"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.