On Fri, 09 Jan 2015 17:10:56 +0100, J. Knasterhuis <j.knasterhuis@localhost> wrote:
>Thank you very much!!
>
>I have a suggestion too.
>When you create the PAR2 files, you create them not just for the
>essential files (the VIDEO_TS folder), but also for all the TXT, BMP,
>JPEG files.
>
>This results in missing blocks if any of those non-essential files are
>missing, and some essential files have to be repaired.
>
>This could be aproblem for someone with a very crappy connection, who
>just needs 1 more block to repair... Or, years into the future, when
>PAR2 files WILL be needed, it could just all hang on 1 single block
>missing.
>
>Solution: create the recovery files *before* you add the other files
>(TXT, BMP, JPEG and so on) to the folder where you upload from.
>
>See attachement 'Concerning_Recovery_Files.png'.
>
>Thanks again!
>
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Well, I guess I could do that, I have certainly thought about doing it that way.
I'll tell you what, if I hear no conflicting opinions, I'll start doing it that way on
tomorrows post.
sitkaman
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