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Maybe you have not read the article closely. You normally have a bunch of .par2 files (my knowledge is also 10 years old) which can repair your missing files/pa

• jasode 10y ago
  My comment was more about the reliability of replication across geographies (author writes, "and it will be stored redundantly in news servers all over the world.") The par2 files would be more surefire if you're using your own subscribed newsserver in a closed-loop fashion for backups. However par2 technology doesn't mean NNTP will guarantee those parity files actually got replicated to other servers.[1] If one is looking for safety beyond your own newsserver, you'd have to consider increased probabilities of failures. I think that's ok for sharing rips of Blu-Ray movies. However, for the irreplaceable backup photos of your children, hoping for par2 files on other Usenet servers you don't subscribe to may be too risky. [1] http://ask.metafilter.com/237447/How-do-files-on-Usenet-decay http://ask.metafilter.com/237447/How-do-files-on-Usenet-deca...
• quirkafleeg 10y ago
  > You normally have a bunch of .par2 files vol003+04.par2 and vol031+32.par2 is missing please reupload!!! Before any flippancy haters downvote, this is exactly what happened on Usenet. Shitty servers are shitty, whatever the file type.
  • calvano915 10y ago
    par2 data could be uploaded but also kept on local backup or traditional cloud backup providers.