decode multipart binaries?
By default, Xnews performs multipart threading in groups that have “binaries” in the name (much like NewsXpress does). Multipart threading means it will put all the parts of a file and roll it under a thread. If a file has all the parts, you will see a 4-block cube icon next to it; if it has one or more missing parts, the cube will have a missing block. Also, if you look at the lines column, it will tell you exactly how many parts there are and how many are present. To queue a multipart file, just select the thread (with the block icon), and hit space. Xnews will tag all the individual parts for you. Then hit decode. Hint: with certain file types, it’s possible to “sample” the file this way: expand the multipart thread, then individually queue a few parts, e.g., 1/10, 4/10, 8/10 You must queue the first part. This works well for, say, mp3 files but obviously not zip files as they will be corrupted and unreadable. (Caveat: I think “sampling” doesn’t work for MIME-encoded files.) A few w
