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This file was processed as: Newsgroup Content
(archive/news).
| Confidence | Program | Detection | Match Type | Support
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|---|
| 100%
| dexvert
| Newsgroup Content (archive/news)
| magic
| Supported |
| 1%
| dexvert
| Swift 3D 3D Graphic (poly/swift3D3DGraphic)
| ext
| Unsupported |
| 1%
| dexvert
| Boost Text serialization (other/boostTextSerialization)
| ext
| Unsupported |
| 1%
| dexvert
| Text File (text/txt)
| fallback
| Supported |
| 100%
| file
| saved news, ASCII text
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| checkBytes
| Printable ASCII
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| perlTextCheck
| Likely Text (Perl)
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| 100%
| gt2
| Textdatei (UNIX)
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| 100%
| detectItEasy
| Format: plain text[LF]
| default (weak)
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| 100%
| xdgMime
| message/news
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