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Since some people try to be funny and post encrypted/password protected RAR files to usenet, it would be nice if SABnzbd could detect this in an early stage.
I guess it only requires one rar file to see if its password protected.

This will save lots of time and annoyance if SABnzbd can remove the job from the queue, before the download ends.

Only that kind of action doesn't really fit into SABnzbd's design.
It would be a lot of work to build it in.
Also damaged files are difficult to distinguish from encrypted files.
So you only know for sure after par2-repair and then it's too late.
Might be an interesting feature for the long term though.

I do second this tho! its so annoying and happening more and more now a days. too bad its going to be too hard to implant.

I can imagine it going like this:
User downloads post with 50 x 50MB.
SABnzbd starts downloading and after the first RAR file is complete, it checks to see if there is a password present.

I assume that its possible to do that, and as far as I know this shouldn't take much time to implement.

I'll check if the unrar/unzip can detect it with just one file. Unzip is being annoying and 7Zip can't create rar archives.

Sypher wrote: I assume that its possible to do that, and as far as I know this shouldn't take much time to implement.

I'm looking forward to your patch, we'll be happy to integrate it

This is a superb idea to an issue I've been struggling with lately too.

Only that kind of action doesn't really fit into SABnzbd's design.

I might have it wrong here but I think the idea fits in with the principles of sab really well.
More automation. Less user interaction. Less worry and hassle.

Shame it's not a simple thing to do.

Users : if you read this thread and like the idea let the devs know! Ideas need to be popular and needed for them to be implemented.
if this is indeed popular and needed, don't hide the fact

shypike wrote: I'm looking forward to your patch, we'll be happy to integrate it

If my Python wasn't that rusty I would consider it.