NewsLeecher

NewsLeecher

NewsLeecher

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NewsLeecher is a binary Usenet client, launched in 2002, compatible with the Microsoft Windows operating system[3]

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Uses

NewsLeecher is generally considered a combination client, used primarily for the reading and downloading of content from usenet newsgroups. Despite being considered as having combined functionality, It is only capable of posting text; it does not support the posting of binary articles.

Features

  • Binary and text article downloads
  • Text upload (posting) only
  • Download scheduler
  • Multiple connections
  • SSL support
  • Some features are only available in the paid version, at extra cost

Future Development - Abandoned?

The Nesleecher client hasn't had a final version released since 2016, and the current beta release has been stalled since 2019.[4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "NewsLeecher". Archived from the original on 13 October 2016.
  2. [2]
    "NewsLeecher". Archived from the original on 10 August 2020.
  3. [3]
    Athow, Desire (16 November 2020). "NewsLeecher review". TechRadar. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Software Release Dates". newsleecher.com. Retrieved 3 July 2023.


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