How do I use yDec to decode yEncoded files manually?
First step is to retrieve the messages with your newsreader and save them to your hard disc. The saving of messages can be done in ONE BIG textfile (thanks to MOL). Joint or split segments? that does not matter. The split segments can be in any order; yDec will sort them. In fact, you may save all (and I mean *all*) yenc messages together in one big file, and decode it to get all the mp3s, regardless whether they are for the same work, from the same poster, or whatever, as long as they are complete. Step by step … • Retrieve all the messages you want without saving the bodies. The messages can have split or joint segments, that does not make any difference. Nor does the message order make any difference • Block all headers for the pieces you ‘ve downloaded • Go to (Agent) File | Save messages as… In other newsreaders this will work essentially the same • Make sure (Agent again) the following options are checked – left side b. UNIX message file — right side a. Save raw (unformatted
