On Fri, 25 Apr 2014 16:16:41 -0700, Mel Books <mel@books.com> wrote:
>On Fri, 25 Apr 2014 18:03:50 -0400, Null <null@io.com> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 25 Apr 2014 22:45:16 +0200, Jan wrote:
>>
>>
>>>It is one of the most perverse encoding schemes ever invented.
>>>(Ten years to Siberia would be too mild a puishment for the sadist who
>>>invented it)
>>>
>>>First you expand all the zips, to folders containing three files each.
>>>Then you combine all the fiels in all the folders into one folder.
>>>(overwriting files with identical names)
>>>a .nfo file, and a file_id.diz file that can be trashed.
>>>You expand the segmented .rar file by feeding the .rar file to an unrar
>>>utility.
>>>This yielsd the original file.
>>>
>>>Psychopath however has added a further perversion:
>>>The original filename with title and author has been replaced by random junk..
>>>You have to look them up in the accompanying .nfo file,
>>>and copy/paste them back to fully recover the original file.
>>>(perhaps removing some spurious extra chars and returns on the way)
>>>
>>>In all, it is a lot of work both on the sending and receiving side,
>>>it wastes processor cyles (who cares about the planet?)
>>>and it usually increases the total file size to be sent.
>>>
>>>The why of all those unnecessary troubles is someting that psychopath
>>>doesn't care to explain.
>>>
>>>Jan
>>
>>Again, why the fuck don't you step up to the plate and provide us with all
>>this content, arranged the way that _you_ think it should be?
>>
>>No, I thought not...
>
>Jan is a troll. Whereas I wholeheartedly agree with your sentiments, I have
>concluded he is simply not worth the key presses.
>
A long time ago, I thought he was worth a few key presses - to direct
him into my Kill Filter !!
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