sabnzbd - SABnzbd 4.2.3RC3 Latest Release

Published by sabnzbd-automation 8 months ago

Release Notes - SABnzbd 4.2.3 Release Candidate 3

This is the third bug-fix release of SABnzbd 4.2.0.

Bug-fixes and changes since 4.2.2:

Bug-fixes:
- Handle new status code for missing articles, which would result in timeouts.
  This specifically affects Giganews and its resellers.
- Retry of failed job would not use the password provided.
- Optimize database handling in order to prevent locking errors.
- macOS: System standby after finishing the queue would not always work.
Changes:
- Remove Send Group option for Servers.

Bug-fixes and changes since 4.2.1:

Bug-fixes:
- RSS readout could result in a crash if Duplicate Detection was enabled.
- Passwords were not always correctly parsed.
- Warnings could show even if helpful_warnings was disabled.
- Duplicate Detection would trigger again on URLs if they were resumed.
- Windows: Fatal crash could occur if ran as Service or on older Windows versions.
Changes:
- Parsing of filenames from the NZB was extended to allow more exotic formatting.
- Windows: Installer will automatically shutdown SABnzbd if it is running.

Bug-fixes and changes since 4.2.0:

Bug-fixes:
- New downloads did not appear in the History after the update to 4.2.0.
Changes:
- The external IPv6-address is shown, instead of the internal address.
- Windows: Network drives as Download Folder are no longer blocked, only warned against.

Key changes since 4.1.0

Duplicate detection workflow overhaul:
- Series Duplicate Detection was replaced by Smart Duplicate Detection
  that can also detect Movie and Daily Show duplicates.
- Additionally, duplicates will also be detected if they are still in the queue.
- More information: https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/duplicate-detection
Interface changes:
- Added ability to filter the Queue and History by status.
- RSS-feed that provided the download is shown in History details.
- macOS/Windows 10 & 11: Added Open Folder button to Job/Queue finished notifications.
  Clicking any type of notification will now open a browser with SABnzbd.
Performance and usability improvements:
- Numerous smaller performance improvements were made.
- Server IP-address selection was optimized.
- The Internet Bandwidth test was made more reliable.
- macOS/Windows: Updated to Python 3.12 and par2cmdline-turbo v1.1.1.
Configuration changes:
- The On queue finish script is now set in Switches.
- Reduced recursive unpacking to 2 levels, instead of 5.
- Duplicate detection related Pre-queue script input parameters were removed.
  You will need to update your Pre-queue script.
  More information: https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/configuration/4.2/scripts/pre-queue-scripts
- Stricter check if Complete Folder is inside Download Folder.
- Windows: Prevent use of network drive as Download Folder.

Bug fixes since 4.1.0

Fixed an issue where the multi-select option in the queue was not working for some users.
Prevented a crash that would occur during the saving of configuration settings.
Jobs with larger articles could stall the queue for several minutes.
Ensured that server warnings are always displayed to users.
If weblogging was enabled, output was also written to regular log.
Fixed an issue where removing a failed download from the History could break active downloads.

Upgrade notices

You can directly upgrade from version 3.0.0 and newer.
Upgrading from older versions will require performing a Queue repair.
Downgrading from version 4.2.0 or newer to 3.7.2 or older will require
performing a Queue repair due to changes in the internal data format.

Known problems and solutions

Read ISSUES.txt or https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/introduction/known-issues

About

SABnzbd is an open-source cross-platform binary newsreader.
It simplifies the process of downloading from Usenet dramatically, thanks to its web-based
user interface and advanced built-in post-processing options that automatically verify, repair,
extract and clean up posts downloaded from Usenet.

sabnzbd - SABnzbd 4.2.3RC2

Published by sabnzbd-automation 8 months ago

Release Notes - SABnzbd 4.2.3 Release Candidate 2

This is the third bug-fix release of SABnzbd 4.2.0.

Bug-fixes and changes since 4.2.2:

Bug-fixes:
- Handle new status code for missing articles, which could result in timeouts.
- Retry of failed job would not use the password provided.
- Optimize database handling in order to prevent locking errors.
- macOS: System standby after finishing the queue would not always work.
Changes:
- Remove Send Group option for Servers.

Bug-fixes and changes since 4.2.1:

Bug-fixes:
- RSS readout could result in a crash if Duplicate Detection was enabled.
- Passwords were not always correctly parsed.
- Warnings could show even if helpful_warnings was disabled.
- Duplicate Detection would trigger again on URLs if they were resumed.
- Windows: Fatal crash could occur if ran as Service or on older Windows versions.
Changes:
- Parsing of filenames from the NZB was extended to allow more exotic formatting.
- Windows: Installer will automatically shutdown SABnzbd if it is running.

Bug-fixes and changes since 4.2.0:

Bug-fixes:
- New downloads did not appear in the History after the update to 4.2.0.
Changes:
- The external IPv6-address is shown, instead of the internal address.
- Windows: Network drives as Download Folder are no longer blocked, only warned against.

Key changes since 4.1.0

Duplicate detection workflow overhaul:
- Series Duplicate Detection was replaced by Smart Duplicate Detection
  that can also detect Movie and Daily Show duplicates.
- Additionally, duplicates will also be detected if they are still in the queue.
- More information: https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/duplicate-detection
Interface changes:
- Added ability to filter the Queue and History by status.
- RSS-feed that provided the download is shown in History details.
- macOS/Windows 10 & 11: Added Open Folder button to Job/Queue finished notifications.
  Clicking any type of notification will now open a browser with SABnzbd.
Performance and usability improvements:
- Numerous smaller performance improvements were made.
- Server IP-address selection was optimized.
- The Internet Bandwidth test was made more reliable.
- macOS/Windows: Updated to Python 3.12 and par2cmdline-turbo v1.1.1.
Configuration changes:
- The On queue finish script is now set in Switches.
- Reduced recursive unpacking to 2 levels, instead of 5.
- Duplicate detection related Pre-queue script input parameters were removed.
  You will need to update your Pre-queue script.
  More information: https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/configuration/4.2/scripts/pre-queue-scripts
- Stricter check if Complete Folder is inside Download Folder.
- Windows: Prevent use of network drive as Download Folder.

Bug fixes since 4.1.0

Fixed an issue where the multi-select option in the queue was not working for some users.
Prevented a crash that would occur during the saving of configuration settings.
Jobs with larger articles could stall the queue for several minutes.
Ensured that server warnings are always displayed to users.
If weblogging was enabled, output was also written to regular log.
Fixed an issue where removing a failed download from the History could break active downloads.

Upgrade notices

You can directly upgrade from version 3.0.0 and newer.
Upgrading from older versions will require performing a Queue repair.
Downgrading from version 4.2.0 or newer to 3.7.2 or older will require
performing a Queue repair due to changes in the internal data format.

Known problems and solutions

Read ISSUES.txt or https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/introduction/known-issues

About

SABnzbd is an open-source cross-platform binary newsreader.
It simplifies the process of downloading from Usenet dramatically, thanks to its web-based
user interface and advanced built-in post-processing options that automatically verify, repair,
extract and clean up posts downloaded from Usenet.

sabnzbd - SABnzbd 4.2.3RC1

Published by sabnzbd-automation 8 months ago

Release Notes - SABnzbd 4.2.3 Release Candidate 1

This is the third bug-fix release of SABnzbd 4.2.0.

Bug-fixes and changes since 4.2.2:

Bug-fixes:
- Handle new status code for missing articles, which could result in timeouts.
- Retry of failed job would not use the password provided.
- macOS: System standby after finishing the queue would not always work.
Changes:
- Remove Send Group option for Servers.

Bug-fixes and changes since 4.2.1:

Bug-fixes:
- RSS readout could result in a crash if Duplicate Detection was enabled.
- Passwords were not always correctly parsed.
- Warnings could show even if helpful_warnings was disabled.
- Duplicate Detection would trigger again on URLs if they were resumed.
- Windows: Fatal crash could occur if ran as Service or on older Windows versions.
Changes:
- Parsing of filenames from the NZB was extended to allow more exotic formatting.
- Windows: Installer will automatically shutdown SABnzbd if it is running.

Bug-fixes and changes since 4.2.0:

Bug-fixes:
- New downloads did not appear in the History after the update to 4.2.0.
Changes:
- The external IPv6-address is shown, instead of the internal address.
- Windows: Network drives as Download Folder are no longer blocked, only warned against.

Key changes since 4.1.0

Duplicate detection workflow overhaul:
- Series Duplicate Detection was replaced by Smart Duplicate Detection
  that can also detect Movie and Daily Show duplicates.
- Additionally, duplicates will also be detected if they are still in the queue.
- More information: https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/duplicate-detection
Interface changes:
- Added ability to filter the Queue and History by status.
- RSS-feed that provided the download is shown in History details.
- macOS/Windows 10 & 11: Added Open Folder button to Job/Queue finished notifications.
  Clicking any type of notification will now open a browser with SABnzbd.
Performance and usability improvements:
- Numerous smaller performance improvements were made.
- Server IP-address selection was optimized.
- The Internet Bandwidth test was made more reliable.
- macOS/Windows: Updated to Python 3.12 and par2cmdline-turbo v1.1.1.
Configuration changes:
- The On queue finish script is now set in Switches.
- Reduced recursive unpacking to 2 levels, instead of 5.
- Duplicate detection related Pre-queue script input parameters were removed.
  You will need to update your Pre-queue script.
  More information: https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/configuration/4.2/scripts/pre-queue-scripts
- Stricter check if Complete Folder is inside Download Folder.
- Windows: Prevent use of network drive as Download Folder.

Bug fixes since 4.1.0

Fixed an issue where the multi-select option in the queue was not working for some users.
Prevented a crash that would occur during the saving of configuration settings.
Jobs with larger articles could stall the queue for several minutes.
Ensured that server warnings are always displayed to users.
If weblogging was enabled, output was also written to regular log.
Fixed an issue where removing a failed download from the History could break active downloads.

Upgrade notices

You can directly upgrade from version 3.0.0 and newer.
Upgrading from older versions will require performing a Queue repair.
Downgrading from version 4.2.0 or newer to 3.7.2 or older will require
performing a Queue repair due to changes in the internal data format.

Known problems and solutions

Read ISSUES.txt or https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/introduction/known-issues

About

SABnzbd is an open-source cross-platform binary newsreader.
It simplifies the process of downloading from Usenet dramatically, thanks to its web-based
user interface and advanced built-in post-processing options that automatically verify, repair,
extract and clean up posts downloaded from Usenet.

sabnzbd - SABnzbd 4.2.2

Published by sabnzbd-automation 9 months ago

Release Notes - SABnzbd 4.2.2

This is the second bug-fix release of SABnzbd 4.2.0.

Bug-fixes and changes since 4.2.1:

Bug-fixes:
- RSS readout could result in a crash if Duplicate Detection was enabled.
- Passwords were not always correctly parsed.
- Warnings could show even if helpful_warnings was disabled.
- Duplicate Detection would trigger again on URLs if they were resumed.
- Windows: Fatal crash could occur if ran as Service or on older Windows versions.
Changes:
- Parsing of filenames from the NZB was extended to allow more exotic formatting.
- Windows: Installer will automatically shutdown SABnzbd if it is running.

Bug-fixes and changes since 4.2.0:

Bug-fixes:
- New downloads did not appear in the History after the update to 4.2.0.
Changes:
- The external IPv6-address is shown, instead of the internal address.
- Windows: Network drives as Download Folder are no longer blocked, only warned against.

Key changes since 4.1.0

Duplicate detection workflow overhaul:
- Series Duplicate Detection was replaced by Smart Duplicate Detection
  that can also detect Movie and Daily Show duplicates.
- Additionally, duplicates will also be detected if they are still in the queue.
- More information: https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/duplicate-detection
Interface changes:
- Added ability to filter the Queue and History by status.
- RSS-feed that provided the download is shown in History details.
- macOS/Windows 10 & 11: Added Open Folder button to Job/Queue finished notifications.
  Clicking any type of notification will now open a browser with SABnzbd.
Performance and usability improvements:
- Numerous smaller performance improvements were made.
- Server IP-address selection was optimized.
- The Internet Bandwidth test was made more reliable.
- macOS/Windows: Updated to Python 3.12 and par2cmdline-turbo v1.1.1.
Configuration changes:
- The On queue finish script is now set in Switches.
- Reduced recursive unpacking to 2 levels, instead of 5.
- Duplicate detection related Pre-queue script input parameters were removed.
  You will need to update your Pre-queue script.
  More information: https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/configuration/4.2/scripts/pre-queue-scripts
- Stricter check if Complete Folder is inside Download Folder.
- Windows: Prevent use of network drive as Download Folder.

Bug fixes since 4.1.0

Fixed an issue where the multi-select option in the queue was not working for some users.
Prevented a crash that would occur during the saving of configuration settings.
Jobs with larger articles could stall the queue for several minutes.
Ensured that server warnings are always displayed to users.
If weblogging was enabled, output was also written to regular log.
Fixed an issue where removing a failed download from the History could break active downloads.

Upgrade notices

You can directly upgrade from version 3.0.0 and newer.
Upgrading from older versions will require performing a Queue repair.
Downgrading from version 4.2.0 or newer to 3.7.2 or older will require
performing a Queue repair due to changes in the internal data format.

Known problems and solutions

Read ISSUES.txt or https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/introduction/known-issues

About

SABnzbd is an open-source cross-platform binary newsreader.
It simplifies the process of downloading from Usenet dramatically, thanks to its web-based
user interface and advanced built-in post-processing options that automatically verify, repair,
extract and clean up posts downloaded from Usenet.

sabnzbd - SABnzbd 4.2.2RC2

Published by sabnzbd-automation 9 months ago

Release Notes - SABnzbd 4.2.2 Release Candidate 2

This is the second bug-fix release of SABnzbd 4.2.0.

Bug-fixes and changes since 4.2.1:

Bug-fixes:
- RSS readout could result in a crash if Duplicate Detection was enabled.
- Passwords were not always correctly parsed.
- Warnings could show even if helpful_warnings was disabled.
- Duplicate Detection would trigger again on URLs if they were resumed.
- Windows: Fatal crash could occur if ran as Service.
Changes:
- Parsing of filenames from the NZB was extended to allow more exotic formatting.
- Windows: Installer will automatically shutdown SABnzbd if it is running.

Bug-fixes and changes since 4.2.0:

Bug-fixes:
- New downloads did not appear in the History after the update to 4.2.0.
Changes:
- The external IPv6-address is shown, instead of the internal address.
- Windows: Network drives as Download Folder are no longer blocked, only warned against.

Key changes since 4.1.0

Duplicate detection workflow overhaul:
- Series Duplicate Detection was replaced by Smart Duplicate Detection
  that can also detect Movie and Daily Show duplicates.
- Additionally, duplicates will also be detected if they are still in the queue.
- More information: https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/duplicate-detection
Interface changes:
- Added ability to filter the Queue and History by status.
- RSS-feed that provided the download is shown in History details.
- macOS/Windows 10 & 11: Added Open Folder button to Job/Queue finished notifications.
  Clicking any type of notification will now open a browser with SABnzbd.
Performance and usability improvements:
- Numerous smaller performance improvements were made.
- Server IP-address selection was optimized.
- The Internet Bandwidth test was made more reliable.
- macOS/Windows: Updated to Python 3.12 and par2cmdline-turbo v1.1.1.
Configuration changes:
- The On queue finish script is now set in Switches.
- Reduced recursive unpacking to 2 levels, instead of 5.
- Duplicate detection related Pre-queue script input parameters were removed.
  You will need to update your Pre-queue script.
  More information: https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/configuration/4.2/scripts/pre-queue-scripts
- Stricter check if Complete Folder is inside Download Folder.
- Windows: Prevent use of network drive as Download Folder.

Bug fixes since 4.1.0

Fixed an issue where the multi-select option in the queue was not working for some users.
Prevented a crash that would occur during the saving of configuration settings.
Jobs with larger articles could stall the queue for several minutes.
Ensured that server warnings are always displayed to users.
If weblogging was enabled, output was also written to regular log.
Fixed an issue where removing a failed download from the History could break active downloads.

Upgrade notices

You can directly upgrade from version 3.0.0 and newer.
Upgrading from older versions will require performing a Queue repair.
Downgrading from version 4.2.0 or newer to 3.7.2 or older will require
performing a Queue repair due to changes in the internal data format.

Known problems and solutions

Read ISSUES.txt or https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/introduction/known-issues

About

SABnzbd is an open-source cross-platform binary newsreader.
It simplifies the process of downloading from Usenet dramatically, thanks to its web-based
user interface and advanced built-in post-processing options that automatically verify, repair,
extract and clean up posts downloaded from Usenet.

sabnzbd - SABnzbd 4.2.2RC1

Published by sabnzbd-automation 9 months ago

Release Notes - SABnzbd 4.2.2 Release Candidate 1

This is the second bug-fix release of SABnzbd 4.2.0.

Bug-fixes and changes since 4.2.1:

Bug-fixes:
- RSS readout could result in a crash if duplicate detection is enabled.
- Passwords were not always correctly parsed.
- Warnings could show even if helpful_warnings was disabled.
Changes:
- Parsing of filenames from the NZB was extended to allow more exotic formatting.
- Windows: Installer will automatically shutdown SABnzbd if it is running.

Bug-fixes and changes since 4.2.0:

Bug-fixes:
- New downloads did not appear in the History after the update to 4.2.0.
Changes:
- The external IPv6-address is shown, instead of the internal address.
- Windows: Network drives as Download Folder are no longer blocked, only warned against.

Key changes since 4.1.0

Duplicate detection workflow overhaul:
- Series Duplicate Detection was replaced by Smart Duplicate Detection
  that can also detect Movie and Daily Show duplicates.
- Additionally, duplicates will also be detected if they are still in the queue.
- More information: https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/duplicate-detection
Interface changes:
- Added ability to filter the Queue and History by status.
- RSS-feed that provided the download is shown in History details.
- macOS/Windows 10 & 11: Added Open Folder button to Job/Queue finished notifications.
  Clicking any type of notification will now open a browser with SABnzbd.
Performance and usability improvements:
- Numerous smaller performance improvements were made.
- Server IP-address selection was optimized.
- The Internet Bandwidth test was made more reliable.
- macOS/Windows: Updated to Python 3.12 and par2cmdline-turbo v1.1.1.
Configuration changes:
- The On queue finish script is now set in Switches.
- Reduced recursive unpacking to 2 levels, instead of 5.
- Duplicate detection related Pre-queue script input parameters were removed.
  You will need to update your Pre-queue script.
  More information: https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/configuration/4.2/scripts/pre-queue-scripts
- Stricter check if Complete Folder is inside Download Folder.
- Windows: Prevent use of network drive as Download Folder.

Bug fixes since 4.1.0

Fixed an issue where the multi-select option in the queue was not working for some users.
Prevented a crash that would occur during the saving of configuration settings.
Jobs with larger articles could stall the queue for several minutes.
Ensured that server warnings are always displayed to users.
If weblogging was enabled, output was also written to regular log.
Fixed an issue where removing a failed download from the History could break active downloads.

Upgrade notices

You can directly upgrade from version 3.0.0 and newer.
Upgrading from older versions will require performing a Queue repair.
Downgrading from version 4.2.0 or newer to 3.7.2 or older will require
performing a Queue repair due to changes in the internal data format.

Known problems and solutions

Read ISSUES.txt or https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/introduction/known-issues

About

SABnzbd is an open-source cross-platform binary newsreader.
It simplifies the process of downloading from Usenet dramatically, thanks to its web-based
user interface and advanced built-in post-processing options that automatically verify, repair,
extract and clean up posts downloaded from Usenet.

sabnzbd - SABnzbd 4.2.2Beta1

Published by sabnzbd-automation 9 months ago

Release Notes - SABnzbd 4.2.2 Beta 1

This is the second bug-fix release of SABnzbd 4.2.0.

Bug-fixes and changes since 4.2.1:

Bug-fixes:
- RSS readout could result in a crash if duplicate detection is enabled.
Changes:
- Windows: Installer will automatically shutdown SABnzbd if it is running.

Bug-fixes and changes since 4.2.0:

Bug-fixes:
- New downloads did not appear in the History after the update to 4.2.0.
Changes:
- The external IPv6-address is shown, instead of the internal address.
- Windows: Network drives as Download Folder are no longer blocked, only warned against.

Key changes since 4.1.0

Duplicate detection workflow overhaul:
- Series Duplicate Detection was replaced by Smart Duplicate Detection
  that can also detect Movie and Daily Show duplicates.
- Additionally, duplicates will also be detected if they are still in the queue.
- More information: https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/duplicate-detection
Interface changes:
- Added ability to filter the Queue and History by status.
- RSS-feed that provided the download is shown in History details.
- macOS/Windows 10 & 11: Added Open Folder button to Job/Queue finished notifications.
  Clicking any type of notification will now open a browser with SABnzbd.
Performance and usability improvements:
- Numerous smaller performance improvements were made.
- Server IP-address selection was optimized.
- The Internet Bandwidth test was made more reliable.
- macOS/Windows: Updated to Python 3.12 and par2cmdline-turbo v1.1.1.
Configuration changes:
- The On queue finish script is now set in Switches.
- Reduced recursive unpacking to 2 levels, instead of 5.
- Duplicate detection related Pre-queue script input parameters were removed.
  You will need to update your Pre-queue script.
  More information: https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/configuration/4.2/scripts/pre-queue-scripts
- Stricter check if Complete Folder is inside Download Folder.
- Windows: Prevent use of network drive as Download Folder.

Bug fixes since 4.1.0

Fixed an issue where the multi-select option in the queue was not working for some users.
Prevented a crash that would occur during the saving of configuration settings.
Jobs with larger articles could stall the queue for several minutes.
Ensured that server warnings are always displayed to users.
If weblogging was enabled, output was also written to regular log.
Fixed an issue where removing a failed download from the History could break active downloads.

Upgrade notices

You can directly upgrade from version 3.0.0 and newer.
Upgrading from older versions will require performing a Queue repair.
Downgrading from version 4.2.0 or newer to 3.7.2 or older will require
performing a Queue repair due to changes in the internal data format.

Known problems and solutions

Read ISSUES.txt or https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/introduction/known-issues

About

SABnzbd is an open-source cross-platform binary newsreader.
It simplifies the process of downloading from Usenet dramatically, thanks to its web-based
user interface and advanced built-in post-processing options that automatically verify, repair,
extract and clean up posts downloaded from Usenet.

sabnzbd - SABnzbd 4.2.1

Published by sabnzbd-automation 10 months ago

Release Notes - SABnzbd 4.2.1

This is a bug-fix release of SABnzbd 4.2.0.

Bug-fixes and changes since 4.2.0:

Bug-fixes:
- New downloads did not appear in the History after the update to 4.2.0.
Changes:
- The external IPv6-address is shown, instead of the internal address.
- Windows: Network drives as Download Folder are no longer blocked, only warned against.

Key changes since 4.1.0

Duplicate detection workflow overhaul:
- Series Duplicate Detection was replaced by Smart Duplicate Detection
  that can also detect Movie and Daily Show duplicates.
- Additionally, duplicates will also be detected if they are still in the queue.
- More information: https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/duplicate-detection
Interface changes:
- Added ability to filter the Queue and History by status.
- RSS-feed that provided the download is shown in History details.
- macOS/Windows 10 & 11: Added Open Folder button to Job/Queue finished notifications.
  Clicking any type of notification will now open a browser with SABnzbd.
Performance and usability improvements:
- Numerous smaller performance improvements were made.
- Server IP-address selection was optimized.
- The Internet Bandwidth test was made more reliable.
- macOS/Windows: Updated to Python 3.12 and par2cmdline-turbo v1.1.1.
Configuration changes:
- The On queue finish script is now set in Switches.
- Reduced recursive unpacking to 2 levels, instead of 5.
- Duplicate detection related Pre-queue script input parameters were removed.
  You will need to update your Pre-queue script.
  More information: https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/configuration/4.2/scripts/pre-queue-scripts
- Stricter check if Complete Folder is inside Download Folder.
- Windows: Prevent use of network drive as Download Folder.

Bug fixes since 4.1.0

Fixed an issue where the multi-select option in the queue was not working for some users.
Prevented a crash that would occur during the saving of configuration settings.
Jobs with larger articles could stall the queue for several minutes.
Ensured that server warnings are always displayed to users.
If weblogging was enabled, output was also written to regular log.
Fixed an issue where removing a failed download from the History could break active downloads.

Upgrade notices

You can directly upgrade from version 3.0.0 and newer.
Upgrading from older versions will require performing a Queue repair.
Downgrading from version 4.2.0 or newer to 3.7.2 or older will require
performing a Queue repair due to changes in the internal data format.

Known problems and solutions

Read ISSUES.txt or https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/introduction/known-issues

About

SABnzbd is an open-source cross-platform binary newsreader.
It simplifies the process of downloading from Usenet dramatically, thanks to its web-based
user interface and advanced built-in post-processing options that automatically verify, repair,
extract and clean up posts downloaded from Usenet.

sabnzbd - SABnzbd 4.2.0

Published by sabnzbd-automation 10 months ago

Release Notes - SABnzbd 4.2.0

This is the latest stable SABnzbd release, version 4.2.0, which includes several new features and bug fixes.

Key changes since 4.1.0

Duplicate detection workflow overhaul:
- Series Duplicate Detection was replaced by Smart Duplicate Detection
  that can also detect Movie and Daily Show duplicates.
- Additionally, duplicates will also be detected if they are still in the queue.
- More information: https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/duplicate-detection
Interface changes:
- Added ability to filter the Queue and History by status.
- RSS-feed that provided the download is shown in History details.
- macOS/Windows 10 & 11: Added Open Folder button to Job/Queue finished notifications.
  Clicking any type of notification will now open a browser with SABnzbd.
Performance and usability improvements:
- Numerous smaller performance improvements were made.
- Server IP-address selection was optimized.
- The Internet Bandwidth test was made more reliable.
- macOS/Windows: Updated to Python 3.12 and par2cmdline-turbo v1.1.1.
Configuration changes:
- The On queue finish script is now set in Switches.
- Reduced recursive unpacking to 2 levels, instead of 5.
- Duplicate detection related Pre-queue script input parameters were removed.
  You will need to update your Pre-queue script.
  More information: https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/configuration/4.2/scripts/pre-queue-scripts
- Stricter check if Complete Folder is inside Download Folder.
- Windows: Prevent use of network drive as Download Folder.

Bug fixes since 4.1.0

Fixed an issue where the multi-select option in the queue was not working for some users.
Prevented a crash that would occur during the saving of configuration settings.
Jobs with larger articles could stall the queue for several minutes.
Ensured that server warnings are always displayed to users.
If weblogging was enabled, output was also written to regular log.
Fixed an issue where removing a failed download from the History could break active downloads.

Upgrade notices

You can directly upgrade from version 3.0.0 and newer.
Upgrading from older versions will require performing a Queue repair.
Downgrading from version 4.2.0 or newer to 3.7.2 or older will require
performing a Queue repair due to changes in the internal data format.

Known problems and solutions

Read ISSUES.txt or https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/introduction/known-issues

About

SABnzbd is an open-source cross-platform binary newsreader.
It simplifies the process of downloading from Usenet dramatically, thanks to its web-based
user interface and advanced built-in post-processing options that automatically verify, repair,
extract and clean up posts downloaded from Usenet.

sabnzbd - SABnzbd 4.2.0RC4

Published by sabnzbd-automation 10 months ago

Release Notes - SABnzbd 4.2.0 Release Candidate 4

This is the fourth and final pre-release build of SABnzbd 4.2.0, which includes several new features and bug fixes.

Key changes since 4.1.0

Duplicate detection workflow was overhauled:
- Series Duplicate Detection was replaced by Smart Duplicate Detection
  that can also detect Movie and Daily Show duplicates.
- Additionally, duplicates will also be detected if they are still in the queue.
- More information: https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/duplicate-detection
Interface changes:
- Added ability to filter the Queue and History by status.
- RSS-feed that provided the download is shown in History details.
- macOS/Windows 10 & 11: Added Open Folder button to Job/Queue finished notifications.
  Clicking any type of notification will now open a browser with SABnzbd.
Performance and usability improvements:
- Numerous smaller performance improvements were made.
- Server IP-address selection was optimized.
- The Internet Bandwidth test was made more reliable.
- macOS/Windows: Updated to Python 3.12 and par2cmdline-turbo v1.1.1.
Configuration changes:
- The On queue finish script is now set in Switches.
- Reduced recursive unpacking to 2 levels, instead of 5.
- Duplicate detection related Pre-queue script input parameters were removed.
  You will need to update your Pre-queue script.
  More information: https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/configuration/4.2/scripts/pre-queue-scripts
- Stricter check if Complete Folder is inside Download Folder.
- Windows: Prevent use of network drive as Download Folder.

Bug fixes since 4.1.0

Fixed an issue where the multi-select option in the queue was not working for some users.
Prevented a crash that would occur during the saving of configuration settings.
Jobs with larger articles could stall the queue for several minutes.
Ensured that server warnings are always displayed to users.
If weblogging was enabled, output was also written to regular log.
Fixed an issue where removing a failed download from the History could break active downloads.

Upgrade notices

You can directly upgrade from version 3.0.0 and newer.
Upgrading from older versions will require performing a Queue repair.
Downgrading from version 4.2.0 or newer to 3.7.2 or older will require
performing a Queue repair due to changes in the internal data format.

Known problems and solutions

Read ISSUES.txt or https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/introduction/known-issues

About

SABnzbd is an open-source cross-platform binary newsreader.
It simplifies the process of downloading from Usenet dramatically, thanks to its web-based
user interface and advanced built-in post-processing options that automatically verify, repair,
extract and clean up posts downloaded from Usenet.

sabnzbd - SABnzbd 4.2.0RC3

Published by sabnzbd-automation 10 months ago

Release Notes - SABnzbd 4.2.0 Release Candidate 3

This is the third pre-release build of SABnzbd 4.2.0, which includes several new features and bug fixes.

Key changes since 4.1.0

Duplicate detection workflow was overhauled:
- Series Duplicate Detection was replaced by Smart Duplicate Detection
  that can also detect Movie and Daily Show duplicates.
- Additionally, duplicates will also be detected if they are still in the queue.
- More information: https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/duplicate-detection
Interface changes:
- Added ability to filter the Queue and History by status.
- RSS-feed that provided the download is shown in History details.
- macOS/Windows 10 & 11: Added Open Folder button to Job/Queue finished notifications.
  Clicking any type of notification will now open a browser with SABnzbd.
Performance and usability improvements:
- Numerous smaller performance improvements were made.
- Server IP-address selection was optimized.
- The Internet Bandwidth test was made more reliable.
- macOS/Windows: Updated to Python 3.12.
Configuration changes:
- The On queue finish script is now set in Switches.
- Reduced recursive unpacking to 2 levels, instead of 5.
- Duplicate detection related Pre-queue script input parameters were removed.
  You will need to update your Pre-queue script.
  More information: https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/configuration/4.2/scripts/pre-queue-scripts
- Stricter check if Complete Folder is inside Download Folder.
- Windows: Prevent use of network drive as Download Folder.

Bug fixes since 4.1.0

Fixed an issue where the multi-select option in the queue was not working for some users.
Prevented a crash that would occur during the saving of configuration settings.
Jobs with larger articles could stall the queue for several minutes.
Ensured that server warnings are always displayed to users.
If weblogging was enabled, output was also written to regular log.
Fixed an issue where removing a failed download from the History could break active downloads.

Upgrade notices

You can directly upgrade from version 3.0.0 and newer.
Upgrading from older versions will require performing a Queue repair.
Downgrading from version 4.2.0 or newer to 3.7.2 or older will require
performing a Queue repair due to changes in the internal data format.

Known problems and solutions

Read ISSUES.txt or https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/introduction/known-issues

About

SABnzbd is an open-source cross-platform binary newsreader.
It simplifies the process of downloading from Usenet dramatically, thanks to its web-based
user interface and advanced built-in post-processing options that automatically verify, repair,
extract and clean up posts downloaded from Usenet.

sabnzbd - SABnzbd 4.2.0RC2

Published by sabnzbd-automation 10 months ago

Release Notes - SABnzbd 4.2.0 Release Candidate 2

This is the second pre-release build of SABnzbd 4.2.0, which includes several new features and bug fixes.

Key changes since 4.1.0

Duplicate detection workflow was overhauled:
- Series Duplicate Detection was replaced by Smart Duplicate Detection
  that can also detect Movie and Daily Show duplicates.
- Additionally, duplicates will also be detected if they are still in the queue.
- More information: https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/duplicate-detection
Interface changes:
- Added ability to filter the Queue and History by status.
- RSS-feed that provided the download is shown in History details.
- macOS/Windows 10 & 11: Added Open Folder button to Job/Queue finished notifications.
  Clicking any type of notification will now open a browser with SABnzbd.
Performance and usability improvements:
- Numerous smaller performance improvements were made.
- Server IP-address selection was optimized.
- The Internet Bandwidth test was made more reliable.
- macOS/Windows: Updated to Python 3.12.
Configuration changes:
- The On queue finish script is now set in Switches.
- Reduced recursive unpacking to 2 levels, instead of 5.
- Duplicate detection related Pre-queue script input parameters were removed.
  You will need to update your Pre-queue script.
  More information: https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/configuration/4.2/scripts/pre-queue-scripts
- Stricter check if Complete Folder is inside Download Folder.
- Windows: Prevent use of network drive as Download Folder.

Bug fixes since 4.1.0

Fixed an issue where the multi-select option in the queue was not working for some users.
Prevented a crash that would occur during the saving of configuration settings.
Ensured that server warnings are always displayed to users.
If weblogging was enabled, output was also written to regular log.
Fixed an issue where removing a failed download from the History could break active downloads.

Upgrade notices

You can directly upgrade from version 3.0.0 and newer.
Upgrading from older versions will require performing a Queue repair.
Downgrading from version 4.2.0 or newer to 3.7.2 or older will require
performing a Queue repair due to changes in the internal data format.

Known problems and solutions

Read ISSUES.txt or https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/introduction/known-issues

About

SABnzbd is an open-source cross-platform binary newsreader.
It simplifies the process of downloading from Usenet dramatically, thanks to its web-based
user interface and advanced built-in post-processing options that automatically verify, repair,
extract and clean up posts downloaded from Usenet.

sabnzbd - SABnzbd 4.2.0RC1

Published by sabnzbd-automation 11 months ago

Release Notes - SABnzbd 4.2.0 Release Candidate 1

This is a pre-release build of SABnzbd 4.2.0, which includes several new features and bug fixes.

Key changes since 4.1.0

Duplicate detection workflow was overhauled:
- Series Duplicate Detection was replaced by Smart Duplicate Detection
  that can also detect Movie and Daily Show duplicates.
- Additionally, duplicates will also be detected if they are still in the queue.
- More information: https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/duplicate-detection
Interface changes:
- Added ability to filter the Queue and History by status.
- RSS-feed that provided the download is shown in History details.
Performance and usability improvements:
- Numerous smaller performance improvements were made.
- Server IP-address selection was optimized.
- The Internet Bandwidth test was made more reliable.
- Windows/macOS: Updated to Python 3.12.
Configuration changes:
- The On queue finish script is now set in Switches.
- Reduced recursive unpacking to 2 levels, instead of 5.
- Stricter check if Complete Folder is inside Download Folder.
- Windows: Prevent use of network drive as Download Folder.

Bug fixes since 4.1.0

Fixed an issue where the multi-select option in the queue was not working for some users.
Prevented a crash that would occur during the saving of configuration settings.
Ensured that server warnings are always displayed to users.
If weblogging was enabled, output was also written to regular log.
Fixed an issue where removing a failed download from the History could break active downloads.

Upgrade notices

You can directly upgrade from version 3.0.0 and newer.
Upgrading from older versions will require performing a Queue repair.
Downgrading from version 4.2.0 or newer to 3.7.2 or older will require
performing a Queue repair due to changes in the internal data format.

Known problems and solutions

Read ISSUES.txt or https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/introduction/known-issues

About

SABnzbd is an open-source cross-platform binary newsreader.
It simplifies the process of downloading from Usenet dramatically, thanks to its web-based
user interface and advanced built-in post-processing options that automatically verify, repair,
extract and clean up posts downloaded from Usenet.

sabnzbd - SABnzbd 4.2.0Beta1

Published by sabnzbd-automation 11 months ago

Release Notes - SABnzbd 4.2.0 Beta 1

Changes since 4.1.0

Duplicate detection workflow was overhauled:
Series Duplicate Detection was replaced by
Smart Duplicate Detection that can also detect Movie
and Daily Show duplicates. Additionally, duplicates will
also be detected if they are still in the queue.
See: https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/duplicate-detection
Numerous smaller performance improvements were made.
Reduced recursive unpacking to 2 levels, instead of 5.
Server IP-address selection was optimized.
The On queue finish script is now set in Switches.
Stricter check if Complete Folder is inside Download Folder.
Windows: Reduced size of installer.
Windows/macOS: Updated to Python 3.12.

Bugfixes since 4.1.0

Multi-select in the queue was broken for some users.
Prevent crash during saving of configuration.
If weblogging was enabled, output was also written to regular log.
Removing a failed download from the history could break active downloads.

Upgrade notices

Direct upgrade is possible from version 3.0.0 and newer.
Upgrading from older versions will require Queue repair.
Downgrading from version 4.2.0 or newer to 3.7.2 or older will
require Queue repair due to changes in the internal data format.

Known problems and solutions

Read the file "ISSUES.txt"

About

SABnzbd is an open-source cross-platform binary newsreader.
It simplifies the process of downloading from Usenet dramatically, thanks
to its web-based user interface and advanced built-in post-processing options
that automatically verify, repair, extract and clean up posts downloaded
from Usenet.

sabnzbd - SABnzbd 4.2.0Alpha3

Published by sabnzbd-automation 11 months ago

Release Notes - SABnzbd 4.2.0 Alpha 3

Changes since 4.1.0

Duplicate workflow was improved to also detect jobs still in
the queue. See description for Detect duplicate downloads:
https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/configuration/4.2/switches
Numerous smaller performance improvements were made.
Reduced recursive unpacking to 2 levels, instead of 5.
Server IP-address selection was optimized.
The On queue finish script is now set in Switches.
Stricter check if Complete Folder is inside Download Folder.
Windows: Reduced size of installer.
Windows/macOS: Updated to Python 3.12.

Bugfixes since 4.1.0

Multi-select in the queue was broken for some users.
Prevent crash during saving of configuration.
If weblogging was enabled, output was also written to regular log.
Removing a failed download from the history could break active downloads.

Upgrade notices

Direct upgrade is possible from version 3.0.0 and newer.
Upgrading from older versions will require Queue repair.
Downgrading from version 4.2.0 or newer to 3.7.2 or older will
require Queue repair due to changes in the internal data format.

Known problems and solutions

Read the file "ISSUES.txt"

About

SABnzbd is an open-source cross-platform binary newsreader.
It simplifies the process of downloading from Usenet dramatically, thanks
to its web-based user interface and advanced built-in post-processing options
that automatically verify, repair, extract and clean up posts downloaded
from Usenet.

sabnzbd - SABnzbd 4.2.0Alpha2

Published by sabnzbd-automation 12 months ago

Release Notes - SABnzbd 4.2.0 Alpha 2

Changes since 4.1.0

Numerous smaller performance improvements were made.
Reduced recursive unpacking to 2 levels, instead of 5.
IPv6 addresses are preferred during server address selection.
Stricter check if Complete Folder is inside Download Folder.
Windows: Reduced size of installer.
Windows/macOS: Updated to Python 3.12.

Bugfixes since 4.1.0

Multi-select in the queue was broken for some users.
Prevent crash during saving of configuration.
Removing a failed download from the history could break active downloads.

Upgrade notices

Direct upgrade is possible from version 3.0.0 and newer.
Upgrading from older versions will require Queue repair.
Downgrading from version 4.2.0 or newer to 3.7.2 or older will
require Queue repair due to changes in the internal data format.

Known problems and solutions

Read the file "ISSUES.txt"

About

SABnzbd is an open-source cross-platform binary newsreader.
It simplifies the process of downloading from Usenet dramatically, thanks
to its web-based user interface and advanced built-in post-processing options
that automatically verify, repair, extract and clean up posts downloaded
from Usenet.

sabnzbd - SABnzbd 4.2.0Alpha1

Published by sabnzbd-automation about 1 year ago

Release Notes - SABnzbd 4.2.0 Alpha 1

Changes since 4.1.0

Numerous smaller performance improvements were made.
Windows: Removed SABnzbd-console.exe.
If you need console logging, run SABnzbd.exe --console.
Windows: Reduced size of installer.
Windows/macOS: Updated to Python 3.12.

Bugfixes since 4.1.0

Multi-select in the queue was broken for some users.
Removing a failed download from the history could break active downloads.

Known problems and solutions

Read the file "ISSUES.txt"

About

SABnzbd is an open-source cross-platform binary newsreader.
It simplifies the process of downloading from Usenet dramatically, thanks
to its web-based user interface and advanced built-in post-processing options
that automatically verify, repair, extract and clean up posts downloaded
from Usenet.

sabnzbd - SABnzbd 4.1.0

Published by sabnzbd-automation about 1 year ago

Release Notes - SABnzbd 4.1.0

Changes since 4.0.3

Added a dark mode for the Config, Login, and Wizard pages.
Added multi-select to the History.
Show the number of items in post-processing when in Tabbed mode.
Added option verify_xff_header to include X-Forwarded-For when
validating if connections should be accepted when using a proxy.
Added option to purge log files from the Folders Config page.
Moved Server IP address selection and On failure, try alternative NZB to Special settings.
Special setting ipv6_servers changed to on/off.
Only use 7zip to unpack .zip files.
Windows: Added option enable_multipar to use par2cmdline-turbo
instead of Multipar for verification and repair. It is faster,
but on Windows it can fail on special (UTF8) filenames.
macOS: Switched to par2cmdline-turbo for verification and repair.
Linux: Detect more recent versions of 7zip.
Windows: Use All Users locations during installation of shortcuts.
Windows/macOS: Updated Python to 3.11.5, 7Zip to 23.01 and
UnRar to 6.23. All these updates include security fixes.

Bugfixes since 4.0.3

Series duplicate detection did not detect duplicates.
Sorting would append .1 to some filenames.
If a paused queue contained items with Force priority,
items with a lower priority would also be downloaded.
Not all API-keys were removed during log-sanitization.
In certain situations, not all data would be written to disk.
Folder names could be sanitized too eagerly.
Some articles would fail to decode.
QuickCheck could wrongly rename files with identical content.
Warning about Scripts Folder location was triggered incorrectly.

Known problems and solutions

Read the file "ISSUES.txt"

About

SABnzbd is an open-source cross-platform binary newsreader.
It simplifies the process of downloading from Usenet dramatically, thanks
to its web-based user interface and advanced built-in post-processing options
that automatically verify, repair, extract and clean up posts downloaded
from Usenet.

sabnzbd - SABnzbd 4.1.0RC2

Published by sabnzbd-automation about 1 year ago

Release Notes - SABnzbd 4.1.0 Release Candidate 2

Changes since 4.0.3

Added a dark mode for the Config, Login, and Wizard.
Added multi-select to the History.
Show the number of items in post-processing when in Tabbed mode.
Added option verify_xff_header to include X-Forwarded-For when
validating if connections should be accepted when using a proxy.
Added option to purge log files from the Folders Config page.
Moved Server IP address selection and On failure, try alternative NZB to Special settings.
Special setting ipv6_servers changed to on/off.
Only use 7zip to unpack zip files.
Windows: Added option enable_multipar to use par2cmdline-turbo
instead of Multipar for verification and repair. It is faster,
but on Windows it can fail on special (UTF8) filenames.
macOS: Switched to par2cmdline-turbo for verification and repair.
Linux: Detect more recent versions of 7zip.
Windows: Use All Users locations during installtion of shortcuts.
Windows/macOS: Updated Python to 3.11.5, 7Zip to 23.01 and
UnRar to 6.23. All these updates include security fixes.

Bugfixes since 4.0.3

Series duplicate detection did not detect duplicates.
Sorting would append .1 to some filenames.
Not all API-keys were removed during log-sanitization.
In certain situations, not all data would be written to disk.
Folder names could be sanitized too eagerly.
Some articles would fail to decode.
QuickCheck could wrongly rename files with identical content.
Warning about Scripts Folder location was triggered incorrectly.

Known problems and solutions

Read the file "ISSUES.txt"

About

SABnzbd is an open-source cross-platform binary newsreader.
It simplifies the process of downloading from Usenet dramatically, thanks
to its web-based user interface and advanced built-in post-processing options
that automatically verify, repair, extract and clean up posts downloaded
from Usenet.

sabnzbd - SABnzbd 4.1.0RC1

Published by sabnzbd-automation about 1 year ago

Release Notes - SABnzbd 4.1.0 Release Candidate 1

Changes since 4.0.3

Added a dark mode for the Config, Login, and Wizard.
Added multi-select to the History.
Show the number of items in post-processing when in Tabbed mode.
Added option verify_xff_header to include X-Forwarded-For when
validating if connections should be accepted when using a proxy.
Added option to purge log files from the Folders Config page.
Moved Server IP address selection and On failure, try alternative NZB to Special settings.
Special setting ipv6_servers changed to on/off.
Only use 7zip to unpack zip files.
Windows: Added option enable_multipar to use par2cmdline-turbo
instead of Multipar for verification and repair. It is faster,
but on Windows it can fail on special (UTF8) filenames.
macOS: Switched to par2cmdline-turbo for verification and repair.
Linux: Detect more recent versions of 7zip.
Windows: Use All Users locations during installtion of shortcuts.
Windows/macOS: Updated Python to 3.11.5, 7Zip to 23.01 and
UnRar to 6.23. All these updates include security fixes.

Bugfixes since 4.0.3

Series duplicate detection did not detect duplicates.
Sorting would append .1 to some filenames.
Not all API-keys were removed during log-sanitization.
In certain situations, not all data would be written to disk.
Folder names could be sanitized too eagerly.
Some articles would fail to decode.
QuickCheck could wrongly rename files with identical content.
Warning about Scripts Folder location was triggered incorrectly.

Known problems and solutions

Read the file "ISSUES.txt"

About

SABnzbd is an open-source cross-platform binary newsreader.
It simplifies the process of downloading from Usenet dramatically, thanks
to its web-based user interface and advanced built-in post-processing options
that automatically verify, repair, extract and clean up posts downloaded
from Usenet.