NZB
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NZB is an XML-based file format for retrieving posts from NNTP (Usenet) servers. The format was conceived by the developers of the Newzbin.com Usenet Index. NZB is effective when used with search-capable websites. These websites create NZB files out of what is needed to be downloaded. Using this concept, headers would not be downloaded hence the NZB method is quicker and more bandwidth-efficient.
Each Usenet message has a unique identifier called the "Message ID". When a some-what large file is posted to a Usenet newsgroup, it is usually divided into multiple messages (called segments or parts) each having its own Message-ID. An nzb-capable Usenet client will read the Message-ID from the NZB file, download them and decode the messages back into a binary file (usually using yEnc or Uuencode).
Using dedicated Usenet Index websites, such as Newzbin.com itself, the user is able to create an NZB by selecting a range of files that they wish to obtain from Usenet.
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[edit] Newsreaders with NZB support
At the moment, the following clients are known to have support for parsing 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows Programs | |||
| Alt.Binz | Free | www.altbinz.com | |
| NewsLeecher v1.0b9 | 34.95 | www.newsleecher.com | |
| TLNews Newsreader v2.0 | 29.95 | www.tlnewsreader.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 | |
| gotNZBv2.0 | Free | www.gotnzb.com | |
| 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 v0.2.2 | Free | www.sourceforge.net/projects/nzbget | |
| NzbGui v0.1 | Free | www.sourceforge.net/projects/nzbgui | |
| News Rover v10 | 29.95 | www.newsrover.com | |
| Grab-It v1.5.0 | Free | www.shemes.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 | |
| 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/ | |
| 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 | |
| Linux/Unix Clients | |||
| nget v0.25 | Free | nget.sourceforge.netPatch | |
| NZBGet v0.2.2 | Free | www.sourceforge.net/projects/nzbget | |
| NzbGui v0.1 | Free | www.sourceforge.net/projects/nzbgui | |
| 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 | |
| Pan 0.125 | Free | pan.rebelbase.com | |
[edit] External links
- Newzbin.com - NZB Creator's Website
- Newzbin.com - Wiki NZB Guide
