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strange, i've had the problem for so long now i assumed it must've been something common, it was only chatting with some mates the other day that i realised i'm the only that seems to have it...

- nzbs files are standard size (200KB-ish), the content would be between 500mb to 10gb
- if i just grab the nzb myself from the same computer, it takes about a second
- instant.

but the "fetching" process for some reason slows everything to a halt.

Hi I find that when sab is fetching an nzb from a remote address (via newznab's sab integration or sickbeard, for example), it becomes extremely unresponsive. If there are any downloads in progress they slow right down, almost to a stop, and while the nzb is being fetched, most third party apps (sic...

so i've just gotten this problem for the first time... is the only solution to try again from the start with a couple of backup servers enabled?  i'm assuming it's not a bad upload since it's been there for 280 days and has had 50+ snatches... my net's been dropping in and out lately, is that likely...