If you don't like it, you have Unisys to thank for enforcing a ridiculous patent with large licensing fees. NewsGrabber 3.0.11 released. NewsGrabber will automatically delete the file when each database is opened. Compact Database code was completely rewritten. There are no longer any problems caused by Compact.
Patches are available from the upgrades page.
7th Oct, 1999. NewsGrabber 3.0.09 released. NewsGrabber 3.0.09 is released today. This version improves the connection code a lot, so the threads connect to the servers, faster. It also addresses a number of bugs.