NZB

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NZB file format
Filename extension
.nzb [1]
Internet media type
application/x-nzb
Developed by NewzBin [2]
Latest release
1.1
November 10, 2009;15 years ago (2009-11-10)
Type of format Usenet extender
Extended from XML
Open format?yes
Website NZB file specification [3]

NZB is an XML-based file format for retrieving posts from NNTP (Usenet) servers. [4] The format was conceived by the developers of the Newzbin.com Usenet Index. [5] [6] NZB is effective when used with search-capable websites. [7] These websites create NZB files out of what is needed to be downloaded. [8] Using this concept, headers would not be downloaded hence the NZB method is quicker and more bandwidth-efficient than traditional methods. [9]

Contents

Each Usenet message has a unique identifier called the "Message-ID". [10] When a large file is posted to a Usenet newsgroup, it is usually divided into multiple messages (called segments or parts) each having its own Message-ID. [11] An NZB-capable Usenet client will read all needed Message-IDs from the NZB file, download them and decode the messages back into a binary file (usually using yEnc or Uuencode). [12]

File format example

The following is an example of an NZB 1.1 file. [13] 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><!DOCTYPE nzb PUBLIC "-//newzBin//DTD NZB 1.1//EN" "http://www.newzbin.com/DTD/nzb/nzb-1.1.dtd"><nzbxmlns="http://www.newzbin.com/DTD/2003/nzb"><head><metatype="title">YourFile!</meta><metatype="tag">Example</meta></head><fileposter="Joe Bloggs <bloggs@nowhere.example>;"date="1071674882"subject="Here's your file!  abc-mr2a.r01 (1/2)"><groups><group>alt.binaries.newzbin</group><group>alt.binaries.mojo</group></groups><segments><segmentbytes="102394"number="1">123456789abcdef@news.newzbin.com</segment><segmentbytes="4501"number="2">987654321fedbca@news.newzbin.com</segment></segments></file></nzb>

See also

References

  1. ↑ ".nzb file extension :: all about the .nzb file type". www.cryer.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  2. ↑ "NZB explained". 2013-02-09. Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  3. ↑ "NBDocs - NZBSpecification". 2004-04-23. Archived from the original on 2004-04-23. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  4. ↑ "NZB Files Explained in Plain English" . Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  5. ↑ "nzb 0.1 Released « nzb" . Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  6. ↑ "Power-Post-2000-A&A". powerpost.free.fr. 2004-03-21. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  7. ↑ "Tutorial: What is NZB? What are NZB files?". Binaries4all Usenet Tutorials. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  8. ↑ "What is an NZB File? (with picture)". wiseGEEK. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  9. ↑ "Select download folder when using NZB?". NewsLeecher Forums. 2004-09-11. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  10. ↑ "Handleiding: Wat zijn NZB-bestanden? Wat is NZB?". binaries4all.nl. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  11. ↑ "NBDocs - What Is An NZB File". 2004-05-04. Archived from the original on 2004-05-04. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  12. ↑ "nzb - Browse /nzb/0.1". SourceForge.net. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  13. ↑ "WWW::Newzbin - Interface to Newzbin.com's Usenet index". metacpan.org. Retrieved 2020-01-24.


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