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Subject: Re: New Agent User - A.G Owl Crazy Quilt.rar (0/1)
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:57:36 +1000
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Herb <Herb@the.herb.garden>, wrote
>bluerope81@bluerope81.blue wrote:
>> Herb
>>
>> Will you let me know if this works any better
>>
>> Thanks
>
>Welcome to the world of Agent!
>
feh.. kickin' and sceamin'.. eh what!
Still .. another newb led in safely is another potential good poster.
None of us (helpers) best forget how this eventuated tho.
Persistence is a key word.
>When trying something new, it's a good idea (and very highly
>suggested/recommended) that you do the testing in alt.binaries.test.
>That way you can look at the results yourself first, in case there's
>something really quirky.
>
You forget a key bit of info Herb.
"post with one provider, retrieve the test with another".
>In this case, it's been about 30 minutes since the 0/1 was posted, and
>no other parts have appeared (at least on Easynews). One reason might
>be that the attachment simply hasn't arrived yet.
>
/nods
One reason.. and the one that is most unlikely of them all.
>More likely, the .rar file you posted is too large to attach. You have
>to set Agent to automatically break up large posts into smaller
>chunks. When composing your message, after clicking on "attachments"
>click on "Properties" and tell it to break up large messages (check
>the box). Then enter 650000 right next to it. (That's for a 1MB max
>message; enter 350000 for a 500KB max).
or.. 420000 for the magic "debbil number" of lines per article!
/chuckle
>In addition, you could set
>your RAR options to break the file up into more easily repost-able
>pieces.
>
IIRC .. this step is lost completely on our "I have been posting binary for
years" BR81 xSpurt.
I guess all of us, with one exception, can be thankful your nature is so truly
liberal, Herb... if somewhat of a monocular disposition in respect of a
"debbil down under".. heh
I leave you with this one to "puppy walk".
I am not going near Agent (those versions) for anybody, sorry.
[hands over keys to the "-comfy-touchyfeely-sympathy, trailer"]
y'all quite welcome to use <alt.binaries.vj.tester>
for the honeymoon period. I doubt any thing will disturb you there.
Both EN and GN carry it... last I heard.
Good Luck with that.
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