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Unlocking Hidden Newsbin Configuration
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Unlocking Hidden Newsbin Configuration

Expert Settings for Newsbin with Eweka

Newsbin includes power-user configurations not shown in its interface. These advanced adjustments can fine-tune behavior, optimize performance, or support troubleshooting. All changes must be made while Newsbin is closed and can be applied via the .nbi configuration file or Windows registry.


Tuning the Chunk Cache

Manage buffer size to improve disk throughput:

  • [Performance] section:
    ChunkCacheSize=150


Custom Age and Size Filter Lists

Personalize filter drop-downs:

  • Age values:

    [Age]
    1 Days
    7 Days
    30 Days
  • Size values:

    [SIZES]
    100 MBytes
    1 GBytes
    4 GBytes

AutoPAR Memory Cache (Before v6.42)

Control RAM usage before writing to disk:

  • [Performance]:
    MemCacheLimit=30


Control UnRAR Priority

Lower processing priority if needed:

  • [Settings]:
    RepairPriority=1


Save Logs to File

Capture detailed diagnostics externally:

  • Registry (String):
    LogFile=path\to\eweka_newsbin_log.txt


Trigger Space Alerts Earlier

Avoid interruption due to limited disk space:

  • [Filename]:
    MinFreeSpace=3072 (MB)


Header Download Block Option

Download headers in smaller increments:

  • [SETTINGS]:
    HeaderChop=1


Background Color Adjustment

Switch to gray UI background:

  • [COLORS]:
    UseBackgroundColor=1


Disable Disk Image Saving

Skip writing image data:

  • [IMAGESAFE]:
    SaveImages=0


Remove NZB Prefixes with Regex

Clean up folder names from NZBs:

  • [NZB]:
    NZB_PathCleanRE="^(eweka_[0-9]*_)"


Timeout Configuration

Modify TCP timeout thresholds:

  • Registry (DWORD):
    RecieveTimeout=300
    TransmitTimeout=90


Auto Assembly Wait Time

Delay to account for incomplete posts:

  • [SETTINGS]:
    AutoAssembleTimer=36


Auto Process NZBs

Enable automatic handling of saved NZBs:

  • [NZB]:
    AutoDownload=1


Save Bandwidth Limit Across Restarts

Make throttling persistent:

  • [SETTINGS]:
    PersistRateLimit=1


Hide Older Usenet Posts

Prevent legacy posts from displaying:

  • [SETTINGS]:
    HideOld=1


Use Original RAR Timestamps

Preserve timestamps from archive:

  • [AutoRAR]:
    KeepFilestamp=1


Skip Repair for Intact Sets

Skip recovery step if archive is complete:

  • [AUTORAR]:
    EarlyDecode=1


Subject-Based Folder Naming

Create folders per subject line:

  • [SETTINGS]:
    SingleSubject=0


Separate Metadata from Archives

Exclude .nfo, .sfv, etc. from compacted sets:

  • [SETTINGS]:
    CombineMeta=0

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