NewsLeecher 4.0 Beta 1

NewsLeecher 4.0 Beta 1 is a program  designed to manage and fetch articles from the Usenet. It downloads Usenet articles in a snap, and uses its inline engine to assemble and decode all the downloads.

Major Features:

1. Completely Free of Spyware & Adware
   • NewsLeecher does *not* contain any spyware or adware that might send personal details over the Internet. In fact, it has been certified as spyware-, adware- and virus-free by one of the largest software sites on the Internet.
2. Based on Successful Experience
   • It is no secret that the development of NewsLeecher was initially inspired by some of the existing newsreaders on the market. They have tried to take the best features of those readers and mixed them together to make the ultimate newsreader available for  users!
3. Including the Popular SuperSearch Usenet Search Feature
   • With the built-in SuperSearch feature, you can search *all* the binary usenet groups at once, for a specific keyword or keystring, in less than a second! The SuperSearch engine is state-of-the-art in its speed and its ability to perform true wildcard searches!
4. Full Support for NZB Files
   • NewsLeecher has full support for the NZB file format. It can create and export NZB files directly from articles in the group view or from SuperSearch results. And it can import NZB files manually and automatically in many different ways, for easy downloading.
5. Top Tuned yEnc Support
   • Besides supporting the "old" encoding formats, such as uuEncode, NewsLeecher also supports the brand new encoding format called yEnc. Actually NewsLeecher has a top tuned yEnc decoding engine that makes sure your downloads are decoded smoothly in the background without consuming too much CPU time.
6. Automatic PAR2 & RAR File Handling
   • No more fumbling around with PAR and RAR set files! Using the integrated "RepairnExtract" feature, NewsLeecher can automatically verify and repair broken file sets, and automatically unpack RAR archive sets to a location you choose. "RepairnExtract" contains many custom settings for fitting the feature exactly for your liking.
7. Advanced Multiserver Support
   • NewsLeecher has advanced support for leeching from multiple servers at the same time! An unlimited number of usenet servers can be used to download files at the same time!
8. Multithreaded Server Downloading
   • Besides being able to download from several servers at the same time, NewsLeecher can also use up to 99(!!) simultaneous download threads per server. This could, for example, be used to download 99 pictures from a server at the same time!
9. Filter System
   • The filtering feature enables one to find certain posts without going through all received headers. Filter by subject, size, age and more!
10. Automatic Downloading
    • The built-in automatic multipart posts processing removes the hassle from combining binary post parts one by one. NewsLeecher detects and combine parts by itself!
11. Fastest Group Caching in the World
    • Fast group caching enables much faster group viewing by only receiving the latest available post headers and caching the old ones! The caching routines in NewsLeecher has been tweaked and optimized to be the fastest in the world!
12. Top Modern User Interface
    • State of the art user interface with support for XP themes and many options for tweaking the usability and the interface!
13. Advanced Feature Support
    • Besides all the usual download features, NewsLeecher also supports tons of advanced features that makes it easy to use your usenet membership to the fullest. Such features include smart article highlighting, a built in group noteblock and much much more!
14. Compatible Technology
    • Compatible with Windows 98, Me, NT, 2000, 2003, XP and Windows Vista.