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I just started on usenet by signing up with Astraweb and downloading with Altbinz. It seems when I download older nzb files (200+ days or so) a lot of blocks are missing and the file is unable to be repaired with the par2 files. My question is: If I switch to another one of Astrawebs's servers (they give me 5 or so to choose from), will this have any effect on my file completion?
I suppose I could test it out myself but I'd rather not if it's a waste of time.
Any insights are appreciated.
Try the Eu/Astraweb if you have missing parts on the US server. Works for me.
That's a rare case where something like that would happen, I'm downloading something that is 398 Days right now and only has like 10 or so missing blocks....so they were probably broken when they first got uploaded.
Thanks for the input.
FYI I did try a european server and one of the files that was missing around 400 blocks on the U.S. server was able to download and repair with no problem on the europe server. Speeds were slightly slower but not much. THanks again.
Use a multiserver newsreader and have a 2nd Astraweb server as a backup for the other.
US + US SSL
or
US SSL + EU SSL
etc.
Thx for the tipsQuote:
Originally Posted by mesaman
I thought the back up server only works when the first server down not when there is a missing block.
it depends on the client you are using.
not all are created equal :)
I assume I could do this with Altbinz...correct?Quote:
Originally Posted by mesaman
You can have backup servers added with any client.
I think Grabit is limited in what it can do. It can't be configured to automatically switch to a backup server if the primary server sends "430 No such article". Unfortunately, a lot of people still use Grabit.