On 2014-04-26 00:33:12 +0000, Monty <monty@home.invalid> said:
> 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 The original filename with title and author has been replaced by random junk..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 !!
Yes, please do, both of you.
Saves this forum a lot of pollution.
Jan
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