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From Issue 45
Title: Binary Boy
Requires: 16MB RAM, 486 or higher, Windows 95 or above, 1 and a half megs of disk space for the basic installation and several more megs for downloaded files, An internet connection, Access to a standard news server (MSN is not supported in this version).
Look, up on the Net! It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's Binary Boy!!! He's faster than a speeding browser. More powerful than the leading search engine. Able to leap unwanted spam and articles in a single bound...

Meanwhile, back in the cubicle, we learn that the mild-mannered Binary Boy is actually a powerful internet utility for Windows 95 that searches internet newsgroups for pictures, sounds and other attachments matching your search criteria; then effortlessly downloads and decodes the files. Binary Boy can dial the modem at a scheduled time, execute a search, and then hang up all by itself. It uses simple expressions based on the keywords AND, OR, and NOT to search for and filter thousands of attachments. You can even set up your own filter strings to avoid downloading spam or other unwanted articles. Some of Binary Boy's special abilities include:

Features

* A scheduler for unattended downloads.

* Easy searching and filtering using AND, OR and NOT.

* Fast - Typically discards 1,000 or more unwanted articles in minutes on a 28.8k connection.

* Search and filter globally, within a list of groups or specific to a newsgroup.

* Filters any text in the article header.

* Assembles split uuencoded files.

* Decodes MIME base-64.

Note: Available on CD-ROM issue only.