mjones@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (07/28/90)
Here is a chart that I have compiled. I is a listing of file compression/
archiving techniques available on PC, Mac, and Unix systems. As you can
see, it is by no means complete. If anyone has information that can be
used to fill in the question marks, it would be greatly appreciated. In
the future, the latest version can always be obtained via anonymous ftp at:
ux1.cso.uiuc.edu, cd ~mjones, get compression
Thank you in advance for any help. Questions and information can be sent to
mjones@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu
Last Updat: 07/26/90 Operating System/Unpackaging Program
NAME File Ext. PC Mac Unix
PAK .PAK/.ARC pak210.exe 2 ? -
PKPAK .ARC pk361.exe 1 ArcMac1.3c 5 -
ARC .ARC arc600.exe 2 ArcMac1.3c 5 -
GSARC .ARC gsarc10.exe 2 ArcMac1.3c 5 -
PKZIP .ZIP pkz110.exe 2 UnZip1.02c 6 -
LHarc .LZH lh113.exe 2 ? -
Larc .LZS larc333.zip 3 - -
ZOO .ZOO zoo201.exe 1 ? ?
DWC .DWC dwc-a501.exe 3 - -
LU (LAR) .LBR lue220.arc 3 - -
MDCD .MD mdcd10.arc 3 - -
Squash .ARC squash.arc 3 - -
Scrunch .COM scrnch.arc 3 - -
Squeeze .SQ ? - -
compress .Z comprs16.arc 8 MacCompress3.2 5 compress u
compact .C - - compact u
tar .tar pdtar.exe 4 UnTar2.0 6 tar u
shell archive .shar unshar.arc 8 UnShar2.0 6 shar u
BOO .BOO booz.zip 8 MacBooz2.1 6 -
uuencode .UUE (various) 8 ? uuencode u
btoa (any) - - btoa u
ar (any) - - ar u
HPACK .HPK ? * ? ?
PackIt .pit - PackIt3.1.3 5 -
BinHex .Bin - BinHex5.0 5 -
ShrinkToFit .stf - STF1.2 5 -
StuffIt .Sit - StuffIt1.5.1 5 -
FPack (any) ? FPack2.2 5 ?
Bundle .bndl - Bundle 7 -
LZSS ? - ? -
SPL ? - ? -
? .ICE ? - -
? .SDN ? - -
WHERE TO GET THEM:
1. ux1 /pub/pc
2. ux1 /pub/pc/exec-pc
3. mrcnext /wuarchive/mirrors/msdos/arc-lbr
4. omnigate.clarkson.edu /pub/ncsa2.2tn
5. ux1 /pub/mac
6. sumex-aim.stanford.edu /info-mac/util
7. uunet.uu.net /citi-macip
8. grape.ecs.clarkson.edu - see the file 'allfiles'
u. (should be available on all major unix systems)
NOTES:
Symbols: - means that nothing exists to the best of my knowledge
? means that something exists but I do not know the name
of the program or where to get it
* means that e-mail should be sent to mjones@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu
for details/explanation
The files listed are only guaranteed to uncompress/unarchive.
To make a compression/archive, further software may be needed.a864@mindlink.UUCP (Jono Moore) (07/28/90)
> scott@kong.gatech.edu writes: > Msg-ID: <11946@hydra.gatech.EDU> > Person: Scott Coulter > > To the extent of my knowledge, pak210 is a completely different critter > from the many .arc-type programs, and uses strictly .pak extensions. > There is often confusion due to pkpak, which is a .arc manipulator. PAK will unARC .ARC files. -- {a864,Jono_Moore}@mindlink.UUCP >or< BITNET: usernk1z@sfu (604) 983-3189 (voice) INTERNET: Jono_Moore@cc.sfu.ca (604) 983-3546 3/12/2400 (Cthulhu's Progressive Link - MSDOS only) I've got compassion running out of my nose, pal. I'm the sultan of sincerety. -- Albert Rosenfield (Twin Peaks)
roy@cs.umn.edu (Roy M. Silvernail) (07/28/90)
mjones@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu writes: > > Here is a chart that I have compiled. I is a listing of file compression/ > archiving techniques available on PC, Mac, and Unix systems. [...] > ? .ICE ? - - ^^^ The .ICE extension is produced by a hacked version of LHarc. I haven't heard of any problems with the version, but I wouldn't trust it or recommend it. > ? .SDN ? - - ^^^ .SDN files seem to be a flavor of PAK. As with many other MS-DOS archivers, an alternative extension can be supplied. .SDN reputedly stands for Shareware Distribution Network. -- Roy M. Silvernail | #include <stdio.h> | Does virtual now available at: | main(){ | reality need cybrspc!roy@cs.umn.edu | float x=1; | swap space? (cyberspace... be here!)| printf("Just my $%.2f.\n",x/50);} | -- me
bobmon@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu (RAMontante) (07/28/90)
[selections from, additions to (mostly in the Unix column)...] mjones@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu <3200006@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> : | | Last Updat: 07/26/90 Operating System/Unpackaging Program | | NAME File Ext. PC Mac Unix | | PKZIP .ZIP pkz110.exe 2 UnZip1.02c 6 unzip v2.0a | LHarc .LZH lh113.exe 2 ? c-lharc v1.0 | ZOO .ZOO zoo201.exe 1 ? zoo v2.01 | Squeeze .SQ unsqz.com, others | btoa (any) btoa - btoa u | ARC .ARC arc600.exe 2 ArcMac1.3c 5 arc v1.2 | PKPAK .ARC pk361.exe 1 ArcMac1.3c 5 arc v1.2 | GSARC .ARC gsarc10.exe 2 ArcMac1.3c 5 - | Squash .ARC squash.arc 3 - - Pkpak and gsarc(?) are, of course, "approximate" clones of arc (no value judgements intended). I suspect that "Squash" is also, probably a strict subset. The Unix "arc" I've listed deals with all the methods that pkpak uses; I haven't seen arc v6, but it may diverge in one or two compression methods. | BOO .BOO booz.zip 8 MacBooz2.1 6 - ^^^^ There is also a "booz" that is a minimal ZOO unpacker.
lupic@micasa.UUCP (Jack Lupic) (07/29/90)
mjones@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu writes: > > Here is a chart that I have compiled. I is a listing of file compression/ > archiving techniques available on PC, Mac, and Unix systems. As you can > see, it is by no means complete. If anyone has information that can be > used to fill in the question marks, it would be greatly appreciated. In > the future, the latest version can always be obtained via anonymous ftp at: > ux1.cso.uiuc.edu, cd ~mjones, get compression Being a newcommer to Usenet/Unix I am aware of compression efficiency of programs like ZIP,Lharc,ARC,PAK etc.ZIP and Lharc for example compress to about 50-55% which is about the maximum for the MSDOS type compressors. Could anyone post the compression ratios and relative speeds for Unix programs such as:TAR,SHAR,Compress and Compact.Would anyone be willing to benchmark the Unix vs MSDOS compressors? Jack Lupic
scott@kong.gatech.edu (Scott Coulter) (07/29/90)
In article <3200006@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> mjones@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu writes: >Last Updat: 07/26/90 Operating System/Unpackaging Program > >NAME File Ext. PC Mac Unix > >PAK .PAK/.ARC pak210.exe 2 ? - To the extent of my knowledge, pak210 is a completely different critter from the many .arc-type programs, and uses strictly .pak extensions. There is often confusion due to pkpak, which is a .arc manipulator. Scott D. Coulter uucp: ...!gatech!ics!scott Software Engineering Research Center InterNet: scott@ics.gatech.edu Georgia Institute of Technology "Everybody's talking to computers, they're all dancing to a drum machine..."
roelofs@amelia.nas.nasa.gov (Cave Newt) (07/29/90)
bobmon@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu (RAMontante) writes: >[selections from, additions to (mostly in the Unix column)...] >mjones@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu <3200006@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> : >| >| NAME File Ext. PC Mac Unix >| PKZIP .ZIP pkz110.exe 2 UnZip1.02c 6 unzip v2.0a unzip 3.0 for Unix was released several months ago, and there should be another update coming out soon (3.06? 3.1?).
ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi LASK) (07/29/90)
In article <11946@hydra.gatech.EDU> scott@kong.UUCP (Scott Coulter) writes: >To the extent of my knowledge, pak210 is a completely different critter >from the many .arc-type programs, and uses strictly .pak extensions. >There is often confusion due to pkpak, which is a .arc manipulator. Not quite. Pak also handles .arced files besides .pak files. It is quite an interesting and useful list that was gathered here. The ones with most relevance for us c.b.i.p.d users are .zoo (used in Bill's) postings, .arc and .zip (and .lzh to a lesser extent) used by many ftp sites. The relative merits and dismerits of the alternative archivers have been debated here quite often, sometimes even heatedly. If you get confused with all the different methods, acquire an archive shell. Shez (currently shez56) is a very good one for this purpose. ................................................................... Prof. Timo Salmi (Moderating at anon. ftp site 128.214.12.3) School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: gado::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun
hartung@amos.ucsd.edu (Jeff Hartung) (07/29/90)
<In article <3200006@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> mjones@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu writes: <>NAME File Ext. PC Mac Unix <> <>PAK .PAK/.ARC pak210.exe 2 ? - In article <11946@hydra.gatech.EDU> scott@kong.UUCP (Scott Coulter) writes: <To the extent of my knowledge, pak210 is a completely different critter <from the many .arc-type programs, and uses strictly .pak extensions. <There is often confusion due to pkpak, which is a .arc manipulator. Actually, PAK will extract from any .ARC files, but produces .PAK files which have a different compression algorithm than ARC uses. I believe that it also handles "squashed" files (which some versions of SEA's ARC do not handle). -- --Jeff Hartung-- Disclaimer: My opinions only, etc., etc., BLAH! BLAH! BLAH!... InterNet - hartung@amos.ucsd.edu UUCP - ucsd!amos.ucsd.edu!hartung BITNET - Hartung@UMass
roy@cs.umn.edu (Roy M. Silvernail) (07/29/90)
scott@kong.gatech.edu (Scott Coulter) writes: > In article <3200006@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> mjones@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu writes: > >Last Updat: 07/26/90 Operating System/Unpackaging Program > > > >NAME File Ext. PC Mac Unix > > > >PAK .PAK/.ARC pak210.exe 2 ? - > To the extent of my knowledge, pak210 is a completely different critter > from the many .arc-type programs, and uses strictly .pak extensions. > There is often confusion due to pkpak, which is a .arc manipulator. Well, sir... while PAK is indeed a "different critter", it has a few tricks up its sleeve. PAK can be restricted to Crunch only, and can re-format its archives to be compatible with the older ARC programs. (I think that's about level 5 or 6 ARC, but don't quote me :-) This is in addition to the native compression modes of PAK. The advantage here is that a number of platforms have ARC-type programs available, but they don't handle the levels from PKPAK forward. (8-bit Atari and Commodore are the platforms I have experience with on this) When I have had to create arcfiles for some of these machines, PAK has proved downright indispensable! Without it, I would have had to find and keep a copy of SEA ARC... something I'm not about to do. -- Roy M. Silvernail | #include <stdio.h> | Does virtual now available at: | main(){ | reality need cybrspc!roy@cs.umn.edu | float x=1; | swap space? (cyberspace... be here!)| printf("Just my $%.2f.\n",x/50);} | -- me
ralphs@halcyon.wa.com (Ralph Sims) (07/30/90)
lupic@micasa.UUCP (Jack Lupic) writes: > Could anyone post the compression ratios and relative speeds for > Unix programs such as:TAR,SHAR,Compress and Compact.Would anyone be > willing to benchmark the Unix vs MSDOS compressors? This discussion just went by the expire routines not too long ago. I nominally get 49% with 16-bit compress under MS-DOS. The speed seems comparable to ARC5xx. -- Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most...
david@csource.oz.au (david nugent) (07/31/90)
In <2653@mindlink.UUCP> a864@mindlink.UUCP (Jono Moore) writes: > PAK will unARC .ARC files. ... and will unzip ZIP files in the near future. -- Fidonet: 3:632/348 SIGnet: 28:4100/1 Imex: 90:833/387 Data: +61-3-885-7864 Voice: +61-3-8266711 Internet/ACSnet: david@csource.oz.au Uucp: ..!uucet!munnari!csource!david
davidsen@sixhub.UUCP (Wm E. Davidsen Jr) (08/02/90)
It may come to pass that there will be a new improved version of zoo
in the forseeable future. Stay tuned for more info as it happens!
--
bill davidsen - davidsen@sixhub.uucp (uunet!crdgw1!sixhub!davidsen)
sysop *IX BBS and Public Access UNIX
moderator of comp.binaries.ibm.pc and 80386 mailing list
"Stupidity, like virtue, is its own reward" -memjones@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (08/28/90)
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FILE COMPRESSION, ARCHIVING, AND TEXT<->BINARY FORMATS
Last Update: 08/27/90 Operating System/Unpackaging Program
NAME File PC * Mac * Unix * VM/CMS * Amiga *
Extension
abe ? abe.exe O - abe O - -
afio - - - afio ? - -
ar (any) - - ar L - -
ARC .ARC arc600.exe A ArcMac1.3c A arc521 I arcutil K Arc 0.23 Aa
BinHex .Hqx ? ? BinHex5.0 A mcvert B binhex K -
BOO .BOO msbpct.exe G ? ? - - -
msbmkb.exe
btoa (any)btoa O - btoa L - compress Ab
Bundle .bndl - Bundle E - - -
CardDump(any) - - - card K -
compact .C - - compact L - -
Compac-
tor ? - Compactor ? - - -
compress.Z comprs16.arc F MacCompress3.2A compress L compress K compress Ac
cpio ? pax2exe.zip H - ? ? - -
Crunch ? - - - arcutil K -
Disk-
Doubler ? - DiskDoubler ? - - -
DWC .DWC dwc-a501.exe B - - - -
FPack (any) ? ? FPack2.2 A ? ? - -
HPACK .HPK ? * ? * ? * ? * ? *
Larc .LZS larc333.zip B - - - -
LHarc .LZH lh113.exe A ? ? lharc10 I - LHarc Ad
LHWarp ? - - - - Lhwarp Ae
LU (LAR).LBR lue220.arc B - lar ? arcutil K -
LZSS ? ? ? ? ? - - -
MDCD .MD mdcd10.arc B - - - -
PackIt .pit UnPackIt ? PackIt3.1.3 A unpit ? - -
PAK .PAK pak210.exe A ? ? arc521 I - -
PKPAK .ARC pk361.exe A ArcMac1.3c A arc521 I arcutil K PKAX ?
PKZIP .ZIP pkz110.exe B UnZip1.02c D unzip306 I - PKAZip Af
Power-
Packer ? - - - - PowerPacker? -
Scrunch .COM scrnch.arc B - - - -
shell - .shar
archive unshar.arc I UnShar2.0 D shar L - UnShar Ag
Shrink-
ToFit .stf - STF1.2 A - - -
SPL ? - ? ? - - -
Squash .ARC squash.arc B - - - -
Squeeze .xQx sqpc12a.com H ? ? ? ? arcutil K Sq.Usq Ah
StuffIt .Sit mactopc.xxx ? StuffIt1.5.1 A unsit ? - -
tar .tar pdtar.exe C UnTar2.0 D tar L - TarSplit Ai
tarread.arc I
pax.zoo J
terse (any)terse K - - terse K -
uuencode.UUE (various) F UMCP-Tools1.0 ? uuencode L arcutil K uudecode Aj
Warp ? - - - - WarpUtil Ak
xxencode.XXE ? ? - ? N xxencode K -
ZOO .ZOO zoo201.exe A MacBooz2.1 D zoo201 I zoo K amigazoo A
WHERE TO GET THEM:
A. ux1 /pub
/pub/amiga
a ff070 b ff051 c ff051 d ff312 e ff305 f ff311 g ff345
h ff051 i ff053 j ff092 k ff243
B. wuarchive.wustl.edu (NFS mounted on uxa and mrcnext)
C. omnigate.clarkson.edu /pub/ncsa2.2tn
D. sumex-aim.stanford.edu /info-mac/util
E. uunet.uu.net
F. grape.ecs.clarkson.edu - see the file 'allfiles'
G. watsun.cc.columbia.edu
H. wsmr-simtel20.army.mil
I. pc.usl.edu /pub/unix
J. plains.nodak.edu
K. vmd.cso.uiuc.edu
card - cd public.474
terse - cd public.460
others - cd public.477
L. (should be available on all major unix systems)
M. comp.sources.unix archives
N LISTSERV@BLEKUL11.BITNET mail server
O. comp.binaries.ibm.pc archive sites
NOTES:
Symbols: - means that nothing exists to the best of my knowledge
? means that something exists but I do not know the name
of the program or where to get it
* means that e-mail should be sent to mjones@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu
for details/explanation
Some uuencode/uudecode programs are able to read xxencode files.
The files listed are only guaranteed to uncompress/unarchive.
To make a compression/archive, further software may be needed.
USAGE NOTES:
DEFINATIVE SOURCES:david@gisatl.FIDONET.ORG (David Deitch) (08/28/90)
In a message of <Aug 28 04:00> Timo Salmi LASK (ts@uwasa.fi ) writes: > Not the latest. We have arc602.exe available for anonymous ftp at > our site, and if there are still more recent versions we'd be > pleased to know, since 6.02 dates back to May 1989 at least. Still not the latest! SEA recently introduced ARC v7.0. This time, though, it is not being distributed as shareware. Commercial only. As you can imagine, this is causing quite a stir in the BBS world! David Deitch (GIS) deitch@gisatl.fidonet.org 1:133/411@fidonet -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- David Deitch - via FidoNet node 1:133/411 UUCP: galbp!gisatl!david INTERNET: david@gisatl.FIDONET.ORG
ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi LASK) (08/28/90)
In article <3200008@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> mjones@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu writes: >FILE COMPRESSION, ARCHIVING, AND TEXT<->BINARY FORMATS >Last Update: 08/27/90 Operating System/Unpackaging Program > >NAME File PC * Mac * Unix * VM/CMS * Amiga * >ARC .ARC arc600.exe A ArcMac1.3c A arc521 I arcutil K Arc 0.23 Aa ^^^^^^ Not the latest. We have arc602.exe available for anonymous ftp at our site, and if there are still more recent versions we'd be pleased to know, since 6.02 dates back to May 1989 at least. ................................................................... Prof. Timo Salmi (Moderating at anon. ftp site 128.214.12.3) School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: gado::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun
pfeifer@hpavla.AVO.HP.COM (Mark Pfeifer) (08/31/90)
>/ hpavla:comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d / david@gisatl.FIDONET.ORG (David Deitch) / 10:06 pm Aug 27, 1990 / >In a message of <Aug 28 04:00> Timo Salmi LASK (ts@uwasa.fi ) writes: > > > Not the latest. We have arc602.exe available for anonymous ftp at > > our site, and if there are still more recent versions we'd be > > pleased to know, since 6.02 dates back to May 1989 at least. > > Still not the latest! SEA recently introduced ARC v7.0. This >time, though, it is not being distributed as shareware. Commercial >only. As you can imagine, this is causing quite a stir in the BBS >world! > Why??? I thought most BBSs had given up on ARC back when Phil Katz had to stop selling PKARC. Who cares if ARC v7 is not shareware - I don't know of anyone still USING ARC. Mark
ralphs@halcyon.wa.com (Ralph Sims) (09/01/90)
pfeifer@hpavla.AVO.HP.COM (Mark Pfeifer) writes: > Why??? I thought most BBSs had given up on ARC back when Phil Katz had to > stop selling PKARC. Who cares if ARC v7 is not shareware - I don't know of > anyone still USING ARC. I never could get zoo or unzip to compile under UMAX 4.3. I'm using arc. I would hazard a guess that it is among the top utilities of its type in the world, in terms of usage. -- No matter who you elect, the Government still gets in.
ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi LASK) (09/01/90)
In article <4Hwso1w163w@halcyon.wa.com> ralphs@halcyon.wa.com (Ralph Sims) writes: >pfeifer@hpavla.AVO.HP.COM (Mark Pfeifer) writes: >I never could get zoo or unzip to compile under UMAX 4.3. I'm using arc. >I would hazard a guess that it is among the top utilities of its type in >the world, in terms of usage. Do you now speak of ARC or PKARC / PKXARC (alias PKPAK / PKUNPAK). I ask, since in a discussion on the potential merits / dismerits of an ARC 7.0 the distinction is relevant, because of the well-known background episodes. ................................................................... Prof. Timo Salmi (Moderating at anon. ftp site 128.214.12.3) School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: gado::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun
jnelson@plains.NoDak.edu (Jim Nelson) (09/10/90)
In article <16480001@hpavla.AVO.HP.COM> pfeifer@hpavla.AVO.HP.COM (Mark Pfeifer) writes: >>/ hpavla:comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d / david@gisatl.FIDONET.ORG (David Deitch) / 10:06 pm Aug 27, 1990 / >>In a message of <Aug 28 04:00> Timo Salmi LASK (ts@uwasa.fi ) writes: [stuff deleted] >> >> Still not the latest! SEA recently introduced ARC v7.0. This >>time, though, it is not being distributed as shareware. Commercial >>only. As you can imagine, this is causing quite a stir in the BBS >>world! >> >Why??? I thought most BBSs had given up on ARC back when Phil Katz had to >stop selling PKARC. Who cares if ARC v7 is not shareware - I don't know of >anyone still USING ARC. Ditto. I run a bbs here in Fargo. Since the SEA/PKWare suit, almost all of my uploads have been in ZIP format. The balance has been ZOO/LZH format. The only reason I still have some ARC files is that the bbs system I use expects that once the files have been uploaded, they never change. Although, since I am switching to a new bbs system, I am going to run a neat little program called 2ZIP, which converts other formats to ZIP. I don't remember who wrote it, but I and other sysops appreciate his effort. -- .sig? What .sig? Ohhhh, *THIS* .sig. Jim, in the Land of the Lost. disclaimer: These are just opinions. If you want 'em, you can have 'em.
ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi LASK) (09/11/90)
In article <5807@plains.NoDak.edu> jnelson@plains.NoDak.edu (Jim Nelson) writes: ... much deleted ... >Although, since I am switching to a new bbs system, I am going to run a neat >little program called 2ZIP, which converts other formats to ZIP. I don't >remember who wrote it, but I and other sysops appreciate his effort. And for the information of users who might be interested in downloading programs for arc to zip conversion there are additionally /pc/pd2/a2z16d.zip and /pc/ts/tsbat21.arc at chyde.uwasa.fi anynymous ftp archives. ................................................................... Prof. Timo Salmi (Moderating at anon. ftp site 128.214.12.3) School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: gado::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun
" Maynard) (09/11/90)
In article <5807@plains.NoDak.edu> jnelson@plains.NoDak.edu (Jim Nelson) writes: >Although, since I am switching to a new bbs system, I am going to run a neat >little program called 2ZIP, which converts other formats to ZIP. I don't >remember who wrote it, but I and other sysops appreciate his effort. Be careful here. Some packages - notably the COM-AND communications package and the Z80MU52B CP/M emulator recently posted to c.b.i.p - have copyright restrictions on what format you can post them in. Both the ones mentioned must, according to the copyright, have only the original .ARC file redistributed. The author of COM-AND had it removed from the Houston Area League of PC Users library after they refused to use the original .ARC file. Political considerations don't override copyright requirements. -- Jay Maynard, EMT-P, K5ZC, PP-ASEL | Never ascribe to malice that which can jay@splut.conmicro.com (eieio)| adequately be explained by stupidity. "I can't believe I really wrote +---------------------------------------- this." - Henry Spencer, about awf, his nroff -ms subset written in awk
kjh@pollux.usc.edu (Kenneth J. Hendrickson) (09/14/90)
A good reason _NOT_ to transfer archived files from .arc or .zoo into the .ZIP format, is that they may contain files with filenames that don't meet the standards of less enlightened operating systems than *nix. (VMS [cough, cough], & MSDOS [ack, pffft, gag] :-( come to mind.) -- Ken Hendrickson N8DGN/6 kjh@usc.edu ...!uunet!usc!pollux!kjh