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How Do I Download files With TIFNY?
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How Do I Download files With TIFNY?
You simply need access to an NNTP Server. You can use the automated search where TIFNY locates and automatically downloads the files for you. Or you can preview the headers for each newsgroup and pick and choose the files you want to download.
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What Types of Files Does TIFNY Download?
TIFNY will download any file type you specify that is available on the Usenet. This includes image formats such JPEG, GIF, PNG, WMF, BMP, and ICO files. And music and video files including MP3, MPEG, WAV, and AVI files. And other types like program files and zip files.
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Does TIFNY Remember the Articles that I have Read?
TIFNY remembers where you left off in each newsgroup. To avoid duplicate files, TIFNY maintains a cache called the repeat files cache containing the names of downloaded file. It even uses a checksum to catch duplicate files posted under a different name.
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How Can I Avoid Spam And Crosspostings?
When you use the automated search, you benefit from TIFNY's extensive functionality for filtering files that you do not want to see. You can limit searches by author, organization, newsgroup, and file type. You can even filter files based on keywords in the message header. And you can filter by the number of newsgroups the article was posted to and the size of the file.
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Do you download multi-segment images?
Yes. Due to the increasing popularity of music files which are often posted in multi-parts, the latest version of TIFNY will automatically download and reconstruct multi-segment files. When you preview the newsgroup headers containing files posted in multiple parts are combine so only one header shows for it.
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What Files Can TIFNY Display?
TIFNY has a built-in image viewer and picture thumbnail gallery that lets have fun with your images. It can display most image formats including JPG, BMP, WMF, ICO, PCX, PNG, ICO, and GIF files
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What Files Can TIFNY Play?
TIFNY has a built-in music and video player. It can play MP3, MPEG, WAV, and AVI files. Plus the MP3 player has a jukebox feature that lets you continuously play your favorite collection of songs.
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How Do I Browse Previously Downloaded Files?
Under the hood, TIFNY stores information about your images and other downloaded files in an indexed database. It includes the newsgroup header, the file name, the author, and more. With TIFNY you can see thumbnail galleries and full size images by directory like with a traditional viewer, plus you can see them by newsgroup, date, file type, and keyword.
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