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Which Binary Newsreader?

RE*AC*TOR · 2005-01-12 12:39:34

At the moment I'm using Newsbin Pro, and Grabit. Newsbin Pro seems to be a lot faster at decodeing binaries, but I really love Grabit's new search function. But I'm not entirely happy with either. Nbpro doesn't have a search function like grabit, grabit is slower at decoding, and doesn't fully support .nzb files. Any other…

12-01-2005 12:39pm

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At the moment I'm using Newsbin Pro, and Grabit. Newsbin Pro seems to be a lot faster at decodeing binaries, but I really love Grabit's new search function. But I'm not entirely happy with either. Nbpro doesn't have a search function like grabit, grabit is slower at decoding, and doesn't fully support .nzb files.

Any other recommendations? What features do alternatives have that make them better?

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#2 12-01-2005 2:44pm

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Just Curious what is a Binary Newsreader?

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#3 12-01-2005 8:54pm

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popey21 wrote:

Just Curious what is a Binary Newsreader?

Basically they manage downloading and decoding binary posts from newsgroups (usenet).

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