[comp.compression] Best Lossless algorithm?

rlerdorf@crocus.uwaterloo.ca (Rasmus Lerdorf) (06/18/91)

I am looking for the best general purpose lossless compression algorithm that
has been developed.  I am sure opinions vary on this, but I would appreciate it
if someone would e-mail me a short description of the algorithm or perhaps an
FTP site where I could pick up either source code or just an algorithm outline.

Thanks in advance.
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Rasmus Lerdorf     University of Waterloo, Systems Design Engineering
rlerdorf@crocus.uwaterloo.ca OR rlerdorf@systems.watstar.uwaterloo.ca