Redesigned interface, 'Slave Server' feature, multiple server support, yEnc encoding...
New in v5.31: Various enhancements and bug fixes for earlier v5.x releases; Release Notes - Last Updated: 10.09.06 Upgrade Meter: 2
New in v5.0: Completely redesigned interface (rebuilt from the ground up), automatic header updates, multiple server support, on-the-fly download prioritization, newsgroup organization features, advanced download management,
NZB file support, MP3 organizer, optimal resource management; Release Notes - Last Updated: 10.03.05 Upgrade Meter: 5
New in v4.33 Beta 6 (Build 5039): Original green color for highlighting new posts is back, no longer requires nzb.dll and bns.dll (rolled into the main exe), several minor bug fixes for v4.32 and earlier betas, including:
· Fixed "small last part" bug for multipart posts which had a very small last part
· Fixed a problem where newsbin will try forever on a server authentication error
Last Updated: 11.18.04 (Beta 6 #5039) Upgrade Meter: 2
New in v4.32: Various minor enhancements for v4.31, including a Percent Complete status report for incomplete posts, a new high detail log option to help the developers debug problems, separate DLL's for processing BinNews (.bns) or NewZbin (.nzb) files, and more efficient memory usage when loading nzb files; numerous bug fixes; also, a "testbed for an enhanced plugin interface" to debut in version 5; Release Notes Upgrade Meter: 2
New in v4.3: "Slave Server" feature, NZB and BNS message ID file support, uses fewer system resources (1/2 as much RAM), support for skins, Master Splitter support; Release Notes Upgrade Meter: 4
New in v4.0: yEnc encoding support, improved multiple server support, per server connection limits, per server bytes downloaded limiters, data rate limiter, per group filters, failed download list, record purging, sort on status flag; Release Notes Upgrade Meter: 5
New in v3.32: Thumbnail rendering code split out into a DLL, hooked up full regular expression parsing to filename and subject filters, various bug fixes; Release Notes Upgrade Meter: 2
New in v3.31: First Time Records (FTR) setting now defaults to 10,000; implemented logic to avoid downloading bad parts to multi-part posts, implemented logic to handle servers that allow non-standard encoding of binary post, bug fix for NewsBin when used with DirectPC news server, various other bug fixes; Release Notes Upgrade Meter: 2
New in v3.3: Auto-resume capabilities, header saving between sessions, global "bytes downloaded" counter, preserves the "Download List" between runs in Auto Mode, ability to sort the Groups List, support for forced authentication, improved filename detection, reduced memory footprint, various bug fixes and minor changes; Release Notes Upgrade Meter: 5
New in v3.2: Socks 4/5 Proxy support, save thumbnails to disk feature, force download option, various bug fixes and minor feature enhancements; Release Notes Upgrade Meter: 4
New in v3.1: Article posting capabilities, general stability improvements, improved JPG rendering, decreased CPU utilization, new icon, various bug fixes; Release Notes Upgrade Meter: 4
New in v3.0: A complete re-write of the NewsBin code, redesigned interface (much more attractive and now with tear-off toolbars), thumbnail support (automatic thumbnail display of images), the ability to automatically launch viewer apps, improved duplication detection, on-the-fly filtering, a poster lockout feature (blacklist obnoxious posters) Upgrade Meter: 5
Pros: Automatically downloads USENET binaries and news headers, small download
Cons: Limited to downloading only news binaries and headers, relatively expensive
