Using Peck's Power Post
Using Power Post 2000
Making SFVs
What, Where, How Much, and Why should I?
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3. Use a Posting Tool that allows for Reposting single sections, and for resuming an interrupted post - like Peck's Power Post or Power Post 2000 (Power Post can handle the yEnc encoding).
4. Refrain from posting the complete Clip again for at least one week after the last request for parts has been made. Just cause a couple of down loaders ask for it is no reason to give everyone else a double dose of your master piece.
5. On "joined" files - the best reason that can be given is if the original poster wanted his cap to be posted in one big lump, he would have done it himself. Most of them don't post it in this size to allow for better propagation throughout usenet. If any of them want a single Mega Post they'll tell you. If you want to do a Mega Post, make one of your own.
6. On Renamed files - If you renamed it - name it back or don't post it. For anything else, think about where you got it. If in the "e" group, was there any comments made about its name made in the "d" or "e" group? If a pay site, it's better than 50 50 that they renamed it. Before you post all of it, post a small section, or a jpg using the name you have, and look for comment.
7. Issues with the
use of certain characters in the header. One is the problem with drn
(web based usenet access) that alter " "(space),"&"(the and sign)
and so on which are not valid within the DRN/HTML file naming system.
You might want to check http://www.december.com/html/spec/esccodes.html
for a fairly complete list.
The other seems to be issues mainly with
Agent's handling of filenames - The same feature that joins
multi-segmented files into one header seems to trip up Agent. Avoid the
use of the '/', '\', '#" and ' " ' characters in the description.
A brief list of problem characters:
| there are these that will cause trouble with web/drn servers: | These will cause trouble with either
drn
servers or PP2K (sending) & Agent (downloading). |
| the left angle bracket (<),
the right angle bracket (>), the ampersand (&) |
the Double Quote (") the forward slash (/) the back slash (\) the 'at' (@) the dollar sign ($) the Piping symbol (|) the Colon (:) the ' quote as in Amanda's the * asterick the ? question mark the < less than cosign the > greater than cosign |
"Jonnie does Debbie"can also throw off readers like Drn/webservers (spaces). Instead, use 'Jonnie-does-Debbie'.
And many newsreaders react to # - the pound sign in a multi part post - best to skip them all together.
8. I know the answer
to a question, post it?
In the e group, No, unless you answer by email
or redirect the thread to a d group. At most, point the person to
this FAQ. In the discussion groups, Please do.
9. Is it EVER okay to post chat in ABME? Yes, it's desirable IF:
1) you discover that a binary you posted is corrupt10. Consider creating and using Pars or at least a "*.SFV" file. The QuickSfv program, and see the how to's of making one.
2) you attached the wrong file
3) you know or suspect that a binary contains a virus
4) you have to abort an upload and you can't continue, please issue cancels and thread a message to the post. (see Posting Binaries for how to avoid this situation.)
Better yet, if you're posting a multi-part post (either Rar, split, or just multi post with nearly the same size) use Par files. Par allows for a complete file check just like sfv, and downloaders can download a Pxx file for any file missing or corrupt.
Is any subject matter taboo?
Child pornography, kiddie porn, KP. Since nearly all
ABME contributors are in the U.S.A. and Canada, we are governed by laws
requiring models to be at least 18 years of age. Since KP can only
attract trouble for
ABME folks, and for many other reasons, we ask that international ABME
participants
respect those constraints. If you post any videos of a minor,
expect
complaints to your provider and possible account loss. You can
also
be held accountable under child pornography laws. Traci Lords?
She
was underage for all but "Tracy, I Love You" thus the clips ARE child
pornography.
Gay, Kinky? Each
to his/her own, just label it clearly. If you're still hesitant,
check around for other newsgroups where you may be more comfortable.
Even if the posts are wanted in those groups, you may have to answer
technical questions. (A note of caution - just cause it gets
posted doesn't make it legal where you live. You might want to
check).
Bestiality?
Bestiality is illegal in all 50 states of the US and in most other
countries as well. There are those out there that will forward
any posts with this content
to the posters ISP/News Provider as well as the SPCA.
How about "Teen-Look", or Rape? The majority thought on these would seem to be - the
closer they get to looking like the real thing, the more they anger the
regular viewers of this group.
Is it okay to repost files I've downloaded? Yes, but make sure you are not repeating very recent or tired posts. If you only visit occasionally or if you're new around here, be aware of what has been posted before. Also, plan on sticking around for a week or two after posting to answer any questions about your posts.
How about a bunch of small videos posted as one big zip file? Keep them separate! Why should anyone be asked to download the whole collection? Most steady readers would probably already have at least some of the clips. Also, tastes vary. Let everyone pick and choose from individual posts.
Should I post a description? ALWAYS. Either a jpg still or a text message in the 00 part. It will cut down on the messages to answer. See the VFaqs and How Much for guidelines.
I renamed my clips. Post them? No. You'd be flamed into oblivion by everyone and anyone. This applies to any clip - those from IRC, the Web, where ever. Know that you have the original name, or don't post.
What's put in the posting fields?
Please set the "follow up" field to
alt.binaries.multimedia.erotica.d The "reply to" field is for
your email address, and certain systems will
force any replies to email if that's filled in (AOL, for
instance).
Answer yes to "X-No Archive" if you don't want your posts to go into
the
Dejanews archive.
To zip or not, and a password? Here are some pros and cons: If the video is not highly compressed, the zip file may be considerably smaller, so that's a plus. The minus is that down loaders won't be able to preview the file as it's downloading. Passwords that are used to safeguard against accidental viewing by minors are perceived to be a waste of time or an inconvenience by some readers, but it's YOUR nym on the post.
What program to Post With?
There are two programs worth your time and
energy to install and learn. Both of these programs offer two
major advantages over Agent posting, and both are kept on site here at
the faqs.
1. You can restart an aborted post at the section that failed, preventing you from having to cancel the lost post and start from the beginning. Not only a big time saver, but a bandwidth saver as well.
2. You can repost single section requests (i.e. part 14/32) rather than having to repost the whole thing. Now if only you could get your newbie down loaders to read the download section on how to join parts!
The first is Peck's Power Post v.6b! It was written by ABME capper Templeton Peck to solve time-out problems. It can restart timed out posts, and permits reposting individual parts. Read the help file and feel free to ask questions in ABMED if you're not sure of something. Check out the PPP posting tips section for more info.What's the best size for individual parts?
The second is a Major revision of an older program known as Auto Post. Auto Post users quickly abandoned it for Peck's due to numerous shortcoming. This revision is known as PowerPost2000, and appears to have adopted many of the improved features of Peck's, and then improved on them. A few tips on PP2k are here
How do I cancel my post?
You do that with your newsreader. Stop
the upload if it's still in progress. Retrieve headers, and find
the
post you want to cancel. Check your newsreader's command menus
for
Cancel Usenet Post in Agent, it's in the Post menu. Send a cancel
for
each parts. But, Newsguy and many other servers don't accept
cancels,
so please thread a warning to the post stating that it's been stopped
and
canceled.
I've joined together a series of
clips. Post them?
NO! If you want a set of clips joined for your
own amusement, get PPJ or Camel's and join them into a mega-production
for your own personal private enjoyment. BUT DO NOT POST
IT! Unless it's your own material, only if the Poster himself
approves should you ever post a complied clip.
Should I crosspost?
Be aware that cross posting is one of the
criteria used in Usenet to determine whether a post is spam.
Why are my Files Cross Posted to
the abme group & another group outside the abme groups counted
against my
weekly limit?
When a file is cross posted, each server files
only one copy commonly in the group that receives the post first -, and
uses the xrefeance message id to "link" it to the headers filed in the
other
groups listed.
But, and it's a big one - just because
a.b.m.vcd is listed first does NOT mean that the server you're using
places the file in the allotted space of the vcd group, your server MAY
have received it
to abme or another group listed first and filed it there. Or the
server,
or one in between the poster and you, may not carry vcd, so at that
point
the routing switches to abme even though the cross link would continued
to
be carried. As there is no way of knowing for all the servers out there
without manually polling them all, it was decided during the FAQ
discussion to count the full posting against the poster agreed
allotment.
Is it easy to post large binaries? Absolutely. If you're not up to writing your own Perl auto posting script, there's a great C program called xmitBin which will take care of all your binary posting needs (it'll even do e-mail!). Originally written by Jim Howard (the last maintainer of the abp faq), this program will auto post, customize headers, post individual parts, and whatever else you can think of with respect to posting binaries. It can be invoked directly from the shell prompt, shell scripts, cron, other C programs, etc. It's highly flexible and configurable, and comes with *complete* source code.
I expanded the PPP window to full screen to
post, and while posting it cratered. Now I can't shrink it again,
and I'm having time-out problems.
You must have crashed and/or rebooted while
PPP was active? if you do that while PPP is minimized, you will
have problems too. If you have Microsoft Access version 1
(Office'97), try this:
1. open up newsrc.mdb in the directory where you installed PPP.With Peck's I can't post. I get "Article 1/15 was not accepted by the server. (441 Can't parse "Date" header) 441".
2. select the table called prefs and double click on it
3. look for the field called windowstate and change whatever values are there to 2775,765,6540,10140,0
4. close access and then try PPP again.
PPP hangs up at 4% of a file, and
stops. I have to end task to close. A reinstall did not
solve it.
Weird-assed bug and this was the only solution
found that worked. Anything you do to to change the file size
should
remove this problem. If you zip the file, just add a line or two to
your
text file. If it's an unzipped I often have clipped one frame off
of
it, and it changes the offset that Peck's or agent uses and this
somehow
lets the file go through properly.
When I run Peck's it goes to the task bar
like it has been minimized. I try and maximize but nothing
happens. When I close it by right clicking, a little window
says "run-time error
91" and "object variable or with block variable not set".
You'll need to reinstall the program.
1. Make a copy of the newsrc file,With PPP is it possible to have the follow-up set different for every group that you post to? You would have to change it every time ... unless... you keep separate .mdb files for each group/file set. The mdb keeps the prefs for that post.
2. then Uninstall it completely,
3. reinstall the program....and set up with default settings.
4. Copy over your newsrc file.
How do I repost a single part of a post?
If you still have the original post showing,
this is no problem:
1. Highlight the original postWill PPP will work with cable modem?
2. Right click
3. Select Repost
4. Select "Only One Section"
5. Enter the section number being requested.
6. Fire away. (Hint: you might want to Change the header)
How do I repost a single part of a post?
If you still have the original post showing,
this is no problem:
1. Select the fileAgent sees all the posting done by PP2K as seperate Parts
2. Right click and a pop-up menu appears.
3. Use the "task properties"option & follow the instructions.
1. Open windows Explorer and select all the files.If you use Win-SFV32, then just start it and choose the appropriate file locations and paths, and functions.
2. Right click and select "create .SFV file".
3. A dialog will pop up asking where you want the *.sfv file created. This also provides a chance to make your sfv file compatible with WinSfv - a good idea.
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