Free NewsGrp Downloading Reader?

Ace Modder · 2 Aug 2008 at 19:46

What is the best/easiest to use newsreader for downloading files?

Thanks

I love newsleecher, but u have to pay for that - I don't want to pay

Thanks

Chris1712 · 2 Aug 2008 at 20:45

sabnzbd > *

Thebug · 2 Aug 2008 at 20:51

Grabit

oap · 2 Aug 2008 at 20:54

GrabIt for ease of use and plenty of features

peterattheboro · 2 Aug 2008 at 20:57

Thebug said:
Grabit

+1

thecremeegg · 2 Aug 2008 at 21:01

use grabit to d/l newsleecher - what most people seem to do

GarethDW · 2 Aug 2008 at 21:11

Thebug said:
Grabit

That's what I use too.

Ace Modder · 2 Aug 2008 at 22:07

grabit seemed to not be free btw

AbsenceJam · 2 Aug 2008 at 22:08

SABnzbd by several miles if you don't bother with headers (which nobody needs to these days).

Darkwave · 2 Aug 2008 at 22:16

Ace Modder said:
grabit seemed to not be free btw

GrabIt is free.

Caged · 2 Aug 2008 at 22:17

Chris1712 said:
sabnzbd > *

GarethDW · 2 Aug 2008 at 22:19

Ace Modder said:
grabit seemed to not be free btw

Must not be looking at the right site then... http://www.shemes.com/ is the official one.

jbloggs · 2 Aug 2008 at 22:26

alt.binz

L33 · 2 Aug 2008 at 23:03

Another recommendation for Alt.Binz. I previously used GrabIt, then got a free copy of Newsleecher with a Giganews subscription, Alt.Binz is better than both. It can search lots of usenet indexing sites, then just right click to download, like the search features in grabit/newsleecher except free

Supports auto repair/unrar, scheduling, bandwidth limiting, etc etc

In my opinion, Alt.Binz > Newsleecher (not free) > GrabIt

LeperousDust · 2 Aug 2008 at 23:33

Alt.binz or sabnzbd the latter being perfect for a download server box, but you can't be serious, what legit binaries do you download off usenet? Have you thought about engaging your brain at all? I couldn't spell it out anymore than that...

Darkwave · 2 Aug 2008 at 23:47

L33 said:
Alt.Binz... bandwidth limiting

May have just converted me from GrabIt. Bandwidth control is all its missing, and I really want it. :eek:

Edit: I tried it and I didn't like it. The interface is messy and counter-intuitive, and this may be my fault but I couldn't get the bandwidth limit to work (I set it to 350kB/s and it still downloaded at ~400kB/s).

It's a shame because I really want bandwidth control, and I just found out GrabIt doesn't support SSL.

Edit 2: I just gave the trial of Newsleecher a whirl and IMHO it's far superior to both GrabIt and Alt.binz from what I have seen so far. All the options that I am looking for are there, including bandwidth control and SSL, with the added bonus of having a clean and intuitive interface.

The obvious downside is that it's not free, but I don't think I'll mind parting with 84p a month.

Ace Modder · 3 Aug 2008 at 10:10

well, I have renewed my newsleecher subscription, as there seems to be nothing any better

eXor · 3 Aug 2008 at 10:36

jbloggs said:
alt.binz

GraemeUK · 3 Aug 2008 at 11:59

Ive been reading on the Newsleecher forums that the program doesn't work well in Vista 64. Can anyone confirm this please?

AbsenceJam · 3 Aug 2008 at 12:01

GraemeUK said:
Ive been reading on the Newsleecher forums that the program doesn't work well in Vista 64. Can anyone confirm this please?

Fine for me.