problem with DAP

[nok1]

hi
i`ve been using DAP as my download manager for a couple of years but lately its stopped working. don`t know why , it just won`t download files off my newsgroup
could anyone give me a pointer or maybe another download manager. i`ve tried star downloader but everything i download from newsgroup it asks for user and password, which is annoying.
i`ve tried IDM which i liked but only the trial version which only gives you a couple of weeks and then asks you to purchase
any ideas?

[reverend]

If you use Easynews they changed the DNS name of some of the servers recently, may be worth checking that the software has the username and password entered against the correct DNS name otherwise that would cause authentication problems....

[nok1]

it is easynews mate,but no idea how you check the dns? what is it
how can i get dap to work again? i do like it but lately ......