On 7/31/2012 1:17 PM, pjonesg@homesweethome.com wrote:
> Hi Herb,
> I do have agent 4.2 and I also have winrar. I usually don't have any
> problems opening. It does show as a single post, but when I try to
> unzip it it says unknown file extension or corrupt. Is that on my
> end? Thanks again.
Must be something on your end. After your inquiry I opened it with Agent
3.2 with no problem. Does it show as an attachment with a .RAR
extension? If not, try saving the complete attachment (not the message
itself) somewhere and renaming it to something.rar
If that doesn't work, try re-downloading it from your server
(giganews?). You may have to (in Agent) delete the message and then
"download all messages" for the newsgroup.
- Herb
> On Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:03:39 -0700, Herb<Herb@sthe.herb.garden>
> wrote:
>
>> On 7/31/2012 9:06 AM, pjonesg@homesweethome.com wrote:
>>> Anyone know what format these are in? Don't know why, but I can't
>>> open. Thanks!
>>
>> First, it's a multipart .RAR archive file which your Agent 4.2 should
>> show as a single post. If not, you're missing one or more parts. If it
>> does show as a single msg, when you download it you should see an
>> attachment "WaterCreatures.rar", 4.8 MBytes.
>>
>> Once you've opened the .rar file, it contains folders with .hus and .pes
>> files. Is it these that you're haveing a problem with?
>>
>> .RAR is similar to .ZIP, but more efficient and it requires different
>> software to open. If you don't have the program that opens .rar
>> archives, there are a number of programs you can download and install.
>> They include
>> WinRar (Commercial, probably has a free trial period)
>> 7Zip (Free)
>>
>> - Herb
>>
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