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unknownn
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Segment order

Post by unknownn »

I was wondering if there is a solution to downloading segments in a logical order so sabnzbd can start unpacking sooner rather than later.

For example, I checked the NZB and all of the segments seem to be in order with a date attached like so:

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date="1506989304" subject=""7c02c493f9d50b4e142011516a419a49.19
Yet SAB seems to downloading them in a random order:
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safihre
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Re: Segment order

Post by safihre »

They have a date yes, but that doesn't mean this is the right order. Poster nowadays often mix things up, putting the first Rar last, uploading it last. This way it's much harder to inspect the contents of the post.
Plus the obfuscation of the filenames.

Technically we should download the first article of all files first, check what the real name is via par2 info and then continue the download.
This is something that is on the Roadmap but it also has many pitfalls how to correctly handle buffering etc.
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