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Which Usenet Provider Offers the Best Value?

February 2, 2012 By

We’re often asked our opinion on which Usenet providers offer the best value.  While it would be easy to point users to our Editors Choice list we always follow up first and ask for more information.  As our response would differ based on what the user is looking for in a Usenet service.  For pure Usenet we really like UNS and Astraweb.  Yet when it comes to the best Usenet value neither provider would be at the top of our list.

For us the question of who offers the best Usenet value goes beyond newsgroup access.  That wasn’t always the case but now some leading providers are offering bundled services (newsreaders, Usenet search, online storage, VPN, etc.) along with unlimited Usenet access for less than $10 a month.  While we highly recommend both UNS and Astraweb these other services offer more value-added features for the same low price.

Let’s take a look at some of the best Usenet values and the free add-on features offered by each provider.

Newshosting : Unlimited Usenet + Newsreader + Usenet Search

Newshosting is our pick for the best Usenet value.  Along with unlimited Usenet access they offer members a great newsreader (Windows, Mac, Linux) and Usenet search engine.  Not to mention high retention, free SSL and excellent performance.  All for just $9.99 a month or $99 a year.  Unlimited Usenet along with a newsreader and built-in search engine for $9.99 is quite a value!

NewsDemon : Unlimited Usenet + Newsreader + Online Storage

NewsDemon is another outstanding Usenet value.  Offering members unlimited Usenet access, a free copy of News Rover and 30 GB of online storage.  Along with high retention, free SSL and excellent performance.  All for just $9.99 a month.  Unlimited Usenet downloads along with News Rover newsreader and free online storage is an amazing value for just $9.99 a month!

Newshosting and NewsDemon top our list of the best Usenet values.  With each offering unlimited Usenet and excellent add-on features for less than $10 a month. Some other good Usenet values include Easynews (Usenet + web interface for $9.98 a month), ThunderNews (Usenet + newsreader for $10.49 a month), Ngroups (Usenet + storage + VPN for $9.99 a month) and NewsgroupDirect (Usenet + online storage for $16 a month).

Visit Newsgroup Reviews to learn more about Usenet.  Follow us @NewsgroupRevs for the latest promotions.

Filed Under: NewsDemon, Newshosting, Usenet Providers Tagged With: , ,

NewsDemon $7 Super Unlimited Special

January 31, 2012 By

NewsDemon is kicking off the new year with a special offer for those interested in unlimited Usenet access.  The new promotion is aptly titled the $7 Super Unlimited special.  It consists of unlimited Usenet downloads plus 30 GB of free online storage and a licensed copy of News Rover Usenet client.  The cost is $7 the first month and then $10 a month thereafter.  Saving new members 50% off the retail price of $19.95 a month.

Here’s a sample of what the NewsDemon Super Unliimited special offers:

  • Unlimited Usenet access
  • 1,260+ days of binary retention
  • Free newsreader (News Rover)
  • 30 GB of secure online storage
  • Up to 50 SSL connections
  • US and European servers
  • 24/7 technical support

We don’t normally recommend introductory offers but the NewsDemon promotion combines a really low intro price with 50% recurring savings.  This offer is similar to their Demon Deal except you get the first month for $7 rather than $9.99.  Giving a little extra incentive to sign up during their $7 Super Unlimited promotion.

Visit Newsgroup Reviews to learn more about Usenet.  Follow us @NewsgroupRevs for the latest news.

Filed Under: NewsDemon, Usenet Providers Tagged With: , ,

Newzbin.com Down : Site Moved to Newzbin2.es

January 26, 2012 By

For those who enjoy Newzbin but perhaps don’t use it that frequently or haven’t read the news you will want to pay close attention to their latest message.  As Newsbin has decided to close Newsbin.com.  More specifically they have decided to change domains and leave the .com domain behind.  The transition is expected to take a couple weeks.  Once completed Newsbin.com will no longer be available. Members will need to access Newzbin at their new URL – newzbin2.es.  When the .es site launches the .com URL will not be redirected.

In case the image isn’t clear enough here’s the Newzbin news post from Mr White:

Newzbin is leaving the American Internet. In a couple of weeks we will cease to use the newzbin.com domain and move to newzbin2.es.

We regret the need to do this but, thanks to the retards in the US Government and the MPA, a ‘.com’ address is no longer viable. Really, any domain controlled by the US government proxy Verisign isn’t viable.

For the next couple of weeks we are undertaking preparations for the move. We will switch shortly after that. For legal reasons the defunct ‘newzbin.com’ page will not do any redirects or give links to the new sites. If you wish you can start using the .es domain straight away.

As you may know we rent the domain name rather than own it. What the owners will do with it when we are gone is out of our control, but we will pay the rent for a few more months.

It sounds like members can start using Newzbin2.es right away.  Though we’re not sure if the site is 100% functional yet.  When you notice newzbin.com is down just point your browser to newzbin2.es.

Visit Newsgroup Reviews to learn more about Usenet.  Follow us @NewsgroupRevs for the latest news.

Filed Under: Newzbin, NZB Sites Tagged With: ,

Best Usenet Clients : Free Newsreader Downloads

January 24, 2012 By

For those new to Usenet the task of finding the right newsreader can be challenging.  Especially if you’re not sure where to look and what features are the most important.  Today we’re going to honor our 2012 Editors Choice Award winners and recommend some excellent Usenet browsers.  Some are free to download and use while others offer free trials.  We’ll make it clear whether the clients are free or premium.  Along with highlighting some of the key features that helped each newsreader, web client or mobile Usenet app make our list.

Similar to our Best Usenet Provider awards we recognize more than one winner.  As there are way too many great newsgroup services and Usenet clients on the market.  In the case of newsreaders we could easily list ten or more clients.  For the purpose of our awards we have chosen six winners.  Along with a top 10 list.

Without further delay we’d like to congratulate each of our 2012 NGR Editor’s Choice winners.  The list includes the Newshosting Client, Easynews Web Interface, Newsbin Pro,  SABnzbd, NewsLeecher and Binreader.  Round out our list of the Top 10 Usenet clients were Binverse Client, GrabIt, Unison, and EZ Global Search.

Let’s take a closer look at our 2012 NGR Editor’s Choice winners for “Best Usenet Clients“:

Newshosting Usenet Client : 2012 NGR Editors Choice Award

Newshosting released their new Usenet client last year.  With all the features you’d expect from a leading newsreader and some extras.  The client is free for Newshosting members and is available for Windows, Mac and Linux.  With a Usenet search engine, video previews, auto-repair and auto-unRAR functions the client takes care of everything.  All you do is choose what to download and let the Newshosting client do the rest.

Newshosting offers 1,250+ days of binary retention along with 1,400 days of text posts.  Subscribers enjoy unlimited Usenet access, Newshosting Usenet client, 256-bit SSL, uncapped speed and 24/7 support.  Take advantage of the Newshosting $9.99/mo. and $99.99/yr. unlimited Usenet specials.

Easynews Web Interface : 2012 NGR Editors Choice Award

Who says you need a newsreader client to access newsgroups?  Most people assume that to be the case but it isn’t as Easynews offers an excellent web Usenet interface.  With the ability to search for content, preview files, stream content and download from Usenet.  The Easynews web interface is free to members.  In fact you can try Easynews free for 14 days.  There are also some really cool iPhone, iPad and Android apps.

Newsbin Pro Usenet Client : 2012 NGR Editors Choice Award

Newsbin Pro has been an NGR editor favorite for years now and they continue to innovate and make the popular Usenet client even better.  Newsbin offers an excellent user interface with support for compressed header downloads and NZB files.  Newsbin will even help you organize downloads.  The client costs $20 and includes free lifetime updates.  With an optional Usenet search feature.  New users can download a 10 day free trial.

SABnzbd Usenet Client : 2012 NGR Editors Choice Award

SABnzbd hardly needs an introduction for Usenet fans.  The free, open-source Usenet browser has been downloaded over 3.5 million times (Windows, Mac and Linux).  SABnzbd+ turns your web browser into a Usenet client.  It lacks features for those who want to download headers or enjoy text groups.  Yet for binary seekers SABnzbd is very cool.  Drop in an NZB file and SABnzbd will download, verify, repair and extract the contents.

NewsLeecher Usenet Client – 2012 NGR Editors Choice Award

NewsLeecher is another premium client that we’ve enjoyed using over the years.  Especially their SuperSearch feature which is great for easily finding Usenet content.  The user interface is clean and the client presents some nice advanced features.  With lots of bells and whistles to configure for enhancing your Usenet experience.  The client costs $19.99 a year or $29.99 a year for NewsLeecher + SuperSearch.

Binreader Usenet Client – 2012 NGR Editors Choice Award

We enjoy Binreader for a number of reasons.  First of all its free and available for Windows, Mac and Linux.  Secondly they offer a portable version that you can run from a thumb drive.  With Binreader you can search for content through Binsearch.info and let the client do the rest.  From downloading to PAR2 repair and RAR extraction.  You can download the latest version directly from the Binreader site free of charge.

We hope you’ve enjoyed our 2012 Editor’s Choice Awards for the best Usenet clients.  Please help us recognize and congratulate the winners for their efforts.  You might also want to check out our Editor’s Choice Awards for “Best Usenet Providers“, “Best Usenet Deals” and “Best Free Usenet Trials” as each is updated frequently.

Filed Under: Binreader, Easynews Webreader, Newsbin Pro, Newshosting Client, Newsleecher, Newsreaders, SABnzbd Tagged With: , , , ,

Best Usenet Providers : 2012 NGR Editors Choice Awards

January 20, 2012 By

It’s time to celebrate our 2012 Editor’s Choice Award winners.  Those who frequent Newsgroup Reviews and our blog know that we update the winners and rankings throughout the year based on changes in the industry.  For example, Newshosting moved up our list last year as they launched a $9.99 unlimited Usenet special followed by introducing a free Usenet client in the Fall.  This year we are once again extending the Editors Choice Awards to cover the ”Best Usenet Deals“, “Best Free Usenet Trials“and “Best Usenet Clients“.

You’ll notice that we celebrate the accomplishments of multiple newsgroup services with our Editors Choice Awards.  The reason is we enjoy a number of Usenet providers and feel each offers an advantage over the others.  With criteria to include extra features, high retention & completion, performance, reliability and value.

Congratulations to all of our 2012 NGR Editor’s Choice Award winners.  We would like to thank each provider for their ongoing efforts in supporting the continued growth of Usenet.  The list of award recipients starts with UseNetServer followed closely by Newshosting, NewsDemon, Astraweb, Easynews and ThunderNews.

Let’s take a closer look at our 2012 NGR Editor’s Choice winners for “Best Usenet Providers“:

UseNetServer – 2012 NGR Editors Choice Award

UseNetServer provides an excellent mix of quality and value.  Since releasing their $10 unlimited Usenet special in the Summer of 2009 the service has grown rapidly.  The service was always a staple in the industry but at $10 a month or $95.40 a year it’s really hard to pass up.  In addition to value, UseNetServer offers high retention and UNS Global Search.  Having a built-in Usenet search engine makes finding newsgroup content much easier.

UseNetServer offers 1,250+ days of binary retention along with two years of text posts.  Subscribers enjoy unlimited Usenet access, 256-bit SSL, 20 connections, uncapped speed and 24/7 live support.  Take advantage of the UNS $10/mo. and $95.40/yr. unlimited Usenet specials.

Newshosting – 2012 NGR Editors Choice Award

Expect the best performance and premium features for a value from Newshosting.  Including unlimited Usenet downloads with access to their recently released Newshosting Usenet client.  A very nice addition!  Along with uncapped speeds and free 256-bit SSL encryption.  Connect to their North American or European servers and enjoy unlimited Usenet.  All for just $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year via our Newshosting NGR special.

Newshosting offers 1,250+ days of binary retention along with 1,400 days of text posts.  Subscribers enjoy unlimited Usenet access, Newshosting Usenet client, 256-bit SSL, uncapped speed and 24/7 support.  Take advantage of the Newshosting $9.99/mo. and $99.99/yr. unlimited Usenet specials.

NewsDemon – 2012 NGR Editors Choice Award

NewsDemon is similar to Giganews in that they present customers with a package of features in addition to quality Usenet access.  All unlimited NewsDemon members receive a free registered copy of News Rover newsreader and 30 GB of free online storage provided by StorageNinja.  All for only $9.99 a month for those who sign up through NGR.  NewsDemon presents subscribers with a very good balance of features and value.

NewsDemon offers 1,250+ days of binary retention along with 1,400 days of text posts.  Members enjoy unlimited Usenet, 256-bit SSL, 50 connections, online storage, News Rover and 24/7 tech support.  Take advantage of our NewsDemon $9.99 deal to save over 50% off unlimited Usenet.

Easynews – 2012 NGR Editors Choice Award


Easynews has everything you could ask for in a Usenet service including web access.  A feature that sets them apart from our other award winners.  The Easynews web interface allows users to browse newsgroups and stream content without the need for a newsreader.  Simply open your favorite web browser.  With third party apps for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Android mobile devices.  Easynews offers 1,200 days of NNTP retention if you want to connect via newsreader.  Web retention is over 200 days.  Take the new web interface for a test drive.

Easynews offers web Usenet access in addition to iPhone and Android apps.  Especially useful to those new to Usenet and others who would rather avoid the need for additional software.  Take advantage of the Easynews 14 day free trial and $9.95 unlimited NNTP offers.

Astraweb – 2012 NGR Editors Choice Award

Anyone who has been around Usenet the last few years has undoubtedly heard of Astraweb.  A mix of high retention and value is the service’s claim to fame.  Astraweb was the first major Usenet provider to drop in price to $11 a month.  Since then several provider’s have lowered prices into the $10-$11 range.  Even so Astraweb remains a popular choice for Usenet.  With a very loyal following they continue to grow at a good pace.

Astraweb offers 1,250+ days of binary retention along with 1,095 days of text posts.  Members enjoy unlimited Usenet, 256-bit SSL, 20 connections, uncapped speeds and solid completion for $11 a month.  Take advantage of the Astraweb $11/mo. and $96/yr. unlimited Usenet specials.

ThunderNews – 2012 NGR Editors Choice Award

ThunderNews made our Editors Choice list in 2011 and continues to impress.  With a mix of high retention, performance, reliability and free Usenet client.  ThunderNews includes a free registered copy of News Rover newsreader.  Customers can download the latest version of News Rover from the ThuunderNews website.  NGR visitors can enjoy unlimited ThunderNews Usenet access for just $10.49 a month, a 50% savings.

ThunderNews offers 1,250+ days of binary retention and 1,265 days of text posts.  Subscribers enjoy unlimited Usenet access, 256-bit SSL, 50 connections, News Rover and 24/7 support.  Take advantage of our ThunderNews 50% discount and enjoy unlimited Usenet for $10.49.

We hope you’ve enjoyed our 2012 Editor’s Choice Awards for the best Usenet providers.  Please help us recognize and congratulate the winners through your patronage.  Also make sure to check out our Editor’s Choice Awards for ”Best Usenet Deals“, “Best Free Usenet Trials“and “Best Usenet Clients“.

Filed Under: Astraweb, Awards, NewsDemon, Newshosting, ThunderNews, Usenet Providers, UseNetServer Tagged With: , , ,

Upload Binary Files to Usenet with JBinUp

January 19, 2012 By

Uploading or posting to Usenet can be a challenge.  As there are a number of steps you need to take to prepare the files before posting.  Not to mention the actual posting of the files to the desired newsgroup.  We won’t claim to be experts in this area but have had some experience using PowerPost in the past.  Recently an NGR Blog reader brought JBinUp to our attention.  The JBinUp java based upload client has some nice features.

Today we’re sharing information on the JBInUp application so this post isn’t meant as a Usenet posting guide.  If you’d like to learn more about preparing the files (splitting files, creating RAR’s, creating PAR’s, SFV, NFO, NZB, etc.) and posting to newsgroups check out the How To Post Binaries to Usenet guide on NGR.

Let’s say you want to post a home video to share on Usenet.  After the files are packaged and ready to upload to the appropriate newsgroup you’ll need a program like JBinUp or PowerPost to actually post the binary content to Usenet.  We were impressed by JBinUp’s user interface and features.  You can setup multiple Usenet providers and news servers along with the number of connections per server and whether or not to use SSL encryption.

Head over to JBinUp and check it out for yourself.  In the meantime here’s a list of features from their site:

- GUI giving easy access to many functionalities
- Multiserver capability
- NNTP and NNTPS support
- No connection limits
- Sequential Uploading
- Headercheck after upload
- Batchfunction for WinRar and Par2
- All uploads are encoded with the yEnc algorythm
- Creation of NZB-files after finishing a JBinUp mission is possible
- command line interface supported (coming soon)
- Multilanguage Support

Visit Newsgroup Reviews to learn more about Usenet.  Follow us @NewsgroupRevs for the latest news.

Filed Under: Xtra Tagged With: ,

Usenet Providers Join the Fight Against Censorship

January 18, 2012 By

Today some very popular websites including Wikipedia, Reddit, Google and WordPress are taking action to educate users on the far reaching censorship implications of pending legislation.  Specifically the Protect IP Act (PIPA) which is set for a vote in the Senate on January 24th and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) that’s working it’s way through the House Judiciary Committee.  Usenet providers including Giganews and FastUsenet have joined the fight with ‘Stop Censorship’ messages linked to the EFF’s ‘Stop Internet Blacklist‘ page.

If you live in the U. S. please visit any of these sites to learn more and contact your representatives:

For those who would like to learn more about SOPA and PIPA we’ll repost information from the EFF ‘Stop The Internet Blacklist Legislation‘ page.  Please visit their site directly to send email to your representatives.

The Internet blacklist legislation—known as PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate and Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House—invites Internet security risks, threatens online speech, and hampers Internet innovation. Urge your members of Congress to reject this Internet blacklist campaign in both its forms!

To make the most impact right now, we’re asking YOU to do two things. Today, use our handy tool to send an email to your representatives, letting them know you oppose these bills and they should too. Then, on January 23, when the Senate is back in session (and scheduled to vote on PIPA on January 24), call your Senator and tell him or her that it’s time to stand with the Internet and against the Internet blacklists!

Big media and its allies in Congress are billing the Internet blacklist legislation as a new way to battle online infringement. But innovation and free speech advocates know that this initiative will do little to stop infringement online. What it will do is compromise Internet security, inhibit online expression, and slow growth in the technology sector.

As drafted, the legislation would grant the government and private parties unprecedented power to interfere with the Internet’s underlying infrastructure. The government would be able to force ISPs and search engines to block users’ attempts to reach certain websites’ URLs. In response, third parties will woo average users to alternative servers that offer access to the entire Internet (not just the newly censored U.S. version), which will create new computer security vulnerabilities as the Internet grows increasingly balkanized.

It gets worse: the blacklist bills’ provisions would give corporations and other private parties new powers to censor foreign websites with court orders that would cut off payment processors and advertisers. Broad immunity provisions (combined with a threat of litigation) would encourage service providers to overblock innocent users or even block websites voluntarily. This gives content companies every incentive to create unofficial blacklists of websites, which service providers would be under pressure to block without regard to the First Amendment.

Service providers would be forced to monitor and police their users’ activities as well, threatening the DMCA safe harbors that have been vital to online innovation over the last decade. SOPA gives the government new powers to go after sites that provide information about tools that might be used to bypass the blacklists – even though these are often the same tools used by democratic activists around the world to bypass Internet censorship mechanisms implemented by authoritarian governments like Iran and China.

Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) have led the charge in explaining how the blacklist bills threaten the very infrastructure of the open Internet, joined by a growing, bipartisan, group of Congress members. The White House also recently stated it will not support a bill that threatens free speech, innovation, and Internet security. But every Senator and Representative should be opposing the PROTECT IP Act and SOPA and we need to hold the White House to its word. Contact your members of Congress today to speak out!

We would like to personally thank Giganews and FastUsenet along with the EFF, Reddit, Wikipedia, Google, WordPress and everyone else working to fight against censorship.  Their efforts deserve action so contact your representatives today!  Let them know your views on the pending SOPA and PIPA legislation.

Here are some screenshots of the messages on some very popular websites today.

Google

Wikipedia

WordPress

As we write this post the Reddit site isn’t down yet but they will be in a few hours.  Their community has made a big impact on the effort to fight the SOPA and PIPA legislation.  As Reddit says in their post ‘There are powerful forces trying to censor the Internet‘.  We agree and encourage everyone to join in the fight against censorship.

Update: now that Reddit is down for the SOPA / PIPA protest we wanted to also share a screenshot of the site:

Reddit

Here are some more sites involved in today’s censorship protest:

Mozilla

Wired

Boing Boing

MoveOn.org

Craigslist

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Filed Under: Usenet Providers, Xtra Tagged With: , ,

News Server Guide : Logging into Usenet Servers

January 17, 2012 By

Those new to Usenet often wonder how hard it will be to configure the necessary software to download from newsgroups.  Some Usenet providers like Newshosting offer their own Usenet clients which takes care of most the configuration.  While others require third-party newsreaders like Newsbin Pro, Newsleecher or Binreader.  Today we’re going to walk you through setting up UseNetServer and NewsDemon news server connections.

Step One – Select a Usenet Provider

Before you can start to enjoy the benefits of Usenet you’ll want to choose a good provider.  With plenty of services to choose from you’ll want to decide which provider best meets your needs.  We have some favorites.  There are several fine choices available.  You can compare all the options in our Usenet providers area.

After you decide on a Usenet service and sign up a welcome email will follow with the information necessary to log into their news servers.  The emails will differ by provider.  Some just list the username and password while others give additional log in details including news server addresses and default / alternate ports.

If terms like news servers and alternate ports seem confusing right now don’t worry about it.  We’ll walk you step-by-step through the process of adding the news server information to three popular newsreaders.  Using UseNetServer and NewsDemon in our guide.  Each offers unlimited Usenet access for $10 a month.

Step Two – News Server Addresses and Ports

After signing up for Usenet access you’ll receive an email with username and password.  Some will also contain news server information.  If not you can normally search the providers website or refer to our news server / ports table.  If all else fails follow up with the providers technical support.

Here are the news server addresses and port options for UseNetServer:

SSL news server address: secure.usenetserver.com
SSL ports – 563 (default), 443 or 8080
Standard news server address: news.usenetserver.com
Standard ports – 119 (default), 20, 23, 25, 3128, 7000, 8000 or 9000

UseNetServer will automatically route you to the nearest news server for the best performance.  So whether your in the U. S., Europe or elsewhere the server addresses listed above will connect you to the fastest servers.

Here are the news server addresses and port options for NewsDemon:

SSL news server address: us-secure.newsdemon.com or europe-ssl.newsdemon.com
SSL ports – 563 (default), 80 or 81
Standard news server address: news.newsdemon.com or europe.newsdemon.com
Standard ports – 119 (default). US 23, 25 or 80.  EU 443 or 8080.

As you might have noticed NewsDemon has separate news server addresses and standard port numbers for their U. S. and European servers.  You will want to connect to the nearest location for the best performance.

Step Three – Configure News Server Address and Port Number

Now that you have the information necessary you’ll want to choose a newsreader.  This is another area where there are many choices.  For this post we took screenshots from some of our favorite Usenet clients including Newsbin Pro, Newsleecher and Binreader.  All of which allow you to configure alternate ports if necessary.  Alternate ports help some members achieve better performance depending on your ISP.

Let’s start by taking a look at Newsleecher:

You’ll notice we’ve filled out a portion of the ‘Usenet Server Setup’ screen including the news server address and port number for UseNetServer.  We chose their secure server which supports 256-bit SSL connections.  By checking the ‘Use Encrypted Server Connections’ box and setting the port number to 563 we setup a secure connection to UNS.  Next you would just enter the username and password provided for login.

Next up let’s check out Newsbin Pro:

Again you’ll notice we set the news server address to that of UseNetServer’s SSL servers.  This will allow for encryption.  Those who want even more privacy online might also consider VPN service.  We also checked ‘Use SSL’ and ‘Set SSL Port’.  Technically we didn’t have to check the port box since we left the default SSL port.

Finally let’s take a closer look at Binreader:

Binreader is pretty straight forward.  Rather than giving you the option of entering an alternate port they allow you to select whether or not to use SSL.  For encrypted traffic it will set the port to 563 or you can choose port 443.  For those who want to try an alternate port we highly suggest port 443 for UNS.  As this is the same port number used to access other encrypted sites.  So ISP’s are less likely to throttle traffic on port 443.

That’s all there is to configuring the news server address and port information for connecting to your favorite Usenet service.  Take a look at our Usenet tutorials for more helpful guides.

Visit Newsgroup Reviews to learn more about Usenet.  Follow us @NewsgroupRevs for the latest news.

Filed Under: Usenet Tutorials Tagged With: ,

Newshosting Client – Pausing Individual Downloads

January 13, 2012 By

Today we’d like to talk about a new feature in version 1.2.1 of Newshosting’s Usenet client.  Namely the ability to pause individual downloads.  As we’ve recently covered other enhancements like download scheduler and NZB auto-import.  Pausing individual downloads gives you more control over you’re queue.  As you can pause a download to allow others to finish.  Especially useful if you’re waiting for a particular download to complete.

The Newshosting newsreader is free to all members.  Download the latest version for Windows, Mac or Linux.  If you aren’t already using Newshosting we highly recommend their service.  New members can enjoy unlimited Usenet access with the client and Usenet search for only $9.99 a month or $99 a year.

Newshosting Client : Pausing Individual Downloads

To pause individual downloads inside the Newshosting client you’ll want to take a look at your queue.  To do so simply click on the Transfers icon at the top of the screen.  From there you can pause and resume individual downloads.  Giving you more flexibility in managing your downloads in the queue.

To pause a download right click on the description and click on Pause.

To resume a download right click on the description and click on Resume.

That’s all there is to it.  Now you can easily pause and resume individual downloads.  Enjoy downloading!

Visit Newsgroup Reviews to compare newsreaders and follow us @NewsgroupRevs for the latest offers.

Filed Under: Newshosting, Newshosting Client, Newsreaders, Usenet Providers Tagged With: ,

NZB Completion Checker Supports Multiple Servers

January 11, 2012 By

We’re excited to share some new developments in one of our favorite Usenet tools, NZB Completion Checker.  The latest release of NZB Completion Checker, also known as NZBCC, includes support for multiple news servers.  A really cool addition for those who use more than one Usenet provider or in some cases multiple news servers from the same provider.  In addition to connecting to multiple servers you can also configure alternate SSL ports in the new version.  You can learn more about NZBCC and download it free here.

Configuring Multiple News Servers in NZB Completion Checker

After downloading the new NZBCC version 0.9 you’ll need to set up your news servers.  Those who have used NZBCC in the past will notice their servers are gone.  Without going into detail the developer decided to change up the configuration and store the information in a separate encrypted file.  So you’ll need to add your servers.

To add new servers to NZBCC open the program and click on the Setting button.  On the screen to follow just click on the first icon to the left ‘Add new server’.  From there you can add your username and password along with SSL preference and port number.  Then give the server a name and set the number of connections.

If you take a look at the top left you’ll notice we configured both UNS and Astraweb.  With UNS as our primary server.  As a quick note we tried testing with the full 20 connections but NZBCC gave some errors so we pulled back a bit.  Setting both UNS and Astraweb back to 5 connections.  Achieving fast results.  Remember you’re not actually downloading the content but rather just checking that the items listed in the NZB file are complete.

After setting up and testing the UseNetServer and Astraweb servers we visited Binsearch.info and downloaded a Ubuntu NZB file.  Then we selected the NZB file from the NZBCC home screen and clicked Start.  The program took less that a minute to check the 780 MB file.  You can check out the results below.

As you can see our Ubuntu NZB was 100% complete.  Since the download won’t require any PAR files you can let NZB Completion Checker rewrite your NZB file.  To set that up just go into the settings and click on the NZB Rewrite checkbox.  You can also set the file paths for the files.  This feature will save you time and bandwidth.

We definitely recommend you give NZB Completion Checker a try.  Head on over and download the latest version of NZBCC free from the developer’s site.  Remember the app is still in Alpha stage so you might run into some unexpected errors.  If so share them along with suggestions to help this useful app get even better.

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