Checking for incompletes without par or sfv

[superfuzzy]

Will you be able to know if it is incomplete if there is no par2?

Easiest way to know if a file is incomplete is by looking at it's filename.

SONG.NUMBER1.MP3 <--- Incomplete
Song.number1.mp3 <----Complete

All caps means incomplete.

It IS material to me, since if my primary news server (my ISP) has incomple/corrupted files, I have the option of downloading only the bad files from my premium - pay by the block without expiration - news server.
My ISP's server has some corrupted files from time to time.

Knowing a file is incomplete or wacked is nice, but in the end is immaterial if you can't repair it..

[mesaman]

Just because the file is complete doesn't mean it's undamaged. There are posting and transit bugs that can damage multiparts internally, and even premium servers would get the pieces in damaged condition. If posted in yEnc, all the multiparts might be there on a premium server but some parts could fail the yEnc CRC check. If Newsleecher's CRC checking is disabled, then the filename could be in lowercase but the MP3 could still be damaged by one of the NNTP article posting or transit bugs, and therefore have sync errors and audio glitches, even though the poster has the songs in perfect condition.