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Changes from v5.52 Build 9399 -> v5.53 Build 9507

• Supports header compression for Giganews. Allows you to bypass the Giganews Accelerator.
• Performance optimizations for loading stored headers and processing single part posts.
• Added progress bars to show progress of certain tasks (configurable).
• Added logic to better handle possible conflicts with anti-virus software.
• Full list of changes are in the release notes available for viewing upon installation.

Changes from v5.51 Build 9378 -> v5.52 Build 9399

• Date column in Post lists and the Search tab now can be viewed as either an absolute date or, relative age. Toggle the display using ctrl-t or under Options/Advanced.
• Fixed issue where setting the crosspost filter to 1 would filter everything.
• Reverted to the bandwidth limiter logic from version 5.42. The one used in 5.50 and 5.51 wasn't working reliably for many people. This one is ineffective over 12mbps though.
• When adding a group of RAR/PAR sets for download, either in NZB files, from the Search tab, or from a Post list, the smallest PAR2 file will get queued to the top of the list so AutoPAR will reflect the full list of files queued for download.

Changes from v5.42 -> v5.50 Build 9337

• Downloads binary posts from Usenet newsgroups. Supports yEnc, UUEncoded and Mime encoded posts. BinHex encoded posts are supported by saving into a separate file for processing by a third party decoder.
• Compact View: combines all the posts in each RAR set into one line.
• Built in RAR Processing: AutoPAR combines split RAR files and QuickPAR/Master Splitter (QPMS) files, repairs if needed, and extracts the contents.
• Internet Search: Optional service, search our database over the Internet for Usenet posts.
• Local Search: Search downloaded headers on your machine.
• SSL Support: Be secure when using news servers providing SSL connections.
• Custom Post Lists: move selected posts into a post list with your customized settings for processing.
• NZB File Support: automatically loads NZB files, or click and drag.
• MP3 Organizer: use MP3 tags to organize by albums and artist.
• On-the-fly Download Prioritization: get the important stuff first.
• Multiple Server Support: configure multiple news servers for simultaneous use.
• Automatic Download Mode: Configurable per newsgroup to automatically download files while you sleep.
• Dual Core support: Makes use of multiple processor systems, or CPUs with Hyperthreading
• Advanced Download Management: use the Scratch list to park posts for downloading later
• Automatic Header Updates: always have the most recent headers available for browsing.
• Newsgroup Organization Features: act on an individual group or a group of groups.
• Optimal Resource Management: uses significantly less RAM than versions prior to 5.42
• Image Database and Viewer: store images to a database and view with built-in viewer.
• Posting Capabilities: Post requests, short text messages, and files to the newsgroups.
• Customization: Apply different color schemes to identify post status, minimize to system tray.

Changes from v5.50 Beta 7 Build 9218 -> v5.50 Beta 8 Build 9246

• New feature: added "Load" drop down on the post list tab that allows you to select a month of posts to load.
• Fixed Properties in the AutoPAR tab.
• Now processes .RAR files in the NZB Autoload folder to extract and load any .nzb files.
• Fixed XZVR problem when no data comes down from the server, was treated as a fatal error.
• Read Post Body (RPB) has been reworked. No longer uses RPB.db3. Files now goes into its own folder in the NewsBin Data Folder as .txt files and are listed in the Files tab.

Changes from 5.50 Beta Build 9177 -> v5.50 Beta 2 Build 9193

• Fixed issue where having an embedded space in a custom list name would not save properly
• Major re-work to AutoPAR. Should be more accurate now. May be slow if you have a large download list.
• Error messages now list logging level
• Fixed issue with scrolling and word wrapping when posting text.
• Re-worked installer:
• Now adds newsbin to the firewall exclusion list
• The 64 bit installer no longer installs in x86 program files folder, gives 64 bit icon, and will recognize if the 32 bit version is installed and will offer to let you provide a new installation folder.

Changes from v5.42 RC3 Build 8974 -> v5.42

• Performance improvements to allow faster header downloads.
• Fixed issue when hard drive runs out of disk space.
• Fixed Status message display for server authentication errors.
• Fixed issue where you could not get AutoPAR to process a file with Refresh if realtime scan was turned off.
• Fixed issue where NZB's containing extremely large multipart files (like > 1000 parts) were not loaded properly

Changes from v5.42 RC2 Build 8972 -> v5.42 RC3 Build 8974

• Fixed problem handling if you run out of disk space.

Changes from v5.41 RC2 Build 8933 -> v5.41

• Modified post list display to show new headers sooner when it is open during a header download.
• Performance improvements to AutoPAR
• Performance improvements to the Image Database feature.
• Added support for .RAR files that use .s00, .s01... extensions
• Implemented demand loading for Add Groups screen and Image Database. This reduces memory use and increases display speed for large lists.
• Fixed crash on startup problem for some types of database corruption that may occur if NewsBin is closed unexpectedly
• Fixed problem with MOTD not working on Vista machines
• Modified installer to better detect and install upgrades.

Changes from v5.41 RC1 -> v5.41 RC2 Build 8933

• Fixed problem running on Windows 2000 machines.
• Changed how often new headers are displayed in a post list during header download.
• Fixed problem parsing filenames for some non-quoted yEnc posts.

Changes from v5.40 RC4 Build 8904 -> v5.40 Build 8907

• Features:
• Downloads binary posts from Usenet newsgroups. Supports yEnc, UUEncoded and Mime encoded posts.
• Compact View: combines all the posts in each RAR set into one line.
• Built in RAR Processing: AutoPAR combines split RAR files, repairs if needed, and extracts the contents.
• Internet Search: Optional service, search our database over the Internet for Usenet posts.
• Local Search: Search downloaded headers on your machine.
• SSL Support: Be secure when using news servers providing SSL connections.
• Custom Post Lists: move selected posts into a post list with your customized settings for processing.
• NZB File Support: automatically loads NZB files, or click and drag.
• MP3 Organizer: use MP3 tags to organize by albums and artist.
• On-the-fly Download Prioritization: get the important stuff first.
• Multiple Server Support: configure multiple news servers for simultaneous use.
• Automatic Download Mode: Configurable per newsgroup to automatically download files while you sleep.
• Dual Core support: Makes use of multiple processor systems, or CPUs with Hyperthreading
• Advanced Download Management: use the Scratch list to park posts for downloading later
• Automatic Header Updates: always have the most recent headers available for browsing.
• Newsgroup Organization Features: act on an individual group or a group of groups.
• Optimal Resource Management: uses significantly less RAM than Version 4.x
• Image Database and Viewer: store images to a database and view with built-in viewer.
• Posting Capabilities: Post requests, short text messages, and files to the newsgroups.
• Customization: Apply different color schemes to identify post status, minmize to system tray.
• Notes and Known Issues:
• Combine Files from Files tab will not combine .rar sets that have .rar, .r00, .r01, .r02 format. It lists them correctly but fails with "Needs Repair" next to the .r00 file.
• Decoded Files listed in the Files tab over 4GB in size do not have the correct file size listed.
• System Tray icon does not reflect speed limit changes trigered through the TCP interface.
• You can't change the download path for a file currently being downloaded.
• Downloaded status is not persistent for incompletes. On group reload, it'll say "Incomplete" again, after it was already downloaded.
• AutoPAR does not check for available free space before doing the decode. Reports that it gets stuck in an endless loop decoding and failing until space is freed.
• Issue when autorar decodes a RAR, it also copies any of the extra files mentioned in the RAR to the new destination but, the old name is still in the files list.
• It happens anytime you have NFO/SFV's mentioned in a PAR and a different decode folder than the current one.
• If a right-click menu is open and NewsBin tries to auto-shutdown when the download list empties, you get into a state where you can't close the right-click menu or newsbin.
• Shift-del does not work if spool files are still loading. No change planned to accomodate this.
• Post list does not reflect correct status of failed posts, for example a Duplicate is not marked "D" in the post list.
• You can increase server connections and see the result when the options menu is closed but, you can't decrease connections and see the result until you restart NewsBin.
• Any columns dragged to the left of the Subject column in the post list only shows the subject when a tooltip pops up on dwell.
• Text posts with the same subject all get lumped together so text replies may be hidden.
• Hitting ctrl-a in Read Posts tab marks post text instead of selecting posts in the list
• Ctrl-D in post list does not remove RPB entries from download list. Bug #455
• Kill Connections in Connections tab does not give feedback. Does not kill connections on some machines for some reason. Bug #531
• Post Properties does not show accurate "Missing" info in "Compact Mode" for compacted posts.
• In post list, Compact Mode will sometimes hide non-yEnc posts that pretend to be yEnc.
• In Read Posts tab, if you delete the last post, the window jumps up to the beginning of the list.
• Known Cosmetic Issues:
• There is a line overwriting Accept Filter and Reject Filter on the Filter Profiles screen.
• The "X" to close a post list will ride over other post list options on lower screen resolutions.

Changes from v5.40 RC3 Build 8874 -> v5.40 RC4 Build 8904

• Restored duplicate filename rename logic to how 5.35 worked.
• Fixed a problem where a PAR that contained only a single NFO file caused other files to delete from the download list.
• Fixed issue with connection timeouts.
• Returned shift-drag select to how it worked before
• Added logic to keep a corrupted database from crashing NewsBin

Changes from v5.40 RC2 Build 8838 -> v5.40 RC3 Build 8874

• New AutoPAR database to make a clean start before release. Any items in AutoPAR tab from previous releases will be lost.
• Max Post Age is now "Display Age". Default on clean installs is 7 days.
• Record Storage Age is now "Storage Age"
• Removed Add Group button from Post dialog and Rebuild Database from Groups tab right-click menu, neither was hooked up.
• Changed wording of Mark Posts Old confirmation box, just for DThor.
• Fixed repaint problem when deleting lots of posts from a post list. Only seemed to affect Vista machines.
• Cleaned up some of the descriptions in the GUI
• System Tray icon now reflects pause and speed limit changes due to limit timers.
• Fixed issue with automatic purge of stored headers
• Made changes to avoid reprocessing a PAR file that's already been added to AutoPAR
• Now maintains case of QuickPAR Master Splitter (QPMS) filenames. Before it was down-casing the files.
• Fixed issue where .1 files would be left when returning from a failed repair.
• Cleaned up PAR dll code, made internal search and sort case independent.
• Fixed issue with import dialog popping up in empty groups.
• Fixed issue where AutoPAR wouldn't properly recognize available PAR blocks for some Master Splitter file sets.
• Fixed issue where AutoPAR would create a folder for a file to be decoded well before it started decoding. Meant that you could have a bunch of empty folders laying around if you delete stuff from AutoPAR that you decided not to decode.
• Fixed issue where speed limiter would not turn off when using the limit timers
• Fixed problem where a set decode path in AutoPAR would get reset if you hit the Refresh/Rescan button.
• Changed how Storage Age of 0 is handled. Treats it as 1 day now so it won't purge all your headers.
• "Hide Incompletes" is now toggled on and off with the filters.
• When loading NZB's into a post list, now forces the filters off.
• Added "Decode Path" column to AutoPAR.
• Added option to change the decode path on the right-click menu in AutoPAR
• New delete method now forces a repaint
• Now reads NZB's in smaller chunks to make the progress bar work smoother.
• Now uses newest file if the original filename has PARS too. Never renames PAR2 files anymore, always overwrites.
• If the download path and base download path don't work. The default "My Documents" path is used
• Fixed a bug in repair DLL that wouldn't properly return a repair failure and subsequently would cause the downloads to delete
• AutoRAR now needs a good file list to avoid re-scans
• For autoloaded NZBs, the small pars are now queued to the top of the download list
• Fixed issue where, dDuring massive deletes of display data, the gui could become disconnected from processing and crashes could happen.
• New modal dialog that prevents display changes while deleting/marking old is now in place.

Changes from v5.40 Beta 10 Build 8486 -> v5.40 Beta 11 Build 8537

• Newsbin now downloads multipart posts in place, we call it "chunkless" downloads. A temporary file with a .nb! extension is filled in as chunks are downloaded and then moved to the final filename when complete. This decreases memory usage from the chunk caching NewsBin had and removes the assembly task since the file is assembled in place.
• Fixed issue where post lists weren't always reflecting status of posts as they were processed.
• Fixed issue where posting tasks don't get removed from download list when posting completes.
• Changed post list icons, compact view icon is more obvious now.
• Download list sorting warning can now be enabled/disabled under Options/Confirmation Windows
• IndexDB: change the filenames to always use the current data folder. Strip the path down and add the existing data folder
• ISO and IMG files added to items that can be compacted
• Fixed issues downloading UUencoded files
• Changed the wording for signature cache. It's now the "duplicate detector".
• Fix for a case where the resolver would include duplicate records which could result in many single parters getting
• added to the download list instead of 2-3 unique ones. Might have affected single part pictures too. Should reduce download list memory usage.
• Moving the data folder no longer disconnects the RV2's from the index.db3's
• Set a spool chunk limit of 20,000
• Moved par2 checking blocks into DB so, the PAR2 file can go away and it still works.
• Fixed issue when you add something from an Internet Searchto scratch, you couldn't download after a restart.
• Does not permit download path to change once download has commenced
• Fixed possible crash issue during SSL negotiation
• Fixed issue where download list order was not preserved. Was an issue updating the download list on exit.

Changes from v5.40 Beta 6 -> v5.40 Beta 7 Build 8355

• Fixed issue that kept NewsBin from working on Windows 2000.
• Fixed memory usage problem when NZB processing
• Performance improvements when adding posts to the download list.
• Read Post Body now loads all the related post into a single notepad window.
• Duplicate entries in the notepad window when doing Read Post Body eliminated.
• No longer includes PAR sizes in the size column when in Compact view unless it represents only PAR files
• Set First Time Records really high (400 million) to force a Download All headers by default.
• Now only checks the DB if the group being updated is the one being monitored.
• Fixed zero date issue on segments from NZB and Internet Search.
• Fixed issue when making a custom list, if there's a name collision, there was no warning.
• Added group name to descript.ion file
• Purge to MRA updated for new DB methods - Deletes RV2's and purges the DB.
• Added new option to compact databases in right-click menu in Groups tab. Works in the background,
• shows progress in status tab as each database is compacted. Compact all groups by selecting all first,
• then bring up the right-click menu. Compaction decreases the size of the .db3 files if items had previously been deleted.
• Local search now dynamically updates the results list.
• Fixed problems with dynamic update of post list

Changes from v5.40 Beta 3 Build 8236 -> v5.40 Beta 4 Build 8277

• AutoRAR working much better, autodecode again.
• Underlying PAR processing working but not correcting errors yet
• Speed improvement loading NZB files
• Download list is saved including deletions for each entry now.
• Removed AutoSave configuration (not needed anymore)
• Added option to configure header overlap for servers that backfill
• Added ability to create folder on download to folder if using "Old" folder picker.

Changes from v5.40 Beta 2 -> v5.40 Beta 3 Build 8236

• Fixed problem when adding to scratch and back to download list. It was losing track of already downloaded posts.
• Fixed problem where load special ignored the cancel button and would do a load all.
• Fixed the default robot icon.
• Changes to how retry download works.

Changes from v5.40 Beta 1 -> v5.40 Beta 2

• New Features
• Added more info to Show Posts Special dialog. Can now either select from a calendar
• or enter number of days in the past to load.
• Implemented case independent From sort
• Bug Fixes
• RPB now pops up text editor again. When text posts are not explicitly downloaded with ctrl-r, they
• only go to the Read Posts tab, no text editor is launched.
• Fixed Show Headers in Read Posts tab
• Fixed problem where load special ignored the cancel button and would do a load all.
• Default robot icon was not coming up on clean installs.
• Files from Scratch list were not being added to Download list after a restart.
• Fixed problem converting .nzz download list from previous version to db3.
• Fixed problem adding to existing custom group list
• Creation and writing of descript.ion files wasn't working.
• Second smallest PAR file was added instead of the smallest when selecting post from compact view and "Add PARs to Scratch" was enabled.

Changes from v5.35 RC 3 -> v5.35 RC 4

• Fixed issue where files downloaded from the Search tab would be saved in a folder called "SearchTab" if Folder Mode was turned on.

Changes from v5.34 RC 1 -> v5.34 RC 2

• NOTE: If you have not run RC1,Tab and pane positions get reset to 2 pane mode on first install.
• NZB's are now written out in nummeric order
• The "Download First chunks first" code has been commented out to solve the "post doesn't download if first chunk fails" problem. It's back to working like 5.33 in terms of duplicate detection for multipart posts. This means it still works, there is just some wasted bandwidth for the other chunks that happen to get downloaded before the first chunk is checked.
• Header downloads are now in natural order (as listed in groups list).

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