Client for newsgroups

Bramsafc · 1 Mar 2008 at 10:59

can anyone point me in the direction of the best client prog to download from newsgroups ..free preferably ......cheers

The Deuce · 1 Mar 2008 at 11:21

mozilla thunderbird is free, but i dont use it, prefer to use NewsbinPro or Newsleecher both are not free but "can" be found on newsgroups

Kol · 1 Mar 2008 at 11:33

However, if you're are giganews user, you get a free newsleecher licence

Bramsafc · 1 Mar 2008 at 18:15

sorry for the newb questions but i have just started using this..............right i have downloaded a client newsleecher.....how do i just do a general search or do you have to download the headers for every server you subscribe to or can you just do genral search in giganews for the files i am looking for

TriedandTested · 1 Mar 2008 at 18:35

Bramsafc said:
sorry for the newb questions but i have just started using this..............right i have downloaded a client newsleecher.....how do i just do a general search or do you have to download the headers for every server you subscribe to or can you just do genral search in giganews for the files i am looking for

You have Giganews and Newsleecher...i hope you have the supersearch feature too? One of the tabs in Newsleecher. Just put in your search in there.

http://www.newsleecher.com/?id=special_gn

RumbleBee · 1 Mar 2008 at 18:51

I'd highly recommend NewsBin

Bramsafc · 1 Mar 2008 at 19:04

TriedandTested said:
You have Giganews and Newsleecher...i hope you have the supersearch feature too? One of the tabs in Newsleecher. Just put in your search in there.

http://www.newsleecher.com/?id=special_gn

thats the one you have to subscribe to right......is newsbin better than newsleecher

Camalot · 1 Mar 2008 at 21:01

So how many things do you need to subcribe to for these?

Usenet giganews are news servers? then you need a downloader :confused:

ironhorse · 2 Mar 2008 at 13:17

http://www.altbinz.net/index.php

Caged · 2 Mar 2008 at 13:27

SABnzbd+

eXor · 2 Mar 2008 at 14:03

ironhorse said:
http://www.altbinz.net/index.php

+

http://www.newzleech.com/

Both free.

mick4545 · 2 Mar 2008 at 14:30

I've tried them all, and the best for text newsgroups IMO is 'Turnpike'. (Does not work in Vista last time I looked). For binaries I've found nothing to compare with 'News Rover'.

Non of these are free, but well worth it if you spend a lot of time in newsgroups.

Mick

edgedemon · 2 Mar 2008 at 14:32

I use grabit - rate it highly, though the search function is a paid for extra but you can just use binsearch

Clown · 2 Mar 2008 at 15:01

Another vote for SABnzbd+ here.

1337z0r · 2 Mar 2008 at 16:05

1337z0r said:
Alt.Binz, great free app.

Dave85 · 2 Mar 2008 at 20:05

Giganews - Server - monthly sub
NewZbin - Search for NZBS - like 2 quid for 8 weeks
Newsbin pro - programe used for downloading - one off price for purchase

All of these are all you need.

Camalot · 2 Mar 2008 at 21:34

DAvE18 said:
Giganews - Server - monthly sub
NewZbin - Search for NZBS - one off price for purchase
Newsbin pro - programe used for downloading - like 2 quid for 8 weeks

All of these are all you need.

Well i signed up for a 3 day trial to usenetserver. I opend grabit and typed the hostname as secure.usenetserver.com, put my password and useername in.

Tried updating some newsgroupe but just says can't connect

Edit - GrabIt does not support SSL connections at the moment. It has been added to the current development build and is currently being tested.