On Sun, 02 Nov 2008 02:40:51 +0000, Octopussi <octopuse@lds.org> wrote:
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:While I've got your attention, I was wondering if you might critique
:my guide, since you seem to be highly literate technically.
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:
:An Abridged Guide to Configuring Your Posting Programs!
:
:Version: 2.9884
:
:This abridged guide contains only the bare essential information you
:need in order to begin posting.
:
:To get a basic grounding in posting files on the usenet, please visit
:http://www.binaries4all.com/beginners/ which has many helpful
:tutorials.
:
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:
:If you own a Mac, here's what you need to do: Get Unison for both
:downloading and posting. Drag and drop the files you want to post, set
:the "Segment files larger than" to 10 or 15 Meg, set "PAR2 Redundancy"
:to about 20%, name the par set, and click upload. Period.
:Unison will save the parts and the par files in case you want to re-up
:a single file of the posting. It gets no simpler. This is from Igor in
:alt.binaries.mac-nerds
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:If you run a Linux box, obtain newsposter5 script for linux.
:You do nothing but answer some quick questions (what newsgroup,
:Title you want to give it, what to name your archive) and it does all
:the rest. Nothing else to have to fiddle with.
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:
:
:If you own a PC, then the following is intended for you.
:
:Two freeware utilities help you post files: QuickPar and PowerPost.
:They are really essential.
:
:PowerPost A&A V11b:
: http://powerpost.cjb.net (official URL - watch for popups)
: http://powerpost.free.fr (alternative URL, may change - no popups)
:
:QuickPar:
: http://www.quickpar.org.uk
:
:
:Drop your source file into Quickpar. Set the Quickpar options as
:follows. 'Limit File Size' to 10,369,536 and 'Block size' to 327680.
:Set the recover blocks to between 5 and 10 percent, or slightly more
:if you feel generous with your bandwidth and time. These parameters
:have been shown to result in good completion rates on many popular
:servers.
:
:Check the box that says "Split Files." This will cause QuickPar to
:split up large files into more manageable sizes for upload and
:download. Next, click "Create," and QuickPar will split your file into
:multiple parts for easier and more reliable posting to the Usenet. It
:will also create Par files which allow recovery in cases where blocks
:are missing.
:
:In PowerPost, set the 'Max Lines' to 2560.
:
:All parameters for various programs are listed here:
:
: PowerPost: Default Max Lines Per Part: 2560
: QuickPar:
: Limit size to: 10,369,536
: Preferred Block Size: Exact: 327680
: Restrict blocksize to multiples of Usenet article size: On
: Split Files: Checked
:
:There are other programs used by certain posters. JAS is a file
:splitter still being used by some people. You can use it to split and
:splice multiple parts of a file, even though QuickPar can also do
:that. Thus, many people today feel that JAS is obsolete. WinRAR is an
:archival program used primarily for compressing software and very
:large files such as movies. If you use these files, the options should
:be set as follows:
:
: JAS: Options/Split: Part Size: 10,369,536 Bytes
: WinRAR: Split to volumes, bytes: 10369536
:
:This has been a public service by Yo Momma. Yo Daddy and Yo Greasy
:Granny with the Big Pootanny.
Hi Octopussi,
I'll take a look at your recommendations & get back to you tomorrow.
Right now I am wondering what will happen to my current post when my
clock goes back one hour. (About five minutes from now.)
Hope my segments stay in order!
Isis
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