yackob@eeserv.ee.umanitoba.ca (Kerry Yackoboski) (01/15/91)
After browsing through the directories at simtel20 for a free file compression utility, I've decided that I can't possibly try all the ones available to find the best one. Therefore, I'm seeking public opinion as to which one to use. What I want is reliable compression, with emphasis on reliable. If you have a favourite, let me know, either by posting or by email. If I receive significant response I'll post a summary. thanks, Kerry -- Kerry Yackoboski <yackob@eeserv.ee.umanitoba.ca> The Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Laboratory in the Cellar U of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
cb@tamarack12.timbuk (Chris Brewster) (01/18/91)
PKZIP is not only recommended by one and all, but it has become such a standard that software is often distributed in this form.
kmcvay@onebdos.oneb.wimsey.bc.ca (Ken McVay) (01/18/91)
> to use. What I want is reliable compression, with > emphasis on reliable. If you have a favourite, let me know, > either by posting or by email. If I receive significant response I use two with regularity: PKZIP: Superior speed and compression of ASCII text LHARC: Superior compression of mixed and BINARY files ....and, about a month ago, the introduction of ARJ, a new and even more efficient compression utility, came down the pike. ARJ not only offers ASCII and BINARY compression superior to either of the above, it's also (generally) faster than PKZIP. If I had to stick with one, it would be ARJ. If that wasn't available, I'd use one of the other two listed above; the choice would depend upon which type of file was normally being archived. InterNet: kmcvay@oneb.wimsey.bc.ca UUCP: ..van-bc!oneb!km --- * Origin: 1B/Nanaimo, B.C. Please pray for peace... (89:81/1) -- Ken McVay, via IMEx node 89:681/1 (onebdos.UUCP) Nanaimo, B.C. <or> Internet: kmcvay@oneb.wimsey.bc.ca UUCP: uunet!van-bc!oneb!kmcvay