Release Notes - SABnzbd 5.0.0 Beta 1

This is the first beta release of version 5.0.

Due to several fundamental changes we decided to
not just call this 4.6 but promote it to 5.0!

New features in 5.0.0

Added support for NNTP Pipelining which eliminates idle waiting between
requests, significantly improving speeds on high-latency connections.
Read more here: https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/advanced/nntp-pipelining
Implemented Direct Write to optimize assembly of downloaded files.
Read more here: https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/advanced/direct-write
Complete redesign of article cache.
Improved disk speed measurement in Status window.
Enable verify_xff_header by default.
Reduce delays between jobs during post-processing.
If a download only has .nzb files inside, the new downloads
will include the name of the original download.
No longer show tracebacks in the browser, only in the logs.
Dropped support for Python 3.8.
Windows: Added Windows ARM (portable) release.

Bug fixes since 4.5.0

Check before download could get stuck or fail to reject.
No error was shown in case NZB upload failed.
Correct mobile layout if Full Width is enabled.
Aborted Direct Unpack could result in no files being unpacked.
Sorting of files inside jobs was inconsistent.
Windows: Tray icon disappears after Explorer restart.
macOS: Slow to start on some network setups.

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

Code Signing Policy

Windows code signing is provided by SignPath.io using a SignPath Foundation certificate.

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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