yProxy
The Leading yEnc Decoder
yProxy is the most popular yEnc Decoder plugin on the market. If you’re new to newsgroups, no doubt you’re new to decoding yEnc files – such as pics, mp3, video and software. yProxy is a simple plugin that works seamlessly with every newsreader and news server. yProxy decodes yEnc messages in real time for you, so you can keep using your existing newsreader program. It includes a wizard for configuring Outlook Express, Windows Mail, Windows Live Mail, and Mozilla Thunderbird, so you don’t have to do any programming that other yEnc decoder software requires.
Plus, with yProxy, you’re getting the only official and yEnc compliant yEnc Decoder plugin available!
If you’re ready to finally view all of your newsreader downloads, click the BUY NOW button to get yProxy and start decoding yEnc files today! See yProxy in action by viewing the Video Tutorials! Download the free 60 day trial version today.
yProxy is made, sold, and supported in the United States.
yProxy Pro v1. 7 Released
This latest version adds Windows Live Mail for Windows 7 and Mozilla Thunderbird support to the yProxy Setup Wizard. A number of small improvements were added to the user interface, in addition to a small bug fix. Please see the FAQ for details on upgrading.
yProxy Pro 100% Made in the US
yProxy Pro is developed, sold, and supported in the United States. Your purchases go directly toward supporting US families.
The only 100% yEnc compliant yEnc decoder plug-in
The Fastest yEnc decoder plug-in
THe only Secure yEnc decoder with SSL
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yEnc decoder plugin
Speeds up downloads
Works with any newsreader
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yProxy
The Leading yEnc Decoder
yProxy is the most popular yEnc Decoder plugin on the market. If you’re new to newsgroups, no doubt you’re new to decoding yEnc files – such as pics, mp3, video and software. yProxy is a simple plugin that works seamlessly with every newsreader and news server. yProxy decodes yEnc messages in real time for you, so you can keep using your existing newsreader program. It includes a wizard for configuring Outlook Express, Windows Mail, Windows Live Mail, and Mozilla Thunderbird, so you don’t have to do any programming that other yEnc decoder software requires.
Plus, with yProxy, you’re getting the only official and yEnc compliant yEnc Decoder plugin available!
If you’re ready to finally view all of your newsreader downloads, click the BUY NOW button to get yProxy and start decoding yEnc files today! See yProxy in action by viewing the Video Tutorials! Download the free 60 day trial version today.
yProxy is made, sold, and supported in the United States.
yProxy Pro v1. 7 Released
This latest version adds Windows Live Mail for Windows 7 and Mozilla Thunderbird support to the yProxy Setup Wizard. A number of small improvements were added to the user interface, in addition to a small bug fix. Please see the FAQ for details on upgrading.
yProxy Pro 100% Made in the US
yProxy Pro is developed, sold, and supported in the United States. Your purchases go directly toward supporting US families.
The only 100% yEnc compliant yEnc decoder plug-in
The Fastest yEnc decoder plug-in
THe only Secure yEnc decoder with SSL
|
yEnc decoder plugin
Speeds up downloads
Works with any newsreader
|
yProxy – Wikipedia
yProxy (Pro)Developer(s)Brawnylads SoftwareStable release1. 7
/ November 1, 2009Operating systemMicrosoft WindowsTypeNetwork utilityLicenseProprietaryWebsiteyProxy is a Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) proxy server for the Windows operating system. [1] yProxy’s main function is to convert yEnc-encoded attachments to UUE-encoded attachments on the fly. The main purpose of this is to add functionality to NNTP newsreaders that do not have native support for yEnc. [2]
The inventor of yEnc recommends yProxy for use by Windows users whose newsreaders do not support yEnc decoding. [3]
yProxy comes in two varieties:
yProxy
yProxy Pro
yProxy[edit]
The latest free version of yProxy is version 1. 3. [4]
History of yProxy[edit]
yEnc (8 bit ASCII yEncoding of 8 bit data) was released in 2001, and almost immediately the most popular utility for decoding yEnc became a software utility named yEnc32. yEnc32 was an early provider of yEnc decoding, but yEnc32, while flexible through its user interface, requires manual steps to decode yEnc attachments.
In the spring of 2002, shortly after yEnc gained popularity in binary newsgroups, [5] yProxy was released as freeware. yProxy was designed to convert yEnc attachments as they are downloaded, without user intervention. Because yProxy is a proxy server, once it is configured, the user must only ensure that yProxy is running in order to use it.
Due to the design of yProxy as a generic NNTP proxy server, yProxy can be used by any NNTP newsreader. [6] There are many free and commercial NNTP newsreader clients that do not natively support yEnc. yProxy was designed to let the user continue to use his or her existing newsreader. [7]
As of May 31, 2007, the following, popular, free newsreaders do not support yEnc:
Outlook Express[8]
Windows Mail
Windows Live Mail
Mozilla Thunderbird
The free version of yProxy is not supported on Windows Vista or Windows 7 due to yProxy’s dependency on WinHelp for the help file. In addition, the free version of yProxy only includes instructions for configuring Outlook Express, which does not apply to Windows Vista’s free email and NNTP client, Windows Mail or Windows Live Mail for Windows 7.
The free version of yProxy is still available for download via links on the FAQ page of yProxy’s main web site.
How yProxy works[edit]
yProxy is a non-transparent NNTP proxy server. A NNTP client connects to yProxy. yProxy connects to the NNTP server. When the NNTP client makes a request for a news article, yProxy passes the request directly to the server. When the server responds with a yEnc encoded attachment, yProxy will decode the yEnc attachment to its raw binary form and reencode the attachment using the older, more widely accepted UUE format before passing the attachment to the client. The client then handles the attachment normally.
Below is a textual diagram of how yProxy works for the downstream from the NNTP server to the NNTP client.
(NNTP Client) <=UUE= (yProxy) <=yEnc= (NNTP Server)
yProxy Pro[edit]
yProxy Pro was initially released in October, 2004 and is no longer freeware.
yProxy Pro added new features such as:
Full compliance with yEnc v1. 3 standards
Support for secure NNTP connections via SSL
Thread priority control
Support for Windows 7 and Windows Live Mail
Decodes yEnc encoded attachments and sends them to client as UU encoded
Monitoring of connections
Automatic progress indicator for single or multipart posts
Automatic configuration and testing of Outlook Express, Windows Mail, Windows Live Mail, or Mozilla Thunderbird accounts
Notes[edit]
^ Popular Windows Usenet Utilities
^ Usenet Monster Article
^ yProxy Recommended for Windows Users
^ Zen's yEnc FAQ
^ Agent Newsreader and yEnc
^ yEnc Tools for Windows
^ Newsburg Usenet FAQs
^ Microsoft Outlook Express does NOT support yEnc
External links[edit]
yProxy website
