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.
Adjust Chunk Cache
Enhance disk write performance:
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[Performance]
:
ChunkCacheSize=160
Customize Age and Size Filter Lists
Tune dropdown filters:
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[Age]
:3 Days 5 Days 14 Days
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[SIZES]
:50 MBytes 500 MBytes 5 GBytes
RAM Usage for AutoPAR (Pre-6.42)
Control memory handling during repairs:
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[Performance]
:
MemCacheLimit=35
Repair Process Load
Reduce unrar/recovery task priority:
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[Settings]
:
RepairPriority=1
Enable File Logging
Write Newsbin log entries to disk:
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Registry (String):
LogFile=C:\tweaknews_logs\activity.log
Disk Space Monitoring
Alert when drive space is low:
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[Filename]
:
MinFreeSpace=1536
Header Retrieval Method
Reduce header block sizes:
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[SETTINGS]
:
HeaderChop=1
Gray Background Mode
Visual UI preference:
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[COLORS]
:
UseBackgroundColor=1
Avoid Saving Images to Disk
Skip local image storage:
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[IMAGESAFE]
:
SaveImages=0
Clean NZB Folder Prefixes
Remove identifiers using regex:
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[NZB]
:
NZB_PathCleanRE="^(tweak_)?[0-9]+_"
Modify TCP/IP Timeout Settings
Set connection handling thresholds:
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Registry (DWORD):
RecieveTimeout=300
TransmitTimeout=75
Auto Assembly Post Delay
Set delay before combining recent posts:
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[SETTINGS]
:
AutoAssembleTimer=42
Auto-Handle Downloaded NZBs
Start processing NZBs right away:
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[NZB]
:
AutoDownload=1
Make Speed Limits Persistent
Retain throttling settings:
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[SETTINGS]
:
PersistRateLimit=1
Suppress Display of Older Posts
Only show new Usenet articles:
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[SETTINGS]
:
HideOld=1
Use Archive Timestamps
Preserve original RAR timestamps:
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[AutoRAR]
:
KeepFilestamp=1
UnRAR Without Repair
Skip unnecessary recovery:
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[AUTORAR]
:
EarlyDecode=1
Subject-Based Folder Sorting
Create unique folders for each subject:
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[SETTINGS]
:
SingleSubject=0
Separate Metadata from Compacted Sets
Prevent .nfo/.sfv merging with sets:
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[SETTINGS]
:
CombineMeta=0