BinFS
The development has started
The windows explorer will get an extra drive letter that can be accesed by any application on that system like it's a regular drive. sources: Explorer Namespace extensions, Virtual encrypted drive
The user can add newsgroups as a folder to this drive letter.
Files can be found using a scheduled scan or ad hoc search
There will be support for nzb files. These files can be placed anywhere on the system. Opening such a file will act as if the original file was opened from the newsserver.
Compatability with current binary files in newsgroups. This will mean that a file will be posted the same way as files are posted now. Sources: NNTP library, NNTP using Indy, NNTP component
Files will be attached using the Yenc format. Sources: Binary file encoding/decoding, Yenc class
The development has started
I just (december 2005) decided to start the development of BinFS. BinFS stands for 'Binary newsgroup File System' and the goal is to create an extension for the Windows Explorer that will add a virtual drive where you can add folders that are maped to a newsgroup.
The development is still in the investigation stage. So far I am thinking of the folowing criteria
