In the left-hand column under 'Download', click 'NZB Files'Ĭhange these values to what suits you best, I have it so NewsLeecher is associated with NZB files, which means when I open an NZB file NewsLeecher starts downloading it straight away.
I have a separate (small) hard drive for download before I unRAR them, so I make this value quite small as it's a small hard drive. Even if you're not having any problems you should change this value, you don't want to leave a really big file downloading then come back and find them only half-downloaded because of this problem!Ĭlick 'Download' in the left-hand columnĬhoose the folder in which you want your downloads to be placedĬhange the 'Pause if disk space gets below.' value if you like. You should adjust these values as you see fit, I have mine so it automatically disconnects from the server after 5 minutes of inactivity (nothing downloading) and I change the bottom section so I am automatically reconnected to the server after 30 seconds of nothing happening (sometimes the connections hang for no reason, this resets them automatically which fixes the problem). Now press 'Options' on the bar at the top.Ĭlick 'Connection' on the left hand-column of this window Press 'OK' to save this information, the server should now appear in the left-hand column on the 'Manager' tab and be in the bottom right-hand section. Any more connections and it wouldn't do any good, it just wastes connections that other users could use, so just use the number you need and no more. For example, with my provider I get around 120KB/s per connection, but my broadband connection can handle a maximum of around around 750KB/s, so I make 6 connections to the server to get the best speed. This allows NewsLeecher to have more than one connection to a server. You may be wondering what value to put in the 'Connections' box. Your ISP account probably won't need this unless it says so specifically. Make sure to check the 'Server requires login' box and fill in the information if it's a paid provider. If you're not using NewsLeecher then the rest of the tutorial won't be much use to you, and it's my favourite, so you should get itĬlick 'Add' at the top of the left-hand columnįill in all the details, you have to get these from your provider.
But buy it if you think it's good (like I did).
Download the demo and either buy a license key or. I've tried a few others but none of them really stand up to NewsLeecher.
By far the most popular for Windows is NewsLeecher and I think it's great. If you try this out using your ISP's Usenet you may have a bad experience (downloads missing, or slow, or corrupted). You could go for a paid account (fastest and generally best) or one your ISP provides. This is the bit I can't really help you with (much). you pay £5 a month for 20GB download allowance per month)Get an account. Most providers sell accounts that renew every month and have a download limit (eg. The Usenet provider I use is Usenet-News because of the block accounts they do (buy download quota that lasts until you use it up), but there's a list of other providers here.
Before I begin, this is just one way of doing this, there are many different providers and many different newsreaders to choose from, I'm using the ones I know how to use and the ones I feel comfortable with.