HelloNzb Files

HelloNzb Changelog
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Version 1.4.4
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* Added French translation to HelloNzb (thanks to Guillaume Guérin)

Version 1.4.3.1
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* Improved logic that tries to guess the correct file name from Usenet posting subject
* Fixed bug: Correctly save files with '/' or '\' characters in their names

Version 1.4.3
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* Added build.xml file for building HelloNzb via Apache Ant
* Added Greek translation to HelloNzb

Version 1.4.2
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* Show correct values in speed graph panel and ETA label when alternative Usenet server is set and used
* More debugging output in log when new files are being created on the local disk
* Increased default server connection timeout from 10 to 30 seconds
* Updated Java networking library (netty)

Version 1.4.1.2
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* Allow to set a password for RAR archive extraction for entries in the NZB queue via context menu
* Minor code changes

Version 1.4.1.1
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* Fixed bug that crashed HelloNzb when an NZB file is loaded that contained a very large file to download

Version 1.4.1
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* Show total size of each archive in NZB file queue
* Allow to remove items from the download queue via DEL key
* Minor improvement to new Par2j handler

Version 1.4
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* Added option to set an alternative backup server in the application preferences
* HelloNzb tries to fetch an article from this backup server if it's missing on the primary server
* Added option to use MultiPAR (par2j.exe) on Windows machines
* Fixed bug in logging window (debug messages)
* Fixed bug in the "Open Download Folder" context menu item on Linux systems
* Some speed and performance improvements

Version 1.3.5
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* After download and moving files to target folder, only delete source folder if it is empty
* After download, before moving files to target folder, rename existing files there to <filename>.original
* New option to move all files to folder after download (not just extracted files)
* Fixed bug that deleted all files if "Download" and "Move After Extraction" folders are the same
* Print exceptions to command line if main() crashes

Version 1.3.4
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* If set in preferences, move all files to folder after download (not just RAR extracted ones)
* Always use the file name found in the NZB file (instead of file name found in encoded data)
* If HelloNzb is started a second time, then just show the first, running instance and stop the second
* Nicer tray icon for Linux systems
* Added some missing GUI translations (NL, TR)
* Fixed bug that prevented opening NZB files from command line on Linux
* Fixed minor bugs in handling of internal data structures

Version 1.3.3
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* Allow to set start and stop times for automatic timed downloads (incl. new menu)
* Some cosmetic changes

Version 1.3.2
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* Inform user when files to download are not located on Usenet server
* Close preferences dialog when user hits the ESC key

Version 1.3.1
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* HelloNzb now has a modern, dark user interface
* Only auto-delete .rar and .par2 files if the RAR archive has been extracted successfully
* Fixed bug that deleted a loaded NZB file even if application settings say otherwise
* Fixed bug in the application settings window

Version 1.3
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* Sort files in queue and extract RAR archive in parallel while files are being downloaded
* Don't download .par2 files if that parallel unraring has succeeded
* New option that allows to automatically remove all .rar and .par2 files after RAR archive extraction
* Now option that allows to automatically move extracted files to a user-specified destination folder
* Heavyly decreased load on CPU during HelloNzb runtime
* Slightly improved memory usage during HelloNzb runtime
* Don't log error message that occurs when the "stop download" or "exit" button is clicked
* Some minor bugs fixed
* Some old and inactive code removed

Version 1.2.4
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* Implemented a new updater that automatically downloads and installs the update, then restarts HelloNzb
* Try to find RAR archive password in NZB file name (if required)
* Added status bar label to display current memory usage
* Search for updates in any case at program startup
* Added option to show debug messages in program log window
* Fixed bug in old update downloader
* Fixed some typos

Version 1.2.3
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* Added dummy default values for Server Name and Host Name in "Server Settings" config. page
* Fixed bug so that HelloNzb does not crash any more when no UUID can be generated
* Fixed minor bug in remaining download file size calculation
* Fixed auto-shutdown bug on Linux (uses "sudo" command now)
* Updated external libraries

Version 1.2.2
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* Download HelloNzb application file directly when new version is available (instead of opening browser)
* HelloNzb now restarts download correctly when the NZB file queue order is changed by the user
* Bug fixed in the calculation of remaining segments to download per file
* Program translations have been updated

Version 1.2.1
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* Allow user to select whether or not program window should be minimized and closed to system tray
* New option to automatically delete specified file types after successful download
* Automatically start download of new NZB files found in auto-load directory
* Fixed typo in "New Version" popup window

Version 1.2
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* Updated all internal Java libraries and dependencies
* Fixed a bug so that HelloNzb now handles the download speed limit correctly

Version 1.1.1
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* Fixed bug that prevented to load NZB files with two single quotes ('') in file names
* Some minor GUI updates

Version 1.1
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* New GUI theme -- many thanks to JTattoo!
* Optionally send anonymous usage statistics
* Animated system tray icon while download is active
* Fixed bug that allowed HelloNzb to try writing to disk even if it's full
* Some minor bug fixes
* Minor cosmetic changes to GUI

Version 1.0.6.1
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* Fixed bug that prevented HelloNzb from connecting to newshosting.com via SSL
* some minor bug fixes
* code cleanup

Version 1.0.6
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* allow reordering of NZB file queue via drag & drop
* allow automatic loading of NZB files from specified directory
* show remaining days in ETA string if more than 23 hours left
* smoother download speed (BPS) history and graph
* fixed some translation errors
* code cleanup and minor cosmetic changes

Version 1.0.5
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* added context-menu options to move NZB to top or bottom of queue
* added button to clear text in logging window
* fixed a bug that prevented from correct session saving and restoring
* code cleanup

Version 1.0.4
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* don't overwrite files if already existing in target download folder (but rename)
* assume yenc encoding if no suitable header found in downloaded data
* use full path in archive at RAR extraction (unrar switch 'x' instead of 'e')
* no debug output at PAR2 check (par2 command line switch '-q')
* don't delete NZB file from disk if loading failed (e.g. due to XML parse error)
* ignore some unimportant XML parsing errors in NZB file

Version 1.0.3
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* allow context menu actions while download is active
* new main menu item: report bug (opens browser window)
* added tool tips for file names in download queue
* minor bug fixes

Version 1.0.2
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* resizable table columns
* log/console output activated per default
* fixed bug (Usetnet server status reply 200/201)

Version 1.0.1
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* fixed bug that prevented HelloNzb from shutting down correctly

Version 1.0
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* added support for auto. RAR archive extraction (via Unrar cmd. line app)
* added program logging dialog window
* better program-internal framework for future enhancements
* fixed bug that prevented current NZB file queue to be saved at program shutdown
* some smaller bug fixes
* massive code cleanup

Version 0.6.6
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* You can optionally disable the "Really quit?" question now
* show changelog for all future versions in update notification window
* remember all files in queue even if application crashes
* some minor bug fixes
* code cleanup

Version 0.6.5
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* HelloNzb is now available in Turkish language (thx to Musti)
* import NZB files even when file segments are missing
* new internal logging mechanism for better debugging
* stability issues on some machines fixed
* updated internal libraries
* some mini-bugs fixed

Version 0.6.4.1
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* restore program window when left-clicked on system tray icon
* hide std. program icon from task bar when minimized to system tray
* HelloNzb now shows the correct file name in system tray message after download has finished

Version 0.6.4
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* added option to show system tray icon in taskbar
* Correctly handle corrupt/invalid segment numbering within NZB files
* new context menu item "remove row and delete local data"

Version 0.6.3
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* HelloNzb is now available in Dutch -- thanks to Jochem Jean van de Groep!
* Handle corrupt or invalid segment counter in NZB files

Version 0.6.2.1
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* Review of info/debugging messages, some cleanup and enhancements
* Auto. skip files that produce 430-errors ("no such article")
* some minor bugfixes and cosmetic changes

Version 0.6.2
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In the new version 0.6.2 of HelloNzb primarily one thing was changed: the program now
downloads multiple files at the same time, as long as more connections (threads) are free. 
This means that if one connection "hangs", the program continues downloading with the 
remaining connections, even for other files to download. In the meantime HelloNzb tries 
to reset the stalled connection until it is able to download again.

This change also means that the overall download speed is more stable now, as there are 
no more "gaps" between files to download.

Additionally some minor bugs have been fixed in this version.

Version 0.6.1.1
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* more useful console output
* more debugging options
* added download speed history graph (upper right corner of window)
* moved "current download speed" label next to the speed history graph
* moved "limit download speed" button to the speed history graph
* code cleanup

Version 0.6.0.1
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* increased max. number of concurrent connections to 31
* improved XML parsing / error handling while NZB file is loaded
* fixed bug with server connection test
* code cleanup

Version 0.6.0
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* new robust and mature networking framework (Netty)
* added support for secure connections via SSL
* better bandwith limitation handling
* new button to limit download speed during active download
* better network error and timeout handling
* code cleanup
* minor bug fixes

Version 0.5.4.1
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* you can now select and delete multiple rows in the file queues (via context menu)
* you can now move NZB files in queue up and down (via context menu)
* fixed bug in last session restoring routine
* fixed bug in new version check routine
* fixed language setting bug in some popup dialogs

Version 0.5.3.2
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* increased max. count of server timeout seconds
* increased max. connection count (to 21)
* fixed "time left" calculation bug
* fixed bug while loading last session

Version 0.5.3.1
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* auto. open preferences dialog if Usenet server is not defined/set at startup
* added "ETA" and "total size of download queue" text label to status bar
* drag'n'drop of NZB file(s) into the HelloNzb window
* better program update check
* progress bar bugfix
* code cleanup

Version 0.5.2
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* fixed typo
* app instance socket now listens to localhost connections only
* fixed preferences dialog bug
* check for new HelloNzb version on startup
* some code cleanup

Version 0.5.1
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* updated contact email address
* better fallback handling for unsupported languages
* let the user choose which language to use
* code cleanup

Version 0.5.0
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first public version :)