PictureSnooperPE

PictureSnooper is an impressive application that effortlessly searches UseNet NewsGroups for binary files without any interruption to your daily routine. Whether you are having dinner, at the movies, or even sleeping, PictureSnooperX will discover binary files, usually pictures, and occasionally executables and HTML files. After discovering a binary file, PictureSnooperX will proceed to download the file, decode it, and save it to your specified directory for later viewing.

Here are some of the standout features of "PictureSnooperPE":

- Mac OS X Native: Featuring a Cocoa Interface, Preference File Handling, Unix Sockets, POSIX Threads, LONG Filenames
- Multi-Part Messages: Multi-Part Message Search, Store, and Automatically Assemble
- Auto-Detect Formats and Decode: Including UUDecoding, Base64, MIME, yEnc, RAR, PAR, PAR2
- Filters: Bulk Spam, File FingerPrints (remove duplicate binary files), Authors/Sites, Extensions
- Movie Conversion: Auto Convert Movies from DivX, VCD, etc. to MPEG and MP4
- Other Features: Preview Download Images, Picture Previews, Subject/Author added to Get Info, Favorite Author Search
- PowerPC Velocity Engine Accelerated: File FingerPrints (search Duplicate downloads quicker), Movie Conversion.

PictureSnooperPE does have limitations, however. While you can test the program, if you wish to continue using PictureSnooper PE, you will be required to register your copy. This version of PictureSnooperPE only allows you to use it on one newsgroup and for a limit of 100 messages.

Finally, it's worth noting that the latest version, 1.1, has been designed to work natively on both the new Intel Macs and the PowerPC Macs. This feature is definitely welcome and should appeal to all Mac users.