SABnzbd 4.3.0

Release Notes - SABnzbd 4.3.0

Key changes since 4.2.0

• Archive:

  • When jobs are removed from the History, they are moved to the Archive.
  • Keep your History clean and still be able to reliably use Duplicate Detection.

• Apprise Integrated:

  • Send notifications using Apprise to almost any notification service.
  • Supported notifications: https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki
  • Notification Script SABnzbd-notify.py is no longer needed.

• Added IPv6-staging option:

  • Enable ipv6_staging in Config - Specials to get additional IPv6 features:
    • Add IPv6 hostnames during address selection.
    • Internet Bandwidth is measured separately for IPv4 and IPv6.

• Other:

  • The text output format is removed from the API, json is the default.
  • Handling of multiple inputs to several API methods was improved.
  • File browser dialog is available to select file paths in the Config.
  • Users will be warned if they configure an Indexer as a Server.
  • Added SAB_API_KEY and SAB_API_URL to script environment variables.
  • Windows/macOS: Updated Python to 3.12.3, Multipar to v1.3.3.2,
    Unrar to 7.00 and 7zip to 24.03.

Bug fixes since 4.2.0

• Incorrect warnings of unknown status codes could be thrown.
• Watched Folder would not work if Socks5 proxy was active.
• Prevent crash on invalid Server Expiration Date.
• Windows: Installer could create duplicate shortcuts.

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.

(c) Copyright 2007-2024 by The SABnzbd-Team (sabnzbd.org)

SABnzbd 4.3.0RC2

Release Notes - SABnzbd 4.3.0 Release Candidate 2

This is the second release candidate of SABnzbd 4.3.0.

Key changes since 4.2.0

• Archive:

  • When jobs are removed from the History, they are moved to the Archive.
  • Keep your History clean and still be able to reliably use Duplicate Detection.

• Apprise Integrated:

  • Send notifications using Apprise to almost any notification service.
  • Supported notifications: https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki
  • Notification Script SABnzbd-notify.py is no longer needed.

• Added IPv6-staging option:

  • Enable ipv6_staging in Config - Specials to get additional IPv6 features:
    • Add IPv6 hostnames during address selection.
    • Internet Bandwidth is measured separately for IPv4 and IPv6.

• Other:

  • The text output format is removed from the API, json is the default.
  • Handling of multiple inputs to several API methods was improved.
  • File browser dialog is available to select file paths in the Config.
  • Users will be warned if they configure an Indexer as a Server.
  • Windows/macOS: Updated Python to 3.12.3, Multipar to v1.3.3.2,
    Unrar to 7.00 and 7zip to 24.03.

Bug fixes since 4.2.0

• Incorrect warnings of unknown status codes could be thrown.
• Watched Folder would not work if Socks5 proxy was active.
• Prevent crash on invalid Server Expiration Date.
• Windows: Installer could create duplicate shortcuts.

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.

(c) Copyright 2007-2024 by The SABnzbd-Team (sabnzbd.org)

SABnzbd 4.3.0RC1

Release Notes - SABnzbd 4.3.0 Release Candidate 1

This is the first release candidate of SABnzbd 4.3.0.

Key changes since 4.2.0

• Archive:

  • When jobs are removed from the History, they are moved to the Archive.
  • Keep your History clean and still be able to reliably use Duplicate Detection.

• Apprise Integrated:

  • Send notifications using Apprise to almost any notification service.
  • Supported notifications: https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki
  • Notification Script SABnzbd-notify.py is no longer needed.

• Added IPv6-staging option:

  • Enable ipv6_staging in Config - Specials to get additional IPv6 features:
    • Add IPv6 hostnames during address selection.
    • Internet Bandwidth is measured separately for IPv4 and IPv6.

• Other:

  • The text output format is removed from the API, json is the default.
  • Handling of multiple inputs to several API methods was improved.
  • File browser dialog is available to select file paths in the Config.
  • Users will be warned if they configure an Indexer as a Server.
  • Windows/macOS: Updated Python to 3.12.3, Multipar to v1.3.3.2,
    Unrar to 7.00 and 7zip to 24.03.

Bug fixes since 4.2.0

• Incorrect warnings of unknown status codes could be thrown.
• Watched Folder would not work if Socks5 proxy was active.

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.

(c) Copyright 2007-2024 by The SABnzbd-Team (sabnzbd.org)

SABnzbd 4.3.0Beta1

Release Notes - SABnzbd 4.3.0 Beta 1

This is the first pre-release of SABnzbd 4.3.0.

Key changes since 4.2.0

• Archive:

  • When jobs are removed from the History, they are moved to the Archive.
  • Keep your History clean and still be able to reliably use Duplicate Detection.

• Apprise Integrated:

  • Send notifications using Apprise to almost any notification service.
  • Supported notifications: https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki
  • Notification Script SABnzbd-notify.py is no longer needed.

• Added IPv6-staging option:

  • Enable ipv6_staging in Config - Specials to get additional IPv6 features:
    • Add IPv6 hostnames during address selection.
    • Internet Bandwidth is measured separately for IPv4 and IPv6.

• Other:

  • The text output format is removed from the API, json is the default.
  • Handling of multiple inputs to several API methods was improved.
  • File browser dialog is available to select file paths in the Config.
  • Users will be warned if they configure an Indexer as a Server.
  • Windows/macOS: Updated Python to 3.12.2, Multipar to v1.3.3.2,
    Unrar to 7.00 and 7zip to 24.03.

Bug fixes since 4.2.0

• Incorrect warnings of unknown status codes could be thrown.

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.

(c) Copyright 2007-2024 by The SABnzbd-Team (sabnzbd.org)

SABnzbd 4.3.0Alpha1

Release Notes - SABnzbd 4.3.0 Alpha 1

This is the first pre-release of SABnzbd 4.3.0.

Key changes since 4.2.0

• Archive:

  • When jobs are removed from the History, they are moved to the Archive.
  • Keep your History clean and still be able to reliably use Duplicate Detection.

• Apprise Integrated:

  • Send notifications using Apprise to almost any notification service.
  • Supported notifications: https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki
  • Notification Script SABnzbd-notify.py is no longer needed.

• Added IPv6-staging option:

  • Enable ipv6_staging in Config - Specials to get additional IPv6 features:
    • Add IPv6 hostnames during address selection.
    • Internet Bandwidth is measured separately for IPv4 and IPv6.

• Other:

  • The text output format is removed from the API, json is the default.
  • Handling of multiple inputs to several API methods was improved.
  • File browser dialog is available to select file paths in the Config.
  • Users will be warned if they configure an Indexer as a Server.

Bug fixes since 4.2.0

• Incorrect warnings of unknown status codes could be thrown.

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.

(c) Copyright 2007-2024 by The SABnzbd-Team (sabnzbd.org)

SABnzbd 4.2.3

Release Notes - SABnzbd 4.2.3

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.

(c) Copyright 2007-2024 by The SABnzbd-Team (sabnzbd.org)

SABnzbd 4.2.3RC3

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.

(c) Copyright 2007-2024 by The SABnzbd-Team (sabnzbd.org)

SABnzbd 4.2.3RC2

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.

(c) Copyright 2007-2024 by The SABnzbd-Team (sabnzbd.org)

SABnzbd 4.2.3RC1

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.

(c) Copyright 2007-2024 by The SABnzbd-Team (sabnzbd.org)

SABnzbd 4.2.2

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.

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