LottaNZB 0.5.1 released
September 14th, 2009 - SeverinAfter the release of LottaNZB 0.5, we promised you a 0.5.1 version with bug fixes and updated translations. Here it is! The new version even comes with two new features, which I’d like to present you here.
Support for backup servers
Some of you use more than one Usenet server, for various reasons. While it has always been possible to mark servers as backup servers (aka fillservers), until now, it required you to edit the HellaNZB configuration by hand. Starting with LottaNZB 0.5.1, you can do that from within LottaNZB. Backup servers are servers that are only used if a certain file cannot be downloaded from all other servers. It would be interesting for us to know how many people actually use more than one server. You might want to tell us in a comment.
More accessible SSL feature
These days, most paid Usenet servers offer SSL encryption support at reasonable prices. It’s now possible to directly enable SSL while setting up LottaNZB for the first time.
Fixes for severe bugs
Adding NZB files directly from Firefox hasn’t worked properly for a long time. You were required to download the files to the desktop or somewhere else instead and clicking on it. Not anymore! We also fixed crashes that occurred when starting LottaNZB for the first time on newly installed systems and when adding a NZB file.
Also, it’s a pleasure for me to announce that Marcel de Vries from the Netherlands and Eran C. from Israel have joined the development team! Marcel is responsible for half of the new feature and bug fixes. Both Eran C. and Marcel intend to help with all the work that will be necessary to finally present you LottaNZB 0.6.
Welcome aboard!
Unfortunately, there are a few untranslated strings in LottaNZB 0.5.1. This is because the Launchpad import feature doesn’t seem to work at this point of time. We’ll make the new strings available to all translators as soon as it works again and will therefore release LottaNZB 0.5.2 with updated translations.
As always, we’re grateful for bug reports, translations as well as ideas for new features!
You can get LottaNZB 0.5.1 in the download section.
September 20th, 2009 at 8:20 pm
That was too fast, thanks for the update. Great to see more people are joining the development, good luck to all of them
September 21st, 2009 at 11:49 am
I just use one server, but that’s a great feature for those that use more than one.
Looking forward for the 0.6 
SAB rules 
Good luck to the new devs
September 21st, 2009 at 2:10 pm
I use 2 servers.
My ISP server is free with about a weeks retention.
Astra News however is a cheap pay service with loooooooooong retention.
Great program guys it has replaced Wine and Newsbin Pro for me!
BTW I have experienced LottaNZB crashes using Ubuntu Jaunty although its fine with Ubuntu Hardy.
I have read it is stable with the up and coming Ubuntu Karmic so time will solve my slight issue.
September 21st, 2009 at 6:39 pm
@Freddy, VuDu
!
Thank you for the ‘good lucks’
@David Roberts
Great to hear that LottaNZB replaced Newsbin Pro! But is it possible to file a bug report for the issue you are having? This isn’t known to us at all (AFAIK).
September 22nd, 2009 at 8:42 am
Just 1 server..
Me looking forward as well (SAB) !
Thumbs up!
September 28th, 2009 at 9:31 pm
Just found LottaNZB today and it looks great – exactly what I wanted on a new Linux desktop, and bonus points for setting up hellanzb for me in the background too
Good luck with the migration to SAB, this is definitely one app I’d like to continue using in future
November 12th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
Hey I just found out about lottanzb too. Great frontend, makes everything so simpler and clean!! Really looking forward to next releases guys, and thanks alot for making linux that much better =D