cristy@eplrx7.uucp (John Cristy) (06/26/91)
I am looking for a version of LZW compression that works with the VMS operating system. Please Email responses and thanks in advance. cristy@dupont.com -- The UUCP Mailer
jeh@cmkrnl.uucp (06/27/91)
This probably would have been better asked in comp.os.vms, or vmsnet.sources.d . Anyway, Unix 'compress' was long ago ported to VMS. We distribute it as part of the DECUS uucp package, since it's necessary if one is to send or receive compressed news batches via uucp. True to its Unix origin, it does not preserve VMS file attributes. DECUS uucp is available on many recent DECUS Symposium tapes. The DECUS programs LZCMP and LZDCM will read and generate Unix-compatible compressed files, and will also (at your option) preserve VMS file attributes. --- Jamie Hanrahan, Kernel Mode Consulting, San Diego CA Chair, VMS Internals Working Group, U.S. DECUS VAX Systems SIG Internet: jeh@dcs.simpact.com, hanrahan@eisner.decus.org, or jeh@crash.cts.com Uucp: ...{crash,scubed,decwrl}!simpact!cmkrnl!jeh