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>Tutorial: Posting with Powerpost
>Page 1/4 of this article
>In this howto we will explain how to post files into newsgroups on Usenet
>using Powerpost. We will also create an NZB file and PAR2 repair files.
>Important:
>When downloading from binary newsgroups on Usenet you will notice that besides
>free material there are also files that are copyrighted. Downloading or
>distributing copyrighted material is prohibited by law. This site isn't meant
>to promote distributing this material, it's only meant to explain how binary
>newsgroups and related software work. You won't find any links to such material,
>cracks or serial numbers here. Therefore our advise: study what is allowed by
>law and act accordingly.
>There are a lot of different versions of Powerpost because the original author
>has released his code to the public for general use. For this tutorial we use
>CamelSystem Powerpost, because it also supports Windows Vista and 7. This
>version is currently the best version of Powerpost and can be downloaded here:
>Download PowerPost (link opens in a new window).
>https://www.binaries4all.com/powerpost/pp24_en.zip
(pp24_en.zip / 472 KB), extracted . . .
(pp24_en / 1.26 MB / 20 Files, 6 Folders)
>Another easy to use program for posting is yEncbin Poster.
>In this manual we will discuss the following:
> *Configuring Powerpost
> *Preparing a posting
> *Posting the files
>Some remarks before we start :
> *Every Usenet newsgroup has its own subject, so post files in the right group.
> This means that you may only post files into Usenet newsgroups with the word
> binaries in its title. Furthermore: never post music in a group with movies in
> the title, for example.
> *Always post a NFO file, so people can see what you are posting. Create this
> before you start posting. This is explained in our tutorial Creating NFO files.
> *Always create and post PAR2 files so people can use them to recover incomplete
> files. This can be done by Powerpost itself (explained in this tutorial) or
> you could do it manually up-front with QuickPar.
> *Always post a NZB file, to make downloading easier. Creating an NZB file is
> explained in this tutorial.
>To the next chapter: -> Configuring Powerpost
https://www.binaries4all.com/powerpost/configuration.php
>Configuring Powerpost
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>Before we can start posting, we have to configure the program (only once). Click
>on the Setup button (first icon on the left).
>Here we find the properties window, starting on the first tab: 'Server settings':
> *Newsserver adres: You will need to provide the server name of the server you
> want to use for your post.
> *Port number: Always 119. Note: Powerpost is unable to post via SSL. For
> advanced users: you could install Stunnel and configure a tunnel to port 563
> of the server address of the payserver that you use. In that case connect
> Powerpost to server address '127.0.0.1' on port 119, and Stunnel will connect
> to your payserver over SSL.
> *Connections: The number of concurrent connections you want to use for posting.
> The maximum number allowed depends on your newsserver. Keep in mind that if
> you're allowed to use three connections to your newsserver, and you're using
> two connections for posting, only one connection will be available for
> downloading.
> I.E: max connections = connections for uploading + connections for downloading!
> I use two connections to have fewer fluctuations in total posting speed due to
> server acknowledgements.
> *Server Requires Login: If username and password are required to use your
> newsserver, you need to check this box. For payservers this will be the case.
> For your ISP's newsserver your best chance will be to leave it unchecked.
> *Username, Password & Confirm: At Username you obviously fill in your username.
> Your password needs to be filled in at 'Password' and 'Confirm'.
> *Max Bandwidth (KB/s): Here you can specify the (default) maximum upload speed.
> You can change the maximum speed at any time during your post.
> 0 = no limit (using all available bandwidth to post).
>Next tab: 'Headers':
>Here you need to fill in your posting Nickname and a E-mail address. Since this
>address will be visible to everyone on Usenet, it's wise to use a fake mail-
>address to prevent your mailbox to be filled with spam (spam companies harvest
>mail addresses from Usenet newsgroups). However, you will need to provide an
>address with valid structure for mail addresses: i.e.
>blabla@fake-mail-address.com
> *Unique ID: This field contains the value that will be appended after the
> Message ID Powerpost generates. To make sure this ID will be unique it's wise
> (but not necessary) to change the default. Attention: only change the text
> before .local . You could use a derivation from your nickname.
>The tab Newsgroups gives you the opportunity to add some Usenet newsgroups you
>might want to post to (now, or in the future).
>To do so, click 'Add new newsgroup'.
>A new window pops up. Fill in the name of the desired Usenet newsgroup and
>click the OK-button. I added the group alt.binaries.misc, because that's where
>I want to post my freeware collection.
>Finally we get to the last tab: 'Settings'.
> *Select desired theme: you can select a skin for the program. Just leave it, or
> pick one you like.
> *Default yEnc-lines per part: The part-size that will be used to post your
> articles. 5000 is a nice value. Don't pick a size larger than 5000 though.
> This will result in loss of your post. Many servers just won't accept parts
> larger than 5000. If 5000 gives you problems on your post server, another
> frequently used value is 3000.
> *Make visible which item being posted: If checked, the main screen will be
> updated during the post. And it is nice to see the progress your post is
> making.
> *Show progress dialog after pressing post: If checked a progress-indicator will
> pop-up when you start posting.
> *Sort files alphabetically before queuing: If checked all files will be
> alphabetically sorted when you add them to your queue.
> *Auto-retry on errors, disconnects & timeouts: If checked the program will
> retry to post your articles after an error occurs.
> *Minimize Powerpost to systray: If checked the program will be placed in the
> system tray (next to the clock) when you minimize the program. This is very
> useful since the program won't take up space on the taskbar.
> *Autodetect .PAR2 block size: This version of Powerpost can also create PAR2
> files. This option affects that. However, we prefer to create these with
> QuickPar for better compatibility.
> *Move deleted items to the archive: Powerpost has an archive (like a history of
> files you post). Check this if you want files you deleted from the queue also
> to be listed there.
> *Create NZB file by default selected: Check this box if you want to
> automatically generate an NZB file.
> *Create PAR2 files by default selected: Check this box if you want to
> automatically generate PAR2 repair files.
>To the next chapter: -> Prepare a posting
https://www.binaries4all.com/powerpost/preparing.php
>Prepare a posting
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>We will add the files we want to post to the queue. Click the 'Add Files'
>pictogram.
>Browse to the files you wish to post, select them, and press the 'Open' button.
>(Alternatively, you can select the files in your favorite file browser and
>'drag and drop' them in the Powerpost window).
>In the next window we have another series of tabs to fill out.
>First of all the tab 'Subject':
>At the text field 'Subject Header' you have to specify your header (the text
>leechers see in their newsreaders).
>There are some special codes you can use. For instance $1. I used [$1 / $2],
>which will indicate for each file that it is file 1 of 5, 2/5, 3/5 etcetera. In
>the box 'Example' below the input-field you will get a preview of what your
>header will look like.
>The filename ($F) is mandatory. Also, it's advisable to keep the word 'yEnc' at
>the end of your header, since this will indicate what coding technique has been
>used.
>Check carefully whether you did not make any (spelling) mistakes in your header.
>Next tab: 'Newsgroups'.
>Here you have to indicate to which Usenet newsgroup(s) you want to post your
>files. In my case: alt.binaries.misc. Just check the box in front of the group
>name.
>At the tab 'File order' you can specify in what order the files will be posted.
>The last tab in this window is 'Checksums and NZB':
>As mentioned before, this version of Powerpost can create Par(2) files for you.
>You can do it manually beforehand with QuickPar, but since Powerpost can do it
>as well, that is easier. The part size is important. The value should be the
>number of lines per articicle that we configured as 5000, multiplied with 128.
>So in our case 640000 is the correct value here.
>We do wish to use the NZB file option to make it easier for leechers. So check
>the checkbox for 'Generate .NZB File'. Enter the location you wish to save the
>NZB file at the text field, preferably in the same folder where your files can
>be found (or use browse to go there), and correct the filename (I removed .part
>from the filenames because I find it confusing).
>Now click on OK. Because we indicated that Powerpost should create some PAR2
>repair files for us, the following window appears. Usually the standard data is
>sufficient. As you can see 19 recovery blocks will be created, resulting in
>11.59MB of repair files, which is around 10% of the total size of the source
>data. This is more than enough, 5% will be sufficient as well.
>The files will be added to the queue. Please note that you have to instruct
>Powerpost to encode (create) the PAR2 files first! Do so by clicking on the
>following icon:
>Finally, if all items in the queue have a green Q-icon, we are ready to start
>posting the files.
>To the next chapter: -> Posting the files
https://www.binaries4all.com/powerpost/posting.php
>Posting the files
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>You can find the following buttons in the menu bar:
>If you press the green button Powerpost will start to post your files right
>away. However, you can also use a timer to start posting at a different time. We
>will show you how to set the timer to start posting on a specific time. Let's
>press the orange icon.
>The following window will pop up:
>Here you are able to set at what hour you want the program to start posting (in
>this case the timer is to start at 06.00 hour PM).
>You can also set the timer to stop at a certain time. In that case you need to
>check the box 'Activate stop time'. After you have done that, you will be able
>to set a stopping time.
>The last option is to automatically continue posting the next day, at the same
>time.
>If you check the 'Repeat' box, the program automatically will continue at the
>point it stopped posting before. And that schedule will be repeated until the
>posting is completed.
>Click the OK-button. The normal Powerpost window reappears. In the status bar at
>the bottom, you will see how long the program will wait before starting to post.
>Do not close the program in the meantime!
>At the indicated starting time, or if you press the second button right away,
>Powerpost will start posting, and the 'Posting progress' window will appear:
>This window will give you a lot of information about the progress of your post.
>First of all, it shows we are posting with two threads, which means there are
>two connections with the server (as we indicated at the setup part), so two
>files will be posted at the same time.
>For each connection a progress indicator will be shown (the two blue bars). The
>top one indicates the progress of the whole file. The second one shows the
>progress of the article being posted. The big blue bar (under 'Progress')
>indicates the progress of the complete posting (all files in the queue).
>At the bottom there's even more information. You will see a graph indicating the
>posting speed for each thread, and a graph for the total posting speed in time.
>In text you will see the highest peak and the current speed. You also see the
>time the post started, how long you have been posting, and an estimating of the
>remaining time the program will need to complete.
>You can also change the maximum posting-speed by changing the value in the 'Max
>Bandwidth' box. This will override the value given in the setup box. Normally it
>will show the speed set in the setup box (0 means no speed limit).
>You may close this window at any time. It won't affect your post. Just click the
>Close-button and the window will disappear.
>You will return to the main window. The icons will show which files already have
>been posted (OK), which are being posted at this moment (P) and the files that
>are still in the queue (Q). You can reopen the "posting progress" window at any
>time by clicking the button indicated below.
>We advise not to temporarily pause (stop) the posting process (for example for
>altering the settings), although it probably safe to do so.
>To free some space in the windows taskbar you can minimize the program, which
>will send it to the system tray (next to the clock) All we have to do now is sit
>back, relax, and wait until all files have been posted.
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