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Posted by Triffid on 10/06/05 22:58
George Hester wrote:
> "Craig Palme" <capalme@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:srg1f.711$Rh5.622@newssvr19.news.prodigy.com...
>
>>No comprehension of what a binary newsgroup is.
>>
>>"Triffid" <spamme@microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>news:43418b4f@212.67.96.135...
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>>>cLOcKED yEnc'd a whole sodding RAR file onto the NG:
>>>
>>>YOU STUPID FUCKING TOSSER.
>>>
>>
>>
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> Binary newsgroups are where you go to download binaries instead of messages.
> This newsgroup you read posts they are in ASCI. But a binary newgroup you
> do not read the messages just the subject. Then you combine the associated
> posts into a file we call a binary.
>
> For example these posts are combined into a rar file which you can then
> WinRAR to unpack it's contenets. You must have a newsreader which can
> combine the messages from the posts into a full file. The resulting file is
> called a binary.
>
George, that was a reply to my message. Since I didn't mention 'binary
newsgroup', we must assume that Craig knew what one was, and was merely
commenting on where the post should have gone. He sort of blew it by
top-posting, but you can't have everything.
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