# NZB > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/NZB > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/NZB.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NZB > Source revision: 1290040779 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) XML-based file format NZB file format Filename extension .nzb[1] Internet media type application/x-nzb Developed by NewzBin[2] Latest release 1.1 November 10, 2009; 16 years ago (2009-11-10) Type of format Usenet extender Extended from XML Open format? yes Website NZB file specification[3] **NZB** is an [XML](/source/XML)-based file format for retrieving posts from [NNTP](/source/NNTP) ([Usenet](/source/Usenet)) servers.[4] The format was conceived by the developers of the [Newzbin.com](/source/NewzBin) [Usenet](/source/Usenet) Index.[5][6] NZB is effective when used with search-capable websites.[7] These websites create NZB files out of what is needed to be downloaded.[8] Using this concept, headers would not be downloaded hence the NZB method is quicker and more bandwidth-efficient than traditional methods.[9] Each Usenet message has a [unique identifier](/source/Unique_identifier) called the "[Message-ID](/source/Message-ID)".[10] When a large file is posted to a Usenet newsgroup, it is usually divided into multiple messages (called segments or parts) each having its own Message-ID.[11] An NZB-capable Usenet client will read all needed Message-IDs from the NZB file, download them and decode the messages back into a binary file (usually using [yEnc](/source/YEnc) or [Uuencode](/source/Uuencode)).[12] ## File format example The following is an example of an NZB 1.1 file.[13] Your File! Example alt.binaries.newzbin alt.binaries.mojo 123456789abcdef@news.newzbin.example.com 987654321fedbca@news.newzbin.example.com ## See also - [Internet portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Internet) - [Comparison of Usenet newsreaders](/source/Comparison_of_Usenet_newsreaders) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [".nzb file extension :: all about the .nzb file type"](https://www.cryer.co.uk/file-types/n/nzb.htm). *www.cryer.co.uk*. Retrieved 2020-01-24. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["NZB explained"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130209223600/http://everything.explained.at/NZB/). 2013-02-09. Archived from [the original](http://everything.explained.at/NZB/) on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2020-01-24. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["NBDocs - NZBSpecification"](https://web.archive.org/web/20040423064641/http://docs.newzbin.com/index.php?pagename=NZBSpecification). 2004-04-23. Archived from [the original](http://docs.newzbin.com/index.php?pagename=NZBSpecification) on 2004-04-23. 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Wat is NZB?"](https://www.binaries4all.nl/nzb/). *binaries4all.nl*. Retrieved 2020-01-24. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["NBDocs - What Is An NZB File"](https://web.archive.org/web/20040504002459/http://docs.newzbin.com/index.php?pagename=WhatIsAnNZBFile). 2004-05-04. Archived from [the original](http://docs.newzbin.com/index.php?pagename=WhatIsAnNZBFile) on 2004-05-04. Retrieved 2020-01-24. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["nzb - Browse /nzb/0.1"](https://sourceforge.net/projects/nzb/files/nzb/0.1/). *SourceForge.net*. Retrieved 2020-01-24. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["WWW::Newzbin - Interface to Newzbin.com's Usenet index"](https://metacpan.org/pod/release/CHRISN/WWW-Newzbin-0.03/lib/WWW/Newzbin.pm). *metacpan.org*. Retrieved 2020-01-24. ## External links - [How to use Usenet NZB Files](https://www.newsgroupservers.net/usenet-basics/usenet-nzb-files/) - [NZB file specification](https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/extra/nzb-spec) - [NZB sites directory](https://usenetreviewz.com/nzb-sites/) v t e Usenet History Great Renaming (1987) Eternal September (1993) Meow Wars (1996–1998) Terminology Backbone cabal Breidbart Index Cancelbot Crossposting Flaming Godwin's law Kill file Otherkin Sock puppet account Sporgery Troll Usenet Death Penalty Warnock's dilemma Web-based Usenet Filetypes NZB PAR/PAR2 Hierarchies alt.* Big 8 comp.* sci.* News server Astraweb Easynews Giganews Newsgroups (List) news.admin.net-abuse.email rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated talk.origins alt.* atheism binaries.slack religion.scientology sex sex.bondage sex.stories suicide.holiday tv.simpsons By topic Cryptography newsgroups Clients Google Groups Newsreaders (List, Comparison) GrabIt rn tin This network-related software article is a stub. 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