Author Topic: Recommend me an automated binary-optimized newsreader (Read 3512 times)

chera · « **on:** January 02, 2007, 08:38:59 AM »

I just figured out what the Usenet server for my ISP is, and for the first time since college, I have access to alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.bluebird and related newsgroups.

Problem is, I've forgotten what automated newsreader to use. Ideally, I'd like something that is
* free.
* fast and automated. Can handle X00,000 articles per newsgroup without freezing
* binary optimized. Automatically stitches multi-article binaries together.
* schedulable. So I can run it every day or so and get it to download only the newest binaries.

Any tips?

soveryshiny · « **Reply #1 on:** January 02, 2007, 11:09:18 AM »

GrabIt does most if not all of that.

frblckstr1 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 02, 2007, 12:10:15 PM »

Hm, for 'all of the above', I know only of XNews: http://xnews.newsguy.com/

But haven't used it for a while (currently using Agent and/or NewBinPro) and I do not use automation features at all, only the 'get new headers in group'.

chera · « **Reply #3 on:** January 04, 2007, 10:57:06 PM »

Thanks! Grabit is nice. Easy to use and takes hardly any resources. Downloaded 14GB of jpgs over the night. Unfortunately, it doesn't have a scheduler.

ohbahsan · « **Reply #4 on:** January 04, 2007, 11:18:42 PM »

I know newsbin is not free but this is one of the few shareware that I have actually paid for. Totally worth the money. There's a 10 day trail thingy you can download.

amuse · « **Reply #5 on:** January 05, 2007, 07:37:57 AM »

Newsleecher is also pretty good for your leeching needs

http://www.newsleecher.com/

Intosia · « **Reply #6 on:** January 05, 2007, 09:29:05 PM »

Quote from: amuse;275529

Newsleecher is also pretty good for your leeching needs

http://www.newsleecher.com/

yeah buts not free... But besides that its the best out there!!

Btw, whats in .bluebird?

frblckstr1 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 06, 2007, 07:48:40 AM »

^ PB's lots of PB's

chera · « **Reply #8 on:** January 06, 2007, 09:33:56 AM »

Quote from: Intosia;275988

Btw, whats in .bluebird?

Back in the 90's, Bluebird was one of the original high-quality scanners, focusing on gravure and soft core J-porn. He had extremely high standards for both scan quality and girl quality, and spawned lots of imitators.

Unfortunately, today at least half of the scans on the .bluebird newsgroup is from Chinese scanners who scan indiscriminately from fashion magazines - everything, including the ads!

Intosia · « **Reply #9 on:** January 06, 2007, 04:08:51 PM »

Quote from: chera;276396

Back in the 90's, Bluebird was one of the original high-quality scanners, focusing on gravure and soft core J-porn. He had extremely high standards for both scan quality and girl quality, and spawned lots of imitators.

Unfortunately, today at least half of the scans on the .bluebird newsgroup is from Chinese scanners who scan indiscriminately from fashion magazines - everything, including the ads!

Arg, that 2bad

Well, doesnt stop me from looking there

I get my PB's mostly from torrent sites or emule... Never really looked for them on Usenet. I do love a.b.m.e.a