* Multi-server, multi-sources :
1. Pan 0.1** beta now uses less memory, handles multiple servers and nzb files. It only allows 4 connections per server though, which is kind of bad for those of us who pay for using more. I wish it could support SSL and nntps as well.
2. Klibido : GNU, handles Nzb files, OK but unstable
3. BNR2 : heavy, unstable, coded with Kylix, ( not free? )
4. Newsbin Pro is also reported to work fine with Wine and seem to use very few memory. ( not free )
* Nzb command-lines : nzb, hellanzb, NZBget, nzbperl, Knzb.
* Command-line binary grabbers : ubh, brag, aub, nget,
How do I repair incomplete files with the par2 parity files ?
With the parchive package ( or par2 package if you use Debian/Ubuntu )and the par2 command :
$ par2 r file.par2
or :
$ par2repair file.par2
Or with Quickpar that works fine with Wine.
How do par2/repair by double-clicking from my file manager without opening a console ? Is there a par2 GUI ?
Those using KDE/Konqueror won’t have any problem associating par2 files with par2repair and letting the console open after the operation, it’s very straight forward.
With Gnome opening a gnome-terminal from Nautilus is tricky since it the window closes too quickly you can’t see what happened, so let’s use xterm instead :
In Nautilus, associate par2 extensions with custom command-line :
xterm -hold -e par2repair
About the Par2 GUIs there are several :
Please drop a comment if you have a question or new software to plug !
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Many thanks to the people on a.b.m.a.d for their help ! ( Anthony, Nobody, etc )
If you have other interesting tips to share about Usenet binaries with Linux, do not hesitate to drop a comment ( no registration required ). Stay tuned, this FAQ is regularly updated.
updated July 2007 : rar and Ben’s Par2GUI
updated September 2009 : new website