allowing rar-files as attachments?
 

hello board-team,

i would like to ask if it would maybe be possible to allow files with rar-endings to be uploaded as attachments. i think it would make things easier considering splitting bigger files without having to edit then with a video program which seems way more difficult and circumstanding. i think it would make the handling of uploading the videos better and maybe the contribution rate could even get higher than it already is.

heat

i must agree.

i have always the same problem, i only use rar files on my computer, and when i want to upload a picture pack or something, it is first completely uploaded and then i'm told that is an invalid file.

so here are 2 ideas:
1) allow rar
2) or check the file _BEFORE_ uploading

cheers

hello world?

(aka anybody there?)

Years ago we chose not to allow .RAR files for a couple of reasons.

Support was limited nor non PC users and also we didn't want people trying to get around the old upload limits by uploading multi-part .RAR files. There's nothing more frustrating than try to un-RAR something when you find out you are missing a part.

I believe support is better for MAC users now. It is something we may consider again if there is enough interest.

Thanks,

Although I do agree I find it to only be a slight inconvenience.

alex, then tell me how to upload large videos, without splitting them and loss of quality, there can also be a missing part and it isn't complete

and in fact, rar compresses much better than zip

and the change in the upload source is as minimal as possible ...

Thanks for the positive reply. I hope it will be changed in near future. :)

i've started using this free movie splitter, it works great.

http://movietoolbox.com/splitter.html

i just use the trial version, sometimes i get a message stating only registered users can split to more than three files, i just restart it and the problem seems to go away ;)

Alex, rar support on Macs has improved greatly over the years (multiple free apps handle them) so count me as another 'yes please' vote.

I guess I'll be the bad guy here. I hate rar files.

The technology is great IF those creating the files knows what they are doing.
However, I've spent hours downloading files just to find, for example, that file 3 of 4 is corrupt.
When one part of a rar split is bad, the whole thing is useless. That is frustrating.

Just my opinion.

The issue with "split archives" is one I have come across in my time as well. The only real way around it is to just say no to splits.

The majority of people I know use WinRAR to compress files, WinRAR allows you to create both ZIP and RAR files. RAR allows for greater compression in my experience.

Personally, I have no preferrence as to whether RAR should be allowed. If it makes it easier for people post with RARs then it's a good idea I suppose.


Count me in as well. :D