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Re[2]: executor-digest V1 #232




   Gzip is avaliable on all the mentioned platforms and since we are talking HFV
files (one single file) archiving multiple files isn't important. Zips duel
purpose is exactly what makes it less efficiant. I really don't want to get into
an arguement on the list about it (and I agree LHA is a good one as well), it
just seems since of the three platforms Executor is made for TWO of them are
unix and ONE is DOS. Since we are using someone elses FTP site and there is a
DOS gzip it just seemed like a kind thing to do (since it would save space and
download/upload time)and not that difficult for for folks to handle since you
could put a small paragraph in the ftp site readme that prints when you change
into a directory or some such.........


Anyways Later,
Sean

P.S. Weren't MFM/RLE hard drives a standard PC item once upon a time? Don't see
them much any more.........



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Subject: Re: executor-digest V1 #232
Author:  _oscarw (SMTP.OSCARW) at SSWGATE
Date:    8/3/95 9:05 PM


        Zip is the standard of personal computer....
        You can compress/decompress *.zip in MSDOS, Amiga, Mac, Unix,
Apple ][, VAX, .....
        Moreover, it is more easy to handle zip file than Gzip as zip can
handle a group of files with full/partial path(directory) and delete or
add a single file to the archive is more easier.
        I prefer zip .....

        If talking about shareware or freeware or GNU software, I prefer
lha as it is free and powerful....

Yours,
Thomas