I've been using Newsleecher for quite a while and was fairly satisfied with the software, in fact I left due to their billing department, not the software itself. Before NL I used a number of other readers, probably tried Newsbin sometime between accessing Usenet to actually message with others via Telnet or accessing it via Gopher--I am very old!
The main reasons that I have chosen Newsbin are longevity and search capability. I've spent the better part of the evening playing around with Newsbin and am sure that I've made the proper choice, albeit a little later than I probably should have--right right no bashing NL, sorry!
I just have a question about searching in Newsbin. I am sure that it works and that I am probably doing something wrong so I thought that I'd ask.
The following is an example NL search term that I used to use and I am wondering if it is possible to translate that to Newsbin? The search is about 300 characters long.
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. -"00-" -"00_" -"000_" -2012 -2013 -2014 -"01-" -"6581.nfo" -ps3 -xbox -wii -1080p -720p -osx -hdtv -psp -android -pda -comic -PDTV -linux -HDTV -NTSC -DVDR -danish -french -russian -spanish -japanese -german -webrip -xxx -"[ ANIME ]" -"[ MOVIE ]" -"[ MUSIC ]" -"[ TV ]" -"x264" -dvdrip -"instant.pda" -ebook -"emag.nfo" -"ke.nfo" -"int3nsity.nfo" -"noy.nfo" -"remastered" -"debt.nfo" -"vinyl" -"-6581" -".apple." group:alt.binaries.town poster:"Profess0r" maxdays:4
Looks crazy, I know but like I said, it did get me exactly what I was looking for. I've done some editing to make it more Newsbin(y) syntax and trimmed it down to the following, but still have Newsbin telling me there are no results--
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* -"00-" -"00_" -"000_" -2012 -2013 -2014 -"01-" -"6581.nfo" -ps3 -xbox -wii -1080p -720p -osx -hdtv -psp -android -pda -comic -PDTV -linux -HDTV -NTSC -DVDR -danish -french -russian -spanish -japanese -german -webrip -xxx -"[ ANIME ]" -"[ MOVIE ]" -"[ MUSIC ]" -"[ TV ]" -x264 -dvdrip -instant.pda -ebook -emag.nfo -ke.nfo -int3nsity.nfo -noy.nfo -remastered -debt.nfo -vinyl -"-6581" -".apple."
Thinking that size might matter, I cut it down to the following 448 characters but still no search results--
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* -"00-" -"00_" -"000_" -2012 -2013 -2014 -"01-" -"6581.nfo" -ps3 -xbox -wii -1080p -720p -osx -hdtv -psp -android -pda -comic -PDTV -linux -HDTV -NTSC -DVDR -danish -french -russian -spanish -japanese -german -webrip -xxx -"[ ANIME ]" -"[ MOVIE ]"
Is there anything that stands out as incorrect in my final search syntax that anyone may be able to see as wrong? I have checked the help page and I think that it conforms to the proper syntax unless there is a length limit that I am still exceeding?
Thanks to everyone that took the time to read my post, I do appreciate it! Thanks even more to anyone that can perhaps shed some light on where I am going wrong!
