Recommend me a newsreader

[markwww673]

I think i'll go with Unison. After trying it out for last couple of days.

Thanks for all the suggestions

Mark..

[jms_uk]

Originally Posted by alanrob

Parallels has had this feature for ages
Takes a while to run it mind you...

Aye, I know. Although i could never get it to work (one of the reasons for defecting to VMWare Fusion, that and the fact its a LOT faster)

Shrink was available in Fusion, but not the 1.1 Beta, RC1 fixed all that...

Enjoy Unison MarkWWW, its a good newsreader for sure*





* Newsleecher is still the shiznit tho'

[richard plumb]

sorry for the megabump.

Just discovered NZBs.org with its custom searches and RSS feeds. So now I have an rss feed which links directly to .NZBs. So now I don't need supersearch.

So, its a year on, and I don't need the supersearch part of newsleecher. Is there any movement in the Mac newsreader app area that means I can go native OSX?

direct download via NZBs is essential. auto par+repair/decompress pretty much essential, I'd rather not do that manually.

Alternatively, is there a way to associate .NZB files with parallels, so it'll boot up parallels if its not already open, and then open newsleecher? Then I can keep the RSS feed in OSX and trigger downloads as and when they come along.

I'd like to do away with parallels if possible, although until they find an equivalent of MKV2VOB to make things PS3 compatible, it might have to stay.

[richard plumb]

update - well it seems parallels 4 lets me associate .nzb files with newsleecher, so when I download them in OSX and double click, it launches parallels and newsleecher. So thats a start

woudl be nice to have something OSX native though I suppose

[MrSossidge]

Originally Posted by alanrob

Also tried SABnzbd which uses your web browser as it's front end. Works okay, but just not as sexy as Newsleecher or as easy to use.

I love SABnzbd.

Once it's all set up correctly it works a treat.

I can bookmark Newzbin files anywhere and Sabnzbd will automatically start downloading them at home, it is scheduled to work outside of Virgin's throttling times. Built in MacParDeluxe and Split&Concat. You can get it to ignore sample files, move your files into the correct folders - Movies, Music etc. You can set it to delete .nfo, .sfv etc. It'll monitor a folder for NZBs (say the Downloads folder). It'll rename your TV shows into program/series/episode no - episode title. It'll also email you if it's running out of HD space or if files have finished downloading.

And it's free.

[rob_finch]

Originally Posted by MrSossidge

I love SABnzbd.

Me too, what a great app. Unison is great for browsing messages and pictures on a group, but for binary downloading it's SABnzbd all the way. There is even a GUI being developed now, early stages but it is promising.

[MrSossidge]

Originally Posted by rob_finch

Me too, what a great app. Unison is great for browsing messages and pictures on a group, but for binary downloading it's SABnzbd all the way. There is even a GUI being developed now, early stages but it is promising.

Now, you know what, I'm more than happy at using the web interface. I use the Plush skin and I think I prefer that to a proper GUI.

I have a nice little folder on my safari bookmarks bar that I've set on Auto-Click that opens up Newzbin and SABnzbd (SAB starts on launch)

[richard plumb]

Originally Posted by MrSossidge

I love SABnzbd.

Once it's all set up correctly it works a treat.

I can bookmark Newzbin files anywhere and Sabnzbd will automatically start downloading them at home, it is scheduled to work outside of Virgin's throttling times. Built in MacParDeluxe and Split&Concat. You can get it to ignore sample files, move your files into the correct folders - Movies, Music etc. You can set it to delete .nfo, .sfv etc. It'll monitor a folder for NZBs (say the Downloads folder). It'll rename your TV shows into program/series/episode no - episode title. It'll also email you if it's running out of HD space or if files have finished downloading.

And it's free.

sounds like newsleecher on steroids, minus the supersearch! Bearing in mind with nzbs.org I don't necessarily need the supersearch anymore, should I try this instead? what you have it doing sounds perfect- monitoring the downloads folder for NZBs, auto downloading (within a schedule), auto par/extract/move to destination.

Don't suppose it can directly monitor an RSS feed and grab NZBs out of it - like Sharp utils on PC?

Had a look at the website and it looks a bit complicated to setup. is it easier than it looks, or should I wait until there is a simpler front end to it?

[MrSossidge]

Originally Posted by richard plumb

sounds like newsleecher on steroids, minus the supersearch! Bearing in mind with nzbs.org I don't necessarily need the supersearch anymore, should I try this instead? what you have it doing sounds perfect- monitoring the downloads folder for NZBs, auto downloading (within a schedule), auto par/extract/move to destination.

Don't suppose it can directly monitor an RSS feed and grab NZBs out of it - like Sharp utils on PC?

Had a look at the website and it looks a bit complicated to setup. is it easier than it looks, or should I wait until there is a simpler front end to it?

There is a section within the setup for RSS feeds. I don't know if it will grab NZBs out of it though.

If you hook me up with a feed address though I'll check it out for you.

The user interface isn't as complicated as it seems and once you get it set up it's a doddle.

I think you should give it a go. It isn't going to cost you anything and we're here to help.

[MrSossidge]

Just been fiddling with RSS in SABnzbd and found that SABnzbd will use RSS feeds (not feed:// but http://)

It will also filter out stuff that you don't want like s03 if you're after s05 or only accept x264 or HDTV.

It is a little tricky to set up but with a little trial and error it works a treat.

[alanrob]

Originally Posted by MrSossidge

I love SABnzbd.

Once it's all set up correctly it works a treat.

I can bookmark Newzbin files anywhere and Sabnzbd will automatically start downloading them at home, it is scheduled to work outside of Virgin's throttling times. Built in MacParDeluxe and Split&Concat. You can get it to ignore sample files, move your files into the correct folders - Movies, Music etc. You can set it to delete .nfo, .sfv etc. It'll monitor a folder for NZBs (say the Downloads folder). It'll rename your TV shows into program/series/episode no - episode title. It'll also email you if it's running out of HD space or if files have finished downloading.

And it's free.

Nice, but my main bug bar when I used SabNZBD was the fact it downloaded all the par files even if they were not required! This can add quite a bit of time and bandwidth to the downloads. Newsleecher only downloads the par's it requires to fix the posts before extracting them.

Still trying to find a version of Newsleecher that will work within Crossover, but as yet no joy. Funny as others have been getting it to work with little or no issue?

[MrSossidge]

Originally Posted by alanrob

Nice, but my main bug bar when I used SabNZBD was the fact it downloaded all the par files even if they were not required! This can add quite a bit of time and bandwidth to the downloads.

Not any more it doesn't. It runs PAR verification and if it needs PAR2 files then it goes and gets them.

SABnzbd: Job Options

Maybe you don't need to try getting Newsleecher to work anymore.

[daniel_owen_uk]

SABnzbD is excellent been using it for a few years now, and it's really come on leeps and bounds, and with the support community it has, will continue to do so.

Have it on my fileserver and just bookmark things these days, does all the rest, and then emails me to let me know once it's done.

[alanrob]

Originally Posted by MrSossidge

Not any more it doesn't. It runs PAR verification and if it needs PAR2 files then it goes and gets them.

SABnzbd: Job Options

Maybe you don't need to try getting Newsleecher to work anymore.

Just tried the newer version and it's looking better than ever, but I still prefer the look and feel of Newsleecher. Handy alternative though.

[rob_finch]

Originally Posted by MrSossidge

Now, you know what, I'm more than happy at using the web interface. I use the Plush skin and I think I prefer that to a proper GUI.

I have a nice little folder on my safari bookmarks bar that I've set on Auto-Click that opens up Newzbin and SABnzbd (SAB starts on launch)

Oh I agree, but I know some people might be put off by the web interface.

I'm going to have a play with the RSS reader part of it now you have had some success.