NNTPGrab

This feature request is moved over from the old website

In newsleecher a thread can be paused/stopped and later started again. Often this has beter effects on the continuality of the download than the limiter of Newsleecher, while something else is also using some bandwith. (Newsleecher limits downloads with "blocks", a jagged download line is the result)

Extra info:

1. as stated in the description, Newsleecher does download in limited mode in a "jagged" mode (download full speed, and then wait till the average over so many seconds is equal the required max). The resulting download speed looks like the sinus of an AC power line. By disabling 1 or more lines, this is prevented, and the (other conventional) download goes more smoothly. Unknown to the charisterix of the yet to be written download limiting algoritme, this may happen with NNTPGrab as wel. Maybe an option to integrate such disabeling of the connection into the limiting algoritme?

2. I use a payserver, which I share with 2 others, sometimes one of them need more speed to finish their download early, or another friend who does not use a payserver, uses a couple of lines from me for the retention, I'll give away a couple of threads for some time then.

3. In newsleecher it is not possible to say: "finish downloading this file and stop downloading"..... I'll do this manually sometimes (for rebooting or whatever). This is maybe another feature, for another button next to Pauzing the Queue in the future.