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- Short: Post binary files with NewsRog
- Uploader: duncan@hiarchive.f9.co.uk (Duncan Taylor)
- Author: duncan@hiarchive.f9.co.uk (Duncan Taylor)
- Type: comm/news
- Requires: NewsRog (Version 1.8b), rexxreqtools.library, Base64 Encoder, File Splitter (Optional)
- Version: 1.2
-
- Binary Batch Post
-
- This in an ARexx script to automatically create news posts containing binary
- files which can then be posted using NewsRog.
-
- Requirements:
-
- NewsRog (Version 1.8b)
- rexxreqtools.library (/util/rexx/RexxReqTools.lha)
- Base64 Encoder - the script is currently configured to use Base64Encode
- (/comm/mail/Base64Coders.lha)
- File Spliter (Optional) - A file splitting utility is required for Multi Part
- posts. The script is configured to use MrSPLIT (/util/cli/MrSPLIT.lha)
-
- It is also necessary to configure a few of NewsRog's settings. Details of
- theses are contained in the ARexx script - open it with a text viewer.
- A few paths also need configuring in the script.
-
-
- Features:
- This script is primarily designed for posting Jpeg images to binary newsgroups,
- and so the default MIME setting used in the header in Image/Jpeg. There is,
- however, an option to enter alternate MIME file types should you wish to post
- other types of files.
- It will scan the list of subscribed newsgroups and select the binaries groups
- as options to post to (again with an option to enter an alternate group name -
- but you should only be posting binary files to binary groups anyway). If you
- subscribe to a large number of binary groups, and their names can't all be
- fitted across your screen, then there will be layout problems with the
- requester. This is a "feature" of the RexxReqTools library...
-
- It should be noted that file name which contain ( or ) characters are rejected
- when posting Multi Part files - the List command used to determine the split
- part file names doesn't recognise file names which contain those characters.
-
- The script will automatically add the filename and size to the subject, and the
- filename, file number and total number of files posted in this batch to the
- message body, along with your signature and any other text you specify.
-
- The script can of course be used to post a single file rather than several at
- once.
-
- There is also an option to post Contact Sheets (Thumbnail Indexes) for images
- as well.
-
- HISTORY
-
- V 1.2 Added ability to cross post to upto 2 newsgroups. (Binaries shouldn't
- really be cross posted to lots of newsgroups - 2 ought to be sufficient).
- Added support for posting Multi Part posts.
-
- V 1.1 Corrected error in setting user-specified MIME type.
-
- V 1.0 First Public release
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