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Also known as: binary collection
A group of related posts a newsreader assembles from header data into one downloadable item, matching subject lines and part counters to work out which articles belong together. Header-based readers build collections locally; NZB-driven clients skip the step because the NZB already lists the segments. Obfuscated posts defeat collection building, since the subjects share nothing to match on.
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