"Richard" wrote in message
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Hi,

J3 posts some amazing stuff, but I need some help to view it.

First of all, on my normal newsserver, about 32 out of every 35 files
were missing. So I went to a pay newsserver (Agent). And I changed to
Agent's newsreader.

I then chose to download 'Nasa Project Mercury Pics part01.rar" This was
composed of 35 postings which Agent combined and downloaded. That was
about 15meg. Now my understanding of .rar is that one needs all the
parts to view the pictures. Sure enough, when I tried to open it, it
asked for part 2. So I downloaded part 2. Another ~15meg. As far as I
can see there are 18 parts?

Is this correct? Then I see that there are Vol1, etc for the same
series. If there are 18 parts, do I have to download 18 X 15 = 270meg?
Is this how much I have to download to see the pictures? I asked this
earlier and was branded a winger. But I really need to know. I have a
12G download limit per month, so I need to be aware of what is available
versus what I can use my download allowance on.

Is there someone that understands J3 postings who will attempt to answer
my questions?

I am comfortable with yEnc and .rar files.

Regards
Doug

J3's space shuttle posting amounted to almost 5 G of high quality
pictures.
The pictures were really great, but it comes at a cost.
The flood itself washes out all other posts and for guys out there who
don't use a high speed internet connection it can be a real pain in the
behind.
Although J3 posts beautiful pictures I made the choice to block his posts,
even though I do have a high speed connection.
I just don't consider it well mannered to hog up all that space as he has
done, just because he says it's too much work to pick some great pictures
and post them to this otherwise great newsgroup.
And though I exactly know how to download, decode and view postings like
J3's, I have no intention to tell how to do it here in the newsgroup.
Why, you may ask. Well a very simple reason, some people might see it as
some kind of encouragement to do the same thing as J3.
Sorry Doug, that's just the way I think about postings like J3, and
judging to the amount of negative comments on this NG I'm not the only
one.

Hi Richard,

I don't mind trying to learn how to download these multipart postings, but I
need to understand them.. I not passing judgment on J3. It seems that I
have to download, in the case I raised, 270Meg minimum, to see what has been
posted. And 5G download to see them all. Will you pls answer one question?

Is there any way to preview these postings without a full download?

If the answer is no, then with my already stretched 12G per month limit, I
will simply have to avoid these images, which I am sure I would otherwise
enjoy. From what I know, ISPs are far more expensive where I live in Aust.

Thanks for the help.

Regards
Doug
Brisbane