bill@hpcvlx.HP.COM (Bill Frolik) (02/23/88)
/ hpcvlx:comp.binaries.ibm.pc / c60b-ap@buddy.Berkeley.EDU (Ron Mirasol) / 2:13 pm Feb 17, 1988 / In article <335@tsc.DEC.COM> pete@tsc.DEC.COM (Pete Schmitt) writes: > This is an archive (PLANETS.ARC) that must be uudecoded prior > to deARCing. What archive format exactly is this? I have been unable to "deARC" any binaries that I have downloaded from the net. I tried UNIX "ar" but this apparently isn't the format. I'm sure others have had similar problems, so if some kind soul out there could post an answer it would be appreciated (as opposed to e-mail). Thanks, Ron Mirasol ----------
styer@pyr.gatech.EDU (Eugene Styer) (02/24/88)
In article <170001@hpcvlx.HP.COM> bill@hpcvlx.HP.COM (Bill Frolik) writes: >/ hpcvlx:comp.binaries.ibm.pc / c60b-ap@buddy.Berkeley.EDU (Ron Mirasol) / 2:13 pm Feb 17, 1988 / > >What archive format exactly is this? I have been unable to "deARC" >any binaries that I have downloaded from the net. I tried UNIX "ar" >but this apparently isn't the format. I'm sure others have had >similar problems, so if some kind soul out there could post an answer >it would be appreciated (as opposed to e-mail). > >Thanks, >Ron Mirasol >---------- Having run into this problem a while back, I did some searching of my own and maybe can help. First, if you have access to a PC, look around for the current version of ARC (5.20) or PKARC, which seem to come around periodically, and are available on most archives. Otherwise, I have a unix/C version that I can send you. Unfortunately it occasionally gives a "you need a newer version" message, but it is still better than nothing. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugene Styer Ga. Tech Box 32036 Georgia Insitute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332 (404)-872-9185 styer@gitpyr.gatech.edu
tsf@arizona.edu (Ted Frohling) (02/24/88)
Versions of ARC for the IBM pc are available from a number of sources. Many PC bulletin boards all over the world usually have one or two. There are two prevalent types, one ARC which is older and a newer one which creates 'crunched' files which the older one won't read and gives the message about needing a newer version. Either will unarc the stuff that I have seen come over the net. If you have ftp access to the Internet try simtel20.arpa (26.0.0.74) the files you want to get via anon ftp are: pd1:<msdos.arc-lbr>arc520s.arc (the older version) pd1:<msdos.arc-lbr>pkx35a35.exe (the newer version) If you have bitnet access try the list server at listserv@rpicicge.bitnet. Haven't tried this one myself, so you'll want to do the help or info command first to find out what's there and where. Hope this helps. -- Ted Frohling Internet: tsf@rvax.ccit.arizona.edu Network Support BITNET: tsf@arizrvax.BITNET CCIT - Telecommunications AT&T: (602) 621-4834 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
wnp@dcs.UUCP (Wolf N. Paul) (02/25/88)
In article <170001@hpcvlx.HP.COM> bill@hpcvlx.HP.COM (Bill Frolik) writes: >/ hpcvlx:comp.binaries.ibm.pc / c60b-ap@buddy.Berkeley.EDU (Ron Mirasol) / 2:13 pm Feb 17, 1988 / > >In article <335@tsc.DEC.COM> pete@tsc.DEC.COM (Pete Schmitt) writes: > >> This is an archive (PLANETS.ARC) that must be uudecoded prior >> to deARCing. > >What archive format exactly is this? I have been unable to "deARC" >any binaries that I have downloaded from the net. I tried UNIX "ar" >but this apparently isn't the format. I'm sure others have had >similar problems, so if some kind soul out there could post an answer >it would be appreciated (as opposed to e-mail). Files in the MS-DOS world (and increasingly UNIX on personal computers, as well as other non-MS-DOS PCs) with an extension ".ARC" usually are archives produced with one of several archivers which are almost compatible with each other. The original ARC was written by System Enhancment Associates and is being distributed under the shareware system. The current version is, I think, 5.12. ARC is a combined archive creator/archive extractor. A modified version of ARC, which is faster and also adds an additional compression algorithm ("squashing") was written by Phil Katz and is called PKARC. The corresponding archive extraction utility is called PKXARC. Finally, there is a set of utilities written by Vern Buerg which also manipulate such archives; ARCA creates and adds to *.ARC archives, and ARCE extracts files from archives. I do not know what the current version numbers are, but the latest version of ARCE is able to extract files from PKARC'ed, "squashed" archives. One thing that is true of all these programs is that they will print out fairly complete instructions for their use when invoked without any arguments. The syntax for unpacking an archive, say FOO.ARC, is as follows: With ARC: A>ARC X FOO With PKXARC: A>PKXARC FOO With ARCE: A>ARCE FOO All of these utilities can be found on almost all BBS systems, as well as in the commercial systems like CompuServe, Source, Genie, etc. I have a disk of archive utilities for MS-DOS, including the programs mentioned above, as well as tar and shar/unshar for MS-DOS, which I will be glad to copy for anyone who sends me a blank, formatted disk and a stamped, self- addressed disk mailer. Wolf Paul EES Inc. 6730 LBJ Freeway #2195 Dallas, TX 75240 -- Wolf N. Paul Phone: (214) 306-9101 (h) (214) 404-8077 (w) 3387 Sam Rayburn Run UUCP: ihnp4!killer!{dcs, doulos}!wnp Carrollton, TX 75007 INTERNET: wnp@dcs.UUCP ESL: 62832882 Pat Robertson does NOT speak for all evangelical Christians--not for me, anyway!
tedk@ihuxv.ATT.COM (Kekatos) (02/26/88)
In article <170001@hpcvlx.HP.COM> bill@hpcvlx.HP.COM (Bill Frolik) writes: >/ hpcvlx:comp.binaries.ibm.pc / c60b-ap@buddy.Berkeley.EDU (Ron Mirasol) / 2:13 pm Feb 17, 1988 / > >In article <335@tsc.DEC.COM> pete@tsc.DEC.COM (Pete Schmitt) writes: > >> This is an archive (PLANETS.ARC) that must be uudecoded prior >> to deARCing. > >What archive format exactly is this? I have been unable to "deARC" >any binaries that I have downloaded from the net. I tried UNIX "ar" >but this apparently isn't the format. I'm sure others have had >similar problems, so if some kind soul out there could post an answer >it would be appreciated (as opposed to e-mail). > >Thanks, >Ron Mirasol >---------- Get a copy of 'PKX35A35.EXE'. When you execute this program on your PC, It will automatically DE-ARC itself and produce the following: PKXARC.COM -- DE-ARC utility PKX.COM -- ARC utility PKXARC.DOC -- Doc file PKX.DOC -- Doc file Try calling a local PC-based BBS system. Most have "download" sections where you can obtain many valuable utilities. If you have to other source of local BBS phonenumbers, Call (312) 545-8086. Read messages 16-19. Ted G. Kekatos backbone!ihnp4!ihuxv!tedk (312) 979-0804 AT&T Bell Laboratories, Indian Hill South, IX-1F-460 Naperville & Wheaton Roads - Naperville, Illinois. 60566 USA