Newzbin:NZB Guide
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[edit] NZB (Message-ID list) File Summary
[edit] What are they?
Since Newzbin.com indexes almost every binary file on Usenet, and maintains a database of them for about 70 days, we have the ability to generate a short summary file containing all the information a newsreader requires to download any given file, or set of files. NZB files were an innovation of Newzbin.com but is open source for anyone to freely use and implement.
[edit] How do I get the NZB file?
NZB files are a Premium Feature, they are not available with free accounts. You can get an NZB either covering the files in a post, or for any file you can find on Newzbin. When viewing a report there is a list of files, and at the top of the list is a bar with a Get Message-IDs button. The files selected with checkboxes would be included in the NZB. Uncheck a file to remove it from the list.
Alternatively, in Files View you can select files and use the Message-IDs button.
Occasionally, when using some web browsers, the file must be saved before being opened. This is due to the No-Caching of Newzbin pages. Adding something more meaningful to the filename is optional.
You should review the files (files with missing segments are marked in red) to ensure there is enough completeness to be useful. In some cases, you may need to search Newzbin for Fills to complete the files. Although unlikely, it's possible that a file shown as missing segments on Newzbin might actually have all the segments on your news server. You would need to fetch headers in that case to get the missing ones.
[edit] Newsreaders with NZB support
At the moment, the following clients and/or sites are known to have support for NZB files. The version listed here is not the most recent version, it is first version of the application that supports nzb.
| Title | Price | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Programs | ||
| NewsLeecher v1.0b9 | 34.95 | www.newsleecher.com |
| Newsbin Pro v4.3b2 | 35.00 | www.newsbin.com |
| NewsPro v3.7 | 35.00 | www.usenetopia.com |
| nget v0.25 | Free | nget.sourceforge.netPatch |
| BNR2 v0.13.0 | Free | www.bnr2.org |
| 123NewZ v1.53.b* | Free | www.123newz.net |
| NZB-O-Matic v0.1* | Free | nzb.wordtgek.nl/ |
| NZB-O-Matic PLUS v0.47 (NOMP)* | Free | www.bunnyhug.net/nomp/ |
| Newsman Pro v1.3.0.7 | 24.95 | www.newsmanpro.com |
| NewsReactor Build 8904 | 15.00 | www.daansystems.com/newsreactor |
| NZBGet v0.1 | Free | www.sourceforge.net/projects/nzbget |
| News Rover v10 | 29.95 | www.newsrover.com |
| Grab-It v1.5.0 | Free | www.shemes.com |
| Alt.Binz | Free | altbinz.com |
| Binary Boy v1.95 | 24.95 | www.binaryboy.com |
| Usenet Explorer v1.0 | 35.00 | www.netwu.com/ue |
| News File Grabber v3.3.0.1 | 19.00 | www.rsbr.de |
| The unPoster - Beta | Free | www.techsono.com/unposterwin/ |
| SuperNZB | Free | www.techsono.com/supernzb/ |
| Forte Agent 4.2 | 29.00 | www.forteinc.com |
| Tamava 1.0.1 | free | www.tamava.com |
| Server-Side Applications | ||
| Ninan v0.7.5 | Free | ninan.sourceforge.net |
| Newsan v0.84 | Free | www.tommy.vuurwerk.nl/ |
| SABnzbd | Free | sourceforge.net/projects/sabnzbd/ |
| SABnzbdPlus | Free | sourceforge.net/projects/sabnzbdplus/ |
| Websites | ||
| EasyNews.com | Varies | www.easynews.com easynews nzb |
| Mac OSX News Clients | ||
| Unison 1.5 | 24.95 | www.panic.com/unison |
| iGrabNews v1.2.0b1 | 10.00 | igrabnews.free.fr |
| newslite v1.3 | Free | pcles.free.fr/Dev/ |
| The unPoster - Beta | Free | www.techsono.com/unposterosx/ |
| SuperNZB | Free | www.techsono.com/supernzb/ |
| NZB Drop | 22.00 | http://www.asar.com/nzbdrop.html |
| SABnzbd for OS X | Free | http://br41n.com/ |
| Linux/Unix Clients | ||
| nget v0.25 | Free | nget.sourceforge.netPatch |
| NZBGet v0.1 | Free | www.sourceforge.net/projects/nzbget |
| KLibido 0.2.2.2 | Free | klibido.sourceforge.net/ |
| nzbperl 0.6.2 | Free | noisybox.net/computers/nzbperl/ |
| hellanzb v0.5 | Free | www.hellanzb.com |
| pynewsleecher v0.5 | Free | madcowdisease.org/mcd/pynewsleecher |
| Tamava 1.0.1 | free | www.tamava.com |
| PDA Clients | ||
| none that we know of yet | free | newzbin docs |
[edit] Notes
- All prices in US Dollars unless specified.
- Tutorial links may lead to third party sites, Newzbin has no control over the content.
- Some programs offer a 30-Day Free Trial or have a less functional Demo version.
- The Websites that support NZB files require an active account. NZB files can be generated or imported within the sites' web interface.
- * Requires .NET Framework, which can be downloaded HERE.
[edit] Show me technical details, already!
Try our NZB File Specification.