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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No Mac info from Isis!
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No Linux info from Isis!
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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)
I prefer PowerPost GB-12 Beta 7 - v12.2.7.0, since there have been many
bug-fixes since A&A v11b was released. It is still in beta because they
think that we need PAR2 capability. I wish they would just forget about
that, put Chris Morse's original sounds back in, and make their new
annoyingly large GUI a lot smaller!
:QuickPar:
: http://www.quickpar.org.uk
:
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: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.
I would never use QuickPar for splitting files. WinRAR is the only way
to go.
:In PowerPost, set the 'Max Lines' to 2560.
How ODD!!! I would really be interested to know how you could have
possibly come up with that number!
(Hopefully, you have your yEnc line setting in QuickPar <Options> also
set to 2560?)
Why in the world do you want your yEnc articles to equal 327.68 KB!?
Back in '03 many servers limited the size of articles to 256 KB, and
since a yEnc line is 128 Bytes, then 256 KB = 2000 lines.
That is why the original default yEnc PowerPost yEnc setting was set to
1950. (You can only get so close without your article being rejected.)
Soon, most servers could handle 512 KB, so the next natural setting was
3900 lines. (2 x 1950 = 3900)
Now virtually all servers will accept 1024 KB lines (except Astraweb!),
so that is why you see most posters using 7800 lines. 4 x 1950 = 7800)
It doesn't appear that 2048 KB will be a limitation for article size, so
I am currently testing 4096 KB (32000 lines!)
I began at 31600 and am gradually working my way down. While 16 x 1950 =
31200, I am currently at 31500. Most can d/l that setting, but not all.
In a few days I will be testing 31400, and I don't believe I will lower
it any after that.
: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
Damn, you're specific! Not just 10000000, but 10369536!
Anyway, it should be at least 10 times that amount. I don't care if you
are posting DVD's, MP3's, or even JPG's!
The same goes for the yEnc settings. The size of your post is
irrelevant.
Furthermore, if WinRAR is set to the 'Store' option, it doesn't compress
the file. (Very useful for files that don't offer much additional
compression possibilities.)
Anyway, Octopussi, I doubt if we would agree on very much when it comes
to posting methodology. I have written posting tutorials in the past,
and maybe someday I will do so again. Currently I am still gathering new
data.
If you might be wondering if you are qualified to write a posting FAQ, a
good test is to look at any header on Usenet. If you can't determine
precisely every setting that the poster used and be able to duplicate it
exactly, then writing FAQ's may not be your thing.
Take care,
Isis
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