Expert Configuration for Newsbin Power Users

Tweaknews Newsbin Power Settings

Tweaknews subscribers who use Newsbin can gain additional control by modifying expert-level configuration settings. These adjustments aren’t found in the user interface and must be made while Newsbin is shut down. Use the .nbi configuration file or Windows Registry for changes.

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Adjust Chunk Cache

Enhance disk write performance:

• [Performance]:
  ChunkCacheSize=160

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Customize Age and Size Filter Lists

Tune dropdown filters:

• [Age]:

  3 Days
  5 Days
  14 Days

• [SIZES]:

  50 MBytes
  500 MBytes
  5 GBytes

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RAM Usage for AutoPAR (Pre-6.42)

Control memory handling during repairs:

• [Performance]:
  MemCacheLimit=35

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Repair Process Load

Reduce unrar/recovery task priority:

• [Settings]:
  RepairPriority=1

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Enable File Logging

Write Newsbin log entries to disk:

• Registry (String):
  LogFile=C:\tweaknews_logs\activity.log

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Disk Space Monitoring

Alert when drive space is low:

• [Filename]:
  MinFreeSpace=1536

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Header Retrieval Method

Reduce header block sizes:

• [SETTINGS]:
  HeaderChop=1

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Gray Background Mode

Visual UI preference:

• [COLORS]:
  UseBackgroundColor=1

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Avoid Saving Images to Disk

Skip local image storage:

• [IMAGESAFE]:
  SaveImages=0

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Clean NZB Folder Prefixes

Remove identifiers using regex:

• [NZB]:
  NZB_PathCleanRE="^(tweak_)?[0-9]+_"

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Modify TCP/IP Timeout Settings

Set connection handling thresholds:

• Registry (DWORD):
  RecieveTimeout=300
TransmitTimeout=75

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Auto Assembly Post Delay

Set delay before combining recent posts:

• [SETTINGS]:
  AutoAssembleTimer=42

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Auto-Handle Downloaded NZBs

Start processing NZBs right away:

• [NZB]:
  AutoDownload=1

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Make Speed Limits Persistent

Retain throttling settings:

• [SETTINGS]:
  PersistRateLimit=1

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Suppress Display of Older Posts

Only show new Usenet articles:

• [SETTINGS]:
  HideOld=1

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Use Archive Timestamps

Preserve original RAR timestamps:

• [AutoRAR]:
  KeepFilestamp=1

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UnRAR Without Repair

Skip unnecessary recovery:

• [AUTORAR]:
  EarlyDecode=1

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Subject-Based Folder Sorting

Create unique folders for each subject:

• [SETTINGS]:
  SingleSubject=0

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Separate Metadata from Compacted Sets

Prevent .nfo/.sfv merging with sets:

• [SETTINGS]:
  CombineMeta=0