On Thu, 11 Apr 2019 04:15:20 GMT, dave@noemailhereunlessrequested.cum
wrote:
>E.G.,
>
>I am sorry. When I read (today) what I wrote, it was not clear, my bad.
>Here's a re-do...
>
>Basically, I confused you with my failure to clearly differentiate between
>nzb's and abe rar archives. I misused these terms and probably should not
>have mentioned nzb's at all.
>
>My bad. :(
>
>Yes, I am fully aware of Kleverig's role. I use it frequently.
>
>Something changed there recently...
>instead of just using their obfuscated filename in "Binsearch" to get to a
>rar archive, now most Kleverig obfuscated files
>offered me, when run through Binsearch, give me another obfuscated file to
>run through Binsearch a 2nd time to
>finally give me a rar archive to download/decompress thru my newsreader.
>Those download/decompress
>operations go successfully.
>
>The good news is, I am not asking about this, I just wanted to
>re-state/clarify what I said earlier.
>
>What I am asking about is the zillions of rar archives found daily in abe
>and abme --
>just by going to the newsgroupsdirectly without first being re-routed
>through Kleverig.
>
>I used to (several months ago, and for 30 years) be able to
>download/decompress these newsgroup
>files, back in the day of clear filenames and nowadays with all the
>obfuscation... resulting in a decompressed mp4.
>Some of them asked for a password, which I ignored.
>
>But NOW, every single time I download/decompress one of those random
>obfuscated rar archives
>in the newsgroups (w/o Kleverig first), I invariably get an error message
>saying the rar archive is damaged
>and it always (always) stops on the first part... part01. Its 'as though' I
>now need a password or something else (??),
>that I don't have, and thus am stopped.
>
>Its also as though I am about to discover why this is happening but have not
>done so yet. Thus I ask you.
>
>If restated in far fewer words, I used to be able to download/decompress
>right in the newsgroups but now cannot.
>The only way I am successful is to go thru Kleverig first, leading me to
>some nzb in some nzb group (not abe etc.).
>
>This happened at the same time I perceived a change on Kleverig.
>
>I read help files on Kleverig and found something about nzbs within nzbs
>that only "SABnzbd" could operate on both nzbs
>automatically, and insert passwords when required. I was, however, able to
>do this manually with my "Newsrover".
>
>So, I know a lot... but I sure don't understand it, and cannot yet put it
>all together.
>
>What do you know about all this?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Dave
OK, I think I understand now Dave.
I think what is happening is the files you are downloading are
compressed with winrar ver 5 in it's new archive format.
I suspect you are using an earlier version that can't open the new
format.
Try getting ver 5 and see if that doesn't fix the problem.
EG.
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