[comp.sys.atari.st] ARC 6.02 doesn't warn when out of space!?

apratt@atari.UUCP (Allan Pratt) (12/04/90)

I have ARC 6.02ST and I found out last night that it doesn't tell
you when it runs out of disk space!  Freeware buyer beware!

Here's the banner message from the ARC I have:

ARC-ST - Archive utility, Version 6.02ST, created in November of 1989
Copyright 1985-89 by System Enhancement Associates, Inc.; ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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Opinions expressed above do not necessarily	-- Allan Pratt, Atari Corp.
reflect those of Atari Corp. or anyone else.	  ...ames!atari!apratt

ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu (Ed Krimen) (12/05/90)

apratt@atari.UUCP (Allan Pratt) writes:

- I have ARC 6.02ST and I found out last night that it doesn't tell
- you when it runs out of disk space!  Freeware buyer beware!
 
Right-o!  This is what Sentinel, from John Eidsvoog, is for.  It 
checks during writes to see if there's space left; if not, it puts a 
dialog box up.  It was written specifically for ARC 6.02 and another 
program whose name slips my mind at the moment, which doesn't check 
for full drives.

Looks like another program I'll be sending to atari.archive.  Look 
for it in a couple of days.

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