Current News
November 7, 2008, 10:30 a.m.
Version 5.50 Beta 7 Available...
We are doing cleanup work preparing for final release of Version 5.50. This one includes a number of small bug fixes. A summary of changes is discussed in this Forum Announcement. The download link and more details about this version are in the Release Notes.
NOTE: If you have not previously run a 5.50 beta, a one time conversion of your stored headers will be performed.
Please report any issues on our forums or through our Technical Support Form.
Previous Messages
October 29, 2008, 8:00 a.m.
New Troubleshooting Help Section ...
We've added a new section to our Troubleshooting FAQ addressing specific messages that may appear in the NewsBin Status tab.
If something unexpected is happening while running NewsBin, check your Status tab and then refer to our Status Message explanations to help determine what's going on. If you have messages that are not explained, please copy and paste the messages into a support request to us. We'll explain the message and add it to the list to help others who may encounter the same problem in the future.
October 25, 2008, 12:00 a.m.
Comcast Discontinues Usenet Access Today...
If you've been using Comcast's news server access (provided by Giganews), it stops today. If you want to continue using NewsBin, you'll need to sign up with a third party news service provider.
October 20, 2008, 2:30 p.m.
What are those .nb! files for?
Starting with version 5.42, NewsBin assembles posts in temporary .nb! files during download. Once the download completes, the files are moved to their final destination location and filename.
If you have .nb! files sticking around after your downloads complete, it could be due to one of these issues:
1) You queued an incomplete post for download.
2) There was an error downloading the post and it could not complete.
3) There was an error moving the .nb! file to the final destination.
Details on handling these situations are discussed in our Troubleshooting FAQ.
September 24, 2008, 5:00 p.m.
UsenetServer.com Headers...
If you are are a UsenetServer.com customer, you may start experiencing problems downloading new headers. They are in the process of migrating to a new server farm and all their article numbers are now different than what NewsBin has stored.
Read this NewsBin Forum Post explaining how to delete your stored headers if you are experiencing problems.
If you only download using NZB files or our NewsBin Internet Search service then, this change will not effect you.