which usenet program

vectisitch · 19 Aug 2013 at 18:15

hi. I have used newsleecher for years but now it seems they want to charge monthly. what alternative s are there that will be similar to use and free. I pay for newsdemon monthly so I dont want to pay for newsleecher

BlackAle · 19 Aug 2013 at 20:53

If you've previously purchased Newsleecher, you can still use the major release version that was current during your paid period. Alternative similar free clients that I can think of would be alt.binz & Grabit.

Personally I use SABnzbd together with a nzb indexing site.

Morfik · 19 Aug 2013 at 22:34

Sabnzbd

HungryHippos · 19 Aug 2013 at 23:15

Morfik said:
Sabnzbd

+1

deadite66 · 20 Aug 2013 at 06:49

nzb downloaders aren't really equivalent to a full usenet client with binary support.

i ran into problems with newsleecher the keys i have a re no longer accepted, tried downloading old versions but it won't have them.

Meatball · 20 Aug 2013 at 06:54

Sabnzbd

Infidelus · 20 Aug 2013 at 08:17

For a full newsreader, Newsbin was always my favourite. Haven't used it for some time though as, like most other responses, SABnzbd suits my needs these days.

ChrisD. · 20 Aug 2013 at 10:05

Sabnzbd.

Orch · 20 Aug 2013 at 10:17

MilanoChris said:
Sabnzbd.

This.

ShortWarning · 20 Aug 2013 at 10:39

Morfik said:
Sabnzbd

Another +1 from me.

sajtion · 20 Aug 2013 at 10:40

grabit

LFletcher · 20 Aug 2013 at 10:59

deadite66 said:
i ran into problems with newsleecher the keys i have a re no longer accepted, tried downloading old versions but it won't have them.

It should work as I had to do something similar the other day. In my case I had to go back to version 5 beta 9 which was when my original subscription ended. Nothing after that works, but everything before is fine.

vectisitch · 20 Aug 2013 at 11:01

i ran into problems with newsleecher the keys i have a re no longer accepted, tried downloading old versions but it won't have them.[/quote]

this is whats happening to me. I tried sabnzbd and like it. thanks for your help

kayomani · 20 Aug 2013 at 11:03

bintube pro

If its a video you can start watching as soon as the first rar is extracted.

nichorob · 20 Aug 2013 at 17:18

Just found out about SABmobile on iOS, how did I live without it?

BlackAle · 20 Aug 2013 at 21:40

deadite66 said:
nzb downloaders aren't really equivalent to a full usenet client with binary support.

Why aren't they? Personally I find them are a superior solution, easy find, easy grab.

deadite66 · 21 Aug 2013 at 06:46

For me it's a lack of discovery, nzb's are great if you know what your looking for but not for finding something you weren't.

hood1971 · 21 Aug 2013 at 09:49

BlackAle said:
Why aren't they? Personally I find them are a superior solution, easy find, easy grab.

The issue is that they are only useful if you have a decent nzb indexing site. Sabnzbd is brilliant, particularly when used with sickbeard etc, but some people like full access to usenet groups, which this does not provide.

I use both Sabnzbd and Newsbin, used to use newsleecher as their search was great but this has declined whilst the cost has risen.

Infidelus · 21 Aug 2013 at 09:51

BlackAle said:
Why aren't they? Personally I find them are a superior solution, easy find, easy grab.

I wouldn't call them superior. Definitely more convenient than downloading all the headers for a newsgroup.

NZBs applications just make usenet easy for the napster/torrent/*insert file sharing technology* generation. Those people that couldn't (or couldn't be bothered) to work out how to use usenet.

Pros - It makes lots of things easier to find.
Cons - It made usenet so popular that it became a big target for the entertainment industry, whereas beforehand it quite happily sat there quietly carrying on mostly unnoticed.