SNOOP mode

[Firon]

7-zip is too slow in Ultra mode... but I do use it occasionally. I still prefer RAR generally. *shrugs*

[ScubaSteve]

you should all give TugZip a try. imo its far better than 7z as it can still create 7z archives but can create many other types aswell has having better encryption methods.

[boo]

15mb RARs is a common FTP practice.

also in p2p networks like DC++.

But I agree that in BT, thats totally unnecessary. But no one needs to gets upset about it because it takes just a few seconds or max 10 seconds to unzip a movie for example.

[Firon]

15MB rars (or 47.6MB, depends!) typically originate from Usenet.

[chaosblade]

boo, its more to the point of keeping the release in its original form.

[boo]

not exactly chaosblade, the original reason for splitting up something in rar files,

is because if one of the rar's get corrupted, you just need to download that rar file again,

not the whole thing like 700 MB for example.

[Firon]

The original reason for most splits is because it's virtually necessary for that reason on Usenet, and most releases come from Usenet FIRST, and then they're found on BitTorrent. People tend to keep them as however the group originally released them since it makes it easier to keep consistency across trackers.

[lostinlodos]

boo, and chaosblade, the reason for splitting the files was to make multiple posts (at least now it is). Many hosts ban certain file types, and limit size per upload. The multi-part rar file allows you to post rar's of material even if the host blocks the internal file(s), like DVD images, or movie files. It's also great on semi-free upload hosts that limit size to, say, 100mb or 250 etc. they make files more distributable.

[osm0sis]

so the scene caters to usenet? i always assumed the packaging rules were because crc checksums for smaller files are more reliable than larger, and md5 take too long. so, from a distribution standpoint if you get an oops in your upload data stream then all you have to do is upload the one 15mb file that got botched instead of the entire 1.39gb release.