Why is newsbin adding a txt file to my urared archives?

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Why is newsbin adding a txt file to my urared archives?

Postby mednzb » Sat Apr 08, 2023 4:18 pm

At least since 6.90 when newsbim unrars an archive I have downloaded from an nzb that is obfuscated I get a a txt file that just has the name of file inside that newsbin just adds why is it doing that and how do I turn it off?
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Re: Why is newsbin adding a txt file to my urared archives?

Postby Quade » Sat Apr 08, 2023 4:32 pm

I'd suggest pulling the rars out of the recycle bin and see if you see that text file inside the rars.

By default Newsbin doesn't touch the contents of the unrar.
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Re: Why is newsbin adding a txt file to my urared archives?

Postby mednzb » Sat Apr 08, 2023 5:14 pm

Quade wrote:I'd suggest pulling the rars out of the recycle bin and see if you see that text file inside the rars.

By default Newsbin doesn't touch the contents of the unrar.


I tried it with an archive that gave me that little text file I disabled autorar and used winrar and got no txt file
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Re: Why is newsbin adding a txt file to my urared archives?

Postby mednzb » Sat Apr 08, 2023 11:07 pm

Can I send you a direct msg don't want to post the nzb on the public form I would like you to see what is happening. If you don't get this issue I will know something on my end.
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Re: Why is newsbin adding a txt file to my urared archives?

Postby Quade » Sun Apr 09, 2023 12:37 am

You can email it to [email protected]. You can't send it through the forum.
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Re: Why is newsbin adding a txt file to my urared archives?

Postby mednzb » Sun Apr 09, 2023 3:01 pm

I just sent you an email with the nzb file thank you!!
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Re: Why is newsbin adding a txt file to my urared archives?

Postby Quade » Mon Apr 10, 2023 7:52 pm

Got the NZB. I'll give it a try when Newsbin is running again.
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Re: Why is newsbin adding a txt file to my urared archives?

Postby Quade » Sat Apr 15, 2023 3:47 pm

The txt file is inside the NZB so, Newsbin is saving it properly. It has some encoded data in it. I'm guessing it's the real filename but I haven't decoded it yet.

It's not listed as a text file. That's why the subject filters won't block ut.
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Re: Why is newsbin adding a txt file to my urared archives?

Postby mednzb » Wed Aug 02, 2023 11:12 am

I think I have figured out what is causing this issue it is not a problem in newsbin it is in the way the nzb site is generating the nzb file.
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Re: Why is newsbin adding a txt file to my urared archives?

Postby Quade » Wed Aug 02, 2023 11:46 am

Yep. As I said, there's an file in the NZB that isn't a RAR or PAR. Some meta-data.
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