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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.

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Tuning the Chunk Cache

Manage buffer size to improve disk throughput:

• [Performance] section:
  ChunkCacheSize=150

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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

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AutoPAR Memory Cache (Before v6.42)

Control RAM usage before writing to disk:

• [Performance]:
  MemCacheLimit=30

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Control UnRAR Priority

Lower processing priority if needed:

• [Settings]:
  RepairPriority=1

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Save Logs to File

Capture detailed diagnostics externally:

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

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Trigger Space Alerts Earlier

Avoid interruption due to limited disk space:

• [Filename]:
  MinFreeSpace=3072 (MB)

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Header Download Block Option

Download headers in smaller increments:

• [SETTINGS]:
  HeaderChop=1

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Background Color Adjustment

Switch to gray UI background:

• [COLORS]:
  UseBackgroundColor=1

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Disable Disk Image Saving

Skip writing image data:

• [IMAGESAFE]:
  SaveImages=0

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Remove NZB Prefixes with Regex

Clean up folder names from NZBs:

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

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Timeout Configuration

Modify TCP timeout thresholds:

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

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Auto Assembly Wait Time

Delay to account for incomplete posts:

• [SETTINGS]:
  AutoAssembleTimer=36

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Auto Process NZBs

Enable automatic handling of saved NZBs:

• [NZB]:
  AutoDownload=1

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Save Bandwidth Limit Across Restarts

Make throttling persistent:

• [SETTINGS]:
  PersistRateLimit=1

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Hide Older Usenet Posts

Prevent legacy posts from displaying:

• [SETTINGS]:
  HideOld=1

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Use Original RAR Timestamps

Preserve timestamps from archive:

• [AutoRAR]:
  KeepFilestamp=1

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Skip Repair for Intact Sets

Skip recovery step if archive is complete:

• [AUTORAR]:
  EarlyDecode=1

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Subject-Based Folder Naming

Create folders per subject line:

• [SETTINGS]:
  SingleSubject=0

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Separate Metadata from Archives

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

• [SETTINGS]:
  CombineMeta=0