Saturday, 22 January 2011 00:28 | 
Written by Neil
This guide will show you how to configure Unzbin, the free Usenet Downloader which is very similar to uTorrent in terms of interface and ease-of-use. It is tiny, robust, and supports features such as multiple connections, SSL encryption, automatic repair and extraction. It's easy to install and configure. Simply follow these steps.
1. Frequently Asked Questions
2. Required Files
- Unzbin | Download Unzbin Installer
- A Usenet Provider (For help choosing a Usenet Provider, see What are some good Usenet Providers?)
3. Installation
- Install Unzbin with default settings.
- Run Unzbin.
4. Configuring Unzbin
- Go up to the Options menu and click Settings.
- From the Servers tab, click Add.
- Type the information provided by your Usenet Provider. This information
can be accessed by logging into your Usenet Provider's website, or from
an e-mail you received from your Usenet Provider.
- Be sure to type the number of connections allowed by your Usenet
Provider and check Use SSL. When you're finished, click Add.
Note: Checking Use SSL will change the port from 119 to 563. 563 is the common port used for encrypted usenet downloading. Depending on your Usenet Provider, you may be required to use a different port for SSL, such as 8080. - Switch to the Directories tab. From here you can change
folders for things such as Cache, Save Location, NZB Import
Folder, and Extraction Folder. I recommend creating folders
for each of these on a harddrive with plenty of free space.
- Switch to the Misc tab. Check Connect on launch. You
should also set your Bandwidth Limit to something reasonble. Approximately
90% of your maximum download rate will allow you to browse the net and do
other things, depending. The Bandwidth Limit is measured in Kilobytes
per second. When you are finished, you may close the settings window.
5. Searching for and Downloading files.
By default, Unzbin is configured to use the very good Usenet search website Binsearch.info. You can either visit that website, or you can search for a file directly from the Unzbin search bar.
- Type something you would like to search for into the Unzbin Search
Bar and press Enter.
- This will open your default web browser. From there, scroll down
until you find something that matches what you would like to download. Click
the Check box and click the Create NZB button.
- If you're using Firefox, your download window will appear like this. Simply
choose Open with Unzbin as the default action. I recommend
checking Do this automatically for files like this from now on. Click OK.
The file should open in Unzbin and begin downloading automatically. When the file has finished downloading, check your Unzbin Extraction folder.
6. Conclusion
Unzbin is a very elegant and easy to use program and it inspired me to write this guide. If you found this guide useful or if you have any questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to leave a comment below. Please give this guide to your friends, they will appreciate Usenet over Bittorrent, or whatever crappy P2P program they have been stuck using. :-)
Last Updated (Saturday, 22 January 2011 03:05)
Comments
Sorry it took me so long to respond. It appears as though your hostname is "news.hitnews.eu" according to the Hitnews help support page.
The hostname and other info is usually sent to you in an e-mail, so start there.
Hope that helps.
Thanks for your help