SABnzbd nzb reader

funkyphantom · 16 Jul 2008 at 00:00

Hi guys, im new to mac osx, and was wondering if some kind soul would show me how to set up this program to download nzbs' i can get them to queue, but i dont see how i can download them?? im probably being thick though

hyper_piper45 · 16 Jul 2008 at 07:22

Once they are queued they will download automatically. Check you have your server address right etc. Also if you are using ssl you will need the latest version otherwise it wont work.

funkyphantom · 16 Jul 2008 at 07:57

Ya thought they should dl automatically, ill check the settings when i get back to work. Sure ive got them right though.

funkyphantom · 16 Jul 2008 at 11:29

sussed it now. Wow that program is good!

hyper_piper45 · 16 Jul 2008 at 21:31

funkyphantom said:
sussed it now. Wow that program is good!

Good stuff. Yeah it is an awesome program, especially as it integrates with newzbin. Its just one click and my stuff is downloaded, pared, unziped and put into a folder!

GraemeUK · 16 Jul 2008 at 21:39

Im sure its an amazing program but seems very complicated. Maybe its just me though, bit tired atm will try again tomorrow.

hyper_piper45 · 16 Jul 2008 at 22:07

GraemeUK said:
Im sure its an amazing program but seems very complicated. Maybe its just me though, bit tired atm will try again tomorrow.

It confused me a bit when i first tried it but the second time round it just seemed to click. Also get the extension for firefox.

funkyphantom · 16 Jul 2008 at 22:43

ya, once i set up the config/general part properly it was ok.

GraemeUK · 17 Jul 2008 at 23:26

Something which is bothering me is this:

Host:
If you are just accessing SABnzbd from the pc it is running on, you can leave it as "localhost".
If you want to access the web interface from other PC's you can:

* Leave it blank to have it automatically find your external IP
* Enter in your machines local ip address if you know it
* Enter "0.0.0.0" to listen on all interfaces including Localhost (recommended if you are having problems)

Web username and password:
If you want to secure the web interface from prying eyes, set a username and password here (warning this is only simple authentication). When you next restart SABnzbd you will be prompted for the username and password before you can use the web-ui.

Does this mean it automatically sets itself up to listen for connections to log in to control the program from the internet? I would have thought this was disabled by default? Does it mean it is disabled when it's set to localhost and nobody can connect? Thanks in advance.

funkyphantom · 18 Jul 2008 at 08:52

GraemeUK said:
Something which is bothering me is this:

Does this mean it automatically sets itself up to listen for connections to log in to control the program from the internet? I would have thought this was disabled by default? Does it mean it is disabled when it's set to localhost and nobody can connect? Thanks in advance.

Ya, you have a point there Graeme. Ill check to see if its turned off by default tonight. Could be a bit of a security issue if it isnt.