On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 11:50:16 -0400, G Paleologopoulos wrote
(in article 1240069817.97424@athprx03):

"hielan' laddie" wrote
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The file in question comes in 248 parts. To access it in MSOE you'd have
to
select all 248 parts, download them, combine them in some way, and then
decode them with one the myriad free .RAR decoders. (I usually use
QuickPAR
on Windows or MaccPAR Deluxe on Macs)

Note that if you use a real newsreader, such as Free Agent or MT-NW, you
can
download all 248 parts with one click. If you insist on using MSOE, you're
going to be working too hard when you try to download multi-segment binary
posts. This is because MSOE was not designed to be a real newsreader and
you
are trying to use it for activities which are beyond its specs. You can
waste
time using MSOE, or you can ignore large binaries, or you can get a real
newsreader. Pick one. It's up to you.



Or all this surreal druggery can be bypassed by simly plonking down a URL
for people to click on and get the file.


Easier (and cheaper!) to post it to USENET as normal, and let those who want
it get it... or not. I see no particular reason to spend _my_ money to make
life easier for others who decline to use free or cheap tools. Free Agent is
free. QuickPAR is free. MT-NW is free. MacPAR Deluxe is free. You can use
'em, or not. It's all the same to me.

And, of course, there is the simple fact that if you _do_ post something with
a URL telling the local denizens where to find your stuff, some people (Hi,
Alan-me-lad! Still haven't reported my 'forged' headers to Newsguy, eh?) will
scream that you're spamming the group, so you end up paying good money to be
slandered. Thanks, but no thanks.