Usenet readers/binary downloaders for linux

Mon Mar 23 09:05:44 MST 2009

SABnzbd+ is pretty good, it uses a web interface and checks your newzbin
account for bookmarks automatically so there's no need to manually d/l
the nzb files, it's got a pretty cool firefox plugin too.

On Sat, 2009-03-21 at 09:46 -0700, Blake wrote:
> Gotta be gui...   I've been using newsbin for giganews for quite some time and it works well, windows only though
> 
> JD Austin <jd at twingeckos.com> wrote:
> 
> >text or gui?
> >--
> >JD Austin
> >Twin Geckos Technology Services LLC
> >jd at twingeckos.com
> >480.288.8195x201
> >http://www.twingeckos.com
> >
> >
> >Samuel Beckett  - "Birth was the death of him."
> >
> >On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 6:57 PM, Blake <gnunixguy1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I'm looking for a good linux newsreader/ binary downloader for linux. The
> >> only stipulation is that it needs to be capable of up to 20
> >> threads/connections at a time.
> >>
> >> Any ideas?
> >> --Gnunixguy
> >>
> >> JD Austin <jd at twingeckos.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >write a script that uses expect and scp to put the file in place.
> >> >--
> >> >JD Austin
> >> >Twin Geckos Technology Services LLC
> >> >jd at twingeckos.com
> >> >480.288.8195x201
> >> >http://www.twingeckos.com
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Robert Benchley  - "I have tried to know absolutely nothing about a great
> >> >many things, and I have succeeded fair...
> >> >
> >> >On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 6:39 PM, Bob Elzer <bob.elzer at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> He has the key, but to login to every machine to copy the file, he has
> >> to
> >> >> type the password first.
> >> >>
> >> >> Which is what he is trying to avoid.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> From: plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> >> >> [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of
> >> Bryan
> >> >> O'Neal
> >> >> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 6:15 PM
> >> >> To: 'Main PLUG discussion list'
> >> >> Subject: RE: To have a program to "type" a username/passwordfor me. How?
> >> >>
> >> >> If SSH without passwords is what your after why not use key based
> >> >> authentication?  Setting up keys is painfully simple.
> >> >>
> >> >> Public key encryption
> >> >> Generating keys for server A (the one with the data to be synced)
> >> >>
> >> >> a at A:~> ssh-keygen -t rsa
> >> >>        Enter file in which to save the key (/home/a/.ssh/id_rsa):
> >> >>        Created directory '/home/a/.ssh'.
> >> >>        Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):
> >> >>        Enter same passphrase again:
> >> >>        Your identification has been saved in /home/a/.ssh/id_rsa.
> >> >>        Your public key has been saved in /home/a/.ssh/id_rsa.pub.
> >> >>        The key fingerprint is:
> >> >>        3e:4f:05:79:3a:9f:96:7c:3b:ad:e9:58:37:bc:37:e4 a at A
> >> >>
> >> >> Tell Server B to Accept the key
> >> >> 1. Create a directory ~/.ssh as user b on B
> >> >>        a at A:~> ssh b at B mkdir -p .ssh
> >> >>        b at B's password::
> >> >> 2. Append a's new public key to b at B:.ssh/authorized_keys
> >> >>        a at A:~> cat .ssh/id_rsa.pub | ssh b at B 'cat >>
> >> .ssh/authorized_keys'
> >> >>        b at B's password::
> >> >> 3. Change permissions for b's authorized_keys file
> >> >>        a at A:~> ssh b at B chmod 0600 .ssh/authorized_keys
> >> >>        b at B's password::
> >> >> Done
> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> From: plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> >> >> [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of
> >> >> kitepilot at kitepilot.com
> >> >> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 5:30 PM
> >> >> To: Main PLUG discussion list
> >> >> Subject: Re: To have a program to "type" a username/passwordfor me. How?
> >> >>
> >> >> Ah well...
> >> >> So much for skipping the research:
> >> >> http://bash.cyberciti.biz/security/expect-ssh-login-script/
> >> >>
> >> >> Darn it...
> >> >> ET
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> kitepilot at kitepilot.com writes:
> >> >>
> >> >> > To have a program to "type" a password for me. How?
> >> >> > Hello widespread wisdom...
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I want to propagate public keys to several dozens of puters so I can
> >> >> > login passwordless.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I am not looking forward to typing (or cut'n pasting) a password a
> >> >> > gazillion times.  They all have the same username/password
> >> combination.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I know that expect can be used to "type" a password (or to fool passwd
> >> >> > to change a password without manual intervention), but I don't know
> >> how.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > What I want is ti fire a loop to copy my keys to all the machines and
> >> >> > to have the program to "type" the username and the password to free me
> >> >> > up from the dull stuff.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > This *HAS* to be possible, does anybody know how?
> >> >> > Thanks!   :)
> >> >> > ET
> >> >> >
> >> >> > PS: No, I haven't researched this, this question is the beginning of
> >> >> > my research...
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