Macronesus <herbarge@girt.by.C> wrote:
[...]
>May I ask your suggestion in providing the complete
>files with *all* the information requestd here
>in ABCP?
[...]
Just FYI, I've been a subscriber to alt.binaries.*
since 1995 and started posting in early 1997.
I maintained the alt.binaries.cracks CrackFAQ
from late 1999 until 2002, when it was abandoned.
I created and maintained the alt.binaries.warez.ibm-pc.0-day
FAQ until abwi0@use.net stopped posting.
SharkPost was coded specifically for the
abwi0@use.net posts.
So I know a thing or two about usenet
binaries. That doesn't make me anything
more than someone with a lot of experience
at this, so view my advice accordingly.
Detailed instructions for downloading and
posting can be found on many websites, find
one that you agree with and point people to
it. There's no point in reinventing a usenet
binaries FAQ or HOWTO.
My recommendation for preparing a document for
new users is to compile a short list of tools
and suggestions for using them. Keep it short.
Using URLs makes sure the user has the current
version and there are often tips/tricks/howtos
at the site.
My list is
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Newsposter: SharkPost (either 20080711 or 20080724)
http://www.exscientia.org/content/akula_tools.html
Archiver: WinRAR (latest non-beta with a license, not a patch)
http://www.rarlab.com/
CRCChecker: QuickPAR
http://parchive.sourceforge.net/
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Those 3 tools handle most usenet binaries needs.
For what it's worth, I use Forte Agent v2.0, which is not
readily available.
I scrub my posting headers with NewsProxy v1.2.5, also
available at http://www.exscientia.org/
The header controls are documented in the source code.
Anyone who wants help with using them should ask in
alt.usenet.offline-reader.forte-agent.modified
For the rest of usenet, I recommend VLC Media Player
from http://www.videolan.org/
For joining "split" files, I use something that I
downloaded years ago. It's probably in these results
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&as_q=Join+Split+%22context+menu%22&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&num=100
If anyone wants to discuss this further, please use
alt.binaries.warez.ibm-pc.d
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