsLeecher was downloading.



Förändringar v4.0 Beta 7 -> v4.0 Beta 8

  • Native Header Compression: Native article header compression now supported through the usenet server 'XFEATURE' command. The feature can be turned off from: "Settings -> Adv. Nerdy Tweaks -> Article Download Allow XFEAT Compression". Not all usenet servers support this command. NewsLeecher will automatically check for support when it connects to the server, and use the feature if supported. When the feature is enabled, the 'header download' speed should be 2-10X times faster than usual.
  • Implemented physical disk cleanup for usenet group caches. It's possible to specify how much garbage a group cache must have before the cleanup routine is triggered. The setting can be accessed at: Settings -> Adv. Nerdy Tweaks -> Article Cache Max Garbage Pct
  • (Re)implemented the 'Add to Subject Ignore List' feature for the group headers view. It can be accessed from the popup menu.
  • (Re)implemented the 'Add to Poster Ignore List' feature for the group headers view. It can be accessed from the popup menu.
  • (Re)implemented the 'Select Smart' feature for the group browsing view, the SuperSearch Service view and the transfer queue. The comparison algorithm used by 'Select Smart' has also been improved a bit.
  • (Re)implemented the 'Select Poster' feature for the group browsing view, the SuperSearch Service view and the transfer queue.
  • (Re)implemented the 'Export to NZB' feature for the SuperSearch view.
  • It's now possible to post text replies to articles, directly from the SuperSearch view.
  • All leech methods available in the group article browsing view, are now also available in the SuperSearch view. Including all the 'special leech' commands.
  • The overall performance of NewsLeecher has been improved a lot due to internal optimizations.
  • Group article headers are now received in a separate CPU thread. Using this multithreaded approach to fecth headers, will make NewsLeecher run smoother on slower computer, while fetching headers.
  • When 'Opening' a selected article collection, NewsLeecher will now only open *.NFO article files within the collection, instead of the entire collection.
  • The progress bar view in the "Bots" listview, now also shows the download progress of the entire collections belonging to the downloading articles.
  • The "Number of New Group Headers at Server"-counters are now updated live, while fetching headers from groups.
  • Several optimizations to the internal structures in NewsLeecher, making the app run a bit smoother on slow systems.
  • Moved Socks Firewall setup to the Advanced Nerdy Tweaks settings page.
  • Improved the appearance of the Nerdy Tweaks dialog a bit.
  • Smaller visual improvements here and there.
  • The explorer listviews sort column and sort order is now remembered between sessions.
  • Fixed bug where articles added to the top of the transfer queue were sometimes reversed in order.
  • Fixed bug where the queue status text for downloading articles was sometimes incorrectly set to 'initializing'.
  • In the previous betas, the columns in the "all groups" listview were not sortable. Fixed.
  • NewsLeeecher would sometimes freeze for some seconds during starup. This has (most probably;) been fixed. Not 100% sure though.
  • When exporting articles to an NZB file, the article poster names were sometimes skipped. This has been fixed.
  • Sorting by the 'Download Folder' column in the queue listview didn't work properly. Fixed.
  • Smaller bugs fixed. (the adv. nerdy tweak 'gui_show_popup_hints' didn't work in the previous beta, etc..)



Förändringar v4.0 Beta 3 -> v4.0 Beta 4

  • Lots of bugfixes, changes and additions in this release.



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