[pimppa-users] Problems with yEnc files
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From: Igor W. <iwr...@us...> - 2002-07-22 14:21:49
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Though pimppa has been working reasonably well around here, recently I had trouble with yEncoded files. Either the nntp servers have been mangling the stuff, nonstandard encoders have been used or the standard has drifted from the current linux decoders. It always appears as something on the lines of /tmp/yydecode: ../messages.txt: evilporn.jpg:1: Part longer than expected ... and in the end (especially as it was a 200mb file to be processed and decoded) /tmp/yydecode: ../messages.txt: yucky.jpg:1: Too many open files This behaviour was identical to both ydec (which pimppa is currently using) and yydecode. In addition, I tried something called just 'ydecode', but that never processed more than one file from the archive and is thus not straighforwardly applicable to pimppa. Comments on this, anyone? Anyway, the point of this message is twofold: 1) be careful with those yenc bastards 2) if you have trouble, find out if some decoder can handle the file. If you can find a decoder that works better than the current, please report, and I'll change the default. Igor |