newslite 1.7 review

newslite is a UNIX/LINUX command line tool to download from newsgroup and decode multipart and monopart yENC and UU (Unix-to-Unix) en

License: Freeware File size: 44K Developer: Pierre Lescuyer

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newslite is a UNIX/LINUX command line tool to download from newsgroup and decode multipart and monopart yENC and UU (Unix-to-Unix) encoded files.

Here are some key features of "newslite":
threads XOVER command for faster group message header retrieval
threads file download for faster download
builds full list of groups hosted by the server
resumes download session in case of connection loss program interruption
makes use of configuration file to simplify user command interface
builds "title" and "file" lists from article headers for quicker group content analysis
decodes yEnc and UU multi and mono-part encoded files
supports news server authentication
supports NZB file processing (check the newzbin site for further information)
allows connection to news server through any TCP port (i.e. not only using NNTP 119)

What's New in This Release:
This release adds a group Search option.
The MAC binary is now universal (PPC and Intel).