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From: mick <nospam@junk.mail>
Subject: Re: Pan binary posts
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On Sun, 25 Oct 2015 21:12:25 +0000, mick wrote:
> As a sample, four popular groups I frequent.
> 1) free.virginmedia.binaries.test 2) alt.binaries.pictures.rail 3)
> alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.complete_cd 4) alt.binaries.e-book.magazines
>
> Number 1 contains a mixture of posts, text, photos, music etc.
> Number 2 is nearly 100% .jpg photos, sometimes posts contain text with
> photos sometimes just photos, post size varies quite considerably Number
> 3 are nearly all yenc .mp3 files with the odd few files of album covers
> usually in .jpg format.
> Number 4 nearly all .pdf files.
>
> When perusing the different groups and clicking on a post I get
> different quirky actions.
> In Number 4 clicking on a post offers up the option of saving the file,
> which is what I want.
> In Number 3 clicking on a .mp3 post brings up the save option, clicking
> on a .jpg opens the photo in the body pane, ok, I can live with that and
> choose to save if I want to.
> In Number 2 all posts open in the body pane displaying their attached
> photos, nice.
> In Number 1 I get a variety of this happening, some photo only posts
> open in the body pane, others refuse and will only offer the save
> function, refusing to open in the body pane.
>
> File size has no bearing, so why the difference, especially in Number 1?
sorry, wrong group.
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mick
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