NewsMan Pro 2.7.0.9

Publisher's Description:

NewsMan Pro is a multi-threaded, multi-server newsreader with support for UUE, MIME and Yenc encoded binaries. Downloads through a Queue system that automatically prioritizes downloads based on estimated article expiration. Subscribed newsgroups are grouped into logical Workgroups for fast browsing of related articles. NZB file import, Automation, and many other advanced features.

Latest Changes:

• Fixed a bug in the post processing engine that could confuse which script profile to use under certain conditions
• Improved progress feedback when groups that are no longer available are processed during a server group refresh
• Added icon indicator for newsgroups that are no longer available on a news server in the Workgroups view
• Fixed a bug that occurred when NMP automatically imported an NZB file and auto-created a post processing set using MySQL
• Added the ability to import text message from an mbox formatted file
• Fixed a bug that prevented manual saving of attachments in messages with very long subjects
• Enhanced use of custom colors in the various views to better handle non-standard color schemes
• Updated the hint system to use Vista-style hints
• Updated "Default" theme to use glass gradient on menus under Vista
• Fixed hints so that they no longer appear while scrolling with the mouse wheel
• Added support for printing on A4 and Legal sized paper

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Latest User Reviews:

Reviewer:	inight	Aug 7, 2007
Version:	2.7.0.3
Nice looking software and the authors do indeed have a quick response time to problems that come up. However, and this is a critical flaw in my opinion, it needs to be said upfront that it *will* choke on high bandwidth news groups unless you severely reduce the retention to only a few days. As long as you are willing to do that, the software is golden. But if you try and go with a full feed retaining all available posts on some of the bigger services like Giganews even with substantial hardware (Core 2 Quad QX6700 with RAID-5 Cheetah 15K.5 [5 drives] in my test case) and dedicated MySQL server settings you will run into problems. In my case the program took almost 3 full days(!) on the initial header pull and post-processing and then 2-3 hours afterwards on the scheduled daily download. Note: the actual download time itself was tiny compared to the time it took the program to process and store the headers. A competing product on the same system using the same groups took approximately 2.5 hours on the initial pull and roughly 10-15 minutes on the daily updates.
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Reviewer:	bigspud	Feb 27, 2007
Version:	2.6.0.4
useless crap, not worth downloading. i dont often come across such poor software. i have tried many newsreaders and binary downloaders, but this is the worst by far.
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Reviewer:	Chanito	Feb 7, 2007
Version:	2.6.0.3
I've been using Usenet for more than a decade and probably used every major newsreader out there and I have to say NewsMan Pro is the very best these days. Whether you work with text groups or binaries, NMP has the best features to organize and search the groups you're subscribed to. OK, if all you do with usenet is download using NZB files then you're probably better off with Newsleecher or other program, but anything beyond that you'll be grateful to work with NewsMan Pro. Using a real database is a bliss too. I can't count the times I had to download all my headers again because the database of this or that program broked. This hasn't happend once with NMP (I used MySQL first and MS-SQL these days).
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Reviewer:	Spooon69	Oct 15, 2006
Version:	2.6.0.1
I needed a new program after leaving BNR3, which just got on my nerves with its unstable database. I read about NMP somwhere, the reason I tried it? MySQL, a REAL database. Not ONCE have I had to restart my database (well, I did once, only because I updated MySQL versions, even though I didn't need to). This program is amazingly stable and has so many features you'll probably just ignore them until you get bored one day and then get hooked on them (e.g. the scheduler). Now I wake up in the morning to find my headers downloaded and filtered without me having to do anything at all. The support is quick...scary quick, like, 5 minute response time.
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Reviewer:	Ready_Eddie	Oct 12, 2006
Version:	2.6.0.1
Like BNR3 on steriods. The fee is well worth it, they've earned it from me many times over with exceptionally responsive tech support. The product has been mature for some time, changes mostly come from user requests. If you find a true bug, betas with a fix are out in a week or two. Sometimes you can get a test build to confirm a fix within hours. Releases are done very professionally, at different maturity levels: betas, release candidates, and final major releases.
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