These links are to the WarezFAQ on the web.
The WarezFAQ is the base FAQ for the alt.binaries.warez*
sub-hierarchy,
and the specific FAQ for alt.binaries.warez.ibm-pc (ABWI,) and has
been since the Inner Circle created the group and wrote the first
WarezFAQ in 1996. Some answers are mainly for ABWI, but most are not.
The WarezFAQ on the web also contains a number of tutorials and direct
downloads of useful utilities, it also has many links to other tools
and information sites.
Simply click on the appropriate link for the answer to your question,
or for the tutorials.
Forums:
http://www.warezfaq.com/forums/
IRC-Style chat
http://warezfaq.com/talking/phpMyChat.php3
Tutorials:
http://www.warezfaq.com/tutorials.htm
Q: Where can I find posts of the type ... ?
A: http://www.warezfaq.com/finding_posts.htm
Q: Can I find out if a program I want has been released as warez?
A: http://www.warezfaq.com/GQA.htm#ReleasedYet
Q: What is PAR or PAR2?
A: http://www.warezfaq.com/allaboutpar.htm
Q: What is an NZB?
A: http://www.warezfaq.com/NZB_Primer.htm
Q: I think I have a CD-Image file, how can I tell, and what can I do
with it?
A: http://www.warezfaq.com/cdimages.htm
Q: All of a sudden the files I download are corrupt, what is wrong?
A: http://warezfaq.com/GQA.htm#Corrupt
Q: Why is the final segment missing on many posts?
A: http://warezfaq.com/GQA.htm#SegMissing
Q: Why doesn't the release/crack work, don't they test these things?
A: http://warezfaq.com/GQA.htm#Notworking
Q: What are the best applications to use for downloading binaries or
reading
text?
A: http://www.warezfaq.com/GQA.htm#BestApps
Q: What kinds of posts are dangerous?
A: http://www.warezfaq.com/GQA.htm#What_kind_of_posts_are_dangerous
Q: Can a post be scanned for viruses before downloading?
A: http://www.warezfaq.com/GQA.htm#Prescan
Q: Can I ask for a game to be posted?
A: http://www.warezfaq.com/GQA.htm#AskGame
Q: Can I ask for a CD image to be posted?
A: http://www.warezfaq.com/GQA.htm#AskCD
Q: Can I post a full CD image?
A: http://www.warezfaq.com/GQA.htm#PostImage
Q: How to complete incomplete files
A: http://www.warezfaq.com/GQA.htm#incomplete_files
Q: What are the best ways to save and preserve these files?
A: http://www.warezfaq.com/saving_and_preserving_posts.htm
Q: Why are articles missing in the newsgroup?
A: http://www.warezfaq.com/GQA.htm#MissingArticles
Q: How to make repost requests that work.
A: http://www.warezfaq.com/GQA.htm#repost_request
Q: What does "..." mean? (Abbreviations and acronyms)
A: http://www.warezfaq.com/GQA.htm#abbreviations
Q: Should I worry about being embarrassed for asking a newbie
question?
A: http://www.warezfaq.com/GQA.htm#newbie_question
Q: Why would someone zip an .ace or .rar?
A: http://www.warezfaq.com/GQA.htm#Why_zip
Q: The subject line is way too long for me to read, what can I do?
A: http://warezfaq.com/how_do_i.htm#Long_line
Q: What is the best way to get my fill REQ answered?
A: http://www.warezfaq.com/how_do_i.htm#MyREQ
Q: Should I say how desperate/urgently/badly I want a program?
A: http://www.warezfaq.com/GQA.htm#Desperate
How do I...?
Q: How do I post to UseNet via a proxy?
A: http://warezfaq.com/Proxy_Posting_Guide.htm
Q: How do I get the application I want?
A: http://warezfaq.com/how_do_i.htm#Howtoget
Q: There is a multi-part post that I want but all the parts aren't
complete.
How do I get it all?
A: http://warezfaq.com/how_do_i.htm#Multi-get
Q: Can I ask for installation help?
A: http://warezfaq.com/how_do_i.htm#Installation
Q: How do I use this keygen with a phone registration number?
A: http://warezfaq.com/how_do_i.htm#PhoneReg
Decompressing files in general
http://warezfaq.com/workingwitharchives.htm
Q: How to Decompress .zip files
A: http://warezfaq.com/workingwitharchives.htm#decompress_.zip
Q: What are, and how do I Decompress 001, 002... files?
A: http://warezfaq.com/workingwitharchives.htm#decompress_these_.001
Q: How to Decompress RAR files
A: http://warezfaq.com/workingwitharchives.htm#decode_these_.rar
Q: How to Decompress Ace files
A: http://warezfaq.com/workingwitharchives.htm#unpack_the_ace
Q: How do I unzip more than one zip file at a time?
A: http://www.warezfaq.com/GQA.htm#Unzip_multi
Q: How can I "join sections"?
A: http://warezfaq.com/how_do_i.htm#Join_sections
Q: Can I join sections from different groups or servers?
A: http://warezfaq.com/how_do_i.htm#Different_groups
Q: I have a file with the extension ISO (or BIN, etc.), what do I do
with it
A: http://warezfaq.com/what_is.htm#What_is_Iso
Q: How do I download and use these files- I'm using Outlook Express
A: http://warezfaq.com/how_do_i.htm#Use_OE
Q: How do I Decode yEnc files with Agent and yDec? Or- What is an NTX
file and
what do I do with it?
A: http://www.warezfaq.com/AgentandyDec.htm#Decode
Q: How do I fix a damaged Zip or Rar?
A: http://warezfaq.com/how_do_i.htm#HowFixZip
Q: What is the best way to reply to messages?
A: http://warezfaq.com/how_do_i.htm#reply
What is...?
File Types you are likely to see, in general:
http://www.warezfaq.com/file_types.htm
Q: What is meant by "rip"?
A: http://warezfaq.com/what_is.htm#What_is_RIP
Q: What is an nfo file and what do I do with it?
A: http://warezfaq.com/what_is.htm#What_is_NFO
Q: What is an SFV file, how do I use it?
A: http://warezfaq.com/what_is.htm#WhatisSFV
Q: Why can't I make "Here's what I have" posts?
A: http://warezfaq.com/what_is.htm#HWIH
Q: What are PAR (and PAR2) files, and how do I use them?
A: http://warezfaq.com/what_is.htm#What_is_PAR
Q: What are REV files, and how do I use them?
A: http://warezfaq.com/what_is.htm#WhatAreRev
Q: What is "yEnc" anyway?
A: http://warezfaq.com/what_is.htm#What_is_yEnc
Q: What do they mean when they say "0-day"?
A: http://www.warezfaq.com/what_is_0day.htm
Q: What is FTD?
A: http://www.warezfaq.com/what_is.htm#What_is_FTD
Q: What is Sporge, and how can I deal with it?
A: http://www.warezfaq.com/dealing_with_sporge.htm
Q: What is an NZB file?
A: http://www.warezfaq.com/what_is.htm#What_is_an_NZB_file
Parity Files in general (PAR, PAR2, REV, etc)
http://warezfaq.com/allaboutpar.htm
Downloading Binaries In General:
http://www.warezfaq.com/agent_setup.htm
With Microplanet Gravity
http://www.warezfaq.com/microplanet_gravity.htm
With multi-threaded, multi-server clients such as NewsBin.
http://www.warezfaq.com/Multiserver.htm
General tips for getting binaries:
http://www.warezfaq.com/DownloadingBinaries.htm
Archiving Tools - what is best to use for different archives?
http://warezfaq.com/workingwitharchives.htm
Creating RAR and PAR sets:
http://warezfaq.com/creating_archives.htm
Searching for files- where can you find fills/cracks off UseNet?
http://www.warezfaq.com/searching.htm
Posting files to Usenet (a tutorial on how to set-up to post)
http://www.warezfaq.com/posting_to_usenet.htm
yENC and Usenet (Why use yEnc)
http://www.warezfaq.com/yenc_and_you.htm
To propose any additions or changes to the FAQ, simply send an e-mail
to: mjolner@warezfaq.com with your suggestions and comments.
Please send in any questions which you didn't find answered in the
FAQ,
and which you believe would be appropriate for an a.b."w"* FAQ.
Any allied groups looking for a home for their FAQ should contact the
WarezFAQ maintainers at the address above, or by posting in
alt.binaries.warez.ibm-pc.d "ATTN: WarezFAQ"
Latest update to FAQ 02/20/2007
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