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In a world where complete files have some value and incomplete files are difficult to manage (because of the software one uses or just unwillingness to use par2) - here's the general idea of why small files will generate more complete files than large files. Suppose a particular newserver has a 1 in...

I wouldn't recommend that, if you're going to rar you might as well break it up into smaller files. Small files are much more likely to be complete than large files, and complete files will always be a little more convenient to handle. While I can understand your views, I am only interested in vide...

The core code for the command line par2 is open source, but I don't think that allows it to be incorporated into a commercial client. If you're talking about adding a feature to NewsPro that calls par2cmdline, that may work. Though of course it's usable today without that. See the parchive page ... ...

for any newsreader than can download incomplete files, par2 completely kicks par's ass. get it, use it, get your friends to use it. par2 does not require that missing parts be filled with dummy data, just save it either as separate chunks or as one (incomplete) file. the key is that the file must be...