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Newsbin Pro - Extra Settings and Tips


Auto-name NZB folder

When you download an NZB file and open it with Newsbin Pro, you can configure it so that it automatically creates a folder in your default download folder and names it after the NZB file itself. So if I have a video.nzb file, and I run it, any files that Newsbin Pro downloads will go into my C:\Downloads\Video\ folder. To enable/disable this feature, click Options, select NZB files on the left.


Folder created with album name for MP3 files

MP3 files have tags which Newsbin Pro can identify. So if you download an NZB file for an entire album of MP3 files, it can automatically create a folder inside your download folder with that album's name and stuff in all the MP3 files. Unfortunately, if there is album artwork or track lists, these wont be found in here and will be in your default Download folder. To enable or disable this feature, click Options and click Filename Options on the left.


Save in Folder named after Newsgroup

If you directly download files from a Newsgroup within Newsbin Pro, it can create a folder inside your default download folder and name it after the Newsgroup you downloaded from. For example, if I got a set of RAR files from alt.binaries.multimedia, then those files would automatically be placed inside C:\Downloads\alt.binaries.multimedia\. To enable or disable this feature, click Options and click Filename Options on the left.


Tips and Suggestions

Always be conscious of your download limits, if they are on your account. Usenet is such a huge resource that you could easily run up Gigabytes of downloads in very little time. This might sound good to you, but both your Usenet provider and ISP might not find it very funny.

Unlimited is limited

Even if your Internet Service Provider (ISP) says that you have unlimited downloads, if you push it too far they still reserve the right to refuse service. If you read their terms of use properly, you will see that while they haven't got a fixed limit, they will draw the line for "excessive users". What exactly is considered excessive varies by user. However, if you do find that your ISP is complaining a lot, yet they have advertisements that make it seem like there are absolutely no limits at all, you can, if you like, try to ask the communications regulator in your country about it or even the group overseeing advertising in your country.

A Usenet provider might also advertise as being unlimited but pretty much all of them do have their line that you should not cross. If you are constantly downloading at full speed, all day long, don't be surprised if the Usenet provider decides not to renew your account next month.

Privacy and logging

If you are using a premium Usenet provider, then you should make sure that you have the same rights to privacy that you do on the Internet. Some Usenet providers log the groups that their users visit as well as the files they download. This could be sensitive data depending on your stance on personal privacy. So even if you see a deal that is incredible for Usenet server, you should make sure that your basic rights are still protected. Most of the big Usenet providers, like Giganews, pride themselves on not keeping download logs or monitoring groups their users visit.

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